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The crows and the bees seem to like this bird bath.

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[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 18 points 5 months ago

I coordinate an academic makerspace at a college.

[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 18 points 5 months ago

To be fair, I plan in advance not to make any calls because I don't like talking on the phone anyway...

[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 24 points 9 months ago

Technically, you could say we're the ones who set since it's the Earth's rotation causing the change.

[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 23 points 9 months ago

California also isn't an island, but it's named after a fictional island in a Spanish novel, and was once thought to be an island.

[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 20 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Die Another Day was meh, but I really didn't care for Skyfall and No Time to Die. The plots were too contingent on inorganic and out of character details. Q wouldn't be stupid enough to plug a USB drive into an MI6 networked device found on a known hacker supervillain. The convenience of the targeted DNA nanobots just magically being declared to have no solution without anyone doing any testing of theories was unbelievable and just revealed the obvious "we need to kill Bond in this one so come up with a reason for him to die nobly" pitch meeting pitch. It ruined the suspension of disbelief entirely. I feel like they just tried too hard to keep upping the stakes and outdo themselves that it just got ridiculous.

[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 year ago

handless deaf mute bard.

So, fart musician?

[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 year ago

A review for a story I wrote involved the reader assuming I was making references to popular media that I didn't intend at all and some were inspired by something else entirely.

I think this type of interpretation often indicates the state of mind of the audience member rather than the artist. It's perfectly fine, but it might be more accurate to say, "when I see the artist's blue curtains, it makes me think of..."

[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 year ago

Generally, no, but context and approach matter.

The ability to notice a flaw isn't the same as the skill, experience, and background that might be necessary to design a useful solution for a particular issue, especially complex issues. It's generally reasonable to say, "I don't know of a better solution, but I can predict that x and y problems will likely result from your proposed solution."

It's especially valid to warn someone when their proposed solution will harm people or make things worse. You don't have to have a better solution to try to prevent someone from doing something ill-conceived or hasty or reckless.

If the stakes are low or the person proposing a solution is likely to be sensitive to criticism, it might work better to try to approach your response as an attempt to help them refine their solution, rather than just opposing it outright. Be considerate of their feelings and make it clear you're working together.

[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago

No, I read yesterday (Lightning McQueen) as juxtaposed with today (Thomas the Tank Engine), as if you were implying that Lightning McQueen predated Thomas the Tank Engine and TTTE was a newish show.

[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 year ago

This glowing rectangle presentation was adequate to hijack my executive function for the duration of its runtime.

[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Have you considered that maybe you are a bot? Have you taken a Turing test lately? Voight-kampff?

[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago

You were excited to get email because it was almost always from a human being who put meaning and intent into their message. It was like getting a handwritten letter compared to all the random terms of service update emails from a service you haven't used in four years and emails from a service you didn't sign up for because someone else thinks your email address is their email address and the outright spam in the filter.

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