Bertuccio

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[–] Bertuccio 3 points 4 hours ago

Corn flakes were famously invented to discourage fucking one's self.

[–] Bertuccio 25 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Squares are defined as polygons which are defined as having all straight lines.

[–] Bertuccio 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I just want pile onto this yeah

Gender was originally used to describe words.

At some point it was also used as a (probably less common than it is now) synonym for sex.

It was chosen to describe the non-physical concept we now call gender exactly because the original use to describe words doesn't have anything to do with genitalia -- and the intent was that "gender" would refer only to what's between one's ears and "sex" only to what's between one's legs.

[–] Bertuccio 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They've already been trounced for pulling up a 6 year old article using 8 year old data.

Then they doggedly refused to do the math for recent years that there's literally a school shooting every week in the US.

And that doesn't even touch mass shootings in general.

The really sad part is they do eventually make a point that a lot of the problem is mental health and America's obsession with gun violence. But simply refusing to even admit to the actual frequency of the shootings or that the availability of guns is part of the issue means they'll continue to be ignored.

[–] Bertuccio 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

In the US basically anything paved is pavement.

Asphalt road: Pavement

Concrete sidewalk: Pavement

Giant parking lot: Pavement

Gravel road: Believe it or not - paveme.. well that one's debatable.

[–] Bertuccio 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Worst indictments

I dunno. English...

[–] Bertuccio 3 points 2 days ago

Tone is nearly always a bullshit argument used to dismiss the content of what's said without addressing it.

Good communicators don't worry about it too much because there are lots of reasons someone can take a certain tone - for example if they're tired or stressed! So they just make sure they understand what the person is conveying without worrying about how it's conveyed.

Someone who focuses much on tone is likely a poor communicator themselves, or frequently just trying to be manipulative.

[–] Bertuccio 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

While sedation is also accurate, I suspect you meant sedition.

[–] Bertuccio 2 points 2 days ago

Showing up on Morgan's self-titled show, helping him get views, ratings, clout, and money is taking him down?

Pretty sure that's not how it works.

[–] Bertuccio 2 points 2 days ago

It also implies there's a way to subvert an election without resorting to crimes.

[–] Bertuccio 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

This is Iran. The mini-bombs were in Lebanon.

This is the third group of people Israel is trying to kill in their apparent attempt to start World War III

[–] Bertuccio 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Is that a pool of blood?

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