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[–] riskable 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

The story isn't finished!

Did the kid end up having his sucky carnival‽

[–] riskable 9 points 3 hours ago

She accuses it of admitting students who are contemptuous of America,

OK. So what?

Let's logic out that statement:

  • Educational institution accepts students that are "contemptuous of America" -> When the student graduates are they still "contemptuous"? Did they become moreso? No change? Less? None at all?
  • Educational institution actively seeks to deny students who are "contemptuous of America" -> Did they produce "contempt for America" in their graduates? Same problem.

I wonder what would produce "contempt for America"? Maybe deporting people without due process? Or not recognizing human rights?

Maybe we should agree, then: Harvard shouldn't accept students that hate the Bill of Rights. Reject conservative ideology that suggests that due process shouldn't be followed. Reject conservative ideology that actively seeks to undermine the US Constitution.

Let's get keep those people (conservatives) with "contempt for America" away from places like Harvard 👍

[–] riskable 11 points 5 hours ago

I dunno. A dinosaur that's impossible to disarm sounds badass.

[–] riskable 6 points 5 hours ago

Ah, so cute. Here's what you need to do: Find what you like to do, then pick a realistic career path that you think you could do and do that instead. I highly recommend picking a career that lets you work from home. That way, you can skip the commute, do your laundry, and face existential dread at the same time; it's better for the environment 👍

Comfort and happiness are what happens after work. You have to work to attain it! It's the capitalist dream.

[–] riskable 6 points 21 hours ago

UK: "Nothing works over here."

[–] riskable 34 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That would be nice... If companies still promoted people beyond the levels of, "beginner peon" to "senior peon."

[–] riskable 6 points 1 day ago

The Asstralians: Everything about them is upside down.

[–] riskable 4 points 1 day ago

That's actually an unholey workaround! o contains 100% more hole than -.

[–] riskable 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There is none. It's bismuth as usual.

[–] riskable 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

A 3D printed PLA object would degrade faster than an injection molded one. Because the layer lines provide much, much more surface area for bacterial infiltration.

I read a study about that specific thing once but I searched just now and can't find it (from my phone). I'll search again when I'm back at my PC later so I can give you a link but... That makes sense, right?

For plastics like PET and ABS microbial breakdown doesn't occur but with PLA and PHA it does. The more surface area, the faster it can be broken down.

Whereas with ABS and PET, the more surface area, the faster it will turn into long-lasting microplastics.

[–] riskable 10 points 2 days ago

“I don’t know. I’m not, I’m not a lawyer. I don’t know,” Trump said, adding that such a requirement would mean “we’d have to have a million or two million or three million trials”.

Yes! Fucking exactly. That's right. That's why everyone since forever has been saying that illegal immigration is an untenable problem!

Except this guy... Who doesn't believe in civil rights or due process.

[–] riskable 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

PLA microplastics take three years. That 80-years figure you've got in your brain is for PET:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0166445X25001547#%3A%7E%3Atext=In+fact%2C+slower+degradation+rates%2C%28European+Bioplastics%2C+2023%29.

(BTW: That study is brand new! From a few days ago.)

See also: https://cen.acs.org/materials/polymers/biodegradable-polymers-make-microplastics/102/i37#%3A%7E%3Atext=In+the+open+environment%2C+PLA%2Cover+another+several+years+%28Sci.

There's some confusion about how PLA breaks down because there's remnants after the 3-5 years where it's not detectable anymore. Those remnants are not microplastics at that point. They're just the base components (e.g. lactic acid) that can last a little bit longer.

Some colorants can last a really long time but I haven't looked into those as much as I have plastics.

BTW: The "sparkly bits" in "silk" filament is just mica powder (iron). It looks like it might be harmful but it's not.

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Analog Intelligence (self.fakebandnames)
submitted 2 months ago by riskable to c/[email protected]
 

Made this looping video on a whim this morning because you'd think they would've fixed this problem by now (after ~5 years and multiple headsets).

Wasn't sure where to share it so here you go, lemmy.world/Virtual Reality 😁

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Be careful what you wish for (self.twosentencehorror)
submitted 2 months ago by riskable to c/[email protected]
 

The genie asked the man, "do you wish you were worth a lot of money?"

Onlookers watched in horror as the quickest among them broke off large golden chunks of the statue before they could even get close to claim their own prize.

 

Pool pump has been a bit weak lately: The stream of water pouring out of the hot tub "waterfall" into the main pool had become more like a trickle. This usually indicates a significant clog or that the pool filter needs cleaning.

Considering I haven't cleaned the filter in almost a year I figured that was likely the problem. It wasn't 😮‍💨

Turns out that there's something stuck in the intake at the bottom of the pool which means I have to dive deep with a screwdriver in the super cold water and carefully clear out whatever is in there. Probably a plastic bag or similar.

Note: Never attempt such a thing while the pump is on! In fact, lock it down with some tape and maybe a warning label that says not to turn it on while you're doing your difficult work.

Been a long time since I had to hold my breath under water. I wonder if I can still reach 2 minutes? 🤔 Probably not with this water temperature 🤣

 

I just watched the final episode of If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student and I had to write something about it... When I first read the description of this anime I thought it looked stupid, "Another low effort anime." But of course I watched it anyway (because I run out of episodes fast on Sundays, haha) and it turned out fantastic!

The description is accurate but severely understates the concept: It's not a comedy but more akin to sci-fi or isekai with a, "what if?" scenario. What would it be like if your dead wife suddenly appears in the form of a little kid, saying she reincarnated? It does a pretty good job of going into the emotions and real-world problems (Japanese 🤣) people would run into in such a situation.

For example, what about the mother of the little girl‽ Wouldn't she be like, "WTF‽" Ummm... Yeah she would! And the show explores that aspect of the concept as well as the family of the deceased.

I highly recommend this anime. It'd probably be a great show to watch with your partner too. Also, make sure to have some tissues handy to soak up the tears!

 

As I put a dish into the dishwasher I thought to myself, "🤔 I haven't cleaned the filter in a while." So I took it out and gave it a real good blast with piping hot water from the kitchen sink. I even scraped some of the gunk off with a dish brush to the point where I couldn't find a single mote of gunk upon careful examination.

Then I proceeded to refill the rinse aid (even though it wasn't empty) and--as usual--spilled that stuff all over the interior door in the process. Is it even possible to not spill the rinse aid when refilling it? 🤔

My journey didn't end there, however! I then proceeded to walk the entirety of my home searching for cups and plates that may have been left behind by my children, found several, and it was enough that it nearly filled the dishwasher racks; bottom and top.

The dishwasher has been started; the wait begins.

 

Came pre-lubed and ready for battle

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Incident Postmortem (programming.dev)
submitted 8 months ago by riskable to c/programmer_humor
 
 

I've heard this phrase used often by those on the right but every time I hear it I can't help but laugh because of what I picture in my head. But perhaps my image is wrong! I want to read everyone else's depictions.

So as to not influence the responses I will not be sharing what I imagine a "woke mob" looks like.

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Learned helplessness (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 9 months ago by riskable to c/[email protected]
 

Something tells me it's not anime's depictions of trucks that's making people re-think becoming truckers (hint: it's the terrible hours and inadequate pay).

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