Linuxswordgeek 2 hours ago • 100%
Download ADRIFT or FROTZ, and play porn interactive fiction.
Asklemmyswordgeek 5 hours ago • 100%
Mandarin orange slices.
politics swordgeek 1 day ago • 96%
No.
No she did not.
World News
Kamala Harris was asked her toughest questions on Gaza yet
swordgeek 1 day ago • 68%
It ABSOLUTELY matters that Trump is put on the same playing field and under the same scrutiny as Harris!!!
That's all. It doesn't matter what their respective positions are. It doesn't matter that Trump will give a rambling, incoherent answer and support Israel even if they declare babies as food.
It matters that Trump is held to the same scrutiny as Harris, simple as that.
World News
Kamala Harris was asked her toughest questions on Gaza yet
swordgeek 2 days ago • 68%
Is Trump getting the same questions?
No Stupid Questions
What's going on at Mozilla these days?
swordgeek 2 days ago • 85%
Capitalism, fucking everything up, same as everywhere.
No Stupid Questions
Does the GOP Stick Together so tightly to hide the fact that a large majority of them are involved in Pedophilia?
swordgeek 2 days ago • 82%
You're not here to ask a good-faith question, you're here to state an opinion or theory.
No Stupid Questions
When and why did democrats begin supporting fracking?
swordgeek 4 days ago • 100%
The Democrats won't win an election while opposing fracking. O&G is far FAR too powerful to let that happen. If Harris stood firmly against fracking, then the opponent would win - be he (and it will be a he) Trump, Musk, or David "Son of Sam" Berkowitz.
No, I'm not exaggerating.
No Stupid Questions
If the obscenely wealthy benefit most from having Republicans in power; and collectively they have disproportionate control over the economy; wouldn't they use that power to sabotage Democrats?
swordgeek 5 days ago • 100%
They would, and they do.
But because they're rich and determined to play both sides of the fight, they also pour some (less) money towards the Democrats to have some leverage.
Technology
After charger, Apple removes USB-C cable from the box
swordgeek 5 days ago • 77%
Frankly, I don't see much of a problem with this.
They'll sell the "Apple" charging cable for $40 or something fucking insane, but as long as you can buy and use a normal USB-C cable that does exactly the same thing, go for it.
Of course being Apple, they will probably void the warranty or add an identifier to their cables so that nothing else works. In that case, I hope the EU bankrupts them completely.
Technology
After charger, Apple removes USB-C cable from the box
swordgeek 5 days ago • 100%
You misspelled 2026.
Canada
Doug Ford is ‘obsessed with alcohol in convenience stores’ instead of health care, Jagmeet Singh charges
swordgeek 6 days ago • 7%
Jagmeet Singh has lost all authority to talk about political matters.
He's now on the same level as Ford, Poilievre, and Smith.
No Stupid Questions
Is it possible to bottle a fart while maintaining its freshness?
swordgeek 7 days ago • 100%
As hilarious as this is, it doesn't really address the question of whether farts will maintain their potency in a jar, or if they'll degrade in the presence of air.
If farts never lost their potency, the entire planet should be unbearable by now.
swordgeek 7 days ago • 100%
You are falling exactly into their snare.
It's a "mostly reasonable" petition that will get "mostly reasonable" people to support it. In fact, it is a direct, deliberate, methodical attack on the LGBTQ2+ community, and aimed at making them feel unsafe.
If we were going to call this reasonable and ban all religious iconography from the government, then we shouldn't be allowed to sing God Save the King or O Canada on government property. ("God keep our land/Glorious and Free" since 1980).
This is absolutely hate-based, make no mistake.
Ask Lemmy
What are your favorite examples of 'media within media' (e.g., shows, stories, or movies inside of other shows or books)?
swordgeek 1 week ago • 100%
Just saw "The Play That Goes Wrong," and it is a two hour masterpiece of a play within a play.
I see videos of complete productions on youtube. Go watch one.
World News
Israel says ‘highly likely’ its troops killed Turkish-American activist
swordgeek 1 week ago • 73%
Make no mistake - Trump would do that and more.
World News
Israel says ‘highly likely’ its troops killed Turkish-American activist
swordgeek 1 week ago • 98%
"Yeah, we killed her. We'd killher again if we could. Whatcha gonna do about it?"
swordgeek 1 week ago • 80%
There are more people who need transplants than there are organs, so the medical profession has to make decisions about who to deny. This was a reasonable decision, in my opinion.
Gamesswordgeek 2 weeks ago • 100%
Have you played Morrowind? Best Elder Scrolls game by far, in my opinion.
And so hard to play, so yeah.
Not gonna happen. It's a lot of work, and they'd rather spend it making new games (for legitimate reasons).
