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rbhfd@lemmy.worldto
Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•There's probably a word I've been pronouncing wrong my whole life that I don't know about
14·2 years agoNot exactly related to the question, but as a non-native English speaker, whenever I read something related to weights in imperial, e.g., 150 lbs, my mind reads it as 150 lubes.
I know it’s pounds, if I would read it out loud, I would say pounds cause I’m not a weirdo (well…). But still, my internal monologue has lbs = lubes
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Am I the only one getting agitated by the word AI?
1·2 years agodeleted by creator
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politics @lemmy.world•Sanders says Trump reelection would be the ‘end of democracy’
41·2 years agoClearly you don’t understand the first-past-the-post system the US presidential election utilises.
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politics @lemmy.world•Sanders says Trump reelection would be the ‘end of democracy’
55·2 years agoThe chance isn’t just slim. It’s astronomical.
The chance of Cornell West winning is probably smaller than a bit-flip happening, switching your vote to another candidate. That’s how little chance your vote would have to make the country a better place.
On the other hand, every vote not casted for the only viable non-Trump candidate helps Trump.
I’m European and would love for you to have the option to vote for proper social democrats or greens (especially greens!). But please, every US citizen needs to do their part to not get fascists get hold of your country.
It’s sad to say, but if you don’t vote for the democratic candidate, you might not have a chance to vote 3rd party in 4 years. (I don’t like fear mongering, but it’s a real enough possibility)
No worries. I was hesitant to post both comments, knowing they might be misinterpreted.
Oh, absolutely. Was hoping for a “I am all Hamas on this blessed day”.
For the ones not in the know:

Yes, but why would you listen to what Hamas has to say?!?!
rbhfd@lemmy.worldto
Astronomy@mander.xyz•Scientists found a primordial galaxy with a bunch of gas and no stars
2·2 years agoThe amount of heavy elements present in a star when it formed will be neglible to the amount that will be created over time through fusion.
You can actually detect this through spectroscopy because the initial amount of metals will be present in the outer layer of the star. Heavy elements made through fusion will be mostly in the core.
The reason stars formed from primordial gas, i.e. only consisting of hydrogen and helium, is that such a gas will fragment less as it cools and collapses. Less fragmentation means heavier stars.
I only have a high level knowledge of the process though.
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What's the funniest mishearing of song lyrics you've had?
8·2 years agoIf you like peeing on koalas and getting caught in the rain
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cats@lemmy.world•Researcher looking for cat owners to aid novel study on cat vocalisations (it's quick and simple!)
2·2 years agoThanks! I knew I must have missed it, but couldn’t find it.
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cats@lemmy.world•Researcher looking for cat owners to aid novel study on cat vocalisations (it's quick and simple!)
11·2 years agoShouldn’t you ask for the cat’s age as well as the recordings? Or did I read over that?
It might be worthwhile to gather some other information about the cat, like whether they’re indoor or outdoor cats, former strays or not,…
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News@lemmy.world•Obama urged Biden to beef up campaign amid worries about Trump strength in polls: report
175·2 years agoBy not voting, you are still, implicitly, voting for the candidate who you wouldn’t have voted for. Do you think he’s not supporting Israel?
Do you think he even has any moral standing?
That’s who you’re voting for by not voting.
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News@lemmy.world•Obama urged Biden to beef up campaign amid worries about Trump strength in polls: report
426·2 years agoYou just want to absolve yourself of that moral responsibility.
That’s exactly what you are doing. You’re focusing on this one issue, retreating yourself from the binary decision because neither options stands for what you (or I, or morality) would prefer. Completely ignoring that withdrawing from the choice plays into the hand of the infinitely worse candidate. So by not choosing, you do nothing to stop the situation in Gaza, but might actually make things a lot worse for people all over.
You can virtue signal that you did not compromise on your believes, while actually helping your country make a worse place.
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News@lemmy.world•‘January 6 never ended’: alarm at Trump pardon pledge for Capitol insurrectionists
45·2 years agoWould this not be considered as “providing comfort to insurrectionists”, as described in the 14th amendment. Even just promising pardoning them.
So even if they argue he supposedly wasn’t involved in it, it would still disqualify him from office.
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politics @lemmy.world•Jamie Raskin Accuses Trump Attorney Habba of Thinking Like a 'New York Mobster'
4·2 years agoI’m hoping they’ll rule against him as well, but these reasons seem way out there.
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That’s assuming they believe he’ll go full fascist and execute them. They don’t. Even if they would believe that, ruling in his favour would prove their worth to him.
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I see no way that democrats could dissolve the SC. They probably wouldn’t even if they could.
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rbhfd@lemmy.worldto
Memes@lemmy.ml•God bless the imperial system and bald eagles 🦅🦅🦅🦅 (oil too)
123·2 years agoDo you see a subway on that picture?
You can’t have failing infrastructure if you don’t have infrastructure 👨🏾⚕️




Literally, “water man” is correct. But I would translate it a bit more loosely as “water bearer”.
Most, if not all, names of zodiac signs in Dutchare are literal translations from Latin. But while most people understand that Leo means Lion, how many know Cancer is Latin for crab?