thebigslime
@thebigslime@lemmy.world
- Comment on Framework temporarily pausing some laptop sales in the US due to tariffs 2 days ago:
Poor Puerto Rico
- Comment on The Switch 2 Rollout Was So Convoluted It Made Us Want A Steam Deck. 1 week ago:
The first model run of Switches had a CPU hardware flaw that wad Nvidia’s fault.
- Comment on Why dont more people live in smaller communities , appart from economic opportunity (WFH is making it possible if not prefferable too) 1 week ago:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbanization?wprov=sfla1
See “Causes” and the link to rural flight.
- Comment on Everybody thinks of Do-Re-Mi, but it's Lonely Goatherd that really slaps. 1 week ago:
Do is the root of a key in solfeggio. In the most natural key, C, Do would be C. Basically, solfeggio is relative, not absolute. Most instrumental pedagogy use absolute pitches in North America. Vocal pedagogy has more use of relative pitches. This makes sense, as many instruments have absolute means of playing most notes. The voice does not.
- Comment on American and British English spelling and pronunciations 1 week ago:
Great Britain is a stone’s throw from France but their use of French loan words is attrocious.
- Comment on Please dont feed the creatures 🪱 2 weeks ago:
A decade ago I listened to an episode of This American Life about non-offending pedophiles. It was very interesting.
- Comment on One-handed games? 2 weeks ago:
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu/Eevee both support single hand mode.
- Comment on You guys have to end it 4 weeks ago:
Jeeps are the bottom of the barrel for reliability and build quality, so godspeed on your journeys.
- Comment on You guys have to end it 4 weeks ago:
Seattle, too. VW Vanagon Westphalia with the kitchenette and poptop. Heavy, gutless, and steep roads are a tricky combo.
- Comment on You guys have to end it 4 weeks ago:
Ah the Mustang II. What a historically bad letdown.
- Comment on You guys have to end it 4 weeks ago:
If they aren’t made by Nissan, they are.
- Comment on New To Android? What Apps to Choose? 5 weeks ago:
Sorry, I was mistaken. I thought development halted. That was Mull.
- Comment on Orange Fever 5 weeks ago:
I was standing not 15’ from this guy at that protest!
- Comment on Why do most Americans use an iPhone? 1 month ago:
The answer is marketing by Apple and mobile carriers, which lean on peer pressure via iMessage. Plus the iPhone built on the success of the iPod, which led the market for mp3 players.
- Comment on Amazon shuts down Chime, its Zoom alternative 1 month ago:
I work for local government and we routinely use Zoom.
- Comment on Should I be Concerned? 1 month ago:
Maybe they no longer satisfy the governmemt definition of tortilla chip? Like “cheese product” or frozen dairy treat".
- Comment on The life 1 month ago:
Less expensive Galaxies retain uSD support.
- Comment on Framework ships RISC-V board for its 13" laptops along with "boardless" laptop chassis. 2 months ago:
Yes it supported PPC and MIPS, which are RISC platforms.
- Comment on Thanks Duo, I don't know how I'm supposed to feel about a coquettish green owl-unicorn 2 months ago:
Dickbutt meets the Prince from Katamari Damacy meets Adventure Time
- Comment on her favourite colour is blue :) 4 months ago:
Lemme smash?
- Comment on It's fire... Maybe concerning but fire still 4 months ago:
Buncha perkele
- Comment on What does this emoji mean? Is this a British thumbs up? 5 months ago:
Jennifer is pooping at parties, and she is letting peoples know?!
- Comment on You're going outside for decoration! 5 months ago:
thank mr skeltal