[-] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 1 week ago

Paper is always preferred but as others have said, ebooks don't take up any space so I end up owning a lot more of them.

[-] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 3 weeks ago

Sure, but not by definition. Posting slop and spam is different than shitposting. This post is just slop.

[-] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 1 month ago

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/10/nx-s1-5428071/los-angeles-protests-national-guard-presidential-powers

Trump's presidential memoranda argued that the National Guard deployment was necessary and defendable as these [...] demonstrations "constitute a form of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States."

[-] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 4 months ago

Thinking about that engine room makes me want to be a Star Wars fan.

[-] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 4 months ago

"Portable identities" is a major feature of Mastodon and ActivityPub platforms in general. It'll be on Lemmy one day too.

[-] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

"fag" is a homophobic slur that was actually even more hurtful to use back in the early 2000s when LGBT people were a lot less accepted by society than today. That said your Dad is technically correct and it was a "term of endearment" among homophobes on 4chan which was largely comprised of straight white men in college had/has a self-deprecating sense of humor.

[-] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 5 months ago

"Fag" is a homophobic slur and "shoop da woop" is a blackface meme and yes it was all very normal 4chan.

[-] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 5 months ago

/r/conservative is not comprised of real conservative people, it only exists to expose "normie" redditors to MAGA propoganda while giving the MAGA movement the pretense of legitimacy.

[-] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 5 months ago

Not bad for free. Appreciate you checking.

[-] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 5 months ago

Uhhh... Can someone ELI18 to me the problem with passkeys? I use them wherever available and find them very convenient.

[-] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 5 months ago

Ok thanks not bad! How much storage?

[-] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 5 months ago

Eh, cryptocurrency was never supposed to solve any problem, it was a proof of concept that pariah states realized could enable them to avoid US sanctions. The "it's more secure than banks" talking points were conceived after the fact by the grifters.

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