Lots here suggesting you do the Luigi thing.

If you’re not game for that, I suggest playing videogames. I’m sure there has to be at least one about vampire hunting

Meme where

I get this is in jest, but the articles are dated 2014 and 2017.

Then return to read the comments, maybe you learn something new. Also you can point out which ones make it easier to understand for you.

Would have been more useful if they used a photo of this kpop group showcasing the pincer pose they’re talking about. For some people, this article is “hey look at these two completely new things” and "trust me they’ve got something in common that is visible but we chose not to show "

As a woman, my experience says this is largely dependent on the culture. Go to Latin America and men cat call women even when they’re alone. Day, night, at work- doesn’t matter. If anything, I’ve never been catcalled in enclosed spaces such as public transport or elevators, but I’ve occasionally had a hand on my ass if it’s super crowded. If you ask me this totally puts them in the bully category, and bullies can also work in groups.

In Australia I’ve only seen men catcalling women while they are drinking, and yeah they were also not drinking alone. The catcalling also feels sillier or less serious somehow, perhaps because it’s obvious they’re being drunk and stupid.

YMMV.

Edit: also let me add, in the first example men catcall any woman. I think any woman between the ages of 12 and 60 is a good target for catcalling, as long as they’re not morbidly obese.

In the second example, only conventionally attractive women, often dressed somewhat suggestively, get catcalled.

This actually looks fun. Not sure I’d like to have capsicum with apple, and I definitely wouldn’t eat the citrus rind. But it’s otherwise a killer idea to entice your kids into eating fruit

Things me or my parents would do those 40⁰C+ days:

Pull down the blinds to block the sun during the day. If the air is considerably hotter outside, don’t open the windows/doors. Wait until there is no difference in temp to do so.

If access to water isn’t an issue, once the sun goes down you can hose the exterior of the house, walls and any surrounding concrete/stone surfaces. It will cool it down considerably.

If it is really hot I would sometimes put a wet towel on wherever I was feeling the heat the most (usually heads and shoulders/arms). You will need to soak it every hour or so, because it will start to dry and warm up as you wear it. You can sleep like this, too, but you may wake up from the heat under a hot towel that’s nearly dry.

TIL, thanks

TIL, thanks

Can someone please forgive my ignorance and explain why is Mussolini upside down? Thanks

Interesting, I’ll keep in mind

Terry Pratchett

Weird and I’m surprised it would have such a narrow snout but hey. Aesthetically an improvement I’d say

Strange photo. I can’t figure out if he was on a boat, or in front of a print of the opera house and not the actual opera house. The lighting is weird, but it would be ok if he was on a ferry maybe. But the hair looks strange. I’m confused. Confused because out of all images of Harrison Ford out there, they had to pick this specific one that lhas no relation to the snake, which is endemic to Peru.

A nice cheese

Change your instance. A lot of the content you see will depend on the instance you are in. ML is notorious for politics and I’m leaving it at that.

But also keep in mind politics are an important part of life and it’s impossible to fully remove that. Especially with a tense political climate as it is right now.

I think it’s part of human nature to long for some connection, to socialize, to discover new things. We humans have been fantasizing with sentient machines for ages. We have been exploring the possibilities of interacting with other sentient species for millennia. The machine trope is just one more in that category.

That’s where the allure is.

Of course the trash you are being sold isn’t truly sentient, but people see stripes and call it a tiger.

As for what makes it so palatable, for most people, if they see something they recognize and relate to, they find it easier to use. LLMs are in particular very easy to use for this reason.

And it’s ok if you don’t like the idea at all. My previous statement was just a generalization, not everyone is equally enamored with the idea of interacting with a different, sentient, and intelligent species.

I’m speechless

I’m sorry, I’m not American and this is the first time I see this image. How much of this is real? Did he actually stand right next to an easter bunny and demanded for hormuz?