Kalcifer

@Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Need a keyboard with a dedicated "slop" button⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  […]using someone’s preferred pronouns doesn’t harm anyone.[…]

  Thank you for clarifying.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Come back to this post in 2030's⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  When I see things like this, the following quote comes to my mind:

  Rationality is not a character trait, it’s a process. If you fool yourself into believing that you’re rational by default, you open yourself up to the most irrational thinking. ^[1]^

  References

  1. Type: Comment. Author: “@The8BitPianist”. Publisher [Type: Post (Video). Title: “On These Questions, Smarter People Do Worse”. Author: “Veritasium” (“@veritasium”). Publisher: YouTube. Published: 2024-11-04T16:48:03Z. URI: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB_OApdxcno.]. Published: 2024-11-04T09:06:26Z. Accessed: 2025-03-29T07:48Z. URI: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB_OApdxcno&lc=Ugy6vV7Z3E….

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TikTok To Be Sold To Trump’s Right Wing Billionaire Buddies And Converted Into A Propaganda Mill⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  TikTok To Be Sold To Trump’s Right Wing Billionaire Buddies And Converted Into A Propaganda Mill ^[1.1]^

  The title feels misinformative to me given the following from the article:

  […] Trump insiders claim to be zeroing in on a deal that would sell 80% of TikTok’s U.S. assets to […] ^[1.2]^

  To me, the title infers that TikTok is being sold with certainty, whereas the content of the article sates that a deal has yet to even be reached.

  References

  1. Type: Article. Title: “TikTok To Be Sold To Trump’s Right Wing Billionaire Buddies And Converted Into A Propaganda Mill”. Published: 2025-09-17T10:50. Accessed: 2025-09-21T01:29Z. URI: techdirt.com/…/tiktok-to-be-sold-to-trumps-right-…. 1. Type: Text. Location: Title. > TikTok To Be Sold To Trump’s Right Wing Billionaire Buddies And Converted Into A Propaganda Mill 2. Type: Text. Location: ¶2.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The way I cackled when I read this...⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m just glad that they’ve finally removed the Gadsden Flag from the subreddit’s icon ^[1]^. IMO, they were misappropriating it ^[5]^.

  References

  1. Type: Meta. Accessed: 2025-09-21T00:35Z. - In April, 2023, it can be seen that they have what looks to me like a Gadsden flag ^[4]^ in the subreddit’s icon ^[1]^. The subreddit currently has what, to me, looks to be a portrait image of Charlie Kirk ^[2]^ 2. Type: Webpage. Title: “r/Conservative”. Publisher: “Internet Archive”. Published: 2023-04-01T11:23:37Z. Accessed: 2025-09-21T00:39Z. URI: web.archive.org/web/…/Conservative/#expand. > Image 3. Type: Webpage. Title: “r/Conservative”. Publisher: “Reddit”. Accessed: 2025-09-21T00:40Z. URI: www.reddit.com/r/Conservative/. > Image 4. Type: Image. Filename: “Gadsden_flag.svg”. Author: [“Lexicon”, “Vikrum”]. Publisher: “Wikipedia”. Published: “2007-04-12”. Accessed: 2025-09-21T00:44Z. URI: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gadsden_flag.svg. 5. Type: Meta. Accessed: 2025-09-21T00:46Z. - IMO the Gadsden flag is primarily a symbol of libertarianism, and the ethos that comes with that; anecdotally, I recall a rather non-libertarian vibe on that subreddit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Need a keyboard with a dedicated "slop" button⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  […] the study you mentioned […]

  What study are you referring to?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Need a keyboard with a dedicated "slop" button⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The other reply has it right, but I wanted to reply to confirm.

