Buffalox

@ Buffalox @lemmy.world

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2h ago

Finland suffers EU's worst unemployment for second month in a row
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Buffalox @lemmy.world 2h ago

How is it not obvious that to stifle innovation and efficiency is bad for society overall?What part of that simple connection is it you don't understand?Obviously having more people being less productive would squeeze wages and make them poorer.Also obviously, taxing automation will make the products more expensive.So people will make less money and the products they need will be more expensive.
Since I apparently have to point out the obvious, it will not only be the workers, it will also be the owners of the production facilities, and if you think we can just dictate high wages on low productivity Venezuela style, then you are 100% wrong, such strategies have been tried, and they don't work for obvious reasons. You can't just dictate that toilet paper has to be cheap, because if you demand it to be sold cheaper than cost, then productions stops.It's the same principle with your suggestion.
However if we tax the rich, we help prevent power accumulating among very few people, which helps democracy, and investing the money in improvement of society, makes the country as a whole richer in the long run.
Also you know Socrates was ultimately killed for his continuous insistence on not understanding anything, and just asking questions.
It's very easy to ask questions, like why do you believe taxes on automated production would help solve the problem?How do you even define automation? Because fucking EVERYTHING is automated today.
How do you think it's possible to buy a bread for less than you make in 5 minutes? Including packaging and transportation to a convenient site? A bread that if you had to make it yourself would take about an hour to make. And in this example, bread is even one of the easiest things you can buy to make yourself! And you would still have to buy the ingredients to make the bread.
Without automation life as we know it would be impossible => With less automation we would all be poorer.

3h ago

Finland suffers EU's worst unemployment for second month in a row

No, what is extraordinary is the lack of ability to understand why it is obviously true.Yes the plow thing is an exaggeration, but it'¨s an example of the result of hindering innovation and efficiency.And it's a well known fact that cities in in Northern Europe were made possible by the invention of a better plow. And the "invention" of hay was also a major factor.

3h ago

Finland suffers EU's worst unemployment for second month in a row

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Buffalox @lemmy.world 3h ago

This seems like guesswork.

It's not, it's a well known fact of economy. Hindering innovation and efficiency is contrary to improving society. Apart from being an economic fact, it's also logically follows.

Why does that have to be mutually exclusive?

It doesn't, but your suggestion is backwards, by that standard we would never have developed new plows 1500 years ago, and cities couldn't exist north of Paris.

3h ago

Finland suffers EU's worst unemployment for second month in a row

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Buffalox @lemmy.world 3h ago

That will make Finland less competitive, increase prices making everybody poorer and increasing unemployment even more in the long run.

Tax the rich, and invest in infrastructure, education and healthcare, to ensure Finland stays a high quality society, with high innovation, and highly qualified workers.

AFAIK this is the only recipe that is known for sure to work in the long run.

4h ago

Germany’s Far Right Is on the Threshold of Power. This Man Is Leading the Charge.

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Buffalox @lemmy.world 4h ago

Anyone read this article? I skimmed it, and I found nothing to substantiate the headline.What it does contain is a lot of trash like:

His graying hair is slicked back; the edges of his three-day beard are precisely trimmed.

Who gives a shit?

“I’m hoping for an absolute majority for the AfD,” one supporter comments.

Anyone can hope for anything, and this is completely unsurprising, again who gives a shit?

The contrast between the two men is stark. Kirchner — short, bald and combative — delivers tirades about “globalist communists” and the “lying chancellor,

Typical demagogue, but again void of any real meaning.

I must admit I don't care to read the full article, it seems extremely full of stupid anecdotes that show absolutely nothing to the effect of the headline. 20 anecdotes do not make a statistic.

4h ago

“Melania” Is as Vacuous as Its Subject

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Buffalox @lemmy.world 4h ago

False equivalence.

