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(Former ToR, I do transcriptions on here whenever I can!)

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Cake day: June 16th, 2023

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  • The term has been removed from most recent medical literature, because the use of it has been inseparably tied with mental disability. You can’t exactly justify calling a black man the n-word because he is a criminal, no?

    Trying to find situations where it’s “okay” to use slurs as insults is creating a loophole based on opinion that will broaden with time, implying that there are individuals who “deserve” to be called slurs and those who don’t. It’s creating a divide that can be easily exploited. It’s best just to find another word.

    The only appropriate use I know of is when talking about flame retardants. The word inherently means “to slow down/reduce”, so using it to describe people inherently classifies them as “slow”, another common insult term for mentally disabled people. Using it towards fire is a direct use of its wording and doesn’t have the same risks.

    Basically, the damage is done and the association is there, and it can’t really be removed simply because the slur is used “accurately”, you know? It carries the harmful context with it.




  • Yeah, I recently made the switch from apple to Android after my second apple device in a row had a major internal hardware malfunction out of nowhere and the people at the store just went “yeah no I can’t fix this sorry, you need a new phone”, so I’m still figuring out the complex world of not apple. I didn’t even realize you had to clean the ports, but I guess it would make sense. I recently found out my android and my computer use the same port (usb-c) and I got really excited so that’s the level of “tech savvy” I’m on haha







  • BornVolcano@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlThe EU has finally won this one!
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    2 years ago

    I may be stupid.

    But I have no idea how people are comparing “better” or “worse” cables. I always just assumed they were just cables.

    Edit: for people downvoting me, I’m not saying they are just cables, I’m just saying I don’t know what the difference is, and asking for an explanation. Please calm down.





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    [The mascot icon for the app ‘Apollo for Reddit’, a small cartoon-style astronaut’s head, is shown smiling in from of a pink heart, with two smaller hearts floating above it. There is a white volume icon in the upper right corner and white text below the icon. The image has a black background.]

    Thank You

    Apollo shut down on June 30th due to reddit making drastic and sudden increases to API pricing for developers.

    It was an absolute honour to build Apollo for you all over the last 9 years, I loved every minute of it.

    If you’d like to continue to support me, there’s some options below!

    - Christian (u/iamthatis)


    ^I’m a human volunteer transcribing posts in a format compatible with screen readers, for blind and visually impaired users!^


  • Image Transcription: Meme


    [‘Man vs. Giant’ - Dramatic artwork depicting ‘Yhorm the Giant’ from ‘Dark Souls 3’ towering over the protagonist from ‘Dark Souls 3’, ‘Ashen One’. The giant figure holds a massive sword that is planted in the ground with both hands, while the comparitively tiny ‘Ashen One’ holds a regular sized sword in his right hand and adopts a fighting stance. Text placed over the stomach of the giant character, and over the smaller protagonist figure, reads as follows]

    BOTS

    LEMMY


    ^I’m a human volunteer transcribing posts in a format compatible with screen readers, for blind and visually impaired users!^