arsCynic

joined 3 months ago
[–] arsCynic@piefed.social 12 points 4 days ago

Can confirm it happens often here too indeed.

[–] arsCynic@piefed.social 66 points 4 days ago (16 children)

Just fork already. EndeavourOS exists, an awesome distro, so this threat is a triviality.

[–] arsCynic@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)
[–] arsCynic@piefed.social 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Mirror: https://imgur.com/gallery/migration-minister-fails-uk-citizenship-test-question-GJgiKa0, because The Independent is an absolute dogshit ads/analytics infested website.
Video: Migration minister fails UK citizenship test question

The dogshit:

Screenshot of The Independent ads/analytics dogshit; using uBlock Origin.

I had to use Tor Browser to load the video because my hosts file blocks all ad/analytics domains using hBlock. Then used OBS Studio to record the video. Then took two screenshots of the uBlock Origin interface and stitched it together with Photopea. All because of human ~~ingenuity~~ stupidity. Goddamn.

[–] arsCynic@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago

Goeiedag!

Hallo daar :)

[–] arsCynic@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If anyone could get me into their Discord again that would be awesome. I threw myself out and realized their invite link had just been removed, so couldn't get back in.

It was indispensable to know whether they are doing a show in my country or not.

[–] arsCynic@piefed.social 14 points 1 week ago (5 children)

That's a cover. The original is by David Bowie: https://youtu.be/u3MX-rUtS6M

[–] arsCynic@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fortunately. I gave mine, a gift from work, to my parents at first because I didn't want to choose restaurants or events and stuff, not my thing. Then they emailed me what horrible experience they had trying to activate it, even though I had already explained to order first and only then insert the code. The customer support said they would have to pay extra and stuff, asking where they bought the ticket yada yada; I was pissed I caused them stress. Had I known I would've never. I wonder when and why it all went wrong with that company.

[–] arsCynic@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Trying and succeeding unfortunately. However, I'm glad women aren't as susceptible as I've heard in Patrick Boyle's latest: The UK is a Warning to the Rest of the World.

[–] arsCynic@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah once I got to know of what Nestlé does I stopped buying anything related to them. The longer I live the more I become convinced that it is indeed the sociopaths who rise to the top and pretty much run "everything".

[–] arsCynic@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Wait, that means this was ever not shitty? I've no previous experience with them, but I cannot imagine this being anything other than horrible.

 

I hope the converse "don't buy this European product" is okay too.

[The original title "My Smartbox Group complaint, not posted on LinkedIn" didn't seem fitting enough for this community.]

 

Do not gift a Bongo voucher to people you like, it will ruin their day(s).

[–] arsCynic@piefed.social 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

“Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed, senior Israeli official says” ―https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-killed-senior-israeli-official-says-2026-02-28/

One less religious despot, good. Too bad it took two other despots to do it though; would've preferred the Iranian people's uprising had sufficed. But, I don't understand the attack on an elementary school. Was it hit due to collateral damage?

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Little Big Forest (europe.pub)
submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by arsCynic@piefed.social to c/photography@lemmy.world
 

Little big forest. To toot my own horn, I was actually quite pleased with the result considering how wallpaper-material it is.

 

"But the mouth is also disinfected". Oh, well alright then... Religion is insane, all of them.

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European Robin (europe.pub)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by arsCynic@piefed.social to c/photography@lemmy.world
 

🐦 European Robin not afraid of approaching humans at a 10 ㎝ distance.

 

“In Gent is de ontruiming van een illegale rave gisteren ontaard in een confrontatie tussen feestvierders en de politie. Een 100-tal mensen belaagde agenten. Er was uiteindelijk traangas én versterking van al het personeel nodig om de rust terug te brengen. 4 agenten raakten gewond, enkele feestvierders werden opgepakt. […] Bezoekers die het feest verlieten, konden niet terugkeren. De politie hoopte de rave zo zonder incidenten te laten doodbloeden. De ravers waren immers van plan om tot deze ochtend door te gaan. Dan zouden de sloopwerken van de oude discotheek beginnen . "Gisterenochtend rond 8.30 uur escaleerde de situatie. Enkele mensen wilden opnieuw binnen en hebben de aanwezigen opgejut", stelt Rasschaert.”

It's beyond me why raves are illegal or actively stopped. People are simply dancing to music, minding their own business. Especially in this case where the building was about to be destroyed the day after.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by arsCynic@piefed.social to c/lotrmemes@lemmy.dbzer0.com
 

Source: https://youtu.be/9YXtfK3iiRw

22,662 views Dec 28, 2025
Gandalf as Techno Viking simply walks into mordor. Video inspired by https://imginn.com/awatanation/

Original Techno Viking video: https://youtu.be/UjCdB5p2v0Y

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skateboarding (piefed.social)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by arsCynic@piefed.social to c/newcommunities@lemmy.world
 

!skateboarding@piefed.social

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