If any GenZ want to know why I do uncool things even though you've attempted to educate me: it's because doing so makes you physically cringe like an ice cube down the spine and it's funny.
I assume that's all flying foxes, and not just one that ate a bad mango.
The only thing I use an LLM for is answering random questions I have throughout the day. "Why does my car windscreen freeze over when the air temperature doesn't get that low?" "How does a circumflex change pronunciation?" "What's a simple recipe for honey-mustard dressing?"
Knowledge = power = energy = mass, which is why time dilates while you're in a book shop. (Sorry to Terry Pratchett.)
In New Zealand we're currently waiting on the release of a report from a parliamentary commission on the state of the Jehovah's Witnesses following decades of abuse claims. We don't expect it to be light reading.
"You have been lied to" "This will change your life" "This one weird trick".
I'm a little bit over hyperbolic claims in blog post titles.
Every argument I ever hear against thinking about things in the cool space future boils down to "we couldn't do it this financial quarter so it'll never be possible at all".
Depends how fast the Death Star can traverse. It's built for attacking stationary targets.
Dude had a piece of good luck and now he's working it for all the serotonin it's worth.
That sounds like William Hope Hodgson. He was in an artillery company rather than an ambulance driver. He wrote The Night Land and The House on the Borderland, two of my favourite novels.
The way I read the story, Cthulhu himself is positively inclined towards humanity - it says right there in the text that when he awakes he'll teach us new ways to revel and kill. We'll be his newest servitor race.
Yes, but in the same book you learn that
spoiler
the brainwashing didn't take. He's just playing along because he's afraid of bigger eldritch horrors, and the Laundry is his best resource for protecting himself.
'Forbidden' black holes? What wrote this headline?
If you're in a humid environment and you have a way, dry the air. It makes any other cooling thing you do more effective.
What are you warning us about? I'm not familiar with the site.
Does your cat rub against the towel, or scuff it with her back feet? If so, she's mingling her scent with yours as a territorial marker.
If you've checked the cat's fur thoroughly and found no other fleas, it's not a big deal. Check sleeping spots for eggs and use preventative treatments regularly and you should be fine.
Or that with the exception of corn, I eat all my vegitables raw only?
Even potatoes?
…also, I don’t like cheesecake.
Are you an alien? Welcome to Earth.
"Laser avocado" sounds like a Doritos flavor, but it's actually a packaging technique being trialed by Tesco. In a bid to reduce packaging waste, the UK supermarket chain is laser-etching avocados rather than using barcode stickers. And for their avocado products that come in twin packs, they're dit...
I'm sharing this because any reduction in unnecessary packaging waste is good for the planet - and because I think laser-etching avocados is funny. 🙂
I followed a Jaime Oliver recipe for curry, which started with grating onion, ginger and garlic. I liked the curry, but grating an onion is a miserable job. He said that technique unlocked the onion's 'sweetness'. How much difference do you think I'd notice if I used a food processor?
A community-based approach to restoration using an ingenious device can bring back coral reefs traumatized by dynamite fishing.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13601128
> cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/8027175 > > > 'Reef stars' restored Indonesia's blast-damaged corals in just 4 years
I noticed that one of the monitors in the loom control room had "SKIN?" written on it in the dust that covered it. It seemed pretty mysterious and I was sure it was a detail that was going to be important, but it never came up as far as I noticed. Any theories as to what it's about?
I've been on a cosmic horror kick lately, and what I'd really like to read is stories or novels of the awful and unfathomable on a spaceship. Stories where we go to them, poke what shouldn't be poked, scan what shouldn't be scanned, and things proceed from there.
Automated wind-energy system brings portable renewables off-grid
A new electrolysis system can pump green hydrogen from water without an expensive membrane, taking a giant step toward the $1-per-kg goal.
Ingredients:
- 1 can chickpeas
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 180g/6.5oz halloumi cheese
- 2 heaped tbsp garam masala powder
- 1/2 tsp vegetable stock
Method:
- Cube the halloumi and set it aside.
- Mix all remaining ingredients together in a saucepan and place on the heat. Allow to come to a simmer, stirring frequently.
- Mix in the halloumi and stir until heated through but not melting.
- Remove from heat and serve with rice.
I learned this recipe from a couple of vegetarian friends who eat it twice a week because it's cheap, easy and packed with protein. There's no need to add salt, the masala powder seasons it nicely.
Those of you who've used both, what do I need to know about the difference?