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This is an absolutely spectacular long form article from NYT that walks through small communities in mesopotamia, and how large political and economic changes have made them among the first to experience climate change as a life-threatening crisis. It also foreshadows water wars and how they could increasingly become a part of our political climate.

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[-] danhasnolife@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I like the concept of being able to talk openly about mens' issues. That liberation name is unfortunate; in my opinion, it definitely sounds at least apologetic towards misogyny. What do we have to be liberated from?

[-] danhasnolife@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Yep. And it worked all the way up to the Stanford presidency. Even now he is "only" a tenured professor.

[-] danhasnolife@lemmy.world 135 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

-Password crackdown

-Removal of Basic Plan

-Aggressive advertising to up-package

-Focus on 1-3 years of low-budget 'reality' TV

Yikes. Netflix is hellbent on extracting maximum revenue possible, regardless of how shitty their product gets in the meantime.

[-] danhasnolife@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Quite a few. I grew up in a conservative, racist family. It took me a long time to unwind the problematic casual phrases I grew up with. I'm not proud of it, and I occasionally cringe looking backwards. I realize now the tremendous weight and damage those phrases could do. Now I just try to be better day by day, and to make sure I don't perpetuate those damaging habits in my own children.

[-] danhasnolife@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

You say "used to". Has it been overfished?

[-] danhasnolife@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

Connect is good, don't get me wrong, but I want this badly

[-] danhasnolife@lemmy.world 48 points 1 year ago

Pretty easy to see that this will lead to immediate short-term gains but long-term pain. I can't tell you the amount of infinite loops I've found myself in with AI chat, even among the most simplistic questions.

[-] danhasnolife@lemmy.world 89 points 1 year ago

My wife got me a fitbit. I resisted a little bit because I didn't want to have yet another device to monitor, charge, and maintain etc. I've been really surprised and impressed and how effective it has been in subtly encouraging me to make some small improvements in my habits. Not a bad deal for $100.

[-] danhasnolife@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Neither one has a catalytic converter

[-] danhasnolife@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

I would be absolutely shocked if this wasn't just smoke and mirrors marketing.

[-] danhasnolife@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago

Remember: bones are luxury teeth.

Fun fact: for my family's insurance, it is $106/mo to pay for dental. I get access to two cleanings a year, plus 50% of billed expenses up to $1000. What is even the point?

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