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[–] the_visitor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

They should denounce all the weapons from the US. Obviously, those are haram, and against the religion.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 12 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I read it as "to prevent immortality"

[–] Alteon@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I did as well. Didn't even cross my mind that it was wrong. Just went, "It's about on par with all the other goofy shit they believe and have laws against. Why not ban it because of potential immortality. Sure"

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 points 2 hours ago

I love it how we expect it to say immortality, and just roll with it, as if that is a thing the Taliban worry about

[–] Lupo@lemmy.world 14 points 6 hours ago

I read the entire article incredibly confused because I thought it said immortality

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 13 points 7 hours ago

Everyone knows CAT5 is pure...

[–] Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip 13 points 8 hours ago

I misread this as immortality and was immediately curious what they knew that I don’t

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

Least insane Taliban action

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 60 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

How can the AP make such a basic mistake as calling Internet access 'Wi-Fi'?

The Taliban didn't ban Wi-Fi, they banned fiber optic internet connections. People can run Wi-Fi networks all day.

[–] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 24 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Because almost everyone else in the world has begun referring to their entire internet connection as "Wi-Fi" and it pisses me off, too.

[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 3 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

I've also noticed it's becoming more common to call desktop PCs laptops, interesting linguistic shift

The fuck..? Seriously? That’s like calling a faucet a water bottle.

[–] ZiemekZ@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Haven't noticed that. It's dead obvious that desktop PCs aren't mobile at all, and mobility is what makes laptops laptops.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 25 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

I’m gonna level with you, brother, immorality existed way before the internet.

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago

Seriously, nothing is new. It came from something else.

[–] abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 12 hours ago

it's not about immorality, it's to limit the access to outside information in a country where most internet access is done through smartphones.

[–] weegee90@lemmy.world 17 points 11 hours ago

We did it Patrick! We ended immorality!

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

"Fitter, healthier and more productive
A pig
In a cage
On antibiotics"

[–] ksigley@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

I never walk away from this song feeling better.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 34 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I fucking despise religious reactionaries.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 11 points 12 hours ago

That's just a symptom of moral prescriptivism, which in turn is a symptom of otherwise impotent desire for control over a weird and scary world.

That doesn't mean they're making good choices, but it does explain why they're making them.

[–] Varying9125@lemmy.world 8 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I hope they don't find out about ethernet

[–] cute_noker@feddit.dk 1 points 3 hours ago

At this point it seems hard to ban the internet. But especially impossible for the backwards Taliban that have lived in caves for the last 40 years.

I doubt that they know that they just started a whack-a-mole

[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 11 hours ago

so glad the us bombed their country gave them false hope and then dicked over all the people when they turned it back over to the taliban.........

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Does this fellow have stock (ownership?) in local DSL providers? Or perhaps even dialup (I am assuming dialup is still a thing in parts of the country)?

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 14 hours ago

I am assuming dialup is still a thing in parts of the country

Fun (sad?) fact: AOL will soon shut down dial up on September 30th 2025: https://help.aol.com/articles/dial-up-internet-to-be-discontinued

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

I thought they only banned talis