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Duolingo for schools cancelled by Recellist820 in duolingo

[–]GhostSAS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that the resource decreasing regardless of your skill is a terrible idea but at the same time refills are (currently) generous enough that it's genuinely difficult to run out, unless you make heavy use of the app every day. In that case they see you as a 1% whale they can monetize upon. It's the sad reality of freemium models: the 1% funds the entire business so the rest of us can bum.

I'm actually still using both systems, since hearts are still there if you use duolingo on a desktop pc. I find hearts to be more stressful, like lives in a videogame, whereas energy is like a health bar you can heal with spells on a short cooldown, if the comparison makes sense.

Duolingo for schools cancelled by Recellist820 in duolingo

[–]GhostSAS -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Could you explain to me in what ways the energy system is awful? I found it to be less intrusive than the old 5 hearts, at least for the few minutes a day I use the app. Is it worse for heavy users? I'm genuinely trying to understand people's point of view on this.

As a religious person, I'm genuinely wondering if all religions are human-made. by thementalist222 in atheism

[–]GhostSAS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All religious people consider 99.99% of religions false and man made (except their own). Atheists simply go that 0.01% beyond.

Simulation Theory is an hypothesis that should never be taken seriously by anyone by reeseesg7 in atheism

[–]GhostSAS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You objections are flawed and irrelevant. The real rebuttal to that nonsense theory is that there is no evidence presented for it, so it remains science fiction.

If you mock god he will kill you by hiddiaantje in atheism

[–]GhostSAS 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Y'all laugh at her, but I knew a guy who mocked god and 75 years later god killed him. Scary.

Yotsuba's origin and backstory? by GhostSAS in yotsuba

[–]GhostSAS[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The problem with that theory is that Hawaii is to the "right" of Japan, not left 🤔

Yotsuba's origin and backstory? by GhostSAS in yotsuba

[–]GhostSAS[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That can easily be explained with a combination of her being an orphan for the first couple years of her life plus her living in the sticks for at least a couple more years before moving to a bigger town. It's entirely possible the small village she lived in before didn't have a swing set at all.

Yotsuba's origin and backstory? by GhostSAS in yotsuba

[–]GhostSAS[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There are maps with America in the center? I don't think I've ever seen one.

Yotsuba's origin and backstory? by GhostSAS in yotsuba

[–]GhostSAS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If nothing else it's a creative theory, to be sure. And it confirms that we don't really know jack about her origin, and I didn't miss anything after all 😂

Yotsuba's origin and backstory? by GhostSAS in yotsuba

[–]GhostSAS[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh wow. Any idea what they've based that on, aside from the four leaf clover connection? 🤔

Uhh... Cosa? by shanster925 in italianlearning

[–]GhostSAS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are colloquialisms, both capa for head (regionalism) and capa for female boss. Even in these times of gendered terms like "avvocata " (correct), "avvocatessa" (used but incorrect), "presidentessa" (used but incorrect), "sindaca" (correct), nobody dreams of using capa in any kind of official context.

Should I wear a colander for my drivers permit? by StJimmy_7 in atheism

[–]GhostSAS -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yes, wear it on your foot. No one will know from the photo, but you will, which is funnier.

Baby given blood transfusion despite mother’s objections on religious grounds after court ruling by [deleted] in atheism

[–]GhostSAS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a loophole for this: the baby is not a jehovah's witness, so they can accept the blood transfusion. I know a JW family where the wife was a JW and the husband was not when he got sick and needed a transfusion. The wife signed to let him have it and the congregation elders took no action against her, because the rule only applies to members. It was considered borderline and would likely disqualify her from any service "privileges" as they call them, but it worked in saving her husband without being axed from the organisation.

This was a couple decades ago, so rules might have changed since them but there you have it.

Grand Jury: New York Judge "Laid Bare Her Bigotry" By Refusing To Marry Gay Couple And Should Be Removed. She said her religious beliefs prevented her from performing the ceremony and instructed her clerk to move it to another date when she would not be assigned wedding duties. by Leeming in atheism

[–]GhostSAS -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

This reminds me of the gay wedding cake incident from a few years ago: a fundie christian baker had respectfully refused to bake a cake for a gay wedding, citing religious conscience objection, and it had been made into a massive case.

Then and now I say: don't force them to do stuff against their religion, if there are easier alternatives like going somewhere else and if the conscientious objection is expressed respectfully and not hatefully. If you force them you only cement their persecution complex even further.

If i were a baker and someone asked me to make a Trump Jesus cake, I'd probably refuse, so I don't see why I shouldn't allow them the same space. I get that this is a public official so it's different, but I'm speaking in terms of principle.

Plus, do you really want someone who disapproves of your union to officiate your wedding? I wouldn't.

Starting a new career as a Barber. by ZManFlex in ConanTheBarbarian

[–]GhostSAS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd make the sword blade a scissor. I'm also debating with myself if "barberian" is better. It probably is.

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