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recapitated , in People warn about culture shock, but nothing prepared ne for this solid toilet paper roll in Vietnam

I got a box of these from Amazon in 2020.

MystikIncarnate ,

Are you still using them?

recapitated ,

They were kinda handy to have around tbh. Like, tissue in my backpack during allergy season, or in my car. I think we used them as tp on a camping trip.

At home, we only used them until the usual tp rolls came back into supply.

They came in a pretty big package so we had them around for a couple years, but I think they’re all gone now… So, yeah we used them, maybe not as intended and maybe not favorably, but they saved my ass in 2020, literally!

itsgroundhogdayagain , in *He's beginning to believe*

RVA!

RisingSwell , in rizztastic

The fact the skibidi says yes yes instead of skibidi makes me think they’ve seen it, because everyone who hasn’t tends to just say skibidi.

Skua ,

I suppose if you hear your class talking about something a lot, it probably makes some sense to at least briefly look into it. Especially if the general gist of it can be understood by watching one thirty second youtube video

RisingSwell ,

Yeah, wasn’t saying it as a bad thing, just as a likely assumption.

jballs ,
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I’ve read your sentence half a dozen times and it’s making my head swim. Can someone please translate?

Cadeillac ,
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I think the character says what they actually say in the video, as opposed to saying skibidi which is what everyone who has not seen it assumes he says. I’m in the latter party

jballs ,
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I’m still lost. Be right back, asking my middle schoolers to translate.

jballs ,
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Ok I got some middle schooler translation on this. Apparently there’s a video of a guy’s (a Half Life character’s) head coming out of a toilet. You can see it drawn on the board to the far right of the picture. In the video, he spouts a bunch of nonsense including “Yes yes”.

Said middle schooler is annoyed that I asked him, since apparently this is some elementary school-aged memes. This checks out, because my 4th grader over heard us talking and yelled “Skibibi!!”

Cadeillac ,
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pigup , in Happy Labor Day

Seems like this story is BS. I can’t speak to that but Scott Kelly fought with NASA management to lower the acceptable CO2 levels in the space station because it was making everyone sick and initially they refused to do it and he even had to consult with navy people on what acceptable CO2 levels they let in their submarines and finally NASA ended up matching theirs.

JusticeForPorygon , (edited )
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Imagine being in space and everyone around you is sick and you try to tell the group you have contact with in the vacuum of oblivion and they’re just like “nuh uh”

“We are literally up here getting hypoxia.”

“🙊,🙈”

lauha , in America's Smartest Man Finds Something Interesting

All the “high T alpha males” I’ve ever met are also the least critical thinkers I’ve ever met.

Tar_alcaran ,

And none of them have ever backed it up with a blood test

GroundedGator ,

Yeah I tend to think that anyone who identifies as high t alpha male is actually just the opposite.

They are usually the ones seeking admiration and approval. Meanwhile the free thinkers are just doing our days and caring for our tribes. No approval needed.

Thorry84 , (edited )

>be me >high T alpha male born to breed and lead >go to doc to confirm I am the most alpha of all >doc says your T levels are through the roof >fuck yeah it is I am a total chad >doc is like nah bruh you got the big C >mfw I only have 6 weeks to live

xx3rawr ,

I got bic cockser. hel yea B)

Ryan213 , in The barbieheimer debate rages
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I actually enjoyed Barbie more. Both good movies though.

Diprount_Tomato ,
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I didn’t. Barbie was a nice time watching a movie that didn’t even seem to take itself seriously so it allows surreal and fun moments.

But Oppenheimer was just a masterpiece

Ryan213 ,
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To each their own!

MargotRobbie ,
@MargotRobbie@lemmy.world avatar

Pssh. Everyone knows that the lead actress whats-her-name takes herself super seriously and would never, ever, say or do anything just because it’s funny.

PRUSSIA_x86 ,

Is that academy award winning actress Margot Robbie?

MargotRobbie ,
@MargotRobbie@lemmy.world avatar

Nominated. Would have been winning* if they let me name the movie “It’s Hardin’ Time” instead of “I, Tonya” then have Jared Leto rip me off.

True genius is never appreciated until it is too late.

undefinedValue ,

Lmao It’s Hardin time would have made it one of the greats. I’m sorry they held you back from your true potential Margot.

MargotRobbie ,
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But next March… I can feel that Oscar already has my name on it…

funkless_eck ,

I strongly disagree. Both were middling and forgettable. In a year or so most people will struggle to recall anything about either movie.

Something_Complex ,

cuz maybe you are not smart enough to understand Oppenheimer.

But I guess some people are just simple.

Here I’ll translate, bomb go bombom humanity goes die die. Unstoppable process , no stop.

