confidently_incorrect Confidently Incorrect Top tier medical advice.
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    Tetanus is fucking terrifying. I'm happy to have chemicals to protect me from that.

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  • politics politics Mark Meadows Might Have Just Thrown Donald Trump Under the Bus
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    I'm expecting the most common phrase out of Mark Meadow's mouth the next few months will be "plea deal"

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  • fediverse Fediverse Question: Where is federated content stored?
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    Both. The text data is in the database of all instances that are federated. Your account credentials are only stored on the instance you're registered to.

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  • showerthoughts Showerthoughts Defederation is just another form of censorship
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    Because this is not censorship. You're free to browse any defederated community. You're not censored, they're not censored. All the content is perfectly viewable on the fediverse.

    Go join another instance. You can't enter somebody else's house and complain about how they don't want to invite the neighbor over as well. That's not censorship. Go to the neighbors house if you want to hang out with them.

    But you've been explained this multiple times, so I'll leave it at this. Ignorance is not bliss.

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  • showerthoughts Showerthoughts Defederation is just another form of censorship
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 92%

    The word "censorship" has lost all meaning

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  • til Today I Learned TIL kbin is named after the instance "karab.in" which is named after a Polish rifle called a karabine gun.
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    Nowhere in that link does it say what you're saying. Kbin was not named after the instance, but sbin. The instance is named after the gun because apparently it sounds nice in Polish.

    Literally the first comment in the thread you linked sorted by Hot has a direct quote from the dev which contradicts your title.

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  • politics Politics Trump prosecutor Fani Willis faces racist abuse after indicting ex-US president
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    To the surprise of nobody. Why try to defend the indefensible when you can just be racist instead.

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  • politics Politics Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Trump Prosecutor Should Go After Rapists (Who Wants To Tell Her?)
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  • politics politics Trump Fears His Unindicted Co-conspirators Will Turn On Him to Save Themselves: Report
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    It'll be an interesting tactic when he tries it on members of his family

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  • lemmyshitpost Lemmy Shitpost It even fits in my pant pockets.
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    If you're not carrying cooked spaghetti in your pocket I don't trust you.

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  • politics Politics Let the Primary Against Eric Adams Begin
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    I hope we can replace him. I wanted Garcia to win. Eric Adams is a fool.

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy Where can I find the old school plastic phone screen protector material?
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    Maybe I'm ignorant but I've felt like phones haven't needed screen protectors for a while.. I've had a GS9 for years with no screen protector and I have a very very minor scratch that can only be seen with the screen off and that's it.

    I've never shattered a phone screen before, am I just an outlier?

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  • memes Memes Seriously though, happy for all the hackermans that get a kick out of them.
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    The dev is not tracking anything. Google ads is.. and like the other comment said if you have Google Play on an android phone then you're being tracked.

    I'd wager most people complaining about sync also have a Gmail account or shop on Amazon, or watch YouTube, or a million other equally or more invasive stuff.

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  • memes Memes Seriously though, happy for all the hackermans that get a kick out of them.
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 66%

    The trackers are from the ads. They go hand in hand so I think people mean both when they say ads. Ads tracking you is kinda a given. And if you pay to remove the ads the trackers never load either.

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  • memes Memes We Are Not The Same.
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 94%

    There shouldn't be a loaded gun anywhere near a film set. That's the problem, not him practicing his scene between camera rolls

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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    While I agree with you, I think you're giving him too much credit. Ben doesn't seem like someone who puts much thought into what drivels from his mouth. He just wants to "win" the "debate"

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  • ukraine Ukraine In Odessa, a man was punched in the face after antagonizing police officers
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    How about don't fuck with authorities when you're in a war zone. Probably a good rule to live by to avoid getting rocked in the face, or worse.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy Why do washing machines prevent opening the hatch just after the washing cycle ends?
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  • usa United States | News & Politics COVID19 in US Midwest wastewater is up 350% in just three weeks.
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    No maybe about it. There are thousands upon thousands of excess deaths due to vaccine denial.

    https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/study-finds-large-gap-in-excess-deaths-along-partisan-lines-after-covid-19-vaccines-introduced/

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  • politics Politics Republicans Wanted a Hunter Biden Special Counsel. They’re Pissed They Actually Got One
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    There's no shortage of things to make up, it's their biggest strength.

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  • politics Politics Former Republican staffer admits GOP would intentionally spread lies
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    Someone should just ask them to stop doing that!

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  • climate Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics. Private jets are awful for the climate. It’s time to tax the rich who fly in them | US Senator Edward J Markey
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 90%

    Clarence Thomas says that the constitution doesn't give the government the right to regulate private jets.

