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- Comment on [deleted] 18 hours ago:
Gotta ask. Do you really think this community has a list of pornographic actresses names and automatically filters posts with them?
Aside from that, ChatGPT isn’t a reliable source of information, and probably can’t tell you much about another source’s reliability… especially on a topic like this.
- Comment on The McRecession - Has Fast Food Cooked Itself? 5 days ago:
Gatekeeping food, of all things? Lol
- Comment on Can the Internet be an ethnicity? 1 week ago:
Yeah, there are subcultures within “Internet culture”…but these days, I don’t think “Internet culture” is cohesive (and omnipresent) enough yet to call it a “culture”.
It’s complicated and messy. Hard to define, lol
- Comment on Can the Internet be an ethnicity? 1 week ago:
Ethnicity, no.
Culture, I think that’d be a bit of a strong claim.
Sub-culture, definitely.
- Comment on SILENT HILL 2 remake gets a surprise GOG release 2 weeks ago:
GOG is doing amazing work these days. I’m always happy to support them when I can.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Should’ve been “Until the tariffs are gone, right?”
- Comment on Gaming Website Polgyon Sold To Valnet And Hit With Layoffs 3 weeks ago:
“Mom! I want to read articles on Polygon!”
We have Polygon at home.
The Polygon at home:
Polgyon
- Comment on 34% of the US population doesn't vote. Why do polticalitcians cling to the idea that these voters can't be reached? 4 weeks ago:
your options are shite and I refuse them all is a valid vote, why make it harder for someone to choose that than necessary?
The only way that’s communicated is by officially declining the ballot. And I agree with the other commenter that it should be easier to do this.
By not voting, you’re communicating “They’re all fine; I can’t be assed to pick”.
- Comment on 34% of the US population doesn't vote. Why do polticalitcians cling to the idea that these voters can't be reached? 4 weeks ago:
You don’t actually have to fill out the ballot. You can tell the voting officer that you decline it, you can write profanity on it, or you can vote for your dog.
It’s a minor civic duty. Much less onerous than jury duty, lol
- Comment on Nintendo seeks default judgement and $17,500 in damages from pirated game streamer who ignored court summons 4 weeks ago:
Yeah, broadcasting to the world that you’re playing a game that hasn’t been released yet isn’t a great idea. Particularly when it’s Nintendo. It’s pretty common knowledge how petty they are even with stuff that’s less flagrant
- Comment on is there a community for asking specific questions such as “is this user a troll”, “why do people act this way,” “what should I do”, etc.? 5 weeks ago:
Yes. There’s the .ml instance. If they’re from there, they are a troll!
/kidding
- Comment on Death to Nickels 5 weeks ago:
I could fathom a digital wallet that stores money locally.
Of course, any counterfeiting would only be verifiable with an internet connection.
- Comment on Why do people insist on not answering ALL the questions in an email or text message? 1 month ago:
What is a Personal Pronoun?
A whole bunch of angry Americans would fail to answer that question correctly these days…
- Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 GameCube controller is only compatible with GameCube games, Nintendo says 1 month ago:
To clarify, I don’t think the writers did anything wrong. The headline will be misleading because Nintendo’s being somewhat misleading.
I don’t know how much the headline could be improved, if at all.
Nintendo says NS2 GC controller will only “officially” support GC games
Or if they can’t quote “officially”, they could quote “only”. Which could arguably be more clickbaity, but also clue in a casual reader that there’s more to what Nintendo officially says.
- Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 GameCube controller is only compatible with GameCube games, Nintendo says 1 month ago:
It’s somewhat misleading. It’s not providing the additional background information, and it leads the headline with the claim (not that Nintendo is making a claim).
I don’t think it’s a bad headline. It’d be hard to include all the information in the headline. But if someone only reads the headline (something like 73% of people), they could end up with a mistaken conclusion. And those people will have been lead in that direction (so, mislead).
- Comment on Can I sue my apartment management company? 1 month ago:
Doesn’t this kind of depend on where you live? Lol
- Comment on Nintendo president responds to Switch 2 price increase fears amid Trump tariff fallout 1 month ago:
The games don’t drop in price, but the consoles do. There’s even a chance the price could go down for the holiday season, even if it’s something miniscule. This launch price is the early adopter tax.
- Comment on How do you answer the question "What's new with you?" when nothing happens in your life? 1 month ago:
“But I haven’t seen you in over a decade!”
I said, SAME. OLD!
- Comment on 6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux? 1 month ago:
Unfortunately, I use some software that’s Windows-only, and can’t be bothered to set up a VM or anything
- Comment on Found money. What do? 1 month ago:
$100 could be a week of grocery money too. $50 for a frugal individual, even.
- Comment on First-party Switch 2 games—including re-releases—all run either $70 or $80 1 month ago:
Canadian here: What’s the difference? /s
- Comment on Why dont more people live in smaller communities , appart from economic opportunity (WFH is making it possible if not prefferable too) 1 month ago:
I don’t drive. Where I live, you can really only “not drive” in cities. And even then, it can be hard at times.
At the same time, I live within reasonable commuting distance of multiple friends and family members. I can walk to a few of them. I don’t need to be closer to my community.
I might want to retire someplace quieter, but I like being able to hop on a train or a bus to get to somewhere fun, or to be able to walk across the street to a store if I need something. Heck, I can even easily get takeout if I don’t feel like cooking – I don’t even need delivery.
- Comment on American and British English spelling and pronunciations 1 month ago:
Yeah, and bathroom suggests that there are baths or places for bathing.
Water closet really is the right thing to call it!
- Comment on American and British English spelling and pronunciations 1 month ago:
Yup. I use whatever feels best, which is usually American words, British spelling (except for the -ze instead of -se for words that end in a “z” sound).
Also, there are our own Canadianisms, like “washroom”.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
200,000,000 KRW is something like $200,000, to give some context to others.
- Comment on Does not the constitution say something one should not be charged or something to vote? If so then why does my home state charge 50$ to get a regular id to vote? Is that no illegal? 2 months ago:
It’s not a regular ID to vote. It’s a regular ID.
You need an ID to vote, but you can use it for many other things too.
If getting an ID is a barrier for you to vote, then talk to your representatives and they might be able to help you out.
- Comment on Is it asshole behavior to hate someone for saying "Hi, how are you?" 2 months ago:
I feel like a chunk of the population of Lemmy is people who got banned from Reddit.
And a portion of that chunk got banned for being too young according to Reddit’s T&C, lol
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
She calls him “big bro”, and then calls him “mom and dad”
I love you, mom and dad!
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
For me? Shaving makes me feel like I’m putting effort into that area, and I just like how everything feels when it’s smoother.
For my partners? I don’t like getting hair in my mouth. Lol
- Comment on What is the minimum number of words needed to communicate 2 months ago:
The minimal amount of words to communicate is 0.
If you want to be functional in a new country, you’d need to figure out what kinds of things you want to say and how functional you want to be.