zerofk

@zerofk@lemmy.zip

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨On 9/11 what was the internet like after it happened? Did people quit being dicks or trolls and showed some decency? Or was it like we have today and nothing changed?⁩ ⁨⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I was a moderator (we didn’t call it that) at an online chess server, with live chat. When the attacks happened, people started to talk about it. At first I tried to moderate them, sending them to appropriate chat rooms, but soon the admins told me these were special circumstances and to just let people talk.

  What was especially strange for me was that I might’ve been among the first people in my neck of the woods to hear about it. People were not chronically online at the time - I just happened to be online, and in a live chat environment with Americans, so I heard about it that way. When I turned on the TV, there was nothing yet. I kept switching between channels, and finally CNN was the first to interrupt their programming for a special bulletin, followed a bit later by BBC. Other channels followed a bit later.

  As for the conversations online, I mostly remember shock, and later fear of what this might start. Jokes and memes came later.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨currently busy 😅⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Will you help me hide a body?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sony lawyers argue that nobody is stupid enough to believe they actually own digital games, because then only one person could buy GTA 6⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah yes when I buy a book nobody else can read it either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the easiest way to calculate the calories in this bread machine recipe?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This looks like what we would call “milk bread” - very slightly sweet bread that you’d get on special occasions.

  Cake would be a lot more sugar, and probably eggs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I identify someone who has deleted their post?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Shrug, cancel your reply, move on. Be a goldfish.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Easy Delivery Co. I'll just be a little car driving a kei truck around a mountain town.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It might’ve been a specific type of adult game.

  I’ll be all right.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"I don't answer questions"⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No, it is definitely the driver’s job to keep an eye on how fast they’re going.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Could I theoretically grind up one of those pink salt lamps and use it to season my food?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  All smileys deserve a nose. For decades now, people have been mutilating smileys out of sheer laziness. It must stop. The smiley insurrection is coming, and I’ll be on the front line.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do non-English speakers learn to code in English, or in their native language?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  As a native Dutch speaker, Trötflöte sounds hilarious.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do non-English speakers learn to code in English, or in their native language?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So you’re saying everyone should code out of their ass.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the thing you're supposed to be doing right now instead of scrolling?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Peeing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which is it Lemmy?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Next you’ll claim stink lines don’t make something stinky.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'll take it to all 2 place it goes!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Wait wait wait, what happened to the woman at 4:11? Did she survive? Did President Cleveland swoop in to save her? We need to know!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'll take it to all 2 place it goes!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It depends how you define “better”, but in terms of punctuality Germany consistently ranks near the bottom. Bottom 3 of the EU for high speed or international trains, bottom 6 for local trains.

  So yes all neighbouring countries may have their own issues with trains, but regarding punctuality they’re consistently better.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'll take it to all 2 place it goes!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah those are common in Europe. Most people just wave at Sandra when they pass by.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Disregarding current event, why was it always said if you eat Taco Bell your going to have the burning shits or something? I've eaten it for years and nothing even happened.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, they are in Asia, Australia, North and South America, and a few countries in Europe. That said, I’ve never seen them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨this absolute bullshit from reddit⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You cannot, and never could, post without logging in.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨this absolute bullshit from reddit⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This is true for YouTube as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you need a portable reader, is there any reason to choose an e-reader over your phone?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Follow up question: any recommendations? I definitely don’t want kindle, and the only alternative I often see mentioned is kobo. But it seems that also comes with its own software pre-installed? Can it be easily replaced without jailbreaking? Do you need a kobo account for anything?

  Are there other brands that don’t try to push you into their ecosystem?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is it like being drunk? How much control do you have?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Twice in my youth I’ve blacked out. I remember the start of the evening, and I remember waking up with no clue how I got to where I was. In between, there’s nothing. I couldn’t tell you whether I was still in control or not, because I simply don’t remember. Neither do my friends: I just disappeared.

  Other times, when I was “normally” drunk, it’s definitely like others here have said: fewer inhibitions but there’s still a core that can make decisions. But when I blacked out? No idea. I might’ve stolen the Mona Lisa and replaced it with my own copy for all I know.

  I just wish I remembered where I put the real one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valid point⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I love how millennial has become the new code for old. Gen X has been skipped again. As always.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Well you see, uh...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Later that week on the playground: and my dad said your mom eats so many hamburgers that she causes orbital motion around her.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Well you see, uh...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  No I meant why is he a dog and not a hound like in other Germanic languages?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Happy Birthday guys, gals, and other pals!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll have you know some of us got our gold long before the nazis came to power.

  We had colonies to exploit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GOG seemingly shares that they are considering physical PC 'big box' games. Maybe?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I interpret it more as preserving those big box games from the past, not releasing new boxes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Game suggestions: Downvote any game you've heard of before⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh yeah that’s it, I messed up the name!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Game suggestions: Downvote any game you've heard of before⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Bound by Blood is an old, rather difficult, action RPG with an interesting premise: you’re transforming into a demon and the player’s actions determine how much you change.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  5? In a closet behind me I have a physical disk containing 4 full games, including their scanned manuals, on one CD. That’s right, a CD, not a DVD.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm doing my part⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I can’t remember the last time I used either of those. Real glasses and cups exist, and don’t require straws.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dutch gamers file €220 million claim against Valve, operator of game platform Steam⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Stichting Consumenten Competition Claims

  “Stichting Consumenten … “ shit what’s the Dutch word for claims? Ah fuck it, let’s just switch to English in the middle.