[-] Perhaps@lemmy.world 70 points 1 year ago

If US society continues to devolve and these people actually attempt to make good on these threats, don’t expect the police to save you. Just saying.

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Does .999… = 1? (lemmy.world)

1/3 = .333…

1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 3/3 = 1

.333… + 333… + 333… = .999…

.999… = 1

Discuss

[-] Perhaps@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

How do you pronounce JPEG? Jay-feg?

[-] Perhaps@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

The letter G itself is pronounced with the “j” sound.

I started out pronouncing GIF by saying the letters: “g-I-f.” It eventually shortens into “jif.”

[-] Perhaps@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Probably not all that groundbreaking, but I hadn’t thought of it until recently:

Brutality is a function of societal evolution. The societies that grow and expand do so, not only because of some technological or cultural advancement, but in large part due to their willingness and propensity to conquer and dominate other societies, often in brutal ways.

Peace is hard, in part, because the human desire for power is baked into all the major remaining people and cultures- any society that leans towards peace will eventually be overtaken by one that doesn’t.

[-] Perhaps@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

I couldn’t care less about all of the proprietary “infotainment” stuff, but I’ll never buy another car that doesn’t have Apple car play or maybe Android auto if I ever switch back to Android one day. Some manufacturers have talked about killing support.

Perhaps

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