Cevilia

@Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Someday, someone will invent something that can ‘envelope’ small flat items so they can be shipped more efficiently. Until that day …⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Electric car charging works anywhere if you have an adapter

  The right adapter. And a smartphone with the right app you already signed up for an account on (and it hasn’t randomly logged you out as my Blink app did just this morning). And there’s a vacant charge point. And it’s working. And someone hasn’t ICEd it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the longest, hardest fantasy rpg out there?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d toss .hack//IMOQ into the mix, such a grindy game and borderline impossible if you don’t over-level yourself, several allies, and your gear

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do you hate AI?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Because it’s everywhere and I’m tired of people trying to make me try it.

  The Slop Sketch (with apologies to Monty Python)

  Scene: A cafe. One table is occupied by a group of Vikings with horned helmets on. A man and his wife enter. Man (Eric Idle): You sit here, dear. Wife (Graham Chapman in drag): All right. Man (to Waitress): Morning! Waitress (Terry Jones, in drag as a bit of a rat-bag): Morning! Man: Well, what’ve you got? Waitress: Well, there’s egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and slop; egg bacon and slop; egg bacon sausage and slop; slop bacon sausage and slop; slop egg slop slop bacon and slop; slop sausage slop slop bacon slop tomato and slop; Vikings (starting to chant): Slop slop slop slop… Waitress: …slop slop slop egg and slop; slop slop slop slop slop slop baked beans slop slop slop… Vikings (singing): Lovely slop! Lovely slop! Waitress: …or Lobster Thermidor aux crevettes with a Mornay sauce served in a Provençale manner with shallots and aubergines, garnished with truffle pâté, brandy and a fried egg on top and slop. Wife: Have you got anything without slop? Waitress: Well, there’s slop egg sausage and slop, that’s not got much slop in it. Wife: I don’t want ANY slop! Man: Why can’t she have egg bacon slop and sausage? Wife: THAT’S got slop in it! Man: Hasn’t got as much slop in it as slop egg sausage and slop, has it? Vikings: Slop slop slop slop (crescendo through next few lines) Wife: Could you do the egg bacon slop and sausage without the slop then? Waitress: Urgghh! Wife: What do you mean ‘Urgghh’? I don’t like slop! Vikings: Lovely slop! Wonderful slop! Waitress: Shut up! Vikings: Lovely slop! Wonderful slop! Waitress: Shut up! (Vikings stop) Bloody Vikings! You can’t have egg bacon slop and sausage without the slop. Wife (shrieks): I don’t like slop! Man: Sshh, dear, don’t cause a fuss. I’ll have your slop. I love it. I’m having slop slop slop slop slop slop slop baked beans slop slop slop and slop! Vikings (singing): Slop slop slop slop. Lovely slop! Wonderful slop! Waitress: Shut up!! Baked beans are off. Man: Well could I have her slop instead of the baked beans then? Waitress: You mean slop slop slop slop slop slop… (but it is too late and the Vikings drown her words) Vikings: (singing elaborately) Slop slop slop slop. Lovely slop! Wonderful slop! Slop slo-o-o-o-o-op slop slo-o-o-o-o-op slop. Lovely slop! Lovely slop! Lovely slop! Lovely slop! Lovely slop! Slop, slop, slop, SLOOOOOOOOOOOP!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨why is fossil fuel still used?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I never claimed anything of the sort.

  I stated that the fossil fuel companies are breathtakingly rich and willing to share that wealth with politicians in return for policy decisions that favour fossil fuel companies.

  You stated that I was completely wrong.

  You now appear to be shifting the goalposts as if you claimed I am merely missing the point as opposed to being completely wrong, so I’m done here. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trying to find a messenger bag at Amazon⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I have a messenger bag!

  It’s a tote bag with the MSN logo on it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are you a market or supermarket enthusiast?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, I kinda like both? Supermarkets for resiliency and the benefits of scale. Markets for the kind of stuff you probably wouldn’t find in a supermarket and the benefits of a broader marketplace.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨why is fossil fuel still used?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Completely wrong? Let me test my understanding. You’re claiming that fossil fuel companies are not breathtakingly rich and willing to share that wealth with politicians in return for policy decisions that favour fossil fuel companies?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How can we stop bots on the fediverse?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Only insofar as instance mods are already “centralised control of the Fediverse”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨why is fossil fuel still used?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Because the fossil fuel companies are breathtakingly rich and willing to share that wealth with politicians in return for policy decisions that favour fossil fuel companies.

