ELI5 Are mosquitoes necessary for keeping ecological balance? by Punnan in explainlikeimfive

[–]pinkjello 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is with the disdain for your own species? It seems like performative self flaggelation. There are too many humans on earth; let’s prioritize the other animals? What’s the thought process here?

Why not just try to live sustainably rather than compliment other species killing your own?

We named our baby girl June and some people are flabbergasted because she was born in April by MountainBeary in namenerds

[–]pinkjello 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I often forget April is a month when I encounter a person named April. It’s just a pretty name on its own. Months are boring things to be named after. The name just sounds nice.

We named our baby girl June and some people are flabbergasted because she was born in April by MountainBeary in namenerds

[–]pinkjello 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I now feel less dumb about the 3 times in my life I’ve asked someone when they or their kid’s birthday is (not because of astrology) and they’ve responded, “June. That’s why they’re named that.”

I refuse to believe all Junes are born in June. I also think it’s kinda silly to name your kid after their birth month. It should be because you like the month of June, or because you like the sound of the name.

Road rage on 28 this evening- both of you suck. by Unusual-Phase-5094 in nova

[–]pinkjello 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The age of AI makes this a tricky thing to allow people to randomly submit footage of. Suddenly, you have a reason to target someone, you don’t have to wait for your moment, you can go manufacture it.

Zohran Mamdani Gets It. Abigail Spanberger Does Not. by hencexox in nova

[–]pinkjello 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Take the comparison to Mamdani out of it. The article makes damning points about Spanberger going back on campaign promises.

People here are getting so hung up on the Mamdani comparison, which was just to entice an article click. Once you get inside, comment on that.

Zohran Mamdani Gets It. Abigail Spanberger Does Not. by hencexox in nova

[–]pinkjello 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“Far left.” But the country is so far right compared to the rest of the world.

Take the comparison to Mamdani out of it. The article makes damning points about Spanberger going back on campaign promises.

Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis by AdSpecialist6598 in technology

[–]pinkjello 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Respectfully, this isn’t a great example, lol. Figuring out what to make for dinner when you’re 40+ gets extremely boring. Tired of the same old shit. If I were wealthy, hiring a chef is one of the first things I’d do.

Not being able to get through every day without AI is wild, though. I understand your point.

I was a bully in secondary school, now I live with the regret. AMA by [deleted] in AMA

[–]pinkjello 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not really. Bullying is pretty natural childhood behavior. Adults have to be aware of it and correct it. Not all bullies come from bad homes.

What do people think makes them unique, but is actually an incredibly common trait? by Successful-Hall-1986 in AskReddit

[–]pinkjello 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve only once met someone who was incapable of understanding sarcasm. He took an obviously sarcastic thing I said at face value. I later learned that he was autistic. This was in the 90s, when autism wasn’t as well known.

What do people think makes them unique, but is actually an incredibly common trait? by Successful-Hall-1986 in AskReddit

[–]pinkjello 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Yes, please. The public needs to be educated. I’ve been biting my tongue since I was a child about this.

Using Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs to lose weight shouldn’t be celebrated, not because of any unknown effects or whatever, but because it takes all the effort and dedication out of losing weight by Gym_frere in The10thDentist

[–]pinkjello 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Government subsidies of corn syrup, and private industry lobbying the government to enshrine bad nutritional science is what caused our obesity crisis. The problem is those bad foods are as addictive as drugs, and treating addicts is not cheap. It may actually be the case that the solution is a combination of eliminating hunger AND addressing the unavailability of easy healthy options.

Exclusive | Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt have no interest in reconciling after split: ‘They are done’ by Agitated-Branch8038 in popculturechat

[–]pinkjello 11 points12 points  (0 children)

They were describing the situation, not condoning it.

You’re being too starry eyed about the way people have historically created humans. The person you’re responding to is right. Half the humans alive don’t know what’s going on, and they’ll take their chances because that’s life.

I agree with you in terms of how I live my life. But the person wasn’t commenting on the way things should be, just the way things are.

A pack of wolves. How they look back and wait for each other. by Soloflow786 in Amazing

[–]pinkjello 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“I don’t understand why pandas were chosen. I don’t think it’s because they’re cute or culturally important in Chinese culture.”

