ChonkyOwlbear
@ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
- Comment on xkcd #3163: Repair Video 4 days ago:
I work at a highrise full of old rich people and my side gig is googling solutions to their tech problems. Things like unzooming their iPad, turning the child lock off on their dishwasher, or telling them their power strip is plugged into itself. They are more than happy to throw $40-50 at me for 5 minutes time that saves them hours of frustration or an expensive repair visit.
- Comment on [Discussion] What is the best rated 18+ anime you've seen? 6 days ago:
Black Lagoon
Action/Drama
Nudity, Profanity, Smoking, Suggestive Dialogue, Suicide, Violence
- Comment on Navy loses two aircraft from USS Nimitz aircraft carrier within 30 minutes 1 week ago:
The fact that it was a jet and a helicopter makes me think bad fuel might actually be the reason. It is hard enough keeping water out of fuel on dry land, let alone at sea. Then again, with Trump you never know if it’s something more insidious, like corners being cut on maintenance.
- Comment on "A computer can never be held accountable. Therefore computers are a valuable tool for law enforcement and the ruling class." 2 weeks ago:
That’s why cops love using dogs too. Courts have ruled that dogs can’t lie. That means if a dog indicates you have contraband, then a search is warranted, even if nothing is found. This of course ignores that it is entirely possible the dog indicated contraband because the cop trained it to do so on command.
- Comment on Beans 4 weeks ago:
If you ever get the chance, Vietnamese chè is incredible.
- Comment on Beans 4 weeks ago:
Red bean ice cream is delicious. It’s not that odd when you realize that vanilla, chocolate, and coffee are all beans and all common ice cream flavors.
- Comment on Why doesn't Hamas or Israel just meet at a predetrmined place and time and just have out or kill the crap out of each other? Instead of involving civs who don't have anything to do with war? 4 weeks ago:
Because that only makes sense if both sides are roughly the same size and strength. When one side is outnumbered and outgunned, it is better to hide and ambush.
- Comment on 'No one can find him': Trump drops from public view again after 'slurring' military speech 4 weeks ago:
Especially since if he dies before the 2 year mark of his term, Vance will only be eligible to serve one term, not two.
- Comment on America could have avoided all of this with a functional justice system 5 weeks ago:
It’s all been downhill since Florida rigged the election for Bush in 2000.
- Comment on Superhero stories have become less about saving people and more about fighting villains. 5 weeks ago:
I like how Invincible addresses this. He tries to save people but it always ends disastrously because normal people break really easily when handled by someone with super strength and speed. His best bet is to take out the villain that is the source of danger.
- Comment on Is there a drink with taste of energy drink without caffeine? 5 weeks ago:
Celsius has a line for caffeine free options
- Comment on proof of wormholes 1 month ago:
Their origin is a pretty interesting read too.
- Comment on Should you look for a relationship if it feels like a compromise? 2 months ago:
There are a whole spectrum of nonmonogamous types of relationships out there. Any relationship will have it’s compromise, but what those compromises are is entirely based on you and your partner or partners.
- Comment on Boobs <3 2 months ago:
An RSS feed doesn’t make any money for comic artists.
- Comment on Boobs <3 2 months ago:
Annoying but at least there’s a purpose. You can subscribe to comics you like and it will hold your place in the series so you can start up where you left off.
- Comment on Humanity will likely survive climate change, but the vast majority of humans won't. 3 months ago:
Correction - Has led, is leading, and will lead…
- Comment on Humanity will likely survive climate change, but the vast majority of humans won't. 3 months ago:
A large band around the equator will become unsurvivable. Hundreds of millions of people will flee to cooler climates. Countries will already be straining to provide food and water for their people. This will lead to wars for resources. Nations with nuclear capabilities will fracture and collapse, leaving their weapons in the hands of warlords and despots. Pandemics like COVID will become increasingly more common, not just for humans but for our livestock and crops. I hope you are right, but then again 5 billion might be a conservative estimate.
- Comment on Woman says faecal transplant saved her and could help many more like her 3 months ago:
Most of the body’s serotonin receptors are in the GI tract. We are only beginning to understand how the body regulates these chemicals.
- Comment on Reality vs Fantasy 3 months ago:
The rule I’ve always used is that if the first letter of the word is a vowel, it’s “an” and if it isn’t use “a”.
For example, “an apple” or “a potato”.
- Comment on Microplastics will be the "boomers all have lead poisoning" of millennials 3 months ago:
We are just beginning to understand how much the chemical Imbalances that lead to depression, anxiety, and other mental health disorders originate in the digestive tract and how microplastics from food may disrupt the processing of these chemicals.
- Comment on Crunchyroll accidentally confirmed it uses ChatGPT for subtitles 4 months ago:
They are hilariously wrong a lot of the time.
- Comment on surprised_pikachu.jpg 4 months ago:
He looks like Charlie from IASIP dressed as Jesus
- Comment on Very small deal 4 months ago:
If you can get the boat going before it floods, the boat moving through the water will create enough suction to drain out any water. You just better have a plug waiting for you at your destination.
- Comment on Caption this. 4 months ago:
Sniper MD
- Comment on "And my dick fucks your wife more than you do. What's your point?" 4 months ago:
“Oh, you could only afford one watch?”
- Comment on Most American headline 5 months ago:
Starve your kid or lose them. That’s quite a choice for a poor parent to make.
My late father grew up in an orphanage because my grandfather was too poor to care for 5 kids and a sick wife. My grandparents were able to take the kids home on Sundays though, so it wasn’t a situation where they yielded full custody. I’m not saying an orphanage was ideal, but it’s a shame that these days there is not the same kind of middle ground where kids can be cared for but still stay connected to their family. I guess that is too much of a social safety net for conservatives to tolerate.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 months ago:
As much as being out or outed can put you at risk in many places in the world, I don’t think there is an obligation to put yourself at risk by being an activist. That being said, there are ways to provide aid to those in need besides activism.
- Comment on Grave of the Fireflies 5 months ago:
Try “Dear Zachary”. It’s the best documentary I will never watch a second time.
- Comment on Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk would like to ‘delete all IP law’ 6 months ago:
About 163 million out of 340 million people work. The rest are subsidized.
- Comment on Other than a faulty charging port, is there any reason to use a wireless phone charger over wired? 7 months ago:
The amount of times I have tripped on a charging cord and sent my phone flying…