sawdustprophet

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[–] sawdustprophet@midwest.social 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Imagine going to Cwmbran and being pissed off that there's Welsh people.

The (prospective) guests were visiting from Wales. The Airbnb was in Manchester.

[–] sawdustprophet@midwest.social 6 points 4 months ago

Didn't HMD make a couple of those too?

Yes, the HMD Skyline has an easily removable backplate and battery.

[–] sawdustprophet@midwest.social 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I’m a bit surprised that they didn’t crack down harder after that incident

That incident was 15 years ago It's entirely possible that they did tighten things up, but relaxed those changes after several years. Probably not relaxed now, though...

[–] sawdustprophet@midwest.social 13 points 5 months ago

people who are bad at thinking should be treated with the same respect as scholars and people with real world experience.

This reminds me of a quote from Isaac Asimov:

Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'

[–] sawdustprophet@midwest.social 9 points 6 months ago

Is it just me or do the Trzaskowski-majority areas sort of draw the borders of Prussia?

This has been the case in Polish elections for probably decades. A very similar case has been seen in Germany and its cold war borders.

[–] sawdustprophet@midwest.social 1 points 8 months ago

Citizenship as a Service

Ubisoft has entered the chat.

[–] sawdustprophet@midwest.social 38 points 8 months ago (1 children)

"Melania's looking at Trudeau like she wants him to turn that dress into a Canadian flag."

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