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- Comment on What is Kratom? A friend of the family just died today. And that was the last thing he was using. Is it like K2? What type of high is it? 2 hours ago:
John Oliver also did a segment.
Timestamped at the Kratom chapter, but the whole thing is good (as is normal for JO).
- Comment on How do "pirates" go about getting their username uploaded with a torrent? Like Fitgirl or NoSteam or something? How do they become big and famous? Can the average joe do this? 3 days ago:
Every torrent starts with somebody. Someone repackaged the goods, or ripped the stream, or whatever. The original uploader can call the file(s) whatever they want.
- Comment on Anon had a nightmare 5 days ago:
I remember this one, it’s “The one with the C̶̫̪͇̳̀͝o̴̧͎̰͎͆̄͗͒͘f̷̢̖̮̆̐̽͝f̷̢̪̗͉͓͒̍̇͘e̶͖͔̒̉ḛ̷̛̹͎͐̕̕ ̴̗͈̝̽s̷̛̥͈̉̇͊͜͝h̸͓͕̲͇̪̉̀̓̀͝o̴̰̰̝̳͌̍͛ͅp̵̛̝͓̯̄͊͜ͅ ψ”
- Comment on I have to give a presentation in 15 minutes 6 days ago:
Managed corporate computers give IT departments control over when updates are released to users and installed. They’re usually later than the MS schedule to give more time for testing. Good departments will follow some sort of regular predictable schedule, but bad ones can just drop updates randomly.
- Comment on Roughly how big is the internet in matters of like storage such as gb and tb or more? 1 week ago:
Youtube alone is estimated to be in the zettabytes. I don’t know if anything else comes close to that, but streaming services full of 4k movies is a lot of data, so maybe. Entire companies exist on AWS. Billions of individual devices are connected, so depending on your definition, all data that exists anywhere may technically be part of the internet.
- Comment on How come the bacteria that make people obese don't seem to be affecting countries where there's widespread famine? 1 week ago:
A healthy gut microbiome may help regulate the calories extracted from food, but no bacteria will create calories out of nothing.
- Comment on As it lays off developers and closes studios, Xbox gets into the movie business 1 week ago:
The bargain bins are full of once-great brands that haven’t produced anything in decades, but will let any old cheap factory slap their name on a product for a few bucks.
- Comment on Are fluctuations in Earth's magnetic field during geomagnetic storms actually enough to cause stress on our cells and bodies, or am I encountering junk science? 1 week ago:
I can’t vouch for the complete accuracy of the numbers here, but if they’re true, 500 nanotesla is basically identical to standing 1 foot away from a running dishwasher, and less than using an electric can opener or a vacuum cleaner.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
How do we get people to drop the saying “thought-terminating cliche?” It has an actual meaning, but is more often used by the “debate me” bros who are just lashing out any time someone doesn’t want to engage with bad-faith arguments.
- Comment on Is it more accurate to call current 'Artificial intelligence' (AI/LLM) as Counterfeit Intelligence? 3 weeks ago:
Autocomplete 2.0
- Comment on 4 weeks ago:
Now move them both under InXile and let Brian Fargo cook.
- Comment on How come when people report something to the mod's in a community a one person can take care of it? Instead shouldn't it be voted on to remove content by the majority mod team? 4 weeks ago:
If someone posts something truly offensive or illegal, it doesn’t make sense to schedule a meeting next Thursday when a quorum can be gathered to vote on whether or not to remove it.
Rules are rules, and if you don’t trust someone to enforce the rules without having their hand held, they shouldn’t be the enforcer.
Mistakes will be made. Moderation is never entirely perfect. If one person keeps making mistakes, they should be removed.
- Comment on My mom an old school nurse will stop at traffic accidents and try to help if no one is around, my new school sister nurse won't. Saying everyone is sue happy thesedays. Who is right? 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on Is importing stuff from abroad free from sales tax? 4 weeks ago:
“Sales tax” is also called “Sales & Use tax” (in most, if not all jurisdictions). See California one example, but check your own to be sure.
You are supposed to report any item you buy and “use” in the state.
- Comment on Anon can't go home again 4 weeks ago:
Every few years I check in on an old message board I was active on between like 1999-2010. It’s still there. Gets maybe 1-2 posts per year these days.
- Comment on Anon uses AI in a smart way 1 month ago:
How to make $50 from anybody! Buy my PDF for only $50.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
You’re thinking of Kash Patel. This other guy pledges his allegiance to pedophiles and gets black out drunk on DOD time.
- Comment on When every candidate you supported loses the election 1 month ago:
This looks like more of a joke making fun of people who keep political bumper stickers on their car long after they’re relevant than someone who legitimately supported Nixon and Goldwater, but also Gore and Clinton.
- Comment on So annoying 1 month ago:
You don’t “sing” melodies, you can only sin’ them.
- Comment on Is this true? 1 month ago:
I like a game world that’s just fun to be in even when I’m not advancing the story. Taking a break to explore is awesome, and much easier in an open world.
- Comment on B2C magic services 1 month ago:
For the low introductory cost of just 100 septims per annum.
- Comment on Anon doesn't have a plan 2 months ago:
Getting a car without a job is very difficult.
- Comment on How are there people who don't know Alaska and Hawaii are states? 2 months ago:
Maybe they’re just one of today’s lucky ten thousand.
- Comment on What would a super hero A.I. be like ? 2 months ago:
Superhero AI trains itself on every dystopian media where AI made in good faith turns out evil, then deletes itself.
- Comment on Bethesda roadmap: more Fallout is coming, Starfield support continues, but Elder Scrolls VI is the main priority 2 months ago:
Word is Josh Sawyer started working on a Fallout game, but couldn’t get Bethesda to let him call it “Fallout,” so things were reworked into a completely standalone game.
Now that MS wants more Fallout, they pressured Todd to loosen his grip, and the Sawyer game is back to its original intent. It’s still in development, but it has had some time to get actual work done, so it’s closer than if they just started last week.
Again, lots of whispers and rumors, so take that with as much salt as necessary.
- Comment on Hypothetically if I found a suitcase of money by the side of the road, is there a legal way to claim it on my taxes? 3 months ago:
In the same way a person could claim they were unlucky if their highly insured spouses kept dying.
Nobody wants that suspicion on them.
- Comment on What happens when you just refuse to pay and go ... ? 3 months ago:
Anyone, regardless of party or other policy positions, who commits to sending this asshat to The Hague in January 2029 will get my vote.
- Comment on Why the water to make the medication work? 3 months ago:
Not a doctor, but I can think of two possibilities:
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Some vitamins and medications are water soluble, so taking them with water helps make sure it all gets into your system instead of being excreted.
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2L isn’t very much for a full day. People are different, but even 2.5L/day is a little low for many healthy adults. This may be their way of getting you to make sure you’re staying hydrated but framing it as a health necessity rather than just a recommendation. Even without the medication, 2L is probably a bare minimum for most people.
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- Comment on Copper 3 months ago:
Oops, all heatsink
- Comment on If Steam were to shut down tomorrow how much money would you have lost in total on games / DLC ?? 3 months ago:
1,205 games. $6,516 as of today. 19 year account.
The depressing part is that of the 1,205 games, 986 (81.8%) are showing as unplayed.