PancakeLegend

@PancakeLegend@mander.xyz

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AAAAtoms⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re one of only 3 countries in the world who still use °F, and represent 98% of the population who do so. So it’s basically just America.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AAAAtoms⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Farenheit is asking Americans how hot they feel.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Kendrick Lamar's company just dropped a limited-edition 'dumb' phone. It's already sold out.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I love minimalism, but dumbphones are not functionally minimal. They do less and seem “simple”, but you’re offsetting necessary utility elsewhere. Mostly they require making compromises that don’t need to be made if not for a little self-control.

  A simple black rectangle is perfectly minimal. How you set them up is everything.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨An Explanation of Boltzmann Brains (Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell) [10:15]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Sorry, I didn’t even realize that this was posted in a philosophy sub. It was just in my general feed on a science instance from a youtube channel almost entirely focused on science.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨An Explanation of Boltzmann Brains (Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell) [10:15]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  This video annoys me. There’s a trend in quantum physics where science has given way to what is essentially philosophy. This always seems to be driven by the inclusion of an infinity symbol and the acceptance of an untestable hypothesis. It’s not science if you can’t test it. Is there any evidence that would lead anyone to make the claims in the video? It looks an awful lot like someone came up with a story, then retroactively generated a justifcation for how it could be true, aNd tHeReFoRe mUsT bE tRuE.

  While I am in full support of kids having imaginations, even within the space of STEM subjects, in this case I think it dilutes the value of the channel which otherwise produces excellent content.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft is killing WordPad in Windows after 28 years⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Same boat. I have been using WordPad and .rtf format for all my notes for maybe 15 years.

  I’ve been meaning to jump to a markdown editor for a long time, and after this news I’ve already started using MarkText. I probably should have jumped ship a long time ago, but at least I’m on the path now.

  I will have to figure out a neat way to convert my .rtf notes to .md.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is this even legal?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Frustratingly, the rulings preventing them from bundling software with an operating system stopped them from building in anti-virus measures. For years when Windows was synonymous with malware, they had their hands tied. 20 years later, they started including Windows defender / Security Essentials. The unnecessary global economic losses caused were immense.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Computer chip with built-in human brain tissue gets military funding⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The Thought Emporium - Growing Living Rat Neurons To Play… DOOM?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The White Pill: 19 Scientists Who Have Saved the Most Lives⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Air conditioning? Questionable. To cite it as potentially helping to deal with climate change is all sorts of conflicted. In the context it’s more like leaded petrol.