1d ago

Denmark unveils legal reform to allow the worst foreign criminals to be deported

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Buffalox @lemmy.world 1d ago

Is it fair that immigrants are punished twice? IDK, but this is what it seems most people want.If the sentence is only 1 year, is it really that serious though?"Simple" violence is 3 years. And we recently had a case where the sentence for rape was 16 months, despite the woman admittedly never said no, but it was rape because the man couldn't prove she said yes. Rape is up to 8 years, so it is very unlikely to only get 1 year for rape. I can't imagine being innocent and going to jail without evidence.

IDK I think this sounds harsh, especially considering we have had cases with fake rape accusations, one woman alone had 4 men in jail for rape, but it was revealed by a family member of one of the victims that she had admitted to her it was a lie while she was being recorded!

These cases are not clear cut, and I hate that innocent people can go to jail completely innocent and without evidence!!!Now immigrants risk being thrown out of the country too, even when they are innocent!

I don't think I like this development.

1d ago

Denmark unveils legal reform to allow the worst foreign criminals to be deported

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Buffalox @lemmy.world 1d ago

Yes, like the fact that these "worst" criminals are from being judged to one year of unconditional imprisonment.And you can for instance be judged for 16 months for rape completely without evidence, even though the woman admits to never saying no, because you can't prove she said yes.You may want to read my other comment. This will quite positively mean the expulsion of innocent people.

1d ago

More than 300 anti-ICE protests planned across US this weekend

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Buffalox @lemmy.world 1d ago

I don't get it? Why are these protests not anti government? Do they consider everything else that is going on OK?Cutting healthcare, the obvious corruption, and destroying the American economy in multiple ways, and making Americans poorer by devaluing the US Dollar.But apparently Americans are OK with losing their democracy, and people working 2 jobs living in poverty without healthcare!

Protesting ICE is of course a place to start, but despite the protests ICE is still active in Minnesota!

1d ago

Former Minnesota governor says state should seek to become part of Canada

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Buffalox @lemmy.world 1d ago

Unfortunately USA is not a free country, and secession is illegal.History shows that military force will be used in case states try to secede.

2d ago

Denmark to expel non-Danish citizens if jailed for at least one year for serious crimes

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Buffalox @lemmy.world 2d ago

I don't think I like this development.

2d ago

January was a warning of where Trump will go next

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Buffalox @lemmy.world 2d ago

January was a warning of where Trump will go next

Only for the dimwitted. Everybody else have known for a long time.

2d ago

Colorectal Cancer Becomes the Top Cause of Cancer-Related Death in People Younger Than 50

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Buffalox @lemmy.world 2d ago

The heat treatment kills the bacteria, so the yogurt you buy in supermarkets most likely has no probiotic value, unless specifically labeled.

This is the response I got from Google:

Modern production methods have not made yogurt "dead" in the sense of disappearing, but many supermarket options are "dead" in terms of beneficial, live probiotic cultures due to intense heat treatment, additives, and long-shelf-life requirements.

It may vary between countries and labels, but AFAIK the yogurt we have here is worthless as a probiotic.It doesn't help that yogurt naturally contain healthy probiotics if they are killed before shipping.

2d ago

Colorectal Cancer Becomes the Top Cause of Cancer-Related Death in People Younger Than 50

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Buffalox @lemmy.world 2d ago

14 drinks is only 2 per day, 1 beer is one drink, a glass of wine is 1 drink, a whiskey shot is 1 drink. Sharing a bottle of wine with someone over dinner will by itself get you to 3 drinks for that day. Having a beer at lunch, and a single shot of whiskey after dinner will also get you to 2 drinks.

And yes according to your link, light drinkers have lower risk. Heavy drinking being positively associated with risk is not actually positive. It means the risk is higher.In this situation positive is "statistics speak", and not about good or bad.

2d ago

The church at the center of Don Lemon’s arrest had ties to Christian nationalism

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Buffalox @lemmy.world 2d ago

My head is still trying to connect Christianity to Nationalism without cancelling out.