Simple?

funkless_eck ,

it’s not about that at all.

my criticisms in brief:

  • creating a post-post-modern work but centering the drama around the pre-modern harmartia in a character
  • the absolute break neck speed of narrative in an incredibly long work, without intermission is very draining and not enjoyable
  • the absence of charisma from the lead character coupled with the inexplicable attraction and support of everyone around him to him
  • "who’s story was it?" there were so many conflicting POVs, and about half a dozen endings
  • the surrealism wasn’t earned or justified
  • the entire thing is about the possible human cost of such decisions but the only victim we see is imaginary
  • most of the dialog is essentially exposition of scientific or legal terms
  • although what happens - post hoc - was interesting. the actual experience of watching it unfold was just watching a bunch of people bicker about their jobs
Something_Complex ,

XD well I’ll make it simpler, we are all dead men walking. In a society without patience I understand what you mean.

But 3 hours to build up to one sentence is something that I’ve never seen benfore in any other movie.

Considering the sentence, well nah this movie was something else.

You can expres you complaints however you want. But I never saw it as boring at any point…

volvoxvsmarla ,

Honestly man, have you never heard of atom bombs and nuclear power before that movie? You make it sound like this movie is enlightening humanity about the dangers of nuclear weapons and revealing some kind of secrets that haven’t been common knowledge for decades.

Or to use your degrading language that you seem to like to make us dumb dumbs understand: small thing goes boing, that bad, we deady-dead, just as granny said.

bighatchester ,

I feel like me and my gf are the only people that had zero interest in Oppenheimer . Just didn’t appeal to me at all , barbie was great though !

Ibaudia ,
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I loved Oppenheimer because I love biopics. Didn’t bother with Barbie because it seemed not my style.

partial_accumen , (edited )

Didn’t bother with Barbie because it seemed not my style.

What I assumed the movie would be about being a Barbie movie isn’t my style either. However, the Barbie movie was quite a bit more than I expected. I rather liked the subtle feminist messaging underneath the obvious message. The movie also didn’t take itself too seriously on what could be considered very delicate topics. I’d recommend it even for non-typical Barbie doll audience.

naught ,

The musical numbers are also great

thorbot ,

Ok I’m definitely out

naught ,

I support u

SpaceNoodle ,

There was subtle messaging beneath the extremely overt messaging?

MargotRobbie ,
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While the feminist message was not meant to be subtle, there are plenty of subtle messages that people still haven’t figured out yet. At it’s core, Barbie is about identity and existence.

It’s not that deep, but it is a bit more complex than at first glance.

0ops ,

For what it’s worth, Barbie was way weirder than I thought it was going to be. Worth a watch imo

MargotRobbie ,
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Yay

Ryan213 ,
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Omg omg you were awesome! Ilysm!!

TexMexBazooka ,

Lol

MargotRobbie ,
@MargotRobbie@lemmy.world avatar

Of course I am, when was I ever not the best part of every movie I’m in?

reptar ,

I liked you in skinny Pete. I think that’s what it was called. And I think it was Margot

thefloweracidic ,

OH MY GOD ITS MARGOT ROBBIE I LOVE YOU!!

MargotRobbie ,
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

ALSO,THAT’S ESTEEMED ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED CHARACTER ACTRESS MARGOT ROBBIE TO YOU!!!

Kuba ,

I’d like to apologize on behalf of [email protected] ESTEEMED ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED CHARACTER ACTRESS MARGOT ROBBIE

NocturnalMorning , in The barbieheimer debate rages

A little sexist on this joke don’t you think?

STRIKINGdebate2 OP ,
@STRIKINGdebate2@lemmy.world avatar

All things exist so I don’t understand your point. Btw if you meant sexist then it’s not.

NocturnalMorning ,

I did mean sexist, and it is.

DragonTypeWyvern ,

Sexist, no.

The person making the original comment being insecure in their masculinity, yes.

snapoff ,

It’s implicit bias based on the fallacy of both stereotypes and gender roles in society

snapoff ,

The dictionary defines sexism as…

noun: sexism prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex. “sexism in language is an offensive reminder of the way the culture sees women”

In this comment chain, I intend to examine…

feedum_sneedson ,

semen

Haagel ,

Did you just assume my existence?!

TexMexBazooka ,

CHECK YOUR PRIVILEGE!

poplargrove ,

Hahaha how original and not playing on something totally made up.

My gender is attack helicopter??!!

creditCrazy ,
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Fellas is it sexist to be shy, awkward, boring person to hang around, or have shit luck.

MindSkipperBro12 ,

“Wanna hear the N word, Murray?”

Tiuku , in Zero, an Android app that does nothing

What if I don’t want to do anything?

rob_t_firefly OP ,
@rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world avatar

Than it’s the app for you!

Marighost ,
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You won’t be doing anything, you’ll be doing nothing. Hope this helps.

Theme , in Open only once a month.

Can’t even say werewolves anymore.

Because of woke 😔

dream_weasel ,

Thanks Obama.

Cybermass , in WEB 4.69

Skype was mostly p2p so it enabled a lot more free functionality. Discord runs everything through its servers.

stevestevesteve ,

Almost as though it would be better if it didn’t

boonhet ,

Pros and cons.

The experience is way more consistent in a centralized service. In Skype, sometimes your messages took ages to send and the call quality was horrible.

In turn, on a centralized service, they have limits, monetization, and they can sell your data.

