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FourPacketsOfPeanuts

@ FourPacketsOfPeanuts @lemmy.world

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    Which lemmy apps have keyword filtering?

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  • Boost for android

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    USA | Since the Judicial branch is supposed to keep an eye on the other two branches, and all three are controlled by the GOP, what is there to do?

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  • The problem with democracy is sometimes the majority legally vote for the checks and balances to be weakened..

    Pray, I guess?

  • doge.gov got hacked

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  • Oh it won't end

  • Why does your pinkie hurt when you hit a part of your elbow?

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  • It's a bit like why drilling into a wall might make the lights go out if you hit a cable. Your brain only registers "feeling" in any part of your body because a nerve carried that information to it. The nerves from your lower arm and hand pass your elbow. Hitting the nerve directly causes signals in it which you brain interprets as pain in your fingers. Presumably the nerves for the pinky side of your hand are slightly more exposed.

  • How would you feel about a Stoicism instance?

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  • It would be ok.

  • What was your earliest experiences with the Internet like?

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  • "Internet Cafe" mid 90s. Clicked down through yahoo's directory not really knowing what I was looking for. Found the canonical list of lightbulb jokes. Funny but overall I was quite underwhelmed. Got a print magazine that listed and reviewed websites.

  • Why does the ability to take something to heart have a negativity bias?

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  • Evolutionarily speaking, threats from outside are an existential threat and need spreading. Good deeds at home are already known by everyone who matters and the 'reward' is survival of your children, not you 'feeling good'. People do 'hero worship' though. I think you are downplaying that. Though the influence that comes from such a position probably means people are inclined to cooperate with 'power' because it has, de facto, already shown itself to be powerful. Whereas those 'asking' for power are necessarily weak.

    This is all pop-sci evolutionary psychology so discard at will...

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    What explains "the Left's" rightward shift on copyright?

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  • Could it be "if it stops me getting at stuff, copyright bad. If it stops the rich getting richer, copyright good"?

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  • This doesn't correlate with good developers at all in my experience. If I was to ask one question it would be "tell me about your passion project" or "What's the last thing you nerded out on?"

  • What would happen if USA invades Canada?

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  • Practically speaking since war is unthinkable is would result in as much economic isolation as Europe can bear. It would be the end of NATO. Almost immediately there's be European voices saying 'What's the real harm?' and other appeasers. I think the political lash back would only last 5-10 years as parties opposed would find the only tool at hand - economic punishment - to be unsustainable. It would legitimise nationalistic sentiments in Europe even further. Britain would, naturally, talk of betrayal but not be able to make any resistance of any substance.

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    is there anyone here who is healthy, attractive and non autistic?

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  • ♫ .. Now don't be sad, 'cause two out of three ain't bad.. ♫

  • How did people end-up agreeing on the name of rivers/mountains and seas ?

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  • And as a result there are 8 or 9 rivers called "Avon" in the UK..

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    Why are Americans so litigious?

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  • I've heard various explanations, I don't know how accurate the following is. I'd be interested to learn more:

    • the very earliest colony settlements had to bargain hard and with precision in order to survive. It began a contractual culture that eventually extended into litigation
    • due to high immigration from many differing backgrounds, disputes had to be settled in litigation rather than relying on social understanding
    • the religious culture was largely inherited from the Puritans who had a legalistic and inflexible reading of the new testament. (This unwillingness to compromise is why they were persecuted in Europe and fled to the new world)
    • the American identity is 'invented' (in the sense that's it's an abrupt mixing of many old world cultures) and so national identity was initially based on cerebral activities (the Constitution, Bill of Rights) rather than evolved from a very long history of social bonds found in old world 'nations'. This required a cerebral precision to be at the heart of identity which easily extended to legal rights and relations

    As I say, take with a pinch of salt. But this is the gist of what I've heard from people who know more than me.

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    How do you prevent people from crashing ?

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  • Have you tried talking in only short amounts that require a response? That could narrow down the specific thing that made them not want to respond. If this is happening all the time with all sorts of people that's unusual. In your example it's hard to tell if they were overwhelmed with your talking style or if you offended them or if you missed all signs they were uncomfortable and they felt entitled to be rude to you (without saying) or if you just happen to be encountering people who feel that's an ok thing to do and it doesn't really have anything specifically to do with you. Lots of possibilities.

  • Superbowl sadness

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  • If you want to try an 'old world' replacement, the England v France rugby match from 8th Feb (part of the six nations tournament) was great

  • Is there a word for items that require both hands to use (e.g. game controller, steering wheel, handlebars)?

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  • Pre made ingredients still cooking?

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  • Ask him to define cooking any way he likes => point out preparing toast falls into that definition => beans on toast is cooking QED

  • Ask my guinea pig anything, and I will let her crawl on the keyboard to answer.

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  • What are the top signs someone's having a stroke?

  • Why doesn't Lemmy have a back button?

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  • Are you not very bright?

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    Is there a site that has introductory reading lists for a wide range of subjects?

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    Is there a good compact encyclopedia in print? (UK)

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    Why did (what is now) Canadian territory not get caught up in the American war of independence? It was all British, right?

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    Are the 'doors' on the ISS locked?

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    Found out today Sam Lloyd (lawyer in Scrubs) is Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future)'s nephew. What are some other surprising and lesser known actor connections?

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    Which celebrity were you sure had already passed away but has not?

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    Who popularised the 1980s ballad upward key change?

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    In the liftoff app on Android, how do you get from replies in your inbox to the conversation thread?