[-] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 12 points 1 hour ago

I read the order in full and am so satisfied. It's quite short and worth the read. While it isn't much in the grand scheme of things, reading Judge Chutkan's metaphorical eyeroll was delicious. I particularly enjoyed:

Setting aside the oxymoronic proposition that the public’s understanding of this case will be enhanced by withholding information about it, any public debate about the issues in this case has no bearing on the court’s resolution of those issues. “Legal trials are not like elections, to be won through the use of the meeting-hall, the radio, and the newspaper.” Bridges v. State of Cal., 314 U.S. 252, 271 (1941).

[-] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 29 points 4 hours ago

Who are they boarding and why does this person need to be secured?

[-] alquicksilver@lemmy.world -2 points 8 hours ago

I think IDF also uses option B - explosives. Also very effective, since the only ones who get harmed by IDF weapons are Hamas, so everyone killed/harmed in the blast zone can safely be declared Hamas.

/s

[-] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 20 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Just you wait. Given some of the dumb things that have come out of people's mouths, I would definitely not be surprised to see a headline like:

BREAKING: Corporate scientists suggest microplastic problem be solved with acid rain.

[-] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago

This was a triumph~ ♫♪♬

[-] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

I'm not sure I want to know how they get yellow.

[-] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 38 points 2 days ago

Jareth is not allowed to be completely gay. He can be 99% gay, but I require that 1% to remain ungay so I can have a chance with this fictional character.

Also Sarah, after she's grown up about 15 years. She's also not allowed to be 100% straight for the same reason.

This is a totally normal way to think, right? 🙃

[-] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 29 points 4 days ago

I fear her remains may not be returned with all of her organs.

I feel so sorry for her family, and for her, since they thought she was coming home alive.

[-] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 169 points 4 months ago

She would almost certainly have threatened to contact her "solicitor," not her "attorney," if it were real, given she's from/in the UK. Still a very entertaining read, though.

[-] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 169 points 5 months ago

We know why we're hated; it's why those of us who strive to exemplify professionalism, ethics, and civility are so angry and depressed. It's why I've been having a career crisis because I always wanted to go into law, but only to do good, and now it feels like there is so little legitimacy to the judicial branch.

Fuck the people who abuse the rule of law until there is none, fuck Trump and his cronies, and fuck SCOTUS for fucking us. Now excuse me, I have to go cry in a corner.

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Hi all,

I have backups turned off everywhere I can find the ability to do so on my pixel 8 pro, but am regularly (multiple times per week) getting notifications that my Google storage is almost full. Lo and behold, every time I check drive, I suddenly have a backup that I have to delete, again and again. Does anyone have any tips? It's really making me regret getting a Google phone, since I don't need my phone connected to my email.

Thanks in advance! :)

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What are some (non-English) idioms, and what do they mean (both literally and in context)? Odd ones, your favorite ones - any and all are welcome. :)

For example, in English I might call someone a "good egg," meaning they're a nice person. Or, if it's raining heavily, I might say "it's raining cats and dogs."

[-] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 175 points 11 months ago

“I’m sorry — if you only want to work four hours, it’s going to be harder for you to get a house,” she said

What a joke. I spent the better part of the last three years working 70 hour weeks until I burned myself to a crisp. I'm much better off financially than many people my age, yet I am somehow still years away from homeownership and starting a family - if I ever can.

Maybe Whoopi should retire and let a millennial do her job for her pay. Not me; I don't think I'd be able to work as hard as her. 🙄

I wish famous people would just shut up if they're going to say stupid shit. I don't want her tainting my TNG rewatch.

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I'm upgrading because my phone is losing (lost?) support. I use a OnePlus 7 Pro and love it and wouldn't bother upgrading otherwise. I'd appreciate some recommendations of android phones you like, please.

Thank you in advance! (⁠.⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠)

[-] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 178 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's simply not the BBC's job to tell people who to support and who to condemn - who are the good guys and who are the bad guys.

I miss when this was the standard for news. Now most (e: major) outlets don't even try to pretend they have no bias and instead push a subjective point. Even when I agree with the point, I don't like it when my "news" pushes it instead of just, you know, reporting.

Give me the info and let me form my own opinions.

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