At least twice

Actually the first colonists were French. The claim was transferred to Spain via a pact between the Bourbon kings of both countries. The Spanish name for The Falklands derives from the French, Îles Malouines, named after Saint-Malo/Sant-Maloù.

The Argentinians only ever occupied the islands for six months, for a penal colony - which ended via mutiny, not military expulsion. They've otherwise been under continuous British occupation since 1833, barring the 1982 war.

I'm English, and by no means pro-English colonialism, but the Argentine claim is spurious nonsense.

Signal de la virtu (version imbécile)

… even if I put all three bishops in my ass?

That’s a bit harsh.

He looks more like Mac’s mom. Charlie’s mom might be needy, but she doesn’t look that rough!

"The absolute state of this sub", said to imply that it's a delusional liberal/lefty cesspit, contrasted to the right-thinking 'real world'.

.ml means 'Marxist-Leninist'. From their about page:

"In particular, I would like to see someone (or a group of people) create a mainstream, or liberal instance. That should help to avoid further drama, and avoid attempts to turn lemmy.ml into something that it is not."

Brother monochrome laser

JRRM

I'm not sure if this is a typo on Jacob William Rees-Mogg, or George R.R. Martin

Noita

Except surely it's the public who end up reaping. DNC don't give a fuck. Consequences don't land on them.

Why do you keep posting this link? It's not convincing anybody of the validity of an Argentine claim, it's presumptuous of you to assume people haven't read it, and it doesn't back up a number statements you've made ("The UN asked Great Britain to give the island back to Argentina, but they refused." for instance).

Yeah that’s what I mean. Same as .dj is Djibouti, but people use it for music; or .mu (Mauritius) or .am / .fm (Armenia/Federated States of Micronesia); .io (Indian Ocean Territory) for tech (from Input/Output); .gg (Guernsey) for gaming or gambling; or .tv (Tuvalu) for Television.

Because most people are just saying stuff that is not true, which the link corrects.

But you're often just commenting the link, which puts the onus on the person you're replying to to read the entire Wikipedia page in order to decipher what you're contesting. Kind of like assigning homework. Again, presumptuous.

If you read their comments that I reply to with that link, the facts documented contradicts what they are saying, and hence, may convince people of the validity of the claim.

Unlikely. People won't put in the work to decipher you, so it's a poor methodology for convincing anyone.

Not if I see people getting facts wrong its not.

You've also got facts wrong, as mentioned above.

British. No idea how we have a reputation for politeness; borderline abusive piss-taking is standard between mates, as is referring to each other as cunts. Groups of lads, and particularly middle-aged pub goers, can often be lairy, loud, obnoxious, aggressive louts.

It’s baffling. Though in fairness, this stereotype exists mainly in the US. Countries we can get to via EasyJet or RyanAir have probably long been disavowed of this impression.

There’s a long history of Japanese-French animation, going back to at least Ulysses 31 in 1981. There’s a tonne of anime (Dragonball Z, Nicky Larson/City Hunter) which I remember seeing on French TV maybe a decade before it appeared on cable/satellite in the UK, at least. Vs the US, yeah maybe it’s a weird statement. But vs the rest of Europe? Not so much.

In general? No, I can’t. The subs I saw it in (UK ones)? It absolutely was. Some commented as much, others were obvious from context.

Couldn't agree with this more. I went from potentially career-ending cubital tunnel to decent touch typing speed.

Money spent on tools you use all day every day is not frivolous. That extra 5% in quality for double/triple the price is absolutely worth it. Invest in yourself!

You could have learned something here, but congratulations on making it far too much effort to get to you for me to bother continuing I guess.

Ironic that you expect people to put the effort in to learn from your pithy comments, when you’re so resistant to it yourself.

You have a weird definition of “making your point”.

make a point

1. To state or demonstrate something of particular importance.
2. To consciously and deliberately make an effort to do something.

Emphasis mine.