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  • Meta engineering manager caught sexting teen - Suspect helped build “digital experiences for kids” at Meta.

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  • To be fair, I bet he absolutely nailed that job. It's like Hannibal Lector being in charge of catering.

  • Mitch McConnell provides proof of life, reveals fall led to hospitalization after weeks of silence

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  • Photos mean precisely fuck-all in today's world, unfortunately.

  • Friends claim influencer injected himself with gold to gain “superhuman” powers before his death

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  • I really want to know what "science" he was banking on here. Like, how does this injection work, according to him? I assume he chose gold (as opposed to lead or tin) because he has gawdy Trumpesque notions of success and opulence, but what the fuck does injecting it do (again, according to him)? 🤔

  • What books are your favourite and what are you reading now?

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  • Currently reading Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers by Caroline Fraser

    The thesis of the book is basically that environmental pollution, particularly lead, might be the thing that caused so many serial killers to pop up during the period of the late '60s to the late '70s. Only half way through it so far, and not quite convinced by the theory yet. Although it's indisputable that such pollution can damage brains to a severe degree, I'm just not sure how you get from "damaged" to "I'd better serial kill some women". Random violence and anger management issues, sure. But the highly specific and MO-driven criminality of serials killers seems like something else entirely. We'll see what evidence comes in later chapters!

    EDIT: Finished. Yeah, sounds like complete bullshit to me. She was even attributing the existence of the Bloods and the Crips to smog, for fuck's sake. It's as though she's genuinely unable to imagine any reason for any violence other than pollution-induced brain damage.

  • UK culture minister quits X over ‘abuse and misinformation’

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  • That any government or public figure would subject the public to X's cesspool in order to contact or keep up with them is as fucked up as the platform itself. It'd be less fucked up to paste government news bulletins onto the walls of a crackhouse.

  • Do you block accounts that post with very high frequency?

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  • I think I blocked a couple of accounts years ago that were just reposting ancient memes from reddit in bot-like numbers. But it seems like the majority of content here falls under that category, so blocking seems futile. Can't even use downvoting to correct the issue because our votes aren't private/anonymous here and I don't need a large account seeing that I downvote their content every time I come across it. It would have to feel personal at that point 😆

    I don't mind big accounts in principle, I just don't want to see memes from 2018 being reposted every day with the same titles, and for there to be no other content from those accounts.

  • Man claiming world’s smallest penis says he’s booked enhancement surgery after public’s help

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  • A brave man and a necessary conversation about the casual shaming of people's genitalia.

  • Google kills Tenor GIF API, forcing changes at X, Discord, and more

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  • Whatever replaces Tenor needs to allow for more specificity in searching. If I search "lemur" and I see 3 orangutans, a chimp and a 12 gibbons, and maybe 1 actual lemur, I'm still happy to have simians, but I really needed a lemur, man. I was quite fucking specific in my search term. Had I written "monkey" but it showed me a series of apes, I wouldn't mind that so much.

    Also, "cat on skateboard" has fuck all to do with a poorly staged video of a dog playing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater with a set of gaming bongos. Again, glad to see it, but where's my skateboarding cat??

  • What's your most interesting dream?

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  • I had a hilarious dream just last night! Remember recently when Quentin Tarantino was talking shit about the acting skills of Paul Dano? I dreamt that Paul was in a new movie, and was acting hard, like, really giving it insane levels of energy, and after every line he delivered he'd glance at the camera with an expression of exasperation on his face, as if to say "is THAT good enough for you, ya cunt??" directly to Tarantino.

  • Are there any websites from the 90s that you can remember but can find no trace of now?

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  • Some early shock/gore site discussion below, spoilered in case you don't wanna read about such things.

    rotten.com - nasty website hosting bizarre and violent tableaus of human suffering, pretty tame by today's standards though.

    steakandcheese.com - another shock site, it hosted a clip that became quite infamous, showing a Russian soldier having his throat stabbed and cut by a Chechen rebel. I feel like that clip was a rubicon for the internet; after that, things got darker and more extreme, and now you can literally find clips of people being skinned alive. But that clip for sure ruined many a childhood.

    When the internet was first introduced to me in around '97 or so, in IT class in high school, the only thing I really did was look for URLs on products around the class or in my pockets. For example, Pepsi had a website, Peperami had one too. I also created an email account on Hotmail.com, and I believe we did some chat room stuff in IRC or ICQ or one of those things.

    One day during a lunch break at the same school, I looked up porn and actually found some, although I have no memory of what the site was called. I got scared though, and closed the browser as soon as I saw nudey ladies. I'm sure the teacher checked the browsing history (something I had no idea about back then) and saw what I was looking at, but he never said anything to me about it. Legend 🫡

  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
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    TIL about Peruvian serial killer Ángel Díaz Balbín, who was murdered by a psychologist during his interrogation in 1986

    en.wikipedia.org /wiki/%C3%81ngel_D%C3%ADaz_Balb%C3%ADn

  • Texas makes Bible passages required reading for millions of public school students

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  • That book is filled with rape, genocide and lots (and I mean LOTS) of genital mutilation. I don't know why they'd want kids reading it. Especially when the people forcing it on students are the same ones trying to ban books about being kind to gay people.

  • What TV shows are absolutely worth watching?

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  • I'm sure the obvious picks are already mentioned, so I'll try to think of some stuff that might not be well-known:

    Shane Meadows has produced 2 TV series worth watching. One is the This is England collection. It starts with This is England (2006), which is a film, then 3 miniseries (This is England '86, This is England '88 and This is England '90) that continue the story. All of it together is about as good as TV gets. Might wanna check for triggers before watching on something like doesthedogdie.com.

    He made a second miniseries called The Virtues. It's a difficult watch at times, but it's a masterpiece. And it's another one you might wanna look into before watching.

    There's a show that was very popular in the UK and Ireland back in the '90s called Cracker. It stars the late great Robbie Coltrane (you probably know him better as Hagrid from Harry Potter). He plays a psychologist who works with the police to find and interrogate various kinds of pathological killers and sex offenders. It's really, really good. Unfortunately I don't think it's ever been released on anything but DVD, so you'll be stuck with SD quality.

    Say Nothing is a recent show that does a really nice job of dealing with 'the troubles' in N. Ireland. It's based on real events, the most central of which is the abduction, murder and 'disappearing' of a widowed mother of 10 children by the IRA. Jean McConville is one of 17 people who were disappeared in this way, and is by far the most notorious given her circumstances. The story - based on the book by Patrick Radden Keef - follows Dolours Price, a female IRA member who was a significant figure in the conflict and who was involved in Jean McConville's abduction. One of the better shows I've seen generally, and probably the best bit of media on the N. Irish troubles (there's so much junk about this place, it's refreshing to see something half-decent for once). If you need a palate cleanser after watching it, Derry Girls should do the trick!

  • What's one highly extolled piece of media that you absolutely cannot stand in any way shape or form.

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  • I agree about Ricky Gervais. I actually liked him in The Office, but in everything else - before and after - he is just fucking awful. Talk shows, stand-up, speeches, podcasting, he is a desperate, strained and insecure performer. When he's telling a joke, it's like every word has had to be pressed out of a gland with a clenched fist before the next word can be milked free; it's clear he's just saying the words in the correct order, and not performing it. He is never present and 'in the moment', and seems to be in a perpetual state of panic about his own inadequacy. If he were actually a decent person instead of whatever the fuck he has become, I wouldn’t be saying this about him. But he's a cunt, so, yeah. His imposter syndrome (which is entirely deserved in his case) makes the media he's in unbearable to consume.

    To see just how truly awful the man is, watch that Talking Funny documentary. It's him, Jerry Seinfeld (the least-funny paedophile in the world), Chris Rock and Louie CK all in a room together talking about comedy. Ricky is obviously feeling the full force of his imposter syndrome throughout. It's probably the most glaring example of what I'm talking about.

    I simply don't get his success. Like, I can understand the success of paedophile rings, but I can't fathom how Ricky has made it so big. One of life's great mysteries, I guess.

  • Whats the most disgusting thing you've ever put in your mouth?

