Apepollo11

@Apepollo11@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do people pronounce ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) like it's a word?⁩ ⁨⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Good catch! You are 100% correct.

  I’ll update the message, but strikethrough the original so this still makes sense.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How many people would it take to overwhelm a fully functioning military in a nuclear state?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll admit, I didn’t know the Supreme Court had said that.

  It’s an insane interpretation - and I see that many justices said so at the time.

  I guess whether or not the writers of the amendment actually meant every able-bodied man when they wrote “well-regulated militia”, or whether they meant a militia, is impossible to know for sure.

  But to say that the word meant something different at the time is patently untrue. Around the English speaking world at that time, local militias - with that specific word used - were used to keep order. It was a common world for an actual thing people would have been familiar with.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How many people would it take to overwhelm a fully functioning military in a nuclear state?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s half right.

  Militias were always things that you joined and they had a chain of command. Just because they were volunteer forces, it doesn’t mean that they weren’t an organisation. The Peterloo Massacre (1819) was conducted by the local militia. They were all volunteers, but they operated as a paramilitary group.

  “Well-regulated militia” literally meant what it sounds like today - a well-regulated volunteer armed force.

  The amendment is saying that the government shall not prevent people from joining well-regulated armed militias. Which admittedly sounds terrifying to modern ears but, historically, armed militias helped keep the peace in the days before police forces.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How many people would it take to overwhelm a fully functioning military in a nuclear state?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It depends.

  Are the people actually part of a well-regulated militia, necessary to the security of a free state? Or had the government spent the last century reframing that right as “any idiot can own a lethal weapon without training”, and as a result the people are a disorganised and easily-suppressible rabble?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨4th dimensional jokes⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d tell a reduction reaction joke, but I want to stay positive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I am an American. I used to be proud of my country. Now it feels like a turd circling the drain. Is there anything going on behind the scene that America is actually doing good in?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  There are worse places to live.

  Don’t get me wrong, there are loads of better places to live, but there are definitely worse places.

  America makes great animated series. It makes great movies sometimes too. Admittedly most of both of these things are actually made overseas, but you guys write them.

  You also have a nice flag. Although you do kind of ruin it by being super weird about them.

  You have really cheap petrol / gas. That’s definitely something you beat most of the world at. I think that’s the winner.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Am I messed up being in my 30ish believe in Superheroes actually exsist? And we just don't hear about them? I just like to think that their is a person or persons out there.....q⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  If masked vigilante crime-fighters count, I have a true story that might give you faith that there are superheroes out there.

  This is before COVID.

  There were a lot of homeless people in Manchester City Centre. There still is, but before COVID, it was more pronounced.

  There was a homeless guy who used to sit in front of the building where I worked. On my way out of work, I used to grab him a cup of coffee and chat with him for a few minutes before heading off for my tram.

  One Monday as I approached him I notice that snaking out from under his hat is quite a deep and angry-looking cut that had been stitched.

  I asked him about it and he said some guy had come walking down the road attacking homeless people with a broken bottle. They’d all been taken to hospital, patched up and given antibiotics, but everyone was really scared now.

  A couple of days later, he mentioned that the police have found the guy who did it. And ‘found’ is the correct word - the guy was lying by the side of the canal beaten to a bloody pulp. Apparently he’d been attacked by someone dressed all in black wearing a black mask.

  So, I know for a fact that there is at least one person willing to put on a costume in the height of summer and beat up villains - I imagine there are many more.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anyone remember that "First is the worst, second is the best" rhyme kids used to do? Where did that come from?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Third’s the one with the hairy chest!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anyone remember that "First is the worst, second is the best" rhyme kids used to do? Where did that come from?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m surprised they have it in the US!

  I knew they said it in Australia and Canada, though - I don’t know, I guess I just assumed it was a commonwealth thing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How many times a year do you wash your jeans?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I probably get a month, possibly two, out of them between washes. I work from home though, so they don’t really get that dirty.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you think PhD students habe a social life?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  You can call me et al

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My mom really love NBC Good News tonight. How come there isn't a show where they report on the good news of the day instead of all the bad crap all the time?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Psychology.

  Feeding people bad news makes them scared. Scared people want to be kept updated, so tune into the news. Repeat.

  Also: Scared people look for authority to guide them. Lots of money/power to be gained by having crowds of people who trust you.

  Presenting people with scary news keeps them coming back to you and offers opportunities for the stakeholders to profit.

  Exactly the same reason social media presents awful stuff all the time now. Ragebait is more profitable than nice stuff.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Avocado. Is it really so untasty or I am doing something wrong?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think some people genuinely like the taste, but I’m with you - they just taste kind of ‘meh’. Certainly not as nice as most other things.

  They are extremely healthy, though - they’re considered a top-tier superfood.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can to many hits to the head make a person the R word in animals? My bc loves to run around the house and hits his head constantly but shakes it off. He acts normal and everything exceept4 zoomies?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re asking if head trauma can cause brain damage in animals?

  Dogs do have thicker skulls than humans, wrapped in more muscle than humans. Both of these make the skull better at absorbing shocks, so much less force should transfer through to the brain.

  As long as your dog isn’t regularly running headfirst straight into the corners of tables, I wouldn’t worry too much.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dear Faith VIII⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  She has to defend her Masters thesis? Over here in the UK, you only have to formally defend Doctorate level theses.

