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The White House releases new arcade games that run on the browser in c/games@lemmy.world
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Brief independent investigation of agents’ behavior, reasoning and collaboration in the OpenAI / Hugging Face hacking incident (metr.org)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by nerdhd@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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https://metr.org/hugging-face-incident-report-aug-2026.pdf

What's the weirdest thing in english? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
What's the weirdest thing in english? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] nerdhd@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Though on the topic of the definite article, as a kid I found articles in general to be weird as my native language has none, so there were just these "untranslatable" words in front of some nouns for some reason

Funny you mention this, cuz I have been trying to learn japanese lately and it not having articles is a big obstacle for me.

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What's the weirdest thing in english? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by nerdhd@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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Is it the definite article?

So, to reiterate, when it comes to when to use the "the", the only universal rule is this:

Some rules (such as the two you've given) might hold 95%+ of the time, but unfortunately there may be weird and arbitrary exceptions that you'll just have to learn.

Source: https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/365074/the-use-of-the-definite-article-with-the-names-of-museums-art-galleries-etc/365083#365083

Is it capitalization?

Because a cursory look at the Wikipedia page for capitalization also reveals that it is not without its quirks.

For example:

planets and other celestial bodies: "Jupiter", "the Crab Nebula"; and "the Earth", "the Sun", or "the Moon" should be capitalized according to the International Astronomical Union based on its manual of style, but style guides may suggest differently.[19]

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization_in_English

Is it the fact the way something is written almost has no bearing on how it's pronounced?

Please tell me your thoughts.

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I'm 600 elo on chess dot com, what should I do to improve now? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by nerdhd@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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I'm guessing I should play more games(duh) and study theory...?

Can I become a writer when this is the quality of my writing? Please be honest. in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
Today I won against a 300 elo player in chess in c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
[–] nerdhd@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Not really, you can watch the match if you want: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSxydBunE/

Today I won against a 300 elo player in chess in c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
[–] nerdhd@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Chess.com won't let me to change it for some reason

Today I won against a 300 elo player in chess in c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
[–] nerdhd@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

That's definitely not the case on bullet.

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Today I won against a 300 elo player in chess (infosec.pub)
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So, has age verification really become the new normal? (lemmy.world)
 

I'm asking because I just had to verify my age thanks to YouTube requiring me to watch a video that was age restricted.

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Guys, I am in need of niche media to larp, any suggestions? (lemmy.world)
 

Niche media like Slay the Princess, Talentless Nana, Divine Gate, etc.

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Is chess the most frustrating game to lose in? (lemmy.world)
 

Seriously, I have not been this tilted since the last time I played Brawlhalla and League of Legends.

Is it just me or is Lemmy less active than reddit? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] nerdhd@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

After spending some more time on Lemmy, I have to say, that's very true

Is it just me or is Lemmy less active than reddit? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] nerdhd@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

After spending some more time on Lemmy, I have to say, that's very true

Is it just me or is Lemmy less active than reddit? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] nerdhd@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Amazing answer. Thank you very much for your answer and anecdotes, it's very helpful.

Is it just me or is Lemmy less active than reddit? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] nerdhd@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Thank you very much for the excellent answer. I could say even the best one.

Is it just me or is Lemmy less active than reddit? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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Is it just me or is Lemmy less active than reddit? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by nerdhd@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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So, I got site-wide banned from reddit a while ago due to using the word "purge" on a post and since then I have been using Lemmy more and more. However, one thing that I have noticed is that Lemmy is less active than reddit.

For example, the most comments I have seen a post get is 200, where in reddit I'm confident it would get much more.

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Goathard vs Fraudtela LEAKED (youtube.com)
 

https://youtube.com/watch?v=KiiZ_-xlasA

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Fraudtela vs Goathard LEAKED (youtube.com)
 

https://youtube.com/watch?v=KiiZ_-xlasA

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Firefox vs chrome (youtube.com)
 

https://youtube.com/watch?v=HkpANk2rikY

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I won against a 200 elo player! (youtube.com)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by nerdhd@lemmy.world to c/videos@lemmy.world
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Am I the Hikaru Nakamura of 100 elo chess?

https://youtube.com/shorts/1MxqdUYcV4o

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