  See also “lobbying”, “bribery”, and “corruption”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨should I go back to my old job now that several people, some of them more knowledgeable than me have told me they don't understand my decision to quit it?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve worked for the same company for about twenty years. I’m still rank and file because I’ve repeatedly turned down supervisory roles. Like in your situation, the pay for the more stressful job isn’t much better and comes with a lot more responsibility.

  Instead, I negotiated to get myself off the rota system and onto fixed hours. I am the only member of staff outside of upper management who’s on fixed hours. Literally everyone else works shifts. Middle management don’t like that, but I consistently perform well on whatever plausible metrics they dream up, I’m generally well-liked, also they can’t get rid of me because I know where the bodies are buried*.

  In summary: I believe you’ve made the right choice, because I made a similar one. But it’s not my choice. The choice is yours alone.

  *this is a metaphor for institutional knowledge, as far as I know there are no bodies buried in the old trolley shed behind the Inpost locker

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is gold investing a scam?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  NFCs, bitcoins, silver, gold, whatever. If the only way people can cash out is to get someone to buy what they’re selling, there’s always going to be an element of grift to it. It’s just some are more grifty than others.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can You Conduct A Census In Red Dead Redemption 2?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I didn’t mean from that creator specifically.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can You Conduct A Census In Red Dead Redemption 2?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Welcome to my world, 1am video releases are pretty much standard for me because apparently America is the only country in the world /s

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Android "Media Control" "tool"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, I know that I should move to Graphene before someone tells me.

  Graphene user here.

  Same issues here.

  There are many reasons you should move to Graphene but this isn’t one of them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the best way to answer someone who accuses you of being a bot because they don't like what you have to say?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Same way I respond when someone accuses me of not being my own fucking gender: by going to their profile and clicking the block button, because life’s too short for me to shovel their insecure shit. :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it normal to be really sentimental/upset over a bowl I accidentally smashed? I had it since I was 17 (am 30 now) and my boyfriend was alive back then too.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Sorry to hear that. Sod cancer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Corvid-19⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve never liked this meme. You train your cute little Machop to grow stronger, to take care of itself and to take care of you. You cuddle it at night because, no matter what else it is, it’s your pet, and you love it. But it trains so well it freakin’ evolves, and its reward is supposed to be… checks notes withdrawing your affection and closeness? Nah, fuck that with a rusty spatula.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Black printhead was clogged. I replace it and now the color printhead is completely missing⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This feels like a good time to remind everyone that your local public library probably has public printers available for a small fee, and if you don’t print regularly, it’ll likely work out far cheaper.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do people who have bad relationship with their parents care about "insults" like "I fucked your mom last night"? Or do you just not care?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Insults like that can be replaced with the words “I am trying to upset you” in the same way any line delivered by Brian Blessed can be replaced with the words “Did someone order a LARGE HAM?” so… no, not really.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  As someone who’s proudly working class and who works in a supermarket in the middle of a chavvy town - thanks for this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No Black Friday deal for loyal/previous customers⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Proton as a company is mildly infuriating all by itself.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Closest my wardrobe allows⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A fine use for a laptop, I think we can all agree. 10/10, no notes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨apparently, the T button dosent exist for some people⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There are literally "t"s in the screenshot.

  Your argument is invalid.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do some people make such a big deal over ages of someone's account on here?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Because gatekeeping arseholes gonna gatekeep, I guess?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When you wake up, how long does it take for your brain's "OS" to "resume from hibernation"?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I usually don’t even realise I’ve fallen asleep. It’s just, one minute I’m lying down with my eyes closed, the next the quiet chimes of my alarm reach me and I’ve fast travelled nine or ten hours into the future, y’know? I get out of bed and carry on with whatever I was doing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ser, this is a Wendy’s

  /j

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Five years from launch the PS5 is a roaring success, so why doesn't it feel like it? [Eurogamer]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Everyone has a PS5

  Feels like a success to me?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Five years from launch the PS5 is a roaring success, so why doesn't it feel like it? [Eurogamer]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It… does feel like a success, though?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Thank me later...⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So you’re telling me that four orgasms is roughly equivalent to doing cocaine?

  Hold that thought.