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What's the leaf icon behind some users' names on Mbin and why can't you see them on lemmy?

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Flag of the US but Constitutional instead of Territorial
  • 99% of all Americans today either are an immigrant themselves or have an ancestor within living memory who was one

    That's a shocking stat to me. My perspective is probably skewed because I am from a small town in central Appalachia so nearly everyone in the county was from one of the families that settled the area shortly before the American Revolution. I would have assumed the percentage of people whose families immigrated here before the Civil War was much higher.

  • What's everyone doing to get more active?

    I'm restarting after gaining back from a big loss that finished at the beginning of last year. Last time I did lots of walking and then bicycling. I'm struggling a bit getting more active this time. I think my biggest problem is that I want to go at the same level that I was going when I stopped and I need to slow down a bit and build back up to that.

    What are you doing to get more active? Any exercise programs, youtube workouts, or other resources you've use that you enjoyed? Are there any exercise or active hobby lemmy communities that would pair well with this community?

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    Anyone around? Went back to reddit just for this community and can't stand the reddit app.
  • The mods don't look particularly active so I'm going to make a guess based on how the reddit community worked.

    Medical interventions are fine to talk about so long as they are kept in perspective. Medication, surgery, therapy, etc are tools that can help with weight loss. They aren't a magic bullet and losing weight requires effort and commitment with or without them. They shouldn't be pushed on others and no one should be discouraged from using them. Respect that the journey is a personal one.

  • Anyone around? Went back to reddit just for this community and can't stand the reddit app.
  • