Poutine [he/him, comrade/them]
In French, Putin is called “Poutine” because otherwise his name is a swear word. Poutine happens to also be a regional food from Québec comprised of french fries, gravy, and cheese curds. This is very funny.
I have level 2 autism. I will not understand most of your emoji meanings, or subtle tone use. When in doubt, a tone marker goes a long way.
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Poutine [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netto
news@hexbear.net•Jordan Peterson’s wife says he’s in ‘another realm of pain’ from psychiatric medication injuryEnglish
14·13 days agoI can’t help but think of the episode of Star Trek: Deep Space 9 where Garak runs out of Obsidian Order anti-torture drugs
Poutine [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netto
Chapotraphouse@hexbear.net•Ordinary WiFi could become a powerful new form of invisible surveillance. Using standard wireless signals and artificial intelligence - researchers demonstrated a system capable of identifying people.English
3·13 days agoWas the premise not shown in 2008 film The Dark Knight ?
Poutine [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netto
news@hexbear.net•Bulletins and International News Discussion from May 18th to May 24th, 2026 - Stuck In A (Thucydides) Bear TrapEnglish
5·14 days agoIn Canada they don’t even bother to try, they just ask the troops to buy their own boots with a boot allowance payment.
Poutine [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netto
Firefox@lemmy.ml•Designing Firefox for the futureEnglish
20·16 days agoEvery time I see a blog post with a title like this from Mozilla, I have a conversation like this in my head:
Me: You’re changing the tab shape again, aren’t you?
Mozilla: Today, we’re announcing a new— erm, yes, we’re changing the tab shape…
Me: Anything else?
Mozilla: We’re centering privacy settings in—
Me: So nothing new?
Mozilla: Not really…
Poutine [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netto
Chapotraphouse@hexbear.net•Pissing like it's 1926English
6·16 days agoWow, that is an immense dash.
Poutine [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netto
Chapotraphouse@hexbear.net•Pissing like it's 1926English
10·16 days agoI think they’re partially trying to weaponize the fumes, partially trying to use this as a shame vector, given how exposed users will feel.
I’m also sure we’ll see accounts of people being trapped inside of one of these, or of one being pushed onto its side with someone inside.
Poutine [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netto
technology@hexbear.net•Lifetime Plex Pass Increasing From $250 to $750English
2·18 days agoDon’t forget the data breaches!
Poutine [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netto
Science@hexbear.net•Fecal transplants for autism deliver success in clinical trialsEnglish
1·20 days agoBroccoli was my favourite food as a child and it definitely did not “fix” me.
Poutine [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netto
news@hexbear.net•Bulletins and International News Discussion from May 11th to May 17th, 2026 - Relative Quiet Continues; US Destroyers Test Luck And Flee; Iran Seemingly Eager To Keep FiringEnglish
6·22 days agoDoes she believe in national self-determination for the regions that wanted to leave Ukraine?
Poutine [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netto
traingang@hexbear.net•Terrible News: More expensive bicycle tyres apparently betterEnglish
3·26 days agoKenda stopped making 27-inch tires, so now your options are old stock of the (formerly) $5 tires, or $100 tires from the single brand that still makes them, and most stores don’t have them.
Poutine [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netto
Chapotraphouse@hexbear.net•["What could go wrong?" news] The CDC said Americans exposed to hantavirus will be flown out to Nebraska where they will be evaluated but there will be no mandatory quarantine.English
11·27 days agoIf only there were some kind of way to ensure that the spread of a disease could be stopped…

Poutine [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netto
news@hexbear.net•Bulletins and International News Discussion from May 4th to May 10th, 2026 - Operation "Freedom" BeginsEnglish
9·29 days agoThe function of votes counted versus time seems to be asymptotic.
Poutine [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netto
technology@hexbear.net•Jensen says Nvidia now has 'zero percent' market share in China — says US export policy 'has already largely backfired'English
28·1 month agoThis is clear cause and effect. How could they not see it coming?
Poutine [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netto
Chapotraphouse@hexbear.net•May 68 Revolution (1968) - Novo General Megathread for the 2th-8th of May 2026English
5·1 month agoYou may enjoy the
lrcgetproject. While not necessarily official, lyrics are generally synced, and if they are not, you can contribute to help improve them for everyone.
Poutine [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netto
Chapotraphouse@hexbear.net•May 68 Revolution (1968) - Novo General Megathread for the 2th-8th of May 2026English
2·1 month agoYou may enjoy the
lrcgetproject. While not necessarily official, lyrics are generally synced, and if they are not, you can contribute to help improve them for everyone.
Poutine [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netOPto
technology@hexbear.net•Is anyone working on a project for an actually-useful assistant?English
2·1 month agoThat doesn’t help because I don’t have an internet connection. The whole reason I need it to run on-device is because half the time I’m using my phone, it has no internet connection.
Poutine [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netOPto
technology@hexbear.net•Is anyone working on a project for an actually-useful assistant?English
3·1 month agoThat will not help me when I’m not at home.

If only an open protocol for a decentralized Twitter-like website existed…