ZagamTheVile
@ZagamTheVile@lemmy.world
- Comment on The internet connects people 3 days ago:
Yeah. It’s a thing but I’m not sure how much it really helps. I’ll do it because if it makes people feel better, it’s easy, but I honestly think folks is fine. The person I do this for specificly is cis, has cis kids, has a cis husband, is a member of a community that is largely not only cis, but white and female. To me it comes across as preformitve. But it makes dealing with her, and a few others, easier. If there were a real movement to adopt folx, I’m in but like I say, it seems like our effort could be better spent elsewhere.
- Comment on The internet connects people 3 days ago:
Sorry, habbit from writting emails recently to someone that is, enthusiastic, about inclusion.
- Comment on The internet connects people 4 days ago:
I’m a Star Wars fan. Tell me about it.
- Comment on The internet connects people 4 days ago:
The net brings us together but it also brings the waters and drama. I knew I knew this dude from something.
- Comment on The internet connects people 4 days ago:
This is the case. Check out the old Re:Search zines/books. Each is about some wired niche thing and has a bunch of contributions from different people. Folx have always been into strange things, and folx have always found kindred spirits, the internet makes it easier to find, abd troll, them.
- Comment on The internet connects people 4 days ago:
Yeah. It’s funny, my cousin is a few years younger than me but has no memory of the world pre-net. I told him the story of how we used to have to do things and it blew his mind.
Ex. Cowboy Bebop. Me and a buddy heard a thing on Terry Gross about the soundtrack one day driving home from work. They played a few seconds of Tank! Man, we were hooked instantly. So we changed directions and went to, where? Where do you go? Blockbuster? FYE? Game store? Comicbook store! They’ll have it! So we went to every comic shop in the area (we knew them all because we would get MtG cards every payday). A couple had a DVD or two. How many episodes were there? How many seasons? How long would our search take? It was a treasure hunt. Calling game stores, calling small video stores. Finding one DVD at a time but not in order. It was like that for everything. And honestly, I think it gave things a greater value.
I love being able to answer almost any question instantly. When I’m listening to an audiobook, if there’s a word I’m not sure of, I can pause, get a definition, and go back to my book without even looking at my screen or touching my phone. But there’s deff a sense of flippancy to everything now that wasn’t there before. Bad or good, I don’t know, it is what it is. But I do miss the hunt for new stuff.
- Comment on The internet connects people 4 days ago:
Yeah. I’m not sure it’s better this way though.
- Comment on The internet connects people 4 days ago:
What’s crazy is that a lot of niche hobby/lifestyle people found eachother anyway pre-internet. Shopping cart drag races, downhill shovel events, a lot of counter culture movements, early body modification, all manner of shit. People get into some seriously wierd/niche/one-off stuff and given a little time, they’ll find someone else that’s into the same thing. It’s like electrons in a post big-bang universe, they sort of attract each other. The internet has made it way easier for people to find their tribes, but they used to find them anyway.
- Comment on Caption this. 6 days ago:
After the intervention, Jesus knew he had to give up wine but he had a solution.
- Comment on Impossibly thin fabric could cool you down by 16-plus degrees 1 week ago:
I admit I didn’t read the article throughly, but surely if it’s impossiblely thin it can’t exist. I only bring this up because I’m an obnoxious pedant.
- Comment on Maybe those 20 seconds were because of the lack of getting raises? 1 month ago:
Easiest way to score coke in a new town is talk to kitchen staff.
- Comment on Does anyone print planter heads? 1 month ago:
I have those same clubs. Why isn’t there a Frankensteins Monster head there? It would make a sick planter too.
- Comment on what's a good way to stick a laser leveler to the wall? 1 month ago:
The tripod idea is a good one. I’d suggest just stacking a bunch of stuff up on a table or chair. Or, if you have a tape measure, mark a control line around the perimeter with painters tape and measure up from there.
- Comment on [Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism? 1 month ago:
Probably not but I like to think it’s created a feedback loop going on in his head endlessly. “Meat is manly. Meat is dick.'”
- Comment on [Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism? 1 month ago:
Yeah. I try not to mention it to people if I can avoid it. I work construction and am surrounded by manly men tring to out man each other. I had one guy offer me bear jerkey and got bent out of shape when I declined. He wouldn’t stop. He just kept on me about why I didn’t eat meat. After about an hour of him asking again and again why I don’t eat meat I said “meat’s another word for dick and eating dick is gay”. As problematic as it was, it worked.
It never cases to amaze me that a 250pound dude with a 40oz soda in one hand and a mouthfull of gas station pizza thinks he has the responsibility to lecture me about nutrition.
- Comment on Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles 1 month ago:
I did not know this was a thing. I now do. Thank you.
- Comment on Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles 1 month ago:
Does it come with less bloatware than my s23? Because if it does, I’ll consider it.
- Comment on turtles 2 months ago:
The ocean is polluted enough.
- Comment on Brow raising article 2 months ago:
Body dysphoria is a real thing.
- Comment on duck duck 2 months ago:
Well, shit. Sorry everyone, I’m new here.
- Comment on RIMJOBS 2 months ago:
I mean, there’s a lot of stuff that isn’t fun that kills you too.
- Comment on Sounds like a fart 3 months ago:
Found the clip.
- Comment on Sounds like a fart 3 months ago:
Sledge Hammer was a cop show. Dude had a loudner for his hand cannon.
- Comment on how did "step" porn become so popular when we did such a good job keeping scat and insest porn out of the mainstream for so long 4 months ago:
I’m still waiting to see if he fixed the cable.
- Comment on Call me for all your home design needs. 4 months ago:
Yo, calm down there Holmes. I’m a pro. I put gravel in there to filter out the big chunks.
- Comment on I'm at a roulette table. I only bet on red. When I lose I triple my bet, when I win I restart. Is this a roulette strategy? 5 months ago:
Yes but a 45% win chance is the same long term losing plan no matter how much you bet. I could bet 10 times the amount every time I lose and I’ll still have a 45% chance of winning.
- Comment on I'm at a roulette table. I only bet on red. When I lose I triple my bet, when I win I restart. Is this a roulette strategy? 5 months ago:
Remember, betting red isn’t a 50/50 chance of winning. 0 and 00 are green. So your odds at winning are about 48% with 0, or 47% with 00. Same with odd/even bets. There’s a reason casinos add the 0’s. They aren’t in the business to give you money.
- Comment on Hackers just leaked sensitive files from over 200 police departments that are searchable by badge number 5 months ago:
Rad but this was 2 and a half years ago.
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
Shit yes. And a key to turn it on.
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
“Plain solid black case” *laughs in yellowing beige.