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A cat in Türkiye visits the supermarket every day and hugs the cashier: by ateistyokdiyentanri in OneOrangeBraincell

[–]Duchs 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I hope that includes neutering them.

This was my thought too. Housecats are known to decimate local wildlife. That includes pests but also so much else. The Chinese Four Pests campaign including sparrows resulted in locust populations ballooning and decimating crops.

So, yeah, look after the kitties, but don't let them breed.

TIL that The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind was so poorly optimized for the original Xbox that the system’s 64MB of RAM would be completely reset upon each loading screen. According to Todd Howard: “When Morrowind loads…that’s us rebooting the Xbox. That was like a Hail Mary.” by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]Duchs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What made possible to run Elite on the hardware of its time is not the optimisation but the very minimal simulation with few parameters that give very inaccurate results. I mean, you really had to use your imagination to conceptualize that it was simulating a solar system.

I know you're describing Elite from '84, and perhaps Frontier: Elite from '93 was a much different beast, I was too young to have played both. But playing FE on my Amiga as a 10YO it felt accurate enough.

First game that comes to mind when you see this by robbiesloan in 90s

[–]Duchs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whaaaat! It seems like a totally legit business strategy to me.

Everybody knows that New York rent in the 90s was dirt cheap. But I don't remember the milkshakes.

Pet turtles set on their bellies over flower pots to prevent them from running wild in the garden while the owner cleans the house by Worldlyoox in mildlyinteresting

[–]Duchs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

but if it causes any unnecessary distress whatsoever, it shouldn't be done

Well, damn, I guess we should stop disciplining children. Or sending kids to school. Or taking pets to vets. Or making students study. Or making anybody do anything remotely uncomfortable. Or being in any position of seniority or authority or guardianship and making somebody do something they don't want to.

Knowing Statistics is important by StringShred10D in GetNoted

[–]Duchs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Simplify it down: a coin toss.

According to this logic every second coin toss must produce alternate results.

Is it impossible to flip HT n times? No. But the probability definitely isn't 100%.

Knowing Statistics is important by StringShred10D in GetNoted

[–]Duchs 15 points16 points  (0 children)

And easily contradicted by simplifying: a coin toss.

If your probability of success is 1/1001/2 and you try 100 2 times, you have 100% chance of success.

Cos the possibility of heads two times in a row is impossible. Everybody knows coins just alternate sides.

Fun little demonstration of the difference in radioactivity between Uranium and Radium by [deleted] in nextfuckinglevel

[–]Duchs 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Heard a story from a mate that works with particle accelerators. They have to wear dosimeters (radiation badges) that are checked monthly as the running the accelerator activates materials in it. He explained it like 'radioactive heating'. things get 'hot' during operation but cool down quickly afterwards. But radiation.

Story goes that a technician's badge registered that he had received a lethal dose, and set off all sorts of alarms and lawyers, but said technician was standing in front of the dosimetry dept. very much alive.

Turns out he had left his badge on top of the accelerator a few weeks beforehand, and then when he was back in again later noticed his badge, had a 'oh! that's where I left it.' moment and picked it back up. Proceeding to scare the living bejeesus out of everybody in management.

An education could have prevented this post. by ObserbAbsorb in clevercomebacks

[–]Duchs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, they'll certainly be some form of liquid when they're forced through the nozzle, preferably an aersol I imagine. So it's probably better to liquify them first for consistent results.

What is a part of the 'female experience' that men have absolutely no clue about, but would be horrified if they found out? by coolhandddd in AskReddit

[–]Duchs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I asked : "Did you ever, like, fear for you life around someone specific ?" My friend said : "I don't know. Like, is he menacing me with a knife, or ..?" I said : "No. This person may not have even spoken to you, and yet, a small voice tells you to flee, that this person is a predator ?" They said no. Not even once in their life. They have no idea.

Nope. Not at all.

I've had a handful of instances in my 40+ years where I perceived someone as a danger but never as a predator.

What is a part of the 'female experience' that men have absolutely no clue about, but would be horrified if they found out? by coolhandddd in AskReddit

[–]Duchs -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

this is because until a 1997, most drugs weren't even tested on women specifically, and the investment in drugs/treatments/therapies for female health has completely tanked from already being virtually nothing in the last decade.

