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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2025 on the internet in ~talk
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2025 on the internet in ~talk
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentWhen a joke takes a disturbing turn and becomes a business venture. Aren't Pals like pokemon? 🤣 April fools day is a great time to introduce a wild idea you aren't sure will be popular or as a...Palworld More Than Just Pals, a dating sim... is supposedly now in development.
When a joke takes a disturbing turn and becomes a business venture. Aren't Pals like pokemon? 🤣
April fools day is a great time to introduce a wild idea you aren't sure will be popular or as a joke in a joke to introduce a new product you know will be liked allowing you to say "April fools, it's actually real!"
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2025 on the internet in ~talk
SteeeveTheSteve Link Parent😇💩! I was not aware Europe had so many flights over it! I wonder if Europe has a near constant noise of aircraft flying over?😇💩! I was not aware Europe had so many flights over it! I wonder if Europe has a near constant noise of aircraft flying over?
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Comment on What quotes inspire you? in ~talk
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentI like that one. I'm not a fan of "normal", none of us are normal even if some of us stray farther from it than others. The sooner people realize this, the more accepting people will be without a..."Normal is a setting for the washing machine."
I like that one. I'm not a fan of "normal", none of us are normal even if some of us stray farther from it than others. The sooner people realize this, the more accepting people will be without a standard to force everyone to.
There is no normal, just people pretending to be normal until they've convinced themselves that normal is what they prefer.
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Comment on FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve LinkI was just wondering why an increasing number of websites have botcheck pages! Can these AI companies be sued for this? Looked like some were trackable and there's no doubt they're harmful, these...I was just wondering why an increasing number of websites have botcheck pages! Can these AI companies be sued for this? Looked like some were trackable and there's no doubt they're harmful, these companies should pay for all the manpower and resources they've taken up as well as interrupted services.
I wonder if an AI can be used to adapt and block them on the fly? Feed it logs and have it spot patterns.
Off topic: What's with the guy complaining his girlfriend would have an issue with him having that Anubis anime girl on screen, is anime that misunderstood? It's a chibi character, which means it's designed to be fun/cute. I'm not sure I'd want to be with someone who saw that and got upset.
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Comment on For the eighth year in a row, Finland has taken the No. 1 spot on the World Happiness Report's list of the happiest countries in ~life
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentI think it goes both ways. Alcohol is a depressant, so it can make sadness or stress worse, which can lead to suicide. A depressed person drinking can become more depressed with impaired thinking,...I think it goes both ways. Alcohol is a depressant, so it can make sadness or stress worse, which can lead to suicide. A depressed person drinking can become more depressed with impaired thinking, which leads to impulsive suicides. Addiction ruins your life and causes all sorts of stresses which can lead to depression and eventually suicide too.
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Comment on The real problem with toilet paper: Where it comes from in ~enviro
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentLike was said by Scirocco, these days old growth forests are not logged, being mostly protected (there are not many left). Areas being cut have been cut before and a lot of planning goes into...Like was said by Scirocco, these days old growth forests are not logged, being mostly protected (there are not many left). Areas being cut have been cut before and a lot of planning goes into where, when and how to cut. They try to replicate a wildfire, which is how those forests are naturally thinned, so that recovery is as natural as possible. After a cut, the area is monitored to make sure it regrows properly and it takes decades to regrow in which time animals and plants that like open areas or young forests move in.
Of course it's not all great. They can't replicate nature perfectly as less nutrients are left behind, there's no fire for the plants that need fire to sprout, wildfires don't burn down the same area so often and the type they replant tend to be only trees valuable to loggers (less diversity, though they're working on that issue).
It would still be great to turn them all into old growth, I've read not giving things like mosses and fungi enough time to settle in makes the forests dryer and more prone to burning. Issue being they have to balance our need for lumber with protecting nature. Until lab grown wood is viable or we develop good alternatives for everything, we'll need lumber. The alternatives don't have the same properties as wood, some being less environmentally friendly like plastic and many being too expensive (hemp could be used to make TP if not for the price). We're developing alternatives, it'll just take time and we all should stay on top of what comes out to help support them when they become available. Which would include trying to get people to use bidets I suppose.
