ChonkyOwlbear
@ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
- Comment on Other than a faulty charging port, is there any reason to use a wireless phone charger over wired? 5 hours ago:
The amount of times I have tripped on a charging cord and sent my phone flying…
- Comment on [deleted] 11 hours ago:
Look at what humans have done with breeds of dogs. Before we even knew what genetics was, we understood that if you bred two small dogs, the offspring would be small. Then, if you bred those offspring with other small dogs, they would be even smaller still. That’s how we got from a wolf to a Chihuahua. That is how we manipulate the forces of evolution for our benefit.
There are countless little “tells” that species evolve. Human skeletons have a tiny tail. All embryonic mammals look virtually identical. Whales have vestigial pelvis bones. Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics after generations of repeated exposure. Sickle cell anemia is an evolutionary adaptation in human populations frequently exposed to Malaria. Moths have been observed becoming darker in color so their camouflage matches trees darkened by pollution.
- Comment on Gabbard, Ratcliffe Testify That No Classified Material Shared in Group Chat 3 days ago:
So release the chat logs and prove it.
- Comment on What TV cancellation are you most upset by? 6 days ago:
I’ll never forgive Amazon for cancelling The Tick.
- Comment on Why aren't there mass protests in the USA? 6 days ago:
I think that the thing that made the protests for George Floyd and Covid policies so widespread was people were out of work. The capitalist system has done a very good job of binding us to our jobs. we need a change that will put large amounts of people on the streets with little to lose. An economic collapse might do it.
- Comment on What are some slow acting poisons? 6 days ago:
There was a theory a while back that Napoleon died from arsenic poisoning due to the damp Mediterranean climate causing the decay of a green wallpaper using an arsenic based dye. It didn’t end up being entirely true but he may have been slowly poised by environmental arsenic throughout his life. Here is an article about it.
Arsenic is a naturally occurring element in the Earth’s crust as metallic crystals or combined with other elements. Being a heavy metal, arsenic bioaccumulates. That is, it builds up in the body over time, so slow poisoning is possible.
- Comment on Is using MicroSD cards a good way to store data that you can destroy quickly incase an adversary is about to seize control of it? 3 weeks ago:
Stick it between the prong of an electric plug, then plug into an outlet. Instafried
- Comment on is it wrong/selfish to cut contact with my trump-supporting father? 5 weeks ago:
Living in white suburbia and cable news mostly.
- Comment on is it wrong/selfish to cut contact with my trump-supporting father? 5 weeks ago:
When I found out my mom voted for Trump the first time, I didn’t speak to her for a year. I only did then because she reached out to say she was wrong (a first for her).
When I explained (more like yelled) why I wasn’t going to have anything to do with her, I told her in detail how she was betraying everything she raised me to be. She used to sponsor the LGBT club at the school where she worked and I told her she was betraying all those kids she said she cared about.
It isn’t a choice between you and Trump. It is a choice between your dad being the type of man he raised you to be, or not.
- Comment on brain blowing orgasms 1 month ago:
Fascinating!
- Comment on brain blowing orgasms 1 month ago:
I wonder what would happen if you removed the gland? How long could they live and how big could they get?
- Comment on The US Treasury Spent HOW MUCH Illegally? Now You Know Why the Left Wants to Stop DOGE. 1 month ago:
Ah yes, the author that argues there shouldn’t be a minimum wage and that systemic racism isn’t real. He knows how to make money by telling wealthy white people what they want to hear.
Usually when I hear people complain about the government funding “useless projects” it is either something they don’t understand or something that ends up saving money in the long run.
- Comment on The US Treasury Spent HOW MUCH Illegally? Now You Know Why the Left Wants to Stop DOGE. 1 month ago:
Which of the listed programs do you think is a waste and why?
- Comment on The US Treasury Spent HOW MUCH Illegally? Now You Know Why the Left Wants to Stop DOGE. 1 month ago:
It’s not like the people in the government didn’t know about it. If anyone objected to these programs continuing all they had to do was say something. Seems like a bunch of necessary programs nobody in their right mind would object to.
- Comment on This is getting bad. Like, really really bad. 1 month ago:
Armed resistance became necessary as soon as Trump won the election. All that is left is to find out if it comes from within the government or from outside it.
- Comment on It was Steve 1 month ago:
Told ya so
- Comment on Why is deportation done instead of imprisonment or making people become documented? In other words, why does deportation exist? 1 month ago:
Racism.
Deportation has always been about keeping the US white. The first immigration law in the US was called the Chinese Exclusion Act and was passed to keep Western states white dominated.
- Comment on Aardwoof 1 month ago:
Aardwolf puppies are freaking adorable Image
- Comment on Is there any way our of the US political spiral? 2 months ago:
Yes. All modern human civilization will collapse with the coming climate change.
- Comment on High-profile Dems warned Biden against preemptive pardons before giving Fauci, Milley passes 2 months ago:
Lol. They mad
- Comment on Just think about it 2 months ago:
This is based on the fallacy that people deserve to be rich because they are more skilled and work harder. In most cases this is not true. Most just use money to make more money. They don’t actually produce anything useful for humanity.
- Comment on Capricorn Two 2 months ago:
During Desert Storm I did something similar. I took an old water heater, jammed it in a neighbor’s yard, and painted it like a SCUD missile.
- Comment on Anon's strict mom 2 months ago:
- Comment on Choosing pink is chaotic evil? 2 months ago:
My first instinct was pink, but on second thought blue. There is no saying that because the pill makes them my friend that it couldn’t ever change. If not, I could always use more hot friends who could hook me up with their hot friends.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
First of all, you actually know what your son is into and want to connect with him which is awesome. That makes you a good dad right away.
He likes cooking and you like outdoorsy stuff, so BBQ sounds like a good overlap.
Anime is a wide enough genre that it has options for you. Blue Lock is a currently popular show about soccer players. That might be something you both could watch. Also, just watch Cowboy Bebop with him. Everyone likes Cowboy Bebop.
For games, Stardew Valley has lots of fishing, foraging, and dungeon delving elements that you would probably enjoy if you game at all. (You might also see if your son just wants to take walks in the woods since it’s such a pastoral game that might appeal) Minecraft is something everyone can enjoy. It’s digital Legos more or less.
Personally I find knitting oddly enjoyable in a lot of the same ways as woodworking. You are making something tangible which is great. It takes a lot of patience and persistence. You are working with a medium that doesn’t always cooperate the way you want but that’s part of the challenge.
- Comment on What Is The Most 80s Movie Ever? 2 months ago:
Dune (1984) and Over The Top (1987) are both strong contenders for me.
- Comment on Sure, WSJ. Next do an article on Selection Bias 2 months ago:
The irony is that I only got that house because my parents divorced and I only got money because my dad was injured badly at work. His bad fortune was my good fortune. I would give it up in a heartbeat if it meant he didn’t have to go through that pain.
- Comment on Sure, WSJ. Next do an article on Selection Bias 2 months ago:
I’m not going to pretend I didn’t get an inheritance when my dad died. I got a little run down house in a farm town and the balance of a workers comp settlement. There’s a big difference between that and people inheriting enough that they never have to work a day in their lives.
- Comment on Anon hates smartphones 2 months ago:
The smartphone didn’t ruin those things. Capitalism did.
- Comment on Sure, WSJ. Next do an article on Selection Bias 3 months ago:
Yeah, because their parents are dying and leaving their kids an inheritance.
