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From what I understand, the mere exposure to slurs reduces one's sensitivity to prejudice. That is to say, simply hearing a joke or story with a slur makes one more racist/homophobic/etc, at least for a brief time.

The effect was not observed with other explicit language; only slurs.

If that is the case, then it causes harm even in cases where, as you put it, it is "IRONIC or DARK HUMOR context and not meant to harm."

Personally, I am based in the United States and while I am not usually the subject of slurs, I generally do not prefer them, if for no other reason than to show support for others who are targeted.

Whether it is tolerated varies by instance and community. As a general rule I'd guess it depends on whether the moderator believes your intent is to cause harm. If it is intended to be harmless then it is likely permitted. However, such language would be perceived very poorly - that is how racists talk, after all.

I, for one, would likely down vote it. On Lemmy, many communities are trans safe spaces so those kinds of slurs are not tolerated and will very quickly lead to a ban. Any use of the N-word for pretty much any reason, other than, maybe, quoting rap lyrics, would result in a ban in almost any community of American culture

It depends whether they want to vote for my team

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I recall a fan theory that the Rugrats cartoon was actually a figment of one of the character's imagination as their mind unraveled following off-screen traumatic events.

Basically the writer took it as a challenge to explain a children's cartoon show in the edgiest way possible

It feels just like a regular phone to me. If I handed someone my phone they wouldn't know it was GrapheneOS. The only thing they would fund weird is my launcher (KISS, which is certainly not for everyone) but that was something I installed myself.

One pain point is that my banking apps didn't work out of the box. That was solved by checking an unassuming box in the individual app settings. For some banks it might still not work (mostly for countries that have security key devices, I believe).

I don't have the adaptive battery charge feature that Pixels normally have, where it slows charging in certain conditions, to improve battery longevity. GrapheneOS's version of this is just a simple option to stop charging at 80%.

Probably my camera is less good that stock Pixel, but I can't tell. It seems fine to me

My high horse

sudo apt update/sudo apt upgrade

It is actually very easy to break your install by doing this if you have made a habit of installing random .deb files from around the internet

APT can't update things that are not in the repository and .deb files typically only work for a specific version of the OS (which is to say, they will probably work when you install them but break when you update).

You should in general never install a .deb file directly. Sometimes it might be necessary in order to install a program that the developer doesn't support, but that lack of support should be a flashing warning light that the package will probably break something in the future.

There are ways to purge your system of orphaned .deb installs, and I suggest doing that before large upgrades

If you've never seen Cabin in the Woods and even slightly like the horror genre, do not read any more about it. That movie is absolutely the best if you just go in completely blind

Back in the day my college had very strict filtering on the WiFi. I learned how to use SSH tunneling through PuTTY to bypass the firewall to connect to X-Fire. I was so 1337.

I can still hear the ripping jeans sound effect

Also, YouTube typically puts up preroll ads on trailers - you literally have to watch an ad before you're allowed to watch the ad

I have the PineNote by Pine64. I really like it but there are a lot of caveats to consider, mostly related to the limitations of an e-ink display.

Pine64 states

The first batch of the PineNote will be great to write software for, but not great to write notes on. Wait for a later batch with better preinstalled software if you just want to use the device as an e-reader, e-note, or your everyday computing device.

What's good?

Open source software and hardware, cool e-ink screen.

What's not so good?

E-ink screen has many severe limitations. Any animations work terribly on it. Not just video but page scrolling, navigation, and banner ads are all painful. I often use a wireless keyboard and make ample use of various shortcuts. It is best used to look at static images such as text.

It also has phantom battery drain, losing around 15% per day while suspended.

What's worth mentioning?

The price seems to have gone back to normal. For a bit they were going for over $600 but they should be around $460 with shipping. Speaking of, Pine64's default shipping from Hong Kong is unbearably slow. You may want to consider express shipping.

The PineNote is not just not for everyone, it's actually not for almost anyone. It's a Linux-based (Debian <3 ) tablet with an e-ink display, which has a single-digit refresh rate and is only black-and-white. It uses only FOSS software and you're expected to know how to customize it yourself.

If you are like me and that sounds amazing, then yes it is great. Just be sure that you know what you're buying.

Final thought: the actual warranty is listed as only 30 days - that is ridiculously short. It's hard to recommend the PineNote because it will be terrible for most people, but if you're a Linux enthusiast who likes to use cutting edge tech which respects your privacy and freedoms then it is really great