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- Comment on I this a firm and polite way to tell an opinionated coworker to stop pushing his agenda I don't care about? 8 hours ago:
Better than after work. And sometimes free food is free food!
- Comment on [deleted] 8 hours ago:
Do you speak English at home with your family? If not, where did you learn it?
- Comment on What is a good eli5 analogy for GenAI not "knowing" what they say? 11 hours ago:
LMAO! I tried it, and it said:
The man takes the goat across the river first, then he returns alone and takes the boat across again. Finally, he brings the goat’s friend, Mr. Cabbage, across the river.
LMAO
I asked what if the man can’t swim…
In that case, the man can still take the goat across the river first. Then, he ties the goat to the boat and pulls the boat across the river using a rope, ensuring he stays on the side of the river where he can safely manage the boat without swimming.
I asked who Mr. Cabbage is…
My apologies for the confusion! Mr. Cabbage is a playful addition. In the classic riddle, there’s usually no mention of Mr. Cabbage. It’s just the man, the goat, and perhaps another item or animal depending on the version of the riddle. I just added Mr. Cabbage for some extra fun!
Then I asked what some other additions could be…
Certainly! You can add various characters or items to make the riddle more entertaining. Here are a few ideas:
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Mr. Wolf: The man, the goat, and Mr. Wolf need to cross the river. But if the man leaves the wolf alone with the goat, the wolf will eat the goat.
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Ms. Hen: The man, the goat, and Ms. Hen need to cross the river. But if the man leaves the hen alone with the goat, the goat will eat the hen.
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Professor Fox: The man, the goat, and Professor Fox need to cross the river. But if the man leaves the fox alone with the goat, the fox will eat the goat.
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Princess Diamond: The man, the goat, and Princess Diamond’s precious gem need to cross the river. But Princess Diamond has warned that if anyone other than herself touches the gem, they’ll be cursed.
Feel free to mix and match or come up with your own additions!
And the “solution”…
Ah, that’s a fun twist! Let’s see:
- The man takes Mr. Cabbage across first, then returns alone.
- Next, he takes Ms. Hen across but brings Mr. Cabbage back.
- He then takes Princess Diamond’s gem across, leaves it on the other side, and takes Mr. Wolf across.
- The man leaves Mr. Wolf with Ms. Hen on the other side and returns alone.
- He takes Princess Diamond across, but before he leaves, he swaps Mr. Cabbage with Princess Diamond’s gem.
- The man brings Mr. Cabbage across, leaving Princess Diamond’s gem with Mr. Wolf.
- Finally, he takes the goat across.
Everyone safely crosses the river without any mishaps!
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- Comment on I this a firm and polite way to tell an opinionated coworker to stop pushing his agenda I don't care about? 12 hours ago:
I’d probably go with something like…
Hey.
(Leave a pregnant pause to let it sink in a bit)
I’m sorry[.] I can’t be the good listener you want when it comes to this/these topics [at work]. I know you’re very interested in this/them, and I value our relationship as colleagues. I can’t think about this stuff at work, so I’d really rather we stop talking about it/them, please.
- Comment on I this a firm and polite way to tell an opinionated coworker to stop pushing his agenda I don't care about? 12 hours ago:
Or, instead of a “bar” conversation…
This is a lunch conversation. And only go if you’re willing to listenand he agrees to foot the bill! Lol
Depending on how many good restaurants are around and what your free time is worth…but depending on the topic, I’d take a free lunch for that! Lol
- Comment on Stellaris gets a DLC about AI that features AI-created voices, director insists it's 'ethical' and 'we're pretty good at exploring dystopian sci-fi and don't want to end up there ourselves' 22 hours ago:
claim to care about the workers as it invests in the machines to replace them.
A company that invests in UBI could make that claim!
Obviously Amazon doesn’t do that now. But I could see it happening when people stop being able to buy their junk
- Comment on Did the premise of an entity approaching you only when it's not being viewed originate with Doctor Who's Weeping Angels? 2 days ago:
When I saw Dr. Who, I thought you were going to say this was from an episode in the 60’s or something, haha
- Comment on Does it seem odd to track my lifespan? 2 days ago:
Most people have hair on their heads. If someone had feathers on their head instead, that’d be weird, even if it were essentially the same thing in principle.
- Comment on Why is currency so essential? 3 days ago:
I think in this case, the OP should’ve just chosen one question and put it in the title, then left the post text blank.
If the question they wanted to know didn’t get answered, they could’ve had conversations with the commenters where they gave more detail about why they asked the question.
A post consisting of two different questions in two different places (and nothing else) just seems counterintuitive to me.
