dparticiple

@dparticiple@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘It is British life’: No 10 vows to stop councils trying to limit standing in pubs⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m reading this as an outsider (US) and wondering who the people proposing these policies are, and why they’re so opposed to fun, nightlife, and supporting long-standing traditions? I’ve been to the UK many times and loved the pub scene.

  Is this is an anti-alcohol ploy dressed in crime-fighting garb?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a pity that The Onion has become profoundly unfunny in the intervening decades.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can't wait for my demonologist's advice.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m going to be the buzzkill here, and say that I couldn’t find the demonologist reference (although I did find it amusing). Here’s the source article: www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00700-y

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Coffee ☕⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Humorous RFCs and protocol proposals are an ancient internet tradition: en.wikipedia.org/…/April_Fools'_Day_Request_for_C…

  Engineering humour of this sort actually goes back even further – en.wikipedia.org/…/April_Fools'_Day_Request_for_C…

  Nerdy humour has probably been around as long as there have been engineers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨S. aegyptiacus is a subhuman cope skull. S. mirabilis has the nasal crest looksmax, the forward jaw projection, the elongated temporal fenestra.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What the…? I feel old.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Yes⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll leave this here – it was maddening, but so satisfying and magical to have a running program after seemingly endless typing: archive.org/details/…/1up?view=theater

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Yes⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  LOAD “*”,8,1 . I was there, too shakes cane and ruffles grey hairs (It was a wonderful era. The current generation doesn’t know what they missed.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would you like to finance your hot chocolate with a loan set at 69% apr?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah, very likely. I’m a literalist at heart, which is often at odds with posts of this nature. Thank you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would you like to finance your hot chocolate with a loan set at 69% apr?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The screenshot shown references nothing about a payment plan or a 69% APR. What am I missing?