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[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 0 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Take your !lemmySilver

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

!lemmySilver

 
[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

I think we are very much in agreement. I don't read a lot of what goes on in Showerthoughts. I would rather let people sort out their differences. Several users reported the thread, meaning that they wanted a moderator to take action.

If someone prefers zero moderation then they will need to look outside of Lemmy.world.

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (3 children)

You should be able to see all the reports against you here: https://lemmy.world/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&userId=13046809

I observe two things about your comment.

  1. You have an unpopular opinion of JK Rowling. I want to build a welcoming community so I want to support people with unpopular opinions, like yours.
  2. The comment is written in a way that not only states your opinion but is aggressive towards the other users. In isolation this comment isn't too bad but in the context of your other comments there is a trend of agression that stirs up more aggression. I want to build a welcoming community so I want to avoid aggression towards users.

These two points are at odds. I originally removed your comment, you didn't like that, you sent me a DM, so I tried this approach.

If you were in my shoes, how would you resolve the conflict created by observations 1 & 2?

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (5 children)

What is bullshit? Im open to criticism. I am open to conversations.

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (7 children)

Mod here. This thread devolved and reports were flying around so now it's gone.

It was kicked off with the above comment. rainrain asked a question. If we assume the best intentions, it is a reasonable question but it could be interpreted as being hostile.

Leraje did a good job answering the question in a kind way.

In general, please approach opposing ideas with curiosity not hostility. We are all on the same team, we are all working together to build a better internet.

 
  • "Ein dog run dans le park, et son owner rennt après."
  • "Un dog läuft in le parc, son master run après."
  • "Ein doggy cour dans le parc, und der owner läuft nach ihm."

The silly language used in the 'Poland ball' memes got me wondering if that language was actually easier to understand for users of multiple languages. So I tried to get chatGPT to unite multiple languages (I tried Le Chat first but it wasn't as good).

My prompt:

Rewrite this phrase so that it is most understandable to people that only speak English, other people that only speak french, and a third group that only speaks German. You may use words from any language and you may misspell words if the word you use, although being mispelled, is more easily understood by speakers of both languages. You may not use slashes to separate two words for the same thing. You may change the phrase's structure as long as the meaning is the same. The phrase is: There is a dog running in the park. The owner is running after it

It's answer:

Here’s a version of the phrase rewritten to be easily understood by English, French, and German speakers:

"Un dog is courir in the park, und le master cour après."

Explanation of choices:

"Un dog": "Dog" is a simple English word that’s often understood by French and German speakers, and “un” is French for “a,” also recognizable to many.

"is courir": A mix of English “is” and French “courir” (to run), easy to guess even for German speakers who know “laufen” or “rennen.”

"in the park": Fully English, but all three languages share similar terms (“le parc,” “der Park”).

"und le master": “Und” is German for “and,” “le” is French for “the,” and “master” is close to “maître” (FR) and “Herrchen” (DE), but more internationally recognized.

"cour après": French phrase for “running after,” also intuitive to others.

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

I try to write good documentation, but when introducing someone for the first time I try to talk them through the documentation. Turns out my documentation could always use some improvements and it helps them feel comfortable with the documentation so they can reference back to it more easily.

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Good point... I assumed an armory would be more guarded than a modern gun store, but maybe not much

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

No, but upon closer inspection the right one is probably a more faded version of the left one.

The middle is certainly different.

But they seem to do this in other colors, where they have two slightly different versions.

 

How much time is wasted sorting socks?

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago (2 children)

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was among the last in a series of events that led to the American Civil War.[230] Southern slaveowners, hearing initial reports that hundreds of abolitionists were involved, were relieved the effort was so small, but feared other abolitionists would emulate Brown and attempt to lead slave rebellions.[231] Future Confederate President Jefferson Davis feared "thousands of John Browns".[232] Therefore, the South reorganized the decrepit militia system. These militias, well-established by 1861, became a ready-made Confederate army, making the South better prepared for war.[233]

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25383874

Whats a good tool for tracking my emissions?

I tried apps like Klima and Earth Hero. Earth Hero is especially good but I would like to play with the numbers myself for specific scenarios like snapshots of my emissions, planning my next year, logging my specific air travel, hobbies, etc.

If anyone has a spreadsheet model I would be grateful. Otherwise I can build one. Earth Hero gives a lot of references to their source models.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by vatlark@lemmy.world to c/cooking@lemmy.world
 

I received the Dishoom cookbook for Christmas, I'm trying the Daal first :/. They don't say if I should cover the Daal while cooking. It seems like it would be far too watery with a lid on. They even talk of adding water if it gets low.

Follow-up edit: mistakes were made but ok for a first try. I left it off and simmering for 1.5hrs but it was still pretty watery. I should have started with less water. Then I forgot the cream until after the first bowl... Oops. Thanks for all the tips!

 

The world has a lot of different standards for a lot of things, but I have never heard of a place with the default screw thread direction being opposite.

So does each language have a fun mnemonic?

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