I hear ya, but I gotta say, America ain’t nothing compared to Japan in that regards. They have actual standardized stock phrases for all types of interactions, at work and at home. I have been in meetings where some participants literally didn’t utter a single word that resembled an original thought, and it was completely acceptable.
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mrbubblesort@lemmy.worldto Science Memes@mander.xyz•Viva la Revolucion (becomes cancer)English19·4 days agoMy cells know better than to start any shit. They saw what I did to the appendix when he started acting up.
I’m at a loss for how ingenious this is
mrbubblesort@lemmy.worldto Flippanarchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Embrace the fight for a better world1·5 days agoFight fire with gunfire!
mrbubblesort@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•Grok pivots from 'white genocide' to being 'skeptical' about the Holocaust20·5 days agoTwitter banned in Europe when?
Everyone’s saying so the parents don’t have to worry, but there’s also an evolutionary / natural selection aspect to it. Those that ensure their kids had kids are more likely to successfully ensure their genes are passed on than those that don’t. Also, grandparents can help alleviate the burden of raising a child and allow parents to make even more kids
I’m an avid pixiv user and believe it or not, it actually seems to go pretty well.
mrbubblesort@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•How do we get the makers of FreeCAD to document their fucking software?22·6 days agoUnethical pro tip: write obviously wrong documentation, post it somewhere, and then wait for people to flame you while explaining the correct methods.
I’m ashamed to admit I’ve done that a couple of times when I was completly ignored for straight up asking how to do something.
mrbubblesort@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What is your favorite season? When that season actually comes, is that still your favorite season? (Or do you only like the *idea* of that season?)4·6 days agoCounterpoint: Breaking Bad season 5
mrbubblesort@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Governments continue losing efforts to gain backdoor access to secure communicationsEnglish9·6 days agoI get it, it’s internet hyperbole. But dude, if that happens please fight back. Protests, voting, or god forbid gunfire if need be. But don’t just give up and die, that’s what they want.
Yeah, it was very strong yesterday
Yeah, I totally get that. I figured it’d be “grass” or something, but I suppose it works.
Also here’s a pic of a plaque that was on the wall with some explanation text
mrbubblesort@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Japan moves to ban Google, Apple from blocking app store competitorsEnglish16·7 days agoI wish, but this seems specifically aimed at smartphones only. However, this could open the door for Nintendo to make their own eshop for Android or Apple, and I suspect that’s what the gov is going for because it would directly benefit Japanese companies at the expense of foreign ones.
mrbubblesort@lemmy.worldto Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•Dying from sleep deprivation is like dying from holding your breath. You'd fall unconscious eventually, rectifying the threat.241·8 days agoI mean, yeah sure, but do either long enough and you’re probably gonna have some permanent neurological damage
mrbubblesort@lemmy.worldto Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•Good TV Shows gets cancelled prematurely, while Boring TV Shows run on for too long.91·8 days agoAnything longer than 5 seasons and they’re just milking it.
mrbubblesort@lemmy.worldto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•“This script is fantastic. Let’s get Julia Roberts to play Harriet Tubman.”27·8 days agoHalle Berry though… 🤔
The best part was when he sais “it’s berzerkin’ time” and then started zerking it all over the place
No one gives a shit anymore