JohnnyEnzyme
@JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social
- Comment on Finally sitting down to rewatch Beam Me Up, Sulu. The Blu-ray has extended interviews. 1 hour ago:
I’m watching it here:
https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/200261747/s05-e31-the-encounterIt does have some ads here and there. It also might be on DailyMotion, ad-free.
- Comment on Finally sitting down to rewatch Beam Me Up, Sulu. The Blu-ray has extended interviews. 2 hours ago:
I’m just now watching his Twilight Zone episode. Intense stuff…
- Comment on Rare 500-year-old freeze-dried potatoes unearthed at Inca coastal site 23 hours ago:
Ah yes, the freezing. My ancestors would be disappointed in me for leaving that out(!)
Not sure about the protein content of potatoes vs. grains, but IIRC, the vitamin & mineral content is generally superior. Potatoes are a complete superfood one can live on for long periods, again if I’m remembering correctly.
I suppose if I ever go back, I might try chicha again. Was really unimpressed the last couple times I tried it, heh.
- Comment on Rare 500-year-old freeze-dried potatoes unearthed at Inca coastal site 1 day ago:
This is how the Incas and other Andes peoples would store their crops– they’d mash it down in two stages by dint of their feet, and then the potatoes would store indefinitely.
Even better than bread and beer storage of grains, and potatoes are more nutritious than either, to boot.
- Comment on The Picard Video 4k 3 days ago:
Did you see the one (above) with the original music synced in? Because I think it helps a lot.
- Comment on The Picard Video 4k 3 days ago:
Would you believe me if I told you that Captain Picard sang and danced the song “You’re Adorable” right on the bridge of the ol’ NCC-1701D?
"That’s impossible!" I hear you saying…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZNs-9Jr5TI - Comment on Archaeologists uncover 4,000-year-old evidence of siege warfare in ancient Mesopotamia 6 days ago:
I guess all you really need is a defensible position for the enemy to conduct a “siege,” by definition.
Offhand, I guess that suggests that sieges go back around ~12Kyrs ago, or really, much earlier, in which a transient band of hunter-gatherers taking shelter is in an attacked position.
- Comment on Hidden in plain sight: the race to discover new species before they’re gone 1 week ago:
Ah, okay then.
I’m cool with anarchism, but OTOH I’ve had too many toxic interactions with .ML and Hexbear users to want to have anything to do with those instances.Guess I’ll pass then, and thank you for your time.
- Comment on Hidden in plain sight: the race to discover new species before they’re gone 1 week ago:
Thanks! Mander took several tries to load for some reason, but it eventually came up after you replied. Just for the record, the post is: https://mander.xyz/post/53271732
My idea is to cross-post this here, if that’s cool:
!animals@lemmy.world - Comment on Hidden in plain sight: the race to discover new species before they’re gone 1 week ago:
Anybody know how to view this post directly on Mander.xyz?
When I try to follow the original post, I keep getting directed to .ML and Hexbear for some reason…
- Comment on Andromeda Through Gas and Dust 1 week ago:
So, only ~2-3Byrs before we form The Andromeda Way, right?
Can’t wait! :D
- Comment on The Vela Supernova Remnant 2 weeks ago:
You got me curious, so I searched around a little bit, and it seems that the pulsar is very faint, and flashes on a timed cycle. Looks you need some pretty heavy-duty equipment to record it, either a radio telescope or high-grade optical telescope, plus a way to log long exposures.
Basically, it seems pretty elusive for other than the best amateurs with special equipment. Something like that, anyway.
- Comment on The Vela Supernova Remnant 2 weeks ago:
Hah!
- Comment on The Vela Supernova Remnant 2 weeks ago:
I’m seeing the head of a luminescent rooster, looking to the right, with its comb being blown by cosmic winds, also to the right. Yes, I think I’d bet 10,000 quatloos on that.
Incredible pic, in any case.
@fauxpseudo@lemmy.world
- Comment on Which African country do you want to visit first? 2 weeks ago:
Egypt sounds nightmarish from most things I’ve read. Cairo especially awful. FYI.
- Comment on Neanderthal dentists used stone drills to treat cavities nearly 60,000 years ago, ancient molar suggests 4 weeks ago:
Amber-style teeth sound pretty rad, honestly.
- Comment on Neanderthal dentists used stone drills to treat cavities nearly 60,000 years ago, ancient molar suggests 4 weeks ago:
I wonder what they then filled the cavity with.
Reminder that Neanderthals had bigger brains than us on average. FWIW.
- Comment on Antimatter has been transported for the first time ever 2 months ago:
Whoa, that’s a pretty big BOO… oh.
Okay, thanks.
- Comment on Antimatter has been transported for the first time ever 2 months ago:
Not mentioned was how big the —BOOM— would be if the container jar failed.