FireRetardant

@FireRetardant@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A real question about trans athletes and records⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Men would still on average out perform women in most categories, making it very difficult for women to get to the top of the chart. High ELOs would almost exclussively be men and thats where the media focus and attention would be on, drowing out some of the top women atheletes in lower ELOs. In a system where the highest ELO wins a medal or something i think it would be less fair than having gendered ELOs. Something like amateur or beer league sports might benefit more from genderless ELO but i think it would be controversial for pro athletes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A real question about trans athletes and records⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Did you mean to say “I’m not saying it’s right,…” at the end of your first paragraph?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It slaps tho⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  That glizzy looks way too tasty to be a struggle glizzy

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨🤝🤝🤝⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Thats why i donate 3 times a day

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What bottles/containers should I use for shipping from sea level to places at higher altitudes?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The same goes for other sauces too like generic bbq sauces or ketchups left out all day at a hot dog stand.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What bottles/containers should I use for shipping from sea level to places at higher altitudes?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I was thinking this as well, sure the sauce was shipped sterile but there are tons of places that leavev opened hot sauce out on tables for god only knows how long and they very rarely spoil.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Expand North! So much room up there.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Do you have a source for this? Our cargo trains run through some pretty frigid winters. Many European countries have a similar climate and they have trains. Aren’t the swiss famous for sending trains through snowy mountains?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Expand North! So much room up there.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  All the problems you’ve described are infrastructure abd policy problems We can build climate controlled mass transit stations. We can maintain separated and safe bicycle networks in the winter. We can clear pedestrian pathways of snow instead of plowing the car lane snow onto them. Its all policy and infrastructure. If you make transit the fastest while being convenient and clean, people will use it over cars because it takes less time, not everyone, but certainly enough to make it worth it.

  We can’t fairly use the there are no cyclists now argument because we haven’t given them any real options. We need to provide safe and effecient cycling infrastructure to truly see how many people would prefer to bike. If a city had no roads you could make the argument not to build any roads because nobody drives anyway.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Expand North! So much room up there.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  But Canada is “too big” for rail. Except of course all those railways 100 years ago that pretty much made this nation possible, or how nearly every city had trams in most neighborhoods.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Expand North! So much room up there.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The great lakes area was the first area extensively settled and thus has the most developed cities. The great lakes area is also rich in fresh water and farmland.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Expand North! So much room up there.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The canadian shield is a rough and rugged strech of land of exposed rock intermixed with swamps. It covers most of the north/central eastern part of the country and it is very difficult and expensive to build settlements on. It also only provides a few pockets of farmland. The land closer to the border is more hospitable for settlements and farming.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Expand North! So much room up there.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  One minor correction. The reaaonCanadians don’t drive is not because the weather sucks, Canadians drive so much because our country refuses to build real transit or walkability. Hell half our country is going to court because a few of our provincial premiers want building bike lanes to be illegal. There are other countries with similar climates to Canada where people don’t need to extensively rely on their car to live their daily life.

  Id also say that the biggest factor to cost of living is cost of housing, which is largely related to our cities making it nearly impossible to build any housing that isnt detached single family homes with minimum lot sizes and set back requirements. This also reinforces the car dependancy

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I swear officer, I ain’t had nothing!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  True. I rarely ever drink energy drinks but just the smell of a redbull nearly makes me sick, that could be due to some foggy memories of Jaeger bombs however.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I swear officer, I ain’t had nothing!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Who the fuck would enjoy a white claw if they aren’t in it for the alcohol?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In racoon we trust⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Municipal compoet is one of the best waste solutions society has ever implemented. It saves space in landfills, cuts down on odors, and it reduces fire and explosion risks. On top of that, the organic waste becomes compost that can be used locally. Most recyclables have to be shipped far distances before they can be reused but most municipalities can process their own organics into compost. The gardens in your city are proably nourished by the cities organic waste.

  I’ve had coworkers try to say that the organics bin is some woke media conspiracy about control or something and I just don’t understand what their problem is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  He is writing a new book that is titled like an autobiography but actually horror fiction about the reality we are in. This is just part of the marketing for said book.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨oops⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  No, but these beads pretty much go straight into the local waterways where they can very quickly break down into micro plastics. All so a human didn’t have to use a tool like a brush or a loofa to scrub themselves. Convenience at any cost.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨me irl⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Some areas have mushrooms that are so similar the only reliable way to identify them is using a spore print.

  Plants and animals tend to have more distinct identifying features like leaf paterns, bark texture or hair color.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What sort of grill needs a firmware update lol⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It can be both, but at least if i don’t catch any fish I’ll catch a good buzz

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Might be time to find another job⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Whenever his milk starts going off at home, he locks it up and brings it to the office to see how long people will respect the locks before throwing away rotten milk.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d argue comfort could come after more time together in the right circumstances. Many couples choose to live with one sides parents to save money given the housing shortage many countries are facing. The catch is, this typically only works when both the parents and the couple are respectful of each others privacy and boundaries. This often equates to turning a basement into an apartment with sperate bathroom and kitchen/kitchenette.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm not okay.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  YMMV but i still see lots right around dusk at the edges of wetland areas. Not denying they are threatened but there are still some places they are able to live and those places should be protected. Wetlands do a lot more for us ecologically and hydrologically speaking than just fireflies anyway and are one of the most important ecosystems to be protected.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Art imitates life⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Randy takes off his pants when he wants to fight

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Too many non-working holidays in America.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Sometimes they get paid more if they do come in, typically time and a half, so they feel like they are missing out if they don’t. Sometimes is based on if they are full time or not. The same rhetoric is true for just regular weekends, my boss considers anyone who works less than 6 days a week unmotivated and lazy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Too many non-working holidays in America.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I find its more often they need those hours to afford to live. Sometimes due to poor life choices like owning 5 dirtbikes that don’t run and buying a 6th, but often its just due to how unfair the economy is to low income families.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A cuppa Jill⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Give me a cup of wet

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon describes currency⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is why Ricky had it right with his hashcoins. He could treat them as currency and exchange them for goods, the other party could then do the same using it as a currency, or just smoke the hashcoin as if it were a good.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The city is so lively⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  See the thing is, this could be just about any road in any city in north america. We refuse to build real places, just lanes and parking lots

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bruh, chill⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I find the night mode on my rear view does okay at reducing the high beams light, but my side mirrors become blindingly bright if they get hit at the right angle.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bruh, chill⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The trucks will often flash their lights as well, often blinding drivers of sedans and smaller SUVs due to height difference and poor regulations for headlight height.