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Quokka
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Quokka@quokk.auto World News@lemmy.world•JD Vance's cousin criticises him for 'belittling' ZelenskyEnglish70·4 months ago“There’s a certain level of decorum that I expect from political leaders, especially in front of cameras,” Nate Vance - who spent three years volunteering with the Ukrainian military after Russia’s full-scale invasion - told the BBC.
Dude even volunteered.
Quokka@quokk.auto News@lemmy.world•The White House bans the AP indefinitely over the use of ‘Gulf of Mexico’11·5 months agoTransphobe?
Quokka@quokk.auto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Those who live outside Europe. What are things Europeans are not ready to hear.21·6 months agoI see China, India, and NZ that’s over half the worlds population.
Quokka@quokk.auto World News@lemmy.world•Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee findsEnglish15·8 months agoYes. Because for the past year Biden has given them free reign to murder and kill.
Behaviourism (reward/punish to influence behaviour) was revolutionary 100 years ago, it’s pretty outdated by today’s educational paedagogy.
You might get a few short term “wins”, but all you’re doing long term is teaching them to focus on the reward. They’re not learning an intrinsic value to the actions, and as such will be less likely to follow through once you’re not in the picture to punish/reward (e.g. at school, as teenagers doing teenager things, etc)
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Quokka@quokk.auto World News@lemmy.world•BBC.com: Unable to back down, Israel and Hezbollah move closer to all-out warEnglish3312·1 year agodeleted by creator
Quokka@quokk.auto World News@lemmy.world•China says Dalai Lama must 'thoroughly correct' his political viewsEnglish281·1 year agoTibetans told VICE World News that the meaning of this common expression used to tease and teach children is completely lost in cultural interpretation and its English translation. The correct phrase in Tibetan for this joke is “Che le sa”, which roughly translates to “Eat my tongue.” English is the Dalai Lama’s second language and Indian news outlets have previously reported that the leader speaks in broken English at public events.
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In a Youtube video, Jigme Ugen, a second-generation Tibetan refugee living in the U.S., explains how this display of affection was born out of a game played between the Tibetan elderly and children. Kids who go up to their grandfather, for instance, are asked to kiss their grandfather’s forehead, touch their noses and kiss them.
“Then [the grandfather] says that I’ve given you everything so the only thing left is for you to eat my tongue,” Ugen said. “The child probably never gets the candy or money but gets a beautiful lesson about life, love and family.”
tl;dr: A harmless translation issue.
Quokka@quokk.auto News@lemmy.world•Airbnb undermined team that removed extremist users, whistleblower claims | CNN Business81·1 year agoA public company should totally be allowed to ban someone for hate.
Why wait until they commit a heinous act to try to stop the spread of them?
Quokka@quokk.auto World News@lemmy.world•German lawmaker deletes post on football players' skin colorEnglish614·1 year agoWhy the fuck apologise for that? Did some bigoted fucksticks get upset? Good.
Quokka@quokk.auto News@lemmy.world•Maryland governor pardons 175,000 marijuana convictions72·1 year agoThey should rebrand to Mariland
Quokka@quokk.auto News@lemmy.world•American Airlines passenger sued by FAA after being duct taped to seat8·1 year agoNot to mention everyone has a camera in their pocket whereas before no one would believe you or be able to share the story far.
Quokka@quokk.auto Technology@beehaw.org•'LLM-free' is the new '100% organic' - Creators Are Fighting AI Anxiety With an ‘LLM-Free’ Movement5·1 year agoThat literally tells the story of a people’s losing their livelihood due to capitalist usage of technology, and targeting the technology instead of the systemic issue.
Quokka@quokk.auto News@lemmy.world•Elon Musk Offered Horse To Flight Attendant In Exchange For Sex: Report12·1 year agoSpring shoes sound less useful on a horse.
Quokka@quokk.auto News@lemmy.world•Elon Musk Offered Horse To Flight Attendant In Exchange For Sex: Report19·1 year agoHorse people is not the preferred nomenclature. Centaur, please.
Quokka@quokk.auto Technology@beehaw.org•'LLM-free' is the new '100% organic' - Creators Are Fighting AI Anxiety With an ‘LLM-Free’ Movement12·1 year agoIf capitalism is shit you attack capitalism not a technology.
All the misplaced rage and wasted effort.
I don’t think it’s physically possible for Americans or any other human to radiate food out of themselves.