ContriteErudite

@ContriteErudite@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨One of my favorites⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Nope, it’s nee-chuh. I also mispronounced it for years…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hardest version I've seen yet⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Was all said tongue in cheek. I was taking the piss because they were being hyperbolic. Appreciate you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hardest version I've seen yet⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Right, so you’ve seen that, have you? Watched some gullible sap throw cans of food at the cat until one sticks? Perhaps if it’s a newly adopted pet, then yes, you have to put in some work to find the kind of food that the cat prefers. Research has proven that kittens actually build a preference for the food that their mother ate during gestation and nursing, and it takes deliberate care on the owner’s part to move them over to a different kind of food.

  I once had a golden retriever inhale half a pound of salami, vomit it across the linoleum ten minutes later, and then like some greasy ouroboros of shame, it eat the same spewed-salami again. Twice. It’s like comparing apples and oranges, except I bet my dog would have eaten those, too.

  And then there’s the cat, not having any of it. Doesn’t fetch, doesn’t beg, doesn’t need humans’ approval; which I bet drives certain people mad that it’s primary motivation in life isn’t to be their own personal dopamine dispenser.

  Sarcasm aside, I do get where you’re coming from. Cats and dogs aren’t variations of the same theme; dogs are social, cats are solitary. Some people understand that and don’t expect their pets to be anything more than what they are. Me? I like both cats and dogs. I don’t expect them to be little humans or to stroke my ego. I’m their caretaker, not their cult leader. If they’re happy, safe, and healthy, that’s the win. Anything beyond that is a bonus.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Good news. :)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Has anyone seen RFK Jr. and one of Nurgle’s Great Unclean Ones in the same room together? I don’t think so…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I love bpd girls⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think this as well, though I have no formal training in psychology. My perspective comes from a lifelong interest in learning across fields and from having several family members who struggled with mental health, often dismissed as hysterical, crazy, over-emotional, or immature. Decades later, many of them received diagnoses of comorbid autism and CPTSD. I believe that within the next 5–10 years, assuming the DSM can be inured against political editorialization, autism diagnoses will be further refined and the spectrum will become more granular and specific.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Breaking the generational barriers⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T new word A-R-T-I-S-T Spells BULLSHIT ARTIST. I say again, BULLSHIT ARTIST.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon turns on raytracing⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There is a real reason to not use the “C + P” initialism in online chat these days… on some platforms it’s likely to be flagged & reported by automods/bots/Eye of Sauron.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨IT’S THE FEDS!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Between all the microplastics, digital babysitting, and the department of education, the US had to dumb down its toys or risk alienating the target market. Regarding the lower quality chocolate, they’ve begun adding crayons directly to the mix so the children grow to become better marine recruits.

  obligatory /s

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can't throw me off the scent⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Copper cables are easier to reuse or sell as scrap due to the intrinsic value of the metal value and simple structure. Fiber optic cables are harder to reuse because they require precise handling, expensive connectors, and special training and equipment to splice together properly. Unless thieves steal pre-terminated fiber and handle it with extreme care or take entire spools with a buyer ready, fiber is essentially worthless to them since it can’t be melted down and reused like copper.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A real puzzler⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah, a classic. ALF truly is timeless.