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  • Is there any way the average American can insulate themselves from the AI bubble bursting?

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  • Real estate

    I saw that you put a caveat in there about it, but I'm going to make it a little more clear.

    If anyone here has lived through the dot.com bubble in Seattle (and probably the bay area), they'll have seen that real estate is great if it's paid for. If you go underwater on your loan and kicked out, which is how the banks got so much real estate in 08, you're fucked. There *are no general rules, but guides.

  • Introverts of our era spend their time on their computers, but what did introverts do before? Like when literacy rates were lower (pre-1950s)? Or before the printing press?

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  • I think people are painting the past with a little bit of rose colored glasses. There was less support in the 90's, you couldn't just look up how to do something, be yourself, or understand the basics about anything. We had a 3 "pedophiles" on our street. Were they? I don't know, it was a rumor. There was no list. It was great in some ways and not so great in others.

  • Should sneakers with lights in the sole exist for adults?

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  • There was an art show that had a bouncy castle for adults. I think that's a thing

  • Does anyone else notice an up tick in hostility on Lemmy lately?

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  • Does anyone else notice an up tick in hostility on Lemmy lately?

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  • Lol, I want to live in your world.

  • Does anyone else notice an up tick in hostility on Lemmy lately?

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  • There are trolls. Not as many as other places, but we have them.

    Once we isolate key people, we look for people we know are in their upstream -- people that they read posts from, but who themselves are less influential. (This uses the same social media graph built before.) We then either start flame wars with bots to derail the conversations that are influencing influential people (think nonsense reddit posts about conspiracies that sound like Markov chains of nonsense other people have said), or else send off specific tasks for sockpuppets (changing this wording of an idea here; cause an ideological split there; etc).

    The goal is to keep opinions we don't want fragmented and from coalescing in to a single voice for long enough that the memes we do want can, at which points they've gotten a head start on going viral and tend to capture a larger-than-otherwise share of media attention.

    (All of the stuff above is basically the "standard" for online PR (usually farmed out to an LLC with a generic name working for the marketing firm contracted by the big firm; deniability is a word frequently said), once you're above a certain size.)

    https://archive.is/PoUMo

    from Bannon:

    “The opposition party is the media,” Steve Bannon, who helped run Trump’s 2016 campaign, told PBS Frontline five years ago. “And the media can only — because they’re dumb and they’re lazy — they can only focus on one thing at a time.”

    So the solution, per Bannon? Overwhelm them.

    “All we have to do is flood the zone,” he said. “Every day we hit them with three things. They’ll bite on one, and we’ll get all of our stuff done, bang, bang, bang. These guys will never — will never be able to recover. But we’ve got to start with muzzle velocity.”

    https://www.npr.org/2025/02/07/nx-s1-5289315/trump-week-in-review

    The best defense is to call them out on it and then walk away. They'll downvote the shit out of you, but who tf cares about upvotes and downvotes. If someone is getting downvoted heavily, read what they said carefully before piling on.

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    Vegan Fruit and veggie spring rolls compilation with vermicelli

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  • These are beautiful and look tasty.

  • Flashbacks scenes in Movies/TV should be depicted as being more blurry than present scenes, since most people can't actually remember a past event that accurately.

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  • Also, my memories are in color. What is it with this black and white shit?

  • Chicago fighting ICE

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  • You're not wrong, but that dude was the epitome of a gravy seal too. It's a 50/50.

  • Chicago fighting ICE

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  • Fucking awesome. We love you Chicago.

  • Free Software Foundation Turns 40, Unveils LibrePhone

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  • F-droid maybe we'll find a new good home then?

  • When a person gains weight and keeps the weight on for a long time, is that old fat in your body, or does the fat get replaced over time?

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  • It's good for me to remember that these are tendencies. Now I'm wondering about other body types.

  • When a person gains weight and keeps the weight on for a long time, is that old fat in your body, or does the fat get replaced over time?

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  • I looked this up. Do you mean with muscles or with the fat cells?

  • do you remember a time when societies were so polarized and shifted so much to the right like today? How long did it last?

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  • Look for the grift in every single country you mentioned, because ultimately, that's the goal. They want the power and control of money. A narcissist is probably behind every one too. They think they can do it.

  • When a person gains weight and keeps the weight on for a long time, is that old fat in your body, or does the fat get replaced over time?

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  • Wow, this is something that hasn't been said. I wonder if this is still current.

    An average human adult has 30 billion fat cells with a weight of 30 lbs or 13.5 kg. If a child or adolescent gains sufficient excess weight, fat cells may increase in absolute number until age twenty-four.[3] If an adult (who never was obese as a child or adolescent) gains excess weight, fat cells generally increase in size, not number, though there is some inconclusive evidence suggesting that the number of fat cells might also increase if the existing fat cells become large enough (as in particularly severe levels of obesity).

    Edit: Also, this explains why some people have it easier and harder

    People who have been fat since childhood generally have an inflated number of fat cells. People who become fat as adults may have no more fat cells than their lean peers, but their fat cells are larger. In general, people with an excess of fat cells find it harder to lose weight and keep it off than the obese who simply have enlarged fat cells.[3]

  • When a person gains weight and keeps the weight on for a long time, is that old fat in your body, or does the fat get replaced over time?

