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Carrolade

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  • Black Holes

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  • It's in the same vein as gamma ray bursts. Could possibly cause problems, but space is so big, so heavily occupied by empty space, that the odds of ever encountering one vs just more empty space is almost infinity:1.

    I mean, our planet is billions of years old and hasn't encountered a single one yet, based on the fact it's still comfortably in orbit around the sun.

    Asteroids are far, far more concerning. Encountered a bunch of those already.

  • Denmark zoo asks public to donate unwanted small pets or horses to feed captive predators

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  • In my experience it's usually the whole factory farming thing that bothers them the most. I'm not sure I've ever seen someone complain about someone else having a pet dog, unless they weren't taking care of it or something.

    Would be interested to see a poll on how they feel about ethically raised livestock, if that's more acceptable than most of the stuff you find in a supermarket.

  • Trump hits Brazilian products with 50% tariffs over Bolsonaro

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  • ... does he think that will make more Brazilians have good feelings about Bolsonaro?

  • How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear

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  • Minor quibble, but Rafale does not make a cutting-edge fighter. The US, Russia and China all make 5th gen fighters. France does not yet, they mostly make 4.5. Before long here, the 5's won't be cutting edge anymore and we'll all be on to 6th gen.

  • Ukraine forces demonstrate to England the AS90 self propelled howitizers they retired because they were "obsolete" are in fact clearly NOT obsolete

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  • Prior to the recent decade, peer on peer warfare was considered pretty unlikely overall, where COIN was the big thing everyone was worried about.

    Here in the US anyway. I'm not sure what priorities the British have and how much budget they have to throw at them.

  • Ukraine forces demonstrate to England the AS90 self propelled howitizers they retired because they were "obsolete" are in fact clearly NOT obsolete

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  • More that "obsolete" doesn't mean useless. It just means its unable to adequately fulfill all the roles in all of the potential situations that the British may want for their arty. It can still perform a lot though.

    Plenty of obsolete things can still be very useful.

  • Considering an open relationship? Don’t read this Reddit forum

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  • discuss these real scenarios

    People are entirely too gullible.

    If there is no barrier to posting fiction pretending to be factual, then large numbers of people will do it just for shits and giggles. Add dopamine inducing upvotes to the mix, and you've added an extra incentive on top of that for people to produce compelling fiction.

    The only prudent default position is to take every single firsthand account you encounter online with a grain of salt. In truth, this should be done irl as well. "The fish was thiiiiis big!" was a meme before internet memes existed, for good reason. Firsthand accounts are naturally highly, highly problematic, with numerous subtle incentives to lie and exaggerate, and that's before we add anonymity to the mix.

    A reporter should know better.

  • Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?

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  • Did a FNV run for the first time in maybe 10ish years? I had never played modded, was feeling like some fpv shooter arpg hybrid with a dose of nonsense, so figured I'd give it a replay.

    Holds up remarkably well. Played it with the Viva New Vegas modpack as a base to simplify things a little bit for myself, added on a few extras for cool features, and it did significantly improve the experience. I remember crashes used to be very frequent, but even with a bunch of mods, this was actually more stable than I remember. Multiple companions mod made the difficulty completely trivial, so felt more like a power romp than an immersive game, but still fun as it sped the playthrough up enormously, with this posse I'm running around with just gunning down absolutely everything in the wasteland.

    On the whole, good stuff, modded replay is recommended.

  • Being away from my partner in my hometown reveals how lonely I actually am

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  • Spending some time alone from time to time is a good chance for some fresh perspective. It's understandable for it to feel deeply uncomfortable, but in your situation it's temporary and non-harmful. Try not to wallow in it, but just breathe through it.

  • inside job

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  • Yeah, okay I'll grant that.

  • inside job

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  • That one doesn't bother me quite as much, just because it relies on some finer numbers regarding the structural properties of materials, that people won't realistically have day-to-day experience with. They have to trust sources, which I do understand people sometimes being reluctant to do for whatever reason.

    The concept of heat accumulation in an enclosed space is something everyone has experienced, though. If they have cooked, or gotten into a car in the summer, or any other manner of experiences, they should realize how it works with just a minute or less of thinking. If you contain heat, say, inside of a building, it can build up. Simple as that. Very intuitive, can be fully understood by even a small child. These folks would understand it too, if they just thought about it for a second instead of just believing randos on the internet who are appealing to their feelings.

  • inside job

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  • This one is the most annoying for me. It betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of heat, where a person clearly doesn't understand that heat can accumulate regardless of where it comes from.

    It's like saying a garden hose cannot fill up a swimming pool because the mouth of the garden hose isn't as big as the pool.

  • US | The Good, The Bad, And The Incredibly Stupid In Trump’s AI Action Plan

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  • Ukraine: Zelensky backtracks on law over anti-corruption bodies, reinstates their independence after protests

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  • Ukraine: Zelensky backtracks on law over anti-corruption bodies, reinstates their independence after protests

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  • Apparently they have a saying in Moldova, goes something like "you should change your underwear and your politicians frequently, and for the same reason."

  • Rise of the Idiot Interviewer

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  • I mean, yeah, of course. Their unpreparedness is exactly what their audience likes most about them. It comes across as "authentic", where this influencer is "just like me". It's not like the audience has thoroughly researched whatever topic is under discussion. This is the source of Joe Rogan's power, half the time he literally just pulls out his phone and googles stuff on the spot, even with all the potential pit-falls that comes with.

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    What kind of communities would you like to see either created or become more active on Lemmy?

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  • A whowouldwin community.

    Battleboarding communities draw a lot of engagement and help retain new users among the younger demographics.

  • How can we make the Fediverse more positive and wholesome?

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  • In a world where trolling was done as a recreational activity, this was a good strategy. This is not that world anymore, though, this is a world where right wing fight clubs are popping up in dozens of countries. Trolls are no longer recreational, they're trying to slowly and gradually change the world in their image.

  • How can we make the Fediverse more positive and wholesome?

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  • You've never needed everyone for something, that's unrealistic. A village doesn't require the exact same behavior from all people to function smoothly, and any such bottleneck would create weaknesses anyway. You just need that to be the prevailing culture.