bstix

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pull to enter, you say?⁩ ⁨⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh hey, let me make a treasure map and put the treasure map into the treasure chest and bury it under ground.

  Why can’t people find my treasure? Are they fucking idiots or something?

  I should probably put more maps in the chest.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨United Nazis⁩ ⁨⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Everyone is innocent until proven guilty.

  However, persecution is an international crime against humanity, so if someone wanted to, they could make a case against her at the International Crime Court.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Avocado⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Also, WD-40 is not a lubricant.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazing.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s not possible with the system in my country, but I agree, it ought to be standard in EU too.

  I think the machine attracts more people with lots of cans and also teaches more people not to bother refunding often.

  My point, if there is one, is that when technology makes life easier, it’s human nature to become even lazier, to the point where the technology doesn’t solve the issue it was made for.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazing.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  A local store just upgraded the deposit machine, so instead of depositing one single can at a time, I now empty an entire bag of hundreds of cans into the machine and let it sort it out. It’s great, saves lots of time and makes everything easier. Instead of bringing a shopping bag with 20 cans everytime I shop I can take an entire sack of 200 cans every month or so.

  Unfortunately… the same kind of people who used to cause queues with their 200 garbage bags at the usual refund machines also figured this out, so now they’re causing a queue at the new machine with trailer loads of garbage bags full of thousands of cans.

  I have no idea where they get all those cans.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Kinda fucked up tbh⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The Milky Way is in a sort of orbit around the center of the Local Group which is the name for the local group of galaxies. It’s not a clean circular orbit and it’s not possible to calculate the rotation time, because the pull from other galaxies is stronger than their collective centre of point of gravity, but sure, it rotates overall on that scale too.

  The next levels are different. The Local Group is part of a larger supercluster of galaxies that do not seem to rotate. It’s more like flows of galaxy clusters. Depending on the point and scale we look at, it may be shrinking or expanding. Perhaps there is some rotation to it, but the scale of both distance and time is so incredibly large that it’s meaningless.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what's the word for a leg elbow?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s called “popliteal” in English, sometimes but uncommonly shortened to “poplit”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨can you say “what it means?” as proper english?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The correct sentence is “what does it mean?”

  As far as I know, Russian doesn’t use the auxillary verb “do/does”.

  In many languages, the “do” is often a included in the case itself, meaning that it will be part of the word “mean”, as also suggested by the usage of “means” instead of “does mean”.

  I suppose another construction could be “It means what?”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is it okay for shit to go down the drain but not food?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Shit dissolves better.

  Food (generally) has more fats and oils that will stick and clog the pipes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, it won’t make much difference to a shirt, but it’s necessary for a blazer or outerwear, where the fabric is thicker and the button is getting pulled a lot more.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Step 8. The toothpick is used to loosen the loops and make distance between the button and the fabric. This is necessay. The button would be too tight to function properly otherwise.

  Step 9 is to remove the toothpick and sew upwards under the button, but not through the button.

  Steps 10-12. Since the sewing isn’t tightened down, you’ll need to secure it by wrapping the string around it a couple of times. (This is why you don’t see through the button in step 9).

  Steps 13-rest. Sew through the existing loops and tie a knot to secure the thread.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Love this⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been skating since 1986. The first time someone asked me if I was too old for it was in 1987. That question is really only in the eye of the beholder.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨demon named racecar⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  ok… 3 out of 7 is still pretty good.

  (You also fucked up the first two letters)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Driving manual is not difficult, but unlike the opposite scenario, it’s not something you can learn with only short instructions.

  It does take time to develop the motor skills in order do it without thinking about it. The practice wlll take maybe an afternoon or two if you do nothing else. I’d advise you to do it over more than one day to allow yourself to sleep on it and come back at it

  Once you’ve learned it, you’ll never think about it again though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We poisoned the whole planet so our eggs wouldn't stick to the pan 🙃⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  For anyone who can’t be bothered to watch the entire 1 hour episode: It’s not really about frying pans.

  The PFAs are everywhere by now. Butter on a pan will do jack shit to save you. It’s really fucked up. You should watch the video.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Home Depot tax at work!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The lines don’t matter as long as you don’t cut it.

  Place it, then cut it. The cut will be correct if you cut it where you want it cut, not where you think in advance that you want it cut.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sweet pic⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  According to the source, he didn’t saturate it.

  I drive by something like that daily. Some days it does look like that, but it mostly looks like a regular manure field. Capturing it on camera is a matter of timing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What do office workers actually do?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  An office is usually divided in different departments that have different functions.

  In no particular order, not exhaustive, and skipping management and IT, typical functions could be:

  Customer service. Pick up the main phone line and check the official mail box, talk to customers, redirect calls to other departments.

