zalgotext

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[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 1 points 22 hours ago

I try to plug it in without closely inspecting the port because I can with just about every other type of port. It's easy to plug in an HDMI, Display Port, or Ethernet cable on the first try because of the asymmetrical shape, and things that use barrel plugs like headphone jacks just don't care about orientation. USB-A is one of the few port types that combines the worst of both worlds.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

You can also get a roll of like 50 reusable microfiber cloths from any home store for less than ten bucks. They work just as well as any overpriced branded duster wipes, and are washable/reusable as an added bonus.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago (5 children)

You mean, the couple of seconds it takes trying to plug in a USB-A the wrong way, having to flip it over, discovering you had it the right way the first time because USB-A ports are bastards, and having to flip it over again?

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If it had been anyone else, they'd have been named a grave threat to national security and it's pretty likely they'd never be seen or heard from again.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

If I've replied to you once why start with this:

Because your one reply to me claimed that I was saying a bunch of stuff that I never said in my one comment?

Like, it should be obvious what's going on here

My account is over two years old with thousands of other comments. My writing style is vastly different than anyone else's in this thread. I'm not creating new accounts to avoid blocks. I'm not out to get you. I'm flattered, but it's not that serious.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

My guy, you wanna stop putting words in my mouth and have an honest, productive discussion, I'm all for it. Otherwise, don't bother replying.

Also, pay attention to usernames when replying. That was my first comment in this chain, but I have a feeling you thought you were replying to someone you'd already been talking to.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 days ago (4 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics

What you're talking about, with using IVF to reduce the chances of genetic conditions, is called prenatal screening. And while it relies on genomics, and even borrows some concepts from Eugenics, it is not Eugenics, at least as far as most people understand and use that term. Eugenics is widely understood to be the pseudo-scientific shield fascists frequently hide behind to justify bigotry, forced sterilization, genocide, and other atrocities. You may think this is just a semantic argument over an umbrella term that can cover anything to do with improving the human genome, but modern geneticists are very careful to disassociate anything they do with the term "Eugenics", due to the authoritarian implications it carries.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 days ago

Plenty of anti-cheats work on Linux, and the ones that don't are probably borderline malware anyways, so it's really a win-win

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

Sure, yeah, that's all well and good, but like, the dude has said multiple times that things worked for him and his partner, and there's still half a dozen people in the thread assuming the worst and telling him all the ways he should have lived his life. It feels like some sort of moral superiority contest, and it's gross.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Is it? I was just in London a couple months ago, the amount of people smoking and vaping there was honestly shocking.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Why are there so many people in this thread telling this guy what his vegan gf actually thought

Stop projecting. You don't always need to be right. It's ok for other people to have different experiences from you.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 16 points 6 days ago (5 children)

There's an opportunity there to invent a homoerotic subplot and use it in a sequel to The Producers.

Springtime For Hitler II: Winter Is Coming

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