Brokkr

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[–] Brokkr@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Not a lawyer, but if they overturned this decision, the court would lose nearly all of their power. It was this decision that gave the Supreme Court the power to interpret constitutionality.

[–] Brokkr@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago (5 children)

For those who come after, boiling previously canned for 5-10 minutes is recommended because any toxins will be destroyed. Spores of the problematic bacteria could remain, so it is necessary to consume the food immediately and to not feed it to individuals with compromised immune systems, particularly infants under 12 months.

I believe the above is correct based on my own personal reading of available information. I do not have formal training in food safety or science. Please do your own research, and none of what I've said applies to food that will be canned. Also, please correct me if I am wrong.

[–] Brokkr@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The addition is the hard part though, calculating the tip amount is easy. Can you write in just the tip amount and let them figure it out at the POS?

[–] Brokkr@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (3 children)

They didn't say that people like that shouldn't have consequences, drastic and significant ones, but they may disagree with the specifics.

Additionally, raping and murdering is what the quote is saying is wrong. The original quote does not state an opinion on using death as a penalty for these acts. For such a consequence, one could argue that it is necessary to distinguish murder and capital punishment as two separate acts, with the latter being justified.

Finally, the quote is meant to point out to most people that regardless of their religious beliefs, they have a moral compass that is not contingent on their religious beliefs and that most people's compass will generally point in similar directions. One could then conclude that religion is not required to know right from wrong.

[–] Brokkr@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The notion that we lose most of the heat from our heads comes from a study where people wore warm clothes and no hats...

[–] Brokkr@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You're totally right, we definitely should not blame the sex trafficking child rapist who made the decisions. We should definitely honor him above everyone else.

Also, to save yourself time in the future, you can just write "I'm a magat", we'll all know what you mean.

[–] Brokkr@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

You summed it up pretty well. Consoles are basically dead at this point. Sony is hurting too.

Both companies badly mismanaged this last generation and there's a significant sentiment that the value of the consoles wasn't justified. Why would consumers want to buy another one?

Sony should have done the subscription model in the last generation. They would have buried Xbox.

Xbox has a chance now if they become a competitor to the steam machine, but the price will have to be much better than that system. If it isn't free, then it will need to offer steam as a marketplace.

The only way either system could survive any other way is if they went handheld like steam deck or switch, but that might be even harder.

[–] Brokkr@lemmy.world -4 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

This CEO sounds worse than the last. With a declining brand, making games exclusive is only going to make the brand tank harder.

Their next system needs to be free, or nearly free (~$100), but with a required subscription. Game pass needs to switch to a model that has a lowest tier at $10 or $15 per month that allows 3 games per month (from the whole catalog, you pick the game and it uses 1 credit, resets at end of every month) up to a premium tier at $35 per month that has unlimited play. Free console with 3 year subscription to the premium tier.

Console specs should be 4k at 60 Hz. $900 without subscription. Announce this the day after Sony announces the PS6. Sony would be screwed, especially because they are already releasing most of their games to all consoles simultaneously (per the most recent summer games fest).

In 3 years, raise the price of the lowest tier to $20 with 5 credits per month. Offer a 6 month discount on a 1 year contract for any accounts which have completed their 3 year subscription.

[–] Brokkr@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

It's perceptual, so when we inhale oxygen and nitrogen and the other trace compounds that are in the air (like ozone, co2, argon, etc) we don't smell anything because those chemicals aren't harmful or meaningful for us. Our senses are there to find food and avoid danger.

Likewise, a visitor to our planet might think the air reaks of ozone because maybe it would be harmful to their biology. Similarly, we might complain about a planet that has a high concentration of acetic acid (vinegar) in their oceans even though they might be horrified by our salty oceans.

[–] Brokkr@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Could you do an editing pass on your title and question please? Writing in full sentences and adding a little extra context would help a lot.

[–] Brokkr@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Several of the topics that they have covered are topics that I majored in (physics, math, materials). Other than some possible oversimplifications of highly technical topics, I haven't found any errors in the information that they've presented.

I can't verify their information in all fields, but in about 10 % of their content, I haven't seen any issues that are really worth complaining about.

I am aware that some people disagree with some of their interpretations or presentation style, but other creators (e.g. Matt Parker, 3blue1brown) have covered the same topics or extended on Veritasium's original videos and haven't corrected anything presented in the original video.

I disagree with the characterization that they are a source of misinformation or slop. However, I'm always interested in learning more, so if you have other content creators that you would recommend I'd be happy to have those recommendations.

[–] Brokkr@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (5 children)

If HIMYM counts, then check out The Good Place.

There's plenty of educational stuff on YouTube that isn't just tutorials. Veritasium is good. Primative technology (turn on subtitles).

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