ThePyroPython

@ThePyroPython@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Frog's Gift⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Elon Musk: now singlehandedly responsible for the US falling further behind China in innovation and research (for the record, fuck the CCP).

  I seriously hope the UK takes advantage and offers visas and funding for the research. We’ve already got a good research sector though it took a hit from Brexit. Taking in these US scientists, even if it’s only for four years, would accelerate the UK’s growth, suck it Yanks!

  p.s. also the EU would love to have them as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Marine Scientists⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  [History Channel Gesture]

  Rare Earth Nodules

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨But yes.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  That moment when you take a drag of your Blue Raspberry vape and the dosimeter next to you maxes out.

  Image

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨But yes.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Taste: slightly metallic, not great, not terrible.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨But yes.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  So a nucler reactor is just a kettle with an extra spicy heating element?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Guardian will no longer post on Elon Musk’s X from its official accounts⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Agreed, it comes off as petulant and is really grating when fellow supporters get all smarmy when said individual/group doesn’t immediately adopt the next thing in progressive politics the nanosecond it enters public discussion.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨lab toys⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yep. Ghosts in Machines are real.

  I have witnessed it first hand multiple times.

  At university there was an old 1st gen Makerbot 3D printer and if you took away one of it’s prints that were displayed around it, all of your prints would fail, even if you replaced it the printer held a grudge. And never EVER say a 100% certainty statement that the print would succeed like “it is printing ok, it will be finished in an hour”. Only say things like “the print is doing ok so far”.

  The electronics lab was throwing out five old Cathode Ray Oscilloscopes so our little maker group took them in and two were working fine. The other three weren’t displaying the trace on the screen. One of our members, a chap from Romania who in his youth spent his time fixing old TVs in his home country, said to let him have a look. I swear down he plugged them in, leant his ear against it, said to the scopes “shh it’s ok, we’ll look after you”, and gave them gentle taps on top just behind the screen, and all three jumped back into life in perfect calibration.

  And finally, my girlfriend at the time had a 1st gen iPod that would, at the most inopportune moments randomly wake itself up, play a few seconds of a random song, then shut itself down.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Capsaicin⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My new recipe book:

  A Taste of Fire and Ice.

  Just don’t expect the sequel to be released anytime soon.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Britain will rejoin the EU within 15 years, former Brussels chief predicts⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I would hypothesise now that the UK has left, France’s proposals for a closer integrated EU standing army and two-speed EU are much more likely to go ahead.

  Because of that I see a future in 20 years for something like a three-speed EU:

  1. Full integration.
  2. Free movement of goods and people.
  3. Mutual recognition of qualifications and frictionless framework for EU standard goods back and forth across the boarder. With a seat but no voting rights for the discussion of said standards.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Britain will rejoin the EU within 15 years, former Brussels chief predicts⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Prime cut of gammon there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'll share a troubling fact with you if you share one with me⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Spoken like someone who hasn’t had a good roast dinner or cottage pie.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fruit Flies⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Liberals

  All authoritarians left AND right. Please learn your political compass so you can have grown up conversations.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This man is a parody of himself⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I like to think that he forgets, keeps trying and then makes a new post about it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I know what I got. No low balls⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  And the Americans give us shit for our food, the fuck is this? America, explain!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"English"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Fair point about interesting, I will say the variety of different American slangs and vernaculars are bordering on being classed as distinct dialects which is fascinating. Not to mention niche culture terms like “based” becoming mainstream amongst the Anglosphere.

  Which is one of the things, biased as I am about my native language, I like about English: it will accept any commonly spoken enough words into the dictionary.

  So in that respect, I propose an exchange of terms that I think Americans might enjoy using:

  “Naff” - lacking in style or good taste: vulgar and unfashionable. I think this would be great due to the distinct difference in the ‘AA’ vowl that would be delightful in a southern drawl. It originally came from Polari and Carnival Speak and has fallen out of fashion (ironically) but I think could see a new lease of life on your continent.

  “Mithering” - To make an unnecessary fuss or moan. Since I’ve seen a lot of clips from Game Of Thrones around Americans liking the use of “Whinging” over “Whining” I think y’all would like an alternative to “Bothering”.

  “Bodge / Bodged” - to do something clumsily or quickly as a temporary measure. I think this one would be excellent as an alternative to “Jerry-rig / Jerry-rigged”. Especially as an enjoyer of high-quality “Redneck-engineering” which I occasionally come across on my feeds. Because there’s an art to throwing something together based on experience and guesswork that somehow just works beautifully right when you need it to.

  Especially with America’s history of large and successful inventions spawning from garages much like in the UK coming from small garden sheds all starting from barely-working prototypes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"English"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  *butchered it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Super Hans knows what's up⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This quote has got to be up there with

  “The secret ingredient is crime.”

  And

  “That crack is very moreish.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This is my hole!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d also like an explanation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How to make a Mini Neon Sign with 3D Printing - Tutorial DIY by makerverse⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Bro, do you need a hug?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How to make a Mini Neon Sign with 3D Printing - Tutorial DIY by makerverse⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Correct, we’re all dying and we’ll all continue to die. Now, why don’t you start living, and enjoy the neon sign?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The mark⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  (looks at arms)

  Now listen here you little shit!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bees⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ok fair but of the choices to have buzzing near me, I’m still picking the bee every time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Make this thread look like it's your first day on the internet⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Snape, Snape, Severus Snape.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Suicide rates in England and Wales reach highest level since 1999⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not surprised about the older generation seeing an increase in suicide rates where, especially for some medical conditions around chronic pain, death is preferable to the NHS waiting list.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pirate Streaming Giants Fboxz, AniWave, Zoroxtv & Others Dead in Major Collapse⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “Please use legal paid services” yeah I would if

  1. They actually had the content I’d like to buy available for purchase
  2. I actually get a copy to keep and not rent for an indefinite period of time until the rights holder and / or vendor forgets to renew and it gets automatically removed.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tesla’s Optimus faces stiff humanoid competition at Beijing robot conference⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think this humanoid robot will be Elon’s 'Sinclair C5" moment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We're getting the galactic restraining order 😔⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Damn, there be some horny-ass Captain-Kirk-wannabe astronomers out there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Olympic anime⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Please, what is it called?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Olympic anime⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s a Mahjong anime? I must add this to my watch list so I can finally understand how to play.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨More than 100 arrested in London as violence flares after Southport stabbings⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Eh, we could be doing better, but at least now we’ve got a sensible sounding government.

  Don’t worry about this, race riots happen every 20 years or so. The previous one was much bigger.