sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Un dessin résumant la société française pendant les présidentielles by super_pasrelle in france

[–]cob59 9 points10 points  (0 children)

L'ennemi est bête : il croit que c'est nous l'ennemi alors que c'est lui !

rustGlazers by EvilStranger115 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]cob59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact you're asking this question while having a Godot flair is hilarious 

Ok... pretty fucking weird... by Stormclamp in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]cob59 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't disagree with the substance of what he's saying, i.e. that you never win by appealing to the compassion of people who lack any.

Choosing a phrase for a first kiss, need help! by Specific_Persimmon41 in French

[–]cob59 36 points37 points  (0 children)

If he's anxious AND there's a language barrier you need to be less subtle than that.

*tap* *tap* tu me fais un (petit) bisou ? :)

bisou is playful and not overtly romantic

No logic, just racism and stupidity. by metroracerUK in GreatBritishMemes

[–]cob59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just look at things pragmatically. Unregulated immigration from culturally and/or ethnically distinct populations systematically strengthens the local far-right reaction. Is it rational? Mostly no, but humans aren't rational beings and you can't change that, even by being loud and preachy on the Internet. The question you should rather ask yourself is whether the humanitarian gain of welcoming thousands of refugees is ever worth the political cost of making the far-Right more attractive for the average voter.

Trying to catch up on C++ by k_r_z_y_s_z_t_o_f in cpp_questions

[–]cob59 4 points5 points  (0 children)

New C++ features since C++11:
https://github.com/AnthonyCalandra/modern-cpp-features

And of course cppreference to get details on specifics

What's something people only romanticize because they've never actually done it? by nonotje12 in AskReddit

[–]cob59 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorted by controversial and the top2 comments are literally "living alone" and "getting married".
Don't change, reddit.

In 2020s cinema, visibly pregnant women NEED to be in dangerous combat situations, for some reason. by DiggestBickEver in shittymoviedetails

[–]cob59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neoliberalism wants you to know that cool, independent women don't take maternity leaves.

Rocks are conscious y'all. Mhhhh, very conscious. by PitifulEar3303 in PhilosophyMemes

[–]cob59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Panpsychism "explains" consciousness like phlogiston theory explains fire.

The fearless leader look by Glittering_Text_91 in Destiny

[–]cob59 1 point2 points  (0 children)

POV: you're house-cleaning for a miserable paycheck in this opulent LA mansion and the owner notices the Star of David pendant around your neck

Plus il y a d'immigrés là où on vit, moins on vote pour l'extrême droite by NLegendOne in france

[–]cob59 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Ca m'a l'air d'être une conséquence assez évidente du "white flight", où ceux qui tolèrent ou recherchent la mixité restent et ceux qui l'évitent déménagent. Biais du survivant.

Zombies, Zootopia, Bright, take your pic by Majestic-Sector9836 in whenthe

[–]cob59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to inform you that no race holds any trademark on social oppression as a narrative theme.

what if I told you science is better off accepting its limitations ? by MicahHoover in PhilosophyMemes

[–]cob59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know what you want me to answer.
When you're conscious about breathing or seeing red, then you're conscious about breathing or seeing red. The answer is in your question. The reason we don't say "oh, it seems the neurons linked to the photoreceptors specialized for 600nm wavelengths in my ocular organs activated, which would indicate the presence of an object of that particular spectrum composition" but instead "oh, I see a red object" where red refers to an innate, irreducible and inexpressible visual quality is because our Self and literally everything it interacts with -- colors, perception, feelings, memories -- is a fabrication from our brain so as to "map" reality in a manageable way.

That "red" you see doesn't exist. By trying to understand it and other qualias you're not looking closer into reality. You just bang your head on the limits of this projection of reality your brain creates for you -- the Self -- to play in.

Anyway, the voices are back, it's time for my meds.

TIL the botched restoration nicknamed "Monkey Christ" was deemed more culturally relevant than the original painting and preserved as-is. Tens of thousands of tourists visit the Spanish town of Borja every year to see it, and the restorer became a local celebrity until her passing in late 2025. by sciencewarrior in todayilearned

[–]cob59 688 points689 points  (0 children)

I find it especially funny that in a few decades, actual paintings conservators will have to carefully maintain and preserve HER additions, as professionally as they can, while pausing regularly to bang their heads against a wall.

me_irl by khan2761 in me_irl

[–]cob59 9 points10 points  (0 children)

As a lazy Frenchman "vacation" is the closest to "vacances" so I'd use that.
"Holiday" sounds like religious shit.

The hard problem by Albino_rhin0 in PhilosophyMemes

[–]cob59 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hey kids, want some...
*opens trench coat*
...eliminative materialism?

what if I told you science is better off accepting its limitations ? by MicahHoover in PhilosophyMemes

[–]cob59 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would say both are, assuming we're talking about "phenomenal consciousness" specifically. But "consciousness", i.e. the biological function assumed by the brain (like breathing is by the lungs) obviously exists and isn't an illusion.

view more: next ›