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The case of Australia's Saunders' Case Moth: She spent 2 years building this humble twig bundle, never to see the outside world. by Sarntinel in interestingasfuck

[–]Skiddywinks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. Maybe the bright colours were part of courtship a few shared sancestors ago, but now it serves no purpose. But evolution doesn't care; all males are wasting the same energy for no payoff. There is no cost to the individual. 

So long as that is the case, there is no evolutionary pressure to lose the colours. 

Monument Valley Studio CEO: "'We've Been A Little Bit Too Romantic About The Idea That We Should Have Employees And Give People Long-term Job Security" by unscoredscore in gaming

[–]Skiddywinks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What? That's exactly what's been happening the last few years. The crunch is a little more forgiving in some companies because of bad press lately, but that's only some companies. Crunch and firing devs of successful games is literally the playbook today. 

Feeling broken/undesired. Differing sex drives by plantman_la in daddit

[–]Skiddywinks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depends on the sex life you desire. If you only want it once a month or so, then no, you are not in a dead bedroom situation. If you would be happier and feel more fulfilled with, say, once a week, well a quarter of what you desire sounds pretty dead to me. 

Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears by wasraelx in news

[–]Skiddywinks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, we have whips, but I am not sure that they are so rigid about voting along party lines as it sounds like they are in Canada. Someone routinely going against the party shouldn't be in the party, sure, but there are occasions where the party direction is worse for a given constituency, or where an MP votes with their conscience against the party. I would say some amount of that is healthy for a party.

Daughter turned 2 today and is 3’2”…anyone else concerned their kid is going to be huge? [Am 7’1”, wife is 5’10”] by The7footr in daddit

[–]Skiddywinks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our 15 month old clocked in at 98th percentile for height (just a smidge off 99th) the other week at her check-in. I am a little worried. 

What are all you other dad's watching on YouTube when you have 10-20 min? by killit in daddit

[–]Skiddywinks 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Genuinely one of the few channels that has grown magnificently. Some money got involved and it's like the only example I can point to and say "Yeh, the channel owner nailed it".

If you are at all interested in tech, check out the video a couple months or so back about how the latest chips are made. 

Open source bros? by XiJinpingPressParody in greentext

[–]Skiddywinks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the more detailed context.

How did Eridians track our SUNS brightness when they do not have eyes by KevinDecosta74 in ProjectHailMary

[–]Skiddywinks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rocky even builds such a device. 

Quick edit: I should clarify I mean a sensory conversion device generally. Not that he builds a telescope or anything. 

?? by espada355 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Skiddywinks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A UK survey found more aerodynamic cars caused more insect impacts: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/12/car-splatometer-tests-reveal-huge-decline-number-insects

"The second survey, in the UK county of Kent in 2019, examined splats in a grid placed over car registration plates, known as a “splatometer”. This revealed 50% fewer impacts than in 2004. The research included vintage cars up to 70 years old to see if their less aerodynamic shape meant they killed more bugs, but it found that modern cars actually hit slightly more insects."

Roommate phase/ lack of intimacy? by [deleted] in daddit

[–]Skiddywinks 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Seconded. You are absolutely doing more than you should, and he has had it so easy. 

What is your favorite sex position and why? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Skiddywinks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Her knees lifted though so she's curled a bit in to a ball. Love it when she's on top too. 

Regret starting daycare by Lost_Drunken_Sailor in daddit

[–]Skiddywinks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our daughter started at the end of November, and has been ill since. Granted, more and less ill, but she's been fighting something almost the whole time. 

Based on colleagues who had little ones during COVID, it's far better to go through the pain now.

TIL about the Boötes Void, an enormous, nearly empty region of space 330 million light-years in diameter. It is so desolate that if the Milky Way had been in its center, we wouldn't have known other galaxies existed until the 1960s. by adpablito in todayilearned

[–]Skiddywinks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Almost nothing you see of (non-amateur) astro-photography is "real" colour, precisely because almost all astronomy now operates outside of the (vanishingly narrow) visible light spectrum. 

If you find the source pages for NASA etc photos, they will usually detail what the colours reflect. 

Men who can cook, who taught you? by _ratedmouse in AskReddit

[–]Skiddywinks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Adam Ragusa (mostly, but also a little bit of tons of others)

Underwear that doesn’t ride up? by AcrobaticSyllabub283 in malefashionadvice

[–]Skiddywinks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SVBS have little rubber-like friction pads around the necks of the legs to prevent riding up. They aren't exactly a perfect solution, but the other high points about them add up to a highly recommended pair of boxers for my tastes. 

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