ObtuseDoorFrame

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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Well, when you frame it like that it sounds absurd. But yes.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
Personally I don’t think Musk knew about or controls these accounts. If he did he would never have allowed the location update to go through. These accounts are likely owned by various billionaires and Putin (a trillionaire).
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hiking survival gear⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
Those disposable cups can fuck off. Someone is going to litter their cup, it’s inevitable.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pokémon Lazarus: When a Fan Game Becomes a Conversation⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Understanding the concept of sarcasm and recognizing it amidst a conversation are very different things.

Also: autism isn’t the only type of neurodivergence and failure to recognize sarcasm isn’t a trait that 100% of autistic people share.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pokémon Lazarus: When a Fan Game Becomes a Conversation⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Lemmy appears to have a lot of autistic users on it, which explains the struggles to understand sarcasm. But autistic people tend to be open-minded and we’re often targeted by the same bigots that you’re lamenting about. So while the sarcasm thing is an issue, it’s also a sign of an open-minded user base.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I work 12 hour shifts on weekends and then pick up a shift or two during the week if I feel like it. Being poor in a tiny apartment is a small price to pay for 3 to 5 days off per week.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's only right⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Well planet earth gets 80% of its atmospheric oxygen from organisms living in the ocean, so once we’re done making the ocean unlivable because of ocean acidification, it will kill us all. You’re not far from the truth.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A little known fact that may describe YOU⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I also don’t think there’s any reason to brush in the morning unless you already ate breakfast. The habit of brushing your teeth first thing after getting up is all about getting rid of morning breath. And I’m perpetually single, so I don’t care.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨effective advertising to boost your business⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
It’s immediately apparent because of that ugly font.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This Plastic Mr. Fantastic⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
I’m seeing a lot of articles putting the rate at 5%. Google is just so much worse than it used to be…

That 5% figure is 3 years old, and one report from 2018 had the figure at 8.7% so it appears to be dropping. Based on the political climate in the US that number is unlikely to my rise anytime soon.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This Plastic Mr. Fantastic⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Yes, based on what I’ve read. Less than 5% of the plastic that consumers place in recycling bins actually gets recycled. The rest is shipped to other countries, who then dump it in the ocean. When you throw plastic in the garbage it ends up in a domestic landfill. Landfills certainly aren’t ideal, but at least we know where it is, and it’s better than the ocean.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This Plastic Mr. Fantastic⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Plastic recycling is one of the primary sources of microplastics. They use jets of air to remove labels, which creates an enormous cloud of microplastic. People who live near plastic “recycling” plants have more plastic in their bodies than people who don’t.

There are articles about this out there.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How to poop outdoors in a way that won’t harm the environment and other hikers⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I appreciate the suggestion. I’m not in Colorado but the heat waves we’ve been getting in Washington have the made the normally soft soil into something that cannot be dug into without some serious tools. My ultralight trowel cannot do a thing to this stuff.

Keeping a couple of these bags in my kit is a great idea.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Caves of Qud wins the Hugo Award for Best Game or Interactive Work⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
People are sensitive about this. I didn’t think our opinions were controversial but you got a downvote within a few minutes of leaving your comment. That was fast.

We’re not even criticizing it, just saying it’s not for us. I was born in 85 and used computers in the computer lab in the 90s that were too old to even have mice, they were keyboard only. We played educational games on them like Oregon Trail and lots of math games. These graphics remind me of those. I’m just not interested in going back that far.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Caves of Qud wins the Hugo Award for Best Game or Interactive Work⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
The graphics are too primitive for me, which is a shame. I don’t consider myself a graphics snob, but this looks like something that came out 35 years ago.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Day 394 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Maybe I’m the problem for clicking on a post about a game I haven’t played yet, but also maybe if you include a major spoiler as your second sentence, your first sentence should mention the incoming spoiler.

Just a suggestion.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Argon⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
It’s perfect that this has 111 points and no comments. No one has anything to add, we’re all just like “yup.”
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Please tell me⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Yeah! All aluminum cans have a thin plastic lining. So do soup cans. They’re still both better than plastic packaging, but it just shows how difficult it is to completely remove plastic from your life.

I drink a lot of beverages that come in aluminum cans so I am reaaaally hoping that they have less microplastic risk than 100% plastic packaging does.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Please tell me⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
They have excellent iced tea, too. They’re sweetened with agave nectar, so the whole 20 ounce can only has like 6 grams of sugar and isn’t too sweet.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Please tell me⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Liquid Death isn’t bottled, it’s canned. They’re whole gimmick is “death to plastic” which is a little ironic considering that aluminum cans have a plastic lining.

Still, it’s a great product. They’ve eliminated 99.9% of the plastic, so I think the slogan still works.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do people hate coldplay?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I don’t “hate” Coldplay, I nothing them. I don’t care for their sound at all, but am routinely forced to listen to it in stores. I resent being forced to listen to music, but don’t hate the bands themselves.

The stores who play ten songs on a loop can go fuck themselves, however.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The dreaded she's typing icon⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Sometimes telling someone to “calm down” is actually appropriate, but mostly it’s straight up gaslighting. If someone reacts negatively to hearing that, they very likely have a good reason. This meme is borderline misogyny.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam now generates three times more revenue for Capcom than PlayStation⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I agree, but they have no incentive to do so when gamers buy it anyway. People need to vote with their wallets.

Call of Duty sales suggest this isn’t happening.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Happy No-more-USA Day⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Fair enough. I work weekends so I haven’t been able to attend any of these yet, and was surprised I can finally go to one. You seem to base your opinions on first hand experience.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Happy No-more-USA Day⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Hmm. Yeah, maybe. It just seems too easy to ignore the weekend protests. Everyone who has power and money are elsewhere on Saturdays.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Happy No-more-USA Day⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
They’re finally doing one on a weekday? Excellent. I like the concept of these protests but they seem so trivial when they involve people pretty much just hanging out with signs in front of empty government buildings. Having it on a weekday means disrupting business and work schedules. Don’t let them ignore you.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Happy No-more-USA Day⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
No, they need to be on weekdays. They need to disrupt business and be visible. Weekend protests in front of empty government buildings are worthless.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Costco changed the bag to plastic!!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Okay, so this one frisbee company disputes the countless articles published with sources about how plastic degrades when it’s recycled and… you expect me to just go with that instead of NPR articles.

I doubt the demand for frisbees is high enough to be an encompassing solution for our plastic problem, but I like the idea.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Costco changed the bag to plastic!!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I would think that could work from a structural point of view, but they would have to seal it somehow to prevent more microplastics from being created. Plastics aren’t often used as a building material because of toxic off-gassing, but of course this would be outside which would mitigate the issue.

Asphalt is one of the most recyclable materials in existence, when they tear up an asphalt road they just melt it down and pour it back on. If there was plastic involved it would probably interrupt this process.

But I’m not expert. Maybe it would work.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Costco changed the bag to plastic!!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Uh huh. I have also watched videos and read articles supporting what I just said. Scotch tape is a great example because it’s so brittle… almost useless for any application other than temporarily taping paper to something. It shows how weak plastic gets when it’s recycled.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨NEW SUBCLASSES CONFRIMED!! | Guild Wars 2 Expansion 6⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Huh. They said they were done with subclass expansions. At least as an engineer main I’ll get another shot at a subclass I don’t hate after the abomination that is mechanist.