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Comment on US hemp industry plans next move after Donald Trump signs THC ban in ~society
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Comment on New Zealand supreme court ruled that Uber drivers are employees in ~transport
SteeeveTheSteve LinkHate hearing it only applies to 4 drivers, but that's a large step in the right direction at least. This reminds me, the other day I was talking to a driver (in USA) and he tells me these...The decision only applies to the four drivers named in the case.
Hate hearing it only applies to 4 drivers, but that's a large step in the right direction at least.
This reminds me, the other day I was talking to a driver (in USA) and he tells me these companies don't allow older cars, they have a list of what you can drive. I wasn't expecting that, thought you could drive any car as long as it was safe and clean. You'll never see an Uber driver roll up in a classic.
(And just in case you’re not sure what the gig economy is, it’s a labour market characterised by the prevalence of short-term contracts or freelance work as opposed to permanent jobs.)
Wait, that sounds like.. Quests! They're real?! Someone! Quick! Create a business employing gig workers and call it "The Adventurers Guild"!
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Comment on US hemp industry plans next move after Donald Trump signs THC ban in ~society
SteeeveTheSteve (edited )Link ParentThanks for clarifying, sounds like Oregon's ban on synthetics back in 2021 with a few more rules due to cannabis being illegal federally. Except, there's an annoying child with too much power...the Delta8 shit has been a problem for a while now. You can still go get the (state) legal cannabis.
Thanks for clarifying, sounds like Oregon's ban on synthetics back in 2021 with a few more rules due to cannabis being illegal federally. Except, there's an annoying child with too much power interfering... I hate it when I remember it's only been 11 months and there's 37 to go.
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Comment on I think nobody wants AI in Firefox, Mozilla in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve LinkI want one, but not a chatbot. I just want an AI that can sort/tag bookmarks and delete/fix broken links. Maybe show me a random one from my "To Read" folder. I've got far too many links I saved...I want one, but not a chatbot. I just want an AI that can sort/tag bookmarks and delete/fix broken links. Maybe show me a random one from my "To Read" folder. I've got far too many links I saved intending to go back to and never did.
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Comment on First death linked to red meat allergy triggered by tick bites, researchers say in ~health
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentOh yes, I see what you mean. It's extremely similar to how a Mosquito transmits malaria or even how a tick infects you with lime disease. What do they think epipens are for? >_<It really does feel closer to how mosquitoes transmit diseases than how people usually develop allergies, so using "infect" does feel accurate enough to me.
Oh yes, I see what you mean. It's extremely similar to how a Mosquito transmits malaria or even how a tick infects you with lime disease.
And then you get the idiots who do believe in allergies, but don't believe they could be fatal or that bad. I've come across a few tales of such encounters online, and it always boils my blood.
What do they think epipens are for? >_<
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Comment on How long do homemade olives stay safe? in ~food
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentThe 2 weeks is for basically tossing the olives in a fridge isn't it? (no vinegar or brine)The 2 weeks is for basically tossing the olives in a fridge isn't it? (no vinegar or brine)
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Comment on How long do homemade olives stay safe? in ~food
SteeeveTheSteve Link"At your own risk" is probably the proper response. Canned olives should last 1.5 years. Personally, the use of vinegar reduces the risk enough for me. I'd be more worried they'd taste like..."At your own risk" is probably the proper response. Canned olives should last 1.5 years. Personally, the use of vinegar reduces the risk enough for me. I'd be more worried they'd taste like cardboard since some things lose their flavor after a few years.
I'm a bit curious how the mold grew. Were the olives not completely covered, the vinegar too watered down, or was the mold just on the surface of the vinegar?
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Comment on US hemp industry plans next move after Donald Trump signs THC ban in ~society
SteeeveTheSteve (edited )Link ParentIf even the nonintoxicating ones are over the threshold, it means they're banning the intoxicating ones. Just ban the synthetics (Delta 8) and require ID. Problem solved. [Edited: Purged...According to the U.S. Hemp Roundtable, the vast majority of hemp products on the marketplace surpass the 0.4 milligram threshold, even the nonintoxicating ones.
If even the nonintoxicating ones are over the threshold, it means they're banning the intoxicating ones.
