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Deebster

@ Deebster @programming.dev

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New account since lemmyrs.org went down, other @Deebsters are available.

  • Beans

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  • Also mixing crops (or non-farmable plants) has big benefits, but it's currently cheaper to use chemically-derived fertilisers and go the monoculture route.

  • Beans

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  • What's that quote - something like "science progresses one funeral at a time"? Even scientists have their favourite theories that they'll defend in the face of logic and evidence.

  • Girl power

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  • Is your point that this source doesn't back up the Mary Somerville etymology or just an FYI?

    Either way, the quote taught me about the word sciolist - a person who pretends to be knowledgeable and well informed so thanks.

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  • I used to have some with e-ink displays that showed how full they were, but I always wished I could use them to show a label instead.

  • "Portal" Between Dublin and NYC Shut Down After OnlyFans Model Flashes It

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  • Do you also attack dictionaries for explaining offensive words? The person I'm talking to never used the term, they merely explained the meaning behind the number.

    What you are doing is shooting the messenger. Please target your outrage more carefully in future.

  • A cool guide to PIN code safety

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  • That blog's such a treasure! I've ended up on there several times over the years for completely disparate reasons like solving Countdown numbers games, etymology and explaining mathematical paradoxes.

  • "Portal" Between Dublin and NYC Shut Down After OnlyFans Model Flashes It

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  • Yeah, it's probably shooting the messenger. Reminds me of once on Reddit where someone had asked a similar question and I'd replied with a sourced quote from the dictionary and got complaining replies and downvotes.

  • "Portal" Between Dublin and NYC Shut Down After OnlyFans Model Flashes It

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  • Thanks for explaining it, not sure why you've collected those downvotes.

  • Thunderbird for Android / K-9 Mail: April 2024 Progress Report - The Thunderbird Blog

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  • I missed the news that K-9 was becoming Thunderbird for Android. I used to use it before switching to FairEmail, I think because development had stalled. It's a solid choice, hopefully they don't add too much in like they have with the desktop version.

  • robots

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  • What's this kind of thing called in linguistics? Where you parse the sentence wrong (for comedic effect in this case), something about dangling modifiers, maybe?

  • Belgian, Dutch university students join pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protests

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  • Really I was arguing with the "anti-Israel" part, since I don't think that's merely interpreted as meaning you're not in favour of Israeli policy. I was attempting to agree with the top of the thread's implication that "anti-Israel" feels like it's been used as a short step away from "antisemitic", which Israel has a long history of using in the face of any criticism.

  • Belgian, Dutch university students join pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protests

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  • I disagree that being in favour of something means you agree with everything they do, but for the record, I've been to Palestine several times and I didn't liked what Israel was doing back then, let alone the current disgusting atrocities that Netanyahu's currently perpetuating.

  • Belgian, Dutch university students join pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protests

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  • I am pro both existing side by side, which is pro-Palestine and pro-Israel. Are you calling the many Israelis who would like to peacefully co-exist anti-Israel?

  • Best constant in all of iOS!

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  • CNLabelContactRelationYoungerCousinMothersSiblingsSonOrFathersSistersSon

    The label for the contact’s mother’s sibling’s younger son or father’s sister’s younger son.

    I thought it was just a male cousin, but it doesn't include a cousin who's your uncle's son. Which culture needs this?

  • Hey there gamers

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  • So was he writing backwards, or did they print a custom flipped t-shirt?

  • „If companies were to do the right thing, they would lose the most valuable customers on earth, preteen kids”

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  • Maybe his analysis considered this, but the article doesn't mention real-world factors like the climate crisis, the cost of living crisis, and what feels like the resurgence of fascism and the spectre of World War 3. It's noted that liberal families seem more susceptible - perhaps it's because right-wing families are more likely to believe these things aren't real, or aren't a problem?

  • The country's first new aluminum smelter in 45 years could cut production emissions by 75%

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  • The country

    Which country?

    aluminum

    Never mind.

    I've just checked fact-checked myself and apparently Canada also says aluminum but 🤷

  • Ukraine unveils AI-generated foreign ministry spokesperson

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  • It's a weird time to be alive.

  • CBOR — Concise Binary Object Representation

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