I’ve heard that if you order a “Coke” in the area that says “Coke”, they’ll just give you a random soda and you have to drink it no matter what it is. That just seems plain wrong to me.
I feel like it used to be size, color, and clarity meant more expensive. Now I look at a 500$ 4k TV and a 2000$ 4k TV and I don’t know what the difference is. They can both be smart TVs, be the same size, and have a lot of same advertised features, but what are the subtle unspoken mysteries that justify a huge price gap?
Do we even need to pay attention to stuff like black level or color range anymore? I remember that being a big deal when HDTVs were newer, but now you can’t even find that information about new TVs.
I want a word to refer to words and names collectively, and a word to refer to peeing and pooping collectively (not “relieving yourself” since that is disgusting)
I got hung up on contractions this morning regarding the word “you’ve”. Normally, I’d say “you’ve got a problem”, which expands to “you have got a problem”, which isn’t wrong, but I normally wouldn’t say. Not contracting, I’d say “you have a problem”, so then should I just say “you’ve a...
Projection has become a hallmark of today's Republican party. At any time a GOP lawmaker is accused of something, they and their surrogates quickly turn to accusing a Democrat of doing the same thing.
The thing that bothers me the most about this meme format is apparently, one of the things people want most is to have to constantly have your head turned to watch tv
Tru(l)e Jedi (lemmy.world)
Bidens America (feddit.de)
Whats the difference between cheap and expensive modern TVs?
I feel like it used to be size, color, and clarity meant more expensive. Now I look at a 500$ 4k TV and a 2000$ 4k TV and I don’t know what the difference is. They can both be smart TVs, be the same size, and have a lot of same advertised features, but what are the subtle unspoken mysteries that justify a huge price gap?
I would watch sports if this were a regular thing (startrek.website)
Chumbawamba - Tubthumping (1997) (www.youtube.com)
I get knocked down, but I get up again...
one in the same (lemmy.world)
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Word???
I want a word to refer to words and names collectively, and a word to refer to peeing and pooping collectively (not “relieving yourself” since that is disgusting)
Owl of the Year Halftime Show - Favorite Fictional Owl (startrek.website)
Rule (lemmy.world)
Developers blast the celeb-laden Game Awards as 'an embarrassing indictment of a segment of the industry desperate for validation… with little respect for the devs' (www.pcgamer.com)
rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Why I remember random line from a movie which I watched 10 year ago (telegra.ph)
Stay with me, Fisto! (startrek.website)
English is weird
I got hung up on contractions this morning regarding the word “you’ve”. Normally, I’d say “you’ve got a problem”, which expands to “you have got a problem”, which isn’t wrong, but I normally wouldn’t say. Not contracting, I’d say “you have a problem”, so then should I just say “you’ve a...
Lara Trump Says Joe Biden is Running For President To Avoid Going to Prison (hillreporter.com)
Projection has become a hallmark of today's Republican party. At any time a GOP lawmaker is accused of something, they and their surrogates quickly turn to accusing a Democrat of doing the same thing.
This is all I rule... (lemmy.world)
New single planet fantasy game from Hello Games (www.youtube.com)
Fruitcake upset about a Baphomet statue in the Iowa capital (midwest.social)
[Zelda II]I did it! (lemmy.world)
I’ve been determined to finally beat Zelda II and determine that I would do it without save states and without a guide....
What do you call this place? (lemmy.world)
Electric Valley? Wire Canyon? Zap Way?
Cable lobby to FCC: Please don’t look too closely at the prices we charge (arstechnica.com)