gustofwind
@gustofwind@lemmy.world
- Comment on Teenage Jehovah's Witness can receive blood transfusion, judge rules 11 hours ago:
So they’re ok with getting operated on but cannot receive blood transfusions?
Reminds me of the woman who wanted an organ transplant but not the Covid vaccine (she was ok with every other required vaccine for the transplant because propaganda)
- Comment on Sony's Naughty Dog Studio Orders Employee Overtime on ‘Intergalactic’ 6 days ago:
Do they hand out adderall or something? How do you even produce quality work like that…
- Comment on Americans overestimate how many social media users post harmful content 6 days ago:
Even though you only see mold on one part of the bread
It’s already spread and infected the rest
- Comment on Does each country have a book/library of the laws of the land that a commoner can consult to check if they're about to do something illegal? 1 week ago:
yeah nothing should be paywalled and westlaw/lexis/bloomberg/all of them should be a public service in fact
This is actually something I think ai will basically solve. Well, not the law as a public service part but the general access to reliable legal information part. I’ve seen the westlaw and lexis lawyer bots and they’re pretty good, a non lawyer could easily rely on it because lawyers already do.
I can’t imagine it takes more than 5 years before we see tailored compliance bots in various fields. AI mediated society is already here
- Comment on Does each country have a book/library of the laws of the land that a commoner can consult to check if they're about to do something illegal? 1 week ago:
lawyers use Google before anything else. If you’re wondering if what you’re doing is illegal you probably can just look it up and find a decent enough answer
- Comment on Does each country have a book/library of the laws of the land that a commoner can consult to check if they're about to do something illegal? 1 week ago:
Not sure why people are saying the laws aren’t accessible in America
Here’s the entire federal code of laws
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text
Here’s the federal rules and regulations
Here’s a repository of every state’s laws
- Comment on at what point in life it's too late to go back to school? 1 week ago:
You should never stop learning and school is a very good way to learn. If you don’t learn new stuff all the time your brain will literally stagnate and rot. It will atrophy.
Very few people are cut out for true self directed learning so, unless you’re one of the gifted few, structured and group learning is the best way to do it.
If you’re highly motivated anything is better than nothing. Find free courses, look stuff up, engage the academic world as best you can 🤷♀️
- Comment on life hack 1 week ago:
Hell is right here on earth 🙂
- Comment on ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Maker Promises ‘Divinity’ Will Be ‘Next Level’ 1 week ago:
I’m probably the only person who thought baldurs gate 3 was a boring slog
Please bring back divinity
- Comment on Why does everyone put celery in soup stock? 1 week ago:
Commercial pectin products often come from processed apple skins, and some other fruits but mostly from the skins anyway, so you’re spot on
No idea if peppers will replicate the stock texture of celery but I imagine it can’t matter too much. You probably have to be extremely sensitive and test a lot of samples to tell the difference for that kind of subtle texture
I personally like celery so I don’t share your problem but I rely more on boiled potatoes anyway in my soups/stews for the starch as a mild thickener. I also love potatoes (:
- Comment on Why does everyone put celery in soup stock? 1 week ago:
Not sure if anyone answered the actual question but a reason celery is included is, in addition to being part of the traditional mirepoix, because the pectin content breaks down and results in a just so slightly thicker stock
- Comment on Don't let his sacrifice be for nothing 1 week ago:
Being polytheistic but saying it’s monotheism is the funniest joke Christians ever came up with
All these years later and we’re still laughing and explaining the joke
- Comment on Are people with High functioning autism allowed to become police officers? 2 weeks ago:
As long as your IQ is still low enough to be a good
bootlicking thugcop - Comment on Is laying on your stomach every once in a while good for you? 2 weeks ago:
I believe that feeling is decompression and depending on your body different positions will decompress the spine and thus feel good
It probably depends on your specific physiology and also what you’re doing all day
I highly doubt it’s bad for you to temporarily lay on your stomach. Like any posture you should shift position somewhat often just to relieve and shift around the compressive forces on various parts of your body.
