LastYearsPumpkin
@LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch
- Comment on Watch a 13-year-old become the first person to ever beat Classic Tetris 10 months ago:
This is the best comment in the thread. No muss, no fuss, just a link it the sauce and a timecode link to the actual event.
Thank you for your service.
- Comment on The biggest winners in tech in 2023 10 months ago:
So, the biggest tech of 2023 is a bunch of promises of things coming soon?
- Comment on If someone pleads not guilty in court and is then found guilty of the crime anyway, does perjury get added to the list of crimes as well? 10 months ago:
No, that would be an awful thing to do. You have to allow people to zealously defend themselves from any accusation. Also, in the US, the fifth amendment protects the citizens from being forced to testify against themselves. So punishing someone for pleading not guilty would directly violate the 5th amendment.
- Comment on This person's rejection reason 11 months ago:
Because requiring blond hair and blue eyes would, by definition, exclude people based on race.
- Comment on Whats the difference between cheap and expensive modern TVs? 11 months ago:
That’s literally why they said they don’t connect them to the Internet. Just get a separate streaming service and forget about updates or internal software.
- Comment on Review: Analogue Duo 11 months ago:
It’s a turbo grafix 16 and PC engine retro console.
Saved you a click.
- Comment on True Story 1 year ago:
Cause it’s really difficult to apply a subtle hint of makeup to enhance existing features. Men (usually) don’t get a ton of practice at it, so they use a heavy hand.
People that say they hate makeup USUALLY just hate heavy, poorly done makeup.
People that say they hate cosmetic surgery USUALLY just hate heavy, poorly done plastic surgery.I hate when people feel they need to apply makeup they don’t want, and hate when people feel they need surgery to look good, but there are definitely people who do both for the right reasons, and do them well, and people DO notice the improvement, they just don’t always notice why.
- Comment on Why not just let people use opioids? It's cheap. People like it. Arguably healthier than weed, alcohol or tobacco. Addiction isn't an issue if you can stay supplied. 1 year ago:
It’s a stupid opinion dressed up like a question.
- Comment on Adding crushed rock to farmland pulls carbon out of the air 1 year ago:
Dirt made out of volcanoes
- Comment on Old pinball machines are amazingly complex 1 year ago:
I felt the opposite. Imagine being familiar enough with one of these that you can be the wizard that walks up and makes the magic work again.
All it would take is time working on a rotation of maintenance of these things.
- Comment on I've seen it said that TNG was centered around Picard, Riker, and Data like TOS was centered around Kirk, Spock, and McCoy. But I've always thought of TNG as an ensemble cast. Thoughts? 1 year ago:
I feel like every Worf episode was them trying to remind you that he’s supposed to be a bad ass, even though he gets his ass handed to him every other episode to show how much more bad ass the enemy of the week is.
- Comment on Amazon anti Union propaganda 1 year ago:
Yup, if your employer is so dedicated to making sure you don’t join a union that they make posters about it, then you definitely need to join a union.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
Literally the one thing that Jellico did right.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
Good luck, there’s a reason that conservatism is inundated with hate.
It might be a lot easier to re-evaluate your own moral compass and realize that maybe if everyone you want to hang out with is full of hate, you need to find a new crowd.
- Comment on Tesla now offers a $43,990 rear-wheel drive Model Y in the US 1 year ago:
Not only does is it rear wheel drive only, but it also has about 10% less range than the AWD option. There’s a reason it’s significantly cheaper.
- Comment on New cars are great... 1 year ago:
Usually aftermarket ECU means no longer road legal.
- Comment on US Senate’s email system melts down in face of security test and reply-all chaos 1 year ago:
Sounds like someone doesn’t know how to use BCC to send an enterprise wide email.
- Comment on I'm 46. Should I be amused or depressed? 1 year ago:
Yeah, in Sanford and Son, half the jokes are “I miss my dead wife!” Far more wholesome!
But honestly, those shows weren’t made to be binged all in a row, they tended to have similar, familiar jokes from week to week. Even the best shows can be a little tiresome unless they’re spread out over a longer period of time.
- Comment on How do I get informed on Joe Rogan without watching his videos. 1 year ago:
You can ask him to explain the episodes to you. It might help him reflect on the information and give you something to talk about.
If he’s difficult to “debate” it might be that the format of your conversations are to blame. Sometimes arguing, especially by throwing “facts” and trying to prove someone that their views are wrong, just creates tension and pushback causing the opposite effect. There’s something called Street Epistemology that can help open the door to actual conversations and reflection, instead of antagonistic debating.
