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Would mechs make effective tools or weapons assuming the engineering and physics worked out, or are limbed piloted vehicles really just a rule of cool thing? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] 38 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Boston Dynamics got started making weird leggy robots specifically for terrain that's too rough for wheels and tank tracks, so if there was somehow a need for a bipedal robot it might end up looking somewhat like a mech.

My guess is that legged ground based war machines are usually going to have 4+ legs for stability, though. Airborne drones are probably going to be way more common.

Personally, I hope we achieve a utopian future where war is obsolete, scarcity is history, and we build giant mecha robots and battle with them as a power sport

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    This would be cool in a gameroom in c/memes@lemmy.world
    What would you do with a small loan of a million dollars? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
    [–] 8 points 4 days ago

    pay off all my other debt instantly, use a couple k to replace broken things i put up with, make a 6 months' expenses emergency savings account, and invest the remainder in something relatively low risk that hopefully gives dividends equal to or greater than the monthly payment amount for this loan

    my life would be relatively unchanged unless that investment dividend was crazy

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    What was the first thing "pirated" on the net? What was the first thing to be pirated off the net in the modern age? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
    What was the first thing "pirated" on the net? What was the first thing to be pirated off the net in the modern age? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
    Rokeby Venus by Diego Velázquez (c. 1647-51) in c/artporn@piefed.social
    [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    looks mega weird to me also. it almost reminds me of hilariously anatomically incorrect hentai poses where they're trying to show ass & tits at the same time by having the anime girl's spine defy physics lol

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    • Rokeby Venus by Diego Velázquez (c. 1647-51) in c/artporn@piefed.social
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    Rokeby Venus by Diego Velázquez (c. 1647-51) in c/artporn@piefed.social
    [–] 1 point 1 week ago (3 children)

    is this the one with the intentionally lengthened back where several vertebrate were added for aesthetic balance and people like to argue whether that's a valid artistic choice or bad form?

    (pls bear with me i barely know my art)

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    Do people vote just by name recognition on the ballot or do they vote for the issues? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
    [–] 3 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    yeah, basically the only way to vote informed is to spend several hours researching the candidates and their values, ballot measures' implications, etc.

    before the internet that shit must have been goddamn near impossible.

    it's a lot to ask of a population who is largely overworked, underpaid, and alienated from their communities to the point where having a few uninterrupted hours is a fucking luxury few of us have even occasionally. and usually we want to spend those hours with friends and family... so doing something boring like voter research is a hard sell

    ironically, informed voting is one of the ways we could start to chip away at free time scarcity

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    Was there ever a well-documented, widely accepted to be false, accusation of genocide? (lemmy.zip)
     

    ⚠️Disclaimer! I am not a denier or even questioner of any genocides I'm aware of!⚠️ I swear to fuck I am genuinely asking this question because I don't know the answer, and using a search engine for something like this is only going to yield crackpot denier misinformation.

    I have used the argument in the past, "If given all available evidence you're still not sure a genocide is happening, you can probably safely assume that it is, because humans just constantly do genocide."

    And I wanted to be prepared in case whoever I'm debating says something like "well in 19XX, group A accused group B of genocide and it turns out group A was just lying to make group B look bad!"

    Basically, would they be full of shit, or have humans been proven to have sunk that low too? :/

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    I tested negative for latent TB! :D (lemmy.zip)
     

    Context: Latent tuberculosis is when the bacteria hangs out dormant in your body. It doesn't cause symptoms and isn't contagious, but it's not great since there's always a risk it could wake up when your immune system gets preoccupied with a different infection.

    I had previously tested positive a few years ago when I started a different medical industry job. They X-rayed my chest, said it was fine and not to worry.

    Just started a new medical industry job that also tests for it, and I'm happy to find out that I no longer have it! :D

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    Manhattan high-rise deemed stable after columns buckled, and some evacuations are lifted [AP News] (apnews.com)
     

    NEW YORK (AP) — An under-construction Manhattan high-rise at risk of collapse was stabilized late Tuesday and some evacuations of nearby buildings were lifted.

    “We’ve been monitoring the building for many hours and have not seen any movement,” Ahmed Tigani, commissioner of the New York City Department of Buildings, said during a news conference Tuesday.

    By nighttime, residents were allowed back into several of the seven buildings that were evacuated as a precaution. [...]

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    I call this: "Flower hike" 😁 (lemmy.zip)
     

    I call this: "Flower hike" 😁

    @outdoor@fedigroups.social @nature@fedigroups.social @photography@fedigroups.social @hiking@fedigroups.social @photography@lemmy.world @Nature@lemmy.world @hiking@lemmy.world

    #FlowerFriday #WildFlowers #FlowerPhotography #OC
    #NaturePhotography #Nature #Photography #Photo
    #July #Finland #Archipelago #AlandIslands #HikingAland
    #Hiking #InMy #Summer #Wonderland

    P.S if your country doesn’t have the freedom to roam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom/_to/_roam there’s something inherently wrong.

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    AP News: House passes bill to aid Ukraine and impose new sanctions on Russia (apnews.com)
     

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Thursday that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders who warned the bill would undermine negotiations designed to achieve a comparable but stronger result.

    The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., seeks to cement U.S. assistance for Ukraine by providing more than $1 billion in security and reconstruction aid. It would make another $8 billion available for Ukraine’s defense through loans.

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    JD Vance Tells U.S. Air Force Grads They Can't Boo His Commencement Speech Because 'I'm the Vice President of the United States' (people.com)
     

    “You know, this is the only commencement speech that I’m giving this year and so I’ve watched a few highlights of graduation speeches where this or that corporate leader will discuss artificial intelligence, AI, and be met with literal boos,” Vance said as he wrapped up his remarks.

    “Now, you can’t boo me. I’m the vice president of the United States,” he added, drawing laughs.

    that's pretty cringe

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    Should I be concerned about the stove clicking when a box fan is switched on? (lemmy.zip)
     

    When I switch the box fan in my kitchen on/off, the stove igniter fires once ("clicks"). The box fan is plugged into a different kitchen outlet than the stove is, though they're probably on the same circuit.

    Should I be worried? What the heck would even cause this?

    edit: ah beans. guess I'll text the super

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