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  • An interesting design for a 51-star US flag

  • Yeah, the one with alternating rows is the one I see most and the one I'd prefer. You make a good point about the circle being different though. Honestly never thought about it that way, but with that in mind, I can see why the PNP would opt for something like this.

  • RE: Is Ernest still here?

  • Thanks a ton for the update Ernest! It's great to hear from you, and I hope your health improves soon.

    That being said, I do have a few things I'd like to suggest.

    --

    In February, I spent my time visiting doctors and undergoing treatment with medications, which often had very unpleasant side effects. Therefore, I decided to hold off on any major updates to avoid causing even more chaos.

    If I'm interpreting this correctly (i.e., that you chose not to give any updates as to prevent people freaking out), I don't think this was the best move. I understand where you were coming from, but (if you were able) some sort of small status update would've been preferable to a month-long silence (especially since you'd previously said that you'd be unavailable for only 2–4 days). A simple "Hey, I'm currently not doing well. I'll get back to things as soon as I'm feeling better," would've at least let us know that you were alive and that the project hadn't been abandoned.

    --

    Just because it's not visible that something is happening doesn't mean I haven't been doing anything during this time. In fact, two really significant things have been successful, which I've been working on for a long time and which I intended to announce soon once I recover.

    I don't think this whole "holding off for a big announcement" thing is a great approach, at least not now. There are currently several issues that we're waiting to see fixed, and we have no idea which ones (if any) are being worked on. If you must wait for a big reveal though, at least telling us, "I'm still working on stuff" would be better than nothing.

    --

    And finally, I really suggest getting some more admins for the instance. You're absolutely correct to prioritize your health over Kbin; nevertheless, it's far from ideal for your absence to mean that spam piles up, moderation requests lie unanswered, and accounts can't be deleted. We'd all appreciate it if you could have at least one extra person on deck for whenever you're ill or in need of a break.

    --

    Thanks again for all you do for Kbin, and I hope things get better!

  • An interesting design for a 51-star US flag

  • From what I can gather, this particular design was proposed by Puerto Rico's New Progressive Party (Partido Nuevo Progresista or PNP), which advocates for Puerto Rican statehood. The circle definitely has its appeal, though I think I'd prefer something closer to the current flag.

  • Vexillology @lemmy.world
    ThatOneKirbyMain2568 @kbin.social

    An interesting design for a 51-star US flag

  • An interesting design for a 51-star US flag

  • From what I can gather, this particular design was proposed by Puerto Rico's New Progressive Party (Partido Nuevo Progresista or PNP), which advocates for Puerto Rican statehood. The circle definitely has its appeal, though I think I'd prefer something closer to the current flag.

  • Vexillology @kbin.social
    ThatOneKirbyMain2568 @kbin.social

    An interesting design for a 51-star US flag

  • Kurzgesagt @kbin.social
    ThatOneKirbyMain2568 @kbin.social

    What Happens AFTER Nuclear War?

    iv.ggtyler.dev /watch
  • Kurzgesagt @kbin.social
    ThatOneKirbyMain2568 @kbin.social

    (Short) Something in Your Kitchen Emits Antimatter

    iv.ggtyler.dev /watch

  • Do any of you eat and actually enjoy dino nuggets?

  • 100% with you on tenders being better than nuggets. In general, nuggets have always been kinda eh (sometimes solid, sometimes awful), and dino nuggets are the worst of their kind.

  • What food or drink do you dislike that a lot of people like?

  • Well, I despise donuts, so it's probably me.

  • What food or drink do you dislike that a lot of people like?

  • What? Why would anyone cook it? What would they use that for? Who could hurt someone so badly to make them do that?

  • What food or drink do you dislike that a lot of people like?

  • Interesting. I might be somewhat of the opposite — I think barbecue's great, but I'm not a fan of barbecue potato chips. I'll maybe eat some if there's nothing else around and I'm hungry, but I've just never liked them.

  • MAGA Candidate Says He’s Worried About Babies Who Might Get an Abortion

  • But Eigel isn’t alone in his condemnation of the bill. Another Republican, Missouri State Senator Sandy Crawford, claimed the incest and rape provision shouldn’t pass because “God is perfect.”

    “God does not make mistakes. And for some reason he allows that to happen, bad things happen,” Crawford said. “I’m not gonna be able to support the amendments because I am very pro-life.”

