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[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

They are so proud to be rat free since 1950... but gophers

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 26 points 5 days ago (5 children)

The app is only available on iOS, because it would have to collect information on Android that could put people at risk.

I would be curious to learn more about how the OS requires an app to collect data.

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

!showerthoughts@lemmy.world is mostly humming along. When there are small deviations from the rules I am trying to message OP thanking them and suggesting little corrections. Generally it's received pretty well. It's a little more work but it seems healthier.

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wow, TIL.

The platypus's mammary glands lack teats, with milk released through pores in the skin. The milk pools in grooves on the mother's abdomen, allowing the young to lap it up.[16][71] After they hatch, the offspring are milk-fed for three to four months.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus

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

Also, subscribed!

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Nice! Subscribed!

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

I think Naruto is mostly runnin', not Walken.

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“I don’t think the way this is going is right,” the veteran said. “I do believe in a better system. I believe that people like my dad, like my mom, like any parent or close family member of any law enforcement officer or military member, I think they should have a way easier and better access to a legal status.”

Not a strong stance.

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I wonder how many social media accounts someone can create?

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This post was reported for spam.

Its not a typical showerthought, but it doesn't seem to be doing harm, just people having good fun, so I'll let it go for now and let the votes do the talking.

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Happy cake day

 

This proposed rule change is open for comment until May 19.

My comment was:

I urge the rejection of this proposed rule.

I think we can be very thankful for the definition of harm as currently defined. If we were talking about the human species there would be no doubt that significant degradation of our ability to feed, shelter, and produce offspring would indeed be considered harm.

From only an economic perspective this proposed rule change is extremely counter productive. We learn an enormous amount from animals and that knowledge creates enormous economic value.

An example is the horseshoe crab. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science estimates the value of horseshoe crabs to the medical research industry at $100M per year. In 2023, the US Fish and Wildlife Service began work to aid their reproduction and support this industry. If harm is no longer defined as a significant decline in ability to reproduce, will we be able to protect this industry?

As our technology advances we are always learning more from animals, so we don't know which animals will give us our next billion dollar industry. After we decimate a species, we may not get to choose if it goes extinct, and with each extinct species we inflict immense harm on current and future generations of humans.

 
 
  • "Ein dog run dans le park, et son owner rennt après."
  • "Un dog läuft in le parc, son master run après."
  • "Ein doggy cour dans le parc, und der owner läuft nach ihm."

The silly language used in the 'Poland ball' memes got me wondering if that language was actually easier to understand for users of multiple languages. So I tried to get chatGPT to unite multiple languages (I tried Le Chat first but it wasn't as good).

My prompt:

Rewrite this phrase so that it is most understandable to people that only speak English, other people that only speak french, and a third group that only speaks German. You may use words from any language and you may misspell words if the word you use, although being mispelled, is more easily understood by speakers of both languages. You may not use slashes to separate two words for the same thing. You may change the phrase's structure as long as the meaning is the same. The phrase is: There is a dog running in the park. The owner is running after it

It's answer:

Here’s a version of the phrase rewritten to be easily understood by English, French, and German speakers:

"Un dog is courir in the park, und le master cour après."

Explanation of choices:

"Un dog": "Dog" is a simple English word that’s often understood by French and German speakers, and “un” is French for “a,” also recognizable to many.

"is courir": A mix of English “is” and French “courir” (to run), easy to guess even for German speakers who know “laufen” or “rennen.”

"in the park": Fully English, but all three languages share similar terms (“le parc,” “der Park”).

"und le master": “Und” is German for “and,” “le” is French for “the,” and “master” is close to “maître” (FR) and “Herrchen” (DE), but more internationally recognized.

"cour après": French phrase for “running after,” also intuitive to others.

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The theorem has been expressed colloquially as "you can't comb a hairy ball flat without creating a cowlick" or "you can't comb the hair on a coconut".

 

How much time is wasted sorting socks?

 

cross-posted from: https://50501.chat/post/49131


Originally Posted By u/Unique-Literature-00 At 2025-03-21 11:28:30 AM | Source


 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26717237

I was curious how well wealthy countries do at hosting refugees.

The plots are interactive so its better to view them here: https://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/insights/explainers/refugee-hosting-metrics.html

In the plot, the size of the circle is the number of refugees.

Germany is really doing an amazing job, y'all should be proud.

Compared to Chile, the US has 15x the population and 5x the wealth per capita but hosts fewer refugees. I certainly don't have the full picture but its not a good look.

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I was curious how well wealthy countries do at hosting refugees.

The plots are interactive so its better to view them here: https://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/insights/explainers/refugee-hosting-metrics.html

In the plot, the size of the circle is the number of refugees.

Germany is really doing an amazing job, y'all should be proud.

Compared to Chile, the US has 15x the population and 5x the wealth per capita but hosts fewer refugees. I certainly don't have the full picture but its not a good look.

 

The tesseract Lemmy app, has a little overview from mediabiasfactcheck.com (MBFC). It seems like a clever way to foster a healthy community.

If you click on the ranking you get details.

ranking details for CNN

EDIT: Sorry to stir up an old hornet's nest.

EDIT2: Commenters have some valid criticisms of MBFC. Even if there are flaws, I would like to celebrate all attempts at elevating the conversations we are having.

 

This person is surprisingly skilled

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25383874

Whats a good tool for tracking my emissions?

I tried apps like Klima and Earth Hero. Earth Hero is especially good but I would like to play with the numbers myself for specific scenarios like snapshots of my emissions, planning my next year, logging my specific air travel, hobbies, etc.

If anyone has a spreadsheet model I would be grateful. Otherwise I can build one. Earth Hero gives a lot of references to their source models.

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I feel like this is low hanging fruit with the Lemmy community. I think this movie is so much fun. Such a nostalgia trip.

I would be curious how much gen alpha would enjoy it.

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