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Vanth

@ Vanth @reddthat.com

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  • What do you think have we taken for granted before it was enshittified?

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  • Unless it is a dating platform for tech savvy gay/bi men specifically, it would also have to solve the problem of even lower numbers of women who are users. Even non-fed dating platforms struggle to reach a 10:1, men:women ratio of active, non-bot users.

    As a woman (just have to phrase it that way), good luck to any who try. Personally, I can't think of anything that would entice me to sign up for a federated dating platform.

  • Do you think increasing ADHD diagnosis are due to better detection or "tiktok"?

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  • I think doctors are diagnosing ADHD more often because it didn't used to be a recognized thing. Awareness and detection are both rising. I also think as pharmaceutical companies make ADHD meds they can profit from, it is yet another incentive for doctors to give an ADHD diagnosis.

    I think people are self-diagnosing ADHD more often because, well, I could probably write an essay opining on that. It's not just tiktok because the self-diagnosis trend predates tiktok but tiktok certainly contributes.

    Excessive time on TikTok is not good for a person, whether it "causes" ADHD or not.

    If you have an ADHD diagnosis, have a conversation with your doctor about both meds and non-med ways to improve your life. Cutting down on TikTok may be advisable, in addition to any meds or other instructions the doctor has given you. Obligatory "Lemmy is not the place for medical advice".

  • @lemmy.world Would you like a Reddit Bridge?

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  • Then reddit users wouldn't see it so it would do nothing to draw them to Lemmy.

  • @lemmy.world Would you like a Reddit Bridge?

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  • A 2-way bridge would require reddit's participation. They have no incentive to do that, every move they've been making is in the opposite direction.

  • TIL about powerships, special purpose ships on which a power plant is installed to serve as a power generation resource until a local power plant is built or until high demand in power supply is over

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  • The article on Nimitz class carriers is a great Wikipedia rabbit hole to dive into.

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    Streamlining Healthcare with Seamless EHR Integration

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  • Not too bad for AI slop. Several minor inaccuracies and three major ones. Plus the glaring absence of certain elements.

    C- for the bot; I think you can do better, little buddy. Would not publish for consumption by humans.

  • How do you make proper "I am interested in you." eye contact?

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  • Very cultural dependent. I've been quickly recognized as an American because we tend to smile with our teeth exposed more often than other cultures.

  • @lemmy.world Would you like a Reddit Bridge?

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  • Those things had a cascade effect.

    API change > 3rd party tools moderators depended on no longer functioned > mods quit because they could no longer manage the subs effectively > the one sub I spent most of my reddit time on is now unrecognizable, filled with alt-right nut bars, 3/4 of which I assume are bots.

    I don't want a bridge because reddit today is not at all the reddit I used to get some entertainment from. Or I guess go ahead with a bridge, I'll just block it and go about my merry way.

  • How do you make proper "I am interested in you." eye contact?

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  • Yep. As if women would never perceive men as a threat based on the same signals men would use to perceive threat.

    Men, logical and hunter warrior manly men. Women, attention seekers. Therefore, stare down pretty women to show manly manness.

    Alpha bro evo psych is so wild.

  • would you buy a compact laptop that has spacebar touch sensitivity and allows you to adjust input sensitivity, giving it dual purpose (a spacebar and a mouse)+ it has integrated A5 printer in it?

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  • I can't remember the last time I had to print something out on dead trees. Pass.

    I already carry a mouse with me when I travel because I hate laptop touchpads. So double pass on an even smaller area of integrated touchpad/spacebar.

  • people woho regularly go to fast food chains like Burger king - why?

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  • I don't go to BK regularly, but can confirm my experience with their Impossible burger was also disappointing.

  • Meta’s AI Profiles Are Already Polluting Instagram and Facebook With Slop

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  • ... you want to tell me how awesome and life-changing Useless Product NX900 is?

    Well shucks, please send me your black queer mom affiliate link so I can get in on this.

    Edit: what a minute, this looks like a hetero white guy affiliate link. Dang it, tricked me again.

  • Meta’s AI Profiles Are Already Polluting Instagram and Facebook With Slop

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  • It screams white person lying about their identity to justify some whackadoo comment. "I can say this racist/homophobic thing bc I'm a black queer momma of 2. If you can't handle me, you're bigoted".

    ... sure they are ...

  • Does anybody else don't like to stick to obligatory celebrations for yearly holidays/anniversaries?

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  • I enjoy parts of it and throw out what I don't.

    I like inviting friends or family over for dinner. I don't like "traditional" holiday foods so I don't serve them.

    I like spending time with family. I am not religious so will go do something else while some family members go to religious services.

    I enjoy a party with friends and cocktails. I do not enjoy super loud parties late into the night. So I'm going to a smaller party tonight and will be home and asleep before midnight.

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    How far did you go with your studies and are you satisfied with it?

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  • Got my bachelor's, mostly on scholarship and about a quarter covered by loans. Now I'm working for a company that paid for a master's degree. I might do an MBA, but no rush. I would feel very differently about it if I had to pay tuition myself.

    I'm satisfied with my career trajectory. I'd be just fine without ever going for an MBA. I enjoy graduate-level studies and the people it puts me in contact with though; it can be a lot easier than undergrad.

  • How is food preparing equipment cleaned differently following the halal standard?

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  • Halal is more than just how an animal is treated/slaughtered. That's a big part of it, but there's ethics beyond food. And of course there's interpretation so we'll see variations in meaning from different cultures and people.

  • Christmas pranksters of Lemmy, what are your "joke" gifts this year?

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  • My sister in law has a rough time asking for things for herself. She loves her dog. I got her a few dog things; toys, treats, and each one accompanied by a super cheesy dog pun.

  • best alternative to GoodReads?

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  • Also a Storygraph user. And I'll add in praise for their migration tool that carried over my Goodreads data so I didn't lose my history nor my to-read list.

  • what are some ways to make R&D affordable? most of the time companies go bankrupt because development is expensive

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  • If we're going to call those R&D (which I have a difficult time calling marketing that but fine for sake of moving discussion further), we loop back to cause of bankruptcy. If a restaurant goes bankrupt from sinking too much $ into developing new recipes, or an insurance company on too much marketing, that's not a cost of R&D problem, that's a mismanagement problem.

    So to OPs question of how to make R&D affordable, the answer is to not make stupid investments in excessive R&D that is poorly understood for how likely it is to return the investment. Study the market, identify and mitigate the risks, manage a budget, don't get caught up in the VC tech bubble mindset of "innovate or die" because that is a catchphrase and not an actual business management technique.

    Are we getting off track? I think so. My initial point to OP was 1) I don't believe most bankruptcies are caused by R&D investments. And if I'm wrong on that point and it really is as OP says 2) some really stupid business people need to learn not to take so many big risks that they can't survive when the risks materialize.

  • what are some ways to make R&D affordable? most of the time companies go bankrupt because development is expensive

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  • What do you mean by "companies"? Tech companies? There's way more than that. Restaurants, insurance, real estate, farming, radio stations, schools, book publishing, auto parts dealer, grocery stores, nursing and medical home care, and on and on. What are they R&Ding that would drive them to bankruptcy?

    I get the sense OP meant tech companies but didn't say that. That drastically changes their argument/question. It's still quite the claim. Massive amounts of R&D $ is fine so long as there's a way to get it back.

    A big mismatch in R&D$ in and profit out is a problem that could lead to bankruptcy. But the $ spent on R&D isn't the root cause, the next "why" is the poor financial management and poor market research that led the company to make bad R&D investments.