Havatra

@Havatra@lemmy.zip

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows seemingly lost 400 million users in the past three years — official Microsoft statements show hints of a shrinking user base⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  400 million, that’s quite substantial! And I image that number is far from done growing…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there really anything stopping an evil government from just poisoning the water supply to commit a massacre/genocide/ethnic-clensing?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Unsure why you’re getting downvoted (this is “No Stupid Questions”, after all), but I’ll give my 5 cents:

  Reason 1:
  The people is essentially the reason why a government has power. Without the people (and their support), the government governs a whole lot of nothing, and they will be forced to do labour themselves.

  Reason 2:
  Poisoning the water is not very accurate, and may lead to both the death of many whom already are supportive of the government (which will create distrust), and people only getting sick depending on the amount they drink (the dose makes the poison).

  Reason 3:
  Despite a population having a lot of dissidents, these people still work and contribute to society in some ways. It has to get pretty bad before it will be “worth it” to remove them from society.

  Reason 4:
  Even if it’s so bad that you’re looking at an open revolt against the government, poisoning the water will only really yield MAD, which is usually undesirable.

  Ultimately, it’s unlikely desirable for any government to do this, as there are better ways (for the government). However, there have been some attempts at genocide through water supplies before, so it’s not completely unheard of. Check out Project Coast.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨With all the animals that die in the sea, is it possible they get pickled in there?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Depends on the conditions, I’d say. If you have an area that has low oxygen and high saline concentration, one could potentially preserve large parts of the carcass. A big challenge though is the substances brought by the carcass itself, like enzymes and bacteria that are not directly exposed to the oxygen-deficient saline-abundant water, which can thrive and remain active for a long period of time. However, if this carcass sinks to incredible depths, where the pressure is really high, temperature is a constant 4 degrees, very low concentration of scavengers or thriving organisms, and potentially sinks a bit into the sediment for a long time, you’ll essentially get pickle juice fossil fuel.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What will be the future of "Social Media Investigations"? Is every country gonna start checking for social media posts before permitting entry?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  They only recently made it mandatory for three visa types, but since introduced in October 2016, it’s always been an optional field when applying for an ESTA.