DashboTreeFrog

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[–] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I feel like they've been talking about this since I was a kid. I remember reading in school about phytoplankton as a carbon sink and how it can be used to fight climate change back in the early 2000's, or am I losing my mind?

Edit after reading more carefully. Yes they've been working on it, it's the potential side effects that are the big deal

Researchers have long known that adding iron to the sea leads to blooms of phytoplankton (back in the 1980s, one scientist declared: “Give me a half tanker of iron, and I will give you an ice age”),

[–] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Weird, working fine for me on Voyager

[–] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Found a 2021 reddit post as well

But I feel like I saw this first on imgur back in the mid 2010's. Might be getting things mixed up though

[–] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 10 points 1 month ago

Definitely not, I'm old, introverted and generally just wanna play chill things after getting home.

[–] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 12 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Interesting, I pretty much exclusively look for single player experiences. Can't be bothered to coordinate with people just to have some game time anymore and randos might as well be NPCs IMHO.

Also, enjoyed Slime Rancher for a good bit. Nice for chilling out but eventually it wasn't able to keep me motivated to come back. Got up to the racing stuff and something about that killed my interest. Waiting to see if Slime Rancher 2 is good once it's out of early access

[–] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Remember when basically all CEOs were espousing how their company was working to make the world a better place? No one even pretends anymore

[–] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

In a different AI comic conversation someone used the term "slop sepia" and I hope it catches on.

The term, not the slop

Maybe I'm somehow lucky but in the year plus that I've had mint on my gaming machine with an RTX 3050 I've had no issues. Maybe cause I rarely play demanding games? But modded Cyberpunk has been fine as well

[–] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It can stand alone I think, but it also is pretty deep in his expanded universe. I've only just gotten into act 2 and there's stuff that ties into other stories, some of which I haven't read, and I'm still enjoying it. Definitely no worries about missing the short story though as he sprinkles it in as flash backs in act 1 of the story.

[–] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Just started Isles of the Emberdark. Just realized that outside of manga I've been reading nothing but Sanderson novels for a good bit

Wow, I legit almost forgot about dat boi

Waddup

 

If I'm not sharing, I just drop them back into the bucket/bag. If I'm sharing, I'll just eat them.

Recently though a bucket I was sharing had so many unpopped kernels I started worrying for my gut. Had me wondering how everyone else handles this.

So how does everyone handle unpopped kernels?

 

Any recommendations for something like "Amusing Ourselves to Death" but written after the internet became mainstream?

Something recently had me thinking about the book "Amusing Ourselves to Death" that made me want to give it a re-read, and as relevant as the main ideas still are for today, I wondered if there is a more recent book that is just as well received on the topic of society's addiction to amusement.

 

I can't stop laughing but I also have no friends who read Stormlight to share this with 😭

 

Nowadays I find a lot of games feel like too much work and/or anxiety when I just want to relax for like, 30 minutes to an hour after a long day. On the other hand, the games specifically designed to help you unwind just feel boring imo.

In the past I've felt like Outer Wilds scratched this itch, cause the whole experience was engaging but generally relaxed. There was a mystery that kept me hooked and the exploration and movement was fun in and of itself. I also felt like Subnautica filled this role since it was very much at my own pace, with anxiety producing portions which could for the most part be avoided or minimized, and also there was a clear objective to fulfill, get off the planet.

So what games do you play when you just wanna relax?

 

Complete Linux noob so apologies if anything I say or ask about sounds dumb.

I want to start making the switch to Linux and I've got most things figured out I think. I plan on putting either Mint or Fedora on my old Surface Go gen 1 because it's not critical for my work and potentially losing some functionality there won't cause huge issues, but my main use of it right now is taking notes on Onenote that I can then view and edit from my other devices as well.

Looking into Onenote and alternatives on Linux, I keep running into comments about the lack of handwriting support or no straightforward answers about stylus support. Anything Lemmy recommends I try? Also, any advice on running Linux on the Surface Go in general is welcome. Found some resources already but doesn't seem like people do this often.

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