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  • My girlfriend-at-the-time's dirty, dirty ass. Thought it would be like in my fantasies, where it tastes like candyfloss and smells like a Yankee candle. Nope. Shit. Just shit.

    If you're curious, shit tastes exactly as it smells. I wish I didn’t know that. Although I'm happy that now you, too, know that.

    And she had the nerve to dump me later. I deserve a Nobel peace prize for not recoiling in horror and instead just powering through in silence like a fucking GENTLEMAN.

    On the bright side, it became a great way to ensure future partners were cognisant of the issue. I'd drop it into the usual "what was your ex like?" gossip sessions that come with new relationships. It's like saying "please wash your various holes if I'm gonna go rooting around in them like an ant-fiending aardvark" without actually saying it. A cautionary fable from days of yore to guide the next generation.

    P.S. I'm still pro-anilingus. Just... clean the fuckin' thing first. I don't need to be picking dingleberries from between my teeth, thanks.

  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
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    TIL of the concept of the "glass cliff", whereby women or ethnic minorities are often handed the reins of power only as the organisation or government in question is at its most vulnerable to failure

    en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Glass_cliff

  • Wikipedia Cofounder Larry Sanger Banned From Site for ‘Canvassing’

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  • I read his "contributions" to the Gaza genocide article's talk page, along with the equally mealy-mouthed hand-wringing of Jimmy Wales. Total bellends both, although for different reasons. Jimmy is pressured into being an annoying grandstanding dickhead by Israeli interests, whereas Larry's pressured into being an annoying grandstanding dickhead by his childhood.

  • Former Unreal Engine 'lead evangelist' Sjoerd De Jong leaves Epic Games, says the industry is reaching a 'pivotal' moment that he must 'come to terms with'

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  • Was there ever a time when PC Gamer wasn't utter shit? Like, what the fuck is this article even saying? And what justification do they have to tag the end of Sjoerd's LinkedIn quote with info about UE's move into AI slop?

    Is this what games journalism is now? Stalking LinkedIn pages and reporting when 2 lines of text are edited? And then drawing conclusions not at all supported by said text? 😒

  • X accused of giving racists ‘impunity’ after refusing to bar N- and P-word posts

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  • If we convince that imbecile who owns X that the N-word is actually a synonym for cisgender, he'll be on that shit like white on rice blood diamond baron.

  • Vance says Kirk assassination led him and Second Lady Usha Vance to have a fourth child

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  • Made me pretty horny too, to be fair.

  • Washington priest removed as exorcist after linking UFOs to work of demons

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  • oh no who will perform the totally real and actually effective exorcisms now??

  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
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    TIL that the belly button/naval is a 'scar'

    en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Navel
  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What's the funniest post or comment you've seen on Lemmy?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What's your preferred free antivirus solution on Windows?

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    TIL vending machines were invented in the 1st century AD, and accepted coins in exchange for wine or holy water

    en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vending_machine
  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What are the best pieces of 'stock' media you've encountered?

  • Ask Experienced Devs @programming.dev
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    Could online age verification be done in a way that protects privacy and autonomy?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Do you feel that use of generative AI and LLMs is ever justifiable? If so, when and where? If not, why not?

  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
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    TIL that the distinction between frogs and toads is informal and purely cosmetic

    en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frog
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    TIL Antidepressants used to be called 'psychic energizers'

    en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antidepressant
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    TIL that the phrase "time is of the essence" comes from 18th century contract law

    www.myenglishpages.com /idiom/time-is-of-the-essence/
  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What movies or TV shows do a good job of representing your particular identity or life experiences?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    "Flushable wipes"; "dishwasher-safe"; "odourless" - What are some other blatant lies that companies get away with?

  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
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    TIL that the very distinctive vocal style employed by the lead singers of bands like Pearl Jam and Creed (among many others) is called "yarling"

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Has a stranger's reply to you on social media ever changed your strongly-held belief(s)?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
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    If I invented a shirt that caused cameras to be damaged when filmed/photographed, would I be committing a crime by wearing the shirt at events with cameras?

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    TIL that underfloor heating was invented by Neolithic peoples

    en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Underfloor_heating