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Hi, I'm also Terencio on mastodon.social and Sergio on lemmy.world.

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  • Wat? So the pizzacake artist didn't do this? TO HELL WITH HER! no, wait, I think I saw an anti-Trump comic from her elsewhere... unless that was also an edit? How are we supposed to tell? Fam, the post-truth era is so fucking complicated. I have seen the best memes of my generation changed from TIFUs into greentexts dragged hilarously edited through the modlog screens at dawn...

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  • I too bear a grudge against the pizzacake artist, for backing Reddit during the API protests. But it's one of those "find allies wherever you can" sorta situations.

  • Interesting question. A quick google maps search shows over 12 listings in the capital of Mogadishu for pizza places that deliver. A more in-depth look seems to confirm that at least a few of them are real and not just AI hallucinations (i.e. they have social media presences with reviews in what appears to be Somali.)

    But there don't seem to be as many outside the capital, so you're kinda right.

  • I'm pretty sure he was kidding about the elves. In the article he says:

    "I work for three hours, and then I get stumped, and I'm not making progress. So I quit, and I go and work in the tunnel. It takes me an hour or so to dig four inches and put in the 4-by-4s. ... Then I go back up and work some more."

    It's a common technique when dealing with a difficult research/creative problem.

    • gain a good understanding of the problem (even if you're stuck on how to solve it)
    • go do something unrelated work (preferrably physical, like gardening or housework or... working on your basement apparently.)

    I think it gives your subconscious a chance to work on the problem without your conscious mind interfering.

  • Here you go. I'd consider these beginner-friendly because they're not focused on tech or politics.

    Most are currently active (except for the ones with a * which were less active last I checked) Sometimes politics, tech or memes sneak in but they're not the focus.

    GENERAL DISCUSSION / QUESTIONS

    ART / PHOTOS

    ANIMALS

    COMICS / GRAPHIC NOVELS

    ENTERTAINMENT

    GENRES / STYLES

    HISTORY

    INFORMATION / KNOWLEDGE

    OTHER

    FEDIVERSE

    FINDING NEW/GOOD COMMUNITIES ON LEMMY

    MEMES, SOCIAL MEDIA REPOSTS, AND HUMOR

    Most of these are currently active. (except for the ones with a * which were less active last I checked). Sometimes these include politics but that's not the sole focus.

  • fwiw this is when you find out who's on your side (i.e. who speak up during bad times) and who's not (i.e. who ignore the situation or support the people in power.)

  • aw, be nice. OP might be a kid, might not have a lot of money for a vet, might not realize that cats can be in a fair amount of pain before showing it, etc.

  • The nice thing about using that Monty Python quote is that if I don't like the answer, I can then mime throwing myself into a chasm, and thus extricate myself from the situation.

    • What is your name?
    • What is your quest?
    • What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
  • I have a very traumatic past with past people and my dad so that’s where my lack of love and self esteem comes from. He understands that.

    It takes years to really understand another person's trauma.

    I suspect that this trauma is what's making you feel so bad now, and the guy in question is just the conduit. Consult a therapist who specializes in both medication and talk therapy.

  • Oooh, you're right, it is Sr.

  • Wait, so this was presented TO Bush Jr? And he got rid of it and somehow it ended up in a garage sale? I mean that's just insulting to the (presumably military family?) people who gave it to him.

  • Just to play cat's advocate: if humans don't think the table is clean when they sit down to eat, they are welcome to wipe it down, to add placemats, or to cover the table between meals. All of these are minor inconveniences compared to the unrealistic expectation of denying cats access to one of the room's main furnishings when it is not in use.

  • because with cats it’s always “what’s in it for me?”

    My guess is that it's a resource-sharing thing.

    • To a cat, it makes sense that you shoo the cat off the table. Clearly you may want to use the table if you are there, so the cat should make way when you are around.
    • To a cat, it makes NO sense that you want the cat to NEVER use the table. If you're not using it right now, why shouldn't the cat use it?

    So, I think:

    • A human believes that because they obtained an item, they have a right to forbid a cat from ever using it.
    • But a cat believes that they have the right to use any item in the house that is not currently being used by the human.

    I gotta say, it' s not obvious that the human is right...

  • They say "mullet" like it's a bad thing!

  • Let us rejoice, for that error rate creates new fediverse members.

  • My grandparents had a World Book Encyclopedia set. I started reading it around 8 or 9. That told me all I needed to know. (this was before the wwweb).