bionicjoey @ bionicjoey @lemmy.ca

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Quebec has its own language authority which I believe does have some coordination with the one in France. Quebecois French diverged from France hundreds of years ago though and so uses different phrases and words that sound weird to French people and vice versa.

Sometimes languages have sounds that are hard to pronounce in other languages.

Also sometimes we came up with a name for a place based on imperfect information and the name caught on and stuck before we learned there was a better name we could be using.

I work with French people who call me Jos instead of Joe. My girlfriend calls me 周 (Zhou) when we text each other. I'm fine with all of them as they all map to the same conceptual name.

My name isn't how it's spelled, it's the concept of "Joe". As long as they are calling me the thing that maps to that name, I'm happy. Their brain has its own mapping between language and concepts which is distinct from mine.

Lol, someone loves the taste of boots

I could see some kind of arrangement where the age would be something reasonable like 16-18, but then there is a test you can write (basic civics questions eg. who are the candidates, what does the legislative branch do, etc.) and if you pass that test, kind of like a learner's permit for driving, you can vote even if you're under that age, down to a hard cutoff of like 13.

"Cognitive dissonance is an uncomfortable feeling caused by holding two conflicting ideas simultaneously"

• Spec Ops: The Line (loading screen hint)

That, the monospace font, and the heart button which seems to be identical to the upvote button, are all changes I am not a fan of. Otherwise it's not bad.

As someone on the autism spectrum, I don't mind using it or hearing people use it at all, as long as it's being used as a synonym for "dumb" and not being used to specifically disparage someone with a disability. Just like "idiot", words evolve over time from being specific words to refer to disabilities to just general words for someone being a dumbass.

Fun useless fact: you can rearrange the letters of "California" to get "If Carolina"

If you are sleeping so heavily that you sleep through your alarm every time, you probably aren't getting enough sleep. Go to bed earlier.

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15 minutes well spent

I've heard they may actually be the ancestor breed of corgis

Rule 5: must be a topic of discussion

This is not a subject of discussion. It's just OP saying "help me do my job pls"

Anyone who can't pedal is also gonna have trouble standing upright and maintaining a neutral balance on a thin board

A shitpost is something low effort, that simply takes up space in the content feed without being engaging, entertaining, or interesting.

One of the primary forms of shitpost is a meme or joke that isn't very funny, or has been reposted to death. So "shitposting" can refer to the act of spamming shitty meme posts.

One of those isn't a benefit and the other isn't true. Also, e-bikes are a thing

Gob Bluth rides one, which reality captured the vibe they gave for the average person.

Except it didn't really sound promising