GiveOver

@GiveOver@feddit.uk

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You have 8 seconds.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I know, who gets phone numbers these days?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stop Wasting Pumpkins!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Eh it’s better than making plastic shite to deliberately throw away

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I assume you’re talking about (for example) some equipment that takes in soil/water/air, rearranges the atoms and churns out potatoes. We definitely can’t do that. It’s too hard, we’re nowhere near that level of technology.

  I can only imagine the people in this thread are referring to lab grown stuff where they use plant cells, which is cheating because that’s still depending on plants.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ticketmaster to be investigated by watchdog over 'dynamic pricing' of Oasis tickets⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Spent ages in the queue and had tickets in my basket but I just couldn’t face £350 per ticket. Fuck Oasis, I don’t believe for a second that they were unaware of their own ticket prices. How can they complain against touts and scalping when that’s exactly what happened here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Government should “urgently” legalise e-scooters says shared transport charity - says serious safety incidents are rare⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  25kmph and 250w, off the top of my head. You need to pedal for the motor to engage, and they count as a bicycle so no insurance needed. The twist & go bikes (no pedalling required) are basically motorbikes with pedals so they’re technically illegal but they’re still widespread. You’ll regularly see them in every city centre for food deliveries and you’ll see kids on them everywhere else.

  The lack of bicycle paths is a big problem but I don’t think they’ll solve it entirely. The barrier of entry is just too low, any idiot can ride one and be oblivious to the danger as they weave in between people.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Outrage as fundraiser launched for family of Bristol rioter who attacked police⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I wish there was an opposite thing we could do. Like a fundsinker that would cost him money.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Parents outraged at Snoo after smart bassinet company charges fee to rock crib for crying babies⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Luckily I’m still on my family’s ForkPitch plan. Let me know if you want to sign up for Torchee, I have a referral code

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨is it possible to be married and still feel lonely?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think what OP should have said is that people have needs, and one single partner can’t provide all of those needs

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mosque leaders find moments of hope after violent disorder⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What about your mum? Has she condemned it yet? Why not? It’s not hard

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Train cancellations up 9% in a year despite soaring fares and bonuses⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And the amount of effort required to get a refund is ridiculous. Back and forth emails resulting in a cheque in the post 2 months later

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Your Phone Listening to You? | NOVA⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  On top of this, there’s lots of ways that they would get the data without secretly listening to microphones, which people may not be aware of in all these anecdotes. In the one above, maybe just one party member googled lab grown diamonds, or perhaps messaged a friend on Facebook messenger about their trick. Not sure if that gets analysed for ads but it’s more plausible than mics. Anyway if they’re all on the same WiFi then they’ll probably be on the same IP and could easily be shown the same ads, making all party members now ripe for a diamond ad.

  There’s a well known video of a guy saying “cat food” around his phone, and then his phone shows Google ads for cat food. He concluded that it was secretly listening to him, because there was no other way for Google to get that info other than to shadily tap into his mic. He performs this experiment on a live streamed YouTube video

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the word for someone who is friends with different groups but doesn't have loyalty to any one group?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Snake / snake-in-the-grass has the connotations of fake loyalty, not sure if it’s specifically amongst several groups but it fits.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GB News poll backfires, as 90% of voters choose to 'rejoin the EU'⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That website was the worst thing I’ve seen for a while on mobile. Couldn’t make it past the pop ups even after a decent attempt

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubuntu 24.04 will use Thunderbird Snap instead of DEB⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you try and use apt to install Firefox, it secretly uses snap anyway. Shit like that is a problem

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Qualcomm CEO says that the next version of Windows is due in mid 2024 - place your bets on Windows 11 24H2 or Windows 12⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  So far the only thing I’ve noticed is I can’t play Valorant, and soon League of Legends too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Well, it looks like verification photos might be useless now.⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Is that Joey with something on his head?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The dark side of social media on youth mental health⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  To quote pink Floyd: There is no dark side. Matter of fact, it’s all dark.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's a word that means a common saying which is arguably untrue?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It does if lots of people use it incorrectly

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cox Media Group claims to be listening to private conversations to sell advertisements⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re just buying data from Facebook et al. They’re full of shit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nitrous oxide: Laughing gas possession becomes illegal⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Why can’t they make the other flavours?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨England worst place in developed world to find housing, says report⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Canada was included in the report. The article seems to be focussing on the amount of vacant properties, which is 8.2% for Canada and 2.7% for UK

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Films and shows which tell the story of how they themselves were produced⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Trailer park boys regularly address the film crew. In one of the later seasons Tom Arnold plays himself as a superfan of the show, and geeks out over the characters

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why doesn't the United Kingdom rejoin the European Union?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Wales voted out

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Skegness climate protesters draw giant postcard to PM on beach⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Is that on a giant nob?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TV Has a Serious Comedy Problem, and This Year’s Emmy Nominations Prove It⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve noticed the same goes for movies. There’s plenty of funny films with comedy as the second genre, but never as the purpose of the film. Think of Superbad, Dumb & Dumber, Police Academy. The main purpose was to laugh! But now it’s always romcoms, dramedies, or wise cracking superheroes.

  Maybe it’s tiktok. Maybe it’s because everything is a sequel/rehash these days. I just want another Leslie Nielsen film!