DakRalter
@DakRalter@thelemmy.club
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- Comment on The American Dream (terms and conditions apply) 2 hours ago:
Looked it up and yes, dreamstime is now hosting AI. It’s crazy, why would you pay for an AI image when you can generate them elsewhere for free? Also afaik you can’t copyright an AI image anyway.
- Comment on The American Dream (terms and conditions apply) 1 day ago:
It looks like a dreamstime stock image, at least there’s a watermark. Or does dreamstime now expect people to pop for slop stock too now?
- Comment on UK experiences ‘tropical night’ after hottest ever May day 4 days ago:
I’ve tried that, it doesn’t work. I must have a secret furnace in my room somewhere. Once it gets to about 9 or 10 am it’s better with the window closed and the door open, since the hallway always feels a lot cooler. Eventually there’ll be a breeze that will run from the north side of the house to my room and that will cool things down. In the meantime, a spray bottle and fan are my best friends for the next few days.
- Comment on UK experiences ‘tropical night’ after hottest ever May day 5 days ago:
I didn’t even get the usual evening breeze last two nights to cool my room down. I had to keep a wet sheet over my legs and I still felt hot. I’ve got foil on my windows and one of those car windscreen mylar things but since it’s supposed to be flush with the windows and I have those annoying upvc monstrosities I wonder if it’s not just trapping heat instead. For some reason the hot air really wants to stay in my room. Even with the door open and a through current to the front of the house which is north facing. There’s a big difference in heat the moment you step through my doorway 😭😭
- Comment on Woman died after vegan diet made her delusional 1 week ago:
Exactly. One of the first things you learn when you switch to a plant based diet is to be mindful you’re getting enough B12 and D.
My B12 was fine, whereas my omni family had low levels and my grandma needed injections due to her age. My D was low, but my omni family had very low levels. Bad diets are bad diets, whether they include animal products or not.
- Comment on Seven Afghan men charged over child sexual exploitation 1 week ago:
I grew up in a society that protected Jimmy savile, what’s your point?
- Comment on Father of Gaza flotilla activist says UK ignored call for help after son seized by Israel 1 week ago:
I dunno, it doesn’t really matter. I see them as pirates with a mandate.
- Comment on Father of Gaza flotilla activist says UK ignored call for help after son seized by Israel 1 week ago:
- Comment on Will UK supermarkets cap food prices and how could it work? 1 week ago:
We’re talking about Reform Ltd voters. They don’t care if they suffer if it makes the brown people suffer too.
- Comment on UK ‘built for climate that no longer exists’ and needs urgent changes to survive global heating, report warns 1 week ago:
Umm, no I haven’t?
I was a kid in the 90s, I don’t remember 25 being considered a heatwave here. It was only once we got close to 30. Otherwise it was just hot.
My last comment was tongue in cheek, like this kind of thing.
- Comment on JD Vance urges UK anti-immigration activists to ‘keep on going’ 1 week ago:
Maybe the couch-lover’s curse will befall the racist party too.
If he and Lettuce Liz met, would their abilities cancel each other out, or amplify each other? 🤔
- Comment on UK ‘built for climate that no longer exists’ and needs urgent changes to survive global heating, report warns 1 week ago:
I can’t keep up with all the weather changes this year.
Here in London, heatwave weather is more when you get to the 30s. Are you further up north, by any chance?
I know, this year is crazy. We had hot spells back in, was it March? I can’t keep up with all the changes, even in the same day. Yesterday went from chilly to sunny to rainy, to hot and sunny again. This is Britain, we should get 5 days of sunshine a year and rain or overcast for the rest.
- Comment on UK ‘built for climate that no longer exists’ and needs urgent changes to survive global heating, report warns 1 week ago:
We have the gulf stream to help even things out here. 30°C is considered a heat wave.
- Comment on Nigel Farage bought £1.4m property after receiving £5m gift from British crypto billionaire 2 weeks ago:
He claims that £5m was for security (but only after he got busted, before that, he was saying his life was good and he felt safe).