Alberta
Lacombe-Ponoka MLA who made derogatory remarks about trans students could return to UCP caucus: Danielle Smith
swordgeek 2 weeks ago • 100%
Personally, this makes perfect sense to me.
Johnson exemplifies everything the UCP stands for: Unrepentant and unapologetic bigotry, hatred, authoritarianism, and abuse of others.
Basically, this isn't a surprise. Smith is now saying the quiet parts out loud.
Jennifer Johnson could return after trans policy reforms pass, premier tells party members
Jennifer Johnson could return after trans policy reforms pass, premier tells party members
No Stupid Questions
Where do you even meet people anymore?
swordgeek 2 weeks ago • 100%
OK, I know nothing about furry social interactions, but non-furry cons - comic, scifi, etc., are all generally quite welcoming.
The best advice I got as an introvert who moved to a different country was that I don't have to be outgoing, I just have to pretend to be outgoing. Acting, essentially. It was surprising how easy it was to fake sociability, to the point that I made a few friends.
Canada
Meet the right-wing Canadian influencers accused of collaborating with an alleged Russian propaganda scheme
swordgeek 2 weeks ago • 100%
Well, there was certainly interest in it...
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/113/090/643/671/610/758/original/33643069665325c5.png
TechTakesswordgeek 2 weeks ago • 100%
Horrible people are horrible people. Oprah has been an enabler of corruption and scams for as long as she's been popular.
Buy it for Life
Buy Old Gmail Accounts
swordgeek 2 weeks ago • 100%
Or you could, I dunno, fuck off and die.
Hey Calgary! The kid got our car banged up, and we're getting it fixed under insurance. Looking for recommendations of body shops in town, preferably ones who work directly with insurance companies. Of the ones proposed by my insurance co., CSN Lou's and ProColor Collision are looking hopeful. Any thoughts?
swordgeek 2 weeks ago • 100%
That is EXACTLY the point - to deny (either deliberately or through omission) basic sex ed to as many students as possible; to block understanding and acceptance of everything other than the straight, white, conservative christian patriarchy.
swordgeek 2 weeks ago • 100%
Either on the phone, or asleep at the wheel after pulling a double shift by travelling with a nonexistent second driver.
Way too common.
Newsswordgeek 2 weeks ago • 100%
False equivalency.
Fuck Cars
swordgeek 2 weeks ago • 72%
You probably smugly talk about 'sportsball' as well.
swordgeek 2 weeks ago • 100%
Alberta and Ontario are on the last panel.
swordgeek 3 weeks ago • 100%
For-profit healthcare makes this outcome inevitable.
swordgeek 3 weeks ago • 98%
Seriously?
Phone the cops. Now.
No Stupid Questions
Why is Kamala Harris being held at such a higher standard than Trump this election?
swordgeek 3 weeks ago • 28%
She is female.
She is black.
She is strong.
She is not a puppet.
She is EVERYTHING that the power structure fears, because she will be hard to control, and likely cost them a lot of money and power.
swordgeek 3 weeks ago • 100%
Don't count on it. She's got a few years left to gerrymander the rural ridings and get herself back in.
The fact that ANYONE in this fucking province supports her is heartbreaking.
No Stupid Questions
Why does the USA have so few legal protections for ordinary people, and how can we change that?
swordgeek 3 weeks ago • 66%
Open revolution is about the only avenue left.
swordgeek 3 weeks ago • 100%
So he can get in on the ground level of crime and graft that Taliban Dan's government is going to instigate.
swordgeek 3 weeks ago • 100%
I see a few reasons for this bullshit.
- The conservative masturbatory fantasy of privatizing all government services, leaving the risk and cost to the government and collecting the profits for themselves and their friends
- The desire to punish people for being sick and "poor" (Really, just not extremely wealthy.) Being sick and being poor are both symptoms of being a Bad Person who made Bad Choices in their fascist eyes.
- Most urgently right now, this is a huge step towards banning abortion, gender care, birth control, and fertility treatments. In other words, subjugating women.
That's why I call Marlaina "Taliban Dan." It's not just the same playbook as the conservative US states, it's straight out of Iran.
World News
WHO says its deal with Israel will allow limited pauses in Gaza fighting for polio vaccinations
swordgeek 3 weeks ago • 100%
Here come the accidents!
swordgeek 3 weeks ago • 100%
I hereby propose that Marlaina Smith, who is working ferociously to strip basic human rights and healthcare from women and LGBTQ2+ people be referred to as 'Taliban Dan" Smith.
swordgeek 3 weeks ago • 100%
October, eh? Almost as if there's something happening in early November that would hurt his popularity.
Maybe sometime around the 5th.
swordgeek 3 weeks ago • 100%
He didn't 'ask' Singh to pull out, he goaded him like a schoolyard bully, taunting and calling names.
Who have you heard? Who did you fall in love with? What were your moments? Share 'em all here.
