In case anyone isn’t aware of the actual reason we die when we get overheated enough:
At the point where that happens, some of our bodily enzymes would stop working, meaning some of the tiny processes that keep us alive would no longer be possible.
Also, we can and do eat some mild poisons because they’re tasty somehow.
I have a love of chocolate, but smaller animals can’t eat as much without severe metabolic issues that might kill them.
And capsaicin is straight-up an anti-mammal deterrent. Birds might be able to eat it with no reaction at all. Meanwhile humans just deal with their temperature receptors being freaking hacked for seemingly no other reason than fun.
When I was a kid (or perhaps a teenager), I distinctly remember at one point believing the universe was around 18 billion years old, but I can’t remember where my memory would’ve gotten that estimate prior to more modern estimates.
Gonna be honest, this is the post that caused me to learn (via dictionary definition/Wikipedia) that I’ve probably been using the word “debriefing” wrong (I assumed debriefing referred to something like aftercare, but in a military/espionage context),
Probably not at all what you were expecting to accomplish with this post, but thanks much regardless.
Fair point. If so, it’s probably putting the update I’m downloading in the removable drive because I only have 21 gigs of free space, maybe, left on the SSD when its max capacity is almost a terabyte.
For example, assuming Philip III of France had had a court jester, how would such a profession deal with the topic of Isabella of Aragon getting into a horse crash, basically miscarrying on the spot, and dying?
I REALLY hope this doesn’t lead to the original Switch’s eShop closing anytime soon. The industry as a whole has been terrible at historical preservation lately.
There are two prerequisites to me being ok with the eShop closing.
The entire catalogue (or the most historically valuable portions) must be in the hands of historians and/or game preservation organizations
(option A). The games humanity collectively cares about would have to all be remade, and remade well, for later audiences. (option B). All titles the public want to remain available would have to be made permanently available by some other means, such as legalized emulation infrastructure (such as the Virtual Console on previous systems, but much more permanent). 3. (an alternative to the other options/prerequisites, I’d rather this one not happen). If other prerequisite options can’t be met, after so much time has passed that functioning Switches no longer exist.
My point is, I’ll be ok with the eShop closing when as little information would be lost as possible.
I’m 25, and have my own income and tax filing, but I live with my parents and help out as needed when I’m not at work. I’m kinda tempted to just inherit the house someday.
At this point, I’m hoping for there to be a spree of unionization.
Maybe a millennium from now we’ll have better means of keeping corporations in check, but in our species’ current and primitive state, unionization might be one of our only options.
Dunno if cats are “apex,” by ecological definition, but point taken.
Just saying, my cat started life as a barn cat before we adopted him (and cleansed him of parasites), and he can be kinda skittish outdoors, perhaps citing concerns about coyotes.
Nonetheless, cats are adorable. Can’t tell if mine’s partially or entirely a Norwegian Forest Cat.
My underground base in one of my older files has a room for growing trees using bonemeal, and I just found out about this quirk, as this is my first time running the game in a couple months. This is why I have a storage hall I can dig to expand.
Does putting a lever here still work for bulk XP gain? (imgur.com)
For context, a while back, I started adding a lever to the bottom hopper of a mass smelter....
Rainbow (i.postimg.cc)
Falcons (i.postimg.cc)
Humans, apparently, throw like gods (lemmy.world)
Did humans, at some point, believe that the universe is 18 billion years old, prior to the 13.8 billion estimate?
When I was a kid (or perhaps a teenager), I distinctly remember at one point believing the universe was around 18 billion years old, but I can’t remember where my memory would’ve gotten that estimate prior to more modern estimates.
When your PC doesn't have any hobbies, and it's downtime. (comicpress.socksandpuppets.com)
What are some good games to play while absolutely baked?
I’m not talking high, I’m not talking vibing, I mean absolutely covered in cookie crumbs baked....
My download seems to be throttling itself because it’s topping out my removable disc usage… But this game is on the SSD (imgur.com)
Microsoft claims: Steam Deck Did Not Need Call Of Duty To Succeed (gameranx.com)
Nintendo Rumored To Show Next System At Gamescom (www.startmenu.co.uk)
Whyyyyy (lemmy.world)
No one will notice… (lemmy.world)
In the medieval period, would a court jester have been necessary to break the news of a Queen consort’s death?
For example, assuming Philip III of France had had a court jester, how would such a profession deal with the topic of Isabella of Aragon getting into a horse crash, basically miscarrying on the spot, and dying?
Switch 2 hinted for an early 2024 launch (gamerant.com)
Sappho (lemmy.world)
Flying saucer? (www.redfin.com)
It spins both manually and electronically!
Private entrance (feddit.uk)
Google lays off contractors who unionized last month | Engadget (www.engadget.com)
A Real Archaeologist Excavates a Trail Ruin in Minecraft 1.20 (www.youtube.com)
Baby (lemmy.world)
Apparently beehives can spawn when growing trees now. (imgur.com)
My underground base in one of my older files has a room for growing trees using bonemeal, and I just found out about this quirk, as this is my first time running the game in a couple months. This is why I have a storage hall I can dig to expand.