English spelling is trash, but in fairness, if it’s “meow”, then “meowing” does seem logical.

Still, utter trash.

Spelling Bees are English telling on itself.

Kind regards, A terrible, but unashamedly so, first-language English speller.

Wtf, in France? This is insane. I live in Australia where days above 40 are expected, but in FRANCE?

In addition, cooperation with traffic police has intensified and more traffic cameras and automated enforcement systems have been introduced.

Man, if I had a dollar for everytime I’ve read someone from Australia write online: “they’re just revenue raising!!!” I’d be rich.

We’re not as brain-dead as the Americans with cars, but still not great.

They mean not guaranteed the same way by law.

Practice of course is a different matter

It’s a shame all the people most likely to go on about Nineteen Eighty-Four (the far right nut jobs), don’t recognise this as Newspeak. And actively support their own oppressors.

What the actual fuck, what state is this?

Wait until Tremp finds out all digital services now need to charge GST in Australia (10%) since like 10 years ago.

trump’s birthday parade

Me looking on from the provinces: did sum real “our dear leader” shit.

I know we won’t, but I really hope we can diversify our security partners somewhat (Australia).

The election wasn’t rigged (in the sense you’re hoping for, or that MAGAs were alleging for the 2020 election). On a federal level it’s deeply broken because of state administration, voter suppression, loopholes allowing for billionaires to fund election campaigns and first past the post.

On a state level from what I can tell it’s much the same with a few exceptions.

I kinda doubt Musk had to do anything illegal to influence the election.

What a tease!

I don’t judge the individual, but I sure as hell judge them as a group, who keep voting for people who are doing genocide.

💀

If the only consequences is that they can be removed from office, that’s not really a consequence in my opinion

The most heretical thing about Halo 2 was the vertical split screen. Still a great game though

Hey friend, I get you. People don’t need to agree with you, but I think it’s wild the number of downvotes you receive for simply stating your own personal desires.

I work at a job where I’m not expected to be in the office. But we still go, based on personal preferences. There are some people who never go, and that’s totally accepted. And others, who prefer the separation of work and home, and being around people, and that’s okay too.

To me, our current arrangements of hybrid work, as you feel, is fantastic. (Working way more than we need to, just to feed the owner classes notwithstanding)

I think the sensible answer lies as a combination of these things.

It’s true, you don’t need to be friends with your coworkers to get stuff done, and it ought not be expected of you.†

It’s also true that dealing with other people can be exhausting at times.

But I think what the original commenter is pushing back against this notion that being around others is just terrible. We are social creatures, after all. For the vast majority of people, SOME social interaction with other humans is necessary for mental health. What that looks like is different for everyone.

But, really, this is an internet joke, and I don’t think OOP means it literally.

† Though personally, not being friendly in small moments at work would be death for me. I give up half my waking hours during the week, sometimes more, for the shareholders, and to afford to live. If I can’t get some small social interaction during these hours I would die.

I think we’ve had a big misunderstanding here, partly because I got annoyed for you calling something others use as pointless.

I’m not trying to argue that NOTHING other than text selection should be possible. That would be annoying. From my very first comment is said people highlight to copy text. The very first one. Just that this incidental “feature” of temporarily highlighting text is clearly a useful one. People DO want to just select the text sometimes. But also copy, search, whatever.

Just because you don’t use text selection this way, doesn’t mean it isn’t useful. (The reason I got annoyed at you calling it “pointless”, though, I see now this is because of a misunderstanding)

Hell, I do it not only for myself, but when sharing my screen at work, and pointing out specific pieces of text. Makes it very easy to quickly bring my colleagues eyes to the specific spot I’m talking about in the text.

You can’t name a single OS now or in history where pure selection is possible yet no operations on the selection are available

This isn’t what I’m arguing. Non-copyable text is a great sin. But there are plenty of programs that don’t offer a pop-up, off the top of my head: Bluebeam Revu, Notepad++, many web browsers (but as mentioned, not Edge who’s implementation of popup options sucks and gets in the way), the list goes on.

I am not against all popups, just the ones that prevent you from reading the text you just highlighted.

This isn’t even just an accessibility thing, getting in the way of the text you highlighted is just annoying.

Yes, without operations visible. Highlighting text just highlights it on the vast majority of websites on desktop, right now. Unless you’re on edge, where it does obscure as soon as you let go of the mouse.

You need to right click, or use keyboard shortcuts to do anything with your highlighted text, unless your browser is getting in the way. Some websites do also get in the way.

And this is exactly what the OP wants (or rather my interpretation):

Selection popovers shouldn’t obscure the selection. Etc.

Other programs do this far better. The key complaint is that popups pop up in front of the text.

Yes, practically all the desktop ones. You can just select text with it just selecting the text. On most websites. I’m pretty sure OP is referring to websites that “helpfully” put UI elements in the way after highlighting.

Most text editors do this well, they put the UI elements above the text, not in the way.

The vast, vast, majority of websites still do nothing when you select text.

We’re not talking about phones, you typically read that in portrait so the lines are short.

Perhaps I have made an assumption that not everyone was on the same page about.

Selecting text on android also works great with the UI that pops up there. I’m pretty sure we’re only talking about annoying websites, on desktop.

Because ethanol forms an azeotrope with water, 100% ethanol is also considerably more expensive than ~95%

They’re definitely not gonna use 100% ethanol haha

I’m often asking this: how can presidential pardons be defended as acceptable at all, even outside Trump?

This was bound to happen at some point. Presidential pardons were just waiting to be abused.

They’re not a thing in many other counties. And thank Christ for that.

Being able to personally just overturn the courts is bar shit insane.

I bet you, there will be political assassinations coming that Trump will simply pardon.

The thing is, if he has no involvement, was this even illegal before the supreme court gave Trump their get-out-of-jail-free card?

Not a laywer, but I could imagine it wouldn’t have been.

Trump aside, y’all need to get rid of executive pardons.

Oh, and electronic voting.

Sincerely, from the provinces. Please.