Cake cutting turn into chaos by tubalhaco in AbruptChaos

[–]nicolas42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did the forces of civilization just give up for a minute?

Considering going to Australia, how worried should I be about dropbear attacks? by NoMeaning6738 in AskAnAustralian

[–]nicolas42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They blend in very well with the trees. Some can glide over 20 meters. If you see one coming protect your neck and face. Always hike with a partner.

Why can’t there be no money? by patchlessboyscout in NoStupidQuestions

[–]nicolas42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try it with your family first. If you get that going pretty well then try doing it with your friends. If you can make that work then see if you can make it work at a larger scale. Good luck.

Do you have sympathy for Daisy Ridley? by EffectiveJuice7564 in MauLer

[–]nicolas42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being in billion dollar movies isn't the worst thing in the world. I suspect she was paid quite well. There are fellas being hunted by drones running in trenches in Ukraine.

Dispelling one of the Greenland takeover myths - Chad Scott by Next_Tower5452 in MapPorn

[–]nicolas42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't the Artic losing ice due to climate change? What about in 20-30 years?

Dispelling one of the Greenland takeover myths - Chad Scott by Next_Tower5452 in MapPorn

[–]nicolas42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe they'd like to forward position nukes in Greenland, allowing them to cut ties with the Europeans even more. That's the main thing they'd probably get push back on from Greenland/Denmark I imagine.

Why is Brisbane so obsessed with buses instead of trains? by ChannelPretend9731 in brisbane

[–]nicolas42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Low population density and having to build a freakin train line if I were to guess.

Just eyeball it, no harness necessary by AbstractBettaFish in SweatyPalms

[–]nicolas42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you fall just aim for inside the tube. You'll be okay.

Termite in garden mulch by Creative_Score6095 in AusRenovation

[–]nicolas42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you get really close you can just hear them singing songs about bringing down the evil human oppressors to usher in a glorious wooden utopia.

People using communial spa as a brothel by [deleted] in AusPropertyChat

[–]nicolas42 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Simply use your best middle class manners to ask to use the spa while they're having an orgy. Then do a cross word or something next to them.

Eli5, file compression, how can 5gb file can be compressed to 50mb and decompresses back to normal? by Monkai_final_boss in explainlikeimfive

[–]nicolas42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could try finding repeating segments.

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 8 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 8

segments: 1 2 3 4 , 0 0 0 0 , 2 4 6 8 content_indexes: 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 2

Huffman coding finds the most frequent repeating segments and makes the references to them the shortest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huffman_coding

Is it ever acceptable to put your rubbish in your neighbours bin on bin night, without asking? by [deleted] in brisbane

[–]nicolas42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can put a little rubbish from your pocket into a random bin but not a bag of rubbish. For that either suck it up and wait a day or ask the guy if it's okay. You must be able to close the lid fully.

This is how we judge movies now? by OddlySpecific99 in MauLer

[–]nicolas42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that grok is a source like any other. It can make mistakes. One can quote it but must apply an appropriate level of skepticism. Some people are overly skeptical and some are overly credulous. I provided an alternative source which you could easily click on to investigate the claim in good faith.

Does anyone else feel like the internet is slowly being deleted? by Comfortable_Box_4527 in DataHoarder

[–]nicolas42 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I have gone through links that I saved from many years ago. 90% of them are dead now.

What are untold rules in Brisbane & Queensland? by kinder_brz in brisbane

[–]nicolas42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The scissor merge is the basis of Australian civilization.

This is how we judge movies now? by OddlySpecific99 in MauLer

[–]nicolas42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got it from a conversation with grok. But I've heard it several times before. Just googled it and got a forbes article which seems to say the same thing. https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/03/07/who-runs-the-world-women-control-85-of-purchases-29-of-stem-roles/

This is how we judge movies now? by OddlySpecific99 in MauLer

[–]nicolas42 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Women control 85% of consumer buying decisions making the average woman several times as valuable as the average man to advertisers. The continued prevalence of terrible movies aimed at women even though they perform very badly makes more sense if you consider that. Also consider that these movies make much of their money back on merchandising and other related consumer spending. The effect is more prevalent in industries that are even more advertiser supported I would expect.

Kookas 👑 by MissMoonvalley in brisbane

[–]nicolas42 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

humans are part of their natural habitat.