spongebue @ spongebue @lemmy.world

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Its as far as I know unique to the US and certainly not the standard

It is not the standard, but it's definitely not unique to the US. It is most prominent in the Americas though, probably because of all the settlers from abroad.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-with-birthright-citizenship

I preferred the first version.

Nativity, obviously

I've heard about the "Korean age" where everyone is 1 at birth and gains a year at the same time on New Year's. Seems wacky until you think of it as how many calendar years you've been alive for. I mean, it's still odd but not as bad

Very cool. I would love to check out that part of the world one day. Congrats on the find! I may be in a different financial situation in the US, but I still LOVE a good bargain driven by luck.

May I ask which country you're in?

When you're being encouraged in a place that supplies your income and with that your livelihood, an "encouragement" becomes pressure.

Similarly, my brother-in-law once bought a rather expensive gift for my father-in-law and asked if we wanted to pitch in for it. He's truly a great person, we get along great, and if we said no I don't think it would have been a big deal at all... But being the one who married into the family relatively recently, it's a difficult thing to push back on. And that's in the best case scenario with someone you know, love, and trust. We don't know that OP has that same kind of relationship with their coworkers

They'll also tell you that minimum wage jobs are for teenagers anyway, but not think anything of buying one of those burgers for lunch on a school day. And guess how they're supposed to pay for college!

I did not downvote this comment, but the approach feels a bit more pushed/forced, which drastically takes away from the sincerity. It's great to show support on your own volition, but if everyone is required/pressured to do so, I would question who really is "safe"

How about Gulf Cart?

You'll notice I agreed. The "this" was talking about the OP video

For sure. But this... This is really one of those nothingburgers to borrow a phrase from season 1

Ok, Trump is a piece of shit and I'm not one to jump on the "uh, it was totally a joke!" train. That said...

He said he wouldn't be president in 2026 or 2028 in a conversation that occurred in his 2017-2021 term. His "then they rigged the election" comment is ambiguous, sure, but I think there's a very reasonable argument that he's saying "then the Democrats [or whoever] rigged the 2020 election so my second term is delayed 4 years"

There is PLENTY wrong with what he said there, but I really don't think "I won by rigging the 2024 election" hits the mark this time. We lost. It fucking sucks, but for the love of God don't let us stoop to the "stolen election" level without even a half-baked bit of evidence.

What country and what law?

Quick edit: you know, if Hulu doesn't include anywhere that they do this, it could be seen as additional consideration (in the legal contractual term of the word - basically, what each party provides for the other) in order for Hulu to provide its service that wasn't disclosed.

Of course, that just means we'll get yet another "We updated our terms and while we're at it we're increasing our rates $3/month. Fuck You." email and that's that.

Despite your best efforts, you're right!

No machine can read my chicken scratches! Or human, for that matter. Including myself.

In all seriousness, this sounds intriguing but I couldn't tell you what I'd use it for. When I write with a pen it's usually a couple quick basic notes. Anything more involved and my typing skills are way better

$30 billion company want**'**s

twitch

Also, they should be clear that it's $5 per month

This but unironically

I would like to see that happen. That said, my understanding is that TikTok's data collection is enough to make other social media platforms blush (at least, it was once upon a time. They probably made it worse since then). That, coupled with China not exactly being the US's bestie, makes me feel this is at least a start.

My brother-in-law didn't want to carry his jacket around at Disney World, and he didn't want to get a locker for it, so he had his dad turn it in to lost and found. At the end of the day, before leaving the park, he picked it back up.