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Apepollo11 ,

The romans called the area Judaea…land of the Jews.

Just a quick correction here. Judaea is actually named after Judah, son of Jacob.

The word ‘Jew’ comes from the place name Judaea, not the other way around.

Apepollo11 ,

I respect that you’ve provided something to back your claim up, but have you actually seen the uncensored version yet?

It’s not what you’re claiming - it’s about how someone born female has been fantasising what it would be like to have male genitals. The ‘gay blowjob’ is the character finally trying on a strap on - which is pretty obvious in both the text and uncensored image, and then deciding pretty immediately that the fantasy was much better than the reality.

There is a reason that websites are censoring it when they show it, and it isn’t because they’re protecting you. It’s because a half truth is much more powerful than a all-out lie, and by censoring parts out, it allows the readers to fill in the blanks with something much worse. They’re deliberately trying to deceive you, to rile you up, and keep you coming back to them.

Apepollo11 ,

I kind of agree, but there is an issue with this.

Even within England, the difference in pronunciation from region to region means that there can be no ‘true’ pronunciation. Add to that the weird a/o vowel, the t/d thing and odd emphasis on 'r’s at the ends of words that many Americans use, or the wholesale reassignment of vowel sounds that New Zealand uses, and you’ll find that any ‘proper’ way to spell things is not how the majority of the world says it.

The biggest issue is that English is an exceptionally fluid spoken language, but began solidifying as a written language hundreds of years ago.

Even if we did a do-over of the spellings in written English, it would fall out of sync with the spoken language very quickly.

What is the attraction to kids?

There has been a ton of CSAM and CP arrests in the US lately, especially from cops and teachers, along with at least one female teacher seducing boys as young as 12. I cannot understand the attraction to kids. Even teens. Do these people think they are having a relationship, or it is somehow okay to take away another human...

Apepollo11 ,

I’m only going to tackle the tech side of this…

How difficult would it be for AI photo apps to filter out words, so someone cannot make anyone naked?

Easy. The most popular apps all filter for keywords, and I know that at least some then check the output against certain blacklisted criteria to make sure it hasn’t let something slip through.

But…

Anyone can host their own version and disable these features, allowing them to generate whatever they want, in the exactly same way that anyone can write their own story containing whatever they want. All you need is the determination to do it, and some modicum of ability.

People have been been creating dodgy doctored photos long before computers. When Photoshop came out, it became easier, and with AI it’s easier still. The current laws about creating and distributing indecent images still apply to these new images though.

What video games are these book titles referencing? I can’t figure out the last three for the life of me (i.imgur.com)

I was watching Josh and Anthony play this obscure game called Alaska. There is a bookshelf in the game that has several books, and each of the books’ titles are parodies of other popular video games:...

Apepollo11 ,

‘Enterstela’ is an anagram of ‘Arse Nettle’, if that helps.

Totalitarianism. What are the good things about it?

(Wikipedia) Totalitarianism is a form of government and a political system that prohibits all opposition parties, outlaws individual and group opposition to the state and its claims, and exercises an extremely high if not complete degree of control and regulation over public and private life. It is regarded as the most extreme...

Apepollo11 ,

Authenticity.

Totalitarianism is usually easy to identify. A corrupt democracy still has a veneer of legitimacy in a way that an out-and-out totalitarian regime does not.

Apepollo11 ,

Seems that a lot of people have said something similar, but FWIW…

I’ve been able to move my left eyebrow by itself for as long as I can remember.

I taught myself to move the right eyebrow in 15 minutes standing in front of a mirror. This was about 20 years ago and I can still do it.

For anyone interested, as people have said, it’s about isolating and learning the ‘instruction’ that does it. In this case, seeing as I could raise both eyebrows together, I just did that repeatedly whilst holding the left one in place with my fingers. Fifteen minutes later, and I could do it without needing the fingers.

Apepollo11 ,

I feel like the analogy of the camera would be more valid if Nikon designed a camera that was specifically designed to cater to the needs of child molesters.

Almost all guns are designed as weapons first and foremost. That’s it.

Fencing is a sport that allows people to duel each other. The foils are items of sports equipment - they have specifically been designed to not be lethal.

Guns, on the other hand, are not items of sports equipment. They are weapons that some people use for sport.

In the US, gun companies are quite happy to produce these for supply to the untrained, unregulated masses. And actively promote this as totally normal. I’d say they hold some of the blame.

Apepollo11 ,

There’s a couple of things to consider when thinking about this.

