mashbooq

joined 1 year ago
[–] mashbooq@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago

Because the liberal Supreme Court largely supported democracy, while the conservative one isn't even trying to hide its promotion of fascism. There is no both sides here

[–] mashbooq@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

That's a ridiculous idea. If I buy a computer with an OS that has an encryption key to protect the hard drive, and later I need that key to remove my data to another system, I have an entirely reasonable expectation that I'm allowed to do so, regardless of how much the computer manufacturer doesn't want me to.

[–] mashbooq@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I wonder what the trend of homicides by police looks like

[–] mashbooq@lemmy.world 28 points 9 months ago

Yeah, I read the good message, but then saw Homelander and thought, "makes fascists happy?"

[–] mashbooq@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Trump derangement syndrome is where a person believes that Trump can do no wrong, is exceptionally strong and intelligent, and has been anointed by god to save the world from liberal vermin. It is rampant on twitter and among musk fanatics.

[–] mashbooq@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

I know, right? I can't believe someone is still unironically citing the twitter files, as if they did anything but prove that musk and his acolytes were just creating drama

[–] mashbooq@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

There are some common misconceptions about dictionary definitions, including 1) that they're prescriptive and 2) that they're complete. In reality, at least for English, dictionaries are descriptive, meaning they attempt to describe how words are commonly used (where "commonly used" is a non-exact metric whose meaning is decided by the group compiling the dictionary); and they're incomplete in a number of ways. A dictionary provides a starting point for understanding words we don't know or are unfamiliar with, but there's a reason people go to school for years to study specific subjects in depth--a depth that's lacking in the dictionary definition.

[–] mashbooq@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Wait, when does help arrive?

[–] mashbooq@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Who are these people who have so many choices in friends that they can afford to vet them?

[–] mashbooq@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is Aramaic word that references dying words of Jesus

[–] mashbooq@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, stating that a popular revolt against a corrupt leader is the result of our actions is denying their agency

[–] mashbooq@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

How much do you bet?

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