toynbee
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- Comment on 👴☝️I did that 1 day ago:
The gas station nearest me has screens that show ads, but they’re just for that facility and they don’t have audio. However, the store does have a PA system constantly playing audio, a combination of music and ads.
My favorite ad is the one that advertises themselves to advertisers. I don’t remember the exact wording, but it’s basically “want to advertise something? We’ve essentially got a captive audience and there are a lot of them!”
- Comment on Amount of paper I used in one school year 2 days ago:
Last night I made a comment about dick pics so I had to open the thread before I realized this notification wasn’t about that.
- Comment on Amount of paper I used in one school year 2 days ago:
9v for scale is a new one to me.
- Comment on It's only illegal if you don't film it 2 days ago:
I was making an oblique reference to Lampshade Hanging, but I acknowledge it wasn’t a very good joke.
- Comment on It's only illegal if you don't film it 3 days ago:
Huh. I’m not sure TV tropes even has a category for this. That’s a first.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 days ago:
Keep it away from Prince Albert.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 days ago:
A long time ago, back on reddit, someone posted a link to a site that was something like ratemydickpic.com. That doesn’t load but a cursory DDG search brings up some similar sites.
On that site, people would post their dick pics, as you might guess. The owner of the site would review not the dicks, but the pics. Lighting, framing, effort, etc. (I don’t know much about photography.) I remember specifically that several of the commenters (and I, though I was mostly a lurker) observed their approval of the fact that the phalluses didn’t matter, it was just the setup of the pic. In fact, several of the pictures were of non-external-genital-havers (I’m genuinely trying to be inclusive, so I apologize if that’s offensive) using various forms of prosthetics, but that didn’t factor into the reviews at all.
I’ve never been the type to send those kinds of photos. Back when Snapchat was big for dirty pictures, my wife and I decided to try it out. We installed it, sent each other one naughty photo each, and uninstalled it. (Not quite in such short order … But basically.) However, were I to do so, I would do so consensually and probably have appreciated the lesions from a site like the above.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 days ago:
I meant only to challenge two things you said:
Its not possible to genuinely compliment a stranger without putting in a lot of effort, which is creepy.
I don’t put much effort into complimenting people. I notice something that’s outside the norm and observe it. If I don’t like it I don’t compliment it, but I don’t think one needs to know a person to acknowledge something one likes. It can easily drift into “creepy” territory, I agree with you there, so I avoid certain topics - that’s also why I try to only say things in passing. Most of them are probably obvious, but one that caught me off guard is that “boots” can sound like “boobs.” Much as I’m a fan of those, I’ve learned to say “shoes” these days.
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Compliments should be for your friends and family
I strongly disagree. This is what inspired me to respond. Compliments should be for anyone you can respectfully flatter. There are compliments that should only be for your friends or family for sure. I try to regularly remind my wife of the things I love about her, but I wouldn’t say those things to a stranger. It does come down to a matter of subjective judgment, though.
- Comment on Self sacrifice is honorable 4 days ago:
The lawyer: Not only that, but PUBLICLY ADMITTED IT?!
- Comment on Fit girls role call 5 days ago:
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A long time ago, I saw a reddit comment that observed the truth that men rarely get compliments, but when they do it probably means a lot; and women frequently get compliments but they’re usually fairly meaningless because often the comment originates with someone who wants something from them.
I never really thought about it before then, but the part I’ve experienced is true - I am a man, am rarely complimented, and am very grateful when I am. As such, since then, at every opportunity, I’ve complimented strangers - male and female - especially on something that clearly took courage or effort, like a loud shirt or an elaborate hairdo.
I try to do so in situations that make it clear I’m not seeking seeking anything in return, such as when the stranger and I are headed in opposite directions through a store vestibule. Hopefully that lends an air of authenticity to them. I’ve definitely gotten very rewarding responses more than once.
- Comment on Dead 1 week ago:
You guys talkin’ ’bout my girl, my girl, my girl?