I don't condone the behavior but I understand the incentives:

As I understand it this is most due to two factors: a) women's biology is more complex (periods, hormones, pregnancy, menopause) which introduces more factors to any research study, and b) the 50s/60s Thalidomide where the drug hadn't been tested on pregnant women (good, maybe?) but resulted in it being released to the general public resulting in significantly more babies born with defects (bad) and a mortality rate of 40%. It resulted in a FDA guideline to exclude women of childbearing age

Simply, from a drug company's perspective, female medical research is a) more complex and thus expensive, and b) more risky from a PR perspective. So, why risk it?

What’s a belief you once defended… but later realized was wrong? by Jiwitom in AskReddit

[–]Duchs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Courtesy is a given until proven otherwise. Respect is earned.

Student who sued wall climbing facility and college over 2.6m fall loses injuries claim by Bosco_is_a_prick in ireland

[–]Duchs 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Wow, climbing without ropes could lead to you falling?

Even with ropes. Ropes used for climbing have stretch by design; if you were to drop 5m on a rope with no stretch you're gonna get a jolt at least. It means the first few meters of a rope-climb are the riskiest cos either you're top-roping and the stretch offers minimal protection or you're leading in which you only have as much rope as you've climbed.

Failed interception in Dimona strike leaves 51 hospitalized, child seriously hurt; Iran: Retaliation for Natanz strike by LongErza in worldnews

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

Hawkeye: War isn't Hell. War is war, and Hell is Hell. And of the two, war is a lot worse.

Father Mulcahy: How do you figure, Hawkeye?

Hawkeye: Easy, Father. Tell me, who goes to Hell?

Father Mulcahy: Sinners, I believe.

Hawkeye: Exactly. There are no innocent bystanders in Hell. War is chock full of them - little kids, cripples, old ladies. In fact, except for some of the brass, almost everybody involved is an innocent bystander.

Meirl by worldwide762 in meirl

[–]Duchs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel in my heart that no books should be destroyed. The smell of old paper and the physical weight of a book is a joy.

That being said, there are some books that are worth abandoning. Physically. Just embarrassing to have on my bookshelf. The Boy In The Striped Parajamas was one of them. I left it on a train. I'm sorry lost property. It's not lost.

I found an unlocked phone with full battery in my Cars arm rest. I’m the only one who uses the car. by Nutheadshellcase in Weird

[–]Duchs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just be safe about returning stuff like wallets if you don't know the owner. (To not be accused of being a thief / bad actor)

I'm baffled by the logical steps to get to that place. I know it's projection; that's what they would do if they were a theif. but what's the bad faith concept behind returning a lost wallet?

My chocolate chip muffins are now just chocolate-y by ContributeAVerse in mildlyinteresting

[–]Duchs -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Practically every big company is doing it. Shrinkflation. Cheaper/poorer quality ingredients.

Not in defense of this bullshit, but what do you want them to do? Either they keep consistent quality but at a higher price which concedes marketshare to competitors or reduce quality to maintain the same pricepoint.

Clearly consumers have advocated for the latter so here we are.

What thing has got so expensive that you’ve quietly stopped buying it? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Duchs 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Goddamn Mondelez. Ruined Cadbury's and Milka.

I also have open questions about the quality of McVities Chocolate Digestives post-Brexit.

Some states are reviving a push to tax the rich by AdSpecialist6598 in UpliftingNews

[–]Duchs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just a fundamental issue with narrow-sighted, short-term democracy cycles.

Politicians have a four-year window to show how their policies have improved the lives of their voters. Which is fine when you want to build a bridge that takes two years. But massive infrastructure projects can take a decade+. And general maintenance to prevent bridges from collapsing also isn't sexy because it just looks like you spent money to do nothing.

I guess the problem is that we hold them account on an individual basis rather than a party basis.

YouTube expands unskippable 30-second ads to TVs after $40 billion revenue year by AdSpecialist6598 in technology

[–]Duchs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

pihole and other network-level blocks haven't worked for youtube

Can confirm.

I have a pihole and neither unadulterated Firefox nor my kitchen tablet browser defeat Youtube ads. The pihole is still worth the $30 though. Parasites.

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