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zlatiah

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Ask me about:

  • Science (biology, computation, statistics)
  • Gaming (rhythm, rogue-like/lite, other generic 1-player games)
  • Autism & related (I have diagnosis)
  • Bad takes on philosophy
  • Bad takes on US political systems & more US stuff

I'm not knowledgeable about most other things

  • You there! What are your Hobbies?

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  • Video games. Very, very challenging video games that don't require co-op... I'm currently mostly maining rhythm games, but had several years where I hyperfixated on roguelikes as well

  • How do you intake caffeine and how much?

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  • For mornings, 75 g light-roast coffee / 1250 g water made with a French press using the Hoffmann method, divided equally for 4 days per brew (so roughly 250-300 ml liquid each day). Not sure about caffeine content

    And then I have some random tea bought from the local Asian supermarket that I brew casually with hot water & drink throughout the day without any care as to how I make it, no idea how much caffeine is in this either

    I usually don't take in any other caffeine beyond my daily routine

  • What is your least favourite thing about the fediverse or lemmy?

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  • Community is too small

    I think most of the things I find annoying about the fediverse (echo-chamber, lack of interactions overall, no real place for discussing extremely niche interests) stem from the fact that it is not big enough so...

    I don't think it is a terrible thing per-se though, small communities have lots of upsides too

  • Would you choose Japan or China for a solo trip?

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  • I really want to be able to go clubbing

    Okay! If that's what you want... I have never gone clubbing in China or Japan, but I was being told that nightlife absolutely exists & is quite nice in both countries. Major cities of course; rural area in East Asia aren't as easily accessible as those in the wealthier European countries so

    Have you considered going to multiple places? Japan isn't that far away from China all things considered. And if you are going to China... most people stick to Southern China (fewer things to do in the North unfortunately), which if you do, Shenzhen is right next to Hong Kong/Macao, and Taiwan isn't that far away either

  • What is your most important meal of the day? Bonus points, what's your most consistently cooked/eaten meal?

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  • Mayyybe dinner, but only by a little bit

    I used to cook the same meal for breakfast/dinner and skip lunch for several years... These days I simplified my breakfast routine and still don't each lunch most of the days, so dinner is by definition the most important, although breakfast is my most consistent one (I sometimes go for a big lunch and skip dinner instead)

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    Do obesity drugs treat addiction? Huge study hints at their promise

    www.nature.com /articles/d41586-026-00734-2

  • Have you ever traveled solo? How was your experience?

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  • ... I almost never travel not solo, so apologies if I don't know what the other side of the coin is like

    I think the biggest advantage is the absolutely ridiculous amount of freedom, because you can cater to 100% of your own needs, and your own needs alone. Want trip to be cheap? Youth hostels and 10-hour Flix/Blablacar buses exist. Want to do nerdy things only you are interested in? No need to care for travel companions for "wasting" 10-hours in a modern arts museum or anything like that

    I did hear that some people find traveling alone a bit lonely though... so maybe it is not for everyone. Oh and maybe booking restaurants can get a tad awkward depending on the place I travel to

  • (serious) What would we be losing in a world where most people didn't own a car? Please read the OP before posting.

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  • I think I'd be a good person to answer this. I've lived in Houston (needless to say, extremely car-friendly) without a car for almost 2 years; currently I'm living in a city that banned cars within its city center in 2015 which resulted in very visible changes, but the rest of the country is still very pro-car and quite car-friendly

    A couple of things that cars benefit everyday life that would be difficult to do without a car. There's probably more but these are the ones I can think of:

