stelelor

@stelelor@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Read-onlys are cancer. Post stuff you want to see.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Read-onlys be like Image while upvoting

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Caption this.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The base pairs are off and that irritates me more than the art - at least that has the excuse of being evocative or something.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How did people poop before smartphones were invented?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I used to do that too! But living in Eastern Europe, our shampoo bottles had like twenty languages. I didn’t manage to learn any, but I did develop a sense of how closely related they were.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The UK section of my local supermarket is taking the piss⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Another clue it isn’t Quebec is that Quebec wouldn’t bother having a separate US section when the States are just a couple hours drive away.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Becoming et al.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  No scholar would ever tell anyone else to become a scholar. More like “Run! Run while you can! Get away from this cursed existence!”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lichens are things⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Gotta love oligotrophy. Some lichens grow inside rocks… definitely can’t replicate that in a lab (although not for lack of trying).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I always order Popular Problem.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m late to the thread but I just wanted to say THANK YOU for taking the time to write it all up! You’ve helped me understand a few things about abjads, which makes the original post even more hilarious.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Measurements⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What is your professional opinion on decimal feet? I had to use such a measuring tape at work, it took me half a day to figure out what was going on with that abomination.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Extreme sports are weird⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think that fear is just one of the many responses humans like to stimulate. Spicy foods and deep massages? Fancy pain. Fireworks and laser shows? Fancy lights and colors. I wonder if it ties into the ability to remember that we survived the painful stimulus long enough to enjoy the aftermath, so we’re more likely to seek out that stimulus in the future? High risk = high reward kind of thing.

  Also brings this to mind: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernormal_stimulus

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lemmy's major collective account cake days are coming up soon.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If everyone had access to healthcare the net benefit of treating the mental illness and other disabilities holding them back would easily cover the cost of the healthcare itself.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I hear where you’re coming from. I can’t even begin to imagine how tired you are after all these hardships. The fact that you’re still writing civil replies to the other person is commendable.

  I would like to respectfully say that universal healthcare would have eliminated the need to navigate insurance denials and out of pocket maximums. If we add a more robust social safety net to the equation, you may also not have to worry about childcare and having to stretch yourself thin with work… Would eliminating these battles really not have brought qualitative changes (for the better) for your family?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Calculus made easy⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thank you for this beautiful example of using “defiantly” correctly!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When historians are trying to credit the invention of generative AI, they may have to hunt down that one social media post that started the "use only auto-complete to finish this sentence" trend.⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What is the best way to get the latest Flash player is required for video playback of the day of the day of the day

  … I have never written anything about Flash player or video playback, what the hell autocomplete?!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Regarding Avocado Toast⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My mom introduced me to avocado toast. She’s a boomer, I’m a millenial…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Data Science⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I am very new to the world of CS but I appreciate precise vocabulary. Is my understanding below correct?

  • Sorting = Assigning each object to one category (“bin”).

  • Ordering = Like sorting, but the categories themselves have an inherent hierarchy/order (numerical, alphabetical, etc.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The government probably has super advanced AI at this very moment that we won't see for decades⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Government worker here too, can confirm our system runs on COBOL. The wizards who can program it have infinite job security.