abfarid

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[–] abfarid@startrek.website 52 points 6 months ago (19 children)

At the risk of sounding pedantic (which I am), beaming up doesn't physically move you up, just molecularly deconstructs you on the spot.

Side note, do transporters purge poop when transporting? Cause why not, they filter stuff out anyway, might as well de-poop and de-pee.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 1 points 6 months ago

I agree, research confirms that intra-species communication between animals and plants is real, though the term "communication" often does a lot of heavy-lifting in those studies. And while it's possible that goats have some built-in pheromone message encoder for transmitting complex ideas, such as "Daaandelion = helth", which we simply have not yet discovered, it is unlikely. At best, goats can demonstrate to other goats what to eat by example. However, even a solitary goat on a farm, one that has never seen other goats, will instinctively seek out specific plants when it's deficient in certain nutrients. It doesn't require a huge leap of faith to assume that this behavior extends to medicinal plants as well.
In other words, the goat doesn't know that it needs to eat a certain plant; it feels like it needs to eat a certain plant.
This principle even applies to humans, as babies will often eat dirt if they have a calcium deficiency. Clearly, they were never taught to do this, neither by adults (hopefully) nor by other babies.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 5 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I don't see how this is philosophical. One is an instinct, which is passed down genetically, and the other is knowledge, gained through experience. They are two distinct processes.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 5 points 7 months ago

I'm aware of Android capabilities, I've used Android phones since Gingerbread and have several tablets. I'm not saying iPad is "the best" for all use cases, but app availability is still much better on iPadOS. Android has been steadily catching up though.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I know that this is Fedi and "Apple bad", but iPads are great devices and if you get older versions second-hand they are usually worth the price. And since Apple is being forced into making these devices more open, they get better and better.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 2 points 7 months ago

Yeah, there are several RPG-fied Sims spinoffs, like Bustin' Out and Urbz. But I manage to play the classical Sims games as RPGs, too.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I play Sims like it's an RPG, so it is a game if you play it right.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 5 points 7 months ago

I'm not sure about iPhones, but iPads have had homescreen widgets for a whole year, maybe even two!

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 7 points 8 months ago

That's ok an all, but I assumed that you do care about making a false statement, which was the point of my response, to let you know.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 22 points 8 months ago (3 children)

You are being downvoted because you're factually wrong. While Android (especially on Samsung devices) had been getting more locked down over the years, even unrooted it has way more freedom than an iPhone. For instance, you can install any number of APKs, without jumping through any hoops.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You took my comment too seriously, it was just a joke.
But you also singled out Intel. Corporations aren't heroes in general and AMD is also there. And EU is depicted as the villain, although it's implied it's the hero in the context of the meme.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I would argue that the meme has long lost that particular aspect of itself and the character alignment is ignored. In this instance, clearly indicated by Surtr being EU, while the context heavily implies that EU is the "hero".

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