[-] Zozano@aussie.zone 2 points 18 hours ago

There are different types of intelligence tests, sure. What I was talking about was IQ tests.

But yes, I do hate intelligence tests, they have a long history of reinforcing systemic racism.

[-] Zozano@aussie.zone 7 points 18 hours ago

Mensa has long been the benchmark for high IQ societies.

Go take their sample IQ test. It is only pattern recognition.

Unfortunately this is the norm.

[-] Zozano@aussie.zone 16 points 22 hours ago

IQ tests are interesting, because they're mainly a test of pattern recognition.

However, knowing how the patterns are formed, can easily net you +10 points on an IQ test.

It's a shit way to determine "intelligence".

Some people might score highly, but are socially inept and unmotivated, meaning they have a lot of raw power, without having the mental capability to channel it productively, which is pretty fucking stupid.

Then you get people like Musk and Trump, who are both highly motivated people, despite being dumb as rocks. Yet, our geniuses can't figure out how to mitigate their stupidity.

[-] Zozano@aussie.zone 1 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Yeah, there are a lot of low IQ dickhead out there, must be genetic or something.

[-] Zozano@aussie.zone 86 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Debating what intelligence is, is such a circle-jerk.

The term is so broad, that it encompasses aspects like motivation, memory retention capacity, memory recall rates, differentiates between verbal, spacial and emotional intelligence, and occasionally veers into scientific racism.

It's a fucking shit show. The comment sections of posts about intelligence are generally toxic because people end up talking past each other.

[-] Zozano@aussie.zone 9 points 1 day ago

Thats why I do my exercises in the nude.

[-] Zozano@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

As you said, the increase in oiliness is compounded upon daily use of shampoo. Using it frequently will eventually strip all of the oils out (if you've got long hair - People with shorter hair shouldn't have an issue).

There are certainly times where I use it, but it's very rare, it normally fucks my shit up for a good week.

[-] Zozano@aussie.zone 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

apocrine glands, like those in humans, produce an odorless, oily, opaque secretion that gains its characteristic odor upon bacterial decomposition.

Sweat kickstarts a bacterial feeding frenzy, leading to rapid binary fission (replication of bacteria which produce bad odour).

During winter my armpits do have a very mild smell, but during summer there's a notable difference.

The first place most people hit with the soap is their armpits.

They're creating a feedback loop condition for their armpits to smell worse in general.

[-] Zozano@aussie.zone 27 points 1 day ago

I know lol, I'm just playing along.

[-] Zozano@aussie.zone 42 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Hot showers are bourgeoisie propaganda, designed to keep the working class in a perpetual cycle of stank.

Think about it, the sales of hygiene products fuel our economies, they have us played for absolute fools.

Our hot showers come at the cost of energy, normally coal, which makes climate change worse, making us hotter, and more sweaty, leading to more hot showers.

Ten thousand years ago, our ancestors had no class divide, no climate change, and no hot showers.

Surely you see now that our only option is to rise up, and together, say "fuck this shit" and kill billionaires and stop taking hot showers.

And if you keep taking hot showers then you're enabling the fascist techno crypto oligarchy patriarchy.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got a lukewarm shower to attend.

[-] Zozano@aussie.zone 10 points 1 day ago

Because of sweat?

[-] Zozano@aussie.zone 91 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

As someone who doesn't use shampoo and has hair which has re-adapted to not having the natural oils stripped out, and doesn't use soap for the same reason, I am confident to say:

** Showers are a good thing. **

Just don't blast your skin with steaming hot water and your skins microbiome and keratin glands will adapt. Being "100% clean" will lead to sweat which stinks because of the heat-resistant bacteria which flourishes (thanks to a less diverse microbiome) and produces bad odour after digesting your sweat.

Sweat itself doesn't have a smell, it's why you don't stink the moment you start sweating.

What OP is doing here is fabricating a satirical story based on these principles.

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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Zozano@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone

  • r/nbn

Shit's fakked

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submitted 1 month ago by Zozano@aussie.zone to c/vegan@lemmy.world

Obviously we don't eat products which are the result of non-human animal exploitation, but are you willing to:

  • Buy "vegan" products made using the same manufacturing equipment? (Conveyer belts for example, resulting in near certain contamination).
  • Buy vegan products made by the same company which produces non-vegan products? (Buying fries from McDonalds, resulting in more capital for McD's exploitation).
  • Buy vegan products from non-vegan grocery stores? (Pretty hard to avoid for most people, especially those on low income).

Curious to know where everyone stands on this.

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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by Zozano@aussie.zone to c/casualconversation@lemm.ee

I remember at the time, lots of people being on the fence and didn't know what to believe.

Where do you land now, after all this time?

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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Zozano@aussie.zone to c/parenting@lemmy.world

Also, why?

Banned shows:

  • Paw Patrol - Seems soulless, I haven't watched much, but there seems something very wrong about it. Intuitively, I feel like my kid shouldn't watch it (though, I can could be convinced I'm wrong, if I am)
  • Cocomelon - objectively soulless - don't try to convince me that this show is anything but toddler crack.

Approved:

  • Sesame Street
  • Bluey

Both of the above shows seem to me like they are made with care and have the best interests to teaching children good morals and language skills.

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The city I live in, Port Macquarie, has awful cell phone reception basically everywhere (I'm on the Vodafone network).

Is this something I can bring up with the local council, or elected representative?

I can't believe I live in a city of 50,000 people and I'm unable to receive phone calls from my house.

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Zozano@aussie.zone to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I'm having trouble understanding all the benefits of BTRFS and how they'll apply to me.

Copy on Write and auto-compression seem like they will free up a bit of space.

What other practical benefits will I see from using BTRFS? Are there any noticeable performance benefits?

I use my computer to dual-boot. I don't need snapshots because I have a custom script for a fresh install. I use my PC for gaming and work. I've got an NVMe, two SSD's and one HDD.

Thanks in advance!

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My lemon harvest (aussie.zone)
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submitted 2 years ago by Zozano@aussie.zone to c/liftoff@lemmy.world

Right now we've got share, bookmark, upvote and down vote.

But I share and bookmark less than I block communities (curating my feed), and hide posts (so I can refresh without scrolling past the same stuff).

The latter two are in the extras menu. It would be great if I could swap these buttons.

Thanks for all your work! This is my favourite Lemmy app!

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Zozano@aussie.zone to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

One of the most annoying parts about That Place, and also Lemmy, is curating your feed by blocking communities you have no interest in seeing.

I am not a sports person, so I need to block each sports team manually when I see it, and also each individual sport. It would be so much better if I could just block an instance called "Lemmy.sports".

I'm glad Lemmy.nsfw is the default porn instance, I think we need to see more of this.

I know it's too late to change at this point, but I think a feature to catagorise different communities would be nice, so I could block "sports" if I wanted to.

Alternatively, maybe down the line see a feature to import a community to a new instance without users having to migrate manually.

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