In all seriousness, I do occasionally visit select subreddits even though I no longer have an account. I’d like to think leaving reddit has changed my internet browsing habits in a good way.
The tight temperature range is something I very much agree with you on. I think climate conducive to their growth play a big factor in disease immunity as well. I’ve seen them thrive like weeds in sub tropical regions. But for some reason, even in controlled conditions, they fail to do that well here in my area.
Going for some locally adapted strains is a great idea. Thanks for that! I’m actually a terrible gardener so I hadn’t thought of it. I just used what little seeds my neighbour gave me, and in limited area because I tend to prioritise fruits over veggies and they are what dominate most of my garden. The little space I experimented with tomatoes on is currently occupied by legumes.
Exactly my thoughts. I have no idea where she got all that confidence from, though in her defence, she doesn’t have the power of hindsight here like we do. At least there’s no noticeable bend in the wrong direction.
This video was exactly what first came to mind when I read “badly understandable dialogues”! It bothers me that as we got better mics, the actors became more unintelligible instead of the other way as one would predict.
Agreed. The entire homepage being half ad and half shorts hurts my eyes. Good thing we have Revanced and such. I just hope Revanced doesn’t go the way of Vanced anytime soon.
I second Vivaldi. It’s a great chromium based alternative to chrome, and the level of customisation on offer is jaw-dropping. Its mouse gestures in particular, have been a huge convenience. The only thing about it that irks me somewhat is that it’s noticeably slower to start compared to Firefox and Edge.
Singapore conducted its first execution of a woman in 19 years on Friday and its second hanging this week for drug trafficking despite calls for the city-state to cease capital punishment for drug-related crimes.
31 grams of pure heroin. I think it’s worth mentioning.
While Singapore has doled severe punishments for possession of paltry amounts of cannabis in the past, the drug in this particular case is incomparable to weed.
I’m not saying it is. I simply meant that heroin being a far more potent drug, the minimum amount that qualifies you for SG’s draconian punishment is lower. That minimum amount being roughly half of what this woman was caught with, ie, at 16gms IIRC.
I believe you’re taking your anger out on the wrong person here. I didn’t make those laws, I wouldn’t have. But it is what it is, and from what I’ve seen on the internet, most Singaporeans seem to be either apathetic to it or in support of it given their history with opium.
And in no way am I denying it. I thought it was imperative to mention the type of drug alongside the dose since heroin has a lower minimum amount you can be caught with and still walk away. She wouldn’t have been executed for 31 grams of weed.
I merely added info from the article that was missing on the OP’s comment, I don’t necessarily agree with SG’s laws.
We’re in agreement, then. It’s a shame that the woman was straight up executed for such a tiny amount over the limit. I bet most of us couldn’t even feel that 15 grams of difference if placed on our palms. But that’s how it is in SG despite us outsiders wishing for a less than lethal judgement, and they do try to warn people of the consequences of possession at every step of the way to that country. So the onus is, to an extent, on the visitors as well to protect themselves.
I watched a few vids in the past where random Singaporeans were asked what they thought of the capital punishment and while most agreed it was severe, they also said it made sense considering their country was hamstrung by widespread opium addiction in the past. Unfortunate, but if the Singaporeans themselves don’t push for the change, it’s unlikely to happen anytime soon.
Sales are growing so quickly that some installers wonder whether heat pumps could even wipe out the demand for new air conditioners in a few years and put a significant dent in the number of natural gas furnaces.
Unfortunately, I don’t think employers seeing their employees as mere resources is exclusive to Japan. Though they definitely like to dial it up to 11 there.
Was there even a mass exodus? I largely avoid Reddit now, but I do kind of doubt that they’ve been hurt in any meaningful way by all the protests and people leaving…
I don’t think Reddit will feel a noteworthy sting anytime soon. But that’s okay. Like some here have already said, what matters is fediverse ultimately growing big enough for us to have a sizeable group of people to interact with regarding hobbies or any random topic posted here.
