otter
@otter@lemmy.ca
I live in Canada on the west-coast. I waddled onto the beach and stole found a computer that I could use.
- Comment on What's your username and password? 1 day ago:
username: otter password: the name of my favorite rock
I also have 2FA set up, let me know if you need that one
- Comment on Is this a scam or am I being paranoid? And if so, what kind of scam is this? 5 days ago:
Yea I think even if you’re unfamiliar with this particular scam, the pushiness for this particular method of payment is a big red flag.
- Requesting europeans@lemmy.world, to lock it and redirect it to a more active communitylemmy.world ↗Submitted 1 week ago to support@lemmy.world | 0 comments
- Comment on why does crossing legs increase blood pressure? 1 week ago:
I may be wrong, but I think holding a slightly cross legged position does still require some muscle contraction, and it may cause some compression over having your legs relaxed and spread apart. Also, if you’re lying on your back, then there might be a slight pressure difference from having one leg higher than the rest of your body.
The way you’re describing it, these will all likely cause a slightly lower pressure.
It could also be that you were more relaxed during the second reading, and so that time was the most important contributor. For example, white coat hypertension
- Comment on Are Lemmy and Mbin the same instance? 1 week ago:
Welcome!
We have some guides / infographics for new users, which you might find helpful. These two pages in particular:
fedecan.ca/en/guide/get-started
fedecan.ca/en/guide/…/detailed-overview
An instance is the site where you make an account. If we extend the analogy to email, then
gmail.comis one instance whilehotmail.comis another instance. If you make an account on Gmail, you can’t use that login on Hotmail but you can still see content from people on Hotmail.Lemmy, Piefed, Mbin, Mastodon, Pixelfed, etc. are all software. It’s hard to extend this analogy out, but imagine if Google released the code for Gmail freely so that anyone could easily set up an email website that had the same appearance and functionality as Gmail. That is what is happening here.
So in the same way,
lemmy.ca,lemmy.world,sh.itjust.worksand many other Fediverse instances are running the “Lemmy” software and that’s why they look and feel very similar. Where they differ comes down to the people running a particular instance, since they will have different rules for what you can do. You can find that information in the sidebar.Now all of the Fediverse platforms use a common and agreed upon language to talk to each other. Because Lemmy, Piefed, and Mbin software all use this language and follow a similar format, you can easily share content between all of them.
Usually people make one account on a forum/threaded instance (Lemmy, Piefed, Mbin), and one account on a microblogging instance (Mastodon). This is because the format of microblogging is pretty different from that of forums, although it is technically possible to cross post in between them.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
Grazing is like snacking throughout the day or many smaller meals
Intermittent fasting is better explained here, but it comes down to “fasting for part(s)” of the day
- Comment on What is Marvel doing? 2 weeks ago:
Meanwhile
- Comment on [politics] ya but, at least Juneteenth still lives! herp-a-derp! 3 weeks ago:
Are they though?
At the very least, no one is doing it here. I’d rather have a rebuttal comment if/when a post that tries to do that, rather than seeing these posts
- Comment on is it spelled "grey" or "gray"? 3 weeks ago:
No need to downvote this comment
Even canadians agree that we have a weird mix of different systems in play
- Comment on 4 weeks ago:
Thank you, the account has been banned from lemmy.ca
- Comment on Is there a sublemmy where people suggest ideas for a sublemmy? specifically, a sublemmy to review fediverse instances. 4 weeks ago:
See the sidebar in !communitypromo@lemmy.ca, where you can find some related communities.
Generally people don’t change instances (the site where you made an account) that much, so there is less discussion comparing them. People usually make an account on one site and then don’t move unless there’s a significant issue, and so people tend to only know what their home instance is like. There are some exceptions and controversies, which you might find posted about in places like !fediverse@lemmy.world
Otherwise if you want to discuss communities or request communities, see !lemmy411@lemmy.ca
- Comment on Working class neighborhoods are resisting data centers at 5 times the rate of wealthy ones 4 weeks ago:
It might also be the kind of data center that is being built. Cheaper data centers are noisier, inefficient with water, etc
Working class areas may already be distrustful towards large companies coming along and using up all of the local resources
- Comment on [AI]Microsoft Build 2026 - VibeOS Fully Hallucinated Sloperating system 5 weeks ago:
I thought this was going to be a comedy skit lmao
“If I go 5 plus 3, and then equal… If I can find it… Oh it’s up here this time”
Yea I’d love an unpredictable operating system where everything is constantly re-hallucinating. “Sorry boss, I can’t open report. My word processor hallucinated itself into forgetting this file type.”
