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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Extremely common red dwarf L⁩ ⁨⁨12⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago⁩:

  Purple earth hypothesis suggests that early photosynthesis wasn't chlorophil based, but on a simpler molecule (retinal) which is purple colored. The Canfield ocean was supposed to have followed this time yielding a turquoise life, where the ocean was anoxic and sulfidic. That was then replaced during the great oxigenation event which lead to the current green earth.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Extremely common red dwarf L⁩ ⁨⁨49⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago⁩:

  If you look at stuff like the purple earth hypothises, the Canfield ocean, I'd definitely go with life finds a way.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's with black superheroes and lightning powers?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  A pornstar from my country (decades ago) said that she preferred working with black men because of the contrast on screen. Totally unrelated tidbit, but it makes sense to me that the same goes here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anybody actually work from 09:00 to 17:00⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  In the Netherlands: blue collar mostly 7:30 - 16:00, white collar half an hour or an hour later.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Durian supremacy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I'm sorry, but such a statement is just waiting for someone to google it; NASA used metric for the Apollo missions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon carpools⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Sowieso geen stroopwafel.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon carpools⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It's not. The Dutch are too direct for that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon carpools⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  LOL, hagelslag is just something to put on your bread like peanut butter or cheese. Some like it, some don't, but I wouldn't offer a coworker breakfast if they were to pick me up for work.

  On-topic; this story is the kind of thing you hear about, but never experience. It's something that could almost happen, but you'd have to be a cheap skate by Dutch standards to actually do this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not a good sign⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  supersquirrel: "The betrayal of generations from the 20th century against the future quality of life of humanity will be remembered for thousands of years." Also supersquirrel: "I am uninterested in comparing the moral qualities of generations. Humans are humans."

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Floyd Artifact⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Heywood Floyd? Shouldn't it be rectangular and black?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Europemaxxing⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Soccer season is basically over

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Think Bold⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Call me daddy Grimm.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Think Bold⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Since about three years, there are wolves roaming in my area. I'm still fat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Post title lol⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Your comment triggered me to ask an LLM to create it, and it came up with something. I'm not going to test it though, so we'll never know if it works. I'd advise anyone not to try it. It gave links to an image and a sound file that gave a 404 error. LLM output:

  Here’s a complete Firefox extension that replaces the text "lol" with a TIE Fighter image, plays a sound on hover, and changes the image on click.

  🔧 Firefox Extension: “Lol to TIE Fighter”

  1. Manifest File (manifest.json)

  {
    "manifest_version": 2,
    "name": "Lol to TIE Fighter",
    "version": "1.0",
    "description": "Replaces 'lol' with a TIE Fighter image and plays sound on hover.",
    "permissions": [
      "activeScript",
      "scripting",
      "https://example.com/*"
    ],
    "content_scripts": [
      {
        "matches": ["<all_urls>"],
        "js": ["content.js"]
      }
    ],
    "background": {
      "scripts": ["background.js"]
    },
    "options_page": "options.html"
  }
  

  2. Content Script (content.js)

  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
    function replaceTextNodesWithImages() {
      const walker = document.createTreeWalker(document.body, NodeFilter.SHOW_TEXT, null, false);
      let node;
      while (node = walker.nextNode()) {
        if (node.textContent.includes("lol")) {
          const img = document.createElement("img");
          img.src = "https://example.com/tie-fighter.png"; // Replace with your image URL
          img.style.width = "20px";
          img.style.height = "20px";
          img.style.display = "inline-block";
          img.style.cursor = "pointer";
  
          // Sound on hover
          img.addEventListener("mouseover", () => playSound());
  
          // Blow up on click
          img.addEventListener("click", () => blowUp(img));
  
          node.replaceWith(img);
        }
      }
    }
  
    replaceTextNodesWithImages();
  });
  
  function playSound() {
    const audio = new Audio("https://example.com/sound.mp3"); // Replace with your sound URL
    audio.play();
  }
  
  function blowUp(img) {
    img.src = "https://example.com/blowup.png"; // Replace with a larger image or "none"
    img.style.width = "40px";
    img.style.height = "40px";
  }
  

