A serial comma (or Oxford comma) is an optional comma used before the last item in a list. For example, "bread, butter, and tax evasion" uses a serial comma, whereas "bread, butter and tax evasion" does not....
I wouldn’t trust the Daily Mail as far as I can throw it. It’s objectively the lowest quality, least factually correct, most sensationalist, and most extremely biased mainstream newspaper we have in the UK. Essentially the British equivalent of Fox News.
An alleged ancient Persian method of execution mentioned by Plutarch in his Life of Artaxerxes. It ostensibly entailed trapping the victim between two boats, feeding and covering them with milk and honey, and allowing them to fester and be devoured by insects and other vermin over time.
I’ve been driving an automatic since I passed nearly a decade ago. In that time whenever I tell anyone I drive auto, it’s usually met with some level of derision. I think that attitude is changing, but I’m still kind of confused by it in the first place....
Bad idea. If you can, talk to your therapist, pharmacist, or GP, and they should be able to either give you advice, increase your dosage, or put you onto some different antidepressants.
In the mean time, try following !aww to see nice things; and/or !depression_now for memes, discussions, and advice.
Also, please consider calling the Samaritans at 116123.
Senior BBC worker who called Jews an ‘invader species’ is finally sacked - as workers say it is a ‘grim’ and ‘frightening’ time to be Jewish at the corporation (www.dailymail.co.uk)
Do you use a serial (Oxford) comma?
A serial comma (or Oxford comma) is an optional comma used before the last item in a list. For example, "bread, butter, and tax evasion" uses a serial comma, whereas "bread, butter and tax evasion" does not....
Huge data leak dubbed the 'Mother of all Breaches' sees 26 BILLION records leaked from sites (www.dailymail.co.uk)
Someone still use Twitter?
And I don't plan to switch back either. Everything is just better on Linux for me (sh.itjust.works)
Hmmm (startrek.website)
Inert nuclear missile found in US man's garage (www.bbc.com)
[BUG] Upvote/Downvote buttons covered by text on some posts (lemmy.ca)
The upvote/downvote buttons are covered by text on some posts, which makes them untappable.
Scaphism - An ancient Persian method of execution (en.wikipedia.org)
An alleged ancient Persian method of execution mentioned by Plutarch in his Life of Artaxerxes. It ostensibly entailed trapping the victim between two boats, feeding and covering them with milk and honey, and allowing them to fester and be devoured by insects and other vermin over time.
What are some of your favourite words?
I’m a big fan of “moist”
Why do British people have such a dim view of Automatic cars?
I’ve been driving an automatic since I passed nearly a decade ago. In that time whenever I tell anyone I drive auto, it’s usually met with some level of derision. I think that attitude is changing, but I’m still kind of confused by it in the first place....
What are your favorite FOSS to-do apps?
Ideally on F-droid. I’ve been a user of wunderlist and any-do but would like to go FOSS....
me_irl (lemmy.ca)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/14640759
2meirl4meirl (lemmy.world)
me_irl (lemmy.ca)
Shall I stop taking my antidepressants?
They don’t really work and besides a few days of feelign like shit with brain zaps I’m not sure why I bother?...
monkey song (lemmy.world)
Damn Small Linux is back!!! (www.damnsmalllinux.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/14567056