Bruncvik
@Bruncvik@lemmy.world
- Comment on Back in my day... 15 hours ago:
I used to live in the US back then, and it was cheaper to leave voice messages than text. So, I did. One time I called my sister in Europe, and since she didn’t answer, I left a voice message. She called me back later, pissed off, because she had to call her provider to set up her voice mailbox, because “normal people just text when there’s no answer.” These days, she sends me long voice messages on Whatsapp, which I ignore for weeks at a time. Oh, how the tables have turned…
- Comment on Fuck 2 days ago:
Looks like they used CSS on that tree, instead of tables…
- Comment on What would you name this New vehicle outta science fiction movies 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on OK what is your Roman name? 3 weeks ago:
Pringlius. Actually, the Aldi knockoff brand that tastes so much better.
- Comment on Say what you will about Kirk, but he made some great points in his debating 4 weeks ago:
Ireland is a special case here. Not that the population wouldn’t be willing to vote in some extremists, but they may actually be unable. Ireland’s voting system, the single transferable vote, almost guarantees a regression to centrist parties. It would take a change in our Constitution to move allow extremist parties to gain any political power, and given our history and existing political culture, the easiest way to achieve that would indeed be a direct military intervention.
- Comment on Say what you will about Kirk, but he made some great points in his debating 4 weeks ago:
But of course it’s happening here, but at least where I’m sitting, there is an overwhelming rejection of this “bullshittery”. Here in Ireland we have small fringe nationalistic parties, which so far only faced outright ridicule, even though recently I heard about outright hostility (a group of such nutcases was beaten up and stripped to their underwear). We are facing political and financial pressures from the US, and so far we dispatched with them fairly easily. And even though our government’s incompetence invites the more radical groups, I’m fully convinced that it won’t happen here, unless we’re directly invaded.
- Comment on Say what you will about Kirk, but he made some great points in his debating 4 weeks ago:
The US used to export its culture, and people were eating it up. But I actually see an uptick in appreciation of local culture in Europe. As you said, there is lots of external financing to push American culture across the world, but I think that this is just a reaction to people not consuming as much of it as before. I see that here in Ireland as well. So far, we’ve rejected most of it (especially the American religious nutcases who tried to influence our abortion referendum), but it’s a constant struggle.
- Comment on Say what you will about Kirk, but he made some great points in his debating 4 weeks ago:
By “alien”, I didn’t mean any negative connotations. I meant that I don’t understand it. Ugandan or Japanese cultures, for example, are alien to me, because I don’t understand their nuances and can’t be bothered to learn them. The US, with its proud European “descendants” (so many people claim to be European even though they are the third generation to never set foot in Europe), used to be at least understandable, but it’s shifting towards something where I no longer understand how people think or what motives drive them.
- Comment on Say what you will about Kirk, but he made some great points in his debating 4 weeks ago:
My silver lining about Kirk: before he got shot, I didn’t even know he existed. After he got shot, I read up on him and his statements. The amount of bullshit he spewed and the amount of people who believed or liked him helped me understand the US better. And to realise that culturally, the US is so diverging from Europe that we should no longer treat it as our offshoot, but an entirely different (and increasingly alien) culture.
- Comment on breakfast 1 month ago:
I don’t care about raw milk or blueberries, but that upvote counter confused the hell out of me. I spent way too much time trying to figure out when I upvoted the image.
- Comment on That's an impressive drop. Any ideas why? 1 month ago:
From my personal experience, the 3rd spaces is a huge thing. I’ve met my wife in such a space, and pre-Covid I’ve run a large Meetup group that focused on safe socialization (dinners, cinemas, hiking, art events). I’ve seen countless of hookups and dozens of marriages within that group. Covid pretty much killed Meetup groups on our area, so when we want to socialize all that’s left are pubs and clubs, and there I only see single-gender groups with no overlap. I doubt anyone is getting laid, and even if they do, chances of a meaningful relationship before actually knowing each other’s likes and dislikes, and common interests, are minimal.
- Comment on We all had one 1 month ago:
Tangentially related: it is said that you become a true ultra runner only after you finish a race with at least one sock missing.
