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- Thunderbird4@lemmy.worldtoOpen Source@lemmy.ml•GIMP is gearing up for a massive upgrade2·22 days ago
Being sexual doesn’t automatically make it offensive, it just makes it unprofessional. As software that is seeking widespread adoption, its acceptance in professional environments matters. I could make a program called Skrotum if I thought it was funny, but I wouldn’t be surprised when people are hesitant to recommend it to others because of the name I chose.
What makes it offensive is that it’s a slur for handicapped people. That’s the origin of the BDSM term and the use that was popularized by the character in Pulp Fiction that was specifically referenced by the creators of GIMP.
- Thunderbird4@lemmy.worldtoOpen Source@lemmy.ml•GIMP is gearing up for a massive upgrade42·22 days ago
It was created in the US and named in specific reference to the offensive meaning of the word, so I would say that makes it pretty relevant.
- Thunderbird4@lemmy.worldtopolitics @lemmy.world•Chuck Schumer's future in doubt—Full list of Democrats rallying against him9·26 days ago
The staffer at my Republican senator’s office when I call and tell them to oppose Chuck Schumer:

- Thunderbird4@lemmy.worldtopolitics @lemmy.world•Trump signs new orders to restrict birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling91·1 month ago
“This is not something that is even seriously contested by anybody.”
“This extremist nonsense that I just spewed is totally real, guys. Everyone agrees with me. You don’t need to ask them.”
I dunno, shithead. Seems to me like that interpretation is seriously contested by the Trump v Barbara ruling that shot down your last stab at this. It also seems pretty seriously contested by a grade school understanding of the text of the 14th amendment.
- Thunderbird4@lemmy.worldtoPC Gaming@lemmy.ca•The Steam Frame could be priced at $1,500 at launch, according to insiderEnglish2·1 month ago
This isn’t a price announcement, though. This is irresponsible journalism treating some jackass’s speculations as a leak. Valve is not talking to Tyler McVicker. He doesn’t know anything more than anyone else on the r/SteamFrame subreddit.
- Thunderbird4@lemmy.worldtoPC Master Race@lemmy.world•"It's Too Much": Valve Insider Warns Steam Frame Could Touch $1,500 at LaunchEnglish12·1 month ago
Tyler McVicker doesn’t know shit about fuck. He’s “leaked” the release date of the Frame several times now and been completely wrong. I really don’t think it’s fair to call him a “Valve insider” at this point, or to write articles weighting his speculations over anyone else’s.
That right turn has a mailbox next to it, so it’s a private driveway. Almost certainly the wrong sign was installed.
- Thunderbird4@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Google shuts down its Nobel-prize winning AlphaFold project as it focuses on GeminiEnglish9·1 month ago
People don’t buy products anymore. They’re too poor to care about. Businesses sell to governments and other businesses now and couldn’t care less what you want or think.
Not everything you’re seeing in the photo is a wildfire. The consolidated puffy white clumps are just ordinary clouds. The wildfire smoke is the gray, streaky haze underneath. You can see the darker area of burnt ground and the fires themselves at the edges of that area.
When have US military uniforms ever used that eagle? Obviously eagles are all over US symbols, but they deliberately picked one that looks as much like a nazi eagle as possible.