FYI, the Canada Institute of Forestry has some good pamphlets on forestry (Clearcuting & Old Growth are good ones).
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Comment on The real problem with toilet paper: Where it comes from in ~enviro
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentOh wow, that's easier to do than I thought and the cold would be nice in summer. I could have sworn I looked at them a while back and they looked like a pain to install. This would take me 15...Oh wow, that's easier to do than I thought and the cold would be nice in summer. I could have sworn I looked at them a while back and they looked like a pain to install. This would take me 15 minutes, depending on how hard the seat is to remove (some of them are a pain). Just turn the water off, drain the tank, unscrew the line & seat, add the parts (probably add plumbing tape), reattach the line & seat and turn the water back on.
I'll have to ask management if it'd be ok, they let me add a different shower head on the grounds that I replace the old one when I leave, so maybe that'll be ok too. :)
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Comment on Rodent for dinner? US residents encouraged to eat invasive nutria. in ~enviro
SteeeveTheSteve LinkDefinitely don't call it a rodent if you want people to eat it and they're fur is worth something, so promote that too. Could make nutra fur the new thing rich people buy to pretend they're doing...Definitely don't call it a rodent if you want people to eat it and they're fur is worth something, so promote that too. Could make nutra fur the new thing rich people buy to pretend they're doing something positive.
Also what kind of idiot mistakes them for beaver or otter, one is long and the other has a giant tail, Seems like a lie by a poacher.<_<
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Comment on The real problem with toilet paper: Where it comes from in ~enviro
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentI can only imagine they're counting each ply, but even using 3 ply I can't see someone using so much. You'd have to have the runs 24/7 to go through that much. There has to be other factors like...I can only imagine they're counting each ply, but even using 3 ply I can't see someone using so much. You'd have to have the runs 24/7 to go through that much. There has to be other factors like people toilet papering houses on Halloween, exporting TP and other factors I apparently can't think of.
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Comment on The real problem with toilet paper: Where it comes from in ~enviro
SteeeveTheSteve LinkIt makes it sound like they are cutting down trees purely for use as pulp. Most of what a pulp mill uses is a byproduct of creating lumber or from tree farms. Since lumber is worth more than pulp,...It makes it sound like they are cutting down trees purely for use as pulp. Most of what a pulp mill uses is a byproduct of creating lumber or from tree farms. Since lumber is worth more than pulp, no one is going to turn good trees into pulp if they can just buy sawdust and poor quality trees from sawmills for cheap. It'd be like using Ahi Tuna for fertilizer.
Yes, we should use bidets more, honestly wish it were popular since I live in an apartment and can't modify my toilet. However, we are not deforesting Canada to make toilet paper and those who manage the forest know a lot more than these people seem to think. They really do take into account the environmental affect and the amount of forest cut down is minuscule compared to the total forestland and not even a fraction of what fires destroy every year. I should also add that a lot of wood from Canada goes overseas, especially further West, like BC. If the USA stopped importing altogether, it'd just go there instead. Not to mention it's a big income stream for Canada and not as harmful as those envirowakos think it is when managed properly.
On another note, who is using 57+ squares of TP a day?! Even adding in using it for facial tissues doesn't add up to a fraction of that for me. Am I that severely underestimating how much TP women use or is this counting something like exported toilet paper? I just can't fathom how there's so much used. Seems like misinformation to me.
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Comment on Meta wins emergency arbitration ruling on tell-all book, Careless People by former employee Sarah Wynn-Williams - book promotion to be limited in ~books
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentIt was nice of Meta to promote the book themselves, they even gave her a nice break.It was nice of Meta to promote the book themselves, they even gave her a nice break.
