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- Comment on Trump literally referred to himself as "King". Surely conservatives are against a monarchy forming? 1 day ago:
Conservatism is a mental disorder
We should’ve killed them all
What the fuck
- Comment on U.S. drivers lost 42 hours—a full work week—to traffic in 2023: Congestion 'hinders economic growth,' expert says 1 month ago:
Oh I know, let’s add more lanes and car traffic flow controls. That’s proven successful
- Comment on Hospital admissions for lack of vitamins soaring in England, NHS figures show 1 month ago:
The Organic Consumers Association cites several other studies with similar findings: A Kushi Institute analysis of nutrient data from 1975 to 1997 found that average calcium levels in 12 fresh vegetables dropped 27 percent; iron levels 37 percent; vitamin A levels 21 percent, and vitamin C levels 30 percent. A similar study of British nutrient data from 1930 to 1980, published in the British Food Journal,found that in 20 vegetables the average calcium content had declined 19 percent; iron 22 percent; and potassium 14 percent. Yet another study concluded that one would have to eat eight oranges today to derive the same amount of Vitamin A as our grandparents would have gotten from one.
Scientific American - Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutritious?
I didn’t consult their methodology, but these figures aren’t too out of alignment. However, take with a grain of salt. Sure, maybe Vitamin A has decreased in oranges. They have 2 out of a recommended 900 mcg of it, you were not going to eat 450 oranges to hit your vitamin A goals for the day.
- Comment on Elon Musk wants the U.S. to “Liberate the people Britain from their tyrannical government” 1 month ago:
And we can trust the reliability of the data, given the sterling reputation of Twitter and Musk himself, of course.
- Comment on Starbucks is giving incoming CEO Brian Niccol $85 million in cash and stock as he departs Chipotle 6 months ago:
You just need to do an aggressive head nod at the barista and you’ll get a slightly bigger portion.
- Comment on Day 16 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I’ve been playing until I forget to post Screenshots 6 months ago:
I feel like this is a shader or texture mod that makes it look like World of Warcraft, I’d be interested in details too, OP.
- Comment on Awnings: a simple cooling tech we apparently forgot about 7 months ago:
The climate change slogan that works: “Yeet the heat!”
- Comment on Amazon hit with $5.9 million fine for violating California labor law 8 months ago:
They don’t have to - if the penalty is a fine, then it’s just the cost of business. Everyone is fine with the system - as long as the profits gained from breaking the rule are bigger than the fine, behavior won’t change.
- Comment on Ubisoft Excited To Let You Know Prince Of Persia Remake Is Still Years Away 8 months ago:
Kotaku excited to write a story about Ubisoft being excited to let you know Prince of Persia Remake is Still Years Away
- Comment on Jimmy Carter : The Most [Unfairly] Hated President of the United States - Documentary 8 months ago:
Sure are a lot of Reagan defenders around here.
- Comment on Is lemmy now what reddit used to be 10+ years ago? 8 months ago:
“Consent” was not a popular topic on early Reddit. Or the internet writ large, I guess.
- Comment on U.S. workers are less satisfied with nearly every aspect of their jobs than they were a year ago, survey finds 8 months ago:
Is that the methodology used here? I’d have guessed the Overall was an aggregate of the subcategories, not it’s own question. I wonder if the overall would be lower if it was asked last, after considering all the other areas.
- Comment on For security reasons 9 months ago:
Ah, the age old “right” vs “effective” argument.
- Comment on Steam is now banned in Vietnam 9 months ago:
Why buy one steam library when you can buy two for twice the price?
- Comment on What is the Anti Commercial-Al license and why do people keep adding it to their comments? 9 months ago:
As long as you can profit from new data, data scarcity will never end.
- Comment on What do companies get out of rewards programs 9 months ago:
This is why I always try “Jenny’s Number” for loyalty programs when I can enter an phone number (Local area code +8675309). A Safeway near me used to offer fuel points with grocery purchases up to $1 discount per gallon. I saved a lot of money in gas for a while, then it seemed Safeway got wise and deactivated those numbers.
- Comment on [deleted] 9 months ago:
I mean, if we’re being pedantic, traditional cheese did/does use male goats to make baby goats and get milk. We just generally artificially force pregnancy instead.
- Comment on [deleted] 9 months ago:
I feel weird explaining this, but male goats are not used for cheese.
- Comment on Do we intentionally translate ancient stuff and languages to sound old timey as an artistic choice, or is there some other reason? 10 months ago:
Ha, great skit. Last I visited was for a wedding between a Swede and a Dane, they both claimed the other spoke like they had mashed potatoes in their mouth.
- Comment on Do we intentionally translate ancient stuff and languages to sound old timey as an artistic choice, or is there some other reason? 10 months ago:
My grandmother took me to her birthplace in Denmark and kept saying she couldn’t speak Danish with the locals, despite having spoken Danish with her family in America semi-regularly. I never thought it was because her vocabulary and accent was stuck in 1940s and she didn’t feel confident speaking that way.
- Comment on I bought frozen BBQ eel and the best before date says LJ349. What does this mean? 10 months ago:
This may be No Stupid Questions, but there sure are a lot of stupid answers.
- Comment on New Study: A $500 monthly basic income led to significant employment growth, enhanced savings, improved debt management, and better quality of life 10 months ago:
- Comment on They're afraid 10 months ago:
Isn’t that essentially just an extension of Aladdin?
- Comment on Steam :: Introducing Steam Families 11 months ago:
This will be interesting for you to learn: You not wanting a thing is not the same as nobody wanting that thing. This applies to all things.
- Comment on Take it from a former banker: the budget is for ordinary people. The mega-rich look on and laugh 11 months ago:
Right after he bragged about being paid millions of dollars to bet against the people.
- Comment on Lyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis after city council forces them to pay drivers more 11 months ago:
relying on private for-profit companies to provide basic transportation services in a city is stupid
While true, it hurts fewer people to build up the alternative before cutting off the current system. I don’t know (and doubt) if Minneapolis is doing that specifically, but Minnesota has been on a progressive tear and I hope they keep going.
- Comment on California’s minimum wage isn’t enough to keep up with workers’ costs of living, new report says 11 months ago:
Perhaps tied to CPI?
- Comment on UAW president Shawn Fain on labor's comeback: "This is what happens when workers get power", says 'billionaires should not exist' 11 months ago:
We used to have class warfare… We still do, but we used to, too.
- Comment on The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion 1 year ago:
I’m going on a long plane ride, so I have my phone loaded with Zelda Link Between Worlds and some Mario 3d Land for 3DS. I have Titan Quest and Baldurs Gate 2 on my Chromebook. I’m probably going to be tending to kids the entire flight, realistically.
I just started up Spiderman Remastered. I hate the militarized police propaganda, but as an action game, zipping around on webs and aerial combat is entertaining.
- Comment on I'm a California restaurant operator preparing for the $20-an-hour fast-food wage by trimming hours, eliminating employee vacation, and raising menu prices 1 year ago:
Paid time off is not a guaranteed/protected benefit in the US. Even getting paid for the hours you work is lightly protected.