overview for swicano

Neverminding the evidence to the contrary. in c/memes@lemmy.world

[–] swicano@kbin.social -5 points 5 months ago

Be the change you want to see in the world. Get some feeder rats from the snake store and rip ones head off with every meal. Bonus points for using teeths.

Neverminding the evidence to the contrary. in c/memes@lemmy.world

[–] swicano@kbin.social 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Those chompers are like 5 inch squares. Like a piece of bread made of bones

Neverminding the evidence to the contrary. in c/memes@lemmy.world

In Norway it is required by law to apply a standardized label to all advertising in which body shape, size, or skin is altered through retouching or other manipulation. in c/yurop@lemm.ee

[–] swicano@kbin.social 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Without any stats, I suspect retouching is so prevalent, that basically Norway mandated every ad put a sticker on the copy, and consumers will just learn to ignore it. Hopefully that doesn't end up the case, because this is a great first step.

It also doesn't seem like there's any way for the consumer to find out the extent of the retouching. Like, let's say I'm interested in a product but the picture is retouched, can I find the original image anywhere to see a more realistic depiction of that product?

One of the complaints I have with Prop65 labels ('this product is known to the state of California to cause cancer' labels) is that its significant extra work for me, as the casual consumer, to figure out what and how much is in the product. So by default I would want to avoid it in general, but if there's only 3 options and they all have the warning, I can't tell if one is straight cancer another just has a little cancer dusted on and the third uses a much less cancerous alternative chemical that still falls afoul of the marking laws, but is barely harmful if used as directed.

Saudi Arabia claims 'record' low price as Marubeni wind power deal hits $15/MWh in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] swicano@kbin.social 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You pay <1c /Kwh ?! That's crazy, we're 10x that here in the southeast US and I thought ours was pretty cheap

Organic Maps is offering reward to developers through a new bounty program in c/opensource@lemmy.ml

[–] swicano@kbin.social 8 points 8 months ago

Oooh, that one for 'easiest biking route' would be useful to me. Hopefully these bounties get some traction

Describe your gender using only US states in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

[–] swicano@kbin.social 7 points 9 months ago

That AS is cutting it close. It's a real post code though it seems

Stop frying toothpicks and eating them, South Korea tells Mukbang influencers in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

[–] swicano@kbin.social 12 points 9 months ago

Ohhh, so it's basically unofficial wagon wheels, not hard wood. That explains the picture

Anon ponders modern magic in c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

[–] swicano@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

The first one, 23x23x23

I review ebikes for a living — these are my three favorite ebikes for 2024 in c/micromobility@lemmy.world

[–] swicano@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

I think that's the manufacturer's thought too, if it's a car replacement with much lower upkeep costs, they should be allowed to charge as much as a cheap car.

Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants Forced to Rerun Contract Vote After Crew Discovered Ballot System Was Vulnerable to Fraud (unsecured database web front-end) in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] swicano@kbin.social 17 points 11 months ago

Wow, I can't believe it was as easy to discover as "I copied the link you shared and I could edit the results" and yet the ballot company still tried to say it was legit