I’d rather give up my tech to stop cutting the rain forest. Obvisouly I hold very little sway.
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lolrightythen@lemmy.worldto science@lemmy.world•Study found that people who were not married were less at risk (at least 50% lower risk) than married people for dementia. One contributing factor may be that single people are better at maintaini...English61·2 months agoThat sent a shock of fear through me
lolrightythen@lemmy.worldto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL research has found that swearing can reduce the perception of pain (providing a measurable analgesic effect) by as much as 33%. Because swearing is processed in so many different parts of the ...English3·2 months agoI have a lot of time for folk that have the right word
Edit - this is my google-given def
plo·sive Phonetics adjective denoting a consonant that is produced by stopping the airflow using the lips, teeth, or palate, followed by a sudden release of air. “they are hard-sounding words with strong plosive consonants” noun a plosive speech sound. The basic plosives in English are t, k, and p (voiceless) and d, g, and b (voiced). “a filter attached to your microphone will limit plosives”
lolrightythen@lemmy.worldto Fediverse@lemmy.world•Bad UX is keeping the majority of people away from LemmyEnglish7·3 months agoI barely remember reddit on PC. Except for people trying to convince me bitcoin would be valuable - and me thinking they were foolish. I would have sold at $25, anyways.
lolrightythen@lemmy.worldto Fediverse@lemmy.world•Bad UX is keeping the majority of people away from LemmyEnglish2·3 months agoOh yeah, I don’t even know which one I signed up to without looking.
Been here a while now and I really like it. Doesn’t hurt that I’m a lefty that loves star trek, though.
It can be quiet at times and I don’t really have much to share, myself - but that’s not a bad thing to me. Easier to set it down sometimes.
lolrightythen@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps.English6·3 months agoJust let our mexican and Canadian neighbors take over the USA. We’ve proven to be unworthy of making wise choices.
lolrightythen@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Google abandons 'do no harm' AI stance, opens door to military weaponsEnglish4·4 months agoMake everyone but “us” poor, so they can’t afford to resist. Just start with marginalized populations (bc that is who america truly is deep down).
Divide and conquer
lolrightythen@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain new fact-check policiesEnglish44·4 months agoAlso like California passing public health laws and companies deciding it is easier to comply to the entire U.S. instead of duplicating product lines.
lolrightythen@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain new fact-check policiesEnglish41·4 months agoTruth. Also stop deforestation
lolrightythen@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Please help resolve a disagreement in our home3·5 months agoWe have several junk drawers. Maybe they all are.
lolrightythen@lemmy.worldto Android@lemdro.id•The EU wants Apple to open AirDrop and AirPlay to Android and other platformsEnglish21·5 months agoTruth.
Corpos might cave to pressure. Another politician might get elected.
Or your consumer/voter base might get dumb and complacent.
Good luck, all
lolrightythen@lemmy.worldto science@lemmy.world•Scientists discover alien-like creature in deep oceanEnglish1·5 months agoFair enough. Thanks for the input.
lolrightythen@lemmy.worldto science@lemmy.world•Scientists discover alien-like creature in deep oceanEnglish9·5 months agoFrom our perspective, anyway. That environment existed long before the modern terrestrial one did.
lolrightythen@lemmy.worldto Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•Elon Musk found the one way he could be President of the United States without actually being the President of the Unites States121·6 months agoThey’re both adolescents in my mind and I’m younger than either by over a decade.
lolrightythen@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Windows 11 takes a break on updates until 2025 | Digital TrendsEnglish483·6 months agoPlanning ahead for an extra round of holiday layoffs?
It was always there - we merely lost the fight on making it shameful to say in public.
lolrightythen@lemmy.worldto Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•The Onion should pivot to actual news, since traditional media has embraced lies and absurdity.10·6 months agoWith attitude and public shaming!
lolrightythen@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Smart TVs are like “a digital Trojan Horse” in people’s homes | 48-page report urges FTC, FCC to investigate connected TV industry data harvesting.English141·8 months agoI’ve never given a tv my wifi password.
I’m not any techier than the average millennial. Maybe my trust issues are worse than average. I don’t regret my actions.
Also - my xbox one s may have streamed more video content than provided rocket leaguery…until I tripped on a cord…
Laptop now. Learning how to utilize these new capabilities.
lolrightythen@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Why do steaming services think they have a captive audience and I'm not going to ditch all of them with the crazy influx of annoying ads?11·8 months agoI’ll upvote dissenting opinions for the sake of argument.
Ha, you may end up becoming the thing you are trying to prevent becoming with that attitude.