asklemmy Ask Lemmy Do Israeli Politicians' adult children get conscripted just like the average adult Israeli citizen as part of mandatory service?
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    10 months ago 100%

    In theory. In practice, I doubt it.

    The Israeli parliament consists of 120 politicians. Their children would need:

    • to not be Haredi, which are exempt from service
    • to be between the ages of 18-21, which is when their mandatory service runs
    • to serve in combat units

    Chances are only a few of them answer this criteria (even less considering the extremist portion of this specific government which didn't serve, and their children likely don't serve either), and even they are likely not above pulling strings to get them out of danger. Except for that politician you talked about, apparently.

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    Can you opt out of snap on Ubuntu? I've heard some system and essential apps use it, so it might break stuff if you do

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    11 months ago 100%

    One of my friends once admitted to have written a porn story involving some extreme version of piss play. I don't remember all the details, but I do remember someone filling someone else's bladder with their urine. Wild af

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy How far can Lemmy support nested comments? Let's find out
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    I mean... Emotions are just our brain's reaction to chemicals. Computers could replicate that reaction manually, and technically it would be just as valid.

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  • privacy Privacy What is a common misconception around privacy?
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    There, that's the one argument I've been missing in my explanations. Thank you, kind sir or ma'am.

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  • israel Israel [@israel](https://lemmy.ml/c/israel) What is Really Going on In Israel?
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    israel Israel [@israel](https://lemmy.ml/c/israel) What is Really Going on In Israel?
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    Answers to what questions are you looking for exactly? Because "what's going on" is so broad one could write a full essay on it and not exhaust everything that happened.

    If you're looking for reputable sources, then I'm afraid they're scarce. The question isn't "are they biased", but rather "how much are they biased". No idea what you mean by "documents".

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    Growing the community

    Since Reddit's r/israel is closed down due to the war, do you guys want to start discussing recent events here? We could share news articles and discuss them, and keep growing from there. How many of you would like this to be an active community?

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    asklemmy Asklemmy What’s The Strangest Thing You Do
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    No, I actually have triple-ply. I developed a stupid habit of folding multiple papers and using them together, so I wipe with like 9 layers at a time. It helps the paper not break up even being wet, but wastes a lot more overall.

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    I, uh... I shave hair like 5 cm around my bumhole. Paired with a bidet, you wouldn't guess how much easier it made it to wipe. I used to use 30-50 squares of toilet paper per wiping session, today I can manage with just 10

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy How do you feel about financing a genocide?
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    Ah, I see. No, they're not that stupid. Even if nuking Gaza didn't affect them because of proximity, they wouldn't. They rely on American help too much, and struggle as they do with international forces. Nuking Gaza would leave them ostricized and heavily sanctioned, if not invaded.

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    I have so much to say over this comment. I'll try to be concise.

    remove the blockade on Gaza, give everyone there citizenship and become a secular state

    • Israel doesn't trust Hamas. The blockade, which, mind you, is also enforced by Egypt, is meant to limit the group's ability to procure weapons. Water, food, fuel and other necessities are usually provided by both Israel and international help.
    • Neither Gazans want Israeli citizenship, nor Israel wants Gazans to be its citizens.
    • Religious and secular political forces quarrel in Israel daily. It can't just "become" secular. A big portion of Israelis don't want it to.

    When has Israel not leveled civilian buildings? Have you not seen charts comparing Israeli casualties to Palestinian ones?

    • If not for Iron Dome, Israeli casualties would be way higher.
    • Any civilian casualties are to be condemned. Yet, you must remember that Hamas likes to base itself under hospitals, schools, mosques. Not only that, but Gaza is also very densly populated. They're some 2.5 million people over 365km squared. It's very difficult to carry out any strikes without damaging hundreds of people. Yet, in the 2021 conflict, only 260 Gazans died as a result of strikes, despite hundreds if not thousands of shellings. Israel claims that at least 200 of those were militians. If that is not surgical, I don't know what is.

    I think Palestinians should be the ones who should be angry for the way Israel has treated them since inception.

