MoonMelon

@MoonMelon@lemmy.ml

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Plant Slurs⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨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.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨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.⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Homer, are you still holding the can?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Blizzard Co-Founder Reveals True Reason For Departure⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.