SoleInvictus
@SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone
- Comment on Caveman technology 2 weeks ago:
I know you know what I mean, so I’m similarly going to also pretend I don’t know that and simply state: oof.
- Comment on Uber Eats undercover: Delivering your food for $1.74 an hour 2 weeks ago:
My wife and I ran the numbers and, in our area, Uber Eats was pulling in about 1/4 to 1/3 the cost of the meal between charges to the restaurant and the customer. We were discussing opening a non-profit delivery service in our area. Turns out it’s pretty hard to do.
- Comment on Caveman technology 2 weeks ago:
Bad jokes like these make me feel right at 127.0.0.1
- Comment on LegalEagle Suing PayPal's Honey 2 weeks ago:
I’m sorry that you have so little faith in the 10 year olds you know.
Does your comment have a constructive point or are you simply the sort that looks for technicalities to correct so they might feel smugly satisfied about themselves?
- Comment on LegalEagle Suing PayPal's Honey 2 weeks ago:
They stole referrals. I’ll explain like you’re 10, it’s a bit much for a 5 year old.
Let’s say you watch a video with a link to a product in the description. Normally, when you click that link, a referral code is embedded so the person who made the video gets a referral fee when you make a purchase.
Honey would remove those referral codes and replace it with their own.
- Comment on My favorite 2 weeks ago:
“Italian Inspired Food”
- Comment on BBC staffers reveal editor's 'entire job' to whitewash Israeli war crimes 3 weeks ago:
I suspect the issue they’re having, much as I am to a degree, is that a country is literally murdering men, women, and children so it can take their land and possessions and most of the world continues going about its business as if nothing is happening. Scaled vastly down, it’s almost as if a gang was murdering a neighboring family and the family is screaming for help while the other neighbors do their best to ignore it.
I get why people aren’t flocking to Palestine en masse to defend Palestinians, but especially for anyone with friends or family there, it’s all bizarre. It’s a huge, devastating, pressing issue that weighs on their minds all the time and most of the world doesn’t seem to even care.
- Comment on brains! 1 month ago:
It’s really both, neurons communicate electrochemically. Neurons establish a voltage difference across their membrane, typically positive outside, negative inside, by concentrating ions on one side or the other. In a single neuron, the action potential (signal) results in the electric polarity of the cell membrane switching to negative outside, positive inside, with the change in gradient cascading down the length of the axon as ions are allowed to flow across the membrane by voltage-gated ion channels. After depolarization, ions are actively and selectively pumped to either side of the membrane, repolarizing it.
There’s a lot more to it than that but it’s 100% charge dependent. The change in charge is mediated by the flow of ions across a membrane instead of the flow of electrons through a conductor, hence why it’s slower.
- Comment on Surprise! Nintendo Tracked Down Alleged Switch Pirate in Arizona via Reddit Posts and Repair Orders 2 months ago:
Further evidence of why you use a dedicated alt for anything even vaguely sketch.
- Comment on Kermit :) 2 months ago:
He’s a frog, they breathe through their skin.
QED
- Comment on Microsoft fires employees who organized vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza 2 months ago:
I have seen some surprisingly uninformed users on the Internet, but you’re definitely up amongst the worst of them.
You know you’re on the Internet, right? You can use it to learn things instead of uncritically repeating whatever your favorite talking heads said.
- Comment on ... 2 months ago:
Hah, I haven’t thought about Dragonball in ages.
Progress through turnover is true, and it’s maddening because the core tenets of science are explicitly against this. At our hearts, we’re still just apes with extra inflated egos.
- Comment on Automatic emergency braking is getting better at preventing crashes 2 months ago:
He truly is an idiot. I wish he’d just step down from Tesla. The company has some great ideas, but instead of making them better, he’s making everything worse.
- Comment on Automatic emergency braking is getting better at preventing crashes 2 months ago:
I’ve also had mixed results. My 2018 Prius is flawless, not a single false brake in nearly seven years. We recently purchased a Tesla (I know, I know, long story) and we had to turn the braking sensitivity so far down that the feature is now basically useless.
- Comment on “I am still alive”: Users say T-Mobile must pay for killing “lifetime” price lock 2 months ago:
It’s actually Steve Huffman, AKA “Spez”, and the website Reddit.com.
- Comment on “I am still alive”: Users say T-Mobile must pay for killing “lifetime” price lock 2 months ago:
I do love that so many people on the internet know exactly who you’re talking about when you say “greedy little pig boy”.
- Comment on ... 2 months ago:
Am scientist (well, was, before career change), can confirm. Fuck dogmatic scientists, they’re worse than regular dogmatists because they’ve been given many opportunities to know better.