  “Pronouns” in this context almost always means “preferred pronouns” especially wrt people who have preferred pronouns that differ from those assigned at birth. […]

  I still don’t really follow. Are you arguing that the usage of one’s preferred pronouns doesn’t harm the user? Or are you arguing that the misuse of one’s pronouns causes them no harm?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Wikipedia page for the fediverse describes a den of iniquity⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is ironically an inevitable consequence of Wikipedia’s centralization undermining its strategic objective of making knowledge free and accessible to all. […]

  Perhaps you’d be interested ^[1]^ in Ibis ^[2]^?

  References

  1. Type: Meta. Accessed: 2025-09-20T03:22Z. - Ibis ^[2]^ was recommended because of their apparent negative opinion of Wikipedia’s alleged centralized structure. 2. Type: Repository. Title: “ibis”. Publisher: [“GitHub”. “Nutomic”]. Published: 2025-07-14T12:39:05.000Z. Accessed: 2025-09-20T03:25Z. URI: github.com/Nutomic/ibis.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Feelin the Bern?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Enlightening /s 😜

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Feelin the Bern?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I am so confused.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Feelin the Bern?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Feelin the Bern?

  What are you referring to?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hollow Knight: Silksong is out now on Steam - and it broke Steam servers for 15 minutes and counting now⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  IIRC, I did try that, but it caused my controller to cease functioning at all. Take that statement with a grain of salt though — I’d need to test again to verify.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hollow Knight: Silksong is out now on Steam - and it broke Steam servers for 15 minutes and counting now⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m currently waiting for them to release a patch for it; my controller is a little fucked. The controller vibration seems to have stopped working. Also it bugs out for me if I disconnect the controller when the game is running and reconnect: some of the buttons stop working.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Expand North! So much room up there.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  In B.C.'s defense, imo, most of the land to the North is either too mountainous ^[1][2.1]^, or it has too harsh a climate ^[2.2]^. I think it’s also worth noting that 15.4% of B.C.'s lands are protected ^[]^.

  ::: spoiler References

  1. Type: Document (PDF). Title: “BC Fact Sheet”. Publisher: “Super, Natural British Columbia”. Accessed: 2025-08-09T04:10Z. URI: www.hellobc.com/content/…/TM_BCFactSheet.pdf.
     • Type: Text. Location: [§“The Land”. ¶2]

       Ten mountain ranges push west from the Canadian Rockies in the east to the Coast Mountains and the Vancouver Island Ranges in the west, and ancient temperate rainforests hug the coast. In between are rolling grasslands, lush valleys, tens of thousands of lakes, glacier-fed rivers, and even semi-arid desert. Mountains cover 75% of the province.

  2. Type: Article. Title: “British Columbia”. Publisher: “Wikipedia”. Published: 2025-08-08T03:18Z. Accessed: 2025-08-09T05:48Z. URI: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia.
     1. Type: Image. Filename: “BC_Elevation.svg”. Author: “Awmcphee”. Published: 2024-04-27. Location: §“Geography”. URI: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BC_Elevation.svg.

        Image.

     2. Type: Image. Filename: “British_Columbia_Köppen.svg”. Author: “Adam Peterson”. Published: 2016-08-12. Location: [§“Geography”§“Climate”]. URI: en.wikipedia.org/…/File:British_Columbia_Köppen.s….

        Image

  3. Type: Article. Title: “Protected Lands & Waters in B.C.”. Publisher: [“Environmental Reporting BC”. “Ministry of Environment”. “British Columbia”.]. Published: 2016-06. Accessed: 2025-08-09T05:59Z. URI: env.gov.bc.ca/…/protected-lands-and-waters.html.
     • Type: Text. Location: ¶1.

       […] Protected lands and waters cover 15.4% of B.C.'s land base and 3.2% of B.C.'s marine areas. […]

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Need a keyboard with a dedicated "slop" button⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  How so?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Need a keyboard with a dedicated "slop" button⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  […] Pronouns are a thing that harms nobody […]

  This feels like a hasty generalization. For example, if one is experiencing gender dysphoria, we could assume that misgendering them with their undesired pronouns would cause them psychological distress ^[1]^ — ie harm.

