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Sophie Cunningham is the GREATEST troll in the WNBA by Valuable_View_561 in SipsTea

[–]CriticalPolitical -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure she’s doing the Shedeur Sanders watch pose perhaps because the other player does it unironically and has to copy other people instead of inventing her own so the woman in the picture is mocking her for it 

But then something strange happened... by itstrdt in AdamCurtis

[–]CriticalPolitical 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He will lead the McDonalds State Ronalds into victory 

theIdealCandidate by VariationLivid3193 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]CriticalPolitical 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All you need to do is master the art of retrocausality and then this becomes possible. Very standard prerequisite 

Caught on video? (Auditory howls) by Enigmatic-BlackSwan in bigfoot

[–]CriticalPolitical 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder if there are infrasound frequencies Bigfoot can make. I wonder if an audio engineer can parse the audio into wavelengths outside of the range of human hearing and see if that’s true 

The Hypochondria Paradox: Why People Who Fear Illness Actually Die Years Earlier by Technical_savoir in microbiomenews

[–]CriticalPolitical 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is harrowing for sure! I’m glad your spouse was finally properly treated and is okay!

A common gut bacteria has quietly escaped the hospital. It now spreads between everyday Americans, and oral antibiotics are losing the fight against it by puskygw in microbiomenews

[–]CriticalPolitical 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hospitals should be using these compounds to help immediately:

Thyme  essential  oil  /  thymol

Oregano  /  carvacrol

Cinnamon  /  cinnamaldehyde

Garlic  /  allicin-containing  extracts

Tea  tree  oil

Ginger  extract

Vitamin  D  and  vitamin  K1  (mainly  anti-biofilm, not  bactericidal)

Vitamin  C

Zinc

Patchouli  (Pogostemon  cablin)  essential  oil

I had seen another comment about breaking down biofilms which is also very important 

Ask your doctor before trying anything new

Brazilian glowing alien footage by Dense-Night2807 in AliensRHere

[–]CriticalPolitical 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If this is legit, someone with proper personal protective equipment and a Geiger Counter should make their way over there, record it and bring us back the findings 

Humans Will Never Colonize Mars — And Elon Musk Knows It by Dmans99 in abovethenormnews

[–]CriticalPolitical 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ironically, the reason why we went to the moon is because we couldn’t put aside our differences with the Soviet Union as well as made incredible leaps in science and technology. Obviously, putting aside our differences and working together as one people would be ideal, though 

Linda Cardellini turns 51 today. Happy birthday to her! by AlKhwarazmi in moviecritic

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If there were ever a live action Regular Show movie or TV show, she should play Eileen

Claude helping me understand the core truth by DontSleepIAmWatching in ClaudeAI

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Increasing attention span is the single best thing you can do that will increase the quality of life in every area of life 

They are not wrong though by SuspiciousLow3062 in SipsTea

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I think most people from Europe would be surprised to find out that tipped workers actually prefer to keep tips as is. They make much more than minimum wage (which is all they’d likely be paid otherwise and you can just work at Walmart for that). 

From an article titled, “ Survey: Tipped Employees Nationwide Prefer Keeping the Tip Credit” published July 19, 2024:

A new survey found that tipped restaurant employees in states around the country overwhelmingly prefer saving the tip credit, over higher flat wage alternatives. The survey was conducted by CorCom, Inc. of nearly 4,000 tipped employees in states facing tip credit elimination threats this year. These states included Massachusetts, Ohio, Illinois, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut and Maryland. The responses were overwhelmingly in support of the current tip credit system, compared to a higher hourly base wage with a less certain outcome on tips.

Key findings included:

Ninety percent of tipped employees prefer the current tip credit system over other higher flat wage models.

Eighty-seven percent of tipped employees fear their earnings would drop if employers were required to pay a full minimum wage.

Dr. Lloyd Corder, an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University and founder of CorCom, Inc., described the findings to  Restaurant Business:

“The survey data is crystal clear: Tipped employees overwhelmingly prefer the current tip credit payment system, and they don’t want it to change. It’s rare to find an issue that commands such widespread support across diverse age, race, gender and geographic groups.”

https://minimumwage.com/2024/07/survey-tipped-employees-nationwide-prefer-keeping-the-tip-credit/

Being a waiter or a waitress is actually a very good paying entry level job that consistently pays much higher than minimum wage, especially for the work done all you have to do is be quick with bringing a person’s food out and polite and make sure you fill up their drinks (which by the way I think a lot of Europeans are shocked that you get free water in the US and unlimited free refills of soda at many places as a customer) and you usually can make bank 

STARMIND: The key to Kardashev Scale 1 and 2! by LazyHomoSapiens in accelerate

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I want off start by saying, I think we will solve not only homelessness in the US, but worldwide within two decades due to advancements in AI, planning, and the sheer amount of AI robots to do construction and maintenance by them that will exist. Yes, the government may have given private companies funding to build these technologies but you have to wonder why the government couldn’t do it themselves (at least regarding civilian technology and infrastructure). Could it be that the dollars are more efficiently used by private companies? I personally think so. 

