MisterFrog
@MisterFrog@lemmy.world
- Comment on feeley feels 1 week ago:
Until I used spell check I wasn’t even 100% sure this spelling was made up
- Comment on Stop Killing Games reaches its goal of 1.4M signatures, covering the risk of valid signatures going under 1M 1 week ago:
There’s arguably much more support for that, than stopkillinggames.
But the political opposition to stopkillinggames is far less.
- Comment on Stop Killing Games reaches its goal of 1.4M signatures, covering the risk of valid signatures going under 1M 1 week ago:
These two things overlap under capitalism, as doing right by your customers is only required if not doing right by your customers affects your profits.
We definitely want them to sweat.
- Comment on Fuck it, more surrealposting. 2 weeks ago:
It’s spaces like this I think of when people complain about modern open plan offices.
This is so claustrophobic, and luckily for me, I like a bit of chatter in the background.
- Comment on Missouri governor repeals paid sick leave law approved last year by voters 3 weeks ago:
What kind of stupid-ass system of government allows an executive to repeal laws?
- Comment on Welcome to the Labour police state 3 weeks ago:
Thanks for sending this through, I don’t think this guy is Australian though. Definitely not grown up here anyway.
What a fucking shit guy though.
- Comment on Welcome to the Labour police state 3 weeks ago:
We’re they being serious? If so, please do share their name.
Also, do you mean 2GB?
Whole different line up on KGB radio I’d imagine haha
- Comment on All downhill from there 3 weeks ago:
Oh, I never knew this was a thing (also Voyager user), thanks!
- Comment on All downhill from there 3 weeks ago:
\ is the escape character in markdown. Gotta do a double \ and then another \ for the underscore
¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯ =¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- Comment on Welcome to petty lane 3 weeks ago:
I get this is a joke, but speed limits shouldn’t be set by politicians (which I’m hearing apparently is/was a thing?). Politicians have a role to play in getting regulations standards re-written by people who understand the decades of research on this.
Speeding is mostly a design issue, but I still expect people actually follow the rules.
Strong Towns, NotJustBikes, City Beautiful, Practical Engineering, among others have made great videos on this topic.
A lot of people justify speeding, and it’s kinda dumb, if you ask me.
Just because you “feel” it’s safe, doesn’t mean it actually is.
Plus, there’s a fantastic way to reduce road deaths, just have fewer cars, switch to public transport, but that takes a long time to implement if the political will doesn’t exist.
- Comment on Welcome to petty lane 3 weeks ago:
Engineers should absolutely include traffic calming features to get people to naturally slow down, but everyone should drive the limit.
Speed kills, kinetic energy is not linear.
Cars are tonnes of metal hurtling down the road. Thousands upon thousands die every year, and since the increased prevalence of massive US style trucks fatalities have RISEN, undoing decades of progress. (Both in the US, and elsewhere)
People driving 20 over the limit are arseholes (or have been influenced by car centric infrastructure and culture). Change my mind.
Speeding is never okay. Just that lots of people have convinced themselves it’s no big deal.
- Comment on You know which voice to use. We all know which voice to use. 4 weeks ago:
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- Comment on Just one more 5 weeks ago:
Oh my apologies, I thought we were talking about the number of lanes.
Yeah the traffic here looks photoshopped, though, I’d be willing to bet there are times where this freeway almost looks like this*
*Statement based on vibes, not actual evidence
- Comment on It's the dream 5 weeks ago:
I typically hear people say it at my company because we’re all busy as hell and time in meetings is time spent not doing tasks (which are a mix of necessary and not).
We’re “getting back” the time to work, not relax
- Comment on Just one more 5 weeks ago:
maps.app.goo.gl/5Bbb8EnScBd7Ffk46
Go count them for yourself (or just search Katy Freeway into Google maps and turn on satellite view if you don’t want to click this link)
The number of lanes is insane
- Comment on As neglected as the 7 button on a microwave 5 weeks ago:
This is only the case for cheaper models. There are models with inverters that actually run at lower power.
I am like original commenter, I gotta turn down the power because my microwave is a deadly lazer (1200 W)
- Comment on Reddit assemble 5 weeks ago:
Everytime there’s piss on the seat or the floor I just think: who the fuck are these people and do they do this in their own house?
Like, go use the urinal, why you gotta ruin the seat?
And if it’s an accident, at least wipe up after yourself!
- Comment on Absolute unit 5 weeks ago:
Probably whoever was writing this in plain text didn’t know about the superscript numbers in unicode ³.
Somehow I’ve seen it written as cum multiple times in my line of, and never registered it haha
Context is a hell of a drug
- Comment on Good luck, mom 1 month ago:
This is great, meane she’s giving the game stakes too
- Comment on Tips off the cops 1 month ago:
Gentleman vs Gentleperson
Seems like a legit substitution to me
- Comment on Tips off the cops 1 month ago:
I like using “gentle people”.
Would the gentle person care for some more wine?
- Comment on Correct Grindr Response 1 month ago:
Thank you, this detail had me scratching my head. D≈1.56" makes so much more sense.
Not knowing the difference between circumference and thickness? Instant turn off.
- Comment on Material scientist wet dream 1 month ago:
I’ve always hated “incompressible” when talking about fluids. It’s just shorthand for: doesn’t compress much under pressure.
In engineering unless you’re dealing with insane pressures, when something is “incompressible”, assuming it is is good enough.
But it’s still misleading so I don’t like it haha
- Comment on Owned (stocks) 1 month ago:
I took it as more of a PSA
- Comment on faen 1 month ago:
As a native English/German speaker, this sign just makes so much sense. Very onomatopoeic. I love it
Driving Bump just doesn’t hit as hard (what I assume the literal translation is, roughly)
- Comment on Aggressive negotiations 2 months ago:
A better suggestion for Chinese is Pleco, but you have to download an app for that (if one is learning Chinese, one would already have this)
I’m keen to find something else for universal unicode character recognition, but haven’t extensively searched.
If you have any suggestions, feel free
- Comment on Just got charged for reading it 2 months ago:
Your country had better have a state owned grid, with a state run retailer, else this is still the same sort of shit, just without hidden fees.
Sincerely, an annoyed Victorian/Australian that wishes their electricity was just managed by the state.
There may be no hidden fees where I’m from, but when there’s a private company with a monopoly, what’s the difference?
Capitalism/privatisation is such a scam
:(
- Comment on Aggressive negotiations 2 months ago:
I feel like the original commenter didn’t really provide what I think you’re looking for.
The service you’re likely looking for is something like this: shapecatcher.com
If you’re a learner of Chinese (or Japanese, I think? I assume they use this character also) then this character is very basic so would quickly come to mind (大 dà: “big”).
- Comment on Speak American 2 months ago:
🇩🇪🇩🇰🇳🇴 Traditional?
- Comment on What's the worst spelling you've seen? 2 months ago:
Can you just use all of unicode in the US for baby names?