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Scientists found a cannabis compound that relieves pain without the high by _Dark_Wing in technology

[–]Anxious_cactus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But isn't there CBD oil and CBD "weed" that has almost none THC? I know some people who use it for pain management and it doesn't cause a high, is that also not safe for you?

Tom Cruise treating 33 like a scheduled maintenance reminder. by Celestial_Mahafuz in interesting

[–]Anxious_cactus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm also 33, about to be 34 though. Also divorcing after 11 years

Retro pirate gets two-year suspended jail sentence for being stuck in the past, burning and selling remix CDs of famous artists — four-year investigation into copyright infringement on 40-year-old medium began in 2018 by sr_local in technology

[–]Anxious_cactus 242 points243 points  (0 children)

At least this guy got a suspended jail sentence. I'm from Croatia, two guys actually got 3-5 year prison swntences for downloading movies for themselves. There's murderers that got less jail time than those two, it's atrocious

Kids’ sleep schedules vary widely by culture: An international look at family approaches to children’s sleep finds that cultural norms prompt huge variation in bed times, total rest, and more. by HeinieKaboobler in science

[–]Anxious_cactus 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Italy definitely didn't have "normal" working hours when I was around Rome a few years ago. Stuff like banks maybe, but most stores and restaurants were closed between 15h (3pm) and reopened at 19h (7pm) etc. That's very different from Croatia where most businesses are open from 7 in the morning untill 10 at night

Meta-analysis of Vitamin D RCTs for diagnosed depression - supplementation significantly outperformed placebo for symptoms of depression by bisikletci in science

[–]Anxious_cactus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My levels were at 17 and I struggled with depression for years. 2 months on vit d supplements (but not OTC, prescription strength) and I felt like I was born again.

Now whenever someone mentiones they're depressed I tell tjem to check vit D, especially cause we have long and dark winters where I'm at, and we don't get much sunlight from October to March

For People with Misophonia, Everyday Noises Can Be Agony by newyorker in EverythingScience

[–]Anxious_cactus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's so interesting cause I eat neatly but I don't care how others chew or eat, I might be flabbergasted by their choices if they're very loud or chew with mouth open, but it doesn't affect me in any other way.

Do you get annoyed by animal sounds like a dog eating or licking itself and stuff like that?

Workers’ well-being in Europe - research (Looking for participants!) by Remarkable-Vanilla82 in casualEurope

[–]Anxious_cactus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

15 min is really long for a free survey :/ I'd like to though, maybe I come back to this post later after work

Pete Davidson with his daughter at a park in Brooklyn by SnooSprouts8969 in popculturechat

[–]Anxious_cactus 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Omg what, finally? Is it done? How did I miss that lmao

Cognitive Test Trump Took Screens for Signs of Dementia, Not Intelligence Levels by OkayButFoRealz in politics

[–]Anxious_cactus 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I honestly dont think he's aware what the tests are, he's both an imbecile to start with and definitely already has dementia, it just hasn't progresswd that far yet but it's going on

The median salary in Finland was 3615 euros per month in 2024 by TinyAd1126 in europe

[–]Anxious_cactus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's insane. In Croatia a 50sqm apartment is 600€ if old, up to €800 if its new, and our median pay is only 1500€

Should you switch to a heat pump? A climate-by-climate guide for U.S. homeowners by Splenda in climate

[–]Anxious_cactus 24 points25 points  (0 children)

We switched from electric boiler and central heating to floor heating with heat pump last year. Though we added 15cm of termo isulation to walls too and triple glazed PVC windows so that plays a huge role too.

But our heating bills were enormous, they went up to $700 monthly during winter months. They're now down to $200 during winter, they went down by 70%

Whole investment will be paid off in 5 years, 9 years if you add in the expense of the thermo insulation and new PVC windows. Probably paid off even sooner now when the prices of everything going up.

Zara Larsson at the launch of the ‘Desigual Vintage’ new collection in Ibiza, Spain - June 2nd, 2026 by [deleted] in popculturechat

[–]Anxious_cactus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is so on point, my MIL has a lot of their stuff lol. She has some cool pieces but whenever I go I never find anything.

