WatTyler

@WatTyler@lemmy.zip

English but not in a Brexit way.

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WatTyler,

Haskellers for Haskell.

WatTyler,

Some of us aren’t as husky as we would like to be; others are trying to be less husky. Presumably some of us are happy with ourselves, though I’m yet to meet them 😅

Jokes aside, we are all lovely people who just want to sit you down, make you a cup of tea, and convince you that good code does nothing and object-oriented programming is evil 😉

WatTyler,

Come on. Few people are as angry with our society as it stands as I am but the United Kingdom is fit to burst with amazing cultural heritage which we should share with the world (some of it we didn’t even steal!).

Furthermore, for as regressive and bigoted as a lot of our media and politicians are, a very large proportion of British people are tolerant, curious, and kind-hearted.

The United Kingdom is much more than our current and historical governments. If we are ever going to establish ourselves as a force for good in a worsening world, we need people to realize that we genuinely are more than Brexit, Rwanda deals and Partygates.

Getting the Tories under 100 seats at the next GE and encouraging the Labour party to not be afraid of being a tolerant, democratic socialist party are the first steps towards that.

WatTyler, (edited )

Truth or Consequences, NM

Heard it on a true crime podcast once and obviously I had to look up how it got its name and now it’s just stuck.

EDIT: Missed the never travelled to qualifier. I’ve been to California twice and NYC once. Only heard of Truth or Consequences after my travels.

WatTyler,

Thanks for the detailed response. I’m sorry to hear you had to go through something so traumatic.

WatTyler,

Thank you for your input. I’ve updated my original post with the reason I haven’t done so yet.

WatTyler,

Thank you for your input. I’ve updated my original post with the reason I haven’t spoken to a doctor yet.

WatTyler,

I’ve contacted my psychiatrist.

WatTyler,

Thank you for your input. I hope you get what you’re after with tweaking your dosage.

WatTyler,

Thanks for your perspective. My morning coffee definitely agitates it but I’m pretty good at drinking lots of water.

Will update the post with my psychiatrists perspective, if I can without compromising my privacy.

WatTyler,

No joke, I find your positive outlook incredibly admirable :)

Long may your good health continue.

WatTyler,

I’ll try and keep this in mind, thank you.

WatTyler,

Like all reasonable people interested in linguistics, I’m a descriptivist. However, something about the idea of language being adapted to cater to an algorithm turns my stomach.

I know it’s hypocritical. The Attention Economy shouldn’t be any less valid a linguistic influence than the Norman Conquests, just because they occurred a millennium ago.

I genuinely think we’re lucky in Britain that the soft power we have (for the time being) has prevented our culture being entirely supplanted by the United States.

WatTyler,

An Ethicurean. I genuinely believe it’s the perfect cocktail but I’ve only ever come across it in a single bar in all my life.

  • Serves 1
  • ice cubes
  • lemon ¼
  • thyme 2 sprigs plus 1 to serve
  • honey 1 tsp
  • vodka 25ml
  • apple juice 100ml

Full recipe.

WatTyler,

Kommandos were part of the KT box set, so people might be selling sprues second-hand?

There won’t be any official means of buying just a Slasha Boy.

WatTyler,

Ireland doesn’t have a prime minister. Leo Varadkar is the Taoiseach. Sure it’d be less clear if the AP used the correct term but I don’t think that’s any reason to not use the actual term for his office.

WatTyler, (edited )

It’s less of a grey area because Ireland is a predominantly English-speaking country. The official name for his office in both English and Irish is Taoiseach. This is in contrast to the President of Ireland, whose official title in English is ‘President’.

I’m British and we never refer to Varadkar as the prime minister. Any news coverage here refers to him, correctly, as the Taoiseach.

EDIT: And this is coming from the country who, regrettably, are the reason why Ireland now has to be so careful to maintain their ancient language after centuries of us trying to eradicate their native culture.

WatTyler,

I understand their justification and I assume both the author and their editors are aware of the real term. However, before I noticed that this was from the AP, I assumed this story was from a less-prestigious source because referring to Varadkar as a PM felt like a mistake akin to if someone referred to Rishi Sunak as a ‘President’ (as the Spanish use it) or ‘Chancellor’ (as the Germans use it). I wouldn’t have even commented upon it if this was the Daily Mail or such but I’d have assumed the Associated Press would respect their audience enough to understand the word with context and perhaps a short disclaimer.

WatTyler,

Thanks for your input. Maybe non-Brits won’t understand that I’m not trying to be elitist. It’s just that, as far as I can remember, even in our shit-tier tabloids, he’s called the Taoiseach. Sure, it’s confusing the first time but I don’t think it’s the hardest thing to pick up from context. Prime Minister immediately smacks like a mistake or a lack of care.

I think the best thing would be maybe refer to him as PM in the headline (if there’s no better alternative) but then as Taoiseach in the article.

WatTyler,

I’m not expecting people to know. I’m expecting the AP to educate their readers.

WatTyler,

Has KMag fucked the stewards wives?

WatTyler,

I mean correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t think I said any different? All we are reasonably sure of is:

  1. He existed.
  2. He was baptised by John the Baptist.
  3. He was crucified.

However, any non-Christian who claims that Jesus of Nazareth was a mythical figure, as the original commenter did, discredits all of us non-Christians who find it ridiculous to believe that this man was the Messiah.

WatTyler,

I’m honestly curious as to what sort of evidence you’d like to see? By the standards of ancient history, Jesus of Nazareth is a reasonably well-attested figure.

WatTyler,

Sorry for my delayed reply but this was exactly the explanation I needed and I’m grateful for the effort you put into writing it.

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