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What's the best place to drop random, unfileable thoughts I think of? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well now I really miss pre-Musk Twitter. My feed was all shit like this, friends and strangers posting out-of-context thoughts.

When was the last time you felt guilt about something, as in that emotional pit you noticeably feel in your stomach when you have done something wrong towards someone? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I hope OC clears this up because my understanding is that's the Spanish equivalent of the n word

What anime (or animated series in general) of the 2020s decade have the best-looking art styles? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I didn't mean it was lower quality! I'm saying a lot of things we praise were due to budget limitations. The show looks awesome

What anime (or animated series in general) of the 2020s decade have the best-looking art styles? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Check out the Corridor Crew episode on it. A lot of what we love was actually due to budget limitations! Like the super detailed backgrounds are digital paintings as opposed to being fully 3d.

They cut a LOT of corners but not in a bad way. Limitation breeds creativity and Riot absolutely nailed it

Lexar unveils the world's first SD cards made of 316 stainless steel in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

From your first comment:

It's a gimmick, nothing of value is lost

You're right, you didn't say it was useless! You said it was valueless. My bad, huge difference...

Lexar unveils the world's first SD cards made of 316 stainless steel in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

What a weird think to insult someone over. It does what it says it does and I don't get why you're drawing the line on what "true" wireless charging is when I'm not plugging a wire into my phone. You think I "fell for a marketing gimmick" despite using the feature almost exclusively for the past 12 years? How is it a gimmick if I get value out of it?

I like having a clean desk and not accidentally yoinking my phone off. I like not adding wear and tear to the USB port because it sucks when they break. I like that I've had a dozen or USB cords die but never once had to toss a wireless charger.

You aren't the arbiter of what's useful. You not finding value in wireless charging doesn't mean it's a useless gimmick. Get off damn your high horse

Lexar unveils the world's first SD cards made of 316 stainless steel in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Wireless charging rocks, dude

Check out the sleek new account switcher UI for Google's apps (APK teardown) in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

"sleek"

Looks basically the same except it's full screen now....cool...

How can I get YouTube to not offer rage-inducing stuff? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wouldn't that just give you the default slop on the homepage?

I wouldn't feel bad about disliking a video unless it has like 50 views. It's just a blip in the sea of reactions

How can I get YouTube to not offer rage-inducing stuff? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Can't help ya there. Can you at least dislike a video on the AppleTV app?

How can I get YouTube to not offer rage-inducing stuff? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I think if you sub then unsub it resets that block if you do it by mistake

When reading prescription, how do read Jibberish to order glasses online? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I have my doubts that this guy even knows how to open Excel...

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Let's say you just won the lottery (in the US). What is the smartest way to give money to your friends? (lemmy.world)
 

I don't know why stuff like this keeps me up at night but let's pretend you just won some obscene amount and there's a lot of people you'd like to set up for life. Let's say after taxes you have $300m in your account

You can give someone up to 18k a year without incurring a gift tax and while that'd definitely be a nice bump to their income, you still have way more money than you know what to do with. So what's the smartest way to hook them up?

A couple of options I've considered are:

  1. Give them a lump sum of $X million. They eat the taxes the first year and handle the savings themselves.

  2. Create a company and hire them to "work" one hour a month for a big salary. If you put $25m in an account, the interest covers the salary. They get a steady bonus income with the added bonus of getting the best insurance available. Is that legal?

  3. Set up a "shared" checking account they can use to pay for...whatever. But would these expenses count towards the gift tax? I do not know.

  4. Buy houses and let them live there rent-free. I don't really like this one because I don't want to be a lord to my friends and family.

For the record, I did not win the lottery. I don't even play it. I'm just working out the details in a fantasy world for some reason

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How many communities do you have blocked? (lemmy.world)
 

My preferred way to browse here is using All and blocking communities I don't want to see. That way I get exposed to new things I wouldn't seek out on my own (for example: British archaeology)

I accidentally blocked a community while trying to block a user and when I went to unblock it, I saw I had 1250 communities filtered. If I had to guess, 90% are either porn, sports, or anime.

What about you?

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What should you do if you see a spaceman? (lemmy.world)
 

You park in it, man

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