DirkMcCallahan

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[–] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 21 points 13 hours ago

Oh, I agree completely. I think it's disgusting how the right has succeeded in shifting the Overton window a ridiculous amount over the past decade or so.

[–] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 12 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

I'm fine with language evolving; my issue is that there used to be a word that succinctly conveyed a particular idea, and now there is no way to concisely convey that idea in English.

"Gay" changing its meaning isn't the same thing, because there are still plenty of ways of saying "happy" in English.

[–] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 41 points 14 hours ago (6 children)

The lefty side of me thinks: "We're nominating a former prosecutor...what did we expect?"

The practical side of me thinks: "This is like Palestine/Israel. Sure, Harris could be better on this issue...but Trump is still a hundred times worse."

[–] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 35 points 14 hours ago (21 children)

The word "literally" has been forever ruined by people who use it to mean "figuratively." Worse, there is now literally no way to actually convey the original meaning of the word "literally" in a concise, clear way.

You have to say something like, "A is literally 10 times bigger than B...and I mean that ACTUALLY literally." And then people will STILL assume that you're speaking figuratively.

[–] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I mean, he already picked a live rat for his running mate...

[–] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 138 points 4 days ago (29 children)

I pity the poor fool who sets up their smart TV instead of just grabbing an HDMI cable and plugging in their computer.

[–] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

File this under "least surprising revelations of all time."

[–] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Couldn't Congress also pass a law restricting the scope of SCOTUS's authority? Seems like that might be the easiest path forward.

[–] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

The happiest place on earth, y'all!

[–] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Is it sufficient to set the Enhanced Tracking Protection to "Strict" (which claims to block cross-site cookies in all windows), or is there something else you have to do?

[–] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 82 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

c/dataishorrifyinganddepressing

 

That is, is there an archive or a mirror somewhere? I don't want to give him the traffic.

 

Sorry if this is the wrong community for this. I'm looking for a compilation of Trump's most rambling moments (e.g., "Look, having nuclear"; Gettysburg being beautiful; etc.). Does anyone know of any sites that would have something like this? Thank you!

 

I usually avoid them because of the mark-up, but yesterday I was in the mood for a soda and didn't feel like going into a store and interacting with the cashier, so I bought one out of a vending machine. I enjoyed it. What about you? When was the last time you used a vending machine, and what did you buy?

 

Maybe I have sensitive gums or something like that, but eating the cereal right after I add the milk makes my mouth hurt.

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