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- Comment on Why defederation is extremely rare on lemm.ee 13 hours ago:
WDYM?
Brigadeers can just upvote comments supporting their position and exclude contrary ones.
- Comment on Is there any real physical proof that Jesus christ ever existed? 14 hours ago:
Enough. Feel free to continue believing that, on the balance of probabilities, this tomb is that of the really real Jesus.
- Comment on Why defederation is extremely rare on lemm.ee 14 hours ago:
That’s just not true.
Sure ok you might not see how many upvotes a user has received but that’s not how vote manipulation works.
Votes influence what you see, and perhaps more importantly they influence what users perceive to be popular opinions.
Upvotes for “genocide joe” comments are a good example. A few people can make an idea seem like it’s mainstream.
- Comment on Why defederation is extremely rare on lemm.ee 16 hours ago:
The problem with this, is that it only blocks posts. You’re still going to see comments, and posts and comments are still subject to vote manipulation.
- Comment on Is there any real physical proof that Jesus christ ever existed? 16 hours ago:
If you’re happy with this type of calculation then the probability that this tomb is that of biblical Jesus is (number of occupants) / (number of humans in that area at the time the tomb was built).
- Comment on Is there any real physical proof that Jesus christ ever existed? 1 day ago:
Of course you can.
I’m unable to calculate the probability that the moon will fall out of the sky tonight but I know that the probability is very low.
- Comment on Is there any real physical proof that Jesus christ ever existed? 1 day ago:
We might not be able to calculate the probability but we can conclude that the chances that this tomb is that of Jesus is infinitesimal.
- Comment on Is there any real physical proof that Jesus christ ever existed? 2 days ago:
This conclusion, while weakly supported by a statistical analysis of the names involved, is rejected by most archaeologists, theologians, linguistic and biblical scholars.
There’s a bunch of references for archaeologists debunking it.
I know you said “it might not be him” but I feel like that understates the weight of evidence against that possibility.
- Comment on I was explaining to my daughter about the differences between Gimp and Photoshop and saw that Adobe had a page that claimed to compare the two. It never compares the two. It barely mentions Gimp. 3 days ago:
It’s this, but they’re not targeting GIMP.
Their SEO goons just see what searches contain photoshop and try to create content that will match. In this case they found “photoshop vs gimp”. I doubt that whoever wrote this had ever heard of GIMP.
- Comment on When does investing become gambling? 1 week ago:
It’s subjective… what does “gambling” mean?
Any thing you do has an element of risk, so you could say it’s a gamble.
- Comment on This will be YouTube in 2025 1 week ago:
Yeah it’s a bit confronting to look at the alternative front ends like invidious or something and realise that there’s much less dopamine produced while looking for your stuff.
- Comment on Why don't electric car manufacurers put solar panels on the car roofs? 2 weeks ago:
Another really good point.
… a different way of looking at it is that it’s just way more practical to put solar panels in other places, like on the rooves of buildings.
Additionally, there seems to be an assumption amongst middle class suburbanites that everyone should just have roof top solar. Of course, the vast majority of humans to not have any roof space, because they live in an apartment.
I would also point out that my spell checker seems to think that the plural of roof is spelt “roofs” but I’m sure it ought to be “rooves” in the same way the plural of hoof as in part of a horse is hooves.
- Comment on Why don't electric car manufacurers put solar panels on the car roofs? 2 weeks ago:
Everyone saying how little energy a solar panel will produce in optimum conditions.
I don’t think anyone has mentioned how difficult it would be to get optimum conditions for any significant portion of the day.
If you think about the places you park, how many of them have uninterrupted line of sight to the entire arc of the sun? Right now my car is parked on the street but it’s in the shadow of a building.
- Comment on Don't you all get tired of the constant negativity? 2 weeks ago:
I just don’t see this toxic linux user thing at all.
Every second post is a meme about Linux users telling people they’re idiots for using Windows, but I’ve never seen Linux users abusing Windows users.
I’m sure that it happens to some extent, but it seems entirely possible to be active on lemmy without encountering a toxic Linux user.
- Comment on Don't you all get tired of the constant negativity? 2 weeks ago:
I’m finding that some really bizarre ideas around persecution are embraced on lemmy.
In some other thread someone is trying to convince me that wealthy people hate e-bikes because they don’t want poor people to be free.
- Comment on Why don't more websites/services offer 2FA? 3 weeks ago:
No you’re not?! You seriously think the bank would just say “nope. No 2FA you’re fucked all your monies are ours now”.
- Comment on Anon figures out how dieting works 4 weeks ago:
You’re correct in that you need to stay active, but I don’t think that’s as unachievable as you make out.
Going to the gym sucks. Exercise for the sake of exercise will get boring unless you’re one of the few who actually enjoys being at the gym.
Most people can find some kind of exercise they actually enjoy. For me it’s cycling. I started when I was 30 and I’ll admit there’s been a few patches where I haven’t been on the bike but it’s built up to something I truly enjoy 12 years later. This month I’m on track for more than an hour on the bike every day with no gaps.
- Comment on Massive issues with sleep and desperate for a solution. 4 weeks ago:
A few things to add to this great list:
Magnesium supplement before bed. They’re not all the same. Don’t just take a pill. Get one of the proper powdered ones magnesium citrate or threonate. I really like this one.
Also, pod casts and audiobooks. I use headphones and turn the volume down just far enough so I really need to concentrate to hear the words.
- Comment on Anon helps with his gf's vaping addiction 5 weeks ago:
She would just hit harder and tape more. Quitting doesn’t work this way.
- Comment on Existential trolley problem 1 month ago:
I hate them all.
- Comment on Why do arranged marriages persist in many cultures? 1 month ago:
You’re dramatically overestimating how much I care what people on Lemmy care about arranged marriage.
- Comment on Why do arranged marriages persist in many cultures? 1 month ago:
Sorry mate. You don’t seem very bright. If you look back through this comment thread you’re the only one talking about dating and whatever. I said it’s subjective several comments ago.
- Comment on Why do arranged marriages persist in many cultures? 1 month ago:
that doesn’t make it an arranged marriage IMO
Amazing.
- Comment on Why do arranged marriages persist in many cultures? 1 month ago:
Obviously because parents behave differently to dating apps.
- Comment on Why do arranged marriages persist in many cultures? 1 month ago:
Family assisting with attracting and selecting a suitor.
- Comment on Why do arranged marriages persist in many cultures? 1 month ago:
Not really. It depends on what is meant by “arranged marriage”.
- Comment on Why do arranged marriages persist in many cultures? 1 month ago:
aomeone being forced
That’s the thing though. An arranged marriage is not necessarily a forced marriage. If everyone is an enthusiastic participant then where’s the harm?
- Comment on What is the General Consensus of Web3? 1 month ago:
This question is unanswerable without a concise definition of what is meant by Web3 ?
- Comment on Why do arranged marriages persist in many cultures? 1 month ago:
Sheesh. There’s a lot of weird ideas in this thread.
I made a lot of mistakes in my teens and 20s, including but not limited to my poor choices in romantic partners.
If it was culturally appropriate, it would’ve been great to have some help.
- Comment on Why do arranged marriages persist in many cultures? 1 month ago:
This is really narrow minded.
The term “arranged marriage” does not imply that the participants are not willing and eager. It’s not a disney story.