Although, I can’t move on without whining about the bug or whatever it was that prevented me from commenting anywhere for the last …almost a month! On rare occasions, I couldn’t even see anything on my feed so Lemmy clearly has ways to go in regards to matters outside of its contents.
I too was initially wondering that. A comparison with a similar camera to that of the Mars rovers would’ve been more interesting. We have much more capable cams here at home.
Why YSK: I've been seeing an increasing number of phone photos shared online in 9:16, 9:21 or similarly tall aspect ratios, often with parts of the subject cut off. I've asked a few people why they cropped their images that way, and none of them knew they were cropped.
That depends on the phone. I remember some old Samsung flagships using a native 16:9 sensors. That was over at least half a decade ago though. Another device with such a setup I remember would be the Nokia 8 Sirocco.
And, the now extinct Windows phones had atypical arrangement where neither aspect ratios would result in the full usage of the sensor, though 4:3 got closer. The Sony Xperia 1 V has multi-aspect ratios too, afaik, where you'd gain some horizontal FOV at the expense of the same vertically when switching from 4.3:3 to 16:9 or longer.
For the vast majority of the phones and their users out there though, I agree with you. I've seen way too many people go with 18-21:9 pictures, probably thinking they're capturing more of the scene as they see that aspect ratio fill up their screen.
That is the goal, yes. One thing I've noticed is that the relative scarcity of posts here, especially news, has me frequenting a lot of news sites directly. Which I think is a good thing. Of course, one can't expect Lemmy to rival Reddit's content and engagement from the get go. We'll see where the platform is headed in the future.
I am theoretically switching over from Reddit to Lemmy. Finding myself spending more time on Lemmy than on Reddit. Maybe it's because I am limited to using the desktop and can't aimlessly browse Reddit on my iPhone. Of late, the only subreddits I cared for were on sports and their matchday threads and r/watches. I found myself...
I deleted my account so there's no going back for me. Not that I would anyway. I'd be lying if I said I don't miss some of the subs I used to lurk on there, but that's not something I can't move on from. I still have many informative comments and posts I'd saved up in RES though.
Speaking of which, I came to know way too late that the max number of saved items in Reddit is 1000. Does anyone here have a clue on whether or not Lemmy has a similar restriction? I lost many good posts and comments I'd saved up for years due to that limitation until I switched to RES saving.
How many people actually dropped Reddit for Lemmy?
It is possible to estimate?
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When I was a kid I identified old TV shows because they were black and white...
These days, kids identify them by the aspect ratio.
this got me
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Singapore hangs first woman in 19 years after she was convicted of trafficking 31 grams of heroin (apnews.com)
Singapore conducted its first execution of a woman in 19 years on Friday and its second hanging this week for drug trafficking despite calls for the city-state to cease capital punishment for drug-related crimes.
Heat pump sales have never been hotter — and they're putting demand for AC on ice (www.cbc.ca)
Sales are growing so quickly that some installers wonder whether heat pumps could even wipe out the demand for new air conditioners in a few years and put a significant dent in the number of natural gas furnaces.
Tokyo man deemed eligible for compensation after outing by boss (www.japantimes.co.jp)
The case is likely the first time an outing has been recognized as a work-related injury.
Is there any evidence that Reddit has suffered at all from the exodus to Lemmy?
Was there even a mass exodus? I largely avoid Reddit now, but I do kind of doubt that they’ve been hurt in any meaningful way by all the protests and people leaving…
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and antlers are therefore karmawhoring.
YSK: Your phone camera's aspect ratio is 4:3; setting it to anything else crops your photos
Why YSK: I've been seeing an increasing number of phone photos shared online in 9:16, 9:21 or similarly tall aspect ratios, often with parts of the subject cut off. I've asked a few people why they cropped their images that way, and none of them knew they were cropped.
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I am theoretically switching over from Reddit to Lemmy. Finding myself spending more time on Lemmy than on Reddit. Maybe it's because I am limited to using the desktop and can't aimlessly browse Reddit on my iPhone. Of late, the only subreddits I cared for were on sports and their matchday threads and r/watches. I found myself...