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  • bstix@feddit.dktoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldOh Elon
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    1 day ago

    Never used it. Never missed it. Never lost touch.

    Anything that ever happened on that site worthy of being called “being in touch” has always been and always will be reported elsewhere too if its actually worthwhile. I see more more of it than I want to anyway. Even this post.

    You can quit it today and not miss out on anything.


  • Ok, now I’m not a linguist and also not English, but in my opinion there’s a difference. “People” is a broad undefined group. “Persons” is a more defined group.

    Adding “those” in front also alienates them further. So by saying “those people”, you are distancing yourself from them, despite them being your family. That is the amusing part for the person you talked to. You mildly insulted your family.

    In a similar vain, “some people say” all the stuff that you won’t to be heard saying yourself, even if it’s your own opinion.

    Or in some places (this might be more local) using "you"or even “one” instead of “me” when answering personal questions. For instance if someone asks: “How does it make you feel?” and answered: “It makes you feel sad” then the person answering it is distancing themselves from their own answer by literally answering on behalf on some unknown “you” when they should be using “me”. Using “people” is sort of the same just on behalf of someone else.






  • bstix@feddit.dktoScience Memes@mander.xyzExcel
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    Hmm. I just tested it in Excel. “No fill” will make it transparent. White would cover the grid lines.

    So, I guess it’s doable using a set of columns with identical colours. Calculating the values from a picture would also be possible - for a mad man.


  • bstix@feddit.dktoScience Memes@mander.xyzExcel
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    The area under the guys face is blank. I’m not sure if it’s possible to stack a transparent colour.

    Also the vertical sequence of colours is not the same through the horizontal axis. It could be done, but the right most girl would consist of completely different data than the first two people.

    It would be a lot easier to do in other ways.







  • Climate Change: they should clean up as they go. It ought to be part of the production cost.

    Immigration: Why aren’t the laws enforced? The issue is that employers absolutely do hire unregistered immigrants, otherwise they wouldn’t come. Even Trump himself has Mar-a-Lago staffed with illegal immigrants. Either make them legal, or stop the employers from dumping the employment market with “they took our jobs”-employees. It’s the most hypocritical thing. It’s not complex at all. It’s just racist slavery.


  • Compromise doesn’t have to mean giving up on anything. It’s more often about finding a middle way solution on an issue that both sides can accept.

    This is how I would suggest compromising on each issue without either part giving up on any:

    Abortion: Religious people can give up all the rights they want.

    Gun control: Ban guns in cities. Allow them in the wilderness.

    Climate change: Allow industries to pollute as long as they pay for cleaning it up.

    Immigration: The whole thing could be solved by not allowing employers to hire people without their paperwork in order.

    Culture wars: The fear is that certain cultures get to control others? Don’t allow anyone to force their culture on others.

    Trump gets president: Okay, if all power is removed from the position, then he can be the representative of the country. Not a good one but whatever.