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Excluding all games you have seen mentioned by anyone on the internet, what is your favorite game? by letsgo in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 2 points 17 hours ago

I haven't seen "The London Game" on the internet; that can be a lot of fun.

Most of the other stuff I like I've seen somewhere or other.

Lemmings living in red states, how’re you doing? by letsgo in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee -1 points 1 day ago

Well you should ask them. Respectfully, without interrogation, and as part of a wider conversation that overall seeks to strengthen your relationships with your neighbours. You might find there is some sense there.

I'm from the UK, not USA. But I can see why some might vote for Trump. I wouldn't, personally, because of stuff he's said, but if you accept the premise "sure he speaks crazy but what he means is [non-crazy stuff]" then maybe there is some rationale behind their choice, and you might find you're not as different as you think.

How do I fix this? by letsgo in c/shittyadmin@lemmy.zip

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago

Just wipe it down with a damp cloth (not dripping, just damp). It'll be as good as new.

Microsoft stealthily installs Windows 10 update to nag you to upgrade to Windows 11 – and not for the first time by letsgo in c/technology@lemmy.zip

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

Well I'd be happy to. It's only Microsoft's silly rules that stop my laptop being upgraded to Win11.

[September 2024] JD Vance says US could drop support for NATO if Europe tries to regulate Elon Musk’s platforms by letsgo in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

Well NATO works both ways, and we've seen recently what happens if russia decides to walk into a non-NATO country.

If russia walks into the USA then NATO (probably renamed to the European Defence something) will be sitting back going "hey, sucks to be you. Shame you're not in a mutual defence pact or something."

I never did mind about the little things by letsgo in c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 2 points 5 days ago

It works really well! I remember the last 27 places the bread was, so whenever I go in for a loaf of bread I come out with 28 items in total because I have to have at least one of everything from all the places the bread used to be! Makes for some really interesting changes to my meals too!!1!

Google Chrome’s uBlock Origin phaseout has begun by letsgo in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 4 points 5 days ago

There was a period some years ago where Firefox and Chrome were leapfrogging each other: Firefox would get slow and crap so I'd switch, then Chrome would get slow and crap and I'd switch back to FF, and so on. I've been on Chrome for quite a while it seems, until this development with uBO, well for me the internet is unusable without a shitblocker, so that's the end of Chrome. Thankfully FF is up to the job.

Google Chrome’s uBlock Origin phaseout has begun by letsgo in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 33 points 5 days ago

And my phaseout of Chrome is complete. My two browsers are now Firefox and Edge. Bit surprised at the latter tbh but it seems reasonably adequate as a secondary browser.

[Meme] Which movie was this for you? by letsgo in c/movies@lemm.ee

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee -2 points 6 days ago

Yeah, but critics always have to say shit films are good and good films are shit; that way we keep thinking they've got some amazing insight that's worth them being paid oodles of cash. If they said good films were good and shit films were shit we'd all be like "no shit Sherlock" and kick them unpaid out of the building.

Bangladesh, Ghana, and Mauritius celebrate their independence from the crown this month by letsgo in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 121 points 7 months ago

Brit here. It's great to be part of a country that brings so much joy to so many people.

The pirates are back - Anew study from the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) suggest that online piracy has increased for the first time in years. In fact, piracy rates have bee... by letsgo in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 83 points 1 year ago

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I mean where are the zipties keeping things secured? It's a mess by letsgo in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 84 points 1 year ago

Nice rack.

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How are slavery reparations fair? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by letsgo@lemm.ee to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

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This relates to the BBC article [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66596790] which states "the UK should pay $24tn (£18.8tn) for its slavery involvement in 14 countries".

The UK abolished slavery in 1833. That's 190 years ago. So nobody alive today has a slave, and nobody alive today was a slave.

Dividing £18tn by the number of UK taxpayers (31.6m) gives £569 each. Why do I, who have never owned a slave, have to give £569 to someone who similarly is not a slave?

When I've paid my £569 is that the end of the matter forever or will it just open the floodgates of other similar claims?

Isn't this just a country that isn't doing too well, looking at the UK doing reasonably well (cost of living crisis excluded of course), and saying "oh there's this historical thing that affects nobody alive today but you still have to give us trillions of Sterling"?

Shouldn't payment of reparations be limited to those who still benefit from the slave trade today, and paid to those who still suffer from it?

(Please don't flame me. This is NSQ. I genuinely don't know why this is something I should have to pay. I agree slavery is terrible and condemn it in all its forms, and we were right to abolish it.)