thefactremains

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Why are the Latinized/Romanized forms of ancient Greek names more popular? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] thefactremains@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

“Fiorenza” is an archaic or poetic form of the name in Italian. This version was commonly used in older Italian literature and poetry, including works by Dante Alighieri.

The name "John" has equivalents in more than 100 different languages (and plenty even in English) in c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
[–] thefactremains@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Don't forget João & Xoán

Audience laughs at Donald Trump as he tries to explain why he can't speak coherently anymore in c/politics@lemmy.world
Is it possible to be comfortable with two desktop OSs (e.g. shortcuts, mouse) in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] thefactremains@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

You can customize MacOS shortcuts and trackpad/mouse gestures and buttons to match whatever you're used to (and more) using BetterTouchTool

It's very popular software for this reason.

I am looking for research papers that discourage religion indoctrination and considers it child abuse, please can you share them here? in c/atheism@lemmy.world
[–] thefactremains@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Maybe this is helpful?

You are given an opportunity to hard reset our universe (particularly, the Earth). You are also allowed to change one rule about the new universe. What rule would you change? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] thefactremains@lemmy.world 37 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

All sentient beings have photographic memories and, through DNA, they can store and recall all of their previous ancestors' memories. All the way back to their oldest sentient ancestor.

What should I bring to a beach vacation? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] thefactremains@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
  • Umbrella (or shade structure)
  • Snorkel & mask
  • Beach Ball, Frisbee or paddle ball
  • Boogie board
Can I be picked up from my mom's house as a date since I am an adult? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] thefactremains@lemmy.world 63 points 2 months ago (7 children)

There's no legal reason you can't do whatever you want.

There's also no legal reason for your mom and sister to let you keep living there.

The worst-case scenario is that your mother kicks you out of the house. Which, in my opinion, wouldn't be a bad thing for you if they do this because they're upset you went on a date.

You only live once

Can you "change" the environment in your "local" area? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] thefactremains@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

This city in Colombia did.

Medellin green corridors

Is there a fork of telegram that works with a self hosted XMPP or other chat server? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
What would you buy if you could? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
Why can't lemmy mods or admins clean up dead communities like askhistorians and others? I know they have a hard job and everything but we need an active user base to make lemmy to thrive.? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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