I like to refer to them as Freedom units and Communist units (in jest, obviously). I will say, though, that Fahrenheit feels like a more precise scale for measuring temperature even if the units are goofy.
I'm not arguing on Fahrenheit's behalf or saying it IS more precise. I just said it "feels" more precise because you have finer increments in whole numbers. 70 degrees F is about 21 degrees C while 90 degrees F is about 32 degrees. 20 degrees of increment in F versus 12 in C which feels more precise. It's the same way metric length measurements feel more precise because there are whole number millimeters rather than fractional inches.
I have no strong opinion any one way, other than I feel like everyone should endeavor to be comfortable converting between various systems of measurement.
I think I came across as saying something different than I intended. I wasn't arguing that Fahrenheit IS more precise. I was saying it feels more precise.
If I'm measuring a length, then metric feels more precise. I can measure 1035mm in a nice, whole, number while 40.74803 inches is a length I can't measure well with a measuring tape and I'd probably end up calling it 40.75" which, even then, still isn't a whole number. I'm just talking about the perception, not the actual useful nature.
It serves the same point it served on Reddit. There are huge bot farms dedicated to shaping the social media landscape. There is a new social media "boom" so the bots want to get in on the ground floor.
It's a variety of purposes, but in this type of social media space it's usually to push specific agendas, often political. The accounts will often engage primarily by "reposting" comments to give a profile appearance that looks like a person. Then they engage in manipulations of conversation in specific ways. For instance, they might play "devil's advocate" in left-leaning political spaces to plant certain view points. One of the quirks of the human brain is that we tend to believe things we read over and over, regardless of the source, because volume breeds validity. It's a part of being a social species and being hardwired to be part of the herd.
If you hang out on social media and you read over and over, from multiple posts, that someone is a war hawk, that becomes part of your "sense" of them. Often these conversations are subtly shifted just by posting opinions with little to no substantiation. Your brain starts to think "wow, there are a lot of people saying that guy is a war hawk" and, since we're wired to conform to the group, you wrap that into your total opinion of the person. You'll also see just general "shaping" posts without a clear angle where the intent is to shape your perception of a public figure negatively or positively.
Think about your opinion of a public figure. Just your sense of who they are. Do you actually know facts that guide what you feel, or do you just have a sense of them based on all the things you "know" about them?
I work in industrial sales (conveyor belting) and we are not slowing down. Most of 2021 and last year was the distribution center expansion boom which has slowed, but now we're seeing big expansion projects in multiple areas, especially food, and we're seeing new manufacturing construction. Despite media reports of a looming recession and layoffs, there is tremendous optimism in the industrial space right now. Everyone is hiring and complaining about not being able to find workers. They're still offering low starting wages, for the most part, but I'm starting to see movement on that front as well. I think the next decade is going to be heavily shaped by the "reshoring" movement and it would be nice to see the US have a robust manufacturing sector again.
I'm sorry for your loss. I know saying goodbye is painful. We lost two of our dogs in the last year, aged 13 and 14, and it still feels like there's an empty place where they belong.
You gave him love and he loved you in return and that makes the whole thing worth it. He is beautiful. Thank you for sharing him with us.
If you create a community, please try and populate it with content. I see a lot of new communities with 0-1 posts from the mod. That's not nearly enough to get people engaged - users are going to see that it's a ghost town and leave....
I started https://kbin.social/m/BostonTerrier and I'm trying to post multiple times a week, but it's difficult sort of throwing things into the void. Plus, I only have two dogs!
It's just a breed appreciation sub, so not too serious. I did post a couple of Boston Terrier relevant articles and I'm going to continue to try to post a single post a day. The sub is six days old and currently has 5 posts (haven't posted today yet), but just me and one other sub, heh. Maybe it'll take off one day.
Same here. I walked away from Reddit and, while I understand that people are going through an adjustment, the obsession with monitoring Reddit from here and constantly talking about it is a little weird. I do think some of the creative things mods are doing is funny, though, so maybe I'm part of the problem.
Recent claims by an ex-US intelligence agency whistleblower about alien spacecraft landings have been met with scepticism by scientists – not least over the galactic visitors’ driving skills
I think this is the direction they should all take. Open but "quiet quit" and either do like /r/scams is doing with requiring approval but working on their own timetable, or let the subs devolve into unmoderated bot-a-thon mess.