- Comment on these eco-facist stickers 1 month ago:
From what we can see on our end, this account doesn’t match the pattern of the other harassment accounts
- Comment on A Very Lonely Caterpillar, Possibly the Last of Its Kind, Has Died 1 month ago:
:(
- Comment on Any tips on immigration? 1 month ago:
In Canada, healthcare is a provincial responsibility and so it might be different across the country. With medications especially, we have a patchwork of overlapping rules and support systems. The new national pharmacare system was supposed to be the first step towards fixing that mess, but unfortunately with the new government:
thetyee.ca/…/Canada-National-Pharmacare-What-Happ…
Also no problem and welcome to Canada! :)
Feel free to ask questions in !canada@lemmy.ca or !askacanadian@lemmy.ca
- Comment on Any tips on immigration? 1 month ago:
By
.govdid you mean the Canadian government sites? If not, these links might help (in order of how helpful it might be):www.canada.ca/en/…/settle-canada.html
- Comment on do it now 1 month ago:
thank you, all of those accounts have been banned, along with any others that matched the pattern from the last week.
PartyDonut@lemmy.zip, from your previous comment, seems to be unrelated and doesn’t match the pattern, and so they were not banned
- Comment on Should street racers who accidentally kill people really go to prison? 1 month ago:
Your question comes down to murder vs manslaughter
In many parts of the world, murder requires intent while manslaughter does not.
- Comment on Apple Airpod Subwoofer 1 month ago:
Catching up on this, I checked our internal tool and all but one of the flagged accounts from the past month had been banned already. I took care of the remaining account now
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Thank you, I can confirm that both of the accounts match the pattern and it looks like both have been banned at the source instance by
ttrpg.networkadmins - Comment on SBA #119 maths 1 month ago:
Yup, I found an old comment of mine but unfortunately that post was deleted. The numbers are different but its the same riddle
I think the confusion is in the way it’s displayed. The notation in the comic is ambiguous, where the division is shown as a symbol, while the multiplication is implied with the brackets, so some people see the question as
8/(2*(2+2))=1, while others see it as8/2*(2+2).For the later, my understanding is that multiplication and division actually have equal priority and are solved left to right (rather than an explicit order as PEDMAS and BEDMAS seem to suggest). So the second interpretation would give
8/2*(2+2)=8/2*(4)=4*4=16The reason this isn’t a problem more often is because
- math questions should be written unambiguously, using symbols everywhere and fraction bars
- in real life problems, there is a certain order in which you manipulate the numbers, and we can use correct notation (with an excessive number of brackets if needed) to keep it crystal clear
- Comment on Money can be exchanged for goods and services 1 month ago:
Even Khajiit is affected by global supply chains and shipping disruptions
- Comment on Is Temu leaking the end of the US? 2 months ago:
Thank you, they have been banned from Lemmy.ca
- Comment on A Mutation Gave Humans the Gift of Speech. These Mice Have It, Too. 2 months ago:
In a new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, researchers found that a simple expansion of existing neural pathways allowed these mice to broaden their vocal repertoire — the same mutation believed to have paved the way for the development of human language
I think they meant that its the same mutation both times
The study: www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10458-y
- Comment on New strat about to happen 🚨 2 months ago:
- Comment on C.D.C. Cancels Publication of Study Showing Benefits of Covid Vaccines 2 months ago:
It helps those that want to sell unregulated and unproven snake oil
- Comment on Title 2 months ago:
- Comment on Innovation 2 months ago:
Why not wear it on the inside of your wrist?
Its easier and more discreet to check, you don’t need a complicated new setup, and you won’t have any issues working with your hands.
I know some people do this already, and flip it around depending on the setting. Inner wrist when walking around, and regular placement when working at a desk.
Unless I’m getting whooshed here
- Comment on Don't blink 2 months ago:
If anyone is actually worried about this
The conjunctiva is a thin membrane that covers the inside of the eyelids and the white part of the eye (sclera), making a continuous sealed area that nothing can escape from except the front.
Also the area behind/around the eye is cushioned by fat and muscle so there’s no room for it. Your eyes don’t bounce around for a reason
