Skip Navigation

Catoblepas

@ Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone

Posts
157
Comments
3850
Joined
3 yr. ago

  • Cleanup Group Says It's on Track to Eliminate the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

    Jump

  • These individually glass wrapped candies make my mouth hurt.

  • Yeah but like I get actual rewards in Powerwash Sim

    Jump

  • If I could hold down a button to clean my shower you bet your ass I would.

    The lack of a sparkle and a ding when you finish cleaning something is a major mark against real life cleaning, as well.

  • ???

    Jump

  • EY! I’m WALKIN’ ova here!

  • Why is having a lawyer present during police interviews "opt in" rather than "opt out"?

    Jump

  • The fact that in some instances the legal system does work according to the invocation of a magic phrase makes it so much harder to deal with the delusions of sovcits. The right to remain silent should be just that. You don’t have to say “I’m invoking my right to free speech” every time before opening your mouth for it to count.

  • How to Roleplay Without Accents

    Jump

  • I can imagine what the author might mean by those things, but the key word there is imagine.

    Didn’t think I’d ever see an article that should have been a video instead of the other way around!

  • Most American headline

    Jump

  • US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding permanent ceasefire in Gaza

    Jump

  • TIL two people can’t do the same thing.

  • US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding permanent ceasefire in Gaza

    Jump

  • Oh, did this start January 20th? That’s probably news to Gazans.

  • Mediocre pasta dishes

    Jump

  • I omit the olives and use a 1:1 onion:pepper ratio, but it’s basically like this one

    This recipe probably has a fine amount of veg as written, I just always think it needs more than it does and I don’t measure shit when I’m making sauce 👍

  • Mediocre pasta dishes

    Jump

  • Thank you for the Pride well wishes to me specifically ☺️ My mediocre pasta dish is spaghetti with too many vegetables in the sauce

  • I love the sky orb of death rule

    Jump

  • Sunscreen is a sensory nightmare for me, so I mostly rely on UPF clothing (UPF = SPF but for clothes). It’s way better than just getting burnt!

  • I love the sky orb of death rule

    Jump

  • Without sunscreen and with my skin type, it’s fine for 15 minutes according to Wolfram Alpha! 🫠

    Edit: oh lol I didn’t realize it included temps on the left hand side, that’s in F rather than C.

  • 196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    I love the sky orb of death rule

  • Let my Duolingo streak expire cos I don't want to give them any more AI training for free and this popped up 🙄

    Jump

  • This is just for the English speaker learning Spanish Duolingo course, which I’m told is one of the best ones, so it may not apply to other courses. But IMO it was easier to pick up the majority of the beginner vocabulary in Duolingo (they’ve got the drill aspect of language learning down pat) and then spread out to other sources. I especially needed outside help with grammar because (at least when I was doing the early parts) Duolingo didn’t explain grammar very much, so there was a bit of ramming my head against a brick wall.

    How long an article takes me to read depends on how many colloquial phrases it has that Duolingo hasn’t introduced me to, if uncommon words or jargon are used, etc. The dictionary app I use is pretty good and includes slang, so when I do run into unknowns it only takes a few seconds to look it up. But overall I’d say I read maybe 1/2 to 2/3 the speed I read English, depending on all the above factors. It does fatigue me a lot faster than reading English, but I think that’s a normal thing for second languages you’re still learning.

    Edit: oh oops I misunderstood your last question, it took me maybe a year to start on news articles and maybe another 6 months to get comfortable with them. Totally YMMV depending on how much and how seriously you study, this wasn’t anything like full time study for me.

  • King of the Hill actor Jonathan Joss is shot dead in Texas during an argument

    Jump

  • By the time you’re old enough to ask “why,” they’ve subjected you to enough propaganda to ensure it doesn’t even occur to you to do so.

  • Let my Duolingo streak expire cos I don't want to give them any more AI training for free and this popped up 🙄

    Jump

  • I learned probably 90% of my Spanish through Duolingo. My reading is good enough that I can usually follow along with Spanish news articles and Spanish spoken at a moderate pace. (So almost none of it, haha) I have hearing comprehension problems with English as well though, so that’s not Duolingo’s fault.

    I’m definitely not fluent, but it’s not like I wouldn’t know what to do if someone handed me a form in Spanish, either.

    Overall it’s just the repetition that matters. I don’t think I would know any less Spanish if I’d spent 20-30 minutes every day for the past 2+ years using a different app to learn.

  • Let my Duolingo streak expire cos I don't want to give them any more AI training for free and this popped up 🙄

    Jump

  • Mango Languages is available for free through many libraries and has an app.

  • King of the Hill actor Jonathan Joss is shot dead in Texas during an argument

    Jump

  • This is what every news article about an assault or murder of a queer person used to be like in the 00s and earlier. Then after the local queer community spends ages protesting (if there was one, and who knows how many murders flew under the radar this way) maybe someone eventually gets a slap on the wrist charge.

    Maybe they’ll update these stories soon, but it’s not a great sign when they’re not even discussing the husband’s account. (The other stories, not the one you linked)

  • King of the Hill actor Jonathan Joss is shot dead in Texas during an argument

    Jump

  • Way back machine is being slow archiving the Facebook post, but here’s a screencap on TMZ.

  • King of the Hill actor Jonathan Joss is shot dead in Texas during an argument

    Jump

  • According to his husband’s posts on social media, these neighbors had subjected them to homophobic harassment and threats to burn down their home before now. And when they returned to find the skull of their dog out in plain view and started to cry, the neighbor came and killed Jonathan. His husband said he blocked the shot and saved his life.

    What do you fucking do about a community like that? These people don’t exist in isolation. It’s scary as fuck and a heartbreaking way to start pride month.

  • birding @lemmy.world
    Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    California

    Can you spot the nest predator in this photo?

  • Bird-Watching and Ornithology @slrpnk.net
    Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Can you spot the nest predator in this photo?

  • 196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Pride rule

  • 196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Bargain bin rule

  • The Eternal Playlist @crazypeople.online
    Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Where Is The Love? - Black Eyed Peas

  • Traditional Art @lemmy.world
    Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    We Hold These Truths To Be Self Evident - Jeffrey Gibson

  • 196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Aesthetic rule

  • The Eternal Playlist @crazypeople.online
    Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    She Never Dances Alone - Jeffrey Gibson

  • Transmasc @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    @dieworkwear (men’s fashion expert) on fashion, trans men, and masculinity

    bsky.app /profile/dieworkwear.bsky.social/post/3lpnblvz3i22u
  • Sweet Graffiti and other acts of wholesome vandalism @slrpnk.net
    Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Bus stop buddy

  • 196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Bad rules, everyone

  • Corvids @sopuli.xyz
    Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Egg thief!

  • 196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    :3 rule

  • People Twitter @sh.itjust.works
    Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Traditional dating

  • 196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Dwarf Fortress ASCII graphics only rule

  • United States | News & Politics @midwest.social
    Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Trump’s ICE used a woman’s kids and grandchild as ‘bait’ to arrest her

    www.rollingstone.com /politics/politics-features/ice-kids-bait-arrest-woman-worcester-massachusetts-1235338539/
  • People Twitter @sh.itjust.works
    Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Touching grass while not touching grass

  • News @lemmy.world
    Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Man burns 100 Beachwood Public Library books on Jewish, African American, LGBTQ+ education: report

    www.cleveland19.com /2025/05/12/man-burns-100-beachwood-public-library-books-jewish-african-american-lgbtq-education-report/
  • politics @lemmy.world
    Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition

    www.npr.org /2025/05/12/g-s1-65988/episcopal-church-white-afrikaners-ends-partnership-u-s-government