The problem is that unfortunately most of that common knowledge is anecdotal. I can say my dog whines distinctly different, as if thinking/asking about my SO when they’re at work for example, but it’s incredibly difficult to pin scientific research to that. I’m all for broadening our understanding the wonderful creatures we share this planet with!
So just something that’s been on my mind. At my workplace there’s an automatic road barrier that lifts up and down when vehicles arrive. However, it’s not used for a carpark system when people wave their tickets or something. It just goes up and down when a vehicle shows up....
I want to create a few internet alter egos, one for shopping, one for communicating with family, and one for communicating with friends. My goal is to make these accounts the least trackable to advertisers and political parties....
I’ve seen .: used two times now, and I really wonder what is? The first time I saw it was in an extract from the Swedish dictionary SAOL in NE. They used it something like this so:...
American sizing is criminal capitalist bullshit without standards. I am a 47. It fits perfectly. American sizing allows brands to fit and size differently to create anti consumer manipulation. The shoes are made in the same places. Just the American targeted junk is exploitive nonsense by design....
Do you really think European sizes are some magic loophole to make things fit better? Spoiler alert: they’re all made in the same factory and just use the conversion chart from Google to convert the size
Hi, English isn’t my mother tongue so I was asking myself that question since I first encounted a w/… Back then I was like: “What tf does ‘w slash’ stand for?” And when I found out I was like “How, why, and is it any intuitive?” But I never dared to ask that until now
I went to college with this guy 10 years ago and I considered him a friend up until this year. Something changed in him, and he constantly needs to put me down and I don’t know how to handle it....
“With the ‘plenty of feedback’ the company received following the leak, Sievert said that T-Mobile has learned that this ‘particular test sell isn’t something that our customers are going to love.’”
Who the fuck “loves” paying more for the same service? Why isn’t that painfully obvious? How can I get a job making such braindead decisions for ridiculous amounts of money?
From people that don’t use Reddit regularly, the only way they have ever heard about it is from Google results. So good luck with unloading a whole clip into your foot guys 🙄
I don’t really understand how people make the review threads, but we’re sitting at a 77 on OpenCritic right now. Many were worried about game performance after the recommended specs were released, but it looks like it’s even worse than we expected. It sounds like the game is mostly a solid release except for the...
A short while ago I asked about a youtube alternative. While I was happy to try odyssey a small subset of commenters here were fairly cynical that any solution could be developed that could challenge a big company like YT and some even suggested just paying google....
One big plus for Discord is that you can essentially lock it down to people who are interested in your project, instead of the entire public to browse. This hurts searching for answers, but helps immensely for projects that can be taken down like romhacks and speed running tools for example
Forums, websites, and Github as mentioned in the OP. All those are publicly searchable and prime targets for takedown requests once they get big enough
Something I’ve never been that great at is spontaneous conversation. I’m more than capable of public speaking if I’ve prepared something in advance. But if someone asks me something out of the blue, I really struggle to engage in deep conversation. Afterwards I’ll think to myself damn, why didn’t I bring up X or Y?...
Fusion360 free Startup option is going away! (pages.autodesk.com)
They offer a discount $150 for 3 years the $680 full price. 😞 it was bound to happen.
Elephants have names for each other, just like humans (www.zmescience.com)
How does an automatic road barrier decide when a vehicle is coming?
So just something that’s been on my mind. At my workplace there’s an automatic road barrier that lifts up and down when vehicles arrive. However, it’s not used for a carpark system when people wave their tickets or something. It just goes up and down when a vehicle shows up....
How well do Swedish fish keep past their best by date?
I got a good deal on a 3.5 pound bag of Swedish Fish, but they’re “best by” Nov 14....
YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers (www.androidauthority.com)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2883134 (!android)
Can anyone tell me what PC will draw more power?
This is probably a stupid question, since 2 > 1, but here goes…...
How should I go about making an online identity that can't be tracked by advertisers?
I want to create a few internet alter egos, one for shopping, one for communicating with family, and one for communicating with friends. My goal is to make these accounts the least trackable to advertisers and political parties....
What does .: come from / what does it mean?
I’ve seen .: used two times now, and I really wonder what is? The first time I saw it was in an extract from the Swedish dictionary SAOL in NE. They used it something like this so:...
Does anywhere online, shipping shoes in the USA have European sizes as a legitimate search option?
American sizing is criminal capitalist bullshit without standards. I am a 47. It fits perfectly. American sizing allows brands to fit and size differently to create anti consumer manipulation. The shoes are made in the same places. Just the American targeted junk is exploitive nonsense by design....
Where did the abbreviation "w/" for "with" come from?
Hi, English isn’t my mother tongue so I was asking myself that question since I first encounted a w/… Back then I was like: “What tf does ‘w slash’ stand for?” And when I found out I was like “How, why, and is it any intuitive?” But I never dared to ask that until now
How should I handle an ex friend who feels like he needs to bully me to raise his own self esteem? (We're adults)
I went to college with this guy 10 years ago and I considered him a friend up until this year. Something changed in him, and he constantly needs to put me down and I don’t know how to handle it....
T-Mobile Walks Back Forced Plan Migration, Won't Make People Switch Plans After All (www.cnet.com)
Will people respond better if you say you're teetotal, or straight edge?
Or just “I don’t do drugs”, or “I don’t do recreational drugs”?...
Why advertise on YouTube?
Why do companies advertise on YouTube when their ads are only used to annoy people into paid accounts? I never see anything, I am interested in.
do computers conspire? (lemmy.world)
Slow Down With These Serene City-Building Games (www.wired.com)
I am looking for more games like this: though this list seems like a good starting point....
Pals (lemmy.world)
Nintendo of America President On the Future of the Switch, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and More (www.inverse.com)
‘Reddit can survive without search’: company reportedly threatens to block Google (www.theverge.com)
Well, Cities: Skylines 2 is here, and it's another broken game release.
I don’t really understand how people make the review threads, but we’re sitting at a 77 on OpenCritic right now. Many were worried about game performance after the recommended specs were released, but it looks like it’s even worse than we expected. It sounds like the game is mostly a solid release except for the...
Follow up post on a question I asked
A short while ago I asked about a youtube alternative. While I was happy to try odyssey a small subset of commenters here were fairly cynical that any solution could be developed that could challenge a big company like YT and some even suggested just paying google....
Why projects start with a Discord and not an alternative - Comment found on Mastodon
Original comment, copy-pasted for convenience:...
How can I become a better conversationalist?
Something I’ve never been that great at is spontaneous conversation. I’m more than capable of public speaking if I’ve prepared something in advance. But if someone asks me something out of the blue, I really struggle to engage in deep conversation. Afterwards I’ll think to myself damn, why didn’t I bring up X or Y?...