Maybe !venting@lemmy.ml or !vent@lemmy.world ? If it is relevant to your location then you could search for options on a local instance like feddit.uk.
kennismigrant
joined 2 years ago
330km/h is the sound barrier
This is false. Sound barrier is an aerodynamic effect that affects vehicles at speeds close to the speed of sound in air, which is slightly above 1200 km/h (at sea level, normal temperature and humidity).
the data is probably being monetized
It is a prospering industry https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/monetizing-data-a-new-source-of-value-in-payments#/ .
On a related note, can someone recommend a place in A'dam to buy an over-the-shoulder bag? One that can fit a laptop and won't slip all the time?
This depends on your location. In many countries the ducks at the park are way more expensive than the ones you can get at the grocery.
people will still be like ‘wtf’ haha
People here (North Holland) are used to tourists and immigrants. A local could use "Hi", "Hallo", "Bonjour" or "Shalom" instead of Dutch-specific "Goeiemorgen"/other. If I say "Moin" or "Ciao" or "Hola", people will understand and sometimes reply appropriately, but likely continue in English not Dutch. It's something anyone would do for fun.
"hyvää huomenta" and "terve" on the other hand are not widely known to be a greeting. "tesekkuler" will not work as "merci". I don't do that.
Highly depends on where the shop is based.
True. I have mostly lived in touristy and immigrant-friendly places, and I'm OK with people not seeing me as a local.
Is French just the most commonly spoken common language, even in Germany and Czechia?
No. This title is likely taken by Turkish.
Or is it something else?
Many phrases from European languages are common knowledge across Europe. I'm about to go grab some coffee. When I walk in to the coffee shop, I'm free to say "Hello" in one of 10+ languages and no one will think anything of it. Why would I do that? Maybe because I'm in the mood. Ciao!
Monogamy has been essentially socially enforced for millenia
In some cultures only.
spelt how it’s pronounced though
I'm not sure you meant this as a joke but it is funny.
Learning yet another irregular pronunciation because some N-hundred years ago their majesty Shithead von Cunt wanted to sound fancy and everyone just played along is not funny.
cries, not knowing how to properly pronounce most English words
There's some wisdom in the old soviet anecdote
There's freedom of speech in the USSR: In the USA, you can stand in front of the White House in Washington, DC, and yell, "Down with Ronald Reagan," and you will not be punished. Equally, you can also stand in Red Square in Moscow and yell, "Down with Ronald Reagan," and you will not be punished.
The Internet is still mostly connected, the law enforcement is not as much. Many businesses exist only because of this. You are free to host (produce, store, distribute) your content where it is legal and access it from where it is not. Access to foreign resources may eventually be outlawed or the access itself restricted. This is already the case in EU, Russia, China, etc. - but for now Internet is mostly connected.
This software will not solve the problem - and is probably not even meant to. The company is likely harvesting data to abuse users or sell it.
No extent of privacy invasion will solve cheating. I have made - as a fun university project - demo cheats that do not even need to run on the same computer as the game. They give significant competitive advantage, and detection systems give too many false-positives to even begin to counter these.