Because, you see, I’ve got so much honey the bees envy me.
- Comment on Lastest Riot Vanguard Update Can Brick Your Hardware (If You're a Cheater) 1 week ago:
Oh, I would never install that, but people who consider it important to have might be more resistant to this change.
- Comment on Lastest Riot Vanguard Update Can Brick Your Hardware (If You're a Cheater) 1 week ago:
… But what if I want to virtualize something not related to cheating?
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Technically the rules say “anything goes.”
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There was an episode of Scrubs wherein the female doctor Elliott was given a sexist patient. The patient assumed from her gender that she was a nurse, so she invented a fictional male doctor named Elliott and claimed that all of her directions were being relayed from that individual.
I don’t remember exactly how it panned out. It was only one episode, not a major premise.
- Comment on What's with black superheroes and lightning powers? 1 week ago:
Are you using private mode and/or using a VPN?
- Comment on What's with black superheroes and lightning powers? 1 week ago:
This is on my phone. I actually don’t have an ad blocker extension installed on this browser, so I assume it’s mad either about me having Firefox set to default to private mode or about me using a VPN.
- Comment on Colby Light 1 week ago:
Because … It kinda looks like a backwards one and cheese is often stored cold?
Or is it meant literally, like just sometimes you feel the desire for cheese?
I’m afraid I don’t get it.
- Comment on There are worse tattoos, can I think of one? No... 1 week ago:
The artist who did both of my tattoos had a tattoo of a severely bound woman on his stomach around his hips. I don’t remember for sure but I think he said he did it himself.
I don’t care what anyone’s into so long as everyone involved has provided informed consent, but I don’t think I would put that on my skin.
- Comment on TFW yiu tryna see 1 week ago:
I think they’re supposed to go on your face.
- Comment on It was different vibe back then 2 weeks ago:
… File this under “thoughts Lemmy inspires in my mind every time I open it.”
- Comment on It was different vibe back then 2 weeks ago:
I know this as Othello.
- Comment on You gotta try #19 2 weeks ago:
Hey, I saw NerdCubed play this.
- Comment on Don't fuck them 2 weeks ago:
I have lots of books and prefer physical media. I’ve organized them various ways, mostly by author, then by series name and book number (if applicable), then by book title.
I generally prefer mass market format because it’s easier to hold, but sometimes a collectible version is too tempting or, in other cases, the mass market option simply isn’t available. As a result, my library consists of a wide variety of shapes and sizes of books.
Unfortunately, for assorted reasons, most of my library is in boxes right now. Less unfortunately, I haven’t been dating for a long time. However, back when I was dating and my literature was on shelves around my bedroom, sometimes I would bring a partner home and they would complain about my books not being arranged by size or, alternatively, by color.
Of course they could setup their library however they wanted, but I did feel a bit of despair every time I heard this desire for form over function.
- Comment on Is it weird that I cringe whenever someone calls my name and I avoid using peoples names when talking to them? 2 weeks ago:
I wonder how people who are afflicted with this and also named Alex feel about that label.
- Comment on Before/beforer 2 weeks ago:
I injured my back and had great difficulty leaving my bed for a long time. As a result, I stopped adequately feeding myself. Previously I would eat three meals a day, including one between midnight and 2am (when my family was asleep). Getting from my bed to the kitchen involved going down and coming back up a flight of stairs, which was a major ask with my injury.
As a result, besides a few non perishable snacks I kept on my nightstand, I ended up pretty much just eating what my wife was available to prepare and bring to me. She is loving and caring. I literally don’t know what I would or even could have done without her support. However, we have a kid and my wife has a life, so she wasn’t always around when I was hungry; in general, that meant I was mostly eating one full meal a day. It was not uncommon for me to have under 1000 calories.
I’m not exactly sure of the timeframe (or what I weigh now), but I lost thirty pounds.
- Comment on In case of fire, let it continue burning. 2 weeks ago:
In case of fire, let it reach the extinguisher.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
Don’t let it read about the Torment Nexus.
