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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Where does technology come from in Star Wars?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s the same, Star Trek uses technobabble and Star Wars uses non-verbal technobabble to explain FTL

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you think a story that mixes magic with super advanced technology can work?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The Psalms of Isaac series did this very well at the beginning – starts off with a magic fantasy land but as you read you realize that there were forebearers with immense science and technology, and weaves a conflict between the two.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is it okay for shit to go down the drain but not food?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The type of food that’s the worst for pipes is fats, oils, and grease. You should never put any of these down a pipe because they can solidify and cause pipes to burst. Restaurants are required by law to have a grease trap for any grease that inadvertently goes down to minimize the damage.

  The occasional vegetable scraps going down a residential garbage disposal will not pose a huge problem, but keep out any fats, oils, or grease.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Standard size

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What techniques do bad faith users use online to overwhelm other users in online discussion and arguments?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Mort and Bailey, when they’ll have a weak argument and a much stronger argument, they get you to attack the weak argument, and then they retreat to the stronger, more limited argument.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s also typical for a Honda fit

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[DeliberatelyBuried] Ratatouille⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh, there ain’t no bugs on me

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can you read and understand this passage?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I also read the news about the same research article you did.

  I was surprised how much I could understand, based on how much trouble people in the study had. Sounds like a wet miserable city our Lord Chancellor is in.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨if pure water is not conductive why would condensation be an issue for electronics?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The water contributes to rust which is bad for electronics long term

  Second, electrolytes on the surface of the electronics, bits of metal, dust, or whatever can provide a pathway for electricity.

  That’s my guess anyway.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Marshmallow Test⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I had to zoom in

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it weird to juggle in the park?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s also within the realm of things you wouldn’t be that surprised to see.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Catholic dating culture often mistaken for incel-style pessimistic desperation?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t really know about it in general but I remember two Catholic friends I had who were dating, the girl joked/hinted to her bf about how they should hurry up and get married so they could have sex…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anomalocaris⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Hell yeah Yawie!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨May the 4th be with you⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I know I saw the movie but I guess it wasn’t memorable. 🤷‍♂️

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨he big, he attac⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Aphids don’t care.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anting⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re the same thing

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We have not completely done away with the barter system. It is just less visible.

  I worked on a farm for a while that grew vegetables, and bartered some of those vegetables for other products from neighboring businesses. We got a pallet of apples in exchange for squashes from a local orchard, and seconds frozen pizzas in exchange for veg for pizza toppings from a local restaurant. We even bartered labor. There was someone who came in every week and spent a few hours cleaning and organizing the tomato cooler in exchange for some tomatoes that were on their way out.

  In each case it was mutually beneficial for all parties to exchange in kind without using cash.

  So while bartering is not common, it still exists.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean there might be reason to panic and a fallback on the barter system, both.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Me when I zoom past traffic on my e-scooter⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Judging by the ghost bikes, shoes, walkers, etc, that I see around me, accountability doesn’t prevent cars from hitting pedestrians either :(

  They even have a crime called “vehicular manslaughter” because juries weren’t willing to hold drivers accountable for the wrongful death of others without a much reduced penalty…

  I agree everyone should be held accountable, including traffic engineers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Listen up kiddo⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Why she open mouth so large

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We are so back⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  For some reason I thought they were already alive in the Amazon River

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do British people say "brr" when they're cold? If so, how do they pronounce the R?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Skidi pap pap!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do British people say "brr" when they're cold? If so, how do they pronounce the R?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Right-o

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨*No.*⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, mostly oak

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨brap brap brap⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Why do they vom the water?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨*No.*⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m doing an experiment. This year I raked a bunch of leaves next to a tree trunk last fall. They’re still there, this spring.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ENHANCE⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Huddle for warmth

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brib Cuddles⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Call me when crows invent factory farming lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brib Cuddles⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m pretty sure that if you see birds carrying food, they’re usually bringing some to their babies! Otherwise it’s safer to eat it there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brib Cuddles⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve always used predate in this context because it tends to be confused with prey species.