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[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Wish I knew more about language mechanics like this. Always fascinates me

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 26 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

Right? "Made me cry on a school trip" (for reasons that I'm sure we're totally out of line on the teacher's part and omitted just for brevity's sake)

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

Agreed, as a lifelong PS fanboy. The only redeeming quality is that I can play my PS4 disks on my PS5, other than that XB seems better in every way

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

OoooPEN the CURTains

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Kickstarter when?

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Right? I dunno how it was back in the old days but Clerks is maybe the worst representation of modern service workers I've ever seen. I've got a "hard labor" job and work about 1/4th as hard doing that than I ever did in service when I was younger

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Lol reminds me of playing soldiers with my friends as a kid lobbing real neutralized surplus grenades at each other, basically ~3lb chunks of steel at that point. Let the kids play with grenades!!

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And handheld gaming is a full-body experience.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

Please replace your carbon monoxide detector batteries

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Am I tripping or is this Guernica?

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 72 points 6 days ago

Germany looking 80 years in the past like "let's do that again."

Israel is NOT a Jewish state, it's a Neo-Nazi regime. If I wanted to kill as many jews as possible, I'd convince them that they "belong" in a tiny country surrounded by neighbours who want to destroy them.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Knowing the right tool for the job, specifically when it comes to repairing the things they own. I get that familiarizing yourself with your car's engine bay isn't the sexiest thing to do if it doesn't interest you, but most systems are incredibly intuitive once you know how to use a couple of basic tools. Competency in hand tools is something I think everyone should have TBH

 

Just tried pouring some ginger ale in my lemonade (homemade). 10/10, much better than I wouldn't thought

 

~~Unpopular preference, maybe? I've worked the title a few times but can't get it phrased as a concise opinion. Regardless, I think it still fits the spirit of the group.~~

SMS Texting in 2025 sucks. The overwhelming majority of "unknowns" texting me are marketing BS (that I didn't sign up for), scams, and other junk. It's almost at the same state that calling was ~10 years ago. Even besides that, texting a friend/family member to have a conversation feels so... wasteful? It's something I used to do and now never would. Anecdote: I also barely respond to texts at this point unless it's a direct question, "I'm at the store, do we need milk?" "Yes." Even still, half the time I'd just call them to say "yes." According to my cellular provider, I've sent 16 SMS messages since March 25th.

If I'm trying to contact someone, I always just call them unless I know they won't pick up and have told others to do the same with me.

Counterpoint to this is that some people think it's rude to cold-call, which is fair, but I have a good enough relationship with the people I keep regular contact with so that they know they can just call back at their own decision. Other than that, I'm only calling businesses/customer support, so it's a moot point.

 

I realized today, it's been a minute since I head the "glass is actually a very slow moving liquid" myth from someone. Just wondering if there's been anything else like this since you were a kid.

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