MalReynolds

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This 3,775-year-old log may hold the secret to slowing climate change | Figuring out ways of locking carbon out of the atmosphere, such as by burying wood, is key to stalling the worst consequences in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Duh, sequestering carbon by burying logs beats randon fossill fues baron's 'carbon capture' by a country mile. Who'd a thunk.

Read the headline not the article, only so much time, correct me if relevant.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 shows why long-term software support matters in c/android@lemdro.id
[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago

How good is the DAC? In the market for a new walkman...

What is the best closing scene in the entire Star Trek Franchise, and why is it Kirk, Spock, and Bones singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"? in c/risa@startrek.website
No Poop Challenge Champion in c/science_memes@mander.xyz
Donors in c/science_memes@mander.xyz
[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 65 points 1 day ago

Agreed, literal anonymous, way cool. Undisclosed, much less so.

Clever guy in c/funny@sh.itjust.works
[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 35 points 1 day ago

I don't remember the scene, but personally I'd test an electric fence with a nonconductor. You'll probably get some sparks but won't die. You do you, ppl in this thread.

Clever guy in c/funny@sh.itjust.works
"To Know the Dark" in c/lunar_punk@slrpnk.net
[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago

I did, and there is little for my google-fu,

Oceans of darkness and self-absorption,

Go darkly into the mire of SEO nothing

Trumpled by feet of darkness and woe.

Happy Beltaine (Southerner...)

"To Know the Dark" in c/lunar_punk@slrpnk.net
[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thanks, elder goth happiness.

Shall look into this.

When you don't trust Facebook because of THEM, your car is your Facebook. in c/insanepeoplefacebook@lemmy.world
[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 5 points 4 days ago

Licence plate is Nyx, (Greek) goddess of night. Coincidence, I think not. ;}

Garmin just dropped a load of free new features for its smartwatches and cycling computers in c/micromobility@lemmy.world
[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Do naps finally count as sleep? Coz that's been a fail forever.

Love my garmin, but sleep tracking is bs.

Your electric car will fall apart before its battery pack does, study finds in c/evs@lemmy.world
[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When your car just works, you don't report anything. The Prius is relevant because it has a battery pack (NiMH chemistry) famous for doing 300000kms before replacement. Not sure what extra words are going to help, it's a simple concept, don't need to report what ain't broke.

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Blood pressure watches anyone? (www.caltech.edu)
 

Seems very interesting, pr burble aside. Wonder how close this is to a micro-sonogram if generalised ? Star Trek medical tricorder component material by my reckoning.

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Best VPN exit node country in SE Asia ? (slrpnk.net)
 

Wanting to torrent in a country other than my own, I've been exiting via Singapore as it has the most direct path I believe. Any reason not to ? Any superior choices for whatever reason ? Couldn't find this discussed anywhere. TIA.

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Private Facebook Marketplace ? (slrpnk.net)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by MalReynolds@slrpnk.net to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
15 comments fedilink
 

I'm one of those oddballs who's never joined, but I'm in the market for a new to me bike, and it seems like all the action is on marketplace. Am I screwed, or is there an effective workaround ?

Edit: Not US. There are local alternatives that I know about, but they are worse, please answer question as asked ! Basically I'm thinking of alternative software ala FreeTube, or a way of spoofing facebook to make a dummy account only to be used for this and if so what precautions to take...

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Psychological truths like Skinner vs Pavlov Conditioning (slrpnk.net)
 

Something I find fascinating is that being consistent (and trustworthy) is less effective than being 80/20% consistent (classical vs operant conditioning) at training dogs where there are contextual/environmental cues at play. It's personally counter-intuitive, but I've seen it work and am convinced (I attribute it to evolutionary mechanisms, my goto in biology).

I'm wondering what other psychology as a science results have solid statistics behind them that I'm unaware of (I'm compsci with a physics/maths background, so it's probably most), and are interesting...

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On the obnoxiousness of WebP (slrpnk.net)
 

Here we are with a community celebrating art, some of us might like to archive it. But no, inevitably it's google 'owned' transcoded, WebP. I have an extension to re-encode back to an old format, but that's lossy-lossy transcoding, not good. I suspect it's a Lemmy thing, but what would it take to get non-lossy here?

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The voice in your head may help you recall and process words. But what if you don’t have one? (theconversation.com)
 

How does this play for you ? I identify as spectrum, what used to be Asperger's, and have to work really hard to get to visual phantasia, but I can. Also worked hard to remove aural phantasia? via meditation because of negative self talk. Do you see 'aphant' as a useful designation? Thoughts, Ideas?

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Richard Marles concealed war crimes report, denying justice for David McBride (michaelwest.com.au)
 

A report critical of Australian generals’ leadership in Afghanistan was given to the Defence Minister Richard Marles in November 2023, but was not published until after the McBride sentencing. Stuart McCarthy on a travesty of justice.

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Rewild the Internet! (www.noemamag.com)
 

This needs (IMO) more attention, seems to fit here...

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Any way to remove read items from the feed? (slrpnk.net)
 

As title, standard lemmy in browser...

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