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- Comment on Valid point 20 hours ago:
Still infuriating. I have actual money but can’t use it? Ugh.
- Comment on Which gun would you use in a shtf scenario if AI went rogue 5 days ago:
Nukes get set off? I’m just dead since I live in a major city.
If I somehow survive the wave of nukes? Meh, I don’t need a gun, I just wait for the power grid to go down. Batteries only last so long, and the power plants still need human intervention to keep operating.
If they have fully automated power plants? The guns still don’t matter as much as how well you can conceal yourself from the sniper drones.
- Comment on The same adult daughter who has trouble loading a dishwasher efficientlyly... 5 days ago:
Fridge Tetris. Ugh
- Comment on Black coffee 6 days ago:
Oh, I get wanting it to be. But…IDK, reviewing my block list makes me question how friendly or welcoming you can really call the fediverse.
(I am pretty quick with the block button. I’m on lemmy in hopes of finding fun, interesting things to read or look at, not to get in flame wars. I sometimes even block people based on how much of a dick they were being to other commenters. Some people here are lovely. Some…not so much.)
- Comment on Black coffee 6 days ago:
Lemmy / Piefed used to be such a welcoming place.
Really? When?
- Comment on Please just leave me alone! 1 week ago:
Square root of negative one?
- Comment on *laughs nervously* 1 week ago:
My city has water and sewer combined.
- Comment on *laughs nervously* 1 week ago:
That was my thought when I saw this post
- Comment on Toothbrush heads 1 week ago:
Huh, that doesn’t match my understanding (TBF I don’t work in the field).
Looking again at the study… Dr. Jain had a second person split the students into two groups. I’m not sure whether she conducted the followup exams or had yet another person do that. Assuming that the students were strict about not talking about which toothbrush they were using, I suppose you could call it a ‘blinded’ experiment. I don’t really see how you could double it, though.
- Comment on Toothbrush heads 1 week ago:
Ah, there’s the thing. My wife and I try to avoid buying from amazon. Bezos has too much of our money already.
We do look for off-brand replacement heads, but there are more gotchas than I realized until last week.
- Comment on Toothbrush heads 1 week ago:
Ha, if only it were that easy :(
- Comment on I've been using this simple trick to keep cool in the heat wave (UK) 1 week ago:
100% renewable, nuts. I’d actually be thrilled just to get back to 1990s levels of coal and oil-based power plants. Even that seems so far out of reach as to be a fantasy, though.
- Comment on I've been using this simple trick to keep cool in the heat wave (UK) 1 week ago:
Comment deleted because it was a load of nonsense
LOL! I was just about to “well, akshually” you about minisplit design!
- Comment on I've been using this simple trick to keep cool in the heat wave (UK) 1 week ago:
Eh, technically both contribute. Heat from electrical devices still gets dumped into the environment, and a good portion of that electricity is produced with greenhouse gasses (coal or oil-fired power plants).
Generally, though, yeah, the heat from running AC (or, say, a desk fan) is miniscule compared to other factors.
- Comment on I've been using this simple trick to keep cool in the heat wave (UK) 1 week ago:
Your phrasing of “a lot of bad stuff” sounded like you were saying that AC puts out chemicals or something.
- Comment on Toothbrush heads 1 week ago:
No. Double blind means that both the researchers and the participants don’t know who is in which group (control group or experimental group). The idea is to avoid spoiling studies with the placebo effect.
It’s kind of hard to avoid knowing that you’re in the control group when you’re being asked to brush with an old-fashioned toothbrush instead of an electric one.
- Comment on Toothbrush heads 2 weeks ago:
No bet.
- Comment on Toothbrush heads 2 weeks ago:
From that study:
A randomized double-blind clinical trial was conducted
LOL! I do not think that means what they thought it means. Kinda hard to keep the participants from knowing which study group they’re in.
Still, interesting setup. 60 dental students makes sure that the control group brushing manually is doing so with proper technique. They were getting the best-case scenario for manual brushing.
- Comment on Toothbrush heads 2 weeks ago:
Hey, be nice. Maybe Trebs was a little snarky, but I don’t think you need to go straight to the jugular.
- Comment on Toothbrush heads 2 weeks ago:
Hey, I actually liked PHP back when I was working in it.
People have lots of criticisms for it, and – yes, they’re all true. I still enjoyed working in the language back in the day.
- Comment on Toothbrush heads 2 weeks ago:
Are y’all based in America? I bet dentists there are paid to endorse…
It’s a little frightening how plausible this is. And yes, I’m American.
- Comment on Toothbrush heads 2 weeks ago:
This is def the case for me. I used to bring the old fashioned toothbrushes for camping (well, for any travel). I noticed a HUGE difference when I’d get home again.
Now I just bring the normal toothbrush. The battery lasts long enough for most trips that it’s fine.
- Comment on Toothbrush heads 2 weeks ago:
Ooh, good idea
Many companies didn’t enshittify because they were shit from the beginning.
Clever, I like this.
- Comment on Toothbrush heads 2 weeks ago:
Oof, that could be a post entirely on its own!
- Comment on Toothbrush heads 2 weeks ago:
Thanks. Hopefully we can pass these on to someone who can actually use them.
- Comment on Toothbrush heads 2 weeks ago:
After this, switching back to the dinosaur type is tempting for sure!
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- Comment on Steam Summer Sale 2026 Has Begun 2 weeks ago:
DSP is great, def worth it if you like Satisfactory.
I also love Timberborn. It hits some of the same gameplay notes but with a very different vibe.
- Comment on 📡📡📡 2 weeks ago:
Err…this is Wonder Woman you’re discussing, right? A skimpy costume is completely on-brand for the original.
- Comment on What is a game that you know is bad but really enjoy(ed)? 2 weeks ago:
Hmm.