If that fails, there’s also the option for couples therapy if you feel like you’re not communicating.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
Noble Thief Auto > Grand Theft Auto
- Comment on Microsoft Nintendo acquisition hopes revealed by leaked Xbox exec email 1 year ago:
But… you’re wrong though. They are issues.
PCs slowly drift out of support for games. Over the years, some, but not all, of AAA games just don’t work on your computer. Consoles have static generations where things either work or they don’t. This is the pro and the con of the PC.
You simply do not have that problem with a PS4, it works for PS4 games. If you want a game that is only released for the PS5, then you buy a PS5.
- Comment on Microsoft Nintendo acquisition hopes revealed by leaked Xbox exec email 1 year ago:
There will always be a market for consoles. If you buy a game, know for a fact that it works. If you have a PC, it can start to be obsolete, or your graphics card might not be supported, or your OS might not be patched, or…
There will also always be a market for PCs, because you can do things cheaper, and/or better than consoles.
- Comment on Does a food being like 'high in B6 vitamins' or whatever actually mean anything or make anyone feel tangibly different? 1 year ago:
For B vitamins, you’ll probably just pee out any excess, so likely you’re just making really expensive pee unless you have a vitamin deficiency.
For the D,E,K,A vitamins, they can actually be problematic if consumed in too high of quantity over a long period of time, due to the fact that they are fat soluble and can build up and cause organ damage.
Of course, that’s only if you’re consuming far in excess of the necessary vitamins for a long period of time. Otherwise just like water soluble vitamins, your body just ditches anything over a useful amount.
Some vitamins that are hard to get otherwise are fortified into common staple foods, especially in developing countries, but with a healthy, balanced, modern diet, you’re probably getting what you need from your food. Unless you have a vitamin absorbing issue, other medical issue, or a lack of food variety.
- Comment on The secret reason why your TV is so cheap - and how they're profiting off of you Facebook 1 year ago:
For real. I have two smart TVs, and neither of them have been connected to the Internet, ever.
- Comment on Was it possible to get locked in a telephone booth? 1 year ago:
Dr. Jan Itor?
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
That’s actually a very interesting question. The scientific method isn’t foolproof, but it’s the best we’ve got. Science is applying fundamental philosophy onto learning about reality.
There are plenty of alternative ways of learning about the universe, and I’m sure you employ many of them as you go about your daily life, because it works in the most basic of cases.
The scientific method is a very specific way of learning about the falsifiable universe, but if there’s no way to disprove an assertion, then you can’t “science” it.
Of course, this is assuming the question is asked in good faith, because most of the time people are talking about science vs … they’re either pushing religion, or some sort of pseudo-scientific religion lite.
- Comment on The baby shower 1 year ago:
Baby showers (at least in my area) are done in the last part of a pregnancy. They’re used to give gifts and useful items to a new mother to prepare for the coming of the child. (Baby clothes, diapers, stroller, etc.)
It’s also a party to celebrate the birthing parent (and more recently, the non-birthing parent) as a last hurrah before they’re tied up with new baby for months.
It’s also typically a bigger deal for the first child, and either omitted or toned down considerably for subsequent children.
- Comment on Fun fact: With the help of a printer, you can put a picture on paper 1 year ago:
Not sure if that QR code just doesn’t work, or if the quality is too low for my camera to pick up.
Either way, probably shouldn’t be QR code scanning a random joke code on Lemmy Shitpost.
- Comment on Alec Baldwin: Report casts doubt over Rust actor's account of shooting 1 year ago:
Because the human brain is weird like that. Half the stuff you think you remember as a kid probably didn’t happen exactly how you think it did, and extremely traumatic moments can create false memories very easily.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=20hyzmP9TPg
It’s very common for people to misremember things, especially in situations like that.
He could be lying, but it’s just as likely he believes what he’s saying.
- Comment on Alec Baldwin: Report casts doubt over Rust actor's account of shooting 1 year ago:
Not trying to minimize what happened here, because with all the information provided, it certainly sounds like corners were cut, and people acted recklessly, which ended in tragedy.
That being said, it’s certainly possible that he doesn’t actually remember correctly what happened. A gun firing happens in a fraction of a second, and memories are extremely faulty. He might honestly believe that he didn’t pull the trigger.
First hand accounts are extremely unreliable, and need to be taken in context when trying to prove anything in court.