FuglyDuck

@FuglyDuck@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why does the microwave button have a "popcorn" button when every microwave popcorn brand says "DO NOT USE THE POPCORN BUTTON"?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Because the original popcorn buttons weren’t very good. They mostly just ran normally and just used a questionable-determined time to run. This resulted in them usually burning the popcorn.

  Modern popcorn buttons use a sensor to figure out when onto shut off, and they’re generally pretty good at not burning popcorn.

  The warming remained, however because it takes money to change and they can’t know if you still use a dinosaur from like the 80’s anyways.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you know any real-life person with the first name “Lucifer”?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Lucifer was originally the name for the planet, Venus, in Roman mythology. That’s where “morning star”’ comes from. Because it’s visible just before or just after (as Noctifer) the sun rises and falls.

  Early translaters used it for the name of the “Shinging one” in Isaiah.

  Not everyone associates the name with a demon… that’s mostly christians and Christian off shoots.

  So no, not everyone is the same as you enough to avoid naming their kid something you think is alway bad.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would the problems of bombardment be resolved by building underground?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Air intake would always be vulnerable, so no. Not really as a long term thing.

  Bunkers are useful for surviving the initial attack, but not long term.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is this place? How is it related to perchance?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  In brief… your username is listed as Jack @ lemmy.world

  everything after the @ is the server they’re on. If you don’t see that, they’re also on the same server as you (so my name shouldn’t also include @lemmy.world the way Funkycarrot’s includes @discuss.tchncs.de

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the best way to show someone what the grandparent scam will sound like, without also making it easier for someone to pull the scam?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  If they’re not people that you would ordinarily ask for money from, the simplest answer is to just make sure they understand that.

  And that “you” asking for money out of the blue is suspicious.

  For people in you immediate support system… they should know that there’s very few crisis that require immediate decisions and none of them need cash wired to foreign bank accounts or stashed on gift cards or in bitcoin.

  And certainly not from an unknown number.

  The focus there should be on verifying it’s you. (By hanging up and calling you direct.$

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do we need legal genders at all?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  you don’t have to define every race to make race a protected class- you just have to define what ‘race’ is. all ‘protected class’ means is that It’s a group of people that have protections against discrimination.

  For example, if a black person gets a parking ticket, sure it could be that the officer was a racist fuck. but that’s irrelevant if they can show the black person didn’t pay for parking. (you might try to make an argument saying ‘well they don’t ticket white people’, but good luck proving that in court.)

  protected classes at the us federal level include:

  • Race
  • Sex
  • Age
  • Disability
  • National Origin
  • Religion
  • Genetic Information*___*
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you wish to color/decorate your pumpkin with the intention of eating the seeds, would it be a good idea to cover the pumpkin with felt instead of painting it?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Once you cut in and/or remove the seeds, they start to go off. You usually only get a week at most.

  Painting instead of carving, it’ll last much longer.

  Though, part of what makes them fun is their impermanence

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Question for Marvel nerds: Am I overpowered?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s also roughly twice the escape velocity of the solar system, so if they even manage to survive it… because this is Marvel we’re talking about… they would be on a very lonely trip to another star.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Question for Marvel nerds: Am I overpowered?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Just to clarify, Mach 25 is roughly orbital flight. (The shuttle would begin its breaking turns at Mach 24, on the edge of the atmosphere where sound is the slowest.)

  So, if by “overpowered” you mean “sound like someone who skipped middle school science.” The. That’s definitely a yes.

  Just as a side note, do you know what happens When large meteorites crash into the atmosphere?

  They explode from the pressure and extremely intense atmosphere heatings. And that’s at around Mach 20… (which, is why the shuttle does the breaking turns where it’s not so bad…)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not sure what you mean by “it doesn’t follow.” It absolutely does.

  If you use a tool for one specific task, and that tool is also useful for other, functionally identical tasks, you’re probably going to use that tool for the second task.

  Like if a carpenter uses a Stanley #4 bench plane to finish a table top, they’re probably also going to use it for finish a cabinet’s top or side walls, etc.

  Similarly, if a carpenter uses a jig saw to cross cut a board, it’s likely they’re also perfectly okay with using powered drills.

  So if someone uses generative ai to create a thumbnail for the video, they’re likely to use it to create other graphics in the video.

  If someone uses generative ai for those tasks, they’re also likely to use LLMs or other ai tools for other tasks.

  Some one already using Ai is more likely to use AI again.

  I don’t care whose fault it is, content creators aren’t entitled to my clicks. I have no obligation to click any video on YouTube, never mind watch the full thing.

  If the thumbnail is ai slop, I have exactly zero reasons to believe the rest of it won’t also have ai slop. The creator can make whatever choices they want.

  But I have no obligation to that creator. So when I decide that the use of AI is unethical, and pass on any video that uses it- that’s fully my choice. Similarly peole snarking on the comments or downvoting it… that’s also their choice. (I’m not even sure its legitimately a brigade. Knowing nothing else about the matter, I’m skeptical.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If they’re using ai for the thumbnail… they’re probably using AI elsewhere in the video. And yes, you absolutely are supposed to judge a book by the cover. That’s the whole point of cover art/dustjackets- to tell you what’s inside.

