Deestan
@Deestan@lemmy.world
- Comment on If a mysterious force secretly changed EVERY clock worldwide one minute forward, how long would it take until people notice, and how would people/governments react? 3 hours ago:
1 minute, 60 seconds, 60 thousand milliseconds. I work with computer systems that monitor themselves to make sure they don’t take more than 10 milliseconds. At 50 milliseconds, they would raise alarms.
It takes 100 milliseconds to blink.
So, we’d notice pretty much immediately :)
And then all networked computers that assume a response within 30 seconds would go bonkers and maybe need to be restarted.
I’d react by assuming IT misconfigured the Network Time Protocol service that keeps machine clocks synced and inform them.
- Comment on What's it called when a man steals women's selfies to use to create a fake online persona, and when people call him out on this, he says "I never said those photos are me"? 4 hours ago:
Habitual liar
- Comment on Is it irrational for me to hate and despise every single American at this point? 12 hours ago:
Not all of them do. What do you want? A validation of a wish to generalize over a huge geographical region?
- Comment on Why there is no photos of earth from space? 2 days ago:
How do you imagine having an “open discussion” when you reject overwhelming evidence out of hand?
- Comment on why do people say annoying/rude stuff and then tell you “it was a joke!” 5 days ago:
There is this strange belief that humor is exempt from consequences.
In the book “Jam” by “Yahtzee Croshaw” there is a post-apocalyptic sect formed by a group of people from an internet forum. They are not stupid of course; they form a sect ironically. Then they worship a rambling drunk old man called Bob ironically and have ironic sermons and ironically imprison nonbelievers at the ironic orders of the High Priest.
If you point out that this is stupid and evil, they will roll their eyes and go “Duh!”, then ironically execute you for heresy.
- Comment on Report: Unity continues mass layoffs with 'abrupt' communications and 5am emails 1 week ago:
I can criticize a broken product. The jobs deserve thing is creative reading on your part.
- Comment on What's the tallest pyramid we'd be able to build? Can we reach space? 1 week ago:
That makes sense. Though at geological scales the distinction between solid and non-solid blurs a bit. Mountains are not solid to a slow enough observer.
- Comment on Report: Unity continues mass layoffs with 'abrupt' communications and 5am emails 1 week ago:
There’s no need for Unity anymore. Godot is excellent for at least 2D games the same way Unity used to be. Unreal is easy to pick up for 3D. GameMaker Studio is going strong.
- Comment on What's the tallest pyramid we'd be able to build? Can we reach space? 1 week ago:
Are there any restrictions on material?
If not, I have stack of dirty nitrogen in my backyard over 100km tall, technically resaching space.
- Comment on How did people end-up agreeing on the name of rivers/mountains and seas ? 1 week ago:
For the most part, whomever the mapmakers happened to ask got to decide. Once it’s on an official map, it’s just gonna drown out any other opinions.
Several places in Norway have names that are spelled “wrong” according to locals, but changing it requires herculean efforts of bureaucracy.
- Comment on If scientists could make you immortal but could only do it by transferring your consciousness into a single video game for ever, which game would you choose? 1 week ago:
Ah yes. I’d have to ask for uncapped PCU. Being part of the simulation, I’d not notice any lag as my consciousness would lag with it.
- Comment on If scientists could make you immortal but could only do it by transferring your consciousness into a single video game for ever, which game would you choose? 1 week ago:
Something in-game scriptable, so I could mould it for variety. Space Engineers maybe?
- Comment on Can you eat soap for acid reflux? 1 week ago:
While technically feasible with pure soap (which is lye fully reacted with food grade oil/fats), the stuff you find in stores will have stuff like:
- Conditioner
- Perfume
- Coloring
All of which are likely to cause irritation on your intestines and worsen the overall acid flux experience.
If you need to do this experiment for some reason, make sure you know exactly what is in it.
Fun fact: Old timey cheap industry soap (plain tallow and lye) used to be popular with rats and mice.
- Comment on Is there any way I can realistically send a message to Donald Trump and have him read it? 1 week ago:
Not in a good way. You’d have to make the news and get in trouble. (Btw without murder)
- Comment on Why are dwarf planets not considered planets but dwarf stars are considered stars? 1 week ago:
Mostly because Pluto was called a planet for a while, and reclassifying it upset so many people that they couldn’t just go “it’s just an asteroid sorry”.
- Comment on What is a metaphor you like in your language? 2 weeks ago:
Not fluent at all, but I always parsed “Ich glaub, ich spinne” as “I feel like my head is spinning”
- Comment on What is a metaphor you like in your language? 2 weeks ago:
One of my favorite youtubers Octavius King demonstrates this really well by using “complete and utter desk” as a derogatory term for the worst offenders to intellect.
- Comment on What is a metaphor you like in your language? 2 weeks ago:
Haha, ikke noe problem. Godt observert!
- Comment on What is a metaphor you like in your language? 2 weeks ago:
“Jeg bryr meg katta”
literally “I care like a cat”, meaning “I don’t care in the slightest and talking more about it is an insult to my time”.
It’s fallen mostly out of use, but I’m hanging on.
- Comment on Why is deportation done instead of imprisonment or making people become documented? In other words, why does deportation exist? 2 weeks ago:
Slavery is evil.
- Comment on Why do some people think others are troll just because they don’t like what they have to say? 3 weeks ago:
If you give a specific example, it’s easier to give an answer that might help understanding.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Seeing a lot of down votes. Tell me why it’s not please, don’t just dismiss me.
Because you were just fishing for validation. Not asking a legitimate question and wanting to hear answers.
- Comment on Why does it seem constantly Israel makes bad deals? Like with Hamas handing over the hostages but Israel has to let loose like 1k? 3 weeks ago:
What is bad about it?
- Comment on In some countries (such as the USA), sending encrypted communications via Amateur Radio is illegal, but how likely will the government actually enforce it, and how severe would the consequences be? 3 weeks ago:
Yeah for sure! I’d be happy to encode a single word in a minute of audio.
- Comment on In some countries (such as the USA), sending encrypted communications via Amateur Radio is illegal, but how likely will the government actually enforce it, and how severe would the consequences be? 4 weeks ago:
It’s fine, but you need to have an error correction layer.
Digital-over-analog methods like QR codes or modems are some examples.
- Comment on Does the US really have no instruments in case a newly elected president immediatelly and openly exposes he's a nazi? 4 weeks ago:
But who will wield these instruments? It’d be more relevant if he made an effort to hide his nature before the election.
Right now the majority voted fascism with open eyes.
- Comment on Should parents be allowed to euthanize their children if they have a diagnosis that just isn't worth dealing with? 4 weeks ago:
You should explain why it’s had for its own sake.
He said “this is eugenics”, which is such an extensively discussed and well documented term that the word itself is sufficient explanation of why it’s bad.
- Comment on Should parents be allowed to euthanize their children if they have a diagnosis that just isn't worth dealing with? 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 – First-look trailer 5 weeks ago:
Nintendo makes handhelds?!?
- Comment on How to take CPU out? 5 weeks ago:
If you can, find and watch a video. There is some part of the instruction that is missing, or you missed it, and a video will make it more obvious.