FireRetardant

@FireRetardant@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨oops⁩ ⁨⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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 ⁨day⁩ 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 ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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 ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Randy takes off his pants when he wants to fight

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Too many non-working holidays in America.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Give me a cup of wet

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon describes currency⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No looky for you!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Except Alec apparently

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨For the little guys.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Dragonflys, bats and many other animals rely on that as a food source, then other animals rely on the animals eating mosquitoes. Mosquitoes also spread disease which can act as a natural population control for some species. Everything is interconnected in ecosystems. The animals present, the temperature and chemistry of the water, the depth and nutrition of the soil, the plants that grow there. A minor change can ripple throughout the ecosystem and cause major consequences long term. Some of those changes occur naturally, but for the most part humans change ecosystems faster than they can naturally react.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"You can't just have Geralt for every single game" says his voice actor, and if you think The Witcher 4 making Ciri the protagonist is "woke," then "read the damn books"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Lots of respect for Doug Cockle, the VA. He could use the outcry to try to get another big deal and make more money as the main character, but instead he recognizes the witcher is bigger than him or his character and is happy to have another person take the lead role and the spotlight.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rare insults dropped⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Its gotta be, the devs of the game would want you to trust the advisor so they’d make them charismatic and friendly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it weird to juggle in the park?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ive seen this a lot and i don’t think it is weird. One thind I’ll mention is people are probably going to stop and watch you, ask questions, maybe even ask if they can try. If that won’t bother you while practicing then I’d say go for it and get out there juggling. You could probably leave a hat or something on the ground and people will toss you a couple of coins just for letting them watch.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cities Skylines 2, Kerbal Space 2, Planet Coaster 2, Frostpunk 2... What Went Wrong?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d argue the DLCs did more than you imply. The extra modes of transit gave more options to move people, painting a custom park area made cities feel more realistic than premade square parks, universities could be a great centerpiece for a neighborhood. Its not like vanilla was unplayable, but the DLC defintely added more creativity for me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In wet areas or areas during a snow melt, sump pumps are a big factor. Many people have emergency generators or battery back up pumps if their sump pit has a lot of flow.

  Also rural people will often lose power to their water pumps and disinfection equipment for drinking water.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cities Skylines 2, Kerbal Space 2, Planet Coaster 2, Frostpunk 2... What Went Wrong?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I never played cs1 on release, only played after it was nearly 10 years old, but my understanding is it vastly improved over updates and dlc (which unfortunately did cost more but did at least add meaningful changes for the most part).

  Im curious to see where CS2 stands in 3-5 years when mods have really taken off and the devs had made most of their major tweaks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Should I continue with exercise if I didn't get enough sleep?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe if you feel you can’t get back to sleep, do your exercise early. Maybe it’ll save you time later for a nap or an earlier bed time. I find if i wake and feel decently rested even if its not wake up time i prefer to just start my day there than interupt another sleep cycle.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨*slap slap slap*⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It wasn’t an avian terrorist, it was a malfunctioning government drone! Birds are not real.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon describes their dream home⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Everybody wants that edge of city and country feel. It makes them feel like they don’t live in the city but they still have all the amenities a city offers close by. And thus the Suburban experiment was born and has ultimately destroyed north american cities and created an affordability crisis for housing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bros being bros⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You should make it more like 12-16hrs. What if they get drunk and high again at the same time tomorrow?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You cannot learn without failing.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Or “your research results will hurt my profits, this media campaign will slander your credibility. We’ll do our own research, with blackjack and hookers, and bribed results”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How likely is it that Trump will be the first President assassinated since Kennedy?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Trump crashing the economy, Trump dying from whatever, Vance taking over and taking credit for any kind of recovery sounds almost like its planned.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are any calls without caller ID legit?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Whenever I call 911, my phone notifies my that blocked numbers will be able to call for a little bit after dialing 911.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are any calls without caller ID legit?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I used to set my phone as a private number. I’d have to call customers sometimes to confirm times or discuss jobs, but most customers didn’t need access to my direct number and we’d rather them contact the office than contact me directly.