BarbecueCowboy
@BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
- Comment on there i fixed it 19 minutes ago:
South Nevada looks like it gets half of Las Vegas with the other half of Vegas going to Oklahoma, there’s definitely a great joke about ‘the Strip’ in here. I’m worried about North Nevada though… without Vegas Nevada is looking rough.
- Comment on thank you fb 5 hours ago:
Some think that this one specifically was pulled from an older myth about another mythological entity who had slain a seven headed serpent and just kind of forced to fit in however they could. Note that it refers to plural ‘heads’ and not singular ‘head’ on this one.
The hero who slays a seven headed snake story has some staying power and it keeps coming up throughout time.
- Comment on thank you fb 11 hours ago:
It’s probably leftovers shoehorned in from when the bible had adopted stories from a wider pantheon. Leviathan might have had a much bigger role somewhere at one point. May serve as a stand in for ‘controlling the waters of the earth’ and there’s going to be a dozen biblical scholars saying Leviathan represents one of a dozen ancient countries around when it was written (maybe one of them is right, but boring).
For the actual verses though… There is a passage in Isaiah where God will some day slay Leviathan with his pretty cool sword and this is one of the things that marks the end of maybe the end times. So, waking might be one step closer to this whole deal being over with. There’s also some passages in Job that kind of indicate that anything mankind tries to do to Leviathan isn’t going to work because only God is powerful enough to control it (So, trying to freeze it isn’t going to work).
- Comment on Schlip schlop 1 day ago:
There was a movie in 2002 called the Pianist. If you were around then, you get it.
- Comment on Banan 5 days ago:
If you’re in the US, there’s a lot of options for ordering exotic fruits, including bananas, but they can be expensive and you got to be ready to eat them fairly fast once they arrive in the mail.
I have a friend who used Miami Fruit before: miamifruit.org/collections/…/banana-variety-box
- Comment on Too much seriousness in the world which Wacky Wheels character would you main? 1 week ago:
Morris, putting him in a kart removes the only weakness of the moose.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Love you too buddy.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
I might be a bit too socialist, but I think that’s the ideal. We should strive to elevate the worst off among us and that should be a cornerstone of modern society.
Kind of feel like we’re failing until we get to the point where we can’t tell who the bottom 10% is. It’s almost the same concept as “No One is Free until we are all Free”.
- Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 sales stumble over Christmas 2 weeks ago:
Their roll-out schedule for games is definitely unexpected, not making the new Pokemon a switch 2 exclusive was specifically a real weird move for Nintendo. Even if it wasn’t a mainline game, that’s usually their ‘sell that new console’ line.
Definitely grateful, but I really wonder why Nintendo isn’t pushing Switch 2 games more.
- Comment on You never know who you're arguing with 2 weeks ago:
Honestly, maybe…
Most advice is a pretty generic reminder to listen to your partner and treat them like a person. That’s something you know is a good idea as a concept pretty early on in life, but it’s just real easy to get complacent.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
We have a few mildly dangerous ones and I have kids.
Our rule is if the spider stays in his world we leave it alone, if it’s in ours, they may be out of luck. The doorway is a neutral zone along with usually the entryway and questionably the kitchen.
- Comment on Your name better be Caleb 2 weeks ago:
I bet you so much money that Sam is cute enough that he does not have to worry about that.
- Comment on If it fits... 3 weeks ago:
There are laws that specify wheel within a specific distance from the curb when parking on the side of a road like this. Some are vague and just ‘wheels’, but some do specify front wheels or back wheels and this could technically be in violation.
- Comment on Anon thinks about wheat 3 weeks ago:
Sounds like you’re assuming step 1 of eating it was processing it into bread. Beyond that, ancient people eventually tried to eat everything. Seeds, grains, and nuts were not uncommon.
- Comment on I need to vent about plastic milk jugs 4 weeks ago:
You are correct that there is a connection to ensuring fill levels, but incorrect on it not being intended to provide structural integrity. It is both.
You can disable javascript to get around snopes adblock block: www.snopes.com/news/…/milk-jug-indentations/
You can also view the original patent here: patents.google.com/patent/WO1999022994A1/en
Notable excerpt from patent:
When the horizontal ribs are not provided completely around the container, the face panels may be provided with indentions of preferably a circular configuration. The size and depth of the indentations may be varied to control fill level of a given volume of contents in the container in addition to further stabilizing the sidewalls.
