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hperrin

@ hperrin @lemmy.ca

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  • How do you cope with tinnitus? I suddenly developed one a few days ago and am devastated.

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  • I’ve had it for most of my life. Luckily, mine only comes in near silence, but my perception of the ringing is very loud. Basically I always have something around me making noise. I fall asleep to YouTube videos, and I read and work to music.

  • Corporations can vote in some Delaware elections, judge says

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  • Delaware, Inc.

    A Delaware Corporation

  • Reading "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Le Guin, did she forget about the singular "they" while writing this?

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  • It was also used for someone known, but whose gender was not known or being hidden. Shakespeare used they this way. From there, it’s not a great leap to use they to refer to someone without a gender.

  • why is lemmy so anticatholic?

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  • At this point, I am 100% positive you are sea lioning. Just to let you know, you’re not very good at it.

  • Reading "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Le Guin, did she forget about the singular "they" while writing this?

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  • I’m all for neopronouns, and we do have them, but that would be even harder to teach people than the plural they. (Not to mention, it would face a lot more backlash.)

  • why is lemmy so anticatholic?

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  • I didn’t say they don’t do charity, I said the percentage of their donations they actually spend on charity would be criminal for a non-profit.

    The child abuse and coverup problem is absolutely not limited to the US:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_sexual_abuse_cases

    Whether one thinks the church holds back science is mostly a matter of opinion. It seemed like you were asking for opinions, so I offered mine. If you were looking to debate, I’d maybe reword your original post so you don’t come across as sea lioning. The relationship between the church and science is complex, and to me, the bad outweighs the good.

  • why is lemmy so anticatholic?

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  • I can’t speak for all of Lemmy, but I am against the Catholic Church for a number of reasons. They hid child abuse for decades (centuries?) by shuffling around the offenders, essentially protecting them from any consequences. They accept donations with the explicit stated reason to perform charitable acts, but the percentage they actually spend on charity is so small it would be illegal in a lot of places if an actual non-profit did it. They hold back science. Though it’s not a requirement, many practice circumcision, which is essentially mutilating a child. I could probably keep going, but that’s enough.

  • Reading "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Le Guin, did she forget about the singular "they" while writing this?

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  • The way I put it to people who struggle with it is imagine you’ve invited a friend to dinner, and they ask “Do you mind if I bring a friend?” If you want to know what to cook, and you ask your friend, “Sure, but are they allergic to anything?” your friend will understand what you mean. Because you didn’t know the gender of your friend’s friend, you used “they” as a singular pronoun. Now just imagine you don’t know the biological sex of your daughter’s non-binary friends. It might help. :)

  • Reading "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Le Guin, did she forget about the singular "they" while writing this?

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  • OP isn’t asking about they as a personal pronoun, they’re asking about they as a generic (non-gendered) singular pronoun. That’s exactly the usage that is centuries old.

  • What is this insect

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  • Reading "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Le Guin, did she forget about the singular "they" while writing this?

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  • I can somehow hear that sea demon

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  • That’s crazy, cause an upside down laughing devil looks like a great white shark.

  • Does a PBJ have a defined "up" side?

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  • You’re supposed to apply peanut butter to half of each slice of bread, then jelly to the other half of each slice (so they’re mirror image), then put them together. That way both sides have equal amounts peanut butter and jelly, and it’s 180° radially symmetrical. The best sandwiches are radially symmetrical.

  • lol

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  • True, lol. xD

  • Do you remember every single scene and dialogue of a show or movie you just watched?

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  • Not even close. I’m lucky to remember the main plot points and the main character’s name.

  • I heard we bee posting now

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  • Is that Nick Cage’s face on Michael Scott?

  • I'm going to change the world

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  • Did a bunch of trees go extinct because of it? I haven’t heard of that.

  • Microsoft reports AI is more expensive than paying human employees

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  • I don’t use AI for anything.

    Oh wait. I have started using it for something. I use it to look over contracts as a first pass and ask it to point out any red flags. I still read the contracts, but it can help find obvious unacceptable terms.

  • I'm going to change the world

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  • They were the first life forms to alter their atmosphere extensively enough to wipe themselves out. There will be a second soon.

  • DeGoogle Yourself @lemmy.ml
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    Google Keep to Nextcloud Notes Conversion Script

    forge.sciactive.com /hperrin/convert-notes
  • Fuck Cars @lemmy.world
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    Imagine living 100 feet from a restaurant you can't go to.

  • pics @lemmy.world
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    A hot air balloon landed in my back yard.

  • Good News Everyone @piefed.social
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    Hot Air Balloon Emergency Landing in my Back Yard

  • aww @lemmy.world
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    Actual cat who doesn't even know what AI is.

  • Trans @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Port87 Trans Theme

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
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    I’ve discovered two new animals.

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
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    Do cheezits come from a tree, like oranges, or underground, like potatoes?

  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    SciActive Human Contribution Policy

    sciactive.com /human-contribution-policy/
  • privacy @lemmy.ca
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    AI is dangerous when used in your email.

    sciactive.com /2026/01/21/our-stance-on-ai-in-email/
  • Software Gore @lemmy.world
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    I am in danger.

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
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    ZDNET

    I found the easiest way to transfer files to and from my Linux PC - and it's so fast

    www.zdnet.com /article/i-found-the-easiest-way-to-transfer-files-to-and-from-my-linux-pc-and-its-so-fast/
  • Web Hosting @programming.dev
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    Email on your own domain is easy

  • DeGoogle Yourself @lemmy.ml
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    Port87, My Alternative to Gmail

    sciactive.com /2025/09/12/and-were-out-of-beta-were-releasing-on-time/
  • Asklemmy @lemmy.ml
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    What is the most delicious rock?

  • cats @lemmy.world
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    My void being cute this morning.

  • Linux Gaming @lemmy.world
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    Stream Overlay on Flathub

    flathub.org /apps/com.hperrin.StreamOverlay
  • Technology @beehaw.org
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    Lies, Damned Lies, and LLMs: AI is a Con

    sciactive.com /2025/05/12/lies-damned-lies-and-llms-ai-is-a-con/
  • A Boring Dystopia @lemmy.world
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    Lies, Damned Lies, and LLMs: AI is a Con

    sciactive.com /2025/05/12/lies-damned-lies-and-llms-ai-is-a-con/
  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
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    Request for desired features on a self hosted ereader app.