Lucidlethargy

joined 2 years ago
[–] Lucidlethargy 1 points 15 hours ago

And windows updates are done when you're asleep these days... There are tons of pre-built computers and laptops for people who don't care to get the best value or performance.

[–] Lucidlethargy 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Biden absolutely deserves a mountain of blame. Money got him elected over Bernie in the primary, and it's been awful ever since.

[–] Lucidlethargy 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yeah, it's most definitely just red states (and pockets of yee haw in some blue states).

[–] Lucidlethargy 59 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Yeah, I was wondering about this after the last election. The democrats seemed awfully confident there was no fraud... But this is a pretty damning admission.

[–] Lucidlethargy 75 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I guess Snoop will do anything for cash these days. Super disappointing... Money buys too much.

[–] Lucidlethargy 8 points 2 days ago

Lol, yes... As an American this is what we eat all of the time.

While we're all here, I've got a bridge here in the US I'd love to sell some of you Europeans. It's a great investment, please DM me for details.

[–] Lucidlethargy 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I think they mean "mentally retarded". The term is simply a catch-all to describe conditions that inhibit normal brain function that was used a lot more often in the past (it was actually still a medical term until 2010).

When I was young it was casually used as a catch-all word applied to extreme cases of mental disability. It was crude because it lumped together all kinds of different conditions, which is kind of a stupid and ignorant thing for intelligent people to do.

Being a rude word, it was (and is) sometimes used deragototily in the exact same way as "dumb", "stupid", or "idiot". In this way, the word makes sense... It's a rude word, after all. It's meant to offend because it's understood to be ignorant. People, of course, love using offensive words when they want to empart diction, offend others, or be edgy.

This all becomes less rude and more completely fucked up when it's used to describe an actual person with a mental handicap. This is the use that could be justifiably banned, censored, etc. within polite society, or managed forums that have rules against denegratory speech.

And yet, in the same way, calling a handicapped person stupid, braindead, or a moron is just as bad. The same exact rules should apply.

Strangely, you can call people of normal intelligence all of these things and you won't get censored or called out. I find this to be hipocritical, personally...

I think countless people honestly don't know why this word is rude, and through political activism and moneyed campaigns, they've been convinced that anyone who uses the word is a biggot. Personally, I find * that * offensive. I know why many people use this word, and to boil the every use of it down to ableism is doing a disservice to our united front against actual biggots and ableists.

In short, I find the crusade against this word to be divisive and counter-productive.

[–] Lucidlethargy 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

All you need is a million dollar loan. Just get your father on the phone.

Simple. No excuses. Go call your Dad, everyone.

[–] Lucidlethargy 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I once lived in a place that never snowed. I hated it... There were no seasons, or changes, or well... Anything. You don't know what you're missing until you have to live in a place for a long time.

Imagine always being hot. Never cold... Can you? Go try that out for a while... Seasons are a gift.

[–] Lucidlethargy 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

What do you mean "in the USA"? You went to a Dunkin Donuts... Lol. That's not a Cafe, that's a place to buy mass produced, shitty donuts.

This was entirely your fault is your were after a great cup of coffee.

 

For those not aware, Google is rolling out their new AI-based "Generative AI" search, which seems to mesh Bard with the standard experience.

I asked it today why Google no longer follows their "don't be evil" motto... The results are pretty hilarious.

 

I hope it's alright to ask a question here, because I'm very curious about an important facet of this instance:

I noticed this morning that when I visit some of the communities hosted on other instances, I'm seeing an incorrect vote count, and few to no comments. Is this due to the recent breach, and does it relate to defederating from other instances temporarily?

Example: https://lemmy.zip/c/gaming 85 total comments https://sh.itjust.works/c/[email protected] 12 total comments

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