  Sales coordinators. Receive orders from customers, through sales representatives or by web etc. They basically ensure that all incoming orders have the proper data to be processed. Keeps track of order confirmations and maybe send data back to the customers.

  Logistics. Arrange shipments from suppliers, to customers and between stock locations. Files all documents for toll and tariffs.

  Debtor controllers. Keeps track of customer payments, outgoing invoices, payment plans, sending reminders and debt collection.

  Creditor controllers. Register incoming invoices. Get approvals from whoever ordered it and pays the bills on time or whenever it makes most sense for discounts and such.

  Finance controllers. Keeps track of the entire balance sheet. Bank reconciliations, cash flow, investments, files and pays taxes. General bookkeeping that doesn’t fit in the other departments. Does the financial statements, reporting, monthly, quarterly or annually.

  HR/Payroll and PR/marketing are self-explanatory I think.

  All of these administrative functions are necessary in most companies, but in smaller companies it all could very well be done by a single person, while in large companies they might have several people in each department.

  Many companies have several subsidiaries or other constructions, so tasks or functions can also be spread out like that. For instance, I can be the creditor department in one company while also doing finance in another or payroll in a third. So while the functions are somewhat strictly defined by the tasks, it’s only in very large companies that someone does just one function.

  All office functions are constantly being made more efficient. A lot of it is truly boring, so it’s in everyone’s interest to automate as much as possible. I don’t feel sorry for someone losing their office job to an algorithm, no, I’m happy for them not having to do it anymore.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The window for a convincing UFO video has closed⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The aliens are interested in bovine bowels, which are difficult to probe from afar.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who can I ask or where can I find help in moving to a new country?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Something that people often forget: Contact the embassy in the country.

  They know all the stuff, have networks and can send you in the right direction. It might cost something if they need to do any kind paperwork, but in my experience they’ll gladly give you contact info for free to someone who can help you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨woag⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  !lemmysilver

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨America is fucked⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s congestion in German cities too. The point isn’t to drive away. During rettungsgasse, nobody goes anywhere. They just make way by stopping to the sides.

  The problem in NY is that the cars are too big for the lanes to do that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nice try⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  If you have kids, try cutting sticks of cucumber and carrots. Serve them in a bowl next to a bowl of candy. See which gets eaten first.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨“It Wouldn’t Be Surprising If, in Two Years’ Time, There Was a Film Made Completely Through AI”: Says Hayao Miyazaki’s Own Son⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Imagine if it’s a live stream, changing the plot as you watch dependent on your reaction.

  At first it might be fun to see what happens if Frodo doesn’t throw the ring in the lava, but eventually you gotta ask yourself why you’re wasting your time in front of a screen watching weird cat videos.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Unpredictable things happens at that speed.

  Forget about braking distance. The reaction time is the difference between life and dying before you even know it.

  I know of one example where a motorcyclist killed himself that way. Nobody knows how fast he was going but it’s assumed above 250 km/h, on a regular highway. Down the road is a cross section. A lorry was fully stopped at the crossing and preparing to turn right onto the highway in the same direction as the motorcycle. The lorry driver checked both directions and saw that the road was completely clear as far as the eye could see, hundreds of meters.

  A split second later he heard a bump and pulled over to check if he had hit an animal or something. He found a massive hole in the back and the debris from a motorcycle. There was no brake marks or anything indicating that the motorcycle had even attempted to brake or steer around. The theory is that the motorcyclist might have glimpsed at the speedometer or something for long enough that he drove the entire visible distance before being able to even react.

  Obviously he was a fault himself, but the point is that at speeds like this, you no longer have any capability to predict what happens next.

  If your friend thinks that cool, he might as well play Russian roulette. At least that doesn’t put innocent people in danger.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Motorcycle knowledge⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  !lemmysilver

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There are probably fediverse instances being run by governments for surveillance purposes⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s Nicole, isn’t it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do you pronounce "centaur" and why?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Hard C and noticeable U: Ken-tower.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump says U.S. will 'get Greenland,' military force may not be needed but not ruled out⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  USA does not intend to do a good damn thing for people in Greenland.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Grok Reveals Elon Musk Has ‘Tried Tweaking My Responses’ After AI Bot Repeatedly Labels Him a ‘Top Misinformation Spreader’⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s why you ask for the sources, so you can check them.

  I think this kind of prompting is an important part of how to use it in any meaningful manner.

  You can also input your own sources and ask it to only use that. For instance by uploading a pdf of a law and ask it to figure out how to do something totally legal and then let it show where in the law it says so. You’ll obviously still need to check that the law actually says so and that it isn’t hallucinating.