YungOnions
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- Comment on xkcd #3076: The Roads Both Taken 1 week ago:
Is that not missing an ‘I’? As in
I travelled both though I be one traveller…
- Comment on How can I reject MAGAs version of america more then I already am? 3 weeks ago:
It’s not my end. You can read the article here web.archive.org/…/what-does-woke-mean-and-how-did… but the podcast is embedded.
- Comment on How can I reject MAGAs version of america more then I already am? 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on Electricity from renewable sources reaches 47% [in EU] in 2024 3 weeks ago:
Great news!
- Comment on Something Bizarre Is Happening to People Who Use ChatGPT a Lot 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on Day 246 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games l've been playing until l forget to post Screenshots 5 weeks ago:
Far Cry 3 is probably my favourite of the series I’ve played.
- Comment on Big Oil Could Face Homicide Charges 1 month ago:
Because he believes the current US government is conducive towards big oil, and appears more than happy to punish the general population to support them? Either that or he’s completely lost touch with reality. Maybe a bit of both.
- Comment on Baldur's Gate 3 and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 show that the future of RPGs is in games way more ambitious, weird and unexpected than anything Bethesda and Bioware have to offer 1 month ago:
If you’re even remotely interested in Warhammer 40k, the Rogue Trader CRPG is excellent
- Comment on U.S. has halted sharing intelligence with Ukraine, CIA director says 1 month ago:
Apparently this also effects the use of HIMARS which uses US intelligence and satellites for targeting, as well as affecting Ukraines advanced warning system for incoming Russian drones and missile strikes, which also relies on US intelligence.
This, plus the fact that Ukraine will run out of Patriot missiles in a few weeks now that the US has ceased supply leaves them dangerously open to long range attacks from Russia.
- Comment on [Louis Rossmann] Brother turns heel & becomes anti-consumer printer company 1 month ago:
- Comment on When You Block the Internet on Your Phone, Something Astonishing Happens Mentally 1 month ago:
Install a firewall app and restrict access for every app on your phone?
- Comment on Working-class creatives don’t stand a chance in UK today, leading artists warn 1 month ago:
Bingo
- Comment on Saudi ambassador tells World Cup fans: ‘You can have fun without alcohol’ 2 months ago:
I mean he’s not wrong. If you can’t have fun without alcohol, that’s a you problem.
- Comment on Dark Messiah of Might and Magic - RTX, Coop and more 2 months ago:
Aka The Adventures of Sir Kicks-a-lot
- Comment on Why the 2020 video game Immortals: Fenyx Rising doesn't infringe on the trademark of the 2011 film Immortals? 2 months ago:
Immortals was a banger of a film.
- Comment on You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism | Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them 2 months ago:
You’re welcome
- Comment on You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism | Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them 2 months ago:
Shamelessly reposting this here, because it seems relevant:
Negative news has a greater impact on people than positive: assets.csom.umn.edu/assets/71516.pdf
Media sites know this, and use it to drive engagement:
www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01538-4
independent.co.uk/…/social-media-facebook-twitter…
And so, negative headlines are getting worse: journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/jour…
But negative news is addictive and psychologically damaging: psychologytoday.com/…/the-psychological-impact-ne…
So it’s important to try and stay positive:
www.goodgoodgood.co/…/benefits-of-good-news
If you want a break from the constant negativity, here are some sites that report specifically on positive news:
- www.goodgoodgood.co
- www.goodnewsnetwork.org
- fixthenews.com
- positivenewsfoundation.org
- www.onlygoodnewsdaily.com
And here’s 35 more: news.feedspot.com/good_news_websites/
Some communities on Lemmy you might be interested in:
- !lemmybewholesome@lemmy.world
- !goodnewseveryone@sh.itjust.works
- !upliftingnews@lemmy.world
- lemmy.world/c/hopeposting
- lemmy.world/c/worldinprogress
- lemmy.world/c/climatehope
Remember, realistic optimism is important and, unlike what some might have you believe, is not the same as blissful ignorance or ‘burying your head in the sand’: learning-mind.com/realistic-optimism-blind-positi…
www.centreforoptimism.com/realisticoptimism
And doesn’t mean you must stay uninformed on current affairs: www.goodgoodgood.co/…/how-to-stop-doom-scrolling
- Comment on Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead' 2 months ago:
Absolutely. It’s never too late to keep trying and every little helps:
www.weforum.org/…/too-late-climate-crisis-myth/
sciencefocus.com/…/can-we-stop-climate-change
scientificamerican.com/…/its-never-too-late-to-ta…
- Comment on UK would need forest ‘twice size of London’ to offset new airport expansion. 2 months ago:
*…org.uk/…/biggest-ever-tree-planting-year-for-nor…
Some key figures from the 2024 Forestry research summary:
…gov.uk/…/forestry-facts-figures-2024/
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There are now 3.28 million hectares of woodland in the UK (as of March 2024)
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Woodland area in the UK now represents 13.5% of total land area
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20,660 hectares of new woodland were created in the UK in 2023/24 (compared to 12,960 in 22/23)
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There was a 59% increase in new planting and 28% increase in restocking in the UK in 2023/24
Hopefully that’ll make you feel slightly happier :)
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- Comment on US‘s wind and solar will generate more power than coal in 2024 2 months ago:
There’s a lag in the figures. We won’t find out total usage for 2024 until the beginning of 2025, but the data we do have shows that it will. It’s a weirdly worded title, I grant you.
- Comment on Director Admits "The Brutalist" Used AI to Alter Characters' Accents 2 months ago:
If studios lean on AI to “fix” things like accents, it’s because they’re prioritizing big names over authenticity, not because AI inherently diminishes the value of authentic talent. This is a systemic issue tied to the industry’s reliance on star power for financial success, not just AI or accents.
Viewership is ultimately dictated by audience preferences. If consumers consistently favor star-studded casts over authentic representation, studios will cater to that demand.
- Comment on Director Admits "The Brutalist" Used AI to Alter Characters' Accents 2 months ago:
Sometimes, casting isn’t just about accents or regional authenticity—it’s about acting skill, availability, and fitting a broader character vision. If a top-tier actor can’t naturally deliver an accent, producers may weigh that against other factors. In this case, AI can serve as a compromise rather than a replacement.
- Comment on Director Admits "The Brutalist" Used AI to Alter Characters' Accents 2 months ago:
The controversy surrounding the film kicked off last week after an interview with editor Dávid Jancsó was released by Red Shark News. Jancsó said that the production turned to software called Respeecher to clean up Brody and Jones’ dialog after the ADR stage — a process in which certain lines of dialogue are re-recorded in post — didn’t pan out, a decision that both leads were fully on board with, Jancsó said.
Who cares? Seems like everyone involved was on board. Seems like a good use of the technology to me. I don’t see why anyone should be ‘admitting’ anything.
- Comment on France’s 2024 Power Grid Was 95% Fossil Free as Nuclear, Renewables Jumped 2 months ago:
Very!
- Comment on AI tool can give ministers ‘vibe check’ on whether MPs will like policies 2 months ago:
A new artificial intelligence tool can warn ministers whether policies are likely to be very unpopular with their party’s MPs, using a search described as a “parliamentary vibe check”.
They might want one that can do the same for their constituency…
- Comment on Solar farms are booming in the US and putting thousands of hungry sheep to work 2 months ago:
Cheaper, maybe, but gravel is a bit shit for biodiversity and flood mitigation.
- Comment on UK low- to middle-income families far poorer than OECD counterparts – study 3 months ago:
