myplacedk

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[–] myplacedk@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This might interest you: In Danish grammar we have two genders. Not male and female, but common and neutral. Male, female and anything between is common gender. Everything else is neutral gender.

The problem is the exceptions. There's just too many exceptions.

Man, woman, boy, girl, they are all common gender. Child is neutral gender. Baby us common gender.

Dog, cat and pig are common gender, wild boar is neutral gender.

A door is common gender, a door handle is neutral.

Whyyy...

[–] myplacedk@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Then represent the person like that, but not worse.

Plenty of people in history is presented as pure bad, but reality is more complex.

For example, we know Adolf Hitler as one of the worst people in history (at least here where I live). But he did a lot of good for Germany. At the time, this is what he was known for, and that is why he was popular enough to be democratically elected.

But if we only know him as a purely bad person, we will not recognize the next Hitler before it's too late. We will see a person doing good stuff, but with signs that too many people will ignore.

There's also the idea that when you do good, you deserve to be recognized for that, no matter what else you've done. Not just because it's the right thing to do, but also to encourage more of that.

[–] myplacedk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Your magnet isn't strong enough, or maybe there's a problem with the surface of the scraper bit. Different thickness of glass requires different strength of magnets.

Mine is too strong, I wrap the handle in cloth to increase the distance.

My scraper takes algae very easily, but mineral deposits seems to require a blade.

[–] myplacedk@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago

If I want to call MY doctor, a specific person, then no I can't.

If I want A doctor, then yes, I can just call. Any time 24/7, I can talk to someone. Worst case, it's a nurse.

And I don't have to be rich, it's free.

[–] myplacedk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Argh, that sucks.

[–] myplacedk@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So why can't I read them for free too?

I can. Don't you have libraries in your country?

[–] myplacedk@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I was told that the trick is to not have the egg in its shell.

Take a cup, fill it one third with water, then crack your egg in the cup. Now it can't build up pressure, it can't explode.

It microwaved without exploding. As I took it out of the microwave, it exploded. It went everywhere. The floor, the ceiling, every cabinet door. I count myself lucky that I didn't get boiling hot egg in my eyes.

Also, the noise attracted attention from everybody in the house, no way to just discretely clean it up before anyone noticed my stupid experiment.

[–] myplacedk@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Someone knocked on my door, asking if I had seen a missing person. I hadn't. I asked if I could join the search, they told me where to go to volunteer.

Long story short: They handed me a high-visibility vest with their logo on to wear. I had to return it.

[–] myplacedk@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

ADHD has pros and cons. People usually forget about the pros, a little balance seems a good thing to me.

(Although ADHD does not mean higher than average intelligence, that is not one of the pros.)

[–] myplacedk@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

A little tip for when you try out different methods: Check the weight of the silica gel, to check your progress.

For example: Take a container from the AMS, weigh it. Give it an hour in a food dehydrator. Weigh it. Repeat until weight no longer drops. Give it a couple hours or more in an oven that's at least 100 °C. Then weight it again.

Now you know how long it takes in the dehydrator, and how well it works.

Later you can weigh it again, and compare to the weight out of the oven. Now you know how much water is in there.

[–] myplacedk@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Nailed it!

If you assume that people actually want to do the right thing if it's easy, and then you make it easy, it usually works.

Even when this isn't enough, it should still come before anything else.

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