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  • venicon@lemmy.worldV

    What is something unexplained that you experienced?

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    This just recently happened. Last year, we had a smoke detector with a 10-year built-in battery that was giving false positives. The manufacturer replaced it under warranty, but because I still needed to dispose of it properly, I just put it in the basement until I had time to get rid of it. Since that time, it had not beeped once. Two weeks ago, it started beeping, but only a few seconds and maybe once a day. Annoying, but whatever, it was going to be thrown out anyway. But then it did it more often, until finally, it was going nuts one morning last week, and I had to permanently disable it. As it turns out, that evening, a house on our block went up in flames. A total loss. None of the other smoke detectors, CO2 detectors, CO detectors, or even air quality meters picked up on anything that day. Coincidence? Perhaps. I can't explain it at all. [image: 1ed7ac10-5790-477d-85d5-1c725beecbc6.jpeg]
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    What were bombs in zelda and pokemon made from?

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    On that page, click "Real Bombchu" under Majora's Mask. That's the enemy being discussed. The blue and yellow one is an item. Real Bombchu appear around the canyon entrance in Termina Field during the day.
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    Firefighters and Police are socialism. Change my mind.

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    And just like that, we find all the pro capitalists. Go beyond healthcare to another basic need, and it gets defended. No wonder we can't push it the other way. We'd love to seize the means, but there has to be a path.
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    Where do you buy ethical clothes?

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    I have a Harris tweed Teapot Cozy. It is one of my favorite things in my kitchen. I should have thought of that.
  • slvrdrgn@lemmy.worldS

    What act of kindness by a stranger have you personally witnessed that sticks with you?

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    The office manager of the hvac repair company we use, came over Wednesday morning before work to loan us a window unit so we could stay cool while we waited for a part to come in for our central air. She's an angel.
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    What is the difference between a neoclassical liberal, a social liberal, and a progressive social democrat?

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    I think in Germany, 'sozialliberal' usually refers to being liberal in general, except for being pro social regulations / markets. So I guess it means everything and nothing
  • 65gmexl3@lemmy.world6

    What is the first thing you'll do if one day your identity gets purged from all records and no one recognizes you?

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    goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zoneG
    Make the world a better place. Hiring some hitmen to do some stuff on curtain people in power of companies and states.
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    How have your ideas, beliefs, and opinions changed over time? What idea, belief, or opinion have you recently changed?

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    almacca@aussie.zoneA
    'Since I gave up hope, I feel a lot better' - Steve Taylor.
  • interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zoneI

    What is something you believed was normal or true as a kid, but later found out it was not?

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    The beach where I used to live had quicksand and people had to be rescued from it at least once a week, usually more. So it was a pretty big concern, actually, and I had to make sure my kid and his friends didn't end up in it (they did, several times).
  • cm0002@lemmy.worldC

    Do you opt out of the facial scan at the airport?

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    starlinguk@lemmy.worldS
    So you don't lock the door?
  • cm0002@lemmy.worldC

    Does the creator or the audience determine the meaning of a work of art?

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    As you say, as everything is in the eye of the beholder. Some of the most successful artists are those who understand what their target audience want, and know where it overlaps with what they want to create, maximising passion and enjoyment on both sides. As for AI art, you're absolutely right, and it's acceptance is also wholly to the observer. Cheap low effort stuff is going to be called slop, but where it's part of a broader process that enhances the prompter's work it will be considered successful. Of course if something is culturally taboo (and AI art is risking this) art on the topic will be buried under down votes.
  • venusaur@lemmy.worldV

    Who's more influential to you and why? Che Guevara, Ted Kaczynski, Luigi?

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    Haha nice. Careful those Luigi fanboys and girls are die hard.
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    What was your last dream about?

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    I wish for you to find love for yourself and acceptance with those that will appreciate you for who you are. 🫂 The impact of trauma can be hard to reverse but not impossible. But the good news is that even an old beat up RV can be repaired, restored, used towards building/buying a new one.
  • dandomrude@lemmy.worldD

    Considering all the technological advances humanity has made in the last 50 years, has humanity evolved in terms of civilization, stagnated, or regressed?

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    Society can do nothing but evolve. The world has changed and society has changed with the aspects best able to continue in the modern world being those thar continued. Is society better off or not is a good question.
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    What do you think of the very angry sport fan ?

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    almacca@aussie.zoneA
    It's an interesting thought experiment to look at sports fans getting overly excited by people chasing a ball bouncing around like an anthropologist studying group behaviour in primates. I can't see them as anything other than gibbering apes after doing that.
  • interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zoneI

    Is there anywhere in the world that you visited previously that you'd like to return to if time and costs permit? Why?

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    callyral@pawb.socialC
    Buenos Aires, for being the only time I left Brazil and for the tasty empanadas.
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    I would expect that judges have a fine moral compass for which crimes are worse than others. Better if they don't need to follow some administration's counterscientific "tough on crime" whim You make a compelling case for maximums though. I hadn't thought of it as being a way to reduce torture or death penalty in the countries where that's on the table in the first place
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    What is palantir in lord of the rings / tolken, and what does that fortell about the dystopian company palantir?

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    Originally, The Great Elf Smith Feanor Created three gems (the Silmarils) that captured the light of the trees, Gold, Silver and combined gold and silver light, they were blessed and holy. They were Stolen by Melkor/Morgoth, w the help of Ungoliant, the Mother of Shelob. The Brothers of Feanor Spread out, and they Vowed to get the Silmarils Back, The Palantir were then created by Feanor so the brothers could coordinate w each other over distance. In LOTR, We see that Sauruman has one, and Sauron (Servant of Morgoth) Has one. - His power and influence worked through it, he could see the minds and the intentions of those who looked into it. Originally they were just for the Brothers to communicate. The Silmarillion is my favorite book, really worth reading, IMHO better than all the LOTR + Hobbit, Its the total Backstoiry/Prequel to LOTR and Tolkien Died before it was truly finished, His son Published it, and it's brilliant.
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    Can you recommend a good camera app?

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    Thank you! It took me a while to find the api2 but I got there. Well that does it then
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    PERCHANCE QUESTION New faces too much the same?? HALP!

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    muntedcrocodile@hilariouschaos.comM
    How much energy is it worth wasting on stupid shit for our entertainment? U don't need lights it would be far more efficient if u used a headtorch. Is the energy usage of ur TV worth the entertainment u get from it?