ThePyroPython

@ThePyroPython@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Frog's Gift⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Elon Musk: now singlehandedly responsible for the US falling further behind China in innovation and research (for the record, fuck the CCP).

  I seriously hope the UK takes advantage and offers visas and funding for the research. We’ve already got a good research sector though it took a hit from Brexit. Taking in these US scientists, even if it’s only for four years, would accelerate the UK’s growth, suck it Yanks!

  p.s. also the EU would love to have them as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Marine Scientists⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  [History Channel Gesture]

  Rare Earth Nodules

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨But yes.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That moment when you take a drag of your Blue Raspberry vape and the dosimeter next to you maxes out.

  Image

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨But yes.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Taste: slightly metallic, not great, not terrible.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨But yes.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  So a nucler reactor is just a kettle with an extra spicy heating element?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Guardian will no longer post on Elon Musk’s X from its official accounts⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Agreed, it comes off as petulant and is really grating when fellow supporters get all smarmy when said individual/group doesn’t immediately adopt the next thing in progressive politics the nanosecond it enters public discussion.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨lab toys⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yep. Ghosts in Machines are real.

  I have witnessed it first hand multiple times.

  At university there was an old 1st gen Makerbot 3D printer and if you took away one of it’s prints that were displayed around it, all of your prints would fail, even if you replaced it the printer held a grudge. And never EVER say a 100% certainty statement that the print would succeed like “it is printing ok, it will be finished in an hour”. Only say things like “the print is doing ok so far”.

  The electronics lab was throwing out five old Cathode Ray Oscilloscopes so our little maker group took them in and two were working fine. The other three weren’t displaying the trace on the screen. One of our members, a chap from Romania who in his youth spent his time fixing old TVs in his home country, said to let him have a look. I swear down he plugged them in, leant his ear against it, said to the scopes “shh it’s ok, we’ll look after you”, and gave them gentle taps on top just behind the screen, and all three jumped back into life in perfect calibration.

  And finally, my girlfriend at the time had a 1st gen iPod that would, at the most inopportune moments randomly wake itself up, play a few seconds of a random song, then shut itself down.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Capsaicin⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My new recipe book:

  A Taste of Fire and Ice.

  Just don’t expect the sequel to be released anytime soon.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Britain will rejoin the EU within 15 years, former Brussels chief predicts⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I would hypothesise now that the UK has left, France’s proposals for a closer integrated EU standing army and two-speed EU are much more likely to go ahead.

  Because of that I see a future in 20 years for something like a three-speed EU:

  1. Full integration.
  2. Free movement of goods and people.
  3. Mutual recognition of qualifications and frictionless framework for EU standard goods back and forth across the boarder. With a seat but no voting rights for the discussion of said standards.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Britain will rejoin the EU within 15 years, former Brussels chief predicts⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Prime cut of gammon there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fruit Flies⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Liberals

  All authoritarians left AND right. Please learn your political compass so you can have grown up conversations.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Depends if the current british owners are emotionally abusing their nephew by keeping him there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pay us, or let us sell your info to 1200 partners⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The Mail has less utility than toilet paper.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This man is a parody of himself⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I like to think that he forgets, keeps trying and then makes a new post about it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I know what I got. No low balls⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  And the Americans give us shit for our food, the fuck is this? America, explain!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"English"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Fair point about interesting, I will say the variety of different American slangs and vernaculars are bordering on being classed as distinct dialects which is fascinating. Not to mention niche culture terms like “based” becoming mainstream amongst the Anglosphere.

  Which is one of the things, biased as I am about my native language, I like about English: it will accept any commonly spoken enough words into the dictionary.

  So in that respect, I propose an exchange of terms that I think Americans might enjoy using:

  “Naff” - lacking in style or good taste: vulgar and unfashionable. I think this would be great due to the distinct difference in the ‘AA’ vowl that would be delightful in a southern drawl. It originally came from Polari and Carnival Speak and has fallen out of fashion (ironically) but I think could see a new lease of life on your continent.

  “Mithering” - To make an unnecessary fuss or moan. Since I’ve seen a lot of clips from Game Of Thrones around Americans liking the use of “Whinging” over “Whining” I think y’all would like an alternative to “Bothering”.

  “Bodge / Bodged” - to do something clumsily or quickly as a temporary measure. I think this one would be excellent as an alternative to “Jerry-rig / Jerry-rigged”. Especially as an enjoyer of high-quality “Redneck-engineering” which I occasionally come across on my feeds. Because there’s an art to throwing something together based on experience and guesswork that somehow just works beautifully right when you need it to.

  Especially with America’s history of large and successful inventions spawning from garages much like in the UK coming from small garden sheds all starting from barely-working prototypes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"English"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  *butchered it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Super Hans knows what's up⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This quote has got to be up there with

  “The secret ingredient is crime.”

  And

  “That crack is very moreish.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This is my hole!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d also like an explanation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The mark⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  (looks at arms)

  Now listen here you little shit!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Threw a wrestling watch party, made special food, and was very disappointed in the outcome.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s ok, not every social event is going to go well and most of the time it’s nothing personal, we’re all just kind of bumbling along through the confusing and absurd reality that is life.

  May I join this group hug?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bees⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ok fair but of the choices to have buzzing near me, I’m still picking the bee every time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lasagna⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  John’s done being sorry.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon builds a routine⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Doesn’t have to be 100% and definitely doesn’t have to completely change overnight. Even a 1% improvement is a victory.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Make this thread look like it's your first day on the internet⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Snape, Snape, Severus Snape.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨i will never understand scientific fraud⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Because some people just treat it like a silicon valley start-up: say you’ve got results from your smoke and mirror show and then hope someone actually gets the results.

  Fig. 1 - Ninov

  Fig. 2 - Schön

  Fig. 3 - Hwang

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Oof ouch owie⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Without the man upon my back.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Oof ouch owie⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  At least in heaven I can skate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Oof ouch owie⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Heaven is a half-pipe.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Also Bean⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Hand me 10cc’s of brick.