alienghic

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[–] alienghic@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

So did Bannon get what he wanted?

Musk is not in the White House. He's rooting the Treasury.

[–] alienghic@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

For someone doing solitaire and mahjong, maybe try iagno (reversi), tetravex (tile layout puzzle), or minesweeper.

[–] alienghic@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago

Being around too many antagonistic people is stressful.

"The impact of election stress: Is political anxiety harming your health?: Psychological science shows that politics can harm our physical and mental health, but the positive aspects of political engagement can lead to greater well-being"

"In polarized communities, they found that bonding ties, or bonds between people who are similar (in this case, politically similar), were linked with better physical and mental health (International Political Science Review, Vol. 75, No. 3, 2022). Bridging ties—connections with dissimilar people—were associated with worse overall health for people who were politically isolated."

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2024/10/managing-political-stress

There's a big difference between analyzing your enemy and letting them shout at you constantly. I can research conservative evangelicals attitudes without having to let one set up a loudspeaker next to my house.

The conservative troll types are also the ones most likely to try and argue about echo chambers because their style of rage farming doesn't work if everyone avoids them.

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/01/owning-the-libs-is-the-only-gop-platform/676692/

[–] alienghic@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 months ago

The consequence of that is if you do read it you effectively have superpowers over the non-readers.

[–] alienghic@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 months ago

My guess is the music goes into the past, leaving echos in your memories.

[–] alienghic@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 months ago

I think it's more fair to compare average income versus average life satisfaction. (using a scale of 1 to 10) (On this scale Finland is the happiest, and Afghanistan is the least happy)

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/gdp-vs-happiness

Average satisfaction for Costa Rica (6.61) or Mexico (6.33) isn't that much lower than the United States (6.89) at roughly 1/4th the GDP.

South Korea (5.95) doubles Mexico's GDP ($45.5k vs $20.25k) but has a lower life satisfaction.

Or Hong Kong (5.31, $58k) is close the US ($64k) in GDP but less happy than Russia (5.66, $27.4k).

Costa Rica is at the 1.5t per capita probably safe emissions and has a life satisfaction of 6.61 compared to the US's 6.89.

Our world in data also has life satisfaction versus CO2 emissions and central america looks to be doing fairly well for themselves. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/life-satisfaction-vs-co-emissions-per-capita

[–] alienghic@slrpnk.net 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] alienghic@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 months ago

The xz/ssh back door made it into Debian testing, So I felt I should wipe and reinstall.

Debian has had a rolling release for ages.

[–] alienghic@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 months ago

Where does the church of sleeping in on weekends go?

[–] alienghic@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 months ago

Take it up with men and current gender stereotypes.

"The research, conducted with three other colleagues, consisted of seven experiments involving more than 2,000 American and Chinese participants. We showed that there is a psychological link between eco-friendliness and perceptions of femininity. Due to this “green-feminine stereotype,” both men and women judged eco-friendly products, behaviors, and consumers as more feminine than their non-green counterparts. In one experiment, participants of both sexes described an individual who brought a reusable canvas bag to the grocery store as more feminine than someone who used a plastic bag—regardless of whether the shopper was a male or female. In another experiment, participants perceived themselves to be more feminine after recalling a time when they did something good versus bad for the environment."

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/men-resist-green-behavior-as-unmanly/

It's likely using nature is coded as masculine, while showing you care about nature is coded feminine.

[–] alienghic@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Tires are a large if not the the largest source of microplastic pollution.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/tire-dust-makes-up-the-majority-of-ocean-microplastics-study-finds

Yes by being far more numerous private vehicles are the largest source, but buses will also be contributing too.

Related sources: "The biggest source of microplastics in California coastal waters? Car tires" https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/04/us/microplastic-pollution-car-tire-trnd/index.html

"Pollution from car tires is killing off salmon on US west coast, study finds" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/03/coho-salmon-pollution-car-tires-die-off

[–] alienghic@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago

Where you getting bloodcursed elven bullets?

( https://skyrim.fandom.com/wiki/Bloodcursed_Elven_Arrow )

 

Efficiency and recycling has already reduced the need for mining raw materials for EV batteries. With the right policies, it might be possible to reach a fully circular battery economy with no need for further mining.

So it might be the fleet of EVs could be created with less mining less material than just one years worth of fuel fossil fuels for transportation

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