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  • memes Memes Revelations
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    Just release them far away from any power lines

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  • memes Memes Cue the "Oh no... Oh no no no noooo" music.
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    The modern world is the enemy of attention spans, that's all there is to it I think

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  • ukraine Ukraine The girls an hour before they were killed by Russian missiles. A 19 year old girl died on the spot yesterday, and her 21 year old friend died this morning in Zaporizhzhia ICU.
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    Your first comment makes it seem like you're putting blame on Ukraine, even though your other comments clarify you're not in support of Russia. At least that's how it read to me.

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  • politics politics DeSantis is still standing by Florida’s revisionist Black history
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 60%

    Looking forward to the day this meatball becomes irrelevant.

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  • politics politics Newsmax Host Reads Disclaimer Acknowledging 2020 Election Results ‘As Legal and Final’ After Trump Claims It Was Rigged
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 98%

    Love watching these spineless worms try and wiggle their way out of liability.

    It won't work, fuck around and find out. Hopefully they pay similarly to Fox News.

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  • memes Memes Gotta try that bow and arrow
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  • nostupidquestions No Stupid Questions Americans seem to support abortion access. Why do Republicans keep trying to block it anyway?
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    The article touches briefly on it, essentially even though a minority wants these terrible policies, that minority are the GOP base and are generally single issue voters and religious. That minority has an outsized say due to gerrymandering. And there is also a feedback loop in this country where the GOP gerrymanders, they cut education and other social services, blame the "enemy" for the downturn in QOL for their constituents, and repeat. It solidifies the us vs them mentality that has these people voting against their own interests.

    Obviously super simplified outlook on it since it is a very complex issue. Other people in the thread have explained better.

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  • nostupidquestions No Stupid Questions Americans seem to support abortion access. Why do Republicans keep trying to block it anyway?
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    The reason they are able to do this comes down to gerrymandering.

    https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/abortion-ruling-puts-spotlight-on-gerrymandered-legislatures

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  • worldnews World News India's Defence Ministry to switch from Windows to locally built Ubuntu fork 'Maya' over security concerns
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    I wonder if a government can actually do better at security. Not that corporations are amazing and infallible, but it isn't like governments are known for creating the best software systems either.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy Which sites do you blacklist from your internet searches?
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    I'll second this. Learned this a long time ago. Anything you think you need on w3c schools can be found elsewhere.

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  • politics politics The impeachment effort losing steam in the House GOP
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    Fuck Gym Jordan. These people make it so embarrassing to be American.

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  • announcements Announcements Lemmy v0.18.4 Release
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    Is it just me or is lemmy-ui broken in 0.18.4 docker image? When I upgraded my instance, the UI was not loading properly.

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  • steamdeck Steam Deck Better than new!
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    Pretty cool. I loved the transparent Gameboys as a kid. Might look into doing this as well

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  • worldnews World News New Judge Cannon order opens door for DOJ to ask for her Trump case removal: legal experts
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    I think it's inevitable that she will be stripped off this case, but I don't know shit.

    Her incompetence, purposeful or not, is staggering.

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  • comics Comics Indictment talking points from the GOP
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    This comic is great because GOP voters would agree with it all without realizing the satire

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  • memes Memes Israel exposed
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  • Ducks Ducks 1 year ago 100%

    You wouldn't believe it, but people who live in Israel are called Israelis. Very suspicious indeed.

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  • goodoffmychest Off My Chest Americans don't know what the f*** a "tart" is. (I'm an American)
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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy What are some realistic possibilities for working from home for someone with a chronic illness and little experience?
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    Could try to build a portfolio and apply to webdev agencies. They're not great but better than nothing and then customer acquisition isn't as important to the dev as it is for a freelancer

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    Pedestrians scatter as fire causes New York construction crane's arm to collapse and crash to street apnews.com

    This is a bit more local than US News story, but didn't know where else to post. The footage is crazy. > Four people suffered minor injuries, but no one died, according to New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The crane operator is also reported (on FDNY Twitter) to be OK

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    The Expanse Ducks 1 year ago 100%
    The Expanse Characters: Another behind the scenes clip from Chris Danelon www.youtube.com

    Sorry if my posts to the community come off spammy, just want to build some content here for any new members looking for an Expanse community on Lemmy. Chris Danelon, one of the VR designers from The Expanse television show has released another video with _more_ very interesting content from Season 1 of The Expanse that I have not seen. The video includes interviews with the cast about their characters and their relationships. He shows the hard to find clips from the Season 1 marketing material and then gives some additional commentary from his experience on the show.

