With cellphones, at the very least it’s more a question of screen size more than anything. Phones got smaller, but screens got bigger. I’m guessing this is why - in part at least - folding phones are trying to become a thing; increasing screen size whilst staying small enough to fit in a pocket.
When I was younger, there were people who would actually say lol. I wouldn’t say it’s new, but I think the advent of the internet has certainly accelerated some aspects of linguistic evolution.
It would be fascinating to be a fly on the wall in a couple hundred years’ time to see where English goes from here.
The clucking nuisance of about 100 feral chickens has left residents of a Norfolk village spitting feathers, with locals claiming the birds destroy their gardens and keep them awake....
I get “I got a ticket whilst driving”, I also get “artificial person” is something to do with the fact they believe that recording your details creates a form of slavery or something stupid like that.
That’s also my favourite flerf fact as well! ❤️ If the acceleration was true and we just threw out the physics which would stop this from being a thing, we would have already been travelling at the speed of light within about the first year of the Earth’s existence. We’d be going over 6000 times the speed of light right about now… Assuming you believe in a young Earth as well.
This could be humorous… but it’s actually tragic (lemmy.ca)
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We wish you a merry notification bell (sh.itjust.works)
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From clickhole (midwest.social)
Rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Its power is growing (lemmy.world)
Can't have defense anymore. because of woke (sh.itjust.works)
Multi-day DDoS storm batters Internet Archive (www.theregister.com)
Remembering the legend (lemmy.world)
It has been 8 years since we lost him. Still out
Chair, to the boardroom!
Freud (mander.xyz)
‘They’re out of control’: flock of 100 feral chickens torments village (www.theguardian.com)
The clucking nuisance of about 100 feral chickens has left residents of a Norfolk village spitting feathers, with locals claiming the birds destroy their gardens and keep them awake....
Mel's Hole (en.wikipedia.org)
If that isn't worth a penalty point idk what is (lemm.ee)
[Monaco GP] Ocon tries a move on Gasly, they have contact. Ocon is the one in the air. (lemmy.world)
Gasly’s Radio after the incident:...
Sovcit got a ticket. (lemmy.world)
Can YOU Pass This Test? (lemmy.world)
☀️🌞☀️ (mander.xyz)
Conservatives plan to bring back mandatory National Service (www.bbc.com)
ICQ messenger shuts down after almost 28 years (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Manchester United decide to sack Erik ten Hag regardless of Cup final outcome [The Guardian] (www.theguardian.com)
Great timing. Unless they’re thinking they might get a new manager bounce without actually appointing a new manager?
Castle cutaway
*denim intensifies* (i.imgur.com)