Robust Mirror @ Robust_Mirror @aussie.zone

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Here's a bunch of words that either didn't exist at all, or didn't exist in their current form/meaning when you were growing up:

smartphone, app, emoji, meme, livestream, crowdfunding, cryptocurrency, blockchain, NFT, ransomware, selfie, vlog, podcast, cloud computing, Al, algorithmic bias, social distancing, contact tracing, microaggression, cancel culture, virtue signalling, gamification, enshitification, deepfake, influencer, cybersecurity, carbon footprint, microplastic, drone, smart home, loT, cryptocurrency, biohacking, wearable, crowdsourcing, clickbait.

But I bet you could understand someone that used most if not all of those words right? Because you learnt them, even after adulthood? You can learn and understand these new words too.

Also I find it incredibly hard to believe they couldn't understand you. Even if the young generation uses a ton of slang with each other, they interact with teachers, parents, grandparents, media such as TV and movies etc I could go on. Unless you were intentionally using very old or foreign slang heavily I find it near unthinkable they actually couldn't understand you.

Edit: I just noticed you're the same person I replied to in another comment. I wanna be clear I wasn't seeking you out or something, I barely look at user names, it was coincidence.

So why do people only get up in arms over literally? Because it's the one they lived through? Here's a bunch of words I'm sure you're mostly, if not entirely fine with the dictionary listing their "new", opposite meaning, and probably use them the new way too. That's just off hand. There will be more if you google it.

You can't force the entire world to strictly follow a book on how words should be used. People are going to talk how they like. You can document how people are using words. That's what makes sense to do.

Awful

Original: Full of awe or inspiring reverence.

Now: Very bad or unpleasant.

Terrific

Original: Causing terror or fear.

Now: Excellent or great.

Egregious

Original: Remarkably good or distinguished.

Now: Shockingly bad.

Disinterested

Original: Unbiased, impartial.

Now: Uninterested, not caring.

Nonplussed

Original: Bewildered, perplexed.

Now: Unfazed or unimpressed.

It's like 15 seconds every couple of videos. I mean I get it, but TV my entire childhood was 21 minute shows with 3 sets of 3 minute ads per 30 min block. Movies that were 90 minutes would stretch to 2-2.5 hours with the ads. I saw Titanic once and it was closing in on 5 hours. It's really not that bad to me.

Do you really believe they will have fluoride prescriptions?

Edit: from the article: will begin the process of pulling prescription fluoride drops and tablets for children off the market.

I see you haven't interacted with many kids with special needs. Not everything in life can be easily "enforced" for everyone.

Also watch them ban fluoride toothpaste next.

Usually these decompiled projects run natively as an exe. I haven't tried this one yet though.

Nintendo is actually the exception in this regard, they sold the switch at a profit from day 1.

Right. Before the internet people like this would be shunned by society until they either changed or stopped trying. The internet giving these people attention and power was one of the worst things to come from it.

they don't stop eating when they get full, like we do.

Speak for yourself.

The vast majority of my favourite games have been listed, many multiple times, so I'm gonna go with some I didn't see, though I didn't look exhaustively, here we go:

Horace

Quite a hidden gem in my opinion, almost no one I mention it to has heard of it. 2D platformer with an amazing story and some interesting gimmicks. One of the most surprising and unforgettable indie games I've played.

The Messenger

Ninja action-platformer that is way more than it first appears if you stick with it. Hilarious writing, great controls, and amazing music. Genuinely one of my favourite games.

Yoku's Island Express

Almost entirely unique in it's idea. It's a pinball-metroidvania where you're a postman dung beetle, and it really works. Gorgeous world, super chill vibes, clever puzzles... What metroid prime pinball should have been.

The point is not everyone needs their next pay check to pay the bills. They could be fired today, need a couple months to find a job, and have enough to survive in between.

Hoping someone might be able to help me out with this info, I've tried looking and can't find a solid answer.

When you use the "Save and close group" feature of tab groups, do they

1. Stay forever, no matter if you close Firefox, restart your pc, not used that group in months etc.
2. Allow an unlimited, or at least a high number, of saved and closed tab groups.

I mainly ask because it specifically puts closed and saved tab groups in a section called "recent tab groups" which sounds suspiciously temporary.

I'll start with Fortnite. Hate on it if you want but my kids and wife play it and I enjoy playing with them even if I don't much care for it myself.

It's gonna be different depending how you access Lemmy, here it is on Thunder

It also assumes it is immediately deadly poison, and doesn't do something like cause early dementia 25 years later.

Yeah I had enough of their crap to the point I got an addon that removes them from search/image results.

This isn't a Microsoft issue. This is a stupidity issue. Any authenticator you add 2 factor to, and then put the 2 factor in that same app will do this.

For me the best part of doing groceries yourself are the food expiring markdowns. I get so many meats and interesting things I could usually never afford by getting stuff that is going to expire that day.

Case in point, scored this 5 minutes ago, add some cheap sides and dinner sorted