DannyMac , in I bet Rockstar is thinking twice about *checks notes* making a normal looking female character.
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I like how he’s turning extwitter into 4chan. Advertisers hate it though, but advertising only accounts for 90% of their revenue, nbd

vivadanang ,

That’s ok, Muskoid is going to sue the ADL and Media Matters, and based on his extremely flawed ideas regarding Freedom Of Speech, he probably believes he can win lol.

he’s such a fucking clown

FlyingSquid ,
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His claim for suing Media Matters is that ads don’t always appear next to Neo-Nazis, therefore they had to hit refresh until one did.

Which… they never said otherwise? And that doesn’t really change things?

PsychedSy ,

No, it’s that they didn’t for anyone organically. Media Matters essentially broke their advertising algo and pretended anyone else saw them.

FlyingSquid ,
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Nonsense. All they did was hit refresh. Anyone can do it.

PsychedSy ,

That isn’t accurate - you can look up the details before getting all fussy. Of all the twitter users they were the only user that saw one pairing and one of the other pairings may have been seen by one actual user, but also might’ve just been MM seeing it twice.

It wasn’t an organic thing and it’ll be interesting to see if it goes to court.

FlyingSquid ,
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Even Twitter isn’t claiming that Media Matters somehow broke their algorithm (unsurprisingly, since that makes Twitter look terrible):

The lawsuit filed Monday accuses Media Matters of publishing a report that distorted the likelihood of ads appearing beside extremist content on X, a move the social media company says led major and influential advertisers to suspend their campaigns en masse. The company alleges that the group’s testing methodology was not representative of how real users experience the site and calls for a judge to force Media Matters to take down the analysis.

The case appears to be a “bogus” attempt to chill criticism in a way that “flatly contradicts basic First Amendment principles,” Ted Boutrous, a First Amendment attorney with years of experience dealing with the tech industry, told CNN. Boutrous added that the case could backfire for X in the discovery phase, as Media Matters could demand internal information that, if presented at trial, could prove embarrassing or highly damaging to the social media company.

The lawsuit also contains “fatal flaws” by conceding that ads did, in fact, appear beside extremist content, regardless of how Media Matters achieved that result, according to Steve Vladeck, a law professor at the University of Texas and a CNN contributor.

“The complaint admits that the thing Media Matters was making a big deal about actually happened,” Vladeck said. “Most companies wouldn’t want their ads running next to neo-Nazi content even once, and wouldn’t care about the exact percentage of users who were encountering such side-by-side placement.”

Contrary to the complaint, Media Matters “never claimed that what it found was typical of other users’ experience,” Vladeck added.

www.cnn.com/2023/11/21/tech/…/index.html

PsychedSy ,

They contrived a situation that literally happened to nobody else. You’ll have to excuse my liberty with the word broken, but this is a non-issue.

If it wasn’t musk none of us would give a fuck. If a right wing propaganda mill did the same thing everyone would happily admit it’s misleading. The fact that it gets any traction at all is so fucking depressing.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

They contrived a situation that literally happened to nobody else.

How do you know? You’re taking Twitter’s word for it. Why?

PsychedSy ,

I’m comfortable they didn’t lie about their analytics in a court filing. If they did, the court case will be even more fun.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Did you actually see their analytics or are you just going with Twitter PR about them?

PsychedSy ,

If I’m not mistaken, it’s in the court filings. I am heading out to grab a friend but I can try to look it up when I get back.

vivadanang ,

how much does Musk compensate you for all this mate?

vivadanang ,

It wasn’t an organic thing and it’ll be interesting to see if it goes to court.

it was completely organic. no outside-twitter resources were used to achieve the result - they literally used twitter’s tools and proved it could happen readily. That’s all advertisers need to see to bug the fuck out.

PsychedSy ,

We have different definitions of organic. I think the fact that only they saw some of the pairings shows it’s something no legitimate user did.

You don’t have to modify a lawn mower to flip it upside down and throw cats in it my friend.

vivadanang ,

You don’t have to modify a lawn mower to flip it upside down and throw cats in it my friend.

no you just have to be a psychopath to suggest it.

did they break twitter, inject code, falsify user records, hack anything? No.

They used the service as it’s intended - picked some people and brands to follow then refreshed their feed. Buddy, that’s as organic as manure - and even if it somehow was gamed, dozens of other instances of hate shit being positioned aside brands THAT RIGHTFULLY DON’T WANT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH HATE SHIT have been posted - it’s not just media matters.

it’s not just the ADL’s criticism.

GET IT THROUGH YOUR FUCKING MELON - Musk’s the problem. Your refusal to see the obvious is sad.

PsychedSy ,

no you just have to be a psychopath to suggest it.

Ah. Miss the point and make a stupid medical diagnosis? Not the best start. I’ll get back to this.

They used the service as it’s intended - picked some people and brands to follow then refreshed their feed.

If it’s organic why did nobody else see the combo? They literally behaved in a way no other user has, and it was contrived to find edge cases in the ad service. It’s not organic use.