But then he can’t do surgeries because it’s “not safe”? Where £5m security fund, Farridge?
- Comment on We should give them the benefit of the doubt 2 weeks ago:
Ya like jazz?
- Comment on Zack Polanski declares two-party politics dead after Hackney mayoral win 3 weeks ago:
I bet they used the word “woke” about 10 times per minute. I hope they’re triggered as heck.
- Comment on Pink Ladies: Anti-migrant movement hides behind women's rights 5 weeks ago:
TIL Jimmy savile, Ian Huntley and Fred West were illegal immigrants 🙄
- Comment on Woke Reicht 1 month ago:
This is the same woman who ranted about how immigrants need to “earn” their right to be here.
She “earned” her right to be here by having rich parents who just came here to have her born in a private UK hospital so she could get a UK passport, then bogged off back to Nigeria.
This woman has zero self awareness. I wonder if anyone has challenged her over that hypocrisy yet.
- Comment on One in 10 women in UK are facing period poverty in 2026 1 month ago:
Reusable products have been a game changer for me. They definitely need to become more mainstream. On my heavy days at work, I still need to double up with a disposable (lidl does big heavy flow packs for under a quid), but overall I’ve saved a lot of money. Reusables really need to become more mainstream.
- Comment on Waitrose employee sacked after stopping shoplifter from taking Easter eggs 1 month ago:
I’ve worked retail for over 15 years and yes, it’s the same here. We’re told to be vigilant and customer-service away to deter shoplifters. If we see or suspect actual theft, we tell management and/or security. We’re told to never pursue or confront a shoplifter, leave that to security and management.
- Comment on opportunities 2 months ago:
Is that a trebuchet or is that the inferior *shudder* catapult?
- Comment on Renters have 'easiest time in six years' to find a home, says Zoopla 2 months ago:
We need more council homes, so private renting becomes a choice not a necessity and housing benefit isn’t just a subsidy for landlords to line their pockets.
£1800 in London might get you a 2 bed flat :(
- Comment on UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns 2 months ago:
Meanwhile, Brits:
- Comment on I know. Somehow, I've always known. 2 months ago:
This is the version I want :( Having Luke and Nellith working as a Jedi duo would have been so cool.
- Comment on What's in a name 2 months ago:
Invaluable means very valuable 😭😭
- Comment on Schools in England sidelining dressing-up for World Book Day, MPs hear 2 months ago:
When did cosplaying for WBD become a thing? In my day 🧓🏽, Scholastic would just set up a stall in the library and we’d redeem our £1 book token. I worked in kidswear up to 2016 and every year it was parents panicking last minute about their kids’ costumes. It became more about the cosplay than reading.
- Comment on Banned Mullvad VPN TV ad criticizing United Kingdom escalating censorship and mass surveillance “And Then?” 2 months ago:
You won’t notice issues until you get an alt account on a different instance. Often you’ll not see the full number of replies to a post for instance.
- Comment on Banned Mullvad VPN TV ad criticizing United Kingdom escalating censorship and mass surveillance “And Then?” 2 months ago:
I can see you on Mastodon
- Comment on Banned Mullvad VPN TV ad criticizing United Kingdom escalating censorship and mass surveillance “And Then?” 2 months ago:
You can usually tell when someone is posting via mastodon as they’ll leave in the @ usernames
- Comment on Banned Mullvad VPN TV ad criticizing United Kingdom escalating censorship and mass surveillance “And Then?” 2 months ago:
The only issue I have with mastodon is the federation gets a bit janky (so does Lemmy tbh) but it’s more noticeable on mastodon. My main account is on autistics.life, which is federated with most instances except threads and the maga types, but very often I can’t see images on mastodon.social posts via my main account. In fact I can’t even see a lot of my older mastodon.social posts via my main account without viewing the post via my alt account and then account switching.
I’ve seen people say to avoid using mastodon.social as your main account.
