Mothra
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- Comment on Assume You Will Be Hacked: AI is enabling a deluge of cyberattacks the likes of which we’ve never seen before. 4 days ago:
It doesn’t sound fair to me. Why don’t they sell the info of the management and higher ups only ,if that’s the case? But no. As always, those who are most vulnerable always get hit the hardest and first.
- Comment on What's the evolutionary advantage of very long hair on human heads? 4 days ago:
Yes I understand “good enough” and that it could just be out of whimsical preference by sexual partners. But what if not? The best answer I found here was that greasy long hair, in those cold climates, was somewhat water repellant. Nobody wants to get wet in the cold.
- Comment on What's the evolutionary advantage of very long hair on human heads? 4 days ago:
You aren’t subject to every pressure every hominid ancestor ever was. Bald today still gets you laid, congrats! And you got hats to keep warm and look fabulous. :) I believe long hair must have presented some kind of advantage at some point though, there are some interesting comments here.
- Comment on What's the evolutionary advantage of very long hair on human heads? 4 days ago:
Yes, I understand this and it is in my post as part of the question: is it just a showoff feature like peacock’s feathers? I also understand traits that don’t impact fitness won’t be selected against.
But I have the nagging feeling that the body does spend a fair amount of extra resources creating long hair when it could make do with just a fraction. Use it or lose it is a popular trend in the animal kingdom. You can have a very showy coat using a lot less resources, if we’re talking about health markers only.
But, fear not, there are theories that support long hair as having an actual practical function that impacts fitness, and people in the comments have posted some.
What I like about these theories is that they aren’t mutually exclusive. You can have a variety of factors that mildly favor the same trait, it’s not always one single factor exerting clear pressure on things.
- Comment on What's the evolutionary advantage of very long hair on human heads? 4 days ago:
Aha, this answer is satisfactory. You introduce the concept of greasy long hair. At first I thought, well why not just greasy fur then? Why only on the head? But then I remember humans and probably early hominids like to wrap themselves with things like other creatures pelts and the head is probably the only place you can actually grow hair from. And if greasy it’s like a sort of raincoat thing.
I can sleep now thanks
- Comment on What's the evolutionary advantage of very long hair on human heads? 4 days ago:
Heh that’s an interesting consideration. I also wondered about this. It’s not mutually exclusive with other theories, so…
- Comment on What's the evolutionary advantage of very long hair on human heads? 6 days ago:
That’s an interesting take, agreed. But it doesn’t explain why the length… You can still shave hair that doesn’t grow too long. And look dangerous to fuck with
- Comment on What's the evolutionary advantage of very long hair on human heads? 6 days ago:
Yes, that’s very interesting, and I also read about similar studies which explain pubic hair texture as having moisture isolating capabilities. However this doesn’t address my question, which is about the apparently excessive length of head hair regardless of texture.
- Comment on What's the evolutionary advantage of very long hair on human heads? 6 days ago:
Alright, that’s true with the history since long hairs stay for years, good point. I’m not sure I follow with shearing and technological capacity, mind explaining that a little bit more please?
- Comment on What's the evolutionary advantage of very long hair on human heads? 6 days ago:
Well… More to my point… That means it’s a liability, right ?because that’s all fine and dandy when consensual but over the course of history more people have died as a consequence of getting caught by the hair than the offspring such long hair ever facilitated. I mean most military forces cut their hair for a reason. But I’m neither a scientist or a soldier so, I could be wrong too.
- Comment on What's the evolutionary advantage of very long hair on human heads? 6 days ago:
Why do we get an advantage from hairs longer than 60cm? 20cm already does the job, it even covers your neck.
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- Comment on Is there any way I can scare myself into not using AI and actually using my brain? 1 week ago:
But but but poor Elon. Would anyone think of the trillionaires? They are so few! How brash of you, giving minorities the cold shoulder.
- Comment on Is there any way I can scare myself into not using AI and actually using my brain? 1 week ago:
Cats, pet fish, potted succulent
- Comment on Seems very topical with the rise of One Nation 1 week ago:
Lol. Jokes aside I thought Pauline got a helicopter, eh, gifted, from someone. Or maybe it was a small airplane. Or maybe I’m getting really confused.
- Comment on Seems very topical with the rise of One Nation 1 week ago:
Private Helicopter isn’t it?
- Comment on Youre not worth the time to reply to. Get over yourself. 2 weeks ago:
Thanks! Awesome
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
All good mate, we can fight another day! :D
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Well I haven’t noticed you until now, no offense. This doesn’t mean we’ve never interacted before, it just means I don’t have a mental note for your profile. There are users on Lemmy I can mention off the top of my head but you wouldn’t be in the list; you also wouldn’t be in the “ahh I remember you now” list either.
- Comment on Youre not worth the time to reply to. Get over yourself. 3 weeks ago:
Where’s this image from? I’m getting 60s-to-80s book cover vibes, please don’t tell me it’s ai
- Comment on Wildfire Griffin 4 weeks ago:
Well… Mine is baited.
- Comment on Wildfire Griffin 4 weeks ago:
Ok but why on Science Memes? I’m also confused, not downvoting but wondering wtf why here.
Waiting with baited breath for Lemmy community to turn this into a science meme
- Comment on Be the problem money can't fix 4 weeks ago:
don’t worry no amount of money could ever fix me 😞
- Comment on Why does it feel like most art museums are for adults and most science museums are for kids? 4 weeks ago:
To save the parents the embarrassment of having to explain something they don’t understand.
Don’t get me wrong, art can be just as awkward to explain but it is socially acceptable to chalk things you don’t understand to the artist’s creative whim
- Comment on What's up with all the captions on short form videos? 5 weeks ago:
Another one here. I figured this would include more than just millennials?
- Comment on Uh well actually- 5 weeks ago:
I would also be confused af. First, I would think it wants me to tap objects with a somewhat glossy surface, even though all of them actually reflect light. But having sorted the first trick in this question, I am now confronted with two other questions: is a body of water considered an “object”? Also, are those actually photos of a river or are they illustrations of a river? They don’t look realistic to me… Because if they’re illustrations then they wouldn’t be particularly more reflective than anything else in this set of images
I hate these things
- Comment on Mint 5 weeks ago:
Interesting, I can’t say I lived in Melbourne other than during a holiday visit. Maybe I should say NSW
- Comment on Mint 5 weeks ago:
Agreed
- Comment on Mint 5 weeks ago:
So is Australia apparently. I’ve seen this joke a few times and the first time I had to ask what the hell it was all about. I’ve seen my share of gardens with mint in it and not only it doesn’t take over everything, it’s also very susceptible to insects. A fully grown plant will disappear over the weekend if the right caterpillars find it.
Lantana, now, that’s a problem
- Comment on Budget opinion poll 1 month ago:
I’ll be honest, my economics understanding is rudimentary so what I read makes little to no sense to me. I need an ELI5 version, not just a summary. I vote OK because I didn’t read anything outrageous, but should I fully understand the implications I may decide to change my mind. I don’t see much in the way of job security or job creation though, please correct me if I’m wrong. Job market is tough