Firstly, dividing the total by the number of tax payers and concluding that everyone should pay £569 is misleading. Wealthy people pay far more tax than most people (still not enough IMHO!) and as such the per-person cost is wildly different for everyone too.

Secondly, consider your position - your chances of success, and the possible range of success, depends hugely on your parents’ circumstances and those of other close people in your life.

So we have this clear chain of success breeding success - wealthy people can afford to give their children the kind of start in life that us poor spuds can only dream of.

A huge number of wealthy families used slavery to amass and increase their wealth massively. These families are still wealthy, still benefitting from the leg-up they were given on the backs of slaves.

These families are the ones who, ultimately through tax, would end up contributing the most. Us plebs would be paying relatively little.

Even if your family didn’t own slaves, or exploit them directly, they’ll almost certainly have benefited from their existence. I live in a mill town north of Manchester - the very reason for this town’s existence is cotton, ultimately picked by slaves abroad. The money came from businesses and trade that relied on slavery.

Apepollo11 , (edited )

I have to agree with this - our Hermes people (one guy, one lady) are lovely. Honestly, everyone’s really good here apart from Parcel Force. They are genuinely the reason I’ll no longer buy anything from abroad - just to avoid having to deal with their wholesale ineptitude once the package reaches Britain.

Apepollo11 ,

There’s also the risk of identity theft, people contacting your place of work, and other intrusions into your life.

Apepollo11 ,

Maybe people have different reasons. The world is a big place, and the people many and varied.

Apepollo11 ,

*M Night Shyamalan taking notes

Apepollo11 ,
  1. pay off my mortgage / debt
  2. pay off my family’s mortgages / debts
  3. a lump sum to each of my friends
  4. buy a house to give to each of my kids when they’re older
  5. fund a houses for homeless people build initiative
  6. fund an old people’s retirement care initiative

That’s it.

People sitting on huge piles of money like selfish old dragons are the reason that the world is in the state it is. Money only helps people when it is spent.

Apepollo11 ,

Sorry - I can only narrow it down to three:

The Race For Space - Public Service Broadcasting

American Idiot - Green Day

Rumours - Fleetwood Mac

Apepollo11 ,

I’d imagine history has a huge amount to do with this.

In Britain, the age of consent is 16. The age at which you can get married is also 16.

It’s also illegal to sell alcohol to children under 18 (unless alongside a meal, with an adult accompanying them, in which case 16). It’s not actually illegal to drink alcohol underage, and it’s not uncommon in the slightest for parents to allow their kids to try their drinks at any age.

Britain is an old place though, so I guess things are this way because of centuries, possibly millennia of inertia.

The US is a young country, and as a result the laws are far most maliable - particularly by lobbyists. Puritans push the age limit of ‘sinful’ things up, capitalists keep the age limit of indulgences low.

Apepollo11 ,

I was watching it for a little while, and it makes me sad that so many people are just spending all their time griefing the pride flags.

Then I realised that it’s actually pretty telling. At the end of each r/place event, Reddit end up with a piece of art that represents the communities.

With all the people who’ve moved out, if r/place 2023 ends up full of angry text and swastikas, that’s going to be more damaging than low engagement. And I wouldn’t be surprised at all if that’s what they end up with.

Apepollo11 ,

Another vote for Vahz, like Mars.

I always thought Vayze was the transatlantic broken version of the word.

Apepollo11 ,

I remember the mounting tension when Rupa said she wanted to go on the Monorail one more time, but Lata said she wanted time to look around the gift shop properly.

Is there a name for this tune/cadence?

I’m sure most of you have heard a chant/cheer using the tune/cadence I’m talking about, but it’s really hard to describe something like this in text. Most of the chants that use this tune starts with “Let’s go” and then some two-syllable word following it. For example, “Let’s go Jackets” or “Let’s go...

Apepollo11 ,

Brilliant answer,

I’ll chip in, just due to how counter-intuitive it is, but trochee is not pronounced how it is spelled.

It’s Tro-key (kind of like smokey)

Apepollo11 ,

The selections were tons better in the old days.

I still remember the trauma of waking up on the first day of camping, just to find that my little brother had woken up an hour earlier and bagsied the only box of Start.

Apepollo11 ,

I can’t believe everyone has got this wrong.

It’s a muffin.

(North Manchester / Lancs)

Apepollo11 ,

Don’t lose hope - my sense of smell has only just come back, two years after catching it.

I realised it when the farms near us began muck spreading a few weeks ago. Since then, I’ve started being able to smell food cooking, blocked drains, everything.

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