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Comment on Danish deposit system: 93% of bottles and cans are returned and of those, 99.7% recycled (translation in comment) in ~enviro
SteeeveTheSteve (edited )Link ParentOregon's rate was 90.5% in 2023. We'll probably see the 2024 numbers in April. Edit: According to the website they also recycle 100% of bottles (even caps).Oregon's rate was 90.5% in 2023. We'll probably see the 2024 numbers in April.
Edit: According to the website they also recycle 100% of bottles (even caps).
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Comment on New anti-obesity drugs will outperform Ozempic in ~health
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentYou mean the industries designed around using addiction to get people to eat more of their products? Yes, a drug that stops the addiction will destroy them. No appetite, no addiction. Maybe we'll...You mean the industries designed around using addiction to get people to eat more of their products? Yes, a drug that stops the addiction will destroy them. No appetite, no addiction.
Maybe we'll get food with actual spices in them? Though that might be as wishful thinking as wanting restrictions on sugar and salt content in what is supposed to be food. How we allow what is basically toxic food to fill our stores is beyond me.
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Comment on What do you like about your job? in ~talk
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentIs finding a job as a mechanical engineer not easy? I'd think it'd be in high demand given how common mechanical systems are in our lives and industries like robotics are booming right now.Is finding a job as a mechanical engineer not easy? I'd think it'd be in high demand given how common mechanical systems are in our lives and industries like robotics are booming right now.
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Comment on Why isn't Steven Kwan an easy out? in ~sports.baseball
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentBecause he's a Steve.A short video on the curious case of Steven Kwan: despite having bottom of the league stats in bat speed and swing %, he is remarkably productive. Why?
Because he's a Steve.
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Comment on What's a feeling you sometimes experience that you don't have a name for? in ~talk
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentIs that not spring fever?Is that not spring fever?
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Comment on Denmark's state-run postal service is to end all letter deliveries at the end of 2025 – cites a 90% decline in letter volumes since the start of the century in ~news
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentRednote may have been chosen because "Little Red Book" sounds too Chinese and you know how people in the states are conditioned to distrust the Chinese. Think I'll check it out, never know what'll...Rednote may have been chosen because "Little Red Book" sounds too Chinese and you know how people in the states are conditioned to distrust the Chinese.
Think I'll check it out, never know what'll be the next big thing. Thanks for the info! :)
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Comment on Denmark's state-run postal service is to end all letter deliveries at the end of 2025 – cites a 90% decline in letter volumes since the start of the century in ~news
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentAlways seems like the USA is slower to stop using older methods. This due to a conservative nature or something else? You'd think with how much advanced tech we have we'd be at the forefront of...outside of the US
Always seems like the USA is slower to stop using older methods. This due to a conservative nature or something else? You'd think with how much advanced tech we have we'd be at the forefront of using that tech. :(
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Comment on Tariffs do not in general help trade deficits in ~finance
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentA loophole means it's legal so long as the toothless supreme court can't be relied on to interpret the law for what we all know it means. Which means it'd be pointless to impeach him until he...A loophole means it's legal so long as the toothless supreme court can't be relied on to interpret the law for what we all know it means. Which means it'd be pointless to impeach him until he slips up and goes too far.
This is what it's like living in a country run by 2 parties instead of 3 government branches. The republicans in congress ignore the elephant stomping on their toes because it's their party candidate and the Democrats might ignore it simply because they don't want the loophole closed for the next time they have a president in power. Both parties tell their Supreme Court judges they have in their pocket what to do, rending the supreme court toothless or worse, biased when one party gains more influence than the other resulting in laws being rewritten rather than properly interpreted. The 3 branch system only works so long as all 3 branches remain antagonistic, but they're openly colluding instead. The system that protects us is broken and hanging on only by a deeply cracked cog.
Loved that game and what a perfect way to announce a game that wasn't even happy with jumping the shark, choosing to instead jump the Amphibian Shark-Squid Hybrid Attack Titan.