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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If an image is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Absolutely no NSFL content.
  7. Be nice. Don't take anything personally. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements & arguments to private messages.
  8. No advertising, brand promotion, or guerrilla marketing.

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[–] artwork@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

This makes no sense, sorry. Why would it be silver out of anything like stainless steel?

[–] xia@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

Not that it applies here, but hypothetically... one might choose silver for better conductivity and lower heat in high current applications.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 184 points 1 week ago (3 children)

There isn’t that much precious metal in a small camera. The meme is about encouraging scrappers who steal,things to get scrap metal convinced it’s true and have them destroy the network. So, trying to con some criminals for the good of society.

[–] Vinylraupe@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Stop calling them criminals. They defend our right of privacy.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

No, they don't do that. The meme is a joke to guide them to do that. They steal. Wiring, bricks, car parts. Sometimes from corporates but more often from people or small businesses who dont have security guards. Let's not glamorise theft of property that is not privacy invasive.

[–] Vinylraupe@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Anyways, i hate being filmed in public.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Me too. I don’t think we we’d to just dismantle them. We need to make the concept illegal.

[–] DiarrheaSommelier@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

Since when have laws mattered? The wealthy do whatever they want.

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

"security researchers"

[–] youcantreadthis@quokk.au 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Which is nonsense. As a criminal, I fucking hate these things.

[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 week ago

What did you say? I can't read that

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] auntieclokwise@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Could be plated copper, unless you have better information - I've seen similar components in breaker panels and the like that are plated copper (plated because raw copper likes to corrode and get ugly looking).

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

I have just worked with aluminum pieces in a machine shop enough to spot em. I would be shocked if they were plated copper and not just aluminum.