We’re talking about facts and definitions. There’s no reason for you to be this worked up, angry or vile to other people.

vivadanang ,

Ah. Miss the point and make a stupid medical diagnosis? Not the best start. I’ll get back to this.

yeah suggesting murdering animals as a method to defend free speech was you’re weird tactic mate, not mine.

So you’re suggesting without the ‘contrived’ method of selecting people to follow, which is part of twitter’s core features, that no one would see these issues?

Because that’s a lie. It’s happened to hundreds of users. And seeing awful shit on twitter is getting more regular because of Musk’s idiotic reversal on content moderation. time.com/…/twitters-hate-content-advertisers/

You literally don’t know what you’re talking about or are being intentionally disingenous - it’s gross and sad. Fuck off with your bullshit, you defend nazis and their proponents - what the fuck is wrong with you?

And how dare you criticize anyone for getting worked up about your nazi apologist bullshit, you suggested mowing cats, sicko.

PsychedSy ,

I genuinely hope you have a good weekend.

vxx ,

If your lawnmower is faulty and you find out after a couple of uses, I don’t claim it only counts if the lawnmower was used by each person once.

PsychedSy ,

When nobody has a problem with your millions of mowers except one guy, we usually ask what’s wrong with the guy rather than the mower.

Fuckfuckmyfuckingass ,
@Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world avatar

How’s Elon’s boot taste?

PsychedSy ,

I don’t like being lied to, even if the lie fits my worldview.

vivadanang ,

right? they’ve illustrated it happens. Advertisers don’t want to be shown with nazi content, elon’s hosting nazi content, it’s really that simple.

jaybone ,

What’s the advertising like on 4chan? I haven’t been on there in like 15 years. Maybe there were banner ads last time I was on there lol.

Warl0k3 ,

Weeb merch, dick pills and malicious links. So pretty much what it’s always been tbh.

Blackmist ,

I don’t remember hearing what Jack Dorsey thought of anything.

Musk has literally paid 30 billion to have his own private megaphone on the internet.

Diprount_Tomato , in They forgot the LGBTQ...
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

And the solution is?

LinkOpensChest_wav ,
Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

Bro thinks an utopia will work

LinkOpensChest_wav ,

If that’s what you think this says, then you completely misunderstand anarchism.

This book describes current and past societies that have functioned using anarchist principles such as horizontality, mutual aid, none of which are utopian, but all of which are significantly more equitable than systems like capitalism, feudalism, authoritarianism, and statehood.

MonkeMischief ,

Thank you for the link! AnarchistLibrary is cool but sometimes it’s hard to find the solid stuff from the tumblr rants.

I agree, it’s amazing how “revolutionary” it is to hold the idea that people can lead and cooperate just fine without a someone “on top” making all the rules everyone just follows because they say so. Some people just can’t fathom not being lead around by the nose.

They think we’re utopian, but I’d rather work towards an equitable world using anarchist principles, knowing it won’t create a utopia, than give up and let greed and hatred win out because that’s the status quo.

“This current situation is the best we’ve got so far” is such a low bar.

LinkOpensChest_wav ,

Amen. One of the things I like best about anarchism is it introduces concepts that we can begin to practice immediately vs. awaiting some future revolution.

I really like the book I linked because to me it’s so much easier to read and digest than some of the famous works by authors like Kropotkin or Goldman.

Audible Anarchist has also uploaded a few chapters from the book, which I’ve been listening to on my walks: piped.privacydev.net/…/UCaO1QA8QL99_eb0XhJI2Fyw

www.youtube.com/channel/UCaO1QA8QL99_eb0XhJI2Fyw

SatansMaggotyCumFart ,

My ex-wife liked to practice horizontality with everyone she met.

LinkOpensChest_wav ,

Ayyyyy

Arelin ,

I, too, choose to practice horizontality with SatansMaggotyCumFart’s wife

SatansMaggotyCumFart ,

Ex-wife.

Very important distinction.

Arelin , (edited )

Democratically owning the means of production among the workers. Instead of some greedy rich guy who’d want to give as little of the profit as possible to the people actually making the product or providing the service.

Diprount_Tomato , (edited )
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You mean capitalist cooperatives? They exist and even Milei wants to turn Aerolíneas Argentinas into one

Arelin ,

Co-ops and unions are certainly steps in the right direction, but they’re more like temporary band-aids over Capitalism instead of implementing proper Socialism.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

Because proper socialism always devolves into tyranny

Arelin , (edited )

How so? Cuba has one of the most open democracies in the world. Plus free healthcare, no homelessness, and enough free high level education to provide Italy with doctors during the pandemic.

All while the world’s current top superpower is right beside them, sees them as an enemy, and has a still ongoing embargo on them for 60 years now to prevent them from trading with other countries. That’ll hopefully change once China’s Belt and Road Initiative is complete though.

Clearly this model works. It does require expelling landleeches, plantation owners and billionaires if they don’t hand over the means of production to the workers (like Cuba did after the revolution), but I don’t think most people would mind that.