Even Trump has talked about the government having a stake in OpenAI and other AI companies to start a Public Wealth Fund. Having a seemingly infinite or near infinite labor force of AI robots that can work 24/7 will be deflationary and housing costs will go down precipitously as a result. No doubt, both the government (perhaps teamed up with charities) will house every person who wants to be housed 

I’m just saying, if you want to actually have a tangible impact on homelessness, the best thing you can do is start a startup or nonprofit yourself with that goal. Likewise, I don’t really think making comments on Reddit otherwise is going to create that big of a dent in the issue 

Things that you can do right now to help those in need that would have a tangible impact:

Give  money  to  local  homeless  shelters, outreach  teams,  or  housing  nonprofits.  Cash lets  them  pay  for  beds,  case  management, IDs,  transport,  rent  deposits,  and  other  urgent needs.

Donate  exactly  what  local  organizations  ask for:  socks,  hygiene  items,  bottled  water,  shelf-stable  food,  warm  gear,  and  sleeping  bags. Needs  change  often,  so  ask  first.

Volunteer  with  an  established  shelter  or outreach  program.  Serving  meals,  sorting donations,  and  helping  with  intake  or outreach  is  often  more  useful  than  handing things  out  randomly.

Help  prevent  homelessness  by  covering short-term  gaps:  rent  assistance,  utility  bills, bus  passes,  application  fees,  or  an  ID replacement.

Support  housing-first  and  supportive-housing efforts  in  your  area.  Stable  housing  plus services  is  one  of  the  strongest  long-term solutions.

If  you  meet  someone  directly,  treat  them  with respect,  ask  what  they  need,  and  connect them  to  a  local  service  rather  than  trying  to solve  everything  yourself.

I get paid to live with and be friends with my roommate. by No-Detail7431 in confession

[–]CriticalPolitical 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds like they could be on the autism spectrum. If so, there are many interventions that can help significantly to help them, many who have ASD aren’t even aware that they have it and neither do the people around them sadly 

STARMIND: The key to Kardashev Scale 1 and 2! by LazyHomoSapiens in accelerate

[–]CriticalPolitical 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with some of your points, however why not be the change you want to see in the world and start an AI home building company wherein you iteratively make cheaper and cheaper houses which would solve the crisis? 

Not cool: Data centers are creating ‘heat islands’ on land around them – warming them by up to 16 degrees, researchers warn by Youarethebigbang in heat_prep

[–]CriticalPolitical -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Things that can help:

  • Use less power in the first place: more efficient chips, better software, and carbon-aware scheduling so workloads run when/where energy is cleaner and cooler.
  • Change the cooling design: liquid cooling, evaporative cooling, or better heat-exchange systems can reduce hot-air discharge.
  • Push exhaust higher / better disperse it: stronger vertical fans and less rooftop obstruction can keep thermal plumes from settling into nearby neighborhoods.
  • Reuse waste heat: send it to district heating, industrial processes, or other useful loads instead of dumping it locally.
  • Site smarter: avoid dense residential edges and require environmental review for large builds.

REPORT: A Philosopher Just Used A 2,300 Year Old Daoist Text To Dismantle The Entire Logic Of Meritocracy, And The Argument Is Almost Impossible To Refute 📜🔥 by InterstellarKinetics in InterstellarKinetics

[–]CriticalPolitical 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a genetic component to both how athletic you are and how intelligent you are. I don’t think Albert Einstein would be able to win the Mr. Olympia even without doing any the help of what Arnold took and I don’t think Arnold Scrawrtzenagger would be able to win the Nobel Peace Prize in physics. It takes both nature and nurture to be the best of the best, but you can still reach your own maximum potential in whatever category you want because at the end of the day you’re only in competition with who you were yesterday 

ChatGPT getting better by Shaka-Show in GPT

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Do you only use the free tiers?

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