tetris11

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[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 17 points 9 months ago (3 children)

The Ottomans were quite permissive of other cultures, you just has to pay higher tax as a non-muslim, but they left you in peace.

After the British conspired to incite uprisings in the Ottomans, that's when they came down hard on their subjects to quell any further uprisings (it didn't work)

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

I quit my steady job, broke up with my beloved gf of many years, moved back to my home country and am living with my dad.

Just started a new job. Spicy.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago

"when in Rome, Alan."
*intense stare*

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago

For anyone wondering, yes this is the birthdate of the detestable newspaper tycoon Ralph McAllister Ingersol II

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 9 points 9 months ago

This is a shit shitpost.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I genuinely believe that Apple's fan culture is just as bad as Tesla's fan culture... with the caveat that Apples founder wasn't visibly trying to sway an election with misinformation.

Again, I see a cyber truck, I point and laugh. I see a Mac user, I raise an eyebrow but say nothing.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Despite how he's painted in the article, I actually quite like the guy. He bought an overpriced product but genuinely seems to like it and is a bit annoyed that people are laughing at him not because the product is expensive, but because of the association of the product with the manufacturers shitty politics.

It'd be like laughing at someone who bought an Apple Mac after the founder of the company has repeatedly been seen washing his feet in a toilet. Despite how overpriced and unnecessary the Mac is, people seem to like it and no one is making toilet associations with them. He's asking for the same concession to be made for him.

Well I would, but I really hate the manufacturer, so I'm guessing I'm standing with my fellow mob of pointing and laughing. Sorry about that, my dear.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

*had. They've been swallowed whole by the larger banks

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

Oh he spoke other languages, it's just easier to pretend not to

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

French people are nice. Parisians are a special kind of hell.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Same in Lithuania.

In fact it's so good, that if you owe the state money, they'll just take it directly out of your bank account...

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

How the hell was Bale never a terminator.

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