It also historically requires fighting off the US though because military, oil, and other private corporation owners can’t exploit Socialist countries as much, which is harder.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

That first paragraph already proves that you can’t be reasoned with

Arelin ,

I can’t think of anything to refute your comment

So you understand my point. Thanks lol

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

No, it’s just pointless to argue with someone so out of touch with reality he believes Cuba is one of the most democratic countries

Arelin , (edited )

It is though? People directly nominate individuals in their area, and the ballots are checked in public where anyone can attend.

This results in a Parliament that evenly and properly represents the entire population. That’s why Cuba has an unusually high percentage of women in the government, 53.22% now (U.S has 29.0%), and better LGBT rights than the U.S. nowadays.

The power of a proper democracy.

Being rich as an advantage is also taken away by banning advertising yourself/anyone. You need social connections with the people in your area (Socialism) instead.

Not knowing something is fine, but being ignorant and arrogant about it is unfortunate. Though I suppose it is unbelievable, if you’re in a Capitalist country, to hear that a nation has solved homelessness, starvation, and education by just changing its political/economic system (and fighting off the US after).

Imagine its sheer potential once it can trade with other countries with that massive advantage, after the US is eventually forced to stop the embargo.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

Why is dissent brutally repressed then? Also writing walls of text won’t make you right

Arelin , (edited )

You mean the 2021 “protests”? Most of it was pro-government/revolution ones against CIA-backed ‘protests’ that were spun up by Fox News to be pro-US; by blurring out signs and the like. And a fake Twitter campaign run by bots.

Second thought made a great video covering the whole thing; he has sources in the description.

This is nothing new for the US; the CIA staged a coup in Iran to overthrow the democratically elected Mosaddegh because his policies would benefit Iran instead of US’s oil companies, caused a mass killing in Indonesia in 1965 and a coup in Chile to replace it with a military dictatorship for similar reasons. Great way to justify military action.

These aren’t declassified until decades later for obvious reasons. They’re called “color revolutions” and are staged by billion dollar US corporations to set the stage for military or political action. Best way to spot them is seeing if they have US-flags or have signs with generic lines like “Freedom”.

Also writing walls of text won’t make you right

https://lemmy.zip/pictrs/image/3eef1635-10d1-4329-8a33-45269d9a94b7.webp

UFODivebomb ,

Thanks for the “wall of text”! Also, the meme is good.

I didn’t know long form writing was inherently bad to some TIL 😂

Arelin ,

Ayy glad it helped someone 🤝🤝

Arelin ,

Downvoting in a discussion is kinda cringe bro ngl, specially without replying why

Diprount_Tomato ,
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Bro got triggered

Arelin ,

Lmaoo you downvoted that too. Are karma numbers that important to you?

dangblingus ,

People always say this and then fail to provide a single example of when proper socialism existed and then destroyed the country.

Diprount_Tomato ,
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“This theory when applied didn’t end like in the book, therefore it’s not really that theory”

LemmysMum ,

Communism without actually sharing isn’t communism. Democracy without fair elections isn’t democracy. Socialism without the socialisation of the benefit of production is not socialism. Your ignorance of these things doesn’t change what they are.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

Again, the “the theory when applied doesn’t look like in the book so it’s not real communism”

LemmysMum , (edited )

No. The theory when applied doesn’t follow the book. The difference is something called contextual nuance, and you have no grasp of it.

Your position is like North Korea claiming democracy doesn’t work because they say they are one and it’s not working.

Diprount_Tomato ,
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The theory when applied ends up not following the book… I wonder why?

LemmysMum , (edited )

The theory when applied ends up not following the book… I wonder why?

Because you can’t read, as proven.

The difference is something called contextual nuance, and you have no grasp of it.

Your position is like North Korea claiming democracy doesn’t work because they say they are one and it’s not working.

You can continue acting stupid, but in your case I’m not sure it’s an act.

Diprount_Tomato ,
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North Korea’s definitely working. If it didn’t work it would have collapsed. It’s still hell, but a working one

LemmysMum ,

Is the Democratic Republic Of North Korea a Democracy? Because you’re trying to say yes.

Like I said, it’s called contextual nuance and you have no grasp of it.

You can continue acting stupid, but in your case I’m not sure it’s an act.

Diprount_Tomato ,
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No, it’s not a democracy because it doesn’t even bother following actual democratic principles. It’s just like Napoleon’s idea of democracy: I am the people, therefore if I have absolute power I’m being democratic.

Basically Cuba on steroids

LemmysMum ,

Exactly, and that’s why everything you’ve ever known as communism and socialism is in exactly the same boat. They didn’t follow the actual communistic or socialist principals. They were all little north Korea pretending to be those things.

Diprount_Tomato ,
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Except they did

LemmysMum ,

Like I said, you can continue acting stupid, but in your case it’s probably not an act.

Diprount_Tomato ,
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They “socialised” the means of production

LemmysMum ,

You’ve never read a book in your life, you have no clue what that phrase means. You have just proven yourself genuine and not an actor. You are a moron.

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Diprount_Tomato ,
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How do you give the means of production to a concept (the collective) if not by giving it to the institution that supposedly represents it (the state)?