Both are primitive tribal behaviors without reasoning.

2d ago

Colorectal Cancer Becomes the Top Cause of Cancer-Related Death in People Younger Than 50

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Buffalox @lemmy.world 2d ago

I think it may actually be pretty simple when we figure out the main reasons, but there may not be one single reason, in fact I consider that highly unlikely.Most likely half of it is about undetected inflammations and alcohol/sugar.

2d ago

Colorectal Cancer Becomes the Top Cause of Cancer-Related Death in People Younger Than 50

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Buffalox @lemmy.world 2d ago

Chips are normally considered ultra processed, they have additives you would never find in a kitchen, and it's extremely high in calories, and at the same time extremely low in actual nutrients.

2d ago

Colorectal Cancer Becomes the Top Cause of Cancer-Related Death in People Younger Than 50

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Buffalox @lemmy.world 2d ago

That's a very good list, doing a bit of that would be an improvement for by far the most people including myself.

Personally I never eat red meat, I always cook it first. 😜Well now meat has increased in price, and they are packing it in smaller packages, so we have reduced it some.I know we should reduce it more for many reasons, but meat is to us like the cornerstone of the meal everything else is based around.

Regarding fermented food, I'm not so sure the healthy gut bacteria from it is relevant very often, like AFAIK youghurt contains zero living bacteria from the process when sold.And the same goes for most fermented foods. The thing we eat most of in my home is sourdough bread, and the bacteria in that are probably all dead from baking it.BUT there may be an issue of the fermentation prepossessing nutrients that are hard for us to absorb without the fermentation. Alternatively it may be that the good bacteria from fermentation help keep out bad bacteria.I'm not sure what the actual evidence says on these issues, but sometimes it seems the evidence isn't entirely clear. Same with fiber BTW, AFAIK the results on fiber are mixed.For instance bread with added fiber seems to have no benefit. But it's been more than a decade since I last read up on the issues.

2d ago

Colorectal Cancer Becomes the Top Cause of Cancer-Related Death in People Younger Than 50

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Buffalox @lemmy.world 2d ago

Wow, that first part is very counter intuitive, as running is usually associated with massaging your gut, which should improve healthy digestion!

Several years ago, Dr. Cannon noticed a disturbing trend: multiple ultramarathoners

Ah that explains it, ultra marathon is definitely not healthy, such extreme prolonged exertion can also have a negative impact on immune defense.Decreased immune defense means increased infection rate, and increased infection rate is directly correlated to increased risk of cancer.I suppose in some sense our digestive system is a type of constant infection, which could be the reason it shows up there.

2d ago

What is the optimal handle to chain length for a flail?

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Buffalox @lemmy.world 2d ago

Not an expert, but logically the shorter chain makes it easier to handle and relatively more precise.A longer chain however, allows for a greater swing, resulting in a much heavier impact.That however can also be achieved using a heavier ball on the flail. But that makes it heavier to lift and carry.Using multiple balls however seem counterproductive, as it will make the flail harder to use compared to the impact you can achieve.I suppose the idea is to make it harder to defend against, but if the defender has a shield, I think multiple balls are utterly inefficient.

So as far as I can tell there is no single optimal balance. It depends on the persons strength and agility, and I suppose it also depends on what type of enemy it should be used against. For a heavily armored opponent, a longer chain will be better to smash hard against the heavy armor, and the armor will make the opponent relatively slower to avoid attacks.

In short I think the bottom left or the one above seems best all round, if you want something more precise, other weapons will probably be preferable.The best would probably be the bottom right, but with one of the balls and chains from the top left.

An advantage with the chain is to avoid a hard hit straining your hand and wrist. And that part can also be achieved with a short chain. But the chain also has the function that it can pass a defense that would block a cane. If you block the chain, the chain will bend and allow the ball to continue a short distance further. With a shorter chain the flail is easier to defend against.