alvvayson

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alvvayson,

Because base 12 is superior to base 10.

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alvvayson,

Hey, don’t interrupt coffeejoe when he’s having a good conversation with himself 😂

alvvayson,

From a lecture by Roger Penrose

Wikipedia has an article and he has some videos on YouTube

…wikipedia.org/…/Orchestrated_objective_reduction

alvvayson,

People are downvoting you, but I think you are on to something.

My parents and grandparents are/were quite similar to me, but never diagnosed. It wouldn’t surprise me if a few of them also have/had ADHD.

That said, without therapy or medication I noticed that they learned to just plough through. That was their coping strategy. It isn’t 100% successful, but it was what they had.

I also think the distractions of modern life don’t help. With smartphones, the internet, games and streaming services - there are just so many distractions that make life harder.

Perhaps “ploughing through” would work better without all the distractions.

alvvayson,

My parents and grandparents neither smoked nor drunk. Only one grandparent was a light pipe smoker.

alvvayson,

Also, saying gymnastics don’t belong in the Olympics is not just an unpopular opinion, it’s crazy talk.

Like, in what world does one say that Simone Biles is not an Olympian.

alvvayson,

Honestly, she deserves credit for even showing the yellow line.

And to also show the whole right side of the graph.

She really could have cropped the picture differently to give it a spin, but she’s being honest.

alvvayson,

Indeed. A lot of people aren’t in a situation where they want to buy and maintain a house, so having a healthy rental market is very important for every country.

But rental markets should be regulated to ensure everyone can find affordable housing without being taken advantage of.

alvvayson,

I don’t think it has to be that complex. Here in the Netherlands, we have a system that non-luxury houses get points and the number of points determines the maximum rent.

It’s not perfect, but for many decades it worked quite well.

A reform is now being proposed to extend the system to middle class housing.

Complex and subjective systems are risky, precisely because they provide opportunities to cheat.

Simple is best.

alvvayson,

Indeed, a pool of menstruation blood would be the more accurate equivalence.

Netanyahu's outraged response after report of pending US sanctions on IDF (www.newsweek.com)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement condemning sanctions on the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) after a report surfaced claiming that the Biden administration is set to blacklist a unit for alleged human rights violations in Gaza....

alvvayson,

Honestly, tokenism is a good place to start.

Realistically, there is no political majority in the USA to go further. The progressive caucus is only about 10% of the House.

That’s enough to have influence, but not enough to drive policy.

But over time, the movement grows.

alvvayson,

So, what’s the alternative?

The House just passed an aid package for Israel worth billions by an 86% majority.

Meaningful sanctions just aren’t in the cards.

alvvayson,

Flying through Turkey, Dubai or Qatar would make any flight restrictions largely symbolic.

alvvayson,

Looks like they at least made it sturdy enough to withstand a car wash.

Progress!

alvvayson,

Yes, but that’s not the only factor.

We also have a larger population. And we have smaller household sizes, which means that the number of households has grown even quicker than the population. And higher rates of urbanisation, which means those households all want to live in a few overcrowded urban areas.

And we have more households owning multiple homes, either as investment, for recreational usage or to rent it out.

Solving these issues will not be simple, but it has to be done.

alvvayson,

I wouldn’t trust that website.

I have received Facebook memes from demented old people that were more convincing.

It seems like this site just specialises in outrage and slander.

alvvayson,

There is a difference between electricity and thermal energy.

I don’t know the details, but it’s highly likely that they are using waste heat from power generation or industrial processes here. They are not going to be using excess renewable energy.

To use excess wind or solar to generate thermal energy, you would need to invest in extra grid capacity, or electric energy storage (e.g. batteries, which are much more expensive) and either use heat pumps, or resistive elements, which would then require even more grid capacity.

And even if you would do all of that, you would only have excess renewable energy a few hundred hours per year, so it will not pay for itself

alvvayson, (edited )

Does anyone know why Bangladesh had zero added sugar?

Could it be that Bangladesh has stricter regulations?

Edit: it seems I was wrong. I thought when I read this yesterday it said Bangladesh had no sugar, but looking it up today, that’s no longer the case.

Source: stories.publiceye.ch/nestle-babies/

alvvayson,

You are correct.

I could swear that when I read the primary source yesterday, it said Bangladesh had zero sugar.

But going to the link, that’s no longer the case.

Either I was wrong or they corrected it.

Primary source: stories.publiceye.ch/nestle-babies/

alvvayson,

Bad take.

A regional conflict in our backyard will greatly impact Europe.

Just look at what the Syrian civil war and Iraq/Afghan wars did and how the resulting refugee problem impacted Europe.

Now imagine that times five if Iran and Israel get sucked in a war with Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq in the crossfire.

alvvayson,

The idea that the EU is powerless is naive.

'My school abandoned me': California university cancels pro-Palestinian student's commencement speech (www.middleeasteye.net)

The University of Southern California has cancelled a scheduled commencement speech by Asna Tabassum, citing unnamed security concerns after her selection as valedictorian was met with a wave of online attacks directed at her pro-Palestinian views....

alvvayson,

Dude, I fully agree.

My eyes have really been opened.

Anti-muslim sentiment has been going on for a really long time. I thought it was just a few racist uncles who overreacted to 9/11.

But now that the propaganda and suppression is in full swing, it’s become abundantly clear. It’s not just normal people, it’s a coordinated disinformation campaign.

Lemmy is still a relatively safe and reasonable space.

alvvayson,

When starting these meds, Euphoria is a common side effect.

It can still make a huge difference in your life, but the euphoria isn’t permanent.

alvvayson,

Indeed.

And an often overlooked downside of all the tax loopholes is that asshole billionaires don’t pay tax, so they have a competitive advantage against someone like Mark Cuban.

Basically, with billionaires we are evolving them to become nastier with each generation.

alvvayson,

Exactly.

Imagine if Coca-Cola tried to shame or guilt people into buying Coca-Cola.

How would that work out.

The guilt tripping and shaming is going to backfire.

To win, you have to inspire people to actually want to vote for you.

Otherwise, they just might not even bother showing up.

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