AmidFuror

@AmidFuror@fedia.io

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the best way to answer someone who accuses you of being a bot because they don't like what you have to say?⁩ ⁨⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Here are a few effective, low-drama ways to respond when someone dismisses you as a “bot” just because they don’t like your point:

  1. Stay calm and don’t take the bait

  Accusations like that are often meant to derail the conversation. You can respond simply:
  “I’m not a bot. If there’s something specific you disagree with, I’m happy to clarify.”

  2. Refocus on the actual argument

  Bring the discussion back to substance:
  “Whether I’m a bot or not doesn’t change the argument. Which part would you like to address?”

  3. Use humor if the situation allows

  Sometimes a light touch reduces tension:
  “If I were a bot, I’d hope for better hardware. Anyway—back to the topic…”

  4. Set a boundary

  If the person refuses to engage:
  “If you’re not interested in discussing the topic, that’s fine. I’m here to talk about the issue, not labels.”

  5. Don’t over-explain

  You don’t need to prove your humanity. Over-defending yourself often encourages more trolling.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I hate how inescapable politics are on Lemmy, but ya know, at least nobody's constantly asking how I wipe my butt or pick up my dog's poop then completely ignoring me when I try to answer.⁩ ⁨⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Username checks out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which countries combine high quality of life and strong equality?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Sir Thomas Moore's Utopia fits this bill if we assume for the moment that slaves don't count toward the equality aspect, beings slaves and all.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Japan Unveils Human Washing Machine, Now You Can Get Washed Like Laundry⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Just put Gene in the washing pod right next door.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Black Friday, more like buy stupid shit day.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Like many other commenters here, I spent the day not shopping, not watching TV (I don't even own one and haven't even heard of your favorite streaming services), not listening to any popular music or even the A sides or albums by some bands you've never heard of, eating only whole foods that didn't show any form of suffering during their demise when harvested from the community garden, identifying 2026 candidates to align with (whom I shall never name here lest someone bring up an imperfect act they once failed to adequately denounce), and telling loose acquaintances that I am an ally for their non-traditional romantic entanglements.

  Was it Black Friday?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Someone probably invented the sandwich before the Earl of Sandwich did, but didn't think to tell anyone⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Yours is the vegan of sociopolitical attitudes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Turing test has been inverted.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I've never seen a turtle, but I understand what you mean.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Turing test has been inverted.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  What's a tortoise?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If eating a banana is ~0.1μSv, then what is holding a banana for an hour?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Think Incredible Hulk crossed with King Kong.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a word for when someone is not capable of, or doesn't try to understand verbal communication in a language, they are fluent in similar to functionally illiterate but for speech?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  What's the word for when you can't think of a word? I used to know it....

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Now I'm curious if you do anything with your partner that she really likes to do but you don't.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨why are fitness weights filled with sand?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Exploiting natural resources.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There should be a "last used combination" faucet handle for sinks so you don't have to balance hot and cold everytime during winter⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Keep in mind that mixing the levels of hot and cold water isn't the only factor in the final temperature. It's also the actual temperature of the water in the pipes. Depending on where your pipes run, the cold water in the pipes may be warmer or cooler than the underground source of the water. The hot water may also have cooled more or less since leaving your hot water heater. Initial temperature may therefore be too hot or cold compared to where it ends after a period of use.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can we have a healthy life only with fruits or fruits and plants combined alone, and if not why?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Right? At a minimum, it might help mentally health to allow some things to ferment a but and then consume the toxic byproducts in moderation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sam Altman and husband reportedly working to genetically engineer babies from having hereditary disease⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Right. Currently the ways we avoid genetic disease are screening partners, screening IVF embryos, and in utero testing + abortion.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People are unable to recognize their true enemies.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That's because bacteria and viruses are so small, and they cause the most problems after they're already inside you. That and socialism.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If we ever find a planet with life in it, we could never set foot on it, because the interaction of the two biologies can have unpredictable consequences⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If the biology is different enough, things like viruses wouldn't easily cross between the planets. But bacteria could still probably exploit us (and them), and nothing would stop things with claws, teeth, and spikes from hurting us even if they couldn't ultimately digest us.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU - use this to EMAIL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The first rule of Fight Chat is you can't control Fight Chat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People who don't wear earphones outside - why, and what do you do instead?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I'll get back to this, but I first need to complete my post called "Have you ever spoken to someone in person?"

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A brain transplant is one of those rare cases where you’d rather be the donor than the recipient.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Kidney might be similar. Both people are likely to be left with one functioning kidney, but one has to take anti-rejection drugs.

  A partial liver transplant and a bone marrow transplant is even more along the lines of better to be the donor.

  And fecal transplants are pretty easy on both parties, but moreso the donor.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Breakthrough gel can regenerate tooth enamel within weeks⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The researchers used extracted human molars as an ex vivo model, first etching their enamel or dentine surfaces with acid to mimic different stages of tooth erosion. They then applied a single coating of the biomimetic elastin-like recombinamer (ELR) gel and let it dry. Finally, the teeth were immersed in carefully controlled mineralization baths that replicated the ionic environment of saliva.

  Keep in mind this hasn't been shown to actually help teeth in someone's mouth.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If animals could speak English in what foreign accent do you think that a certain species would certainly have ?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You're the only one to comment with the accent of a people of color. You read my comment and then picked an African animal and gave it the accent of one of the African countries where it lives.

  Congratulations for proving me wrong after being aware of my comment. But your entry wasn't at all funny or enlightening, so we all lose.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If animals could speak English in what foreign accent do you think that a certain species would certainly have ?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It was a prediction. We need to wait for the evidence.

  So far groups mentioned have been Aussie, Brit, French, Italian, and Russian. At the time I made my comment it was Aussie and Italian only.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If animals could speak English in what foreign accent do you think that a certain species would certainly have ?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This encourages racist responses, but no one will notice until a people of color are involved.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If animals could speak English in what foreign accent do you think that a certain species would certainly have ?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Pigeons would speak a pidgin language, obviously.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People who live in southern hemisphere countries: do your mall Santas dress for freezing cold weather?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Santa lives at the North Pole. He has to dress warmly. 2/3 of Earth's population lives north of the equator. Santa has to dress for the majority of the people he will visit as he doesn't have time to change clothes. Santa's helpers in malls are like stunt doubles. They have to dress like Santa dresses.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ernest is alive⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Vern, what's these dead minnows doin' on my pizza pie?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'd like to control my air-purifier with one of those power-socket-timer-switch thingies – Is there a way to "auto-press" those non-mechanical buttons?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You just need a humanoid robot with the latest AI. Then you explain what you want it to do, and if it doesn't murder you or make you its slave, you might be alright.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's interesting to see what qualifies as a swear in different languages.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  When Grandma calls you an SOB, it's really about her daughter-in-law.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you smoothened out the earth, how high would the water level be?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Water naturally spreads out equally on such a surface

  You've forgotten about tides.