MalReynolds

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Urinals should not exist. in c/comicstrips@lemmy.world
[–] MalReynolds 2 points 1 day ago

I upvoted, but mine's a sighthound and she don't care...

Dentists are pulling ‘healthy’ and treatable teeth to profit from implants, experts warn in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] MalReynolds 1 points 1 day ago

I was going to skip this response because it's controversial and scientifically uncertain (as a scientist in a previous incarnation, but seem to have reasonable evidence, look at it yourself), but screw it, I feel your pain, downvote me. Given preamble...

It seems likely that soft foods in the developmental stage of the jaw cause the orthodontic issues common to current first world countries. It may be possible to remedy this with straight up chewing gum at around age 8, but preferably use actual whole food that requires chewing, basically jaw development, and hence teeth positioning requires work. Wish I knew it earlier...

Dentists are pulling ‘healthy’ and treatable teeth to profit from implants, experts warn in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] MalReynolds 2 points 1 day ago

Highest suicide rate of the professions, as I heard (happy to be corrected)

Are you sure you want to almost destroy the ship? Yes/No in c/tenforward@lemmy.world
Done with r/Privacy on Reddit in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] MalReynolds 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

wut? I VPN all the time (for niche stuff Lemmy's not there yet with).

Mastodon sees a boost from the 'X exodus' too, founder says in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
[–] MalReynolds 0 points 2 days ago

The more people, the better the platform. It’s that easy.

Hard disagree, quality matters as much or perhaps more than quantity. A billion Nazi network is still Nazi, see Xitter for instance.

Nvidia Sunshiners (game streaming), how are you getting it to work? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] MalReynolds 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I'm on bazzite with a GTX980, and it's been working flawlessly, so it's not age. I assume you did

ujust sunshine-setup

but it's worth checking.

No Gods, No Rulers in c/tenforward@lemmy.world
[–] MalReynolds 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No Gods, No Masters

Also, prefer the Stargate approach, but recognise Star Trek is likely more responsible.

[Meme] Which movie was this for you? in c/movies@lemm.ee
[–] MalReynolds 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Or, in the Homerian fashion, 'It's Funny Coz It's True', really not in some cases, but laughter may help some people cope. Agreed. I also hate prattfall comedy for similar reasons, empathy, self-reflection, rational fear, those things...

Linus Torvalds Lands A 2.6% Performance Improvement With Minor Linux Kernel Patch in c/linux@lemmy.ml
Linus Torvalds Lands A 2.6% Performance Improvement With Minor Linux Kernel Patch in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] MalReynolds 6 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks, got a new term today.

Here’s the paper no one read before declaring the demise of modern cryptography in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] MalReynolds 7 points 2 weeks ago

You're no fun, orange turnip was merely an example of a bad actor getting control (going Reagan would be confusingly amusing) and it's not about anyone in particular, more so the entire worlds' dirty laundry out to dry

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How to know if you're asking the wrong question ? (self.asklemmy)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by MalReynolds to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
9 comments fedilink
 

What's that principle where you don't know you're asking the wrong question because you've got this idea in your head on how to do something, so you search frustratingly. If you could step up a level and find the right question, you'd find a well established, efficient solution.

Related to unknown unknowns I guess, but I came across a phrase or word encapsulating it, and now I can't remember or (ironically) find it.

ETA: It's the XY Problem, thanks Bophades@midwest.social.

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Blood pressure watches anyone? (www.caltech.edu)
 

Seems very interesting, pr burble aside. Wonder how close this is to a micro-sonogram if generalised ? Star Trek medical tricorder component material by my reckoning.

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Best VPN exit node country in SE Asia ? (self.piracy)
 

Wanting to torrent in a country other than my own, I've been exiting via Singapore as it has the most direct path I believe. Any reason not to ? Any superior choices for whatever reason ? Couldn't find this discussed anywhere. TIA.

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Private Facebook Marketplace ? (self.privacy)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by MalReynolds to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
15 comments fedilink
 

I'm one of those oddballs who's never joined, but I'm in the market for a new to me bike, and it seems like all the action is on marketplace. Am I screwed, or is there an effective workaround ?

Edit: Not US. There are local alternatives that I know about, but they are worse, please answer question as asked ! Basically I'm thinking of alternative software ala FreeTube, or a way of spoofing facebook to make a dummy account only to be used for this and if so what precautions to take...

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Psychological truths like Skinner vs Pavlov Conditioning (self.science)
 

Something I find fascinating is that being consistent (and trustworthy) is less effective than being 80/20% consistent (classical vs operant conditioning) at training dogs where there are contextual/environmental cues at play. It's personally counter-intuitive, but I've seen it work and am convinced (I attribute it to evolutionary mechanisms, my goto in biology).

I'm wondering what other psychology as a science results have solid statistics behind them that I'm unaware of (I'm compsci with a physics/maths background, so it's probably most), and are interesting...

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On the obnoxiousness of WebP (self.artporn)
submitted 4 months ago by MalReynolds to c/artporn@lemm.ee
7 comments fedilink
 

Here we are with a community celebrating art, some of us might like to archive it. But no, inevitably it's google 'owned' transcoded, WebP. I have an extension to re-encode back to an old format, but that's lossy-lossy transcoding, not good. I suspect it's a Lemmy thing, but what would it take to get non-lossy here?

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The voice in your head may help you recall and process words. But what if you don’t have one? (theconversation.com)
 

How does this play for you ? I identify as spectrum, what used to be Asperger's, and have to work really hard to get to visual phantasia, but I can. Also worked hard to remove aural phantasia? via meditation because of negative self talk. Do you see 'aphant' as a useful designation? Thoughts, Ideas?

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Richard Marles concealed war crimes report, denying justice for David McBride (michaelwest.com.au)
 

A report critical of Australian generals’ leadership in Afghanistan was given to the Defence Minister Richard Marles in November 2023, but was not published until after the McBride sentencing. Stuart McCarthy on a travesty of justice.

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Rewild the Internet! (www.noemamag.com)
submitted 7 months ago by MalReynolds to c/solarpunk
5 comments fedilink
 

This needs (IMO) more attention, seems to fit here...

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Any way to remove read items from the feed? (self.fediverse)
 

As title, standard lemmy in browser...

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