khannie
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- Comment on How do you feel about the removal of tokens from arcades ? 6 hours ago:
Ugh. That’s a bummer.
There’s an arcade bar in Dublin city and it’s called “Tokens”. Great place with a great name and it does use tokens. The putting in of the coins is a visceral part of the arcade experience.
- Comment on Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog 1 week ago:
PGP has been around since the 90’s can you PLEASE shut the fuck up.
Like please.
- Comment on Ms Rachel forced to hire security over Zionist threats 2 weeks ago:
That is true haha. I forgot that. In fairness though the anti smoking policy was only really squarely aimed at women.
- Comment on Ms Rachel forced to hire security over Zionist threats 2 weeks ago:
I’m not the person you’re asking but…Eh in no fucking sense. Fuck Hitler and his antisemitism and every other cunt policy he had.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 2 weeks ago:
That’s a tough one. The ol’ competing priorities. Congratulations on the new baby though! I love babies.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 2 weeks ago:
I played a little Black Mesa definitive edition. Was fun. I’m not getting much/ any gaming time these days unfortunately.
- Comment on Video Game development throughout the 80s (Short Documentary) 3 weeks ago:
Instant subscribe with bell for me. Looks like they only put out videos every few months.
- Comment on Make me feel like a man 3 weeks ago:
Hell yeah!
- Comment on Make me feel like a man 3 weeks ago:
Hell yeah!
It is without doubt my favourite photo of all time. I’m glad you got a “hell yeah” from it too. This thread has some gems.
- Comment on Video Game development throughout the 80s (Short Documentary) 3 weeks ago:
Absolutely superb video. Thanks for posting. So much detail!
- Comment on Make me feel like a man 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on What's this ram price surge thing going on in the memes? Is this gonna affect pre-builts, laptops, tablets, phones, and other electronics? 3 weeks ago:
Eventually it will influence consumer electronics.
It already has and in a big way. I saw one comment on a Jeff Geerling video saying they had bought 96G of DDR5 RAM a year ago for $205 and that it was well over $600 now.
- Comment on Patients clogging up A&E with hiccups, sore throats and niggles 3 weeks ago:
Ah if someone has a seizure you’re just calling an ambulance. I actually think it might be free if you do. I had to call one for my wife early in the year and I don’t recall us paying (she badly needed it).
- Comment on Patients clogging up A&E with hiccups, sore throats and niggles 3 weeks ago:
Ah if you break your arm you just head straight in. I’m not sure if a medical card (essentially free medical treatment for low income folks) works for that but I’d imagine it does.
We had a lot of folks just arriving into A&E before because it was cheaper than going to their GP.
- Comment on Patients clogging up A&E with hiccups, sore throats and niggles 3 weeks ago:
They partly solved that here (Ireland) by making A&E visits €100 but free if your GP sends you in, but it sounds from the other comments like your GP situation is dire over there. How bad is it?
- Comment on Eurovision members debate call to boycott Israel 3 weeks ago:
They’re a member of the European Broadcasting Union which, despite the name, has heaps of non-European members.
- Comment on Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead 3 weeks ago:
Oh yeah. Sure they’re already minted. Set for life.
- Comment on Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead 3 weeks ago:
Ah you say that, but I lived through the internet bubble. Jeez it was gruesome and then 9/11 hit the next year. Savage times.
Unless it’s considered a national security issue, which it might be, they’re getting fucked without the lube.
- Comment on Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead 3 weeks ago:
I deeply, genuinely, hope that the AI bubble bursts and they get fucked. It’s just so short sighted to not hold on to the safety rope.
- Comment on SVG Club- Memes & Comics in SVG format 4 weeks ago:
Heads up the link in the post text is broken. It links to lemmy.world/post/!svgclub@blackneon.net for me but should be !svgclub@blackneon.net
- Comment on Elon Musk Had Grok Rewrite Wikipedia. It Calls Hitler “The Führer.” 4 weeks ago:
The honorific would’ve probably been “my Chancellor” if it had been about his political authority
In his case it was very much meant as dictator.
There was debate after Hindenburg died and he took his powers with the plebiscite (as well as chancellor) about what his title should be. He didn’t want to harken back to Kaiser per the previous Reich so they went with Fuhrer.
It had been used within the party before that but came into common usage as his title at that time.
- Comment on Elon Musk Had Grok Rewrite Wikipedia. It Calls Hitler “The Führer.” 4 weeks ago:
I’m in the thick of a 90 hour audiobook trilogy on the third Reich which is absolutely incredible (link) and Fuhrer is used liberally, partly to describe his ascent to absolute dictator as opposed to just Reich’s Chancellor.
I’m not defending shitopedia for one second! I’m just not sure it’s as outrageous as other shit that’s taking up our limited attention span at the moment is all.
- Comment on Elon Musk Had Grok Rewrite Wikipedia. It Calls Hitler “The Führer.” 4 weeks ago:
Yeah I fully agree with this. I am thick in the middle of “Third Reich Trilogy” which gives an enormous amount of context to the word though.
If they changed it, it’s further evidence of scummy behaviour, but on its own it’s not a huge red flag for me with historical context.
Can’t recommend the books enough if you’re into that. The lad must have spent half his life in primary sources.
- Comment on Elon Musk Had Grok Rewrite Wikipedia. It Calls Hitler “The Führer.” 4 weeks ago:
Thanks so much. I thought that would be the case but I wondered around things like “team leader” or “band leader” or whatever.
My guess was that it was forever tainted so I appreciate the context.
- Comment on Elon Musk Had Grok Rewrite Wikipedia. It Calls Hitler “The Führer.” 4 weeks ago:
I mean the whole stupid Grokipedia thing is a shit show that will never take off, but Fuhrer is just “leader” in German. In it’s used context for Hitler it straight up means dictator and (iirc) only came into full on use after the plebiscite giving him full dictatorial power after Hindenburg’s death in 1934.
I’d welcome input from a German national - Is the word still used there?
- Comment on An experimental setting. 5 weeks ago:
I’d be interested to know! My guess is the results would be similar. The article does say:
Professor Pagnini adds, "Unlike traditional mindfulness interventions that require active engagement, this study highlights how situational interruptions alone may be sufficient to produce similar effects.
But also!!!
44% of those who offered their seats in the experimental condition reported not having seen Batman
which is interesting (how do you not notice Batman?! :D)
- Comment on An experimental setting. 5 weeks ago:
- Comment on An experimental setting. 5 weeks ago:
I would 100% give up my seat to an obviously pregnant lady but that lady pictured could just be very fond of Doritos and the depth of shame and horror of being wrong would live with me forever so I’m not sure if I’d just sit in painful indecision the whole journey.
The study was cool though.
- Comment on Stupid sexy raft 5 weeks ago:
Big brother is the first reality TV show that I recall being popular in the UK and Ireland. It kicked off in 2000 so well before the writers strike.
- Comment on Hi, Jeffrey! 5 weeks ago:
Check the starred emails. Fascinating.