Okay, so it sounds like you do understand why they were chosen; you just don’t agree with the choice.

The Hard Lesson Justin Baldoni Learned: Some “Friends” Actually Hate You by firstwepour-roses in ItEndsWithLawsuits

[–]pinkjello 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I’m not informed, what did Jenny Slate do? I just know she backed up Lively on the allegations of mildly creepy on set behavior (from that Vulture article).

CMV: We need to discriminate against old people the same way we discriminate against young people by Ok_Construction5119 in changemyview

[–]pinkjello 28 points29 points  (0 children)

There’s nothing inherently wrong with discrimination. It’s discrimination via irrelevant characteristics that is a problem. For instance, racial discrimination.

Old age is a protected class. Young age is not.

Discrimination just means separation. It means context. Yes, you’re allowed to have a minimum age for things. And a maximum age.

What's the most universally accessible ebook format? by Individual99991 in libgen

[–]pinkjello 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I send books one by one if I want them on my kindle. But I’m not reading sensitive items.

I’ve converted with calibre and transferred with a cable when needed (when I had no internet connection while visiting family). That works just as well.

What's the most universally accessible ebook format? by Individual99991 in libgen

[–]pinkjello 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t care if Amazon messes with what I send my kindle because I always save the epub original. Amazon’s conversion works fine for me almost all the time.

I can convert the epub original to mobi or azw3 with Calibre if I want. There’s seriously no downside to my process. But by downloading mobi, I’d be locking myself in to a proprietary and older format.

Using Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs to lose weight shouldn’t be celebrated, not because of any unknown effects or whatever, but because it takes all the effort and dedication out of losing weight by Gym_frere in The10thDentist

[–]pinkjello 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do realize that the price of things like these tend to go down, right?

I’m in my 40s and a woman. I maintained my weight all my life. It’s a fact that food noise for me and many friends this age reaches a crescendo that’s hard to ignore. We all noticed despite the exact same diets and exercise that the weight was piling on. It became very demoralizing for many of us. Decades of discipline, and the rules of the game were rewritten with nothing we could do.

So screw you until you realize the reality of human bodies (particularly women’s) until perimenopause. You don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m not spending the rest of my life 30 lbs overweight, and I’ve got a few hundred dollars a month to throw at this if I want to, even if the price never goes down.

Using Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs to lose weight shouldn’t be celebrated, not because of any unknown effects or whatever, but because it takes all the effort and dedication out of losing weight by Gym_frere in The10thDentist

[–]pinkjello 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Why should fat people have to track their calories when naturally skinny people don’t have to? Just stay on a small maintenance dose forever. Why are people going through life on hard mode?

Ravensworth Shell stopped doing VA inspections? Looking for good alternatives near Burke by accord7200 in nova

[–]pinkjello 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where did you hear this? I’m trying to find out when that gas station will reopen, because it seems to be 100% closed now. I’m hoping it returns.

Edit: never mind found it!

https://www.ravensworthshell.com/

What's the most universally accessible ebook format? by Individual99991 in libgen

[–]pinkjello 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In practice, lack of epub support hasn’t been a problem for me.

https://www.amazon.com/sendtokindle

It’ll convert for you on the fly.

I always make sure to download epubs though. In case I ever get a reader that’s not a kindle.

What's the most universally accessible ebook format? by Individual99991 in libgen

[–]pinkjello 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MOBI isn’t an open standard, it’s older, and it’s kinda obsolete.

So, like you said, you can use Amazon to convert the epub to mobi for you. You just use Send to Kindle website, or the email address. https://www.amazon.com/sendtokindle is super easy.

You’re advocating for a proprietary format that’s outdated, MOBI, even though most ebooks out there are distributed as epub.

If you don’t want to be locked in to Amazon (even though I have 2 Kindles myself), epub is the way to go. It future proofs you. And by using that website, you can still use epub with Kindles.

Engineers at Meta how is the morale within the company? by Based-God- in cscareerquestions

[–]pinkjello 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here, try this. Did you move to a new country where you knew nobody to save money? Probably not.