FuglyDuck
@FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
- Comment on fafo 1 day ago:
Wait until you find out about the Soviet nuclear bunker that had a bunch of cannibal ants.
And that researchers let them out to see what would happen.
My conclusion is that polish researchers need to read and watch more trashy sci-fi.
- Comment on is there any way to invest ethically as a sole individual? 3 days ago:
Probaby the only way to do so, is to set up your own criteria for what “ethical” means and then evaluate companies on your own. There’s really nothing more than the ETF’s you’ve already mentioned, and those are usually superiscially about one issue.
Also, just for the record, I don’t see where Burry is particularly concerned with ethics or social issues, but honestly I don’t know much about him beyond the whole permabear and/or predicting the housing crash.
Honestly, once a company gets onto the stock market, it’s pretty hard to make an argument that any of them are really as ethical as they should be. Remember, being a publicly traded company means putting short-term profits above all else. (at least, in the US.)
- Comment on Do the needs of the many outweigh the whims of the few? 3 days ago:
Anyone else screaming “oh god! don’t twist! don’t twist!” ?
- Comment on Microwave Intensifies 3 days ago:
We still do. It’s a fun trick.
- Comment on Do the needs of the many outweigh the whims of the few? 3 days ago:
which, yeah, I don’t disagree with that. The problem is that they’re actively working against their own interests. Blatantly so. They don’t want to take programs that would give them financial security (or all the other forms of security that would give, like stable housing, access to good and healthy food, a good education, etc.).
Some of it is that they’re primed to do that. But a lot of it is, they’re lashing out. They don’t want to feel safe, as an example, because then that removes their excuse for lashing out at people they want to harass and torture.
- Comment on Do the needs of the many outweigh the whims of the few? 3 days ago:
to be honest, at this point, I’m pretty sure the RWNJ’s don’t actually want to feel safe.
But yeah, the appropriate solution is to keep everybody safe, and educate the RWNJ’s. Though, if you were able to actually convince them of the truth, they’d probably run off to disenfranchise the next group.
- Comment on Do the needs of the many outweigh the whims of the few? 4 days ago:
Being safe outweighs feeling safe, so this whole analogy is void.
WOW… you managed to get my point and still miss it. Impressive.
- Comment on Do the needs of the many outweigh the whims of the few? 4 days ago:
It’s a nice buzzword for Vulcans to justify some horrible shit using logic, but if you go deeper than a StarTrekism buzzword, then it doesn’t really make much sense.
For example, Trans rights. Trans need to be safe. RWNJ’s need to feel safe, and out number them. Who wins?
in the real world, everybody wins when Trans people’s rights are protected and everybody- especially the most vulnerable- are kept safe. Including the RWNJ’s.
- Comment on i liek turdles 5 days ago:
saw that little tyke the other day chilling in our grass.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
I feel like it’s weird to talk about kids learning hygiene or bathing or grooming at work is weird.
But super important to actually teach your kid- and id put this in that category.
- Comment on Our dancers have infinite curves 1 week ago:
or rather, a half a one.
- Comment on Do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few? 2 weeks ago:
First… yes, as far as it goes. That said there’s some problems with it on the whole.
Keep in mind, this is a thought terminating cliche saying by Vulcans to explain “the logic” of self sacrifice.
The thing about logic is it can be used to justify all sorts of horrific things. (For example, the us nuking of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.)
It’s also important to note that, in general, I don’t really disagree with it here. That doesn’t make it any less of a cliche or problematic when applied to things like social policy.
Consider Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Some needs are themselves more weighty than others.
that guy’s need to get to work on time doesn’t outweigh my need to dress safely, even if there’s a dozen of them behind me- and never will.
Similarly, if the needs of the many (say, to feel safe) are juxtaposed against the few, whose need is to stay alive…. The needs of the few outweigh the many. One might say “but that doesn’t happen”… but we do. All the time.
Right now, the most extreme example are all the people that defend Israel’s right to genocide by insisting that Israel has a right to defend itself.
That said. Billionaires don’t need to make money. And they don’t even need to exist, for that matter.
- Comment on How differently would have information technology developed if most of the world were under authoritarian regimes instead of liberal democracies? Would encryption have been more restricted? 2 weeks ago:
For the record, the Arab world wasn’t always anti-science. It was religion that got them there.
Not all authoritarian regimes are anti-science. Some would be very interested in things for domestic use, it might be slower, and such, though.
- Comment on Does vibe coding sort of work at all? 2 weeks ago:
On a general note: IQ means nothing. I mean a lot of IQ tests use pattern recognition tasks that can be helpful but still, having a high IQ says nothing about you ability as developer
to put this another way… expertise is superior to intelligence. Unfortunately we have this habit of conflating the two. intelligent people some times do some incredibly stupid things because they lack the experience to understand why something is stupid.
Being a skilled doctor or surgeon doesn’t make you skilled at governance. two different skillsets.
- Comment on Why do people especially men care if someone forgives a cheating partner 2 weeks ago:
Studies clearly show that a person who has cheated once is 3-10 times more likely to cheat again. It depends on the study, but the most generous 3x in the next five years.
