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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Retvrn To Tradition⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  During each American war of aggression, I think about this quote from ‘Lord of War’. I know it’s fiction, but it also describes reality and it hits very hard each time.

  Yuri: But in the Iran-Iraq War, you sold guns to both sides. Simeon Weisz: Did you ever consider that I wanted both sides to lose?

• If we were to apply the logic of cookie banners and T&Cs in real life, it would look like sexual harassment at best, gang rape at worst
  Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ to ⁨showerthoughts@lemmy.world⁩ | ⁨4⁩ ⁨comments⁩
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I like how inventive this is⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Pretty much sums up my life rn…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The purpose of many company emails is not to inform the reader, but to protect the writer.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Bureaucracy is a construct designed to maximise the distance between a decision maker and the consequences of his actions

  N.N. Taleb

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨At one time, a man seeing a female's naked knee was equivalent to a man seeing a female's breast today.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Interesting !

  Reminds me of the Islamic concept of the Aura, which basically denotes body parts that should be covered in public. There’s the so-called greater and the so-called lesser Aura. The greater Aura (= the body parts for which you commit a greater sin should you uncover yours in public or look at someone else’s), goes from the navel to the knees. Thus, for a Muslim woman, it is less of a sin to go topless (as long as her pants cover all the way up to the navel) as it is to run around in a miniskirt or shorts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GitHub Is Down⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Replace code written by humans with AI-generated code! They said. It will be fun! They said.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There's still life left in them!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s a feature, not a bug.

• Are there any cultures where kissing is taboo?
  Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ to ⁨nostupidquestions@lemmy.world⁩ | ⁨23⁩ ⁨comments⁩
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the laziest way to create a website that looks really nice and is maintainable?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This, and don’t forget to use W3’s HTML and CSS validators.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In most cases the simplest explanation is the correct one⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This really happened to someone I know. Her child is indeed an asshole, so when she got the test results all negative and basically saying that the boy is nothing but a spoiled brat, it was a surprise for no-one but her.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The lyrics to "if you're happy and you know it" imply you can be happy and not know it⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Best (and most existential) one I’ve seen in quite a while.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨shit⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For those who haven’t had the joy of killing Barney, I’ve got you covered.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What DDNS providers you guys recommend?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I used nsupdate for years and it worked just fine. I remember it being down, one time only, for like five minutes. For a project that depends entirely on donations, the service and availability they provide is just awesome.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Salt is very salty. Sugar is not that sweet.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You might laugh, but the first time I made Lebanese-style yoghurt (the one with mint and cucumbers), I simply added salt in the same amount I would have added sugar for a sweet yoghurt. Needless to say, I couldn’t eat it…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Evidence That Humans Now Speak in a Chatbot-Influenced Dialect Is Getting Stronger⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Depressing, but not surprising. Even before the AS hype, I had long noticed that many people I regularly talk to (including a member of my immediate family who has been a teacher for decades) make horrendous spelling and grammar mistakes that they wouldn’t make if they picked up at least one book, at least once every few months. So: people were already forgetting how to write, spell, and even read coherently way before chatbots.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Value of NVIDIA Now Exceeds an Unprecedented 16% of U.S. GDP⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Totally not a bubble. At all.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Knowing how to do many things while not specialising at anything is the perfect way to be replaceable at work.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  …though I’d like to add that, in the original post, ‘at work’ == ‘at someone else’s company’

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Knowing how to do many things while not specialising at anything is the perfect way to be replaceable at work.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Good point, thanks for the insights

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Knowing how to do many things while not specialising at anything is the perfect way to be replaceable at work.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My point is (almost) exactly the opposite: I’d argue that any of those non-specialists can be replaced at any time with other non-specialists (best case scenario), or with bootlickers, nutjobs and yay-sayers (worst case scenario). In other words, you shouldn’t aspire to be the one your boss delegates every shitty piece of ‘work’ he can think of, rather, to be THE one everyone else in the company has to wait for if they want X or Y done.

• Knowing how to do many things while not specialising at anything is the perfect way to be replaceable at work.
  Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ to ⁨showerthoughts@lemmy.world⁩ | ⁨10⁩ ⁨comments⁩
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Today's Massive AWS Outage That Took Down Your Favorite Sites Is Still Going On⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have ZERO sympathy for companies whose services are affected by this. Because seriously, fuck Amazon.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft is making every Windows 11 PC an AI PC⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  …and 99,99% of middle managers ‘’‘working’‘’ in tech be like yeaaaaaaaa daddy just cram that shit down my throat like I’m an abused goose!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨got this ad and uh⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Reminds me that, at least according to Wikipedia, one of the biggest allies of the ‘Aryan Brotherhood’ US prison gang is none other than… the Mexican mafia.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Actual footage of real life events⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I always thought not being able to use it’s and its correctly was bad enough…until I saw people confusing those and does in the wild…wtf.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Put your pride on the shelf and just go there, to the Y.M.C.A.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I bet it tastes like cheetos.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If chickens are modern dinosaurs some dinosaurs probably tasted like chicken.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Anyone here in the mood for a tasty, crispy, roasted Compsognathus?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Confirms Non-ADB APK Installs Will Require Developer Registration⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d say ‘change banks’.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Confirms Non-ADB APK Installs Will Require Developer Registration⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  No they don’t. There are viable, open source alternatives for 99% of the software/services we use. The fact that people are not aware of it is already like half of the real problem.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ParanoidAndroid was the perfect name for a privacy focused android custom rom⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I actually fell into that trap.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why aren't those into bondage and S/M called "leatherosexuals"?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s Monday, but I already know what the ‘best thing I’ve read all week’ is.