- Comment on 7 years ago there were no billionaires worth more than $100 billion - today there are 18! 3 months ago:
You are correct. In English, when a noun is used to modify another noun (as an adjective does), it’s referred to as a noun adjunct, attributive noun, or, more rarely, an adjective noun. While it serves the purpose of an adjective, it’s still technically a noun.
Examples are chicken soup, toy store, race car, boat lane, etc.
- Comment on Classic SNES RPG Illusion Of Gaia Gets Fresh Translation 30 Years After Its Western Release | Time Extension 3 months ago:
Nintendo takedown in 3…2…1…
- Comment on How do our brains process reality? I heard our eyes were just low-res cameras and our brains were doing all the heavy lifting in 'rendering' reality. 3 months ago:
It’s a hot button topic for some people. I’m for the biological variation explanation - some people seem to really notice a difference while others don’t.
I think what the people who get really upset notice is that they dropped a few extra $100s on what’s often largely a marketing gimmick.
- Comment on How do our brains process reality? I heard our eyes were just low-res cameras and our brains were doing all the heavy lifting in 'rendering' reality. 3 months ago:
It’s noticeable, it’s just not massive. My phone screen runs at 120hz but I don’t notice a difference unless I’m scrolling rapidly. Gaming culture (driven by corporations) really overemphasizes its importance.
Also keep in mind there likely isn’t a lot of selective pressure on biological vision refresh rate, so I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a fair amount of variability in the ability to discern a difference amongst individuals.
- Comment on Man-in-the-Middle PCB Unlocks HP Ink Cartridges 3 months ago:
If you’re extra lucky, it’ll still be running on the original included demo toner cartridge.
- Comment on Steam does the opposite of forcing Arbitration on its users 3 months ago:
- Comment on Steam does the opposite of forcing Arbitration on its users 3 months ago:
Same, during a boss fight in Elden Ring. I died.
- Comment on Is it me or is everyone in hexbear insane? 4 months ago:
This is an art form if you play a lawful good face character and your DM says you aren’t allowed to lie.
This is the real pro tip.
- Comment on Questions about the safety of Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system are growing 4 months ago:
Same. I recently rode in a Tesla on FSD for over 26 hours of freeway travel. It was flawless the entire time.
On city streets? 90% was about right. It once took too sharp of a turn at a double right turn and spooked the driver next to us (although it didn’t cross into their lane, just got close), and another time decided to only change lanes halfway into the left turn lane.
That being said, it needs to be 100% on city streets before it’s ready for launch because that 10% difference is HUGE when it comes to safety. If their “level 5” taxi isn’t using some vastly improved software, it needs to be kept off the street.
- Comment on I'll have a Number 9, a Number 9 large, a Number 6 with extra dip, two Number 45's, one with cheese, and a large soda. 4 months ago:
Does 996745 or 99645 have some sort of meaning? I’m a little lost.
- Comment on How do people in this day in age become nazis/neonazies sexist or even incels when there is so much knowledge against it? Do they get anything out of being that way? 4 months ago:
You may know this, but if not…
Keep in mind they’re likely referring to the philosophy of liberalism, not the United States “liberal=progressive/left leaning”.
- Comment on Peloton announces $95 “used equipment activation fee” 4 months ago:
That’s the “full self driving”. All the newer cars come with computers capable of doing it, but you either pay a $99/month subscription or a one time $8k charge.
I just checked out their website and apparently you can either transfer it to a new Tesla or leave it with the car and basically sell it to the new owner. Not what I expected at all.
- Comment on it's just that simple. Don't forget to exercise out of depression... 4 months ago:
As someone who struggles with chronic illness and depression, I believe you’re right.
I’m not a psychologist, but I’ve spent a lot of time with them learning about depression and how to live with it. It’s all about incremental change. When I realize I’m slipping back into a depressive funk, I have to figure out what I did to dig this hole and start addressing that to get myself out. It’s a matter of days or weeks. I’m not special. If I was special, I wouldn’t get depressed. I just found what works for me through trial and error.
On the flip side, I have a friend who has been mired in depression for years now. He doesn’t try to change his behavior. He has an inconsistent sleep schedule, rarely goes outside, eats poorly, doesn’t exercise, plays video games 12+ hours most days, and, what I’d say is most important of all, won’t see a therapist to deal with his current and early childhood issues. He seems to think that playing more video games, sleeping more, and avoiding any and all unpleasantness will make him better.
I’ve run into a few people like this and they seem to reflexively write off helpful advice for incremental change. You suggest something like starting out with a 5 minute walk, once a day, just to establish a healthy habit. The response? “A five minute walk isn’t going to cure my depression”. No shit, no one suggested it would. It’s just a start to managing it.