- Comment on Why is currency so essential? 3 days ago:
Providing clarification is important…but to me, it seems prudent to just ask what one actually wants to know in the first place.
- Comment on Steam is now refunding Ghost of Tsushima for people in affected countries. 4 days ago:
Well I’m a PlayStation user, are you saying it’s justifiable for me to now pirate Starfield, Halo and every Xbox and steam exclusive game?
How, exactly, will you pirate those games to play them on your PlayStation?
- Comment on Why is currency so essential? 4 days ago:
Your comment made me realize that OP wasn’t asking about why we need currency as a society, but why people keep trying to get more money.
I hate when the post title and post content ask two seemingly different questions, lol
- Comment on American wanting to move abroad, what's the best bet for an registered nurse? 5 days ago:
Healthcare is kind of in a situation in many parts of Canada now. Look into the situation in the provinces you’re considering.
I’m not in healthcare, but I’m trying to stay politically aware.
We’d love to have you. I just want you to be prepared with the best information.
- Comment on Sonic Rumble - Announce Trailer 6 days ago:
Oops, forgot to mention Mania because it was in the parent comment. That was the Sonic game I was waiting decades for!
I forgot that I’d heard good things about Colors, too, but I have no idea what Frontiers is all about. I’ll have to look into that one.
- Comment on Sonic Rumble - Announce Trailer 1 week ago:
I’m surprised Sonic is still around. I haven’t played a good Sonic game since Sonic Adventure 2. Wasn’t a fan of Shadow the Hedgehog, and never played some others I’ve heard were good like Herpes and Unleashed. Generations was alright.
- Comment on Will I ever be seen as truly British? 1 week ago:
Whenever someone asks where you’re from, just get more specific with where you grew up. Never with where your parents or ancestors are from.
Country. County. Town. District. Block. Nearest intersection or landmark. Which room of the house was yours.
If they don’t get the picture or ask about your background, you could say “I thought you wanted to know about me, not my parents”.
- Comment on observe 1 week ago:
This sub kind of seems like karma farming, but I don’t think karma even does anything on Lemmy…
Occasionally, good stuff gets through though!
- Comment on [Ahoy] What genre is DOOM? 1 week ago:
A parkour game without jumping?
- Comment on Doesn't the need for a permit fundamentally contradict the US's ideals of free speech? 2 weeks ago:
Lmao… Canada doesn’t have freedom of speech. And that’s a good thing.
The terrorists that occupied the capital are Canada’s biggest embarrassment, going around talking about their “freedom of speech” and “first amendment rights”. A bunch of scam artists riled up our biggest idiots to grift them of their money.
- Comment on If a universal basic income started today with the stipulation that you had to put 40 hrs/wk towards making the world a better place or solving societal problems, how would you spend your time? 2 weeks ago:
Lmao…a minimum wage job is not 40 hours a week of making the world a better place, and where I live, it cannot provide for the basic necessities of life.
- Comment on Why are SMS messages so expensive? 2 weeks ago:
I’m not sure who in this chain is joking, lol
- Comment on Does middle name on plane ticket gave to match passport? 3 weeks ago:
For flights, you’re probably fine. For visas, it might depend on the country
- Comment on Parents with genuinely good looking sons but mostly daughters. How do you make sure they don't build their whole personality around looks? 3 weeks ago:
Who is this question directed towards? A parent with Multi children, at least one of whom is a good-looking son, but they have more daughters than they do sons? Lol
- Comment on Horrible!! 3 weeks ago:
Shameful to reduce the personality of those lizards to their primary defense mechanism.
That’s like saying mastication or farting is a personality.
- Comment on Fortnite will let you hide "confrontational" emotes, including the game's most popular 3 weeks ago:
I guess your feelings getting hurt is part of the metagame experience!
- Comment on rosefinches :) 3 weeks ago:
Now you need to find a male hen!
- Comment on The Sega Dreamcast 3 weeks ago:
I loved the Dreamcast. It was a great console that was ahead of its time in so many ways.
The problem was, that despite being a lot, it was too little too late.
Sega was trying to run after shooting itself in both feet with its failures (particularly in the West) with the Saturn and the 32X.
- Comment on The Sega Dreamcast 3 weeks ago:
I guess that goes to show how “Most Successful Console Add-on Ever” isn’t that prestigious of a title! Haha
- Comment on Is there a more politically and ideologically diverse alternative for Lemmy? 4 weeks ago:
They seemed to be pretty left-wing and “safe-spacey” from my limited knowledge
- Comment on Is there a more politically and ideologically diverse alternative for Lemmy? 4 weeks ago:
That’s the solution.
I think the .ml ones are tailored to be extreme opinions in one direction