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    Watches Ducks 1 year ago 96%
    My Great Grandfather's Elgin Pocketwatch imgur.com

    This is my great grandfather's Elgin pocketwatch circa 1917. My dad gave it to me when I took an interest in watch repair and I repaired this from a slightly rusted and non-working state to at the very least able to run, but the time keeping is not great. It is losing ~50s a day, amplitude is 310*, and beat error is 5.5. I'm not at the point where I feel comfortable messing with the balance and regulating the pocket watch. I am just happy that it runs. I don't have a before picture, but I cleaned up a lot of green rust from part of the dial and case where there was a crack in the crystal and water must have gotten in. I replaced the mainspring because it was domed like an ice cream cone and gave all the parts a nice cleaning and lubricating. He did serve in WWI in the 307th, but I lean towards thinking that this was waiting for him at home because the condition it was in was pretty good given the age. I also have his WWI map which he did have with him while he was in France, and I display together with the pocketwatch.

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    The Expanse Ducks 1 year ago 100%
    Has anyone read 'How It Unfolds' by James S.A. Corey from The Far Reaches Collection?

    This is a short Sci-Fi story set _outside_ the world of The Expanse by our beloved authors behind James S.A. Corey. I haven't picked up the next books in the series by various other Sci-Fi authors yet, but How It Unfolds was excellent and I am still thinking about the story many days later. The life lessons are valuable, especially for me at this time in my life. Anyone read it? Opinions? Anyone read the next ones in the series yet?

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    White supremacist to spend rest of life in prison for 2019 Walmart mass shooting www.elpasotimes.com

    The white supremacist who fatally shot 23 people at an El Paso Walmart will remain behind bars for the rest of his life after being sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences.

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    Aquariums and Fish Keeping Ducks 1 year ago 100%
    My first (adult) tank

    cross-posted from: https://ducks.dev/post/31310 > I was trying to go natural, I didn't really have a plan just stuck in what I thought looked nice. Not as nice as most of yours but I love it. I was having a hard time getting a good picture though since there is light coming in from the windows. > > Low tech and perfectly balanced. I have 10 rummies, a handful of male guppies that will be moved to my new tank when I set it up, an unknown number of pygmy cories, and a juvenile bristle-nose pleco.

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    Aquariums Ducks 1 year ago 100%
    My first (adult) tank

    I was trying to go natural, I didn't really have a plan just stuck in what I thought looked nice. Not as nice as most of yours but I love it. I was having a hard time getting a good picture though since there is light coming in from the windows. Low tech and perfectly balanced. I have 10 rummies, a handful of male guppies that will be moved to my new tank when I set it up, an unknown number of pygmy cories, and a juvenile bristle-nose pleco.

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    Watches Ducks 1 year ago 100%
    SLGA009 I got last year imgur.com

    I originally picked up this watch from Chrono "like-new" and it came basically new, like it was only worn once before me. I first got into collecting watches when my grandfather passed away and left me a very cheap but sentimentally meaningful Tourneau watch. Over the years Grand Seiko quickly became one of my favorite brands. I had always wanted a Snowflake and I began saving for one and then came across the White Birch on in a video from Watchfinder & Co. I basically immediately decided that I wanted to save a bit more for that instead. I tried it on a few times at Grand Seiko boutiques but was waiting for the right time for myself to get it. I decided on the Spring Drive since I wanted that unique movement which I think makes Grand Seiko really shine. The Hi-Beat version is beautiful too, but I think the Spring Drive White Birch looks better overall.

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    The Expanse Ducks 1 year ago 94%
    @TheExpanseVerse on Twitter: "There will be lots of cool Expanse content to come in the future so be sure to stay tuned!"

    Whatever it is, I'm here for it. I still need to get my hands on the new comic books and I will be playing the Telltale game. I'm still holding onto hope we will see an end to the series in some video format in the future.

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    The Expanse Ducks 1 year ago 100%
    The Expanse Future Worlds: A new video by Chris Danelon www.youtube.com

    Chris Danelon, one of the VR designers from The Expanse television show has released his latest video with very interesting content from Season 1 of The Expanse that I have not seen. The video includes interviews with the cast about "future worlds" in The Expanse. He shows the hard to find clips from the Season 1 marketing material and then gives some additional commentary from his experience on the show.

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    Lemmy Support Ducks 1 year ago 100%
    How to remove single communities from a Lemmy instance as an admin?

    I have some communities on my small instance that I will *never* browse, I want to remove them to free up space and not pull useless data (to my one other user and I). I click "Remove" on the community and then I click "Purge" and the community is removed and purged, but a few seconds later the community is back with different content. I know I can block the communities to stop them from showing up on my "All" feed, but I have a small instance and don't want that data sitting around if nobody will ever look at it, as well as limit the small amount of unnecessary additional strain it may put on other instances. What am I doing wrong?

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