Someonelol
@Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com
- Comment on Biden signs TikTok “ban” bill into law, starting the clock for ByteDance to divest it 2 weeks ago:
I’m American and I find it kind of creepy.
- Comment on Biden signs TikTok “ban” bill into law, starting the clock for ByteDance to divest it 2 weeks ago:
I don’t think it would be okay. Are you happy with almost all American media being controlled by a handful of mega corporations who are beholden to US hegemonic interests?
- Comment on Biden signs TikTok “ban” bill into law, starting the clock for ByteDance to divest it 3 weeks ago:
To play devil’s advocate here, I think it’s necessary for a social media platform to exist that’s outside the control of the US government. Just because we have the first amendment here that doesn’t mean our speech is protected, just look at what happens when protesters do it the “wrong” way.
Does that mean China gives a shit about our freedoms? No. They just won’t be forced into censoring things the US would want though, and the gap between their opposing hegemonic ambitions is where people can truly say what they want about the US in certain topics. While it’s true the CCP is data mining American citizens, their reach to compromise individuals is dwarfed by what US companies can do already.
- Comment on Can I lick it? 3 weeks ago:
Mmm Pb&J.
- Comment on The Eurobean Mind Cannot Comprehend 3 weeks ago:
Most railways are privately owned by freight companies which passenger trains must also use. Because of this, freight trains always get priority for using the rail first while passenger trains have to wait for the line to clear before proceeding.
- Comment on Anon wants a Mexican gamedev 4 weeks ago:
Honestamente tengo mis problemas con los españoles quitando tantos idiomas y creencias indígenas para empezar. Pero no estamos hablando del nahuatl o de los mayas.
Aunque es cierto que idiomas vivas cambian para reflejar los valores y preferencias gramáticas de sus usuarios, no es algo que puede ser forzado de tal manera. Palabras son “prestadas” de otros lenguajes todo el tiempo para describir cosas nuevas o por lo menos para sonar un poco más distinguido. El problema que yo veo con cambiando todo un idioma que requiere género con tantas palabras es que se va a transformar a todo un nuevo idioma para acomodarlo. Eso requiere un nivel de coordinación entre gente e instituciones y gobiernos que no será fácil si no imposible.
Intenta leer todo este pasaje con cada palabra que termina con o/a en la manera que esta gente insiste sea más “inclusiva”. Verás que va a sonar cómo una forma de catalán censurado.
- Comment on Anon wants a Mexican gamedev 4 weeks ago:
I’m gonna talk in the way you want all Spanish speakers to do and hopefully you’ll see how stupid an idea it is to get rid of gendered words.
El (Elae?) RAE ne hablx per todes nosotres. Nuestrx manere de hablar ne es dictadx per un solx pinche institución real. Cambiande un idiomx tiene que venir por le voluntad colectiva de tode le gente que lo hablx.
- Comment on gimmie 4 weeks ago:
The video won’t show for me. Oh well. The dioxygen difluoride article was a hell of a read. I liked how free fluoride radicals are described as “free of their gentle and forgiving nature”.
- Comment on Anon finds his people 4 weeks ago:
I switched over from your instance because of the censorship. It’s infantilizing to cross out or add asterisks to such words.
- Comment on Anon wants a Mexican gamedev 4 weeks ago:
Native speaker here and I totally agree. Every other word is gendered. What, am I gonna call a washing machine lavadore or car carrx? This definitely feels like North Americans trying to colonize our language.
- Comment on Steam is a ticking time bomb 5 weeks ago:
Have you considered gog? They may not be betting heavily on Linux or have as a big of a selection but their games are DRM free. You can even install gog Galaxy, a game manager similar to Steam.
- Comment on This is $87 worth of shopping. Please feel free to use the space below to critique my purchases 2 months ago:
I don’t see any beans, masa, or Gansitos. I’m guessing it’s more northern Mexican food in the picture though.
- Comment on I'm 99% sure it's not real 4 months ago:
As an engineer I can say it can be a “hurry up and wait” kind of job. Around the 20% mark of a project timeline I’m 80% finished but then have to rely on a non-responsive authority to answer me back over some obscure part of the project. After that I just nag them and the project manager about it in email to cover my ass then do fuck all until they respond. At the 95% mark they answer back and I have to hurry up to finish. It can be stressful at times but it’s not bad otherwise.