NoSpotOfGround
@NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world
- Comment on 8 hours ago:
I did skim a bunch of articles first, all with the same info, but they were too long-winded or paywalled to link to. This summary seemed just right…
- Comment on 12 hours ago:
From Google AI:
In 1990, the year the film was released, the actual house from Home Alone was purchased for $875,000. Economists from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago have determined that, at that price, the home was only affordable to the top 1% of Chicago households at the time. Other details about the home’s value and affordability:
The actual property at 671 Lincoln Avenue in Winnetka, Illinois, sold for $875,000 in 1989, just prior to the film’s release in 1990.
To afford the house in 1990 (assuming they spent no more than 30% of their income on housing), the McCallister family would have needed a household income of about $305,000, which is approximately $665,000 in 2022 dollars.
The house last sold in 2012 for $1.58 million and again in early 2025 for $5.5 million.
- Comment on Why did the proposed *Red Sea–Dead Sea Water Conveyance* project involve pumping water instead of siphoning it? 2 weeks ago:
Yes, and the highest point in this route was 230m above sea level, requiring 22.8x the uphill ‘push’ that atmosphere could provide.
But even if the highest point was below 10m and friction was not an issue, you would need hundreds of kilometers of perfectly airtight ‘vacuumed’ pipes. If air leaks into the pipes somewhere along their length, the flow stops.
- Comment on Dear neighbor... 1 month ago:
Sorcery…
- Comment on Anon escapes from work 1 month ago:
Tragically, I think they only aim to be “do it somewhere else” nets. Because they introduce the threat of getting caught or partially caught and having to live with the embarrassment or wounds, respectively.
- Comment on advertisement 2 months ago:
Water does clump up overnight in some places, but you’d need to set the WD-40 on fire for it to make a difference.
- Comment on Natural selection at work 2 months ago:
The common ancestor that links whales and deer existed millions of years ago and exhibited features shared by both groups. This ancestor likely possessed basic artiodactyl characteristics, such as an even number of toes on each foot and a certain bone structure within the ear. Over time, as these creatures diverged to inhabit distinct environments, their physical traits adapted accordingly. Despite these differences, the underlying genetic similarities persist, revealing their deep-rooted connection.
- Comment on at least no more trolley problems 2 months ago:
This is not like a falling kid problem…
If he had more than 0.5 seconds to move the kid he could have done so without severely hurting him. On the other hand, if he had less than 0.5 seconds he’s now killed everyone on the train.
- Comment on pragnent 4 months ago:
- Comment on Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s explanation for socializing with Jeffrey Epstein 4 months ago:
It was more like: “sure, I invited Epstein to my house, but you should see all the other rapists I’ve been inviting to my house. [Lists off a few names.] Raping children is widespread in New York.” I’m not even paraphrasing that much.
- Comment on [deleted] 8 months ago:
I just funged it. You’ll never get me, coppers.
- Comment on SHUT UP ABOUT NICOLE 8 months ago:
E
- Comment on I left negative feedback on ebay for dropshipping and the seller has messaged me four days in a row asking me to change it 8 months ago:
Nice try, vendor in question.
- Comment on Yall guess who showed up in my dms 9 months ago:
No scam. She’s just a lonely girl who can’t believe no-one here is taking her seriously… Tragic story as old as time.
- Comment on Homer Simpson irl 9 months ago:
Could you tell him just “you should have another MRI at a clinic”?
That rule does not seem very ethical to me, in any case.
- Comment on Do tell!!! 9 months ago:
You’re not my mom!
- Comment on Doppler 9 months ago:
Wow, that seems to be the very first What If ever!
- Comment on The Periodic Table according to astronomers 10 months ago:
It’s a dwarf element.
- Comment on listen 10 months ago:
That was a great watch, thanks!
- Comment on I got the money saved in my mansions safe. 10 months ago:
T-1000
nearly killed me a good few times
Hmm…
- Comment on Water 11 months ago:
Ok, that’s interesting! I didn’t realize there was controversy around this definition.
- Comment on Water 11 months ago:
Today, the International Astronomical Union places the dividing line between brown dwarfs and planets at 13 Jupiter masses. This is the minimum mass required to ignite deuterium fusion.
- Comment on what works for you to let go? 11 months ago:
That’s a great example!
I discovered that the grouchy, irritable and angry part of me was not “just my personality”, it was an emotional overlay that colored the rational self which lay underneath…
- Comment on what works for you to let go? 11 months ago:
To me it sounds like you have low levels of serotonin. It made me irritable and easily angered too.
Medicine that helps with that are SSRIs (antidepressants). You have to ask a psychiatrist about those. Or, if you don’t want to go full medical about it, try a 5-HTP over-the-counter supplement, which is a serotonin building block. And also ease up on masturbation… It drains your serotonin.
You don’t even have to take these for very long. They have a side-effect of making you sleepy, because serotonin is processed into melatonin. Take them on and off just enough to get some perspective on how artificial your mood is, which is when you’ll gain a level of control that will stay with you even after you’ve stopped taking the medicine.
- Comment on And black gloves of course 11 months ago:
Ninja, IRA.
- Comment on Damn spot! Now i want to buy the second car. 1 year ago:
I think he says “watch this!” before he jumps.
- Comment on Bees 1 year ago:
You know what you did.
- Comment on Moss 1 year ago:
That really was great, thank you!
- Comment on America's Smartest Man Finds Something Interesting 1 year ago:
Mmm, high tea… Haven’t played that in a while.
- Comment on What doesn't kill ya 1 year ago:
The image just loaded very slowly for me (i.e. after about 10 seconds). In some posts it never loads at all, but there is a thumbnail in the main screen. This is on sync.
