Of course not, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do it. We go to space because it’s cool and we can, and that’s a beautifully human thing to do. As for the money, it’s a baseline fact of this world that enormous sums will be spent on things that don’t fix our problems, and space is as good a use as any for that wasted cash. If it were space or solving hunger, solving hunger is the obvious priority, but practically speaking it’s “don’t solve hunger and go to space” or “don’t solve hunger.”

Bohemian Rhapsody. All fluff, no substance.

Rich people mostly hang out with rich people, so preference notwithstanding it’s expected they’d find partners from that pool. As for preferences, I’d guess it varies a lot person to person but averages out to a preference for people with at least some status.

Those are rookie numbers, try 20 (I have a problem and own too many cups)

I feel like I saw this clip years ago, so based on that I think no? That’s not to say it’s real, tho

It would be hugely impactful to the high levels of academic math, but I don’t think we’d see any meaningful effects elsewhere. Consistent or not, math works—it performs perfectly for finance, engineering, statistical analysis, and a finite but practically uncountable number of other things. Some abstruse inconsistency won’t suddenly break all that, and if it were discovered we would just keep on using the same “broken” math because it does the job.

Just different enough to break your rc files when you try to migrate :)

…how is any of that a “problem?”

The CR report is actually very measured in its takeaway from this:

There’s no reason to panic if you’ve been using any of the products we tested, or if you take protein supplements generally. Many of these powders are fine to have occasionally, and even those with the highest lead levels are far below the concentration needed to cause immediate harm. That said, because most people don’t actually need protein supplements—nutrition experts say the average American already gets plenty—it makes sense to ask whether these products are worth the added exposure.

It’s not that protein shakes will give you immediate lead poisoning; rather, the level of exposure is just high enough that chugging these things daily might be a problem, especially considering the negligible benefit. IMO this is a report that provides sane and relevant health advice for a very popular product.

There has recently been some spirited debate on here about whether Linux users should be condescending elitists to disgruntled Windows users, I assume that’s what this refers to.

Getty Images has an image generator trained exclusively on licensed images. I’m not aware of any text generators that do the same.

I’m very conflicted about that community because on the one hand they’re exactly correct that car-centric infrastructure is a fucking atrocity but on the other hand they elide that directly into demonizing car owners with seemingly no understanding that car-centric infrastructure makes car ownership mandatory in many places.

Oh cool, we’re schizoposting again

This has been a feature on iOS for a long time—I’ve still got some custom patterns from back in high school

Yeah, this guy is either trolling or doesn’t have the faintest clue what a good education actually comprises.

Yes, wholeheartedly. They’re not cheating the school—they’re cheating themselves. If you’re paying 200k+ for an education, for what earthly reason would you then skip the actual education?

A can opener from a convenience store. It was barely sharp enough to puncture the metal of the can and exploded the moment I turned the crank.

Professional athletes also have some of the strongest unions in the country, since they’re a small group of practically irreplaceable workers, and many of the league structures are the result of collective bargaining between players and owners.

Maybe a weird take, but check out some fencing shoes. There’s a ton of variety but they seem to have the traits you’re looking for:

• Rounded heel
• Responsive up in the toes
• Generally look like normal street shoes

I stand all day. When I first switched I alternated when my legs got tired, but that only lasted a couple days.