AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor

@ AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor @sh.itjust.works

Posts

16
Comments

944
Joined

1 yr. ago

I am not a velociraptor

AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor @sh.itjust.works 14h ago

Uh... fires? In italy's houses? Rarely. Our houses are mostly build in concrete, bricks and other non-flammable materials (the old ones are build in stone). So it's rare to see a fire here.

And yes, we do have windows:

If you live in the ground floor, most of them have bars, usually on steel (but sometimes in stone/concrete if the house is really old).

If you don't live in the ground floor, we don't have bars, but the shutters are made of very resistant material so they are not easy to break. Also, windows are usually with double glass (to insulate the house better). They'd have a hard time breaking in a house here.

If a fire happens, you usually enter through a window (the shutters are not usually down) or simply ask a neighbor for a key.

However, if someone here wants to rob a house, they'll try drilling a hole in the wall to enter because they know is the fastest way compared to the rest.

14h ago

American democracy on the brink a year after Trump’s election, experts say

AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor @sh.itjust.works 14h ago

On the brink? Mate, you are falling off the cliff. You just don't know yet because your brains are still trying to process that a fascist pushed you off that cliff.

But don't worry, you'll notice sooner or later. After all, you'll have to hit the ground after the fall.

20h ago

Its getting worse every year

AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor @sh.itjust.works 20h ago

Yeah... allow me to doubt those gamers...

Are those gamers the same that whine about FC26 being a copy-paste of FC25 and then proceed to buy it full price?

Or the same whinning about the last COD being ai slop in a review after 358 hours of gameplay?

Or those saying "I won't buy another pokemon game ever after the last shit they released" just to then buy the new shit they make?

A few gamers will boycot, but most of them are going to keep buying everything from their favourite series non-stop because, apparently, they can't live without it.

24h ago

So many successes

AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor @sh.itjust.works 24h ago

Ok, now listen to me. Please, PLEASE, never again say something like

it's a very stupid take even in its own framework

You never know who's reading this and I guarantee you that there is always someone ready to take that as a personal challenge.

1d ago

“Would you believe if I told you I voted for this man?” she said, referring to Trump.

Sorry, I disagree with you.

Sure, let's accept they are indoctrinated. Their indoctrination is basically saying them that hurting others is a good thing as long as they are not from "the good group". And they get "hooked" on that?

Sorry mate, but I am one of those that, if I lived in her country would probably get hurt sooner than her (I'm autistic). If I lived in her country, Sharif would have voted to hurt me and the people like me. And she openly said she "got immediately hooked" on the idea.

Fuck Sharif, vigorously. Because it's on you if you want to be a piece of shit that gets indoctrinated by a "theory" that says, basically, "we'll hurt everyone that's not a MAGA".

1d ago

US citizen says ICE took him at gunpoint in only underwear despite frigid cold and no warrant

What? No! I mean, maybe a couple thousand? They don't really cost that much here if you want a civilian one.

And they can save your life.

1d ago

US citizen says ICE took him at gunpoint in only underwear despite frigid cold and no warrant

Honest question for americans: do you guys use armored doors for your houses?

I'm reading of ICE breaking your doors to enter your houses and I'm here in my house, with an armored door that makes demolishing the wall an easier way to break in my house (and that it's the norm here) and I wonder if you shouldn't be using those or, if you already do, what kind of tools do ICE have to break your doors.

1d ago

“Would you believe if I told you I voted for this man?” she said, referring to Trump.

Sharif is not politically active, but in 2024, some campaigners came to her shop and told her that Trump would be good for business and against the LGBTQ agenda.

“I was immediately hooked,” she said

Well, Sharif, FUCK YOU. You were immediately hooked because he was going to hurt other people.

And now he's hurting you (on top of them).

Cry me a river, Sharif.

1d ago

Update your 2026 bingo cards now

Obama? Why blame Obama when you can blame immigrants? They'll add LGBT+ people to the mix for... reasons.

1d ago

Update your 2026 bingo cards now

One can only hope!!

1d ago

Iran issues chilling threat to US if Trump takes action against Supreme Leader

Only the turd? I feel we'd be underplaying them. Why don't we offer them the whole US government, scotus, senate and congress and call it even?

1d ago

Visiting Animal Crossing (2002) with some enhancements

My experience with Animal Crossing started on the DS with Wild World, as I'm sure it did with many others. The game drew me in with its colorful villagers, daily routine, and slice-of-life feel. Years later I got back into the series with New Leaf on the 3DS, putting hundreds of hours into it. The progression system felt just right, and the level of customization for my villager was a real treat. However, when I finally got a hold of New Horizons on my switch, I couldn't help but feel let down. Rather than a town that felt like it moved on when I didn't play, I felt like I was in total control. Villagers would have to beg me to let them move out, rather than just leaving on their own. Everything felt a bit too... Doll-house in its design?

Are you me? No, wait, I started with the gamecube game back in the day, but for the rest... are you me?

I got new horizons expecting it to be just a better new leaf and it was a huge let down. I spent hundreds of hours in new leaf, I barely made 40 on new horizons and only because I had friends to "play" with (if you can call it play, the game was so empty of everything!). Even the upgrades to shops and the house were a letdown.

I will definitely try the mod, because I miss the old animal crossing a lot!

2d ago

Another US state just signed a harsh new law requiring licenses, insurance for e-bikes

I know. And I still want it. Why? Because if people here don't give a fuck about safety (neither theirs nor that of others), then at least we should force them to have the bare minimum to be accountable.

Would it be better if they did it in a different way? Probably, but I know this country, and I know people don't give a fuck about other when they drive any vehicle, so yeah, give me this, make them pay an insurance and get a license. And fuck them all, because we can't have good things here.

2d ago

This smoking pipe made from asbestos

Cancer? Yeah, you're probably the only one with a strong desire to try it out.

2d ago

Another US state just signed a harsh new law requiring licenses, insurance for e-bikes

Out of curiosity: have you ever been to Italy and see how people drive here? That number of 80% of ebikes being illegal might make a flashy number for you. But I live here and that number not only seems correct, it actually looks on the lower end.

I probably see at least 20 different delivery guys each day. If I see one that's pedaling, that's maybe... once a week? That if I'm lucky. They are largely ignored because, as the rest of the traffic related stuff, authorities do shit about it.

Sure, they take a day and stop a hundred bikes and most of them are illegal and they call it a day. And with that, they think they solved the problem, but the fact is there is a huge number of those that are illegal. Although it doesn't surprise me at all, this country is shit when it comes to enforcing traffic laws in general.

2d ago

Another US state just signed a harsh new law requiring licenses, insurance for e-bikes