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[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

To be fair, the majority of truck owners in the US don't actually use their pickups for anything that would necessitate owning a truck in the first place, so the complete lack of shelves and the weird flatbed probably didn't stand out as immediate red flags.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I'll happily allow cookies for Notebookcheck, too. Their laptop reviews are exemplary.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Boost allows keyword blocking in posts too. I don't think any Lemmy client offers this functionality for comments.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

The term 'genocide' might be contentious, but 'ethnic cleansing' and 'occupation' shouldn't be. They literally describe Palestine since the creation of the state of Israel itself.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Same here, lol. It's been a long time since the NYT was a reliable news source, especially with regards to anything involving the Middle East.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Here's a more recent breakdown.

https://www.cnn.com/us/abortion-access-restrictions-bans-us-dg/index.html

You're right in that many of the states where abortion is banned supposedly allow exceptions when the life of the mother is at risk, but in real terms that often translates to healthcare providers being too scared to carry out the procedure, or leaving it too late, for fear of legal repercussions.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Agreed. Use of space could be better. Or, if you are going to have all that space in the middle, do what Alexandrite does and display post content in a new middle column so that the entire width of the screen is utilized.

Alexandrite screenshot

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In that case, you are well within the majority of Americans. What's odd is why Republicans appear hellbent on pushing extreme religious views into law when much of the country is against it.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (5 children)

*than the less restrictive states in the US.

What sets the US apart is how wildly the laws vary by state, with 10 states currently allowing no exceptions for rape, incest, or life of the mother, i.e total, or near-total, bans.

In contrast, while many countries in Europe limit abortions to a point between 12 and 20 weeks, there are almost always exceptions and circumstances where an abortion can be granted medical approval.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Your experience reminds me of the time I was sailing on the Java Sea. On deck at night, lit by starlight, I could look up and see the Milky Way from horizon to horizon. It was the closest I've ever come to having a transcendent religious experience, like I was in direct connection with the infinite.

Humanity robbed itself of a true treasure if you ask me.

Couldn't agree more. It should be mandatory for all humans to see it at least once.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Depends on your use case, I suppose. I'm generally editing existing images and files, so I had practically forgotten that the picker doesn't generate the image itself. For me, thumbnails work perfectly 99% of the time, but for someone who is constantly working with freshly downloaded files, I can understand that it would be a pain.

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