- Comment on I have an idea ☝️ 4 weeks ago:
Hard to prove, but even the idea that the world can barely support the current population is likely just propaganda trying to reinforce a scarcity mindset.
We could probably pack nearly everyone in the entire world in to an area the size of the United Kingdom, and most could be living better lives than they do now. Population Density comparable to New York City would get you around 7 billion people. Obviously, we can do better than that, but just trying to put it into perspective.
Even for agriculture, you could support the current population with what we’ve got and a lot more if that was your priority. There are dramatic gains to be made by reducing or eliminating meat and unless we made some new unfortunate discoveries that would 100% get you there, but you might not even have to. Might have to focus on prioritizing fertile land for agriculture but having everyone in the world eat like an average american would likely be doable at current levels if we actually wanted to prioritize that.
- Comment on I have an idea ☝️ 4 weeks ago:
I legitimately think that we could do a tremendous amount of social good with a pokemon dating app.
- Comment on Winner takes all 4 weeks ago:
Looking up pics of him is kind of a trip, you can tell he gets them trimmed regularly, but not regularly enough. He’s constantly cycling from normal human eyebrows up to this.
- Comment on Winner takes all 4 weeks ago:
His eyebrows are cosplaying as Londo from Babylon 5
- Comment on Exposing Honey's Evil Business Model 5 weeks ago:
I do kinda love how it became evil as soon as YouTubers figured out that it affected them negatively. Maybe a dick move on honeys part but none of the stuff honey does was ever a secret or hidden in any way.
- Comment on why we need billionaires 5 weeks ago:
I downvoted the post specifically because you said it was against the rules.
You ain’t my boss.
- Comment on Every time 5 weeks ago:
We’ve had several implementations even that were most of the way there just limited largely by hardware constraints. Megahal from the late 90s is pretty similar to modern LLMs, just drastically simplified.
- Comment on Do you ever watch old classic TV shows and realize that they are all dead 5 weeks ago:
It’s sounding like you are afraid of some ghosts. I think I have someone for you to call.
- Comment on Anon remembers 5 weeks ago:
I’ve seen stuff like that happen, it’s rough.
There’s a very fine line between “I don’t care about anything” and “I care about this thing so much that I’m yelling on the street casually waving around this revolver”. That second part is unfortunately sourced from personal experience when someone I cared about was not on their meds. The worst part is how quickly the mood can shift.
- Comment on Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder [TWIV] 5 weeks ago:
For that use case, Gen AI lets you draw from thousands of pieces into a singular reference image in seconds tailored to whatever you can ask for. And, yeah, very imperfect and questionably sourced, but you’ve eliminated countless hours of work that could ostensibly be directed towards just fixing any problems created (Rare, but that’s how they sell it). And then, if you don’t like the result there, you can just get a fresh one in another few seconds.
I think it’s useful enough that it’s going to keep being a bigger and bigger problem.
- Comment on Music aficionado 5 weeks ago:
For me, I am super interested in Star Metal.
- Comment on Anon remembers 5 weeks ago:
I’ve never been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but we have a very healthy family history.
It’s obviously a great feeling, but “There are things that I am passionate about” can be the worrying part, can tend to end up a little too passionate.
- Comment on When you realize it's time to trade in your old sedan for an SUV 5 weeks ago:
I feel like the play with EVs is an SUV/Truck. They’ve got a new electric truck ostensibly coming out next year that’s pretty cheap, should have plenty of space.
- Comment on Things aren't bad enough and then you misunderstand your diagnosis 1 month ago:
I have it too, I know you’ve probably tried a lot to make it go away, but ‘Habituation’ really worked for me. It’s basically just pretending you don’t hear it and trying to ignore it until you don’t think of it. Sounds incredibly frustrating I know but just sharing my experience. I hope it gets better for you my friend.
There’s also a trick where you basically thwack the back of your head repeatedly that used to give me a temporary reprieve. It’s kind of magic, but doesn’t last long.
- Comment on Hot Mouse Ass 1 month ago:
I think for spicy food acting as food, the hottest pepper I still enjoy the taste of is a Habanero. In my opinion, anything beyond that isn’t meant to be tasted. Sometimes, the pain and that hit of adrenaline is the point though.