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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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[–] sxan@midwest.social 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Also, the notation is weird. 3 point two percent would be 3,2 (EU), 3.2, or 16/5... In the US, I can't imagine anyone writing 3.2 as 3/2. We do most of us understand basic division.

I'm as confused about the notation as everyone else.

We demand answers!

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had some 7/11 beer last night.

Good job 24/7 beer isn't licensed.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

User name checks out

[–] 5too@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm just noticing that the / is next to the . on my keyboard...

Did this just start out as a typo?

[–] sxan@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

Dunno, but good theory. The other theory someone suggested that makes sense is that it's spoken shorthand, like "I like 3-5 beer" was written "3/5". Mist people would probably pronounce "3.5" as three-point-five, so writing it 3/5 does make sense.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As a former ESL teacher and redneck, I'm guessing it's 1 part sub-par literacy, 1 part phobia of metric (*not... Math?!*😱), and 1 part cultural acceptance of both (& more). Coupled with the fact that it's half the problem, and you have your mouthbreather fraction - or faction, even.

[–] joshthewaster@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

3/2 makes sense as a way to represent how someone would actually say it out loud. "Three two beer" is common term used to describe beer with 3.2% alcohol by weight. "Three point two percent beer* works but is just shortened and 3/2 is a pretty good way of capturing the sound.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've never heard anyone refer to 3/2 beer but I used to visit my friend at the state college to party and everyone loved Icehouse (for the price, not the taste). Putting both hands up and say "FIVE FIVE" for the 5.5% ABV it offered

[–] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Aha! That makes total sense! Thanks.