I used my normal pronounciation on the first “data” so I guess the soft “a” data is fancier… which it is, I suppose. Still wrong though because I’m not British
I wish there was a category of words that conveyed the same strength as slurs, but weren’t offensive. Swears are the closest. Unfortunately I think any word that can be freely used like that will be used in exaggeration so much that it will be watered down.
Supposedly it’s the “felon” part that doesn’t apply until sentencing, but you’re right that I don’t know enough about this to argue about it. Not that I should be arguing for Trump anyways, even as devil’s advocate.
It happens to cucumbers relatively often but other veggies are just so weirdly shaped from a packaging standpoint that I don’t think they see it as worthwhile
Based, but I never denied that. I gave them the benefit of the doubt because I’ve unironically seen people saying stuff like this without realizing that it has a negative connotation.
For the past five years, Team Fortress 2 has become nearly unplayable. The game’s official servers have been overrun by hordes of cheating aimbots while Valve has remained steadfast in their refusal to adequately tackle the problem. This lack of developer interference has thrown the game into a state of turmoil with seemingly...
The partisan identification of registered voters is now evenly split between the two major parties: 49% of registered voters are Democrats or lean to the Democratic Party, and a nearly identical share – 48% – are Republicans or lean to the Republican Party.
I have been daily driving Linux for over two years now and I have switched distros many times. So, when my friend bought a new laptop, I convinced him to install Linux Mint on it. I asked him if he wanted to dual boot, he said no because it would fill up all his storage. We installed Linux Mint. The other day, he wanted to play...
Recent voter surveys say between 14% and 22% of under-30s would vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany party in the upcoming European elections. But who are these potential voters?...
"We need morals back": Lauren Boebert preaches Ten Commandments on Bannon podcast (www.salon.com)
Introducing ink.key, a fediverse music collective/net label. (lemmy.world)
Link: catodon.social/notes/9ustyq83zlhoc519
The Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana classrooms under requirement signed into law (apnews.com)
Just to clear up any confusion (lemmy.world)
lemmy user(ule)s: "this sign won't stop me because i can't read"
specialolympics.org/…/why-the-r-word-is-the-r-slu…
Is God gay rule? (lemmy.world)
He made angels unsexy so wouldn’t be distracted by them…!?
Convicted Felon Trump Tells Putin to Keep Wall Street Journal Reporter Hostage Through Election (nymag.com)
Yuntai: Hiker finds pipe feeding China's tallest waterfall (www.bbc.com)
A controversy over a waterfall has cascaded into a social media storm in China, even prompting an explanation from the water body itself....
Donald Trump's "foamy saliva" in campaign video raises questions (www.newsweek.com)
Gay Republican candidate melts down when he figured out that his party is homophobic (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Tesco's Laser-Etched Avocados to Save on Packaging Waste - Core77 (www.core77.com)
I’m sharing this because any reduction in unnecessary packaging waste is good for the planet - and because I think laser-etching avocados is funny. 🙂
Joe Biden suddenly leads convicted felon Donald Trump in multiple battleground states (www.newsweek.com)
Report: Donald Trump has spent millions in possible witness tampering (www.nj.com)
Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2 is such a great game that I never get bored of, everything from the sound to characters to the gameplay....
Supreme Court won’t hear InfoWars host’s First Amendment challenge to Jan. 6 conviction (www.politico.com)
`#FixTF2` (save.tf)
For the past five years, Team Fortress 2 has become nearly unplayable. The game’s official servers have been overrun by hordes of cheating aimbots while Valve has remained steadfast in their refusal to adequately tackle the problem. This lack of developer interference has thrown the game into a state of turmoil with seemingly...
NEW POLL: Nearly Half Believe Trump Should Drop Campaign Over Guilty Verdict (www.mediaite.com)
'Old and decrepit' Trump rant exposed him as 'a shadow of what he was four years ago' (www.rawstory.com)
I just posted Gowron for the glory of the empire! (lemmy.world)
Biden campaign on Trump verdict: 'No one is above the law' (www.nbcnews.com)
How the Biden campaign is tackling its Black and Latino voter problem (www.nbcnews.com)
Live Updates: Jury to Consider Felony Charges Against Trump (www.nytimes.com)
For comparison, coverage from:...
My friend didn't have a great experience with Linux
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The Media Still Doesn’t Grasp the Danger of Trump (theintercept.com)
Trump is a fascist. But the mainstream political press doesn’t want to say it. They want to act like 2024 is just another election year....
A Supreme Court held to the lowest standards (www.salon.com)
Why are German young people so easily seduced by AfD's ideas? (www.euronews.com)
Recent voter surveys say between 14% and 22% of under-30s would vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany party in the upcoming European elections. But who are these potential voters?...