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Black haired Beauty by Bolesław Szańkowski 9 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
I agree. I live in Czechia and discrimination of Romani people is still very real here. A lot of old people here always say that Romani people only exploit the social system and have a lot of kids so that they can get money from the state (which is especially ironic coming from the people who retired comfortably at 55 and got money from the state ever since, making retirement impossible for future generations who will have to work until we die bc the state will have no money for pensions).
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Knew someone like this 6 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Do you not toss your pasta with some olive oil? Or maybe a bit of butter? (I do not actually do the last part, I just wanted to continue the rhyme)
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And that is the Killian Experience 1 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
"How did you get so muscular?" a random character asks one of the muscular men. "It's because all I eat is crab boiled in Pepsi Max!" the man responds. "It's best served inside a baguette," he adds, presenting the meal. It starts raining. "Ah, God is crying." the man says.
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Come together and do great things 6 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Good question. I don't use TikTok but from what I've seen it seemed like it has a huge diversity of content along the lines of YouTube, so it seems unlikely to me that everyone on TikTok would know about this.
Maybe he posted this story on TikTok first and now he's retelling it to his fans who don't use it? I have no idea who this guy is, if he's famous on the internet or something.
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Maybe he posted this story on TikTok first and now he's retelling it to his fans who don't use it? I have no idea who this guy is, if he's famous on the internet or something.
TW Political meme! 14 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
You present complaints and concerns about how scary this is (which I agree with, it's a slippery slope for corporations to control discourse - it's actually a pretty often discussed topic in Marxist academic circles, who also see a big issue in this) but offer no alternatives. What is there to be done about this? Pass legislation that lets the state control social media? While that seems like the best option at this point in time, it might set a dangerous precedent. Or have the government make their own social media made specifically for discussing politics, accepting the caveat that it will inevitably be controlled by the government? There's no guarantee that project will take off and have a stable user base, people might still prefer Twitter, Facebook etc. Or ditch social media altogether? I don't think that's possible without some serious authoritarianism. How do we create a platform that unites everyone without the need for people to flee and make their own echo chambers?
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this 9 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Eh, fair enough I guess. I've never played one I've just read a bunch of articles about how it's a grey area of the law and has been used by the Yakuza for money laundering.
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this 9 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
But isn't there a type of pachinko that is basically gambling? Yes there are the game ones but there are also pachinko slot machines which have become quite widespread in the last few years.
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TW Political meme! 14 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Getting banned from Twitter is technically not violating his freedom of speech, since the 1st amendment only applies to government prosecution. However, in principle I agree. Social networks have de facto become the public square and a place where a lot of the discourse is happening, and they should be treated and regulated as such.
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this 9 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Huh? It's basically gambling but it's avoiding gambling laws because it's technically not using money but pachinko balls that you exchange for prizes, no?
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This Amazon review kills me 1 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Lol, that's why you check the dimensions and compare them to a pair of sunglasses you already own that fit you before buying.
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Franco Matticchio - Strange bathroom 16 comments
this 9 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Lol. I bet he complains about loot boxes in games while playing pachinko hahahaha
Snorkel susan 9 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Well technically her breath and the air she breathes goes above her head, right? So technically unless a tall person with covid coughs into it, it might work...? Idk.
I've seen more bizarre "masks". Such as a man wearing a sleeping mask over his mouth. His nose was out of course because that's not what sleeping masks are made for. And of course a variety of masks being worn wrong, made out of bad materials (no, a mesh mask won't work unless you also have two layers of cotton under the mesh), scarves being worn over the mouth in all kinds of weird manners, and so on.
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I've seen more bizarre "masks". Such as a man wearing a sleeping mask over his mouth. His nose was out of course because that's not what sleeping masks are made for. And of course a variety of masks being worn wrong, made out of bad materials (no, a mesh mask won't work unless you also have two layers of cotton under the mesh), scarves being worn over the mouth in all kinds of weird manners, and so on.
Snorkel susan 9 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Cheap cloth masks, no. You're absolutely right about that. It needs to be at least two layers of a tightly woven material, ideally with a pocket for a disposable filter (I make mine out of denim with plain cotton lining, which apart from looking good because the mask holds shape, is also pretty effective because it's such a thick fabric). But in general, masks do work. I've never understood the anti mask people in general, they're saying it won't stop the spread. Yeah well, seatbelts don't stop deaths in car accidents but they sure as hell reduce them, right?
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Did you think graduation was the end of school? 2 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
My mom doesn't spill secrets either but my grandma from my dad's side does. Worse, she does it on purpose in front of many people to make the person look worse, and if the situation happened to involve her as well, "embellishes" the story to make herself look better. Needless to say I don't share secrets with her anymore.
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Franco Matticchio - Strange bathroom 16 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Oooh this is one of those "the longer you look, the weirder it gets" kind of picture. I like it.
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First of all, how dare you 12 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
According to imdb/wikipedia, it is still going. Season 17 was released in 2019 and they changed the format of the show in that season forward, making each episode one hour long instead of 30 minutes. The last episode from season 18 came out in November 2020 so I guess they're gonna do at least 18 seasons.
Also apparently their theme song was composed by Lynyrd Skynyrd, wow!
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Also apparently their theme song was composed by Lynyrd Skynyrd, wow!
Lmao shorty 3 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Eh honestly demeaning him for being short is kinda childish. Instead we should laugh at his abysmal takes and demean him for being a hack and saying stupid shit. Like that Andrew Neil BBC interview with him. That was just *chef's kiss* (seriously look it up, you'll have a laugh)
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‘Life is about Balance’ Ghana. Photo by HAMAMAT 1 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Wow she must have really good posture. Meanwhile I slouch like the Grinch so all of this would fall right off my head lol
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First of all, how dare you 12 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
I mean yeah, if you get duped because you didn't do your research, that's your problem. Doesn't mean the person doing the duping is off the hook though.
Idk, from what I've seen they didn't seem super clear but maybe they've improved in later seasons. Over here in Czechia they only air the older seasons because they haven't translated and dubbed the new ones yet.
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Idk, from what I've seen they didn't seem super clear but maybe they've improved in later seasons. Over here in Czechia they only air the older seasons because they haven't translated and dubbed the new ones yet.
Of course it's the artist's freedom to paint or write about anything they want. But maybe they should've considered the implications beforehand.