Someone downvoted you for spitting facts? Interesting. The two US parties are both right of centre, which gives an immediate imbalance. Small parties can have some bearing on their senior partners policies, like you say. I’m assuming Germany has local elections, mayoral elections etc. surely some of the smaller, more niche parties, pick up seats in those if they happen. Trends identified by smaller parties will get picked up by bigger parties, so they serve their worth there, too.

I think us non-USians are alluding to the clusterfuck of only having an either/or choice. That’s not how democracy works in most democratic places. There’s only ever two runners and riders that stand any real chance of winning over there. Most people would call that a fixed race.

Funny and true. I like it.

Thought I was back on 9g*g for a hot minute…

If a shitpost ever does meet your values I’d suggest getting some new values. It’s meant to be of trollishy poor value. That’s the entire point of shitposting. Why complain about it in a place specifically brought into being for the sole purpose of shitposting? It’s almost like they don’t understand the point.

It’s just sad. All this manufactured outrage at a deliberately spicy meme. Do people go to watch a horror movie and complain they got scared? No. You’d be an idiot for complaining.

Thank you, please. I’m here all week…

Hey, it’s the internet. Speak loudly and confidently - don’t waste your time researching “facts” to back-up your statement. /s

Imagine actually being offended by a clearly marked shitpost in a clearly marked shitposting community - the complete lack of critical thinking it entails blows my mind.

You, uh, do know what shitposting is? This kinda ticks the boxes required to be one; so seems to be in its natural habitat.

I’d like to tell you - but you might find the truth hard to swallow.

Do you know where I can buy a 2 mile extension cable to get to my nearest plug socket this morning?

I used rhythmbox on a system running Mint to move music to and from an iPod nano 2. It was fairly straight forward. Save the transfers before closing the programme and you’re good to go.

Enough with your psyop, Bill. Go back to trying to cure malaria to atone for your past sins.

The difference in usage that badboy would get during a football game versus a gig at the same stadium would be enormous. Things like flush cycle frequency and when to turn the system on/off to conserve water. Nothing massively sinister - boring facility management stuff mostly.

I remember that now you mention it. Bartering with a super power seemed crazy to me back then. It’s amazing how little seems to have genuinely improved for Russians (specifically) since the fall of the USSR - we had high hopes of a new age but… gestures broadly at the current state of Europe and shakes head.

The fact that both me and you are questioning whether this is satire or not worries me greatly.

Me too. Nice to see the passion of the construction industry ( and the weekend warriors too)

People (try to) use a drill driver as opposed to an impact driver? Wow. I now understand why they could have a grim experience… thanks.

I’ve driven tens of thousands of pozidrive 2/3 screws into timber with an impact driver. For whatever reason my experience is the diametric opposite of yours. Big up the Pozidrive massive.