klemptor

@klemptor@startrek.website

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Animal spirits⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  A sqube

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Uncultured⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Wait, what’s their true purpose?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨doctors⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  This is a recent problem. Do we think those purported fat genes just evolved in society over the past eightyish years, and spread so widely that, per the 2017-2018 NHANES data, 73% of American adults are overweight (30.7%) or obese (42.4%)? On a population level it’s clear this cannot be genetic. There’s been a cultural shift that has caused this problem, often thought to be related to processed food, less time to cook, and for some underserved communities, food deserts.

  Look at how dramatically obesity has risen since the '80s:

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨doctors⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I think their point is that doctors don’t want their patients to become entrapped by obesity into lifelong poor health, which also traps them as sources of revenue for corporations that profit from sickness and fat: pharma, companies that sell fad diet and/or exercise plans, etc. So if your doctor tells you to lose weight, it’s probably coming from a good place, regardless of what else might be going on with your health.

  (And just in anticipation of some replies I might get: yes, it’s absolutely a real and shitty thing when doctors only see the fat and assume it’s the cause of all the patient’s problems. You deserve better healthcare than that. But also recognize that while the fat might not be the cause of a given problem, it might be exacerbating that problem.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rate my setup⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I see beans but no jeans. Come on lemmy, do the thing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨rawdogging it⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m neither. Just an introvert with a good imagination ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When did I get so old⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, before the stupid challenges it was Jackass; before that it was America’s Funniest Home Videos. Dumb entertainment has always existed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Regularly? Yes. A one-off? Not the biggest sin.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So true⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Man for me it was that $1.25 pool stand hot dog

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump, in blue, sleeping at Pope Francis' funeral⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Or, god forbid, mustard on a hamberder

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell 'hyper personalized' ads | TechCrunch⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m out of the loop, what’s wrong with Brave?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘You Can’t Lick a Badger Twice’: Google Failures Highlight a Fundamental AI Flaw⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve resorted to appending every Google search with “-ai” because I don’t want to see their bullshit summaries. Outsourcing our thinking is lazy and dangerous, especially when the technology is so flawed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hottest Star Trek character?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Especially lies

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hottest Star Trek character?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Garak is both sex and war

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hottest Star Trek character?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  TOS: Uhura
  TNG: Riker
  DS9: actually hard to choose. Kira or Sisko or Bashir or Jadzia
  VOY: Torres, but honorable mention to Kim
  ENT: Archer
  DIS: Culber or Owosekun
  PIC: Seven
  SNW: Spock or Uhura or Pike or Chapel, hard to choose

  Can’t really speak to the other shows because I haven’t seen them

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Be not afraid⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh hecc borzoi did a evolve

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mark Zuckerberg personally lost the Facebook antitrust case⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah somehow Microsoft dodged it in 2001 which is pretty mind-boggling because they were supreme at that point

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My brain fog makes me feel so stupid that I'm seriously considering trying speed⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have brain fog due to perimenopause. I used to be so smart - I have degrees in physics and statistics - and now I have to use a calculator for basic arithmetic. I’ll start a sentence and my train of thought will just evaporate. And when I try to concentrate on anything even a little bit complex, I lose track of my thoughts, it’s like there’s TV static where my thoughts belong.

  And yeah, then the self-recriminations begin, plus a deep frustration that feels desperate and almost like rage and grief mixed together. And partly I think that’s an overreaction, but then again, I’m not sure it is.

  It’s horribly depressing to go from smart to dumb. And I know my situation isn’t nearly as bad as yours, but please know you have my sympathy. It really sucks and I hope it gets better for you soon. 🤍

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I should wash my hair.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Dude no. You have to actually wash them, what’s the matter with you?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lemmy has the ideal number of posts for me. Just enough to have a good time but not too many that I'm scrolling forever⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve found more belligerent comments have started to crop up, and sure enough, most of the time the account is about 2 weeks old. I really hope lemmy doesn’t change with this latest influx from reddit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do you answer the question "What's new with you?" when nothing happens in your life?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “Ah you know, same old.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Motorcycle knowledge⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  In the trash because those things are FREEZING. Go plastic or go home!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Today's Survey. One point for everything that you have NEVER DONE⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Zero. Born in the early '80s.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Healthy snack⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel like you get me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Calm your tits⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  And everything’s cool in the mind of a gangsta

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Calm your tits⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  We have something similar: we’d say someone is “all bark, no bite”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My legs forgot how to leg⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  No, it’s Jean Luc Picard in a Professor X costume.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My legs forgot how to leg⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Homie, enjoy your incoming hemorrhoid, you’ve earned it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨would getting back with an ex be a bad idea?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Girl. Have some dignity and kick him to the curb because it’s clear he’s not really interested in you. He probably wants you on standby in case his dick or his ego need stroking. Don’t make excuses for someone who’s mistreating you, especially at such a young age - you’re just inviting dysfunction. You can and will do better, but not if he’s in the way. Good luck.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GeoCities in 1995: Building a Home Page on the Internet⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Break out of frames!