I have to agree. It seems like media in general is trying to get as many views/ clicks as possible and sadly negative information tends to garner more attention.

In addition to ignoring the news, it also helps to sift through what type of content we consume.

But personally, I found that a key factor is balance - being physically active, while constraining media time down to an hour or less. I don't just mean exercise here, but rather anything physical, like doing the dishes or doing a puzzle as a hobby.

Anything analogue can clear your mind and improve your general mood.

I still am grumpy about Microsoft killing their windows phone line. Not the regular ones, but rather the ones that allowed you to dock it to a display and use a slightly stripped down Windows OS on a full screen. It could've actually changed how we use phones/ computers, but instead we have to have a separate device for everything we do.

Phones are already powerful enough to run desktop apps, but I guess it's down to profits why we still don't have a "swiss army knife" of a device for everything.

Come to think of it, I agree. Regarding the experiment with eggs, I distinctly remember the soda laden egg being submerged in the liquid for 24/7, where as the other egg received water and toothpaste. Perhaps a more accurate and interesting experiment would be to wash the tooth with soda and every morning/ evening wash it with toothpaste? Theoretically this can still show how important brushing is, if toothpaste really helps combat the acids from cola.

One of the most infamous experiments is submerging the tooth in cola, to show the importance of brushing. In primary school, it was done on white eggs though, but using a tooth would be more authentic. Ironically, while the tooth should completely rot in cola, the liquid is perfect for washing household things (the sink or a toilet bowl for example).

There's a downside to this though. Of course I still wouldn't snitch, as that's a problem of social security, not necessarily the fault of said person. However, the increase of "urban foraging" has made some shops decide to completely close their business, as it isn't profitable anymore. It has created a phenomena called "Food Deserts", which literally means that there's no proper grocery stores for miles in a town.

Weirdly enough, that's kind of how I found out I had tinnitus. I had my headphones on and got bothered with the high pitch static sound, but when I went to unplug it, I found it wasn't even connected to any device.

One of the apps is Luma for example. It claims it supports 3D scanning on iPhone 11 or newer devices, but doesn't mention that SE 2 is an exception.

I know that SE2 is a budget device, but I guess I naively thought that it having an iPhone 11 chip and the newest OS could be enough.

Kuna tegemist on enam-jaolt täis puitkonstruktsioon hoonega, siis huvitav oleks näha, kuidas nad seda inseneride ning nõuete ees läbi suruvad. Kuigi mujal maailmas seda hakatakse vaikselt harrastama, siis meil puuduvad veel korralikud nõuded täispuit ehitistel. Teine suur murekoht on roheline katus, koos põõsaste/ puudega, mida arhitektuuri visualiseerimistes armastatakse, kuid peaaegu kunagi ei teostata. Taimkate vajab kuskil vähemalt 1m paksust mullakihti ning põõsad ja puud juba rohkem kui 3m, mis võtab liiga palju väärtuslikku ruumi ära, rääkimata taimede ning niiske mulla raskusest.

Begging I presume. I don't know how it is in the States, but here in Europe there's a solid enough support system that there's no need to beg for cash.

Thanks for the explanation! Although I think the reason why the situation is the way the comic is portraying, is that Russia is a direct threat to Europe / the western world, which is why it gets that much attention.

Source: A country that resides right next to Russia and has experienced a huge influx of Ukrainian refugees.

Hmm, perhaps you're right. When it comes to explaining the fediverse itself, that's definitely a no-go. I figured it's just visually easier to grasp it when thinking of Discord.

I mean, it became apparent that after the mass exodus of people whom actually cared, Reddit wouldn't collapse. Instead, it would become a basic social media website, just like any other. While the quality would drop drastically, it would still function enough to earn from advertisements. Think of it as "Emoji" movie in the social media world. While hated by many, there were still a lot of people, who paid to see it, earning Sony millions in the box office.

Personally I found that thinking of Lemmy as a bunch of Discord servers really helped. Both have servers and "channels" inside them. Perhaps "The office" meme of "Corporate wants you to find the difference" would be fitting?

Agreed. This could also have an added benefit of upvoting higher quality posts because of their insight on a topic, not because of the karma of a user. In addition, this should also restrict the use of bot accounts, as they're irrelevant without karma.

I believe this will be the course to avoid the dead internet. Even in my country, all of banking and voting is either done via ID card connected to a computer or the use of "Mobile ID". It can be private, but like you said, it probably won't.

Currently listening to "Lateral" by Tom Scott, but used to listen to "Darknet Diaries" and "Reply All" (last one got shut down). All of them are fun, while also introducing some fun facts!