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Is "retard" a slur? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago

Many people who would be labelled "retarded" (as in, people with learning disabilities presenting external physical symptoms like Down's Syndrome) find the term offensive and say it is a slur. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, because they are not affected in the same way. It is a slur.

without saying how old you are, how old are you? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 week ago (8 children)

And you're old enough to be online? That doesn't seem correct

(This comment also serves to say how old I am)

Opposites in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Cross - crossn't (aka croissant)

Ladies and Gentlemen, the sate of AI. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 103 points 1 week ago (4 children)

There's nothing contradictory in what is written there.

"The XTX is better - but you don't deserve it, bitch"

TIL: Joe Fontana the character from Law and Order is named for Tom Fontana the writer of Law and Order. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

But "Joe" doesn't sound anything like "Tom"

This company sells real human skulls. It claims all of its skulls are ethically sourced. How do you ethically source a human skull for sale to a random buyer? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

I own a real human skull; my parents gave it to me

Do any of you ever donate to big time streamers? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

It's about quantity, not quality. A prostitute can see, let's say, 10 people a day. Someone on OnlyFans can stream to a million people simultaneously

TIL: Edison shocked elephants with AC to disprove Tesla, trying to prove that DC is safer in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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What's the most petty/pointless/pedantic hill you're willing to die on? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think you mean "Greek or Latin rootices".

What's the most petty/pointless/pedantic hill you're willing to die on? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Depends how you pronounce "historical". If you pronounce it the 'correct' but outdated way, with a silent H, then saying "an historical" makes sense. But most people pronounce the H, which is why saying "a historical" makes sense. The whole reason of having a / an is because it makes it easier for your mouth to reshape itself for the next word you're saying.

What's the most petty/pointless/pedantic hill you're willing to die on? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

The last soldier who's lost most of their body one tenth at a time would like to disagree with you

BS from MS about AI helping Pharmacist in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"Pharmacists are finding they can see more patients a day by just prescribing the closest thing within arm's reach"

Seeing more patients is not a good thing by itself

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First-time home buyers: how did you feel about getting a mortgage? (lemmynsfw.com)
 

An option for me to buy a house has come up very suddenly and it seemed like a good idea at first - but I look at a mortgage and think "that's 15 years I'll spend paying back, at absolute minimum. Probably more like 25 years" - how can I possibly plan that far in advance?

So, how did you feel about getting a mortgage and seeing such a serious commitment stretch so far into the future? I'm mainly talking about the emotional side of things rather than financial

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Van drivers: how do you merge onto dual carriageways? (lemmynsfw.com)
 

I've been driving a van for a couple of years now, but I'm much more used to driving a car. My van is heavier and has much less power than my car and I sometimes have trouble merging onto fast roads so I'm looking for any insight from more experienced van drivers.

I don't have rear windows or a rearview mirror (only side mirrors) so visibility isn't always great. The van's also pretty slow, so I'm usually only going 50-60mph as I merge. This isn't a problem on motorways because the slip roads are so long I can plan my spot to merge easily enough. On dual carriageways where the slip roads can be really short, it feels like all I can do is put my foot down and hope. There's sometimes only a few seconds where the sliproad and main road are lined up such that I can see traffic in my mirrors, and by then I'm pretty much stuck at whatever speed my poor van has given with my foot to the floor.

Bigger and heavier vehicles than mine merge safely all the time, so I must be missing something. I'm also fairly inexperienced with such slip roads because there are no examples near me. I only encounter them a couple of times a year.

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What does "next Saturday" mean (lemmynsfw.com)
 

Let's imagine it's currently Wednesday the 1st. Does "next Saturday" mean Saturday the 4th (the next Saturday to occur) or Saturday the 11th (the Saturday of next week)?

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Is it possible to prove the existence of supernatural entities? (lemmynsfw.com)
 

Let's say that it's scientifically proven that ghosts exist. Would they then stop being supernatural and become natural, thus making it impossible to ever have proof of the supernatural?

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