#loweringthebar — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #loweringthebar, aggregated by home.social.
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"Content on internet is... a lot of... PowerPoint©® slides"
#mediumIsTheMessage #bigMacLuhan #loweringTheBar #metaquote #meta #quote #metaQuote #microtrottoirdesinternets #revuedepresse #excelArt #powerDot #pixelosophy #minimalist #markdownup #publicDomain #creativeCommons
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"Content on internet is... a lot of... PowerPoint©® slides"
#mediumIsTheMessage #bigMacLuhan #loweringTheBar #metaquote #meta #quote #metaQuote #microtrottoirdesinternets #revuedepresse #excelArt #powerDot #pixelosophy #minimalist #markdownup #publicDomain #creativeCommons
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«Sea-Cucumber Abuser to Be “Moved Far From the Sea for a Long Period of Time”»
Only 6 years‽‽‽
https://www.loweringthebar.net/2025/08/sea-cucumber-abuser-to-be-moved-far-from-the-sea.html
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«Sea-Cucumber Abuser to Be “Moved Far From the Sea for a Long Period of Time”»
Only 6 years‽‽‽
https://www.loweringthebar.net/2025/08/sea-cucumber-abuser-to-be-moved-far-from-the-sea.html
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«Defendant Recruited Seven Actors to “Testify” in Fraud Trial»
'She is said to be especially upset with the defense lawyer who refused to call any of the actors she recruited to serve as “witnesses.”’
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«Defendant Recruited Seven Actors to “Testify” in Fraud Trial»
'She is said to be especially upset with the defense lawyer who refused to call any of the actors she recruited to serve as “witnesses.”’
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“Authorities Question Unlicensed Beaver Releases”
«“You don’t want to be caught with a box of beavers in the boot,” said Ben, “so you have to be quite quick. You open the door, do it, and drive away.”»
https://www.loweringthebar.net/2025/06/authorities-question-unlicensed-beaver-releases.html
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“Authorities Question Unlicensed Beaver Releases”
«“You don’t want to be caught with a box of beavers in the boot,” said Ben, “so you have to be quite quick. You open the door, do it, and drive away.”»
https://www.loweringthebar.net/2025/06/authorities-question-unlicensed-beaver-releases.html
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#GOP #blasted by #conservative for refusing to admit 'elderly #buffoon' Trump is unfit to run.
A #columnist for #USAToday, who admitted she was once a #supporter of Donald #Trump, lashed out at fellow #conservatives for #LoweringTheBar for the former #president instead of casting him aside over his #criminalacts.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hypocrisy #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate
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#GOP #blasted by #conservative for refusing to admit 'elderly #buffoon' Trump is unfit to run.
A #columnist for #USAToday, who admitted she was once a #supporter of Donald #Trump, lashed out at fellow #conservatives for #LoweringTheBar for the former #president instead of casting him aside over his #criminalacts.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hypocrisy #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate
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CW: Long thread/32
It's not just doctors; the professions do love their wordplay. especially *lawyers*. This week on #LoweringTheBar, I learned about "a completely ludicrous court fight that involved nine law firms that combined for 66 pages of briefing, declarations, and exhibits, all inflicted on a federal court":
https://www.loweringthebar.net/2023/11/federal-court-ends-double-spacing-fight.html
The dispute was over the definition of "double spaced."
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CW: Long thread/32
It's not just doctors; the professions do love their wordplay. especially *lawyers*. This week on #LoweringTheBar, I learned about "a completely ludicrous court fight that involved nine law firms that combined for 66 pages of briefing, declarations, and exhibits, all inflicted on a federal court":
https://www.loweringthebar.net/2023/11/federal-court-ends-double-spacing-fight.html
The dispute was over the definition of "double spaced."
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Oh well. The driver doesn't seem to have learned his very expensive lesson from earlier years.
#LoweringTheBar #LegalHumour #Finland
https://www.loweringthebar.net/2023/06/i-really-regret-the-matter-says-driver.html
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Old #Reddit: Wow this design is awful
Reddit App: Maybe Old Reddit wasn't so bad after all..
New Reddit: Turns out Old Reddit was perfect