Contramuffin

@Contramuffin@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨if pure water is not conductive why would condensation be an issue for electronics?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Because it is really, really difficult to get pure water. Even distilled water isn’t pure. I’m not even sure you can get pure water outside of an industrial or laboratory setting

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I find that high school really doesn’t expose you to many of the most interesting fields and careers out there, and the subjects that it does expose to you are typically taught at a very basic, foundational level. To put it simply, I strongly believe that you and many other people in your situation don’t know what they’re passionate about because they don’t even know it exists.

  I think it’s the fault of the school system for not working harder to show the intricacies of actual careers, but for now, we just have to deal with what we’re given.

  We can try guessing what sorts of things you may like if you tell us a bit more about yourself. What sorts of things are you passionate about (ie, hobbies, obsessions, interests, favorite subject in school), and why do you feel passionate about it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨LibreOffice: We still see people on the fediverse recommending OpenOffice, despite it having year-old unfixed security issues⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  OnlyOffice. Newer and somewhat less features, but the UI is so much better than LibreOffice. I’ve been on a quest to find the best Office alternative and OnlyOffice is what I’ve settled on

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The key takeaway of science is that observation constitutes the primary reality.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe in the past? Modern science has shifted away from direct observation and more towards targeted probing. Modern science is about setting up intricate systems to answer a very specific question such that no matter what happens, you learn something new

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Women often take initiative on the food finding⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That feels completely contrary to my own experiences

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Linux help and actual pros and cons⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The distro itself doesn’t particularly matter. Unless you’re picking a niche distro or one designed for experts, all of them will have a good level of polish. What does matter is the desktop environment, which is the look and feel of the OS.

  Many distros offer various desktop environments, and it can be a good idea to take a look at different desktop environments and see which one you like. I personally enjoy KDE Plasma, since I feel like it resembles Windows 10 the most. A bunch of popular distros like Bazzite and Fedora offer KDE Plasma variants. Alternatively, many people also like Cinnamon, though I personally think it looks somewhat outdated. Cinnamon is primarily offered by Linux Mint.

  With the right desktop environment, Linux isn’t actually particularly technical. There’s definitely been a push recently to try to make things more user friendly. From time to time, you might still have to open terminal to do more advanced things, but I find that you can generally get by.

  However, the way you do things in Linux is pretty different than in Windows, and it definitely takes a bit of getting used to and building up a new set of muscle memory. You will get frustrated that something isn’t where you think it is. My advice is that you should dual boot and keep a copy of Windows, so that you can switch back to Windows when you just need to get stuff done.

  As for gaming, basically everything just works out of the box. I don’t even bother to check for Linux compatibility. Make sure to enable compatibility in the Steam settings and you should be good to go. The only time when games don’t work is if a game uses an anticheat that specifically blocks Linux - if you plan to play online games, it might be worth checking if the anticheat that it uses allows Linux or not. I haven’t tried modding so I can’t comment too much about that

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Please don't stop horny⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Wait, I don’t remember there being fanservice in Dungeon Meshi, let alone with Senshi. When was this?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How long does it take for someone to reach a high level of drawing?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Depends on how much you like drawing. If it’s something fun for you, then it’s not time wasted and it’s definitely worth the effort.

  I will say that while constant practice is definitely important, it’s also important to have structured practice. Practice without structure will just lock in bad habits.

  By far the fastest and easiest way to improve quickly is to practice blocking. This is a technique where you simplify an object or a scene into simple geometric shapes - cubes, spheres, rectangles, etc. You draw out those shapes onto the page. Then, you add in the details. This forces you to map out where the objects are in your composition before you start drawing. Not only does it help with spatial awareness, it also lets you notice if the positioning of objects doesn’t look quite right and requires fixing, before you’ve spent a lot of time on drawing that object

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The unfortunate thing about twins is that they might fight over which one was not planned.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Welcome to the world of the living, clone

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨2 Instances are being used for coordinated vote manipulation, and should be defederated. chinese.lol lemmy.doesnotexist.club⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The person being downvoted is the mod of c/conservative. I’m guessing this is a political maneuver to bury his posts/bully him off lemmy

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Perhaps not necessarily wrong, but people sometimes don’t like hearing the truth. I don’t agree with the other comments that you should support him - to me, that sounds like bad parenting to not at minimum set up a backup plan when things start to fall apart.