- Comment on What does this mean? 1 month ago:
Bankrupt.
- Comment on microsoft 1 month ago:
I wish i was dilligent enough to do that. Generally, for migration, I use a new hdd for the OS, and mount my previous drive as a documents drive. I also get a separate drive for a full backup. I’ve been doing this for so long that I have uninterrupted personal files since 1997. However, it requires a good cleanup and organisation of all documents since the previous migration, and I’m too lazy to do it until I’m forced to.
- Comment on microsoft 1 month ago:
Still using 8.1 on my personal PC. Once Bitdefeder stops supporting it, I’ll switch to Mint and get a few more years from the hardware.
- Comment on Every support thread on Reddit is literally this now 2 months ago:
I personally manually overwrite my comments every few months. Be aware, though, that you can see only the last 1000 comments in your history, so you’d better do it frequently if you are very active. I haven’t seen any of my comments ever restored, unlike what I hear from people who use automated tools.
- Comment on W.a.m.d.i.i. 2 months ago:
Strong and bitter.
- Comment on Yeah 2 months ago:
Owned by Microsoft. Microsoft recently blocked e-mail access to a LibreOffice dev. Speculation is that they’ll start blocking projects for competing products next.
(Alternative explanation: Gitlab should be part of IT divestment from US-based services.)
- Comment on Corporations are saving the planet! 3 months ago:
No idea why they’d want those tethered caps. My speculation (and that’s 100% unfounded, so take it as you will) is that they are lobbying for something simple and cheap (tethered caps, plastic straws, etc), to blind people from the real environmental issues that are far more costly to tackle. Kind of like the plastic recycle logo, which is a total scam, but makes people feel good enough to not further question the big corps’ recycling practices.
- Comment on Corporations are saving the planet! 3 months ago:
An EU regulation that was heavily lobbied for by Coca Cola.
- Comment on Ok smartass 3 months ago:
Last year, a middle aged gentleman stopped me on the street to ask me what time it was. I told him “half past one and ten minutes.” Just came naturally to me (I also wear an analog watch, so never really can tell the exact minute). I still remember the confused look on his face, and I imagine he’s been working really hard to convert it into minutes. That made me self-conscious about saying the time, and I noticed I never say time in the hours-minutes format. My kids will be the same, as long as they pick up this habit from me rather than videos and movies.
- Comment on "Sad thing to be, nonsensical thing to want to be" 💔🥀💔🥀 4 months ago:
It’s the same nonsense as invoking “the luck of the Irish”. Said by people who have absolutely no idea about Irish history.
- Comment on "Sad thing to be, nonsensical thing to want to be" 💔🥀💔🥀 4 months ago:
One of your grandparents had to be born in Ireland, not just obtained Irish citizenship later in life. If he was born in Ireland, you’ll need his original birth certificate. More info here.
That said, I have a few formerly US coworkers who did get Irish citizenship by naturalization. That requires life in Ireland for at least 5 out of the last 9 years. Studying doesn’t count, so you’ll either have your current employer transfer you here, or you’ll find a job and move here. Your employer will apply for a 2-year work visa, which can be extended for another 3 years, after which you can apply for permanent residency. If you are employed in one of the critical skills jobs, you can apply for permanent residency in less than 2 years.
- Comment on What's your favorite sport to watch or play? 4 months ago:
Tennis and athletics (track & field). Both watch and play.
- Comment on Let's play this game again 4 months ago:
But only spelling or grammar mistakes.
- Comment on Let's put an end to the discussion; what is the best way? 5 months ago:
Freezer bags, 4 slices per bag, in a freezer. That way I can take out only as much bread as I can eat before it gets moldy.
- Comment on Do it 6 months ago:
Victory in my ass. I like it…
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
No idea who that is, but I’d love to be her chiropractor. Talk about a repeat customer for life…
- Comment on Today's Survey. One point for everything that you have NEVER DONE 6 months ago:
Preach on, brother. Just came back from my physio. He did some dry needling on my lower back because it ain’t what it used to be when I was still Wired for Sound.
- Comment on 90s band alignment chart 6 months ago:
This otherwise insightful chart suffers from the lack of NOFX.