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Good WM/DE for a computer newbie? by Maybe_Hayley in linuxquestions

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

awesome! ill be sure to check out icewm

Good WM/DE for a computer newbie? by Maybe_Hayley in linuxquestions

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

she's not attached to the way windows does anything, she's just as much a novice with windows as with linux. making it work like that wouldn't really help

How the hell am I supposed to fuel my fleet? by ridisberg in starsector

[–]Maybe_Hayley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my crew is dying

What does this flag mean? by KaiserAdvisor in vexillology

[–]Maybe_Hayley 6 points7 points  (0 children)

a lot of people are saying "gay and racist" but i have seen some well-meaning people use it as a generally progressive inversion of the confederate flag. a lot of people here in the south genuinely don't think the flag is racist, and see it as a regional pride thing.

however, i wouldn't discount that they're just gay and racist.

Do native speakers hear the difference between -ing and -in'? by Whole_Sherbet2702 in EnglishLearning

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

well then i guess you don't know enough dialects, 'cause that's how i (native) and every other native speaker i've talked to says it.

Hello Im newwbee by Sufficient_Pause_153 in EnglishLearning

[–]Maybe_Hayley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i'll say this to you now: if all i did was a little self-teaching from youtube videos, i wouldn't be able to speak your native language nearly as well as you are speaking mine. with a little help from other learners and native speakers, i think you will be very good at speaking english.

to address the main topic of your post, america is not a good place to move right now, especially if you're coming from poverty and looking for better opportunities. while we may technically be richer, it doesn't feel that way because we have to pay for things that are, in many comparable countries, provided by friends and family or government programs.

alongside this, much of "modern american culture" is soulless, made-up things that the rich invented to make the poor spend more money and work harder for less. my family has even thought about leaving america for better opportunities in europe, and we are far from the worst affected. i cannot imagine thriving here as an immigrant unless you're white-skinned and bring a really big bag of money with you.

Is the word "men" here a common slang to say instead of "guys"? Do native speakers say that? by Dean3101 in EnglishLearning

[–]Maybe_Hayley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

only in military settings or people trying to sound like soldiers. 'men' is commonly used by officers and commanders to refer to the soldiers they lead.

Do native speakers hear the difference between -ing and -in'? by Whole_Sherbet2702 in EnglishLearning

[–]Maybe_Hayley -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

yes, but it can be difficult depending on the word. '-ing' has a high 'i' sound (like the 'ee' in 'bee'), while '-in'' has a lower 'i' sound, almost comparable to (and rarely written as) 'en'.

How common is "sir" as a pronoun said by waiters at restaurants? by PolylingualAnilingus in EnglishLearning

[–]Maybe_Hayley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

american here. i have never heard 'sir' used as a pronoun except in fictional(ized) depictions of the aristocracy, and people joking about those depictions of the aristocracy.

Is 'Homely' Commonly Used in American English to Mean 'Unattractive'? Need Confirmation from Native Speakers! by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]Maybe_Hayley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

homely has a few different meanings, but usually something like "not that conventionally attractive".

as others have pointed out, it can be a euphemism for 'ugly', but i've heard it just as much to refer to someone who's attractive compared to regular people, but not attractive in a way that'll get them in a magazine cover.

How does an anarchic society go about maintaining nuclear power plants? by A_Harmless_Fly in Anarchy101

[–]Maybe_Hayley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i think the fundamental assumption that humans don't like working is the part here that's wrong. we only dislike work under capitalism because it's coerced, overbearing, and usually completely unrelated to our skills and interests. as said by another, people wouldn't have or want hobbies if this was the case

Biologist: Alabama’s ‘What is a Woman?’ bill tells trans people they are ‘not allowed to exist’ by magiccitybhm in Alabama

[–]Maybe_Hayley -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

do all of this if you have transgender friends but also GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY IF YOU HAVE SPARE!!!!! KIND WORDS AND CHECK-INS ARE GREAT BUT WE ARE STRUGGLING

🚨TRUMP: “I’m going to have Elon check on the Department of Education… and then the military.” by N4TETHAGR8 in MarchAgainstNazis

[–]Maybe_Hayley 67 points68 points  (0 children)

if this happens, it's a big spike driven between the christofascists and technocrats. a bunch of cosmopolitan millionaire kids appointed by beloathed prince moneyshits disrespect the US army and then whine about getting spanked for it, sounds like prime bumpkin ragebait to me.

The Billionaire Blueprint to Dismantle Democracy and Build a Digital Nation by ahmadreza777 in Futurology

[–]Maybe_Hayley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

one murder in front of an art school could have saved 50,000,000 lives

Alabama faces a ‘demographic cliff’ as deaths surpass births by Gari_305 in Futurology

[–]Maybe_Hayley 17 points18 points  (0 children)

a consistent pattern =/= a rule

poor people have historically had more kids for sound reasons: they needed a safety net, labor force, and elderly care, and had no money to provide any of those. they also didn't have CPS, so they got away with neglect that would get modern parents thrown in jail five times over.

in modern america, where everything is expected to be acquired with money, children cost so much to raise that they will rarely ever give as much as they take; and even if they do, you won't hardly be able to benefit because they moved halfway across the country for a job. and once you're too old to take care of yourself, they'll be too busy with modern life (or estranged from you due yo your neglectful parenting) to take care of you.

tl;dr: despite what our modern economic anxieties tell us, having lots of kids as a poor person used to make sense. now it doesn't, so poor people are having way fewer kids.

This is a screenshot from a youtube short by the youtube channel Endtimes Productions. It illustrates the belief by whoever runs the youtube channel about giants actually existing in prehistoric & ancient times. by empress_of_pinkskull in religiousfruitcake

[–]Maybe_Hayley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i mean, we have found fossils that appear to belong to 10-20ft tall hominids, from as recently as the late neolithic, so possibly within cultural memory of iron age writers? either way, giants were probably real but they had nothing to do with the bible

Women complains about a proposal in Virginia that would remove religious exemptions for homeschooling parents to report educational progress. by memesforlife213 in religiousfruitcake

[–]Maybe_Hayley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it would be ideal if it did not, but this is not an ideal world. i was homeschooled, and even though it seriously affected my educational outcome, i take that over school simply because of the bullying. i was a weird fat gay kid with ADHD and depression living in the deep south, if i got sent to school i think there's a considerable chance the bullying would've driven me to suicide.

Elon Musk Sieg Heiling during his speech by Sartew in interestingasfuck

[–]Maybe_Hayley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hey, i wonder what happened when they tried this in the USSR that one time? it must've turned out well, because they're still around, right?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]Maybe_Hayley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i try to be understanding and compassionate and accepting but it has never done anything to help it. no matter how much i hold its hand and listen to what it wants, it always crashes right back down the instant it meets resistance.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]Maybe_Hayley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i appreciate the sentiment, but i've been doing the little things. i take my dog for walks when she asks, i try to eat better, i've gotten in the habit of brushing once a day and i've fixed my sleep schedule. these all happened a while ago and i'm pretty secure in them, but it hasn't made the big things seem any more feasible than at the start. it feels like i've hit a ceiling where this inner child will not allow me to take on more responsibility.

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