  My take on this situation is that you may have to tell him in a more subtle manner. Fortunately, professional athletes are known for being notoriously competitive, where even talented people can lose out on an opportunity simply out of bad luck. This could give you a way to voice your concerns in a way that doesn’t directly imply that he’s not cut out for the job, ie “you still need to be very lucky to go pro. I was very fortunate, but we shouldn’t be counting on luck for your living. You can still try for it, but I really think you should also have some backup options if things don’t work out”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Truth⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Looking past the humorous element of the post, it’s important to acknowledge that the post isn’t necessarily true. It’s important to realize that fictional girls are easy to fawn over because they’re designed to present the idea of a person instead of a person in themselves.

  Real people have bad habits, they’re annoying or bothersome sometimes, they get tired or groggy, they get irritable, they get lazy. These are crucial human traits, and without any of these, you’re arguably missing a vital human experience. In anime, girls are presented without these traits, or if these traits are present, they’re shown in a way that’s romanticized such that they appear cute or appealing. Take, for instance, a tsundere. If you imagine, truly imagine, that an anime tsundere were real, can you imagine how frustrating it would be to have to deal with their behavior on a daily basis?

  To be clear, I’m not necessarily against this sort of caricaturization in media, otherwise I wouldn’t be in this com. I bring this up because I worry that younger people are increasingly not acknowledging this difference between fictional and real people, and are comparing real people to a fictional standard, leading to a variety of toxic and misogynistic behaviors.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How much human individuals resemble cells⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The questions you’re asking about already exist. Portguese man-o-war are colonies of multiple organisms. Bees and ants are considered superorganisms.

  It’s not going to happen to humans, if that’s what you’re asking. The evolutionary incentive simply isn’t there to form a superorganism physically, though you could definitely make the argument that society and culture can be interpreted as a superorganism

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Opening Lemmy in the morning and seeing dozens of unread comments in your inbox makes you think: what the heck did I say yesterday?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well you can have solar, wind, and hydroelectric without steam, so it’s not like you need steam

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Opening Lemmy in the morning and seeing dozens of unread comments in your inbox makes you think: what the heck did I say yesterday?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What’s the att/def on your Nicole? I’ll trade you mine - just pulled a disappearing Nicole. No idea what the att is, but given that it disappeared from my deck, I must imagine the def is wicked high

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨would getting back with an ex be a bad idea?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Change isn’t necessarily impossible, but it’s really difficult and requires a huge amount of self discipline - if someone changes, they will be a standout exception rather then the norm. I urge you to consider that someone who ghosts you likely does not value you enough to be willing or able to put in the effort to change. Ghosting is deeply rude to do to anyone, and especially toward your significant other.

  Take my interpretation with a mountain of salt, because I don’t know the full story. But, from what you said, it seems more likely that he reached out to you because you were a convenient backup

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Does me having autism increase your chances of finding a significant other?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  1. Not really, no. Love and attraction are different things. You don’t need to be attracted to someone you love.

  2. Unless you find your partner unattractive, I don’t see how sex could meaningfully change

  3. People are good at picking up social cues. That’s probably what you’re referring to. Humans are social creatures, after all. Also, people are trash at picking up social cues, so you’re probably also missing a lot of cues.

  4. That sounds like a really bad idea. Your sense of how common those relationships issues occur is warped. People don’t generally go into relationships trying to exploit someone. You’re going to cause issues (moral, logistical, and practical) with your plan, all because of a concern that’s not likely to happen.

  5. That’s the vast majority of humans. We are a monogamous species, after all. When you see “alpha males” on the internet, just be aware that they’re grifters that want your money. And the best way to make sure you keep giving them money is to make sure that you stay single and unhappy.

  6. Can’t help you there. I can at least tell you that enacting your plan in question 4 is going to lower your chances of finding a wife to 0.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨suggest me some games!!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ori is probably going to struggle a bit on a laptop

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's easier to shoot, a bow or a firearm?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  People say assuming with bows is easier? What kind of world do they live in?

  I’ve shot a decent amount of bows and guns, and guns are far easier to shoot. The difference is that because guns are easier to shoot, there’s a greater expectation of accuracy. Shooting a bow at 30 meters and hitting your target is considered accurate, shooting a gun at 30 meters is considered nothing.

  That being said, I still like archery more. There’s just something very personal about the experience of pulling the bowstring and manually making the arrow fly

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are the exact ramifications and consequences of the recent meeting with Zelenskyy and Trump/JD?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Even before Trump and Vance lashed out, it was a shitshow. Every time Zelenskyy brought up security, Trump dismissed it because the the minerals were “more important.”

  European leaders were certainly watching, and their main takeaway was certainly that Trump can and will sacrifice the security of American allies for money.

  Europe and many of the US’s allies had lower military spending and did not to pursue nuclear programs because there was the expectation that the US would help protect these countries. This was exactly the promise that the US gave to Ukraine that got them to give up their nuclear research.

  Now that it’s become clear that the US cannot be relied upon for security, many of the US’s allies are certain to start reconsidering their stance on the military and nuclear weapons. As US soft power crumbles, I expect that new, smaller factions will arise to fill the void, and I expect that China will likely try to expand its influence as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨are "brush" and "blush" really pronounced differently? i pronounce them the same.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In most native English accents, R is pronounced by curling the tongue very significantly (more than most languages that I’m familiar with). People who aren’t used to this (often people who speak English as a second language) won’t curl their tongues enough, and the partially curled tongue will end up touching the roof of their mouths. This happens to be how you pronounce L, so in these accents, R and L will end up sounding the same.

  Try getting into the habit of curling your tongue more when you pronounce R, and you’ll end up hearing a difference

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Study finds bullies have more children than non-bullies⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The study seems to mention that the bullies have children at an earlier age. I’d be willing to guess that the relation between having more children and bullying is purely correlative and has no direct impact. Instead, it seems significantly more likely that impulsiveness drives both bullying behavior and unsafe sex, which then leads to more children.

  It seems somewhat odd to me that, instead of addressing possible mechanisms of this correlation, the authors talk about how bullying is an evolutionary trait to pass on genes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First Gaming PC⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a slow burn game. There is a plot, and the plot is really good, but it only becomes clear really late into the game. Instead of the plot, the primary driver of gameplay is learning. I see a lot of people approach the game as though the writings are just flavor text, or just a way to portray a clue to a puzzle. It’s really not. You’re supposed to seek out the writing because the writing itself scratches the itch of learning. The developers put an incredible amount of attention to the entire game, and paying close attention and thinking through the implications of the text will reveal the plot points and lore.

  All this to say, there is a wrong way to play the game, and that is to treat the game like nothing more than something to be completed. If you’re feeling a bit lost, yeah, that’s kind of the point. You decide which thread is most interesting to you. All I will say is that any thread that you pull will eventually converge onto the plot, so feel free to pursue another thread if you get stuck or if you get bored of the current thread that you’re pursuing.

  Also, remember that in space, there’s no friction, so however long it takes for you to speed up, that’s how long it takes for you to slow down

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Psychology⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Here, let me fill it out:

  low IQ: psychologists don’t know anything

  average IQ: psychologists don’t know anything

  high IQ: psychologists don’t know anything

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is thinly-veiled political whinging really a question just because you used a question mark?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for calling this out. I keep seeing political posts where the intent is clearly not to obtain answers but to obtain agreement. It makes me think that these people are attempting to karma farm.

  Back on reddit, wasn’t there a rule that questions had to be genuine? ie, rhetorical posts (like we see now) are not allowed? Perhaps it would make sense to start enforcing such a rule

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I am glad he didn't ask for Hotdog⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ok but also who goes out of their way to get Burger King anyways? I feel like the only people who get Burger King are the people who can’t find literally any other fast food joint in the region

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bad UX is keeping the majority of people away from Lemmy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Same vibe as Cato in the Roman Senate: ml delenda est

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What determines whether something is small enough to regrow on a mammal?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That depends on what you’re referring to. Quick caveat, I’m not an expert in regenerative biology, but I have studied it somewhat.

  The trick is that the healing that you’re referring to, it’s not really healing in the way that you’re imagining it. The skin doesn’t really quite grow back in the same way. Instead, there’s more collagen than there normally would be (we would then call that scar tissue). In essence, we’re not really healing, our bodies are just doing a patchwork fix. The presumed reason is that our bodies figure that it’s not going to cause any problems before we die from other causes. This is really quite true of other tissues as well. The liver is known to be able to grow back, but if you look at the microstructures, the regrown stuff is missing a lot of the nuances that the original had. Our bodies expect us to live 70-ish years, and so they don’t care about anything that could happen after that.

  In order to truly, really regenerate, you’ll need stem cells. Some animals are remarkably good at keeping around stem cells and regenerating, but somewhere along the evolutionary line, mammals lost the ability to use stem cells. It’s still an ongoing area of research about why this happened and whether we can generate stem cells in the lab and whether we can manipulate stem cells to our benefit. It should also be pointed out though that, by its intrinsic nature, stem cells divide and don’t specialize into any roles, so it’s very easy for them to go cancerous. In the few spots where mammals do keep stem cells around, their division is very tightly controlled, and even then they are the source of the most common cancers in humans