Ask Lemmy

Putting garbage in clean plastic bags to throw it away is an absurd practise. Why can't we just transfer it in reusable bins?

If you’ve never worked on a holiday you shouldn’t be allowed to go to stores and restaurants on holidays.

D&D is not as good as it is popular. It's a very idiosyncratic game that's mostly focused on a particular kind of play, but people treat it like it's a general purpose tool.

Clearly people can have fun with it, and that's what really matters. I'm still convinced many of them would have more, easier, cheaper, fun if they picked up a different game.

For the love of god just ask me if I would do something rather than ask me if I can.

Yes, I can pass the salt. But WILL I? 😑

When something is taped, of possible, the piece of tape should have one corner folded over a little bit to make it easy to remove the tape.

The word "utilize" should almost always be changed to "use".

And, people who cannot sing should not sing on stage.

Island has an 's' in it. This was started as a stylistic choice to make the word look more Latin despite the fact that the English word has no Latin roots.

This is proof enough that English is a stupid language for the unwashed masses. There are no rules, all that matters is how it is used and understood. Anyone who tries argue that "literally can not mean figuratively" or that gif has to be pronouced a specific way is an idiot trying to force logic into a system that has none. Don't waste your time trying to explain that you know the only true and proper rules to Calvinball.

That 's,' that's what broke me.

I wish it was socially acceptable to interest-dump someone and for them to do the same to you.

Just getting a 5-10 minute lecture deep into a topic that someone is passionate about is fun and educational! Much better than trying to make small talk or talk about the 3 common topics at your workplace (at mine it is local tv, energy spending/taxes, and cars), which is often sports. Then you get to learn about other people's interests too!

Orange juice isn't good unless you're juicing oranges you picked from some random person's yard in Florida. Best damn juice you've ever had.

My hot take: spelling and grammar rules don't matter much, as long as you're getting your point across. That being said, when people use the word "everyday" as something other than an adjective, it drives me absolutely crazy (ex. "this is an everyday activity" is correct, but "I do this everyday" is not--that should be two separate words).

You inspire me. I love banana-flavored things, but I don't like bananas.

We should ditch ethernet, coax, and copper completely for data transmission. Everything should be fiber cable. Fiber internet to the house, fiber throughout the house, etc.