Mohamed

@Mohamed@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do pot or other drug dealers "lace" their drugs knowing full well it will pretty much kill their customer base and rep? Is this not like a retail store telling customers everyday FUCK YOU and hope⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I doubt it’s intentional. Dealers and other people in the middle of the chain cut drugs with things that lets them increase their supply. One could add active ingredients:

  1. Fentanyl is similar to heroin but much cheaper. Adding fentanyl can make a supply of heroin appear to be better quality.
  2. 25-NBOME is occasionally sold as LSD. It has somewhat similar effects.
  3. Benzocaines and other -caines could be added to cocaine. These -caines, including cocaine, all have a local numbing effect. Adding benzocaine can make the batch of cocaine feel like it’s got more cocaine than it actually does.
  4. Meth and amphetamines are often added to MDMA, since amphetamines give a similar energy focus boost like MDMA does.

  Oftentimes, the adulterant is inactive, and is added to the drug to make it bulkier.

  None of those are meant by the drug dealer to harm the drug consumer. The main reason why drugs do kill so many people, especially opioids, is that they are of unknown potency. For example, if one always takes the se amount of heroin when they get high, they might OD if, for example, a specific batch had more fentanyl than usual. Fentanyl is especially especially bad because it is very very potent, making it really easy to OD on.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's sad that people completely misunderstand what Star Trek is about.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A few years back, I was speaking to a roommate. I complained that the (then) new Star Trek had forced diversity. He immediately shut me down, “Star Trek has ALWAYS been like that”. He was a huge fan of Star Trek

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Before you get vaccinated, consider this⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This needs to be investigated.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Objective: Convince an astronaut to use the Fediverse from space⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Perhaps its a lot to ask, but could you share some of the people profiles?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sending someone LLM output in response to a question they ask is the intellectual equivalent of sending an unsolicited dick pic.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Totally agree. It’s no where near the level of a dick pic - a dick pic is sexual harassment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Man posts his incorrect opinion online⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Rookie mistake. You sleep with your shoes on.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨people with ADHD self-medicate with amphetamine, overly sensitive empaths self-medicate with alcohol, what does people with OCD self-medicate with?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  While probably not self-medication, SSRI’s are one the most successful drug treatments for OCD, I believe. I know this doesn’t really answer your question.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the definitive way to play certain games?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Duke3D - would recommend eduke32 port. The High-Resolution Pack is quite nice, butperhaps some prefer the retro feel of sprites.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Quick post about AI-free FireFox Based Browsers (Keep your Adds and avoid the Bloat)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Tweaking in what sense? Like just default search engines and such, or is it about:config settings?

  I’m just curious.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GameVault Update: Introducing the brand-new Web UI!⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Me neither! Looks like I’m adding another service to my repertoire

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨413524 Gang, rise up!⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  53412?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's a sin in Christianity to consume media based on ancient mythology and folklore?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My background in is in Islam, not Christianity. This doesn’t answer your question but I hope it is helpful.

  Most opinions in Islam are that: it is not a sin to read pagan texts or texts from other religions, but it is highly discouraged for non-experts in Islam, as, for example, it may weaken their belief in Islam. Many Muslim prostelyzers, for example, extensively read non-Islamic texts to help them convert other people to Islam.

  However, I think a distinction is usually made between mythical texts and religious texts. Many believe that it is no sin to read Greek mythology because they see them as just fixtional stories, but that it is a sin or it is discourged to read the Torah or the Bible.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Storage, DoGE, and cognitive biases against tape⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Keep in mind that tapes are still the most efficient storage medium, in terms of both cost and physical space used. What they lack is speed. These characteristics make them the perfect medium for archiving.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Orange flavored recession is superior to the DeMoNCRaTs!!!1!1!!⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Historically true, but Im guessing Trump isnt talking about Colonialism here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GenAI website goes dark after explicit fakes exposed⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Generated AI CP should be illegalized even if its creation did not technically harm anyone. The reason is, presumably it looks too close to real CP, so close that it: 1) normalizes consumption of CP, 2) grows a market for CP, and 3) Real CP could get off the hook by claiming it is AI.

  While there are similar reasons to be against clearly not real CP (e.g. hentai), this type at least does not have problem #3. For example, there doesnt need to be an investigation into whether a picture is real or not.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Europe bets on RISC-V for homegrown supercomputing platform⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The connection also looks like a RAM stick’s. I think.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meta claims torrenting pirated books isn’t illegal without proof of seeding⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  This is irrelevant because Meta should not be tried for this the same as a private individual would be.

  The case for torrenting being illegal for private individuals is one or both of:

  1. Downloading in of itself is stealing.
  2. Uploading is giving unauthorized access to someone else who otherwise might have had a harder time finding it. Anything else, such as watching, reading, listening, learning, etc. is not illegal (or does not make sense to make illegal). The exception might be publishing. This is rare for private individuals (e.g. using pirated FL studio to make a commercial song).

  For corporations, a lot change. Firstly, a corporation downloading a torrent is necessarily making unauthorized material available for some people of the company. It’s like a group of 20 friends all downloaded and uploaded to each other. Secondly, they used this copyrighted material commercially (like playing pirated music in a public night club). Both should be illegal.

  However, all of this is still a distraction. The real issue is using copyrighted materials to train commercial AI. Does Meta require permission from copyright holders to make AI based on their work? The law is grey on this, and desperately needs regulations.

  Just my thoughts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Self-hosted Personal Finance Suggestions⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I am definitely interested.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bringing Quote Posts to Mastodon⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Just thinking out loud here.

  I disagree with being able to opt out of being quoted, but I agree that one should be able to opt out of having their account visible in the the Quote Post. Or maybe I am misunderstanding what a Quote Post is supposed to be? I am thinking of it as a way to share someone else’s post, but also verifying the the quote wasnt just made up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Arm's to launch first self-made processors, poaching employees from clients: Reports⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I would think, in the US, antitrust laws would apply.

  Is this different from Intel and x86 architecture? (Genuinely asking)