    • Accessibility to places that have difficulty justifying being served by public transit. These include poorer neighborhoods that are far away from city center, semi-rural natural preserves, extreme geographical difficulties, ... Case in point, Houston has a lot of nature/green spaces that were 20-30 miles outside of the city center... good luck getting to these without a car (trust me, I tried once)
    • For certain physically disabled people, driving would be easier than walking/biking/public transit... Especially in particularly hilly cities, centuries-old cities where roads were paved no better than playgrounds, or sometimes both. This can be somewhat mitigated with good infrastructure projects, but cars are usually an easier solution
    • Car-free zones can get very crowded, very fast. This is usually a good thing in terms of urbanism... but some find it uncomfortable for various reasons. My current city is actually a rather extreme example: they are now considering banning bikes in the city center too, due to pedestrian injuries
    • I know cars are prone to needing repair, but with how the road network functions, personal vehicles can reduce a lot of dependencies on external factors such as public transit being functional. Case in point, two months ago NL's national rail company became essentially non-operational due to extreme weather, which would be rather devastating if your only way of commuting to work relies on the train

    Also I think some positive points associated with cars are doable without cars:

    • Hauling stuff from point A to point B: delivery companies and car-rentals exist for a reason! This is surprisingly doable even without owning a car (you are technically using someone else's car in this case). Of course doing it without your own car will be more expensive... but we do have the logistics for it, especially if the entire society shifts to a car-free model
    • Not all rural areas need cars: some are actually quite doable by walking alone due to how small they are (I have a friend who lives in a rural American town like that: yes everyone drives, but everything is also 30-minutes on foot if you don't mind walking). And there are quite a few parts of the world where rural towns are served by trains frequently
    • Road trips: scenic railways exist for a reason... and unlike point 1 I made, sightseeing trains actually do make money, so there is pretty good justification for building them

  • What video game did you not expect to like as much as you did?

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    • Slay the Spire. I have played quite a few roguelikes before StS but I never played much card-based games at all, due to me never playing boardgames or TCGs... so this was obviously a new experience for me. Almost 1000 hours on record now with the game, cleared A20H with every base game character (and did A20H on almost every Packmaster pack)... which should speak for itself
    • Dancerush Stardom, that funny shuffle game. This is Konami's attempt at making a beginner- and normie-friendly rhythm game... which never quite caught on (aside from random YouTube recordings having several million views). I wasn't particularly fit & never knew about this game before at all, so it was a pleasant surprise to me that I liked it so much. I have 5-star cleared many of the hardest songs in this game so

  • What search engine do you guys use?

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  • What are some online courses or tutorials that you found helpful and practical?

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  • Extremely niche, but https://iidx.org/

    This is a single guide that teaches you everything you need to know about how to play Beatmania IIDX, a fun but brutally difficult arcade game. Guide covers everything from setting up a new player profile to clearing the hardest skill challenge in the game, and even includes some music theory

    I can't think of anything more helpful than this in terms of relative scale...

  • What car did you learn to drive in?

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  • I don't remember, I wasn't very into cars at that moment... I just know it was a pretty common car brand among taxis in an economically backwards part of China, so most likely a budget Chinese or Korean brand. Also it was a stick shift

  • As someone in stem who has never felt smarter than anyone how do you justify your sucess?

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  • In STEM specifically? STEM field in particular is somewhat known for fostering Imposter Syndromes... Most people are smart enough, I wouldn't sweat it too much

  • What's the best thing that happened to you this week?

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  • The best thing... depending on how I ask I guess. Either the day trip I made to two nearby towns (one of which is a rather well-known tourist spot) on Sunday despite the rainy weather, or the fact that weather rose to 20 C yesterday & was sunny so I made a nice stroll in the city

  • What’s your favorite city or region?

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  • Not very well traveled yet but at the moment... either Prague/Praha in Czechia or Ljubljana in Slovenia probably

    Both are pleasant places with beautiful architecture, all kinds of natural scenery as someone who has only lived in flat cities (mountains AND rivers in my city??). Bonus point that Prague has dirt-cheap beer that even comes in alcohol-free variety, Ljulbljana has a ridiculous amount of hiking trails and is within day-trip distance to some of the most beautiful scenery in Europe

  • How come in American classrooms they make another language an elective. Why not teach our kids as many languages possible that way if we go somewhere we will kind of have uper hand?

