i_stole_ur_taco

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[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I haven’t noticed that at all. Whenever I see an argument made in good faith, there’s frequently contrary responses that delve into the actual issues and discuss some of the nuance around them. I found Reddit far worse (especially the default subs).

On Reddit, any comment reply I got was usually someone telling me to kill myself or correcting some boring pedantic thing. On Lemmy they usually make me think about the issue some more, and they’re never frothing-at-the-mouth aggressive.

But it might also depend a lot on what communities you spend time in, what instance you’re on, and what instances you have blocked.

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 14 points 8 hours ago

If I’m understanding what you want to hear, you should totally just buy Aldi’s taquitos. Maybe a drink if you’re feeling fancy.

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 19 points 10 hours ago

“Holy shit I really need to vacuum this room.”

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is expected Canadian source code:

// cache the colour in case we need it later for the neighbour
color = fetchColor();
neighbor.color = color;

When language keywords are all written in American English it’s foolish to try to author your code in a different language. But comments are fair game.

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 day ago

“But you clearly deserve more than $15 an hour. What do you do, what do you deserve to earn, and why?”

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don’t think poop jokes resonate very well on any of the Lemmy communities I’ve seen.

Also, if you’re accidentally pooping your pants so hard that it falls down your pant leg and onto the floor, you may want to consider getting a medical opinion or at least doing some pelvic floor exercises. That’s concerning.

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

QEMM was the shit!

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 52 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I feel like the sheer jump in performance from throwing an SSD into an old system was akin to what people would have expected from the “download more ram” scam ads of the 00s.

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It must work better for people who buy tons of disparate shit all the time. Otherwise why would they keep the feature at all?

I’m a pretty consistent buyer. There’s recurring essentials (maybe the brand of dish soap changes sometimes, but it’s essentially the same). There’s one-off larger ticket products. What do you recommend to someone like that?

I’m not exactly sure. I was hoping for something innovative and/or fun that fits the types of things I already own. But I don’t get that.

I get frequently asked by Amazon if I need another:

  • large TV
  • bidet
  • xbox controller
  • kitchen knife

I don’t know who goes through multiples of those items during their normal life. I’d expect to be shown something brand new or something consumable.

Maybe I’m doing consumerism wrong?

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There’s a giant Conservative sign up close to the highway by me and the guy’s face has a hole punched clean through it.

As much as I find it distasteful that people interfere with election signs, I find the hyperbole from politicians when this gets reported so over the top.

Like, you ordered a few hundred plastic signs from China, smeared them all over the city, and a couple went missing. In a week you’re throwing them all in a landfill. You’re not losing an election and our democracy isn’t threatened because some of your trash got stolen.

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So if people use drugs and are evicted from social housing, and there are no tent cities, where would current residents go? Would they be held for involuntary treatment?

Melissa De Genova, the Conservative candidate for Vancouver-Yaletown, did not directly answer the question when The Tyee spoke to her following a press conference Monday.

I am absolutely stunned they didn’t have a coherent and intelligent answer to this question prepared.

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

No, no, not those rights. He means the other ones.

 

YSK there's an app called CNV CityFix you can install on your smartphone that allows you to review and report issues in your area that the city should address.

Every once in a while I'll see some egregious graffiti, dumped trash, tree debris blocking a path, etc. More often than not, someone has already reported the issue in the app and the City is aware of it and adds it to their list. Within a few days (or less), a crew with the right equipment comes out and addresses it.

Being able to snap a photo and send the location to the city to put it on their radar is great for both parties. The city gets quality reports about issues quickly, and residents have a low effort way to get them dealt with.

You can also search for reported issues nearby, and there's often laughs to be had at people's descriptions of their perceived problems, or particularly witty ways people describe legitimate issues.

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