  3. Image and Sound Requirements
     TIE Fighter Image: Replace the URL in content.js with a public domain image. Example:
     TIE Fighter Image from Wikipedia
     Sound Effect: Replace the URL with a .mp3 file hosted on your server. Example:
     Sound Effect from FreeSound.org
     🛠️ How to Use
     Create the files:
     manifest.json
     content.js
     Load the extension in Firefox:
     Go to about:debugging in Firefox.
     Click Add Extension and select the folder with your files.
     Test on any website with “lol” text.
     ⚠️ Notes
     Image/Sound URLs: Replace the URLs with your own hosted or public domain assets.
     Performance: This script runs on every page, so consider optimizing for large sites.
     Security: Ensure the image and sound URLs are secure to avoid errors.
     This extension replaces “lol” with a TIE Fighter image, plays a sound on hover, and expands the image on click. Adjust the URLs to match your assets!
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gee willikers, hey Craig!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I definitely don't write or talk like that, I may be silly but I'm not an idiot.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gee willikers, hey Craig!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  As a 50 year old, my classic emoji's are actual ascii emoticons.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘They want to keep denying us our rights’: workers in Vermont’s $5.4bn dairy industry fight for basic labor protections⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I'm assuming this company is related to the Boston Cabot family, who once were the closest think the US had to royalty (and who originally made their money with slave trade). I don't think anything they are involved in gets owned by the employees.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘They want to keep denying us our rights’: workers in Vermont’s $5.4bn dairy industry fight for basic labor protections⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Cabot?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Simple love⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Is that Tim Allen?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No bitey my horsey [TW: a spöder eating dinner]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I once got bitten by a horsefly, the nasty bugger flew away to the roof of the shed, where it was quickly caught by a spider. We're now blood brothers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Conclusions from doing your own research⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  There is no cash. The price of a stock is just the price the last guy who bought one paid, and does not represent what the company is worth. I suspect (but am to lazy to find out) there isn't even enough money in circulation to buy all companies at current stock price. AI companies take this to the next level, their companies valuation is already based on nothing, and they promise to buy stuff for large amounts which is taken at face value because the company is worth a lot.

  It's basically owning one hundred euros, selling one eurocent for a hundred dollars to someone and suddenly everyone believes you're a millionare, so now you can borrow lots of money since you're good for it being rich and all.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Finally, a real name for your penis⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I just realised my brother is Long Sword, so my Giant Sword is definitely better now!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Finally, a real name for your penis⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Giant Sword. Not very original.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why the world doesn't have a backup plan for the oil crisis?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It's kind of stupid, on the one hand they'll pay you for the energy, on the other hand you have to pay for the grid load. Depending on your supplier and contract you could get a net price of 1 cent per kWh or more.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why the world doesn't have a backup plan for the oil crisis?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The crazy thing is, the government doesn't outlaw this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Nebraska legislature has approved a bill that lowers the minimum wage from $15 an hour to $13.50 an hour for teen workers⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The justification once was that young people couldn't get a job if someone more experienced would get the same pay.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Nebraska legislature has approved a bill that lowers the minimum wage from $15 an hour to $13.50 an hour for teen workers⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Like I said in another thread, this has been the case in the Netherlands for at least since the eighties (€4,32 an hour if you're 15, still below €10 if you're 19) . And employers abuse the shit out of it, hiring young people as cheap labour and trying to get rid of them before they turn 21.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australians banned social media. Now they are worried about teenagers going outside with e-bikes⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  From the view point of the law it is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨To USB, or not to USB⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You could get lucky and find gold AKA bitcoin.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Probably helps that I'm happy to listen to whatever genre⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  drinking shitting beer

  Please keep this in, it's hilarious!