I have an elderly dog (Boston Terrier) that eats wet food only and can't eat chicken or grain. Her food is currently costing me about $200 a month. It's rough. I mean, worth it because she's amazing and I want her around as long as possible, but it's rough and I am lucky that I can afford it at the moment.
Hadn’t realized how reliant upon Reddit I’d become for news and interesting things until after it turned to shit and I quit it. I’ve rediscovered RSS for ex., using reader apps to scan sources directly and read without all the noise—that actually came from someone’s recommendation here in the comments. I’ve found...
It's a dopamine hit. That's why you did it. I'm finding myself reading whole news articles instead of the first paragraph and then two pages of other people's comments about it, so that's probably good for my overall mental health.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Ukraine in a delegation of African leaders and senior officials seeking ways to end Kyiv’s 15-month war with Russia. Ramaphosa’s press service said he was met Friday by a Ukrainian special envoy and South Africa’s ambassador at a rail station near Bucha. That's the...
Expedition Chernobyl - Kyle Hill (youtube.com)
A collection of Chernobyl documentaries filmed on-site in October, 2021. Including a look at Pripyat's unique dog population!
Missing Titanic Sub Once Faced Massive Lawsuit Over Depths It Could Safely Travel To (newrepublic.com)
Court documents reveal a former OceanGate employee had several safety complaints over the tourist submersible—and then he was fired.
Come show your love for Boston Terriers (kbin.social)
I can't get any of the links recommended in the sidebar to work correctly, but we're over at kbin.social/m/BostonTerrier...
Adorable Boston choosing her own treats (www.tiktok.com)
Who even uses Celsius (programming.dev)
what's the point of all these random accounts creation? seems like a automated process. would it be to upload illegal stuff? (lemmyfly.org)
I've set registration to Require application again, don't like this bots creating accounts....
A factory boom is finally happening: US Census Bureau Data - Construction Spending on Manufacturing (15.06.2023 article) (finance.yahoo.com)
My wife and I just lost one of our precious boys and I wanted to share his cute little face with all of you in the hopes he can bring a smile to you like he did for us his whole life. Love you forever little buggy.
[META] Creating a new community is easy, but to get people on board, you need to create some content.
If you create a community, please try and populate it with content. I see a lot of new communities with 0-1 posts from the mod. That's not nearly enough to get people engaged - users are going to see that it's a ghost town and leave....
😈 Please don't be profane on Reddit folks 😈 (sh.itjust.works)
Please, people. Be reasonable and considerate of Reddit's need to make money. It is, afterall, spez's main focus.
Kira says happy Saturday!
Are aliens that bad at parking? What we need to ask about recent UFO revelations (www.theguardian.com)
Recent claims by an ex-US intelligence agency whistleblower about alien spacecraft landings have been met with scepticism by scientists – not least over the galactic visitors’ driving skills
/r/scams forced to reopen (lemmy.world)
https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/14c9hlo/reopening_but_not_for_the_reasons_you_may_suspect/
These were like 50 bucks a year ago (lemmy.world)
Donald Trump Just Got Dumped by His Lawyer Again (www.thedailybeast.com)
The lawyer wrote in a filing he could “no longer effectively and properly represent” Trump because of “irreconcilable differences.”
Anyone else enjoying the Internet better, now that they’re off Reddit?
Hadn’t realized how reliant upon Reddit I’d become for news and interesting things until after it turned to shit and I quit it. I’ve rediscovered RSS for ex., using reader apps to scan sources directly and read without all the noise—that actually came from someone’s recommendation here in the comments. I’ve found...
A third puppy was stolen from a pet store in the Citadel Mall Thursday evening on June 15, according to Pet City. (www.fox21news.com)
A surveillance video shows a man taking the puppy from a playroom and carrying it out of the store without anyone noticing....
The FBI Groomed a 16-Year-Old With “Brain Development Issues” to Become a Terrorist (theintercept.com)
An undercover FBI agent befriended teenager Mateo Ventura online. When he turned 18, he was arrested for supporting ISIS.
African leaders set to meet with presidents of Ukraine, Russia in bid to end war (apnews.com)
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Ukraine in a delegation of African leaders and senior officials seeking ways to end Kyiv’s 15-month war with Russia. Ramaphosa’s press service said he was met Friday by a Ukrainian special envoy and South Africa’s ambassador at a rail station near Bucha. That's the...