magnetosphere

Haven’t flown in years. Didn’t know this was a thing. Creepy.

Insect claims aside, this…

They have the nervous system of a guitar amplifier.

is a great line.

I do my best to remember that Lemmy’s reach is worldwide, not just full of Americans. When I make a mistake, I think “well, people just assume Americans are ignorant and arrogant anyway, so whatever.”

I think the title is a bit premature

Non-native speakers who become seamlessly fluent genuinely impress me.

Germany, you say? It’s local name will be something with WAY too many letters.

Edit: Relax, folks. ALL languages are kinda messy in their own way. There’s a difference between a good-natured joke and heartfelt criticism. I’m not criticizing anything. Plus, I’m speaking English, which is an absolute dumpster fire.

My schedule is all over the place, so any day can be my Friday. I just goof off as much as possible while still giving the appearance of working.

That bridge is for a train track. Raising it would be a large, expensive, time consuming project. If you’re changing the grade of a train track, it will need to be long, gradual, and smooth.

It’s tricky. Often, you can only go by tone and context. Experience helps a lot. Even still, I’ll get it wrong sometimes.

Fortunately, common sense usually works there, too. If person A makes highly specific or unusual statement, person B reasonably asks for a source, and person A angrily responds with defensiveness and accusations, then it’s pretty clear that person A was talking out of their ass.

I understand where you’re coming from, but it’ll be easy to tell. Someone who’s sealioning will skip or “forget” points you’ve already made when they’re making their counter arguments. The conversation will be irritating and demanding.

Someone who genuinely wants to discuss and learn won’t wear on you that way. Their replies won’t have that “I outsmarted you and you’re an idiot” kind of feel. It’s hard to explain, but people can recognize the difference. I don’t think there’s a threat to honest debate here.

Yes, it’s possible to confuse sealions with people who are simply rude and obnoxious, but since I don’t like talking to either one, I don’t much care.

When done “well”, you can find yourself lured into a long, increasingly exasperating conversation. You can never win by engaging. I just ignore them and move on.

That’s a great way of looking at it. I’m not sure if it was that or simple cowardice, but I like your interpretation.

No it is not. Additionally, placing loyalty above ability is a sign of both narcissism and insecurity.

The more the government sucks, the less people will rely on it, or expect it to function well. A weak, hobbled government is great for the rich and powerful, but not so great for you and me.

Donakd only cares about loyalty. Actual competence and intelligence can be a liability.

Oh yeah. I was being gross on purpose.

I’m sure this was a completely unforeseen outcome. Completely.

FIVE YEARS? That’s an eternity in internet time. That’s like asking you to remember your 3rd grade nickname.

Good point

Possibly one of his “best” tweets, especially since I think he was making a deliberate effort NOT to end it with “THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!”