phdepressed
@phdepressed@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on How come nobody does anything about North Korea? 1 day ago:
Yes, that’s basically what we did in Iraq. It led to a 20y occupation, thousands of troops killed, hundreds of thousands to millions of civilian deaths, and several new terrorist organizations. It will cost the US alone about 8,000,000,000,000. Basically the entirety of cultural progress and then some was lost in a few months.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 days ago:
Perfectly? In a language system different than your own. English to French/Spanish doesn’t require these sounds. English to like Thai or Chinese has a lot.
People learn new languages because you can get the ability back with training (hooray neurplasticity) but it is more difficult and takes longer.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 days ago:
Speaking Japanese honestly isn’t too hard. Reading/writing Japanese is more difficult but is easier as you realize the complex Kanji are just combinations of simpler kanji and how those relate to meaning. Most of the sounds are also in English.
- Comment on Oatmeal 1 week ago:
Mole burrito
- Comment on Can anyone do the maths? 1 week ago:
This decade has lasted centuries.
- Comment on Can it take months to get over being laid off? 1 week ago:
It can take a while to get over a layoff when it’s unexpected, it isn’t so different than a relationship ending. We spend a lot of time at work and often put a lot of ourselves into our jobs.
This could be depression or just delayed grief as needing to find a job on short notice tends to block out a lot of emotion and it can take a bit after getting a job for that block to loosen.
What helps you get out of the funk and what helps someone else get out probably varies. For me a decent walk around the neighborhood/park and decreased phone time are/were very helpful. Even mild alcohol use was a very temporary thing that created a long-term detriment. Society sucks at teaching healthy coping mechanisms.
- Comment on Converting numbers is easy 1 week ago:
This isn’t a question of functionality but just whether a system whether basic arithmetic, music, etc makes logical/intuitive sense.
Imperial measurements using feet, yards, mph, etc instead of metric centimeters, meters, kph, etc. Sure imperial works but it doesn’t make the same sense that metric does. Math can be done in base 2, base 60 or whatever it doesn’t make the same sense as base 10.
- Comment on [US Politics] How much can Mamdani even do as Mayor? Couldn't the NYC City Coucil just block every progressive thing he tries to do? 1 week ago:
It isn’t but if it can’t work at that scale how do you convince anyone it will work when it’s larger scale? Showing feasibility is important.
- Comment on when you work in an interdisciplinary institution: 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on Canadians are just too polite 2 weeks ago:
No
- Comment on Aging is fun 3 weeks ago:
That is true, but a lot of people on this thread talking about their 30s being like this.
- Comment on Aging is fun 3 weeks ago:
Drink water, eat healthy, and exercise this will likely go away in a few days to weeks of good habits.
- Comment on A Completely Natural Conversation in the NYC Reddit 3 weeks ago:
Idk what pushback you’re talking about, you’re it as far as I can tell and yes the OP is about groceries as is the comment I originally responded to.
Yeah, I usually specify alternates or refunds for things that matter and if my bananas are too green or my avocados riper than expected I can change meals to accommodate.
- Comment on A Completely Natural Conversation in the NYC Reddit 3 weeks ago:
Uber eats/doordash is a different level. I don’t use them unless I have a gift card.
Instacart and similar as mentioned here do upcharge but it is just regular groceries so I can cook and eat at home. It’s on a basis of time=money. I want back the time I’d have to spend grocery shopping so I’ll spend money for it. If I ever get employed somewhere with reasonable public transit or safer biking that may change.
- Comment on Kimwipes 3 weeks ago:
I guess I’m not classy enough, whats special about the blue box or purple bag kimwipes compared to the green?
- Comment on Nier creator Yoko Taro reveals the sad reality of modern AAA game development, “there’s less weird people making games” 3 weeks ago:
Being “safe” is also a gamble, if you aren’t bringing anything new or unique you’re gambling that the title or brand is sufficient for success.
- Comment on A Completely Natural Conversation in the NYC Reddit 3 weeks ago:
It’s not so much that you literally have no time but spending the extra money is a way to get the time you would otherwise spend on groceries to do other things like spend actual time with the kids before they sleep and walk the dog before it’s dark.
- Comment on 8999 BC 3 weeks ago:
Image is probably scale armor rather than chainmail.
- Comment on TIL my decision to drive a 22' full cab pickup truck and vehemently oppose urban zoning reform makes me a defender of social justice, a warrior for the downtrodden, and more progressive than 99% [cont 5 weeks ago:
The extra is to save the time of getting there and back. Mostly not worth it but occasionally that extra 0.5h at home are all that’s keeping your house manageable.
- Comment on Mammal 5 weeks ago:
Coconuts are seeds
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
Doesn’t have to be a straight relationship for “gifts” to turn into “you owe me”.
- Comment on Om nom 5 weeks ago:
Pornhub
- Comment on The Faculty, any day 1 month ago:
Was good books.
- Comment on The real one 1 month ago:
At least he raised min wage and made it so we had a budget surplus.
- Comment on Let's play this game again 1 month ago:
You are also affected.
- Comment on Lil' secret 1 month ago:
I mean it just has to be within reason unless you eat and drink only the same stuff all the time shit can vary considerably. They’re both pieces of shit in this story.
- Comment on venomous 1 month ago:
Solenodons have a modified salivary gland and a sort of channel for the venom, related fossils show full on hollow teeth similar a snake.
The slow loris mixes their sweat with their saliva(both saliva and sweat are toxic).
However in both cases I’m not sure about the molecular details of toxin production. E.g. whether the loris or solenodon just carry certain bacteria that make the toxin or whether they produce from their own cells.
- Comment on venomous 1 month ago:
The loris and the solenodon have toxic saliva. The rat is controversial as it slathers chewed up poison dart tree on itself so hairs absorb it but it doesn’t produce venom/poison itself. Not sure of any “venom missiles” from mammals.
- Comment on venomous 1 month ago:
Show loris(big eyes), African crested rat(spiky hair), Cuban solenodon(shrew like thing), and of course the platypus.
- Comment on WTF is this ad in my recording app 1 month ago:
It’s shoes. Fuzzy pink heeled shoes. Had to zoom in.