  Further, even if that’s not true, they’re still okay with the ethical failings of ai-generated art.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Heliobiology considered legit or a pseudoscience?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You asked the same basic question yesterday.

  Didn’t like the answers? It’s still junk science today, too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What can I put on a street lamp to stop the light in one direction?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  firebomb?

  naw. that’s a bit much. a .22 lr and some target practice will do the trick.

  (but seriously, maybe just invest in some decent black out curtains.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I tell my co-workers I'm not attending a wedding without creating drama?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Step one- the coworkers need to fuck off. Start with a polite, but firm “it’s none of your fucking husiness” and get less polite the more they push.

  Step 2, if your brother is trying to weaponize your coworkers, tell him to fucking stop. If he’s just coming around, be somewhat more polite and still tell him to stop. If he switched to “I’m just visiting [the coworkers] your manager probably would like to know- ex employees still coming round is never a good idea even if they left amicably.

  Step 2b (or maybe step 3) tell your brother that you don’t want to be drawn into whatever is going on with him and your mom, and that’s why you can’t go. If he’s continues trying to pull you in, you can tell him to fuck off too.

  It sounds a lot like your brother has issues with boundaries. Set your boundaries and enforce them. Also don’t let your mom pull you into it on her side, either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do dogs actually like having their belly rubbed or do they just know we really like to rub their bellies?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So… like if we’re talking running her Buthole… that might the the gland acting up. She might need some relief. (Very stanky relief.)

  That said, my bro’s muppet likes to have scriches delivered just above her tail.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How are wireless mice these days?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I like my glorious o2 mouse. It’s wireless, charges off USB-C, and can be plugged into the computer and used while off (while also charging.) It’s charge lasts for a bit more than a week.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bill Gates: People saying AI will create more jobs don’t understand what’s coming⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This how you know Microsoft is behind on forcing AI into everything.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨For those of you with LineageOS and rely on F-Droid/FOSS apps, how do you make extra money without gig apps like DoorDash?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  For what little it’s worth, here you can’t have a felony conviction and legally work in corrections (or even as a security guard.)(though a lot of desperate security cos will ignore that until they get shut down for not running/ignoring the background checks.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Has Family Feud ever gone back and given someone an answer they got right?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  But what kind of wood? Generic shop class sawdust? Pine (yellow? White?), Cedar. Juniper.

  sandalwood is very specific, and of course “yeah that’s what they meant”…. Because of course they meant the right answer. If the right answer bad been cedar, I bet they would have meant that instead.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would taking a tbs of olive oil before each meal lower the GI of everything else you eat?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It might give the squirts. It anything serious-like. But enough to be uncomfortable. (It can soften stool if you’re constipated, but it’s not a strong laxative.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Depends on my mood.

  Also on what’s nearby

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A powerful Canadian politician wants to remove all bike lanes in Toronto. Doctors say it's a dumb idea⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They don’t just save lives. They do, and that’s the important thing. But they also make traffic better for everyone. including the dumbass that wants to remove them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The irony.

  You’re an ass.

  I read your post. From your post, I inferred people are telling you that you don’t get to tell them how to spend money. Because that’s what you’re bitching about.

  Which it’s a very obvious inference then, that they’re complaining about you telling them how to spend their money.

  You’re also wrong about the current causes of inflation, in the us at least, most of it’s from corporate greed, not demand.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes. We did.

  It’s not the kind of statement people just drop, almost always is it a direct reply to people telling them how to spend (or not spend,) their money.

  That’s why there’s a distinction between “my money” and “your money” and “other people’s money.”

  You don’t get to decide what I place value on; just as I don’t get to decide your values for you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you replace the beef patty in hamburger with a think slice of ham does that make it more or less a hamburger?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The no sand in sandwich is only because the FDA actually had clout at one point….

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can you open up an unmanned store in the US and will it stay in business or close down?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Vending machines.

  You’re looking for a vending machine.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨when doing laundry... while switching it over from washer to dryer...you find a sock on the floor that didn't get washed. If you put it in the dryer with the wet laundry will it come out clean?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You ever hear of that thought question “Does soap get dirty”?

  if the sock did get clean, then the stuff making the sock dirty… went somewhere. I submit that not only did your sock not get clean, it made the other clothes not clean, too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can I break my sense of taste?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Strong mint can absolutely knock out other flavors for a time.

  I also knew a guy who had cancer (thyroid? Don’t quote me on that,) that the treatment knocked out his sense of taste. Everything except flour.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is the census mandatory in the US for both citizens and tourists?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  they don’t count tourists. Or at least, not foreign tourists. if you live in the US, you’re obligated to be represented on the census in some way- every household is expected to fill it out once, so if you live with your parents, Also you can chose to not answer questions, but they’ll do what they can to fill them in. (including potentially making shit up.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  How does that change anything in any meaningful way?

  The difference between the hot tap and the cold tap is peanuts compared to the difference of hot tap to dishwasher’s hot.

  It’s not even all that more efficient- unless you ignore the water heater’s energy use. There is, though some reason to hook up to the cold side any ways- water heaters can get nasty and the water in them is soaking in that nastiness.