LemmysMum ,

By actually distributing the value generated to the workers. It doesn’t require the state to do anything except legislate paying workers their worth. Adequately taxing those with means to pay for social services for those without. You know, actually benefitting the lowest rung of the social hierarchy beyond letting them beg for scraps and die.

I’ll give you a hint, no one is being paid what they’re worth while a profit margin exists because every dollar of profit is a dollar exploited from the supplier, the worker, and the customer, for the benefit of the mini kings of capitalism.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

That’s not giving the means of production, that’s just giving the benefits of production

LemmysMum ,

Which if you knew how to read a book you’d realise is the point. Like I said, you’re not pretending to be a moron.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

You’re telling me that while parroting “seize the means of production” when you only seem to want to abolish positive balances

Diprount_Tomato ,
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No, it’s not a democracy because it doesn’t even bother following actual democratic principles. It’s just like Napoleon’s idea of democracy: I am the people, therefore if I have absolute power I’m being democratic.

Basically Cuba on steroids

I copy-pasted my answer because you copy-pasted your comment

LemmysMum , (edited )

The only thing like Napoleon’s around here is your ego. Shame you don’t have the brains to go with it.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

Love your response, totally not an ad hominem

LemmysMum , (edited )

Of course it’s an ad hominem dumbass, I was insulting your lack of intelligence because I’ve already destroyed your argument but you’re literally too fucking stupid to clue on.

If you want to keep being clowned on like a child, keep being as ignorant as one. Running circles around you as you try to keep up is great practice. They say you shouldn’t argue with idiots like yourself, but that’s a skill issue imo.

I don’t expect your inevitable reply to miraculously be tempered with newfound cognizance either. I expect you to continue to act within your very restrictive personal limitations.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

Exactly when did you “destroy my argument”? I bet it’s right next to the tooth fairy

LemmysMum ,

The messages are there, I’d tell you to read them but comprehension isn’t your strong suite given that you didn’t pick anything up the first time through.

Thank you for proving my point.

Diprount_Tomato ,
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Whatever you say, just stop whining

LemmysMum ,

No one’s forcing you to espouse your stupidity.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

And you keep whining…

LemmysMum ,

You’re the one whining to me. Why do you keep coming back? Is it because I’m the closest thing to an emotional connection in your sad life?

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

No, it’s because I want to shut your commie ass up

LemmysMum ,

You can do that by not responding, I even told you that, but as I’ve been pointing out this whole time, you’re not smart enough to reign in your ego long enough to let go of me. I should be flattered that you find me so enthralling as to keep returning.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

I keep returning because you keep returning like a fly

LemmysMum ,

You keep returning because your ego is all you have after getting schooled like the child you continue to act. It’s so funny. This feeling you keep having? It’s your stupidity hurting you for your own actions.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

You claim I am the one that keeps returning out of pure ego yet you always want to answer last, curious

LemmysMum ,

Yes, because you still have a lesson to learn. You’re just very slow.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

And you keep coming here

LemmysMum ,

Well yes, how else will the slow child learn.

Diprount_Tomato ,
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Was that aimed at yourself?

LemmysMum ,

Is that the best you can do? Who am I kidding, of course it is.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

Just like the best thing you seem to be able to do is keep coming here out of pure ego

LemmysMum ,

You can’t even come up with your own shit you have to regurgitate what you’ve sucked out of my ass as I shat all over you.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

Or maybe I’m using the Uno card, who knows

LemmysMum ,

You sure don’t. That’s been proven.

Diprount_Tomato ,
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What’s proven? That you keep coming here?

LemmysMum ,

Well if you know you know. We know you don’t.

Diprount_Tomato ,
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Know that you’re doing exactly what you say I do presumably for the same reasons you claim I do?

LemmysMum ,

Sure, that would be a morons take on it.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

You haven’t stopped coming back

LemmysMum ,

You haven’t learned your lesson. Slow kids take longer to teach.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

Keep coming back.

LemmysMum ,

Yes you do. Because I’m the closest thing to a personal relationship you’ve ever had.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

-Said while doing exactly the same

LemmysMum ,

Oh no, I already told you why I was here, but you’re too slow to pick up on it even when told directly.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

Or you’re too slow to realise you’re doing exactly what you’re complaining about

LemmysMum ,

If self-awareness was a disease you’d be the healthiest person alive.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

-Said the least self-aware person ever

Literally just shut TF up and leave this thread

LemmysMum ,

Really, you’re back to being this stupid? Who am I kidding, you never stopped. Do we need to start again about how the only way this ends is when you learn the lesson I’m teaching? The slower you are the longer it will take.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

How don’t you get tired of being a fucking asshole for several days? Guess that’s your usual self, and I also guess that’s why the only personal interaction you seem to get is being an egotistical dickhead

Also, the only lesson someone needs to learn here is you taking more showers

LemmysMum ,

Lmao, that impotent rage won’t get you anywhere.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

Being a moron with a zealous desire to have the “moral high ground” won’t either

LemmysMum ,

So why do you keep trying?