Hey all. Canadian here. A number of years ago my family visited New Zealand, and while falling in love with the country and the culture, I also discovered the Hei Matau - the Maori fish hook. This has haunted me ever since, and I want to carve one for myself. However, we've spent the last decade starting to understand the relationship between European settlers and the North American Indigenous people. So what I do in my basement with carving tools is my own business, but I ask honestly if wearing a Hei Matau in public is considered respectful or appropriation. And also if the material matters in this context. (It would likely be from a tagua nut - "vegetable ivory" - although it's possible I could get some whale bone from my coastal friends.)
So after a hard winter of riding, the preload adjuster snapped off on my old Dart 3 fork. The plug itself is still usable to hold the spring in place, but there is now a clear opening for water, dirt, and whatnot to get into the spring side of my shocks. They do well enough for the riding I do, so I'd just as soon not get new forks. If I could find a replacement adjuster I'd be a happy camper, but alas - Rockshox/SRAM doesn't have decade-old parts available that I can see. Any other leads you good folks could offer?
Just looking to start up some chat about the event. Would love to hear how the Gina Carano panel went!
Greater transparency cited as reason for pulling back curtain on previously unreported cash
The party member behind 2021 petition for a leadership review, Bert Chen, vehemently denies allegations
"Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will introduce a non-confidence motion Wednesday designed to topple the government and trigger a federal election — a parliamentary manoeuvre that's likely to fail."
This is killing me. We have a snippet of code on a web page. Users copy the code to a text editor, make a small change, then copy the modified version and paste it into a terminal window. And it fails to run. I've confirmed this happens with both Textedit and Notes, and also that copying from the web page and pasting _directly_ into a terminal works fine (although without the necessary code changes). It's something in the text editor copy; and there's no way to either "copy as plaintext" or "paste without formatting" into a terminal. Does anyone know how I can work around this? **EDIT** Apparently _some_ (but not all) spaces (octal 040) are being converted to octal "302 240". I can't figure out how to stop it!
So I recently picked up an arch-back ebony concert ukulele from Leho. It is a sweet little instrument for the price! What I'm wondering is what sort of strings come on it from the factory. Odds are decent that they're "Aquila new nylgut" from all I've heard, but I'd like to know for sure so I can help choose where to go when I wear these out. I've asked on their facebook page, but no answer so far.
I created [this post](https://lemmy.ca/post/12683277) on my local server, calling for what I thought was reasonable action against a self-proclaimed threat to Canada. Someone in the community disagreed (fine), and reported the post on their hosting instance (lemmy.world), which led to an immediate deletion of the post (on that single instance only). Think is, I really don't feel that it was warranted - and neither do most of the community members over on lemmy.ca. I realize that instances are autonomous, but is there an appeal process to potentially have this reinstated?
Yesterday I created a post on a regional community on lemmy.ca. Fairly quickly thereafter, I got a DM saying that the post had been removed because someone who disagreed with me complained. Oddly though, the DM came from a @Automod@lemmy.world - not the server hosting the community. Furthermore, I still see the post when I go looking - and there has been a bit of discussion about it. So my questions: (a) Can a post be removed from a specific federated instance without being removed from the original instance? (b) Is there an appeal process for removed posts? I'm sorry that the guy got all butthurt, but my post was sincere, measured, and (I think) reasonable. If it offended someone, they should discuss it.
Just a reminder that #DanielleSmith and the #UCP are welcoming #tuckercarlson for a visit this month. It would be a shame if this man was denied entry into Canada because he is a danger to Canada. IS he a danger to Canada? Well, he's openly called for the US to invade and depose our democratically elected government. There's a [change.org petition to deny him entry:](https://www.change.org/p/petition-to-denying-entry-for-tucker-carlson-to-canada) [CSIS has a non-emergency reporting system](https://www.canada.ca/en/security-intelligence-service/corporate/reporting-national-security-information.html), or you can phone them at 613-993-9620. And the [CBSA suspicious person reporting form is here.](https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/contact/menu-eng.html)
"New Kia cars are not being released to Ontario dealerships — and reportedly many more across the country — to sell. Instead, they’re being stored on this compound, 30 kilometres south of Kitchener, Ont. and allegedly on other similar compounds across Canada."
A charge sheet from the Ontario Court of Justice in Newmarket shows Law was charged Monday with 14 counts of second-degree murder, in addition to the 14 counts of counselling or aiding suicide that he was already facing.
Calgary mayor explains why homeowners are facing a 7.8% increase.
So when my mom moved, I inherited her 1960s MCM coffee table. The end pieces are veneered particle board. Now the veneer is in good shape - no chunks missing, no big lifts or anything - but it’s rough and covered in tiny not-quite-bubbles. I’d like to find some way of just smoothing it all down, and I expect it to look natural again, but I’m being cautious. Anyone dealt with this before?