metawish

metawish, 2 months ago

I don’t care much for Biden, but I gotta admit, all the policies that could make a significant difference keeps getting blocked by…the republican congress! So yeah, not blaming Biden for the failure of policies and will vote for him

metawish, 2 months ago

I understand on a current technical side why this is not possible, but the post still has some merit in that misuse of original posts can lead to legal action.

Right now, all content posted online is generally accepted as unlicensed, free to use however one pleases, works. This was fine at the beginning, but as the internet grew, control of one’s data increasingly got more difficult to control - once social media became the dominate form of communicating, it was all over.

Early blogs still have copyrights posted on them that, legally, can be enforced and respected. So if each user was able to indicated in meta data their choices, with most defaulting probably to a free license, then there is some level of control returned to the user, regardless of protocol and how things get replicated on servers.

Licenses include reproduction, and the way activitypub works can make that quite murky (its being republished on servers) but that is not all it covers.

OP, I think this is a very interesting topic to discuss, thanks for bringing it up!

metawish, 3 months ago

These kinds of lists always make me laugh, because it takes a very specific world view and experience and assumes all must be like that. Atomic Habit I do agree partially on, but you know two books that have recently changed my life? Certainly not on the list here.

4,000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman and The Little Book of Listening by Donna Duffey et. Al.

As someone who feels outside the domimate traits of society, Sensitive: The Hidden Power and The Power of Quiet are also books that changed my life in that I am embracing my own traits and talents, rather than struggle to adopt those more commonly sought after.

metawish, 3 months ago

I use Zorin OS for my laptop that’s gotta be at least 15+ years but still kicking it. Outlasted the newer laptop I bought that was only 5 years old.

As someone who is only mildly into tech, Zorin is certainly familiar and I would probably recommend it to people.

I downloaded Gallium OS for my mom on her Chromebook, that’s perhaps another important consideration to make…what laptop someone has.

metawish, 7 months ago

I’ve grown up underweight my whole life into adulthood, got on birth control, and now carry weight despite eating the same fruit/veggie based diet and less food (cause inflation hurts) PLUS regular access to the gym. Tbh thanks to the person who posted the articles because the cognitive dissonance was getting too much to handle!

metawish, 7 months ago

BMI is a bad metric because the data it was based off of was racist.

scrippsnews.com/…/citing-racist-origins-american-…

metawish, 7 months ago

“Home Depot said in a recent press release that it plans to make its gas-powered tools relatively obsolete in the next several years, instead replacing them with battery and electric powered upgrades.

Most of its gas tools are outdoor equipment; think weedwackers, lawn mowers, leaf blowers, and trimmers. It aims to replace these with battery power by the end of 2028. At that point, Home Depot wants to see 85% of its outdoor lawn equipment sales to be driven by rechargeable battery power in the U.S. and Canada.”

If this is for rentals, I gotta say that’s a big win then for the environment.

metawish, 7 months ago

Human connection is a need just as strong as hunger or rest, like it’a almost an accepted medical issue that loneliness causes early death. If anything, having such a low rate of marriage only further harms the low income group more than it would higher income groups

metawish, 7 months ago

So from my understanding, methane is produced solely in the decomposition of the matter, so yes it does bring down methane emissions. The second part about carbon is, from my understanding, just saying that, as plants do, remove carbon from the air and convert to oxygen.

But I was actually coming here to check about lomi composting. Since moving I’ve had some trouble keeping up with composting since my city does not deal with waste from large apartment complexes, so no curbside composting. I have plants too so this actually might be helpful if I can find it used…

metawish, 9 months ago

Bold to assume that it’s an instinct and not a taught and learned behavior.

metawish, 3 months ago

People love convinence nowadays, not what you are suggesting. If you have a method to easily and convinently get what they need, they don’t to own it.

Example - Clothing subscription services. You must send the clothes back you don’t intend to purchase. It must be in good condition.

Everything is possible if you frame it the right way

metawish, 2 years ago

Why hate something animated THAT good!?

metawish, 2 years ago

I suppose, but isn’t it enough to see the boys hanging out and running around? Must we always have a plot to follow?

(Haha I’m just incredibly not picky when it comes to art, so as long as there is something good I’ll enjoy, I know this isn’t the case for everyone tho)