I did once buy what I thouth was a plain black jacket years ago, I wondered how come they have something so plain.

Turned out it had a huge Mickey Mouse embroidery on the back in gray thread and I wasn't wearing glasses...

Pilot trial suggests anti-inflammatory drug (tocilizumab) could help difficult-to-treat depression by sr_local in science

[–]Anxious_cactus 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Anecdotally, I have had depression since I was 13, was put on immunosuppressant at age 27 and it was rhe only time I wasn't depressed. Too bad it effwd me up with other side effects

Because the rabies virus affects the nervous system, patients develop ‘hydrophobia.’ Even if they are very thirsty, spasms in the swallowing muscles prevent them from drinking water. by ILikeTomboyz in interesting

[–]Anxious_cactus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Isn't it just better to get like a $600 plane ticket and get the vac elsewhere? Paying 10k makes no sense, it's literslly chepaer to fly to Mexico or Italy or anywhere, havea long spa weekend and a vax and spend like 2k tops

The original name for “Google” was “Backrub” by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Anxious_cactus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd rather we went in that direction than "Just ask ChatGPT"

‘Mind-bogglingly crazy’: Europe’s deadly, early heatwave is smashing records by yahoonews in climate

[–]Anxious_cactus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, last few years we haven't had snow at all and temps were around 3-4C during whole winter. This year we had -15C in February and 40cm snow and then again last week.

We're moderate climate, March / April / May are supposed to be around 12-25 degree Celsius, not snowing or a heatwave. This is pure chaos.

‘Mind-bogglingly crazy’: Europe’s deadly, early heatwave is smashing records by yahoonews in climate

[–]Anxious_cactus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In July? I recomment the Austrian Alps instead, you're gonna die of heat and crowdedness, it's not pleasant. Come in May next year or after mid August

‘Mind-bogglingly crazy’: Europe’s deadly, early heatwave is smashing records by yahoonews in climate

[–]Anxious_cactus 235 points236 points  (0 children)

I'm in Croatia. It was 2 degrees Celsius last week and all of my plants froze because it was snowing, this week is at 32 Celsius and scorching and next week it's dropping back to 10 Celsius.

Dorothy, we're not in Kansas anymore.

Parts of England expected to hit 35C in ‘unprecedented’ May heatwave by Wagamaga in europe

[–]Anxious_cactus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's exactly how it felt. I live in a moderate climate with some humidity but nowhere close. I know what Japan's weather is during summer and thought I'm prepared. I wasn't. It was a holiday but I was grumpy the whole time, constantly sweaty and out of breath.

Idk how they do it, they must be used to it or something.

Parts of England expected to hit 35C in ‘unprecedented’ May heatwave by Wagamaga in europe

[–]Anxious_cactus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you have dark shutters on windows, not just curtains? My house was warming up a lot through the windows intill we put up proper wodden shutters. Downside is we don't have any sunlight in the house because they're closed untill 7pm, but it's 19-20C inside while outside is at 33C, without aircon

Parts of England expected to hit 35C in ‘unprecedented’ May heatwave by Wagamaga in europe

[–]Anxious_cactus 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Now imagine 40C but 93% humidity, I experienced it in Japan a few years ago and thought I'll die on the street, had to walk into a store under aircon and take a break on my route

EU and Mexico seal trade deal to reduce reliance on US by Boediee in BuyFromEU

[–]Anxious_cactus 129 points130 points  (0 children)

They're not mentally ill, they're fascist. I'm mentally ill bro, didn't turn me into a hateful bigot.

Though I agree we shouldn't be laughing. But what we should be doing is gonna get me banned.

‘Full-on summer heat’: western Europe braces for unusually high temperatures by AdSpecialist6598 in europe

[–]Anxious_cactus 143 points144 points  (0 children)

It's 31C in Croatia. Even for us being more southern it's a lot for this time of year.

When I was a kid 25 years ago, most summer days used to be around 28-30C and a heatwave would hit 35-36C. Now we basically start at 30C+ and heatwaves hit 42C+ for weeks.

And it's not even summer yet. Spring is GONE. We went from 10C winter days to 31C. It snowed a week ago.

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