cygnosis

joined 2 years ago
[–] cygnosis@lemmy.world 39 points 4 weeks ago (6 children)

Our thinking can be so twisted by religion. Imagine someone long ago wants to build a really tall tower. Nobody knows engineering, material science, etc. They just start stacking rocks on top of each other like they do when they made short buildings. Eventually it's so tall and heavy that it's no longer stable, one side sinks into the ground, and the whole thing falls over. And what's their takeaway? Is it about learning from their mistake and trying again? No, it's "God is punishing your hubris!" Religion just poisons the mind.

[–] cygnosis@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago

If it's not causing any issues, don't worry about it. If it seems to be causing a dependency or increased anxiety around sleeping alone, then maybe it's not a good idea. There doesn't seem to be any consensus among psychologists. Some like it, some hate it. So the best you're going to be able to do is keep track of how it affects you both and change things up if it becomes a problem.

[–] cygnosis@lemmy.world 20 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

You've posted an article at a paywalled website. It appears to also be paywalled at archive.org. If you don't want to get downvoted, provide some way to read the article for those of us who don't subscribe to the atlantic.

[–] cygnosis@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't know if these bills would help, but there is a need for something to be done. The daughter of a friend of mine was raped by a Lyft driver a few years ago. Going home from a party, she didn't want to drive because she had been drinking. She thought Lyft was the safer option. It wasn't.

[–] cygnosis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

isthereanydeal.com

freetokeep.gg

One of my favorite games is trying to get the best price on a game I want. My backlog is a few years long at this point, so I don't need to buy any new games. But if I can find one I want for 90% off or more, I usually buy it anyways.

[–] cygnosis@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Good to know. Also an easy problem to fix. Just use phenol free paper.

[–] cygnosis@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Huy Fong Sriracha. Just don't even bother buying any other bottle of "sriracha" sauce. It's not worth it. Your disappointment will be immeasurable and your day will be ruined.

[–] cygnosis@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

Ukrainian flag - not political. Russian flag - political.

Israeli flag - not political. Palestinian flag - political.

I think that's the point of the lawsuit. You can't claim you're "completely apolitical and non-biased" when you actually support one side of a conflict and punish your employees who support the other side.

[–] cygnosis@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A fact that I hadn't realized. TIL.

[–] cygnosis@lemmy.world 91 points 1 month ago (29 children)

I mean, orange was right there...

[–] cygnosis@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Really been enjoying Fallout London. Incredible work for a group of modders. The occasional bug doesn't bother me much. My only complaint is it's sometimes very hard to get from point A to point B on the map, and no explanation is given for why.

[–] cygnosis@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)
  1. Decide you want game
  2. Add it to wish list
  3. Seam tells you it's for sale 80% off
  4. Buy game
  5. Wait till you feel like playing that genre and no other games you want to play even more are sitting unplayed in your backlog
  6. Play "unplayed" game

Why is this a problem?

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