• @PumaStoleMyBluff
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    428 months ago

    You must be new to Lemmy. Grab a tinfoil hat from the box by the door.

    • @samus12345
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      78 months ago

      Funny how the term “tinfoil” persists even though it hasn’t been used in over 70 years.

      • @dangblingus
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        68 months ago

        Easier to say than “aluminium”

        • @samus12345
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          18 months ago

          “Aluminum” at least has 1 less syllable. But I usually just say “foil.” What else would I be talking about in that context?

          • Cosmic Cleric
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            “Aluminum” at least has 1 less syllable. But I usually just say “foil.” What else would I be talking about in that context?

            a·lu·mi·num

            tin·foil

            (Sorry for the ‘ackshully’, but couldn’t resist.)

            • @samus12345
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              58 months ago

              ACKSHULLY, I was referring to “aluminum” as opposed to “aluminium.”

              • Cosmic Cleric
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                -28 months ago

                That’s not how you spelled it though in your comment.

                • @samus12345
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                  48 months ago

                  Easier to say than “aluminium

                  Is the comment I was replying to.

                  • Cosmic Cleric
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                    8 months ago

                    Fair enough. I didn’t read the comment previous to yours, just your comment directly, so I thought you were referring to ‘aluminum’ versus ‘tinfoil’.

              • Cosmic Cleric
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                8 months ago

                Didn’t even realize that was a word until I looked it up.

                the chemical element of atomic number 13, a light silvery-gray metal.

                Not sure how that relates in a conversation about tinfoil hats usage but sure why not.

                I’m sure the composition of the devices has a significant performance impact on their effectiveness, worthy of discussion. :p

                • @samus12345
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                  8 months ago

                  The successor to tin foil is aluminum foil. “Aluminum” is called “aluminium” in English-speaking countries outside the US.

                  • Cosmic Cleric
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                    28 months ago

                    Oh there we go, okay that explains it.

                    Yeah you guys on the other side of the pond like using extra letters in your words like ‘colour’. :p

    • @[email protected]
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      28 months ago

      Nooo. Those might be tampered. They could be bugged. Or they could have holes in them. Or the tin might be fake. Make your own.