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

That’s what I want to ask you

LemmysMum ,

Because idiots like you have important things to learn, I can repeat myself again if you still aren’t catching on. Like I’ve said almost a dozen times by now, the slow ones take the longest.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

Who TF do you think you are to teach anyone anything? You’re also definitely doing what you preach not to do

LemmysMum ,

I’m the perfect person to teach this lesson, the fact that you don’t know what it is, is just more proof of your idiocy, I’ve told you but you’re too slow to keep up. It’s OK, I have no qualms continuing until you learn your lesson. The best part about the lesson I’m teaching is it doesn’t require you to even know what I’m trying to teach you because the only way this conversation ends is once you have learnt that lesson.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

You haven’t answered my question in any part of your pedantic rambling, so I’m asking again

Who TF do you think you are to teach anyone anything? And why don’t you touch some grass instead of being a fedora-tipping prick?

LemmysMum ,

Why don’t you walk away instead of inflicting me upon yourself? I know why, ego, belligerence, stupidity, the list goes on. The lesson I’m teaching is one in humility. You want the conversation to end? Then jog on princess.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

Who do you think you are to teach humility? You’ve shown the opposite for like 5 days and been an absolute egotistical asshole obsessed with having the moral high ground

At this point I should just block you for being the most annoying person I’ve ever known on the internet

LemmysMum ,

And in doing so you’d have finally learned your lesson. But you’re stupid which is why you’re so slow. Told you a few times now the stupid ones take the longest. Jog on sunshine, if you’ve got the balls. Or will you come crawling back for more like you have for 3 days?

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

What lesson would I have learned, “Don’t bother talking to narcissist assholes”?

Now go back to your cave and look for another person to pray upon

LemmysMum ,

You’ll be learning the lesson on how to shut the fuck up and walk away with your tail between your legs, a lesson you’re seemingly well overdue. You know how to end this, but you can’t, you’re a cuck to my influence, you’ll come back again.

Diprount_Tomato ,
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LemmysMum ,

Knew you couldn’t stay away, good boy, now roll over.

Diprount_Tomato ,
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LemmysMum ,

Good little cuck. Now beg. Like you have for three days to be released from my grasp because you lack the willpower to check your ego.

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

TF is even wrong with you?

Blocking you, creep

LemmysMum , (edited )

Shame that you have to use a block to manage your ego though it’s not surprising. We both know you couldn’t stop replying of your own volition, you lack the willpower.

AVincentInSpace ,

North Korea calls itself democratic. Everyone in the country votes for a new leader every five years. It’s just that there’s only one name on the ballot.

One would be foolhardy to call that democracy.

One would be even more foolhardy to argue that this means that democracy is a stupid idea.

Likewise with socialism.

Malfeasant ,

As capitalism is currently doing…

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

Source?

Malfeasant ,

[gestures wildly at everything]

dangblingus ,

That’s an oxymoron. There is literally no such thing as a capitalist cooperative. By definition, co-ops are socialist. Also, the right wing populist wants to socialize the airlines?

Diprount_Tomato ,
@Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world avatar

Yes, he does want to give the airlines to the workers

Also touch some fucking grass to see how agricultural cooperatives work under capitalism

Blackmist ,

See, that works for a farm.

I don’t see how it works for a $40 billion chip fabrication plant.

Arelin , (edited )

Work isn’t just physical you know. Management, planning, etc is work too, and they’d get paid according to how many want to do them, and how hard they are.

The difference is, like I said, that some greedy rich bastard who’d want to give as little of the profit as possible to the people actually making the product or providing the service wouldn’t own that means of production.

dangblingus ,

Simple. You know all those scientists that work at $40 billion chip plants? They would actually take the $40 billion and not some random suit who doesn’t do any of the actual work. Executive leadership is important, but it’s not worth 1000x the average worker’s salary.

Blackmist ,

So who builds it? Do you just get together with 40,000 of your friends and go “hey if everyone here chips in a million, we can compete with TSMC”?

Malfeasant ,

Oh no, a challenge. Let’s not even try.

Arelin ,

Organizing it through a Socialist government would probably be the easiest.

And complaining about such a tiny challenge is hilarious lmao

CaptKoala ,

There are examples of exactly this occuring regarding renewables, there are community funded battery/solar farms here in Aus.

If it can be done on that scale, it can definitely be scaled up, it’s just a matter of willingness of the community.

WeirdGoesPro , in rizztastic
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I’m Chris Hansen, take a seat. What exactly did you mean when you told a 14 year old to have a “Big Chungus weekend?”

blanketswithsmallpox ,

Look it’s just kid slang. Just because I have a cotton candy flavored condom in my pocket, three packets of cherry lube, a six pack of wine coolers and 12 pack of birthday cake vodka shots doesn’t mean it’s any different from when I use a piece of rabbit skin I rub on my dick every night to fall asleep.

Admittedly, you look and sound much older than I remember but you’re still 14 right?