For example, I know someone who sat cross legged for too long and it compressed a nerve in their ankle causing permanent nerve damage.
- Comment on 'Huge respect to the folks at Obsidian': Todd Howard invited Obsidian devs onto Fallout season 2's set so they could see New Vegas in the flesh 2 weeks ago:
despite all the shit I’m still playing my bethesda games…well, only new vegas and elder scrolls but still
- Comment on Absolutely nothing 3 weeks ago:
One of the most memorable games of all time
- Comment on How will the Military be after this mess with Trump? 3 weeks ago:
I have much more respect for the soldier that disobeys orders but that’s just me
Following illegal orders is not an excuse and has been rejected for centuries (except by Germans lol)
The [Court of Military Appeals] has held that “the justification for acts done pursuant to orders does not exist if the order was of such a nature that a man of ordinary sense and understanding would know it to be illegal”
- Comment on How will the Military be after this mess with Trump? 3 weeks ago:
Disrespecting veterans is one of Americas longest traditions. Veterans have lived in poverty for centuries because the government wants them to.
People who volunteer for the military typically do so because they’re in poverty and it’s their best option in life. The military specifically advertises in high poverty areas and also conduct social outreach and minor charity work to drive recruitment.
America needs poverty because it ensures there are always people willing to join the military and work for cheap.
- Comment on It turns out Saudi Arabia will own 93.4 percent of EA if the buyout goes through, which is effectively all of it 3 weeks ago:
People do not commonly have a choice here
In America there is near 0 public transit outside of a few major cities
- Comment on why 3 weeks ago:
usually if it ends in “a” it’s feminine versus “o” for masculine, but there are exceptions for that too!
- Comment on It turns out Saudi Arabia will own 93.4 percent of EA if the buyout goes through, which is effectively all of it 3 weeks ago:
Some people have no choice in what kind of car they can afford to drive.
We all have a very easy choice when it comes to choosing your video games
- Comment on It turns out Saudi Arabia will own 93.4 percent of EA if the buyout goes through, which is effectively all of it 3 weeks ago:
If you still buy EA games at this point you better not tell anyone because you’re a braindead fuckwit for sending Saudis your money
- Comment on Anon is smart or dumb 3 weeks ago:
I’ve never heard of this effect being usually temporary.
If it doesn’t subside in a few weeks it often requires additional medication to solve and to my knowledge, for most people, lasts for as long as you take it
- Comment on Seems legit 3 weeks ago:
could also store it on a flashdrive or micro sd card
- Comment on Do you cheat in video games? 3 weeks ago:
Cheating instantly ruins every game for me
No point in playing anymore if I’m cheating. Can just do literally anything else in life instead
- Comment on The President of the United States of America 3 weeks ago:
It’s fitting that he’s a subhuman slave to his own handlers
- Comment on Why do some Americans "feel ashamed" for being American even when it's not their fault? 3 weeks ago:
I believe the shame stems from the moral injury we all suffer when we peacefully stand by in a democracy and let bad people control the government and inflict serious harm on innocents
So in some respect it is in fact all of our faults because we do in fact sit by and watch people die so we can respect the democratic process.
- Comment on A cool feature/mechanic you want to see in games again 3 weeks ago:
Split screen coop/multiplayer
Way too many games only let you do multiplayer with one player and have online only coop campaigns
Used to be pretty standard that a guest could play with you online
- Comment on One man's trash is another man's garbage 3 weeks ago:
1995 and 2015 looking go tho
- Comment on Settings you believe ANY game should have? (This is me advocating for a restart/reboot button on ALL games) 4 weeks ago:
I’ve seen a variety of half baked implementations. Sometimes you have a decent in game log but sometimes it’s also just the dialogue of your last conversation and nothing more 🥲