SchrodingersPat

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

I get your point. Garamond memes just don't hit quite as hard.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

They have their place. I won't yuck your yum.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yes. I don't remember the exact numbers but the early 000s deal with computers and the later 000 deal with hoaxes and forgeries

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Of course. And no worries. I know it's a niche joke. Buckle up it's a long one. Many public libraries, at least in the US, use the Dewey Decimal System (000-999) to organize their nonfiction books. The gist is that Mellville Dewey is problematic for many reasons, but for this example you have to know that when organizing books, Dewey's best practice is that known hoaxes are categorized and shelved right along with the nonfiction books in the same category. For example the book 1421 claims that America was discovered by the Chinese in year 1421. This book is shelved right along the rest of American history in 945.05. However, the 000's is the "contested knowledge" which has ghosts, UFOs, Bigfoot, etc. I feel that moving books like 1421 into 000s it lets librarians contextualize books by essentially saying "we think this book is as true as ghosts."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I didn't mean to plagiarize but if I did I apologize

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Fair. But "Lukewarm take" just doesn't have the same punch.

[–] [email protected] 130 points 11 months ago (12 children)

Besides physical violence, the most absurd thing I've seen was a man who bought a car after his wife pleaded not to because it would bankrupt them. He didn't like that she was "telling him what to do." They had two perfectly fine vehicles btw.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (13 children)

From what I looked up it means something like dude or mate. It's also used when expressing suprise? If native speaker has better insight I'd appreciate it.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Sorry, different American

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

Losing gives you a chance to practice being happy for someone else. Remember board games especially are an excuse for you and a bunch of people you like to sit at a table and do something fun. If you can't find joy in simply playing a game, just take a moment to appreciate the joy and excitement of the people around you.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use Void Linux. I switched from Arch btw because I liked their package manager, was curious about their init system runit, and still wanted a rolling release. I've used it for a little over a year now and overall I've been happy.

 
 
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