- Comment on Why do people especially men care if someone forgives a cheating partner 2 weeks ago:
So, as someone who’s been cheated on… I can say with certainty that I would never be able to be intimate or vulnerable with my ex. I’m not talking about sex. I’m talking about actual intimacy. It takes trust, and that trust has been broken.
I wouldn’t give an absolute “don’t do it” because everyone is different and every relationship is unique, and I certainly wouldn’t chime in without being asked, but I doubt very much the relationship you have now will ever be what you had before.
It doesn’t really matter what you do, or how you’ve changed. The thoughts will still be there, insidiously causing doubt.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Technically, you can give your senator some input and tell them how to vote. They can also call in witnesses and get commentary.
The point about scotus being appointed is that it’s still a political process, they’re still doing politics.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
So, you can see how they’ve made rulings on various topics. All of that is public record.
What really happens is people make lists and say “we like this judge” for various interests, or like news agencies might give an overview of what they found on rulings, etc.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Most AR systems aren’t going to be comfortable enough for, say, data entry jobs, mind. VR has come along way (anyone remember virtual boy?) but it does get taxing.
Depending on implementation, it’s also going to potentially have problems with shitty display quality, power/battery life, heat, etc.
You could also use a portable projector for a display. A smart phone is optimized for being a smart phone, though, and a desktop workstation is optimized for that.
Where AR tech is going to be useful is more for things like overlaying directions or providing virtual signage, or stuff. But that’s going to require some new form of UX design that’s optimized for that.
Also, for the record, the google glass headset sucked. Its display was like staring at whatever people did for power point slides in the 80’s. (I’m not that old, someone else is gonna have to chime in.)
- Comment on [US] How do I find and vote for primaries and local positions in my state? 2 weeks ago:
It really is, yes.
We should protect them at all costs.
- Comment on [US] How do I find and vote for primaries and local positions in my state? 2 weeks ago:
Check with your states Secretary of State. There’s usually a list of elections there.
Might also have to check with your city/county.
Local libraries also typically provide information like that as a service.
- Comment on Why was file search much faster in Windows XP than in subsequent versions? 3 weeks ago:
(and they won’t even talk about 9. they act like it doesn’t exist!)
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Phones… are computers.
They just have a different set of input and output. Phones will never fully replace desktops and no, they won’t merge into one thing. (Microsoft tried this to some extent with windows 8. The thing is, for some things kbm is the best method and for others, cell phones tap and swipe are.)
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
If there’s comparable oceans, tides would get a bit chaotic. Unless they’re pretty much balancing themselves out- their orbits would basically have to be circular and their mass balanced with their barycenters all in the same place. If the orbits are different (which is almost certainly true), then the tides get whining fast. Also the moons would muck about with things like satellites orbiting.
2 suns would depend on a few things- how far and what stellar type? Is it a relatively stable binary or is one ingesting the other?
If they’re fairly stable and not spitting out angry stellar winds, and your planet is in the Goldilocks zone, your seasons would get whonky, especially if you orbit both stars or you mostly orbit one star and get pulled around in whonky ways by the second.
You can have some really weird shaped (and stable!) orbits that would change seasons and day night cycles in some ways. (You could even have an orbit that’s just in a line, bouncing between them, or bean-shaped orbits, etc. random loops added in when your planet gets too close.)
The chaotic orbits might strip moons off (and maybe they come back.)
You might have weird religions.
- Comment on Why are living beings not being cooked alive constantly at the tekpersatures we are? 3 weeks ago:
Sous vide doesn’t happen at 98 f, 37c.
You don’t start killing off bacteria until 130f, 54c, which is the ‘real’ point of cooking. (oh there’s also texture reasons, making it more palatable. but generally we cook foods so it’s safe to eat.)
Generally, the only things you’d prepare at lower than 130f, are things that don’t have a problem with bacteria- whole plants and vegetables. Which is why cut up fruits and veggies are meant to be refrigerated- this stalls off the bacterial growth that the plant can’t stop because it’s barrier to do that has been removed.
but no. Chopping off a bicep or something won’t cook at your core body temperature- and in point of fact, your surface temp is actually much lower.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
School boards are an elected, political position.
Militias are an illegal organization.
There’s a gulf of difference between the two.
There are also plenty of elected politicians that aren’t awful people. Especially at the state legislative level.
- Comment on What's up with all the moth memes? 3 weeks ago:
I had one fly into the hinge of my laptop last night. What a weirdo.
- Comment on Is flirting redundant? 3 weeks ago:
I can’t flirt to save my life.
So it’s hardly necessary. That said, I’ve had more than a few conversations with clients about our employees “flirting” only to find out they all the guard said was literally “hello,” without getting up from the desk or otherwise taking it any further.
(I’m a manager contract security. My employees are guards at our client’s facilities or wherever.)
- Comment on All kinds 3 weeks ago:
naw. that’s just a reallllly tiny finger.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Yeah. they’re horrible. Find your local library, they have tons of things going on, usually. Probably have something you might find interesting involving others.
Otherwise, there’s plenty of other 3rd spaces, like community centers, or things more directly dedicated to your interests.