  References

  1. Type: Article. Title: “Gender dysphoria”. Publisher: “Wikipedia”. Published: 2025-08-05T16:25Z. Accessed: 2025-08-06T04:23Z. URI: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_dysphoria. - Type: Text. Location: ¶1. > Gender dysphoria (GD) is the distress a person experiences due to inconsistency between their gender identity—their personal sense of their own gender—and their sex assigned at birth.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In light of certain recent government regulations redefining “child” to mean anyone under the age of 18 […]

  Do you mind citing a source for that?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that apart from not having a car, the single greatest thing you can do for the climate is simply eating less red meat⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m just curious if said consumption goal is based on any scientific rationale.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We wouldn’t need the Epstein files to prove DJT’s guilt if society just trusted women in the first place.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Hm, while a witness’s testimony may be evidence, iiuc, it would only be one piece of evidence. I think what’s important is whether the evidence in question can be considered sufficient.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We wouldn’t need the Epstein files to prove DJT’s guilt if society just trusted women in the first place.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! /j

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We wouldn’t need the Epstein files to prove DJT’s guilt if society just trusted women in the first place.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Lemmy is mostly men […]

  Has there been a recent survey?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We wouldn’t need the Epstein files to prove DJT’s guilt if society just trusted women in the first place.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  […] We should not believe absolutely anyone, regardless of gender, making any accusation. […]

  Do you make a distinction between “accusation” and “testimony”?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We wouldn’t need the Epstein files to prove DJT’s guilt if society just trusted women in the first place.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  […] We trust [people] based on credibility and evidence. […]

  I don’t think this is necessarily the case. For example, one could give someone a chance despite past wrongs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We wouldn’t need the Epstein files to prove DJT’s guilt if society just trusted women in the first place.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  […] someone who has been declared a rapist by a court of law and has been convicted of many serious crimes should never be president of a country […]

  IMO, I don’t think this is a good idea. My concern is that it may give one’s opposition an incentive to find a way to falsely convict them of a crime (or maybe create a new criminal offense) in order to remove them from the running for office.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We wouldn’t need the Epstein files to prove DJT’s guilt if society just trusted women in the first place.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The burden of proof for a criminal rape suit is really high […]

  How do you mean?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that apart from not having a car, the single greatest thing you can do for the climate is simply eating less red meat⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  […] never any red meat at all.

  How come?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The struggle⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I honestly sort of just sit on the toilet like this normally (not on a public toilet). It’s comfortable for me to sort of lean all the way forward and hug my legs while I’m sitting there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Extractions&Ire] Big Chem ain’t Easy-Big Cubane 2025⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I see Extractions&Ire: I upvote.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tea Time⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “Chai Tea: FIGHT ME ABOUT IT” by Hank Green ^[1]^

  References

  1. Type: Video. Title: “Chai Tea: FIGHT ME ABOUT IT”. Author: “Hank Green”. Publisher: “YouTube”. Published: 2025-04-26T22:13:37Z. Accessed: 2025-07-19T23:42Z. URI: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jawQ-HvJFhQ.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Wii The Size Of A Game Boy Cartridge Finally Released Open Source⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Kawaii is 100% open source, but due to the extremely challenging nature of the build, no assembly guide or build tutorial is provided. ^[1]^

  🙁

  References

  1. Type: File. Filename: “README.md”. Publisher: [“GitHub”. “mackieks/Kawaii”]. Published: 2025-07-10T17:04:19.000Z (Commit: “18c0d6b0d30f024fb1e23c5944ff7abf3d194a56”). Accessed: 2025-07-16T03:34Z. URI: github.com/mackieks/Kawaii/blob/main/README.md. - Type: Text. Location: [§“Building One”. ¶1].

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You can still enable uBlock Origin in Chrome, here is how⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Chromium? More like copium. /j