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spittingimage

@ spittingimage @lemmy.world

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  • My problems. It's not that I'm the strong, stoic type - because I'm not. But talking about them makes me feel sad all over again.

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    TIL owning a dog was associated with a 24% lower risk of dying from all causes over the course of 10 years

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  • You seem like a fun guy. I bet your co-workers look forward to spending hours in your company every day.

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  • We need to standardise English, and we need to accept the US won in spelling.

    You mean the US showed up to a fight no-one wanted, handed around medals and went home, while everyone else was still wondering what the loud tourists were shouting about.

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  • But, the receiver can pay $80,000 -100,000+ just for the organ.

    Not the default situation, worldwide.

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  • Economist Carlo Cipolla groups people into four categories - Intelligent, the people can benefit themselves while producing benefits for others. Helpless, who can benefit others, but cannot benefit themselves. Bandits, who can only benefit themselves by destroying benefit for others. And finally the Stupid, who can only destroy benefits for others but cannot benefit themselves.

    He believes that the Stupid are genuinely dangerous because their chaos is unpredictable (they have no realistic plans) and other types will always underestimate how much destruction they're capable of generating (because they persist in thinking the Stupid operate from reason).

  • Is there currently an influx of bots in the Fediverse, or is it just that the usual patriotism is kicking in?

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  • I'd hate to see what all the dick pills in Elon Musk's bloodstream would do to a field of corn.

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  • I know why it happens. I just think it sucks that it does.

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  • Your most comfortable underwear wears out fastest. >:(

  • TIL there's a trend called hobby dogging where people take an imaginary dog through an obstacle course.

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  • Makes as much sense as fantasy football.

  • TIL Ronald Reagan was deeply influnced by SciFi when implementing policy. He reportedly initiated cybersecurity changes within the DoD after watching the movie WarGames and asking if it was plausible.

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  • Yeah, speculative fiction causes people to speculate. That's what it's for.

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    AITA for almost slapping workers at a DMV

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  • If you had slapped, you'd be revealing yourself as a violent bully. But since you didn't, I guess you aren't - unless you're out there slapping other people.

  • I made a pizza

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  • Yum. Black olives for the win.

  • What is a relatively inexpensive item that offers entertainment beyond it's intented usecase?

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  • Pens. Just check out the pen-spinning videos on youtube.

  • When shopping, especially in fashion, do you take brand into consideration?

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  • Only to avoid fashionable brands. I once bought a pair of name brand shoes and walked through the soles in less than three months. Won't be wasting my money that way again.

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  • There's a lot of people here reminiscing about how it used to be a better world. It wasn't, but we weren't aware of all the horrible hidden shit going on, or we felt less affected/responsible because it was a less connected world back then. Sometimes I miss my ignorance, but ignorance won't fix the world.

    So I guess I miss pulp novels.

  • Do you read books on your phone?

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  • My phone screen is too small. I have a separate, larger, e-ink screen for that.

  • What’s your favorite sad song?

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  • Mad World - specifically the Gary Jules version. Even Tears For Fears like what he did with it.

  • Breakfast vanilla pudding !

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  • Listen, you can't just call something a breakfast-whatever and convince us it's a suitable first meal. I was prepared to let breakfast burritos slide, but this is a step too far.

  • What's a piece of Media that is so underrated you must mention it?

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  • Couldn't stop thinking about that film for weeks after watching it.