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  • I think this is a matter of the microeconomics concept of "scarce resources"? It'd be lovely if everyone in the US learns at least Spanish. But school can only teach a limited number of subjects, so in the US where most people don't need to use anything other than American English, it might be argued that it is more beneficial to spend more time on, say, STEM and history, rather than getting kids to learn Spanish/German/Chinese... I guess there are foreign language electives for that reason? They are still highly valuable after all

    Besides, learning and teaching a foreign language is hard lol. China used to (I've heard rumors that some places changed, not 100% sure) require mandatory English education from 1st grade elementary... social issues with the English teacher expats aside, the English literacy rate in China still looks like that. There are even multilingual countries in Europe where a good number of people struggle to learn/speak the other national languages so... Even if the US wants to do it, it's not that straightforward

  • Is your life better or worse than your parents (I mean specifically your parents, not your parent's generation)? (Specify country)

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  • China. Much, much better, but it's a bit unfair to compare someone who grew up in a typical modern society to someone who grew up in time of extreme poverty, subsistence farming, and famine...

    Although, my parents did go to better universities & got better careers right off the bat due to a lack of educated ppl back in their days

  • How did you feel when you turned 18? Did you do anything special?

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  • Not a party, but my parents took me around to meet and dine with a few of their friends (mostly somewhat accomplished folks) as a farewell of sorts. I got sent to the US for college 2 months later and basically never had a chance to go back home in 10 years so

  • science @lemmy.world
    zlatiah @lemmy.world

    Turning on the ‘for you’ feed on X shifted political opinions, but turning it off did not

    www.nature.com /articles/d41586-026-00486-z

  • How did you learn to cook?

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  • I... never learned how to cook properly. Parents did cook all meals at home but only knew how to cook things about as delicious as your average Northern Europe staple, so the only thing I was taught was how to cook rice... but I do not like rice 💀

    Out of convenience I ended up just throwing everything in a pot and make sure they are well-cooked, do meal-prep, and eat the same food over and over again; personally don't mind so it works for me. If it is not enough taste, just throw in some olive oil and spice, if not good enough more spice, if still not good enough add MORE spice, usually works out quite well & is quite healthy

  • What tourist destinations do you think are NOT overrated?

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    Exercise rewires the brain — boosting the body’s endurance

    www.nature.com /articles/d41586-026-00414-1
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    More than one-third of cancer cases are preventable, massive study finds

    www.nature.com /articles/d41586-026-00333-1
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    Many people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains? - A Nature news feature on aphantasia

    www.nature.com /articles/d41586-026-00311-7
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    Can ‘toxic masculinity’ be measured? Scientists try to quantify controversial term

    www.nature.com /articles/d41586-026-00144-4
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    High-speed train crash in southern Spain leaves 39 dead

    www.theguardian.com /world/2026/jan/18/high-speed-train-crash-in-adamuz-cordoba-southern-spain
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    Can’t get motivated? This brain circuit might explain why — and it can be turned off

    www.nature.com /articles/d41586-026-00062-5
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    zlatiah @lemmy.world

    “Gifted word learner” dogs can pick up new words by overhearing their owners’ talk

    www.science.org /doi/10.1126/science.adq5474
  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    When/how frequently do you replace your phone with a new one?

  • science @lemmy.world
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    Video-call glitches trigger uncanniness and harm consequential life outcomes

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    It's quite impressive that most English speakers across the world understand each other, despite variations in accents/dialects

  • science @lemmy.world
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    AI chatbots can persuade voters to change their minds

    www.nature.com /articles/d41586-025-03733-x
  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    How does trash collection/recycling work where you live, and do you like the system?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
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    Is there an optimal home/apartment size that most people would be happy with?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    People who are learning a foreign language: what are you learning & how is it going?

  • science @lemmy.world
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    A modest increase in physical activity can delay cognitive decline by three years — or more

    www.nature.com /articles/d41586-025-03596-2
  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    People who prepared costumes for Halloween: how much money/effort did you put in it?

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    Rats filmed snatching bats from air for first time

    www.science.org /content/article/rats-filmed-snatching-bats-air-first-time
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    AI sycophancy (excessively agreeing with user) is pervasive and harmful for people who seek advice from AIs

    arxiv.org /abs/2510.01395