  Kenya’s system must be a bit more rigorous than ours.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Step-government, what are you doing?!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I read an interview with an actress who was asked why there’s so much step-family porn.

  She explained that it’s an easy niche to make content for - it’s literally just two people having sex. The kink is entirely in the dialogue.

  That’s why there’s so much of it around. Not because it’s super popular, but because it’s extremely low hanging fruit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Westerners, what's your impression on the Chinese Diaspora? And what does the people around your area of residence think of the Chinese Diaspora?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  UK resident here. Absolutely no issues whatsoever - why would there be? People are people at the end of the day.

  Funnily enough, the route between my bus stop and my office takes me through Chinatown. Even though I walk through it every week, I still think I’m really lucky - the archway is amazing, the decorations are interesting and the shops sell all kinds of stuff it’s hard to find elsewhere.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨MyMiniFactory has acquired Thingiverse⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  In the linked article, MyMiniFactory say that they’ll ultimately be removing AI content from Thingiverse.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨MyMiniFactory has acquired Thingiverse⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m in a tricky position here.

  I use MyMiniFactory, have backed several frontiers things and am a member of a few tribes.

  I also use Thingiverse a lot.

  And while I certainly don’t want to pay for AI content, I don’t mind that much if it’s free. There have been times that I’ve looked for something for DnD and the only option was AI generated. And honestly, I’d much rather have that than no model at all.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some good places online to earn certificates or degrees that you can who you a prolific in said subject? Hopefully something free maybe medical coding?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m guessing “proficient” was the intended word!

  Medical coding covers a huge range of disciplines.

  For medical research like protein folding, you’d be best studying Machine Learning.

  For medical admin systems, you’d be best studying databases, UX and the like.

  I did Computer Visualisation at university. One of our assignments was taking the huge list of numbers generated by a MRI scanner and then creating a program to parse that data into a volumetric model. That kind of thing is yet again another discipline.

  None of these skills are particularly medicine-specific. If you work out what it is exactly what you want to do, you’ll more easily find resources for it.

  CodeAcademy has a pretty diverse selection of courses - I signed my team up to them and they’ve all found different niches to study.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the best way to drop 50lbs in two months without spending alot and no fad diets?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Amputate a leg?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do people pronounce ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) like it's a word?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  NASA, NATO, Radar, Sonar, Laser, Scuba, AIDS, PIN, SWAT, YOLO, CAD

  The rule genuinely is “if it can be said as a word, it might be said as a word”.

  They’re called acronyms.

  BBC, TV, USSR etc. can’t easily be said as a word - these are just initialisations.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨world of warcraft orc house⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I can’t see the video without an account, but the house in the thumbnail looks really good.

  For DnD, my orcs all lived in a Tabletop Scenics Orc Barracks, but now I’m very tempted to try something like this for next time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's a Furby!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Psssh.

  It’s clearly a mogwai and nest of wild otamatones

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If the color of the Sun was orange, wouldn't the clouds and everything white also be orange? My friend is adamant that 30 years ago the "real" Sun was orange but got replaced with a white LED.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s fair - my experience with handling them basically stops at individual LEDs in electronics and domestic LED lightbulbs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If the color of the Sun was orange, wouldn't the clouds and everything white also be orange? My friend is adamant that 30 years ago the "real" Sun was orange but got replaced with a white LED.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  But the sun is hot. You can feel the heat radiating from it.

  LEDs are not hot - that’s pretty much the main reason that they’re energy efficient, they don’t waste energy as heat.

  It’s not suddenly gotten colder, so if they did switch to LEDs, then they’re also artificially compensating for the heat. Which would completely defeat the purpose of switching (presumably from an incandescent bulb) to LEDs.

  Also, I’m super intrigued about who is supposedly behind this sun-bulb maintenance, and more interestingly, what could possibly be powering it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are you people all bots?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Me also.

  I’m HatGPT, designed to simulate conversation with a milliner.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK: You can use uBlock Origin to filter Lemmy posts based on certain words⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a ridiculous take that the political minutiae of the US is largely meaningless to people outside the US?

  Look, it’s enough for me to know that the USA has made a thinly veiled threat about forcibly taking over Greenland. This is of immediate concern to me.

  I don’t need to know the details of what the American version of Göring said in defence of the American version of the Gestapo this week.

  We have our own domestic nonsense that I’m sure you don’t get inundated with - why would it be so ridiculous for us not to want to get bombarded with yours?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  He was. He just didn’t get the mechanism behind it right.

  A crude way of explaining Lamarckian evolution would be to look at giraffes. Lamarckism suggests that because an animal that spends much if it’s life stretching its neck to reach food ends up with a slightly longer neck. This trait is then passed down to children, who might spend much of their lives stretching their necks, making them slightly longer. And so on.

  He correctly identified that speciation occurs over many many generations, as a result of incremental changes.

  What Darwin did was to recognise the actual mechanism behind speciation - Natural Selection. Darwin was aware of and built on Lamarck’s work.

  Weirdly, within the last thirty years, we’ve realised that the truth is not so clear cut. Epigenetic changes occur as a result of the environment and are hereditary. While genes are still the main drivers of evolution, these epigenetic changes affect gene expression.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK to get a passport in the US, you need to have access to information about your parents and most recent ex-spouse⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, the Greenland thing is certainly barely legal…