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I've used "sank" as the past tense for the intransitive sink forever. OED and MW both seem to say the past tense could be sank or sunk, and the past participle is always sunk. I haven't found a good explanation when one might use one or the other for past tense.
December 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I've used "sank" as the past tense for the intransitive sink forever. OED and MW both seem to say the past tense could be sank or sunk, and the past participle is always sunk. I haven't found a good explanation when one might use one or the other for past tense.
I WILL send a tiara if I can immigrate.
December 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I WILL send a tiara if I can immigrate.
The Jar-Jar as Drunken Sith Master headcanon makes it fun for me.
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The Jar-Jar as Drunken Sith Master headcanon makes it fun for me.
The House is doing pro forma sessions so they're technically not in recess. I don't know if there's a way to do a motion to vacate in one of those sessions though.
November 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The House is doing pro forma sessions so they're technically not in recess. I don't know if there's a way to do a motion to vacate in one of those sessions though.
I wonder if there's a market for bespoke book spam for the discerning scammer who is unsatisfied with what they get from AI.
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I wonder if there's a market for bespoke book spam for the discerning scammer who is unsatisfied with what they get from AI.
I have spoken with people who said the government should in no way feed people, only churches, so that churches could limit the food to those worthy.
October 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I have spoken with people who said the government should in no way feed people, only churches, so that churches could limit the food to those worthy.
Groupies who deliver takeout and earplugs, and politely go away. Got it. And maybe a hot tea or coffee in the morning.
September 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Groupies who deliver takeout and earplugs, and politely go away. Got it. And maybe a hot tea or coffee in the morning.
AI slop is industrial waste polluting the information environment today. The big improvements AI firms promise are to come someday in the future. This is why we need some sort of regulation.
September 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
AI slop is industrial waste polluting the information environment today. The big improvements AI firms promise are to come someday in the future. This is why we need some sort of regulation.
I'm amused to see that was written when ASOIAF books were coming out "quickly"
August 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I'm amused to see that was written when ASOIAF books were coming out "quickly"
Kindness and extra dino nuggies. Dino nuggies make everything better.
August 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Kindness and extra dino nuggies. Dino nuggies make everything better.
Now that I look at it more carefully, I think the image was AI slop created to illustrate the article
August 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Now that I look at it more carefully, I think the image was AI slop created to illustrate the article
I'm not sure where the image in the article came from, because I can't find anything in Google Street View with that logo and the complaint doesn't show it. The complaint shows a different logo with an apple made out of film which definitely doesn't match.
August 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I'm not sure where the image in the article came from, because I can't find anything in Google Street View with that logo and the complaint doesn't show it. The complaint shows a different logo with an apple made out of film which definitely doesn't match.
My favorite burger story is the time we went to my aunt's house for Thanksgiving, where the turkey was still frozen and had to get hacked apart and microwaved, the box stuffing was ruined by too much extra sage, the potato pancakes were hockey pucks... we stopped by Schoops on the way home to eat!
June 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
My favorite burger story is the time we went to my aunt's house for Thanksgiving, where the turkey was still frozen and had to get hacked apart and microwaved, the box stuffing was ruined by too much extra sage, the potato pancakes were hockey pucks... we stopped by Schoops on the way home to eat!
Honestly, starter packs would never have me realizing I really like reading romance industry drama like the algorithm did.
June 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Honestly, starter packs would never have me realizing I really like reading romance industry drama like the algorithm did.
It's a wry heat
June 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
It's a wry heat
That's probably why they decided so quic, one Italian cardinal was complaining about the food!
May 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
That's probably why they decided so quic, one Italian cardinal was complaining about the food!
We abolished INS... and got ICE. Maybe the department isn't the problem, the function is. www.cbsnews.com/news/house-v...
House Votes To Abolish INS
Bill Would Create New Agencies For Borders And Immigration
www.cbsnews.com
April 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
We abolished INS... and got ICE. Maybe the department isn't the problem, the function is. www.cbsnews.com/news/house-v...
The Supreme Court has massively restricted the activities that are considered bribes. Buying access is perfectly legal.
April 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The Supreme Court has massively restricted the activities that are considered bribes. Buying access is perfectly legal.
Except for Cedar Point
April 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Except for Cedar Point
How can anyone who lived through Trump's first term not know that he lies about everything?
February 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
How can anyone who lived through Trump's first term not know that he lies about everything?
How much of the vagueness is an intentional attempt to create confusion, and how much is the administration not thinking things through?
January 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
How much of the vagueness is an intentional attempt to create confusion, and how much is the administration not thinking things through?
But then you'd lose out on brilliance like www.threads.net/@lemmyg/post...
@lemmyg on Threads
For reference :
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December 30, 2024 at 5:07 PM
But then you'd lose out on brilliance like www.threads.net/@lemmyg/post...
Few months ago mine were all ads for Napster
December 15, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Few months ago mine were all ads for Napster