bobbyfiend

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

10 years ago I wouldn't have imagined this, but this is me every time I have to use Windows (e.g., occasionally for work) or help someone else with it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

According to almost every photo I take, about 3 degrees off.

Pretty sure this is a psychophysics question, though I don't know that field well enough to know what's there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

If it helps, you're not alone. I've spent decades of my life pursuing a career, and in the past five or so years I've come to realize I will never accomplish the things I used to dream about, like making an impact in my little field, etc. It's a really, really unpleasant realization. The only silver lining I can find for myself (and it is helpful) is that I can let go of the "must excel" and "must go above and beyond" mentalities. It frees up time and mental resources.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

The phrase "based off of." It's always been stupid. I'm still ahead of the curve because many people still think it's OK. It's not.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Remembre: The opinions of othours don't mattre.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I can't say for sure, but it certainly seems like the people believing these things speak in ways reminiscent of people with delusion disorders (e.g., schizophrenia). The patterns of how they use words and concepts just feels very delusiony to me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Depends on where in Canada. Toronto? Vancouver? Montreal? Oy, insane real estate prices. Bumfuck, Alberta? Manitoba? Rural anywhere? Much cheaper.

And regardless of the price I could afford the utility and maintenance on a condo or apartment in a major city in Canada (if I could ever afford one) much more easily than on a castle in France. Not a great comparison.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

My kid would like to still have a dad. One who is, ideally, not in prison or dead.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm sure it's a hard problem to solve. However, I'm still not using a product missing a critical feature just because the developer found it too difficult to include the feature. Sympathy to the developer but also I need that feature.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

If I believed in a god I'd ask them to save me from the baby communists who see a sickle and hammer on a flag and insist they must have represented utopia.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

First, I dig this meme. I'll probably share it elsewhere.

Second... "POV" just means "hey look at this," now?

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

In light of recent ICE/DHS shenanigans in the US

 

This is just how it feels to me.

ngl gonna post this to some ASL-type sub, too.

 

This drives me nuts when I see it done wrong, but it's actually kind of complicated because English is orthographically deranged.

Lead (/liːd/) [verb, present tense]: to guide, etc. I asked them to lead us in a rousing revolutionary anthem.

Led (/led/) [verb, past tense]: as above, but past tense. Later, we were led to a blank concrete wall.

Lead (/led/) [noun]: A soft, poisonous metal. Bullets are most often made of lead.

Just to make it confusing...

Lead (/liːd/) [noun]: kind of like "leader". Officer Johnson was our lead on this operation. (Note: it also means "leash"; e.g., I clipped the lead to Bowser's collar.)

Lede (/liːd/) [noun]: The first bit of a news story, often the first sentence. I didn't read the full article, but the lede suggested the protesters were decimated by police.

Leeds [proper noun]: A Town in England. Leeds is the worst place to stage peaceful protests.

And finally...

LED (ell ee dee) [noun, abbr.]: Abbreviation for light-emitting diode. For the love of any gods you might believe in, fucking capitalize it. Electronics hobbyists I'm looking in your direction.

More Examples

  • Wrong: I was lead into the woods by a stranger.

  • Right: I was led into the woods by a stranger.

  • Wrong: The lead in an ad about cheap bulk led lead me to lede my leed dog to Leides on her led lede.

  • Right: The lede in an ad about cheap bulk lead led me to lead my lead dog to Leeds on her LED lead.

(The last example is stupidly confusing, but it was fun to write.)

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