[-] ech@lemm.ee 1 points 3 hours ago

He was already shocked Honduras(?) turned down his "offer" to send them deported people. I think it's only a matter of time before they send a plane somewhere anyhow and get US flights promptly everywhere.

[-] ech@lemm.ee 2 points 3 hours ago

I didn't say ban.

[-] ech@lemm.ee 19 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

I mean it's from the late 1800s. Not sure women were allowed to be doctors then. They might've come down with "hysteria" and sawed off the wrong leg. Cause the men were really keeping things in order.

[-] ech@lemm.ee 39 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

They were founded after being kicked off reddit, then self isolated from the fediverse for years, creating the echoiest of echo chambers. It's like those Appalachian families that were so isolated they basically developed their own culture, language and all. They've spent too long "struggle sessioning" together and driven out any of the more reasonable users with their purity tests. They think they're the "true" Lemmy users and only refederated to "spread the word" and antagonize all the "liberals" (read: anyone that's not 100% with them). The one thing I dislike about my server is that they haven't defederated from that place.

[-] ech@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago
[-] ech@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago

Interesting. Thanks!

[-] ech@lemm.ee 67 points 2 days ago

Providing an actually useful summary instead of more click bait would be preferred.

[-] ech@lemm.ee 15 points 2 days ago

"Why did the old man fall down the watering hole?" Better to leave the punchline out of the run-up, imo.

[-] ech@lemm.ee 5 points 2 days ago

A good dealer knows you never get high on your own supply.

[-] ech@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago

Use something else.

[-] ech@lemm.ee 14 points 2 days ago

No.

Yes.Using chatgpt as a search engine showcases a distinct lack of media literacy. It's not an information resource. It's a text generator. That's it. If it lacks information, it will just make it up. That's not something anyone should use as any kind of tool for learning or researching.

[-] ech@lemm.ee 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Maybe go to more than 2 places for your information? I agree that this shit is also an issue with news and other media, but it's not that hard to find more substantial information on things. At least not yet.

And I can't remember the exact process off hand, but there's still a way to get search results without that garbage on google. I'll edit if I can find it.


*Found it. So, at least for Firefox, you can add a custom search engine through the settings. For the url, input https://www.google.com/search?q=%25s&udm=14 and then set it as your default se if you want. As far as I can tell, it's a simplified version of the main search, just without the "helpful" add-ons. Hope it helps some people.

**For some reason Lemmy is adding a '25' between the % and s. Those numbers shouldn't be there, just fyi.

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submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by ech@lemm.ee to c/music@lemmy.world

While I don't hate the standard lineup of holiday music, I always appreciate variety. All I know of is "Punk Goes Christmas" and maybe a handful of singles from over the years. Anyone have anything they know of to suggest? Would prefer originals and not just covers of the classics, but that's not a hard rule or anything.

Also, if possible, bandcamp links would be appreciated. With the upcoming bandcamp friday, it'd be nice to have some good bands to support.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by ech@lemm.ee to c/moviesandtv@lemm.ee

Planning to watch through Jordan Peele's movies for the spooky season and thought it'd be nice to expand that out to other movies from POC creatives. My current list includes Sorry to Bother You (another favorite of mine I've been meaning to rewatch), Bad Hair, Horror Noire, and Ganja & Hess. Any other movies that fit the theme that you would suggest? They certainly don't have to stick to African American/Black creatives, and English isn't a must, but would be preferred.

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submitted 3 months ago by ech@lemm.ee to c/support@lemmy.world

Not my home instance, but I hope the question is pretty universal. Was hoping to check through some of my hidden posts that I hid for spoiler reasons now that it's not a concern.

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submitted 4 months ago by ech@lemm.ee to c/mtg@mtgzone.com

I've been taking a break from Magic since the beginning of Caves of Ixalan for a number of reasons, but am wanting to check out Bloomburrow. Since part of the reason I stepped away was the Play Booster changeup for drafting, I was wondering how people are feeling about it. I'd be particularly interested in reading your thoughts on it if you were a hater that has ultimately come around to the change.

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submitted 7 months ago by ech@lemm.ee to c/lemmyconnect@lemmy.ca

When I used Reddit is Fun, it really hogged up data unless thumbnails we're disabled. I've noticed that Connect is also using quite a lot of data, but there is no similar setting that I can find (there's an option to disable preloading images, but I'm not seeing what that changes).

Even if there was just an option to toggle thumbnails manually, it'd be much appreciated.

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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by ech@lemm.ee to c/support@lemm.ee

I noticed a distinct lack of response to comments and looking at the threads from other instances shows that my comments aren't appearing outside of lemm.ee, and going to the link I shared shows there are 0 up-to-date instances with lemm.ee.

This happened around the big update in December, too. Not sure what the cause is, but here's hoping it can be resolved soon!

*Dunno if this info would be helpful, but the last comment of mine that seems to have federated properly was from 07:15UTC, and the first comment that seems to be missing was from 14:15UTC. So something happened between then.

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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by ech@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

One of mine is Commit This to Memory by Motion City Soundtrack. I basically took the title verbatim and know the album word for word. And while I would love if it did, the rest of MCS's stuff just doesn't hit the same way.

And if you're not an album person, maybe a period of time in the artist's work? Whatever works for you.

*Lots of mentions of hit debut albums that subsequently petered out, which follows with the dreaded sophomore slump that hits many artists. Anyone with mid or even later career albums that stand alone? Those always intrigue me.

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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by ech@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

Just had this thought and I'm caught between the two. Assuming anything being considered were all "good" photos, what would you prefer if it were you?

*Lots of great responses! I do want to clarify that I am not currently dealing with this scenario myself, but I appreciate the thoughtful comments. Hopefully they can help people that are struggling. I know I'll keep them in mind for the future.

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submitted 8 months ago by ech@lemm.ee to c/television@lemmy.world

I absolutely adored the first 2 seasons as they came out and wasn't confident in how the third season would follow up. And tbh, the first half was somewhat underwhelming. The Zava stuff seemed pointless and it kinda felt like it was running on auto-pilot. But man, starting with the Amsterdam episode it was just banger after banger (with special nods to 'The Strings That Bind Us' with Sam's emotional arc and the finale 'So Long Farwell' with, well...everything). The last show that made me laugh-cry that much was The Good Place.

I know there's lots of folks sad about it being done so quickly, but I don't think I'd want it any other way. Bill Lawrence, Jason Sudeikis, and everyone else on that show made something truly wonderful, not just for tv, but as a heartfelt examination and embrace of the flaws and strengths in all of us. This story about football that's not really about football (but still really is) will always hold a place in my heart.

slaps 'Believe!' poster

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submitted 8 months ago by ech@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

For the unaware - Slug Bug

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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by ech@lemm.ee to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

For one, even if I wanted to use it, piped never works for me.

Second, on mobile, my alternative of choice doesn't recognize everyone's non-yt links, so it removes my choice in the matter.

Third, I have no reason to trust the weird-ass domains I see, and to un-fuck the url takes much more time then just handing out the original YT links and letting people choose for themselves how they view the video.

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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by ech@lemm.ee to c/connectasong@lemmy.world

Coworker talking about killing the other.

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