FQQD , in Breakfast time!!!
@FQQD@lemmy.ohaa.xyz avatar

'mericans…

gigachad ,

Well it’s Milka chocolate from Switzerland, so I’m not so sure about that

ObviouslyNotBanana OP ,
@ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world avatar

I’m from Europe, bitches! Yes, I can eat my eggs raw how about you, Americans?!

chemical_cutthroat ,
@chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world avatar

How about that beef, tho?

ObviouslyNotBanana OP ,
@ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world avatar

Pork is better tbh

robocall ,
@robocall@lemmy.world avatar

Are you drunk? Why so competitive?

Aurenkin ,

Why so serious?

ObviouslyNotBanana OP ,
@ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world avatar

Anchovies

FQQD ,
@FQQD@lemmy.ohaa.xyz avatar

That’s not a good thing, that means I live closer to this abomination

ObviouslyNotBanana OP ,
@ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world avatar

Skill issue

Jessica ,

I was going to comment enjoy your vomit flavored eggs, but I guess not

wesker ,
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Well it’s Milka chocolate from Switzerland, so I’m not so sure about that

I thought milk-a chocolate was from Italy?

ASDraptor ,

I live in Italy (not Italian) and I feel personally offended by how bad that pun was.

You, sir (or lady, or whatever the fuck you are) should be in a max security pun-itentiary

wesker ,
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ObviouslyNotBanana OP ,
@ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world avatar

pasta la vista

wesker ,
@wesker@lemmy.sdf.org avatar
norimee ,

Originally a Swiss brand Suchard now owned by Mondelez, mostly produced in Germany.

You are probably thinking of Italian chocolate Brand Ferrero (Nutella, Kinder products, Rocher …)

wesker ,
@wesker@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

It’s-a joke!

norimee ,

It’s owned by American food conglomerate Mondelez.

schoegge ,

Milka is produced in Germany since the 90s. And we Swiss people don’t like it.

ASDraptor ,

I suppose you have yet to see English or Germans eating… It’s… An unpleasant experience.

FQQD ,
@FQQD@lemmy.ohaa.xyz avatar

As a German, I have seen Germans eating. I think.

ObviouslyNotBanana OP ,
@ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world avatar

Germans eat???

FQQD ,
@FQQD@lemmy.ohaa.xyz avatar

Yes, you

ObviouslyNotBanana OP ,
@ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world avatar

Seems Germans need better protein sources. Like eggs and chocolate.

Archer ,

Allegedly

cheddar ,
@cheddar@programming.dev avatar

They used to, but I heard that döner kebabs are too expensive nowadays.

RecluseRamble ,

As a German I’m interested what you mean. Care to share an example, preferably visual?

tobogganablaze ,

Could you maybe not fucking mention us in the same sentence with England when it comes to food?

norimee ,

What exactly did you see?

finkrat ,

I mean we could actually make this a lot worse and put a Hershey bar in there, I’m sure the butyric acid will kick it up a notch… At least they’re using Milka

NoIWontPickaName , in Whoopsie daisy, one should leave it to to the professionals maybe

My brother needed more ram for a computer I gave him, so I gave him some more and told him to put it in the extra slot on the board.

He called me and told me it wasn’t working at all now, so I went over after work.

I have absolutely no clue how, to all of my knowledge it should have been impossible.

He had put the ram in backward and managed to get the clips to lock in.

l

kryptonianCodeMonkey ,

If at first it doesn’t fit, you clearly didn’t hammer hard enough

NABDad ,

If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it needed to be replaced anyway.

20hzservers ,

Something I’ve realised is that a lot of people when starting a task they’ve never done, don’t realise that fact and attempt to start and finish it all in one go anyways, rather than before starting realising you have no expertise and searching the web for “How to do: X” for more complex tasks this can be unsuccessful, but for simple tasks like installing computer parts people just wing it first time for some reason. 🤷‍♂️

carl_dungeon ,

Listen, I figured out how to do this at age 10 in 1994 before Google existed. It’s not fucking hard, OP’s guy must have been hammering those square pegs into round holes too. Some people just don’t have any common sense or problem solving capability.

dual_sport_dork ,
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I think your assessment is correct. My experience in multiple fields has taught me that if a random user encounters difficulty in performing a task, their reaction will never be to stop, take a step back, and reassess. Rather, it will be to continue to try doing whatever they were doing but just use more force, and then declare the device or tool a “piece of shit” when it breaks.

OrekiWoof ,

I managed to plug the 4pin CPU_POWER cable into two corresponding ports. As in 2 pins from one port and two from the other, since they make up an 8pin port.

Surprisingly it was working but crashing randomly every half an hour.

These ports are shaped so that this is impossible, but I managed to do it anyway.

dual_sport_dork ,
@dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world avatar

Those connectors are keyed, but only to prevent you from installing them backwards or rotated 90 degrees, and not from doing what you did. The “tombstone” shaped pins will fit in the square holes, but not vise versa.

Offsetting it by 1 pin side to side won’t result in the loss of any smoke, because you will observe the wire colors and that all of the pins on the top edge are 12v positive and all the pins on the bottom edge are ground. You got away with what you got away with because you merely delivered insufficient current to the board, but not the wrong voltage or wrong polarity to the wrong place.

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