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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sean Connery in 1964 (on the set of Goldfinger) and Thomas Brodie-Sangster in 2024. Both age 34 in their respective photos.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for the informative response. I’m a bit confused by the graphs given, that track emissions and not air quality itself. Would you know why?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sean Connery in 1964 (on the set of Goldfinger) and Thomas Brodie-Sangster in 2024. Both age 34 in their respective photos.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I was thinking of PFAS, pesticides, ultra-processed food and such

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sean Connery in 1964 (on the set of Goldfinger) and Thomas Brodie-Sangster in 2024. Both age 34 in their respective photos.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Is this really it? I thought the non smoking would be compensated by the increased pollution of everything

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Oh this I like⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Not even as the host, as a party goer as well. It’s a 5 seconds gimmick that wastes drinks and makes a mess. Potentially breaking glasses as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tell me what to do today, and I will report back.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  This thread was very wholesome!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tell me what to do today, and I will report back.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  What about music? Drum a 3 minute improv song in a surface of your vhoice, bonus points for random improv lyrics

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tell me what to do today, and I will report back.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s why you have to find them

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨laughs in 12 hours, while still driving through texas⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for the laugh!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pfft⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  “House of Leaves” challenges what is a book! Forget grammar, this is an identify crisis of narrative. Or is it even narrative at this point? Work of art, absolutely.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pfft⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Gormenghast… I read a translation si I wouldn’t know about grammar rules, but it definitely broke storytelling rules. The style of the descriptions, how description and action blend into one another, how decay becomes almost a tangible presence through the pages… a unique book by any means

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Advice for moving to NY?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree: first choose the college, then start planning the rest. And consider that you might be too late to transfer for next semester, so “as early as possible” might hinge on you losing a semester or not. Taking longer might also allow you to apply for scholarships and look into student housing.

  You have to decise how close to NYC is still acceptable for you. Princeton? Rutgers? NJIT as the previous commenter mentioned? I don’t know anything about CS majors, but World Ranking used to do a good job.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon isn't worried about population decline⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Japan has not been doing all right. Their economy has long stagnated, working conditions have been maintained rough with very long working hours and recently they have pivoted on their isolationism bordering on racism to accept workers for outside Japan.

  It’s not horrible, but it’s not all right either

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon isn't worried about population decline⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s not what the given website says. The given source predicts a continuous growth until at least 2100, while the growth rate slowly grinds to a halt but doesn’t go negative. Obviously this is only one possible forecast, others give different outcomes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What can I put on a street lamp to stop the light in one direction?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  One suggestion I haven’t seen: aluminum foil.

  You can stick aluminum foil to a flat surface by wetting the aluminum foil and spreading it with your hands while pushing the water out. It’s cheap, easy to remove and leaves no trace. Now, you can think of applying it on the street lamp or on your own window

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨RIP 🚽⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Why the environment? Ashes are fertilizer

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is your interesting fact or knowledge that is completely useless that you wish to share?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Me too, but I forgot most of them!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bene Gesserit⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  From what I remember, death penalty drug need to be approved to be “painless” (gag+sarcasm), so there are very few legal options and fewer yet being still produced.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon experiences a glitch⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It happened to me in my 20s! I was playing cards with some friends and one of them was dealing. The split second later, I ask where my cards were. Apparently, I fell asleep while they were dealing the cards, slept exactly through a full game and abruptly woke up while they were dealing cards again.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon experiences a glitch⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Reminds me of a university oral exam I had… I got a super hard question first, nailed it but took a long time. Got a second question but my mind just blanked. I looked at the assistant and said, “I am sorry, I don’t know the answer”. Assistant “prof just gave you full credit”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gap Year 🧏⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It really really depends on the state of your bank account

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If I became the next president how would I go about getting the illegally detained people under Trump freedom? Would I need congress?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Just a organic statement: you are laying on a world wide platform. As least, refer to which country you are talking about when asking the question. I know it’s clear from context, but it’s off-putting for all the others that are not in the US.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨According to the New York Times, Game of Thrones is the 6th best TV show of the 21st century⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m surprised to have watched quite some of them! And I am glad to see Andor high up (subjectively, I would put it number 1, but it’s not everyone’s cup of tea)

  Sales pitch: politics, political activism and action in the Star Wars universe. What happens when you are not a shiny Jedi but just a dude? Absolutely great, perfectly paced, tackling cool problems. Gives meat to the dystopian Empire. I will stop here, you should watch the first episode.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bang!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think an outlook on the future is also necessary. A mass murderer that is not repenting will likely murder again. A vigilante without just cause will likely not. You are saving all the future lives.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon fears The Hand⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If The Hand had always been there, it’s basically like being struck by lightning. There would be people claiming to have survived, people telling the tale of having seen the squishing, but overall such a minuscule occurrence not many would really care about it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pilot project⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I hate how a big chunk of my work has become to write reports nobody should read. Our team produces a report every January, that gets passed to our director, that gets compiled into a yearly lab wide report, that gets combined into a 5-year report, that get sent to the government to ensure continuous funding… so much time wasted by everyone

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dog Love⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Honestly, I know more about US politics than about my own country because I spend more time on Lemmy than reading newspapers. And any time on Lemmy automatically exposes you to US news day in day out

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I used to. It was nice, it was almost effortless. Now, I am higher in the chain so the amount of bullshit admit has skyrocketed, and I every minute at my job is a minute less with my family. I still think I have the best job in the world, but that doesn’t mean anymore that I love it. Working half-time would make it nice again but that’s not an option. A full time job is just a drag, a net negative in your life, a constraint keeping you away from your loved ones (at best)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tracked GPU prices daily for 3 months. Watching the ~32% jump happen in real time didn't make it any less annoying⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have been considering upgrading my computer, but I don’t need to, so I have been postponing and postponing… I wonder if I will get to wait enough for a reasonable price or I will just have to suck it up when my current PC dies…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The second-hand business⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  50 rolls for 1€. Great price! Only 2c each!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My first meal away from home was a hard boiled egg, some bread and a raw bell pepper. That was the full extent of my cooking knowledge (plus maybe pasta?). The shared kitchen was somewhat furnished, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to cook the egg