DrownedRats
@DrownedRats@lemmy.world
- Comment on Inspired by a friends current vacation 3 days ago:
Hoenstly, if youve ever seen a favourite spot or trail get absolutely overrun by instagram tourists and the general public youd understand that feeling.
Theres beautiful spots in the peak district that get so clogged up in the summer that youve got cars parked up and down every single road in a 10 mile radius.
Ive volunteered with groups that do weekly litter picks at some of these spots and trails and we’ll often run out of bags.
I dont think its selfish to wish these spots just never got discovered by the public. As soon as one of these beauty spots gets big, its a losing battle against the general public and everyone who wants to make bank from them
- Comment on Grieve with me 5 days ago:
Idk what cables and devices youve been buying but ive seen an insane difference in durability going to micro to c.
For a start, none of my usb c cables have lost their gripping strength, one of which ive been using daily for over 6 years.
None of my usb c devices have had the central pin blade thing fall off or fatige to the point of not making a connection,
The one down side ive seen to usb c is that when i accidentally rolled my chsir over a connector, it did crush the oval inwards but i pried that open again and stuck it in my desk mic and its been working fine since.
- Comment on 7 for me 1 week ago:
I mean ive never tried it. Perhaps theyre onto something?
- Comment on if pure water is not conductive why would condensation be an issue for electronics? 2 weeks ago:
Yup, electronics tech here and we have to bake our boards to remove moisture from the mid-layers before conformal coating them. We do boards which go through pretty harsh conditions so moisture trapped in the boards could cause massive issues at sub zero temperature and swelling from evaporating liquids cause issues at high temperatures.
Less of a concern for consumer tech but can be a huge concern at industry levels.
- Comment on Anon indulges 2 weeks ago:
Also, that photo clearly has a “candy warehouse” watermark. If the story was true, that would be a costco watermark.
- Comment on How Will We Know If The Trump Tariffs Were A Good Idea? 3 weeks ago:
On the bright side, ill bet the smuggling business will be booming over the next few years!
- Comment on Choose a number, 1-5! 4 weeks ago:
1 or 3. I cant stand forks with curved outer tines. 2 is good but i prefer a straight handle over a curved one. My preferance leans towards 3 though as 1 looks like it would have slightly sharp stamped edges.
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- Comment on Am I entitled to compensation? 1 month ago:
As if thats not bad enough, someone wrote an entire book that contains the exact date and manner of my death and put it in the library of babel.
- Comment on LinkedIn’s cofounder Reid Hoffman says seeking work-life balance is a red flag that you’re ‘not committed to winning’ 1 month ago:
Thats exactly the kind of thing I would expect the founder of LinkedIn to say. Bet there’s a bunch of absolute lunatics ready to repost that to their own linked in page.
- Comment on LEAVE SQUIDNEY ALONE 1 month ago:
I didn’t expect the spanish inquisition!
- Comment on SOMBRE TIT 1 month ago:
Ah yes, better known as the perky tit round these parts
- Comment on Anon takes an IQ test 2 months ago:
How about podcasting?
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- Comment on Least extreme biophysics phd 2 months ago:
I’m not arguing that ethics boards cant be overly stringent. But there’s a reason we have them in the first place and that still doesn’t make it alright to start conducting unauthorised experiments on people.
Even if it turned out OK in this case, and we still can’t say that it definitely did, the next person who trys to pull a stunt like this might not be so lucky, qualified, or knowledgable.
What’s the alternative here?
- Comment on Least extreme biophysics phd 2 months ago:
“Speed limits are holding me back from getting from a to B in as little time as possible” yeah, and they reduce the likelihood of injuring/killing a people in the process.
- Comment on DR HANKS 2 months ago:
Um, is Esther OK? Hes looking a little baked
- Comment on Please tell me I'm not going nuts 2 months ago:
I’m sorry dude but in the gentlest way possible, you’re relying on conspiracy theories to avoid confronting reality and justify your beliefs. It’s exactly the same as what q-anon and trump nutters do. I realise that its a coping mechanism to help you deal with the state of things but you can’t change anything for the better if you can’t engage with reality.
I know shit feels hopeless now but I promise there’s things you can do now that will genuinely improve life for yourself and the people you care about. Join communities, volunteer for causes you believe in, get involved in protests, and try and form those social bonds that help break people away from conservative and maga centric thinking. If you think about it, regardless of whether what you believe is true or not, these are still things that will improve life for people who are suffering now.
- Comment on Anon is a gamer 2 months ago:
I have around 1500 in KSP but tbf, most of that is AFK where I’ve had to do long manouvre burns in the multiples of hours so I’ve just set it and walked away lol.
- Comment on Ads are a plague 2 months ago:
Agreed. Designing in a feature that presents users with something that’s deliberately designed to be as distracting and attention grabbing as possible during a time when they should have their undivided attention on driving is asking for trouble.
On that note, LED billboards run up along the side of roads should be illegal and at very least have dimmers to prevent them from blinding drivers at night.
- Comment on Has America Reached Its Tipping Point with Ignorance? 2 months ago:
I asked one of my mates who’s a historian and he said, yes. Viva la revolution
- Comment on How likely do you think there will be a run on the banks? 3 months ago:
Not sure really, but probably best to go an remove all your money now just in case! I bet hundreds of people are doing the same thing! /s
- Comment on Why are there silly license requirements? 3 months ago:
As with many types of license, they usually only get checked when you’re caught misbehaving.
If you’re caught not picking up your dogs poo, you’re asked “have you got a licence for that dog”. At which point, if you say no, then you get another charge or two slapped on as well. If you lie and say yes you can get yet another charge slapped on for lying to law enforcement.
Its basically another layer of incentive to follow the law and get a license or the penalties may be higher as a result.
- Comment on What do you think of anarchism? 3 months ago:
Genuinely thought that said “anachronism” and was ready to go on a tirade about how cool cloaks are and how they should make a comeback
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- Comment on Do cats have intrusive thoughts about eating their humans? Conversely, do cats get scared of humans eating them? 3 months ago:
Same here honestly! Its not like I was going to use the body again. Worm food or cat food, its all alright by me!
- Comment on Not enough people buying Premium, eh? 4 months ago:
Companies don’t need to make infinite money. That’s just a weird incentive that modern corporations seem to be chasing and burning everything down around them to achieve.
- Comment on Anyone notice how Brian Thompson dies and suddenly aliens start attacking? 5 months ago:
Fucking moron. You’ll never hit a drone with that! The ruskies have been trying that for the last couple years with virtually zero success.
- Comment on This app requires access to your contacts 5 months ago:
You jest but that’s literally already a thing that exists and you can buy it!
- Comment on Coal 4 Christmas 5 months ago:
Yup! After all, everyone knows that trees make coal while dinosaurs make oil!