[-] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago

I understand the issue. It's clear. What I don't understand is this article focusing on Ocasio-Cortez's "by the light of day" comment.

Are people watching these proceedings live on C-Span with their hand on the phone ready to call their congressperson's office? If Republicans pushed this through "during the light of day," would it make any actual difference? Why can't congresspersons challenge this in the middle of the night? Does Ocasio-Cortez think Republican constituents will be making those calls to change the minds of their politicians? 🤔

[-] [email protected] 42 points 5 months ago

The Onion singularity is happening in my lifetime!

[-] [email protected] 48 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I don't condone this manner of speech with people. However...

Literal lols. 🤣

[-] [email protected] 47 points 7 months ago

May impact sales...

Let's face it, people seem to be able to tolerate a lot of shit before they ever actually start showing how they feel with their wallets.

[-] [email protected] 44 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

These kinds of ads are the ones that drive people to ad blockers.

If advertisers only understood that many of us are okay with limited, non-intrusive advertisements. This kind of garbage only guarantees that I will never ever ever use that product or service, oftentimes out of spite.

[-] [email protected] 43 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Why is this number so drastically higher than other numbers I've seen? I thought it was in the 40 thousands?

(Not like that's any better. Genocide is genocide. I'm just a bit perturbed by how different the number is then when I last heard.)

UPDATE: Further along in the linked document it clarified...

"In total it is likely that 62,413 people have died of starvation and its compilations in Gaza from October 7, 2023 to September 30, 2024. Most of these will have been young children."

That figure is an addition to the 42,000 that have died from the violence.

Holy hell... 😭

[-] [email protected] 48 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

A reverse image search revealed to me that there are a hell of a lot of copies of this image around the internet, but I can't seem to find any papers that provide background. I'm going to have to look again later, but if there's any other internet sleuths out there interested in figuring out the origins of these photos with reputable explainers, I would love to know more about this.

I'm always afraid of things like this that seem to confirm my biases without associated information to back it...

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This is kind of big. I would have never expected it.

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🤞🏽

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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/21718242

From the article:

This feat is impressive, as an 800 km (500 mi), non-stop flight over water would seemingly require a caloric energy that far exceeds an adult hummingbird's body weight of 3 g (0.11 oz). However, researchers discovered the tiny birds can double their fat mass in preparation for their Gulf crossing, then expend the entire calorie reserve from fat during the 20-hour non-stop crossing when food and water are unavailable.

This is nuts!

[-] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

But Israel's not doing anything wrong, so why worry...

/s

[-] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago

I love ads. I love what Microsoft and the likes are doing.

Said no one ever

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Is there any way to install and use the Gemini App without the Google App and forced association of the account with my Android phone?

I have a specific Google account just for Gemini, but I neither use the Google app nor desire for my phone to maintain this alt google account as one of the phone associates accounts. I think many folks would prefer login stay within the app itself.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/20749204

Another positive step in the right direction for an organization rife with brokenness. There's a lot I don't like about the organization, but this is something a love--a scouting organization open to young women and the lgbtq community. The next step is being inclusive of nonreligious agnostic and atheist youth and leaders. As well as ending the cultural appropriation of Native American peoples.

May this organization continue to build up youth, never allow further violence against youth, and make amends for all the wrongs. There's a lot of good that comes out of organizations like this and I won't discount it even though it's riddled with a dark history.

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Another positive step in the right direction for an organization rife with brokenness. There's a lot I don't like about the organization, but this is something a love--a scouting organization open to young women and the lgbtq community. The next step is being inclusive of nonreligious agnostic and atheist youth and leaders. As well as ending the cultural appropriation of Native American peoples.

May this organization continue to build up youth, never allow further violence against youth, and make amends for all the wrongs. There's a lot of good that comes out of organizations like this and I won't discount it even though it's riddled with a dark history.

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😳

[-] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just in case I'm asked, here's the basics steps to get it going:

  • I downloaded the release from https://github.com/Helium314/HeliBoard and then installed. (Or set it up via Obtainium until its ready for F-Droid release)
  • I downloaded the Swipe library linked on the HeliBoard Github page from here.
  • Under HeliBoard settings -> advanced, I clicked "load gesture library" and selected the downloaded swipe library
  • And for voice input, l downloaded Futo from the play store. FYI, it's free and offline, but not FOSS.

That's it.

Just setup the two apps with your specifics like the theme and etc. This is what mine looks like now:

[-] [email protected] 43 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

HeliBoard with Swipe + FUTO have made replacing gboard possible for me. I feel like it's been a 90% replacement, a far greater degree than some of the decent keyboards currently available. I regularly use but swipe and speech to text in two languages. I'm really really happy and grateful for these tools. 💜

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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Could anyone recommend a OnePlus 11 telephoto lens attachment? My searches are coming up dry so far.

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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13638497

A new study of Japanese tits provides the first evidence of non-primate animals using gestures to convey messages

When a mated pair of small birds called Japanese tits arrives at the nest, one of them might flutter its wings at the other. The second bird then typically enters the nest first. This motion might be a signal, meant to convey the message “after you” to the other bird, scientists reported Monday in the journal Current Biology.

The research provides the first evidence of animals besides primates using gestures to communicate meaning. The result “shows that Japanese tits not only use wing fluttering as a symbolic gesture, but also in a complex social context involving a sender, receiver and a specific goal, much like how humans communicate,” Toshitaka Suzuki, a co-author of the new study and a biologist at the University of Tokyo, tells Science News’ Darren Incorvaia.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

My youngest shared a page from his funny poem book with me. I laughed out loud quite literally and thought I would share it with you all as well. 💜

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Can anyone recommend a OnePlus 11 telephoto lens attachment? My initial searches seem to be coming up dry.

[-] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For goodness' sake, do something about it then. Stop repeating these same words over and over and over, year after year after year.

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