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  • It kind of says something different though. It says the amount remains stable, but they're dying and replacing themselves. It's quick in fat people and takes longer in lean people.

    It has been generally believed that adult humans cannot create new fat cells. We have thought, until now, that fat cells only and simply increase their fat mass by adding more lipids into fat cells that already exist in order to settle their body weight – this is true, but that is not the end of the story. Research lead by Kirsty Spalding, Jonas Frisén and Peter Arner has recently shown that adult humans constantly produce new fat cells regardless of their body weight status, sex or age.

    Peter Arner, Professor, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, said “The total number of fat cells in the body is stable overtime, because the making of new fat cells is counterbalanced by an equally rapid break down of the already existing fat cells due to cell death.”

    Edit: I can't wrap my head around this. Why would anyone keep gaining weight then? If the cells are replaced really quickly, why does it get replaced with the exact same amount of weight? It must be from evolution or something, but it's weird. That means biome, skin, fat, etc, the stuff that replaces itself quickly, keeps the healthy and unhealthy.

  • When a person gains weight and keeps the weight on for a long time, is that old fat in your body, or does the fat get replaced over time?

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  • My brain has to readjust to all this, very strange.

  • When a person gains weight and keeps the weight on for a long time, is that old fat in your body, or does the fat get replaced over time?

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  • the stuff in those cells could very well be old.

    So, losing weight, is like taking a long needed shower for your cells.

    Edit: That link is awesome. Your gut lining turns over every few days and your skin is weeks? That brings up so many more questions about the biome then.

  • Bit concerned about the view votes option now available.

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  • I personally prefer them. They're not perfect, but it's better than having a facebook kind of experience.

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    Arizona indicts 18 Republicans, including Giuliani, Meadows, over 2020 fake elector scheme

    www.pbs.org /newshour/politics/arizona-indicts-18-republicans-including-giuliani-meadows-over-2020-fake-elector-scheme
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    LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears case on presidential immunity for Trump

    www.pbs.org /newshour/politics/listen-live-supreme-court-hears-case-on-presidential-immunity-for-trump
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    Billions of dollars of Ukraine aid are set to be spent in the US. Here are the cities that could get a boost.

    www.businessinsider.com /ukraine-aid-bill-help-american-jobs-military-defense-business-economy-2024-4
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    Arizona takes major step toward repealing near-total abortion ban from 1864

    www.bbc.com /news/world-us-canada-68891522
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    EPA limits 4 types of power plant pollution with sweeping rulemaking

    abcnews.go.com /Politics/epa-limits-4-types-power-plant-pollution-sweeping/story
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    10 Times as Much of This Toxic Pesticide Could End Up on Your Tomatoes and Celery Under a New EPA Proposal

    www.propublica.org /article/epa-acephate-pesticide-adhd-autism-regulations
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    Court System to Post Daily Transcripts of Trump Trial on Its Website

    ww2.nycourts.gov /press/index.shtml
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    Campus protests live update: Encampments continue at Columbia as other colleges negotiate with protesters

    www.nbcnews.com /news/us-news/live-blog/columbia-protests-live-update-encampment-continue-college-negotiates-p-rcna149111
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    These conservative Christian lawyers are helping states defend their abortion bans

    www.motherjones.com /politics/2024/04/alliance-defending-freedom-abortion-lbgtq-idaho-mifeprisone-supreme-court/
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    FTC bans noncompete agreements, making it easier for workers to quit. Here's what to know.

    www.cbsnews.com /news/ftc-noncompete-agreement-ban/
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    Airlines required to refund passengers for canceled, delayed flights

    abcnews.go.com /Politics/airlines-give-automatic-refunds-canceled-flights-delayed-3/story
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    USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars for the first time

    abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory/usda-updates-rules-school-meals-limit-added-sugars-109573730
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    Amid Boeing safety probe, clock ticks on effort to disclose details of 2021 DOJ deal over 737 Max crashes

    abcnews.go.com /US/boeings-2021-doj-deal-scrutiny-amid-door-plug/story
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    Paxton loses appeal challenging Harris County guaranteed income

    www.houstonchronicle.com /politics/houston/article/uplift-harris-texas-appeals-denied-19416004.php
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    Most of Ted Cruz’s individual donors are not in Texas

    www.houstonchronicle.com /politics/texas/article/ted-cruz-colin-allred-donors-19416180.php
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    Construction on America's First High-Speed Rail Has Begun

    gizmodo.com /construction-on-americas-first-high-speed-rail-has-begu-1851426529
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    Minnesota legislators propose banning book bans

    apnews.com /video/minnesota-censorship-gender-schools-timothy-walz-975b80c3c4554372ac992871d5804363
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    Starbucks takes on the federal labor agency before the US Supreme Court

    apnews.com /article/supreme-court-starbucks-union-fired-workers-tennessee-e373f840987234c84019cd9643ddf2f3
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    North Korea is evading sanctions by animating Max and Amazon shows

    arstechnica.com /tech-policy/2024/04/north-korea-is-evading-sanctions-by-animating-max-and-amazon-shows/
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    Biden administration finalizes controversial minimum staffing mandate at nursing homes

    www.cnn.com /2024/04/22/politics/nursing-home-minimum-staffing-rule/index.html