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HooPhuckenKarez, in What popular quote are you tired of hearing?

Pull yourself up by your bootstraps. Especially when used by people claiming to have done just that.

Xariphon,

Especially when you consider that it was coined to refer to literally impossible action. It's not meant to be about self-reliance or whatever, it's something that cannot be done.

deadcatbounce, in At what point is violence on a large scale justified?
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When delusional trust fund kids from Just Stop Oil prevent you from going to work/school …

Garden_Ramsay, in Can anyone recommend terrible horror films?
  • Suburban Sasquatch
  • chopping mall
  • She Came From The Woods
  • Army of Darkness
  • Carnosaur
  • Killer Clowns From Outer Space
  • Feeders
  • Hack-o-lantern
  • Hauntedween

Take your pick, some of these are actual movies, some pretend to be (looking at you Suburban Sasquatch). You’ll have some laughs regardless of the pick.

slowd0wn,

Army of Darkness

They said terrible films, not the greatest horror film of all time

KairuByte, in Can anyone recommend terrible horror films?
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Death Tunnel was so bad it was good.

abecede, in Can anyone recommend a very basic calendar program?
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What’s stopping you from using the default calendar app of your operating system? It does all the things you mention, be it MacOS, Linux (Gnome, GTK etc) or Windows. What do you need that the default thing can’t do?

brachypelmasmithi,

Good point, though I don’t remember Linux Mint’s XFCE calendar being able to set up events. I’ll make sure when I get back home

abecede,
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XFCE? so something really lightweight like Orage probably. Which is in fact part of XFCE…

brachypelmasmithi,

Oh damn, I didn’t even realise how capable Orage was. Thanks a lot!

GeekFTW, in What's the best response to someone who believes in hard determinism but also uses this to deny responsibility for any immoral actions they commit?
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Smack em, assert the same statements. If they argue, smack em again and repeat.

DaMonsterKnees,
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… that’s a paddlin’…

angelsomething, in What's the best response to someone who believes in hard determinism but also uses this to deny responsibility for any immoral actions they commit?

“Yeah mate you’re just being a cunt. You do you tho and see how far that takes you”

conciselyverbose,

It really is too bad the universe forced me never to talk to you again though.

thisbenzingring, in What popular quote are you tired of hearing?

do or do not, there is no try

Fuck you. That was meant for a Jedi master not your fucking IT systems admin

hemko,

I think you’re misunderstanding it. Do what you do, you’re going to break something anyways just don’t half-ass it. Just like there’s a graveyard behind every doctor, there’s a pile of mistakes behind every sysadmin.

leaky_shower_thought, in What popular quote are you tired of hearing?

That trickle-down economics quote. There’s studies about it [not working] published but it’s just studies.

The original quote is “If you feed enough oats to the horse, some will pass through to feed the sparrows” from Galbraith.

I imagine people are not yet ready to learn this “promise” ain’t holding water.

CileTheSane,
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The original quote is “If you feed enough oats to the horse, some will pass through to feed the sparrows” from Galbraith.

If my goal is to feed sparrows that’s a very costly and inefficient method. I also end up with an overweight horse.

OutlierBlue,

… and a lot of horse shit.

trolololol,

Checks out with economics results

3arn0wl, (edited ) in Can anyone recommend a very basic calendar program?

My favourite calendar is the UBPorts offering, but I don’t think it’s available as a standalone app.

The GNOME calendar is okay though : wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Calendar

brachypelmasmithi,

Seems solid, I’ll check it out, thanks!

amio, in What's the best response to someone who believes in hard determinism but also uses this to deny responsibility for any immoral actions they commit?

Well, they can't seriously be that stupid. It's proper 8-year-old shit in a veneer of "this philosophical thing I heard about once" - it's 100% the Simpsons bit "I'm just going to windmill my arms and keep walking forward and if you get hit, it's your fault". Laughing at it seems like a good option and I personally would probably hang out less with whomever.

Shurimal, in Can anyone recommend terrible horror films?

The Gingerdead Man

GCostanzaStepOnMe, in What's the best response to someone who believes in hard determinism but also uses this to deny responsibility for any immoral actions they commit?
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“Damn that’s crazy bro”

Rhoeri, in What's the best response to someone who believes in hard determinism but also uses this to deny responsibility for any immoral actions they commit?
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Disown them.

Appoxo, in Would you say enthusiast grade or business grade products are better quality?
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enthusiast: Yesn’t.
Depends on product range, price, price vs. conpetition and price/performance ratio

Business: Usually yes but they come with a “business tax” attached. Meaning they are made to make more money. So the manufacturer could in turn ask for more $$$.
Suddenly a 1000€ VR headset might cost 3000€ and could require a mo thly fee for the software.
Also have features you wouldn’t need at home like kensington locks.

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