    You can't help but appreciate the sheer amount of cognitive dissonance you gotta have to say, "God is perfect," and "…for some reason He allows … bad things [to] happen." How delusional can you be to say that raped children giving birth is part of some perfect, divine plan?

    Social conservatism is a complete joke.

  • Moving to: m/AskMbin! @kbin.social
    ThatOneKirbyMain2568 @kbin.social

    What food or drink do you dislike that a lot of people like?

  • /kbin meta @kbin.social
    ThatOneKirbyMain2568 @kbin.social

    So… what's going on?

  • 3D-Printed Neural Tissue Grows And Functions Like a Human Brain

  • Maybe home-grown human intelligence (HGHI)?

  • Can registrations on kbin.social be disabled to stop spammers

  • This might be a good idea, at least until Ernest gets back. To my knowledge, he's the only instance admin, so as long as he's inactive, the spammers won't get dealt with (especially on magazines he moderates, like /m/tech).

    Ideally, there could be another admin or two to deal with this stuff when he's not available, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

  • Do you use a serial (Oxford) comma?

  • I think the point is more that without the serial comma, the last two items in the list aren't separated like the others, which (imo) feels like omitting the last bullet point in a list.

    EDIT: Fixed a typo.

  • Do you use a serial (Oxford) comma?

  • Haha, this is gold. I'd like to think I fall more into the pedant category (except when something actually matters; then I lean towards moron).

  • Moving to: m/AskMbin! @kbin.social
    ThatOneKirbyMain2568 @kbin.social

    Do you use a serial (Oxford) comma?

  • The Northern Territory's flag has really nice colors.

  • The Northern Territory has what's probably my favorite Australian flag. Idk, that shade of brown is just really cool. It's like candy.

    I want to eat the flag.

  • Vexillology @kbin.social
    ThatOneKirbyMain2568 @kbin.social

    The Northern Territory's flag has really nice colors.

  • Moving to: m/AskMbin! @kbin.social
    ThatOneKirbyMain2568 @kbin.social

    What are you reading right now?

  • Google Update Reveals AI Will Read All Your Private Messages

  • …Who exactly is asking for this? AI chatbots are cool and all, but I have no idea why you'd want them in your messages app. What would you even need that for?

  • My attempt at redesigning New York's flag

  • Oop, forgot to post the symbolism. Just posted that in a separate comment.

  • My attempt at redesigning New York's flag

  • When I was going through redesigning all of the U.S. state flags, this is one of the first designs I made. Here's the symbolism:

    • The colors are reminiscent of the orange, white, & blue pattern used in many of New York's state flag.

      • The blue has been replaced with the purple of the Iroquois flag.

    • The white shape in the center holds several meanings.

      • It resembles a crown to represent New York being the Empire State.
      • It points upward to represent New York's motto: "Excelsior" ("Higher").
      • It looks somewhat like tall skyscrapers because duh.

  • A Kbin flag

  • Vexillology @lemmy.world
    ThatOneKirbyMain2568 @kbin.social

    A Kbin flag

  • Vexillology @lemmy.world
    ThatOneKirbyMain2568 @kbin.social

    My attempt at redesigning New York's flag

  • Flag of Central Province, Solomon Islands

  • What's that even supposed to be? Even ignoring it's… distinct shape, it seems like it was just a bad idea from the beginning.

  • Vexillology @kbin.social
    ThatOneKirbyMain2568 @kbin.social

    My attempt at redesigning New York's flag

  • Vexillology @kbin.social
    ThatOneKirbyMain2568 @kbin.social

    On January 19, 1929, the flag of Nova Scotia received a royal warrant from King George V, making it the first flag in the Commonwealth approved by royal charter.

  • /kbin meta @kbin.social
    ThatOneKirbyMain2568 @kbin.social

    Issue with sort by hot

  • Vexillology @lemmy.world
    ThatOneKirbyMain2568 @kbin.social

    A slight redesign of Rhode Island's flag

  • Vexillology @kbin.social
    ThatOneKirbyMain2568 @kbin.social

    A slight redesign of Rhode Island's flag

  • Vexillology @lemmy.world
    ThatOneKirbyMain2568 @kbin.social

    Libya's iconic 1977–2011 flag

  • pixelart @kbin.social
    ThatOneKirbyMain2568 @kbin.social

    potato