jafffacakelemmy

@jafffacakelemmy@mander.xyz

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the worst spelling you've seen?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The guiness book of records had an entry for the worst spelling in the old days before the book was dumbed down. Trying to spell ‘usage’ the incorrect attempt was youzitch achieving only one correct letter.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it normal for people to ask where you are from online?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  If you are polite to a potential scammer on the phone or on the internet, you are giving them a chance to persuade you into being scammed. Block at will.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you are “deemed not to be doing what you are told you will suddenly find out missiles won’t fire and planes won’t fly⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Its rumoured that in the Falklands war (early 80’s) after a UK ship was hit by a French-made Exocet missile fired by Argentina, UK diplomats massively pressurised their ally, France, to provide the required codes which could be radioed to future in-flight exocets. further french-made armaments would not be able to hit the UK forces.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Labour is wilfully ignoring that the climate crisis is at a crunch point.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Every extra oil well widens the availability of the product, that’s bad. Please stop drilling.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Even better than a cart of apples⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Catenary is the magic word here