ethman42

@ethman42@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mexico asks Google to reject U.S. renaming of the Gulf of Mexico.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  According to Google:

  When our policy says that we display the “primary, common, local” names for a body of water, each of those three adjectives has an important and distinct meaning. By saying “primary”, we aim to include names of dominant use, rather than having to add every conceivable local nickname or variation. By saying “common”, we mean to include names which are in widespread daily use, rather than giving immediate recognition to any arbitrary governmental re-naming. In other words, if a ruler announced that henceforth the Pacific Ocean would be named after her mother, we would not add that placemark unless and until the name came into common usage. Finally, by saying “local”, we aim to reflect the primary and common names used by countries that actually border the body of water, as they are the countries recognized under international law as having a special sovereign stake in it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What if aliens caused inflation by stealing small amounts of cocoa beans from lakeside resorts?⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Gene wilder is amazing, but that original movie was just fine. The newer one feels more like the book

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Whales spouting water. Not blowing a little bit like they do when they surface. Blowing copious amounts of water out of their blowhole like squirtel

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Well, it looks like verification photos might be useless now.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I think the real problem with this as anal simulation is it looks and feels nothing like an anus

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Chick-Fil-A staff in the rain.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Sonic works well without the drive through needed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I want to talk in an American accent but how can I transition into it slowly for people who know me without them noticing a sudden change?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  This is the way. Keep us updated OP

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨this is so real⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  There is also plenty of oxygen in the air. Do you think that matters to my asthma?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What alternative to 'postman' are you using?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I go with mail carrier. Then again, the man in postman is supposedly from the old English “mann” which just meant person.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨All episodes of The Twilight Zone boil down to "man wouldn't that be fucked up"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  “It is hardest to wake those who pretend to sleep.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Don't judge a book by its cover." is a bad idiom, because bookcovers are desinged to represent the content of the book.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I was told that the rest of the saying is “but it’s a good place to start.”