starlinguk

@starlinguk@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is the "everyday stuff" supposed to feel normal? Do y'all just have a parent do things then when you're supposed to be the adult you panic?⁩ ⁨⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  My parents moved 10,000 km away as soon as I moved out! They’ve moved back to Europe now, but they’re still 600 km away. I never cared.

  I’d already been doing “adulting” before I went to university, because I was raised that way. Please teach your kids to become independent, parentals.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a website or youtube channel that does stuff so you can learn something everyday? Like an IWTL website or channel?⁩ ⁨⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Tom Scott’s stuff needs less of him sitting at a desk. He seems to think he’s a news anchor.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What was the stupidest form of US defaultism you've encountered in real life whilst they're abroad?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Even my doctor (in Germany) doesn’t speak English. And I’m in a very popular tourist area (the Black Forest). Also, nobody in Europe accepts cash dollars.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You know how some medications numbs your emotions... so what happens if you're on those medications and you receive news of a close family member dying, do you like... not have any emotions over it?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Let’s just say that when my kid badly hurt himself and I felt nothing I stopped taking Prozac.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Astronauts are funny⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Or they’re 13 years old.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In the US or in Europe can I choose the way I want to go out? like maybe like a viking by setting a boat on fire while my body is on it? Or be shot out of a cannon HST style? or whatever?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m in Germany and my cousin has his dad’s ashes at home and refuses to have them buried. We’ve given up trying to persuade him.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I am against rape or rapists or any such type of action or person. But my mom who has a daughter. Keeps questioning why these women wait so long before coming out with it?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Two kids raped an eleven year old in the Netherlands, posted it online and they each got 5 days in prison.

  What’s the point? In this case there was irrefutable proof and they still got away with it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Prolly won;t word this correctly. But when did the idea of a woman subservient to a man begin? And how come it seems its lasted longer that most relgions?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Women were the “scientists” when men (and some women too!) were running after mammoths. Physical strength was irrelevant. If you wanted to figure out if you could eat that plant or how to prevent infection in that leg you weren’t going to ask a dude.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The person who mounted a spice rack into the fucking studs so a fridge won't fit there⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  At least you can unscrew it. My landlord put the pipe for the Lüftung where the fridge is supposed to go.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why the world doesn't have a backup plan for the oil crisis?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Gee, I wonder who’s right, the person who literally worked for one of the largest fossil fuel companies in the world or the random Internet stranger 🤔

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why the world doesn't have a backup plan for the oil crisis?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The government gets backhanders from the fossil fuel industry

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How did the gun buy back program work did you get a gift card or cash or something? How effective was this? Did this even make a dimple in crime?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  *managed it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why the world doesn't have a backup plan for the oil crisis?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  In the Netherlands people who use solar have to PAY to feed power to the network. It’s bat shit crazy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why the world doesn't have a backup plan for the oil crisis?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The oil companies made a backup plan, patented the hell out of everything and then shelved it. Source: I used to work for one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Space weather fans be like⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I live in the sunniest part of Germany. Still happens.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s not because of the spelling but because of the language. Just like Indonesian, the language doesn’t distinguish between f and p, because they’re basically the same letter (one is a plosive and one is a fricative but that’s it). In Indonesian you’ll hear fancake and coppee, for example.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Space Honey⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve just realised that because of my esophageal dysmotility I wouldn’t be able to eat in space.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Adult costume for Frozen themed children’s party⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Sven. One of you can be the front and the other the back.

  🎶Reindeer are better than people🎶

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sweat Bee Spring⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not enough black.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What actually is the 10-point proposal from Iran which Trump said is "workable basis on which to negotiate"?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The chairman of the Iranian version of the house of representatives has said they’ve already contravened 3 of the points on the list.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone actually have a plan after Trump and clean up? Try as he might he's not in there forever. Can we be allies again with old ones while trying to stregthen ties with new one?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Wilders still exists. Orban still exists. Netanyahu still exists. Weidel still exists. Putin still exists. Etc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's 9PM, any word from Iran?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I bet he hasn’t exchanged a word with Iran. There have been no negotiations whatsoever.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's 9PM, any word from Iran?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We (I work in the news media) absolutely take him seriously.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Sounds of Silence⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The Russian scientists on the ISS are all Putin fans, though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Sounds of Silence⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Russian astronauts have to be ardent Putin supporters (and they’re not allowed to talk to others on the ISS) but US astronauts don’t have to be MAGAts. Yet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨(ﾉ☉ヮ⚆)ﾉ ⌒*:･ﾟ✧⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Eyes that are remarkably similar to human eyes but don’t work nearly as well, and nobody knows why.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cry cry cry⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “I know you’re following me for my art content, but I just got divorced and…”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it the American way to complain about the US, or is it that other countries aren't worth complaining about?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Germans don’t know how good they have it and should stop voting for politicians who are destroying the country.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cry cry cry⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “Are you sad too? Let me know in the comments.” I will not let you know in the comments.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How will you celebrate?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  His replacement believes anything he doesn’t understand is caused by aliens and demons. Soooo… yeah.