    Read a little about the history of the conflict, as well as about peace talks and different offers that Israel made.

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    I don't know, what does it matter? They don't even acknowledge it, nevermind about using it. The only instance in which they might use their nukes is the Samson Option, which looks like something any country would do.

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    The only thing I'm dissatisfied with is their free hand with bombing civilians along with military targets. I can understand that Israel is angry, and rightfully so, but they fancy themselves a western country, being better than terrorist Hamas. They can't let their anger take control. Bombing civilians undermines their legitimatecy, I think they should try and be as surgical as possible, like they did in previous rounds of fighting. Other than that, I fully support their desire to root out Hamas. Though conquering Gaza only has any merit to it if they decide to stay and govern it themselves, otherwise Hamas would just rise up again.

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    12 months ago 100%

    Isn't there a type of medusa that can "rebirth" itself and essentially live forever? Why can't we?

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy Sex education for REALLY promiscuos people?
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    I don't think there is any "government approved" educational material about the kind of activities you partake in. Look up something like "advanced bdsm guide" on Google and absorb as much information as possible. This kind of information is shared from experience only.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy What nonfiction books have caused a paradigm-shift in your life?
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    The Five Love Languages - explains the inner workings of love, and how to sustain long term relationships, especially marriage

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy When was the last time you cried?
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    asklemmy Asklemmy When was the last time you cried?
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    I don't think I have trouble understanding my emotions, but I probably really do suppress them. As of now, my normal coping mechanisms work fine, and I don't see the need to fix this specific one. Maybe one day I too will have the urge, and then I'll see what I can do.

    If I may ask, has therapy helped you? Did you manage to cry?

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    I genuinely don't remember the last time I cried. I'm a very stoic person. Stuff that makes people cry barely touches me, and that sucks sometimes. It doesn't feel good, knowing that that source of stress relief is just blocked for me.

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    I tried the same experiment with Bard, same results. It only recognized the correct coat when asked directly if it's spotless.

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    How do you combat this sort of thing? Besides periodically changing your phone number, of course

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  • piracy Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ What's the deal with Steamunlocked.net?
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    I remember it being blacklisted in Reddit's r/piracy megathread, supposedly they used IGG's cracks or something. I, however, never had any problems with them.

    Tread with caution. Use steamrip.com or other safe sources if you can, and if you have to use this site, at least be wary, read comments and scan the fuck out of everything.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy GAMERS, USING ONLY CAPITAL LETTERS, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE VIDEO GAME QUOTE? SCREAM IT INTO THE VOID.
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    asklemmy Asklemmy If you were asked to think of something you never thought of before, what would be the most reliable way to do it?
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    I'd take two random words/topics, and try to think of something that involves both of them.

    For example, I just thought of a bicycle and of curtains. I immediately imagined a person riding a bicycle with curtains stuck in their wheels, getting torn more and more as they tried to cycle away. That's a thought I don't think I ever had before.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy What are your favorite can not live without apps?
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    Hmm, it says it can synchorize with your Google account - that's Google Calendar I think, isn't Google Calendar collaborative? Or if you're degoogled - are any of the alternatives collaborative, like EteSync or CalDAV?

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    May I recommend Tasks? Not only is it open source and doesn't collect nearly as much information as TickTick apparently does (according to Play Market), but it's packed full of features, and also interfaces with a bunch of other apps, like Google Calendar and Google Drive for backups.

    Edit: it also is still maintained and updated regularly

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy Lemmings, why did you decide to never confess to someone that you liked so much?
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    Fun fact: in ancient Greece, big peni were considered barbaric, that's why they're always small on statues and paintings.

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    I once, out of curiosity, mounted an expedition to the darkest regions of the internet, aka The Dark Web.

    There's some shit there that can scar you for life. Don't ever go there, seriously.

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    Translator app recommendations?

    I've been trying to move away from Google Translate, it's so good though. Any adequate open source alternatives? Bonus points if it has a phrasebook and if I can import mine from Google.

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