MoonMelon

@MoonMelon@lemmy.ml

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Honestly wtf?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Same as Rhipsalis_baccifera.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Honestly wtf?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I live in the middle of nowhere in Eastern North America. Saw some growing all by itself in the middle of the lane. It never came back in that spot and I’ve never seen any other plants. The seed pods are really spiky and light, they must hitch a ride on stuff.

  I decided not to try it after reading a few “trip reports”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Insulin⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Something I’ve noticed is when untraveled people in the USA try to contextualize themselves with other countries they pick the worst examples they can think of. Favelas in Brazil or slums in South Africa for example. We do this to the point where our entire conception of countries (or in the case of Africa, continents) is the worst imagery we can think of. I think they genuinely don’t believe that, for all their troubles India, Brazil, Mexico, Nigeria, etc also have smartphones and big buildings and libraries and universities and laboratories, and educated people living decent lives.

  They also can’t see how the overcrowded jails full of pretrial prisoners, the barefoot children carrying buckets for water in Appalachia, the rundown schools full of illiterate kids, the impunity of rich private interests, the corrupt sheriffs and judges, and on and on, puts us in the company of the “third world countries”. Yes we have nice places too, but SO DO THEY. A broken society in the 21st century isn’t people living in mud huts, it’s children shitting in the street next to a glass skyscraper with LEED Platinum certification.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Plant Slurs⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know if you’re opposed to herbicide, but triclopyr will kill it. You can get triclopyr salt (water based) and apply it to the freshly cut stump surface (within moments of cutting), or triclopyr ester (oil based) and apply it to the outside of the plant close to the base, no cutting required. Both of these will kill the root. Otherwise just keep cutting and eventually you will exhaust the root.

  Not sure about elsewhere, but in the USA you can typically buy the water-based triclopyr salt in a small bottle with a brush attached to the cap. This is in pretty much any garden store. Even though you have to cut the plant first I think this is the best form for just a few plants.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I Used to Teach Students. Now I Catch ChatGPT Cheats.⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Most of the comments here appear that way. It’s kind of darkly humourous considering the essay.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Grubhub is laying off about 500 employees, or ~23% of its workforce, following its takeover by Wonder in November 2024.⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Speech and thought are bidirectional, meaning not only is there the obvious relationship of thought influencing language but there is a less obvious relationship where language actually changes how we think. Much like how the food you consume becomes your bones, muscles and nerves, you literally “are what you eat” when it comes to words, speech and thoughts. In that sense the language of a message gives us insight into the mind of the author beyond their literal intent.

  Which is scary when you consider people actually think in a manner that produces this ultra processed corporate diarrhea. It’s no wonder these people believe LLMs can replace humanity when their thoughts look like this. Shit is like reverse poetry. The only coherent message I see is that companies delivering ultra processed foods have ultra processed minds. Guessing that wasn’t their literal intent.

  I hope the people affected end up with something better.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Caption this.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Homer, are you still holding the can?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Blizzard Co-Founder Reveals True Reason For Departure⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I worked there during this time, and this pretty much confirms what everyone feared when the merger was announced. Part of me wants to read this book, but I know it will make me really mad.

  Just a little anecdote, we had a meeting shortly after where Frank Pierce told us that major changes would basically happen over Morhaime’s dead body. So when he left (and Pierce also) it was clear that it was over.