Just ban the synthetics (Delta 8) and require ID. Problem solved.
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Comment on First death linked to red meat allergy triggered by tick bites, researchers say in ~health
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentNot an infectious disease (bacteria/viruses), but it could be called a disease. A disease is basically just something internal that causes your body to malfunction. An example, asbestosis is a...Not an infectious disease (bacteria/viruses), but it could be called a disease. A disease is basically just something internal that causes your body to malfunction.
An example, asbestosis is a lung disease caused by asbestos scaring the lungs and making it hard to breath. That's not a pathogen, just some nasty rock fibers/dust.
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Comment on First death linked to red meat allergy triggered by tick bites, researchers say in ~health
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentDo we know what causes regular allergies though? A bee's stinger would cause an immune response similar to a tick piercing the skin. If the immune response mistaking a foreign substance as an...People don't develop it naturally or through exposure to allergens like how bee stings can cause bee allergies.
Do we know what causes regular allergies though? A bee's stinger would cause an immune response similar to a tick piercing the skin. If the immune response mistaking a foreign substance as an invader causes allergies, could it actually be the stinger that causes allergies to bee venom?
use that word just to spread awareness
I was just seeing it as a sensational story to get clicks, but I see your angle. I agree spreading awareness is a good idea, the guy in the article might have had time to get help if it were common knowledge that ticks cause delayed allergic reactions to meat.
idiots who refuse to believe allergies exist and try to "disprove" it
That's a thing? Whyyyy!? I don't get the random things people refuse to "believe". Q_Q
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Comment on US hemp industry plans next move after Donald Trump signs THC ban in ~society
SteeeveTheSteve LinkHundreds of millions are dying of heart disease and diabetes because the majority of "food" in our stores is full of sugar, salt and/or fat - all used because it's ADDICTING and cheaper than...Hundreds of millions are dying of heart disease and diabetes because the majority of "food" in our stores is full of sugar, salt and/or fat - all used because it's ADDICTING and cheaper than proper seasoning, but lets go after the THC that harms very few people. <_<
Got to love our government's priorities that clearly don't care about people be they the Reds or the Blues.
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Comment on First death linked to red meat allergy triggered by tick bites, researchers say in ~health
SteeeveTheSteve (edited )LinkFirst diagnosed death. Unless some modern thing is involved, like all the chemicals we're exposed to, it's likely been around for as long as people have been bitten by ticks and just not linked to...First diagnosed death. Unless some modern thing is involved, like all the chemicals we're exposed to, it's likely been around for as long as people have been bitten by ticks and just not linked to the allergy.
Why do they make it out to be a[n infectious] disease? They even call people "infected", but it's not an infection. It's an allergy with a known cause, but it's still just an allergy right?
The delayed allergic reaction I'm curious about, I'm assuming it doesn't affect you until it's absorbed into the blood from the intestines or maybe until it reaches them? The immune system is weird, your esophagus can swell up with no other allergic reactions to food (eosinophilic esophagitis). Why not an allergy that only reacts to allergens in the intestines or blood stream?
Other curiosity, I wonder if alpha-gal be found on older tick specimens? Imagine the dinosaurs being allergic to mammals.
Edit: Clarified what i meant by disease.
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Comment on Pennies are being canceled and the US Mint won't make any more. What does that mean? in ~finance
SteeeveTheSteve LinkHow will I use penny presses?! 😭How will I use penny presses?! 😭
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Comment on AI makes an appearance at my union meeting in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve LinkI work for a small business, mostly we've talked about how it can be used for data entry, which is a good portion of the work. Haven't used much of it yet, but it looks like AI will add setting up...I work for a small business, mostly we've talked about how it can be used for data entry, which is a good portion of the work. Haven't used much of it yet, but it looks like AI will add setting up AI, feeding the AI and AI babysitting in addition to the client babysitting we currently do - where we basically clean up after clients who constantly make a mess of their books rather than paying us to do it right the first time (which would cost them a lot less in the end).
We're in the business of helping people who are terrible at bookkeeping, mostly small businesses. I've seen no decrease in the number of people who would rather outsource thinking. AI is great and all, but if a business owner doesn't understand it then they won't be using it or will do a terrible job setting it up or choose a cheap AI and make such a horrible mess they'll need someone to sort it out.
I still have clients who can't handle logging into a simple file sharing service, which only requires they remember their username and password. They aren't even old! It's crazy how bad some of these people are outside their profession. As long as those types can run a business then we'll do fine.
Also, for us anyway, I feel like AI won't be graduating to the point it doesn't need constant assistance anytime soon, just a way to make our job easier or at least more productive. On par with asking a fast, amazingly focused 6 year old for help with data entry. ...I kept retyping that and reducing the age (can a 4 year old be taught to do data entry?)
I admit my exposure to AI data entry outside of QBO has so far been services clients found and those services must have dug their AI out of some hole under a burning dumpster on the internet. At least program them to question a receipt it thinks is a decade old! The one that created thousands of vendors was special, it would add a new vendor because it learned to ignore the end numbers on a bank transaction but only until a space or symbol so even though it's clearly the same vendor, a new vendor was created for nearly every transaction. Just random stuff like that happens and since it's automated it's ignored longer, like a rumba that automatically cleans the carpet in a house with pets (which at least used to get rather messy, if you were particularly unlucky).
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Comment on The spy who came in from the WiFi: Beware of radio network surveillance! in ~comp
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentI can see it now, victorian trench coats in style to avoid WiFi IDing you, combine that with the airships coming out and maybe a steampunkish future is possible! :DI can see it now, victorian trench coats in style to avoid
camerasWiFi IDing you, combine that with the airships coming out and maybe a steampunkish future is possible! :D -
Comment on US Supreme Court denies Kim Davis' petition to revisit same-sex marriage ruling in ~lgbt
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentIt's news to me! Thanks for posting it. ^_^ I was super busy Monday and I avoid the news (too much fear mongering and orange these days).It's news to me! Thanks for posting it. ^_^
I was super busy Monday and I avoid the news (too much fear mongering and orange these days).
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Comment on Enthusiasts bond twelve 56K modems together to set dial-up broadband records in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve (edited )Link ParentIt's saying the Internet Provider allows people to dialup using a modem that uses a digital signal over regular phone lines. VOIP is a phone over a broadband connection. You use to run into the...It's saying the Internet Provider allows people to dialup using a modem that uses a digital signal over regular phone lines. VOIP is a phone over a broadband connection.
You use to run into the same issue with fax machines where some fax machines couldn't accept a digital or analog signal from another fax machine.
Edit: Just watched the video, they also used VOIP for the phones. So an analog 56k connection, over VOIP "phone lines", to a dialup ISP. 56k modem (analog) > VOIP(now digital signal) > dialup ISP
Edit Edit: So yes, they connected over VOIP. lol
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Comment on What are your favorite simple pleasures? in ~talk
SteeeveTheSteve LinkWalking through a quiet forest A cozy fire - reading by or just watching the flames while drinking tea or hot chocolate Listening to it rain and thunder (combine this with a cozy fire or rain with...Walking through a quiet forest
A cozy fire - reading by or just watching the flames while drinking tea or hot chocolate
Listening to it rain and thunder (combine this with a cozy fire or rain with a forest is even better)
On a sunny days, floating downstream, eyes closed facing the warm sun as the waves gently splash against the hull of my Kayak.Immersing myself in video game worlds...
Just running around for the sake of running in video games with parkour physics.
Wandering around in well made game worlds, ignoring the game (quests, awards, chat, etc...)
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Comment on Facebook and Instagram are paradises for scammers, reveal Meta's internal documents in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve LinkI feel like we need to hold online companies accountable for playing host to illegal activity. Them along with Amazon's countless scams, knock offs and dangerous products and advertising companies...I feel like we need to hold online companies accountable for playing host to illegal activity. Them along with Amazon's countless scams, knock offs and dangerous products and advertising companies that allow scams, viruses and dangerous content to find their way into their ads.
It just amazes me what these people get away with. Amazon's blatant scams. Facebook's human experimentation. It's crazy.
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Comment on Pathfinder 1 airship overflies Golden Gate bridge: pictures in ~transport
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentFlying Whales made a nice little video on some of the possibilities of airships.Flying Whales made a nice little video on some of the possibilities of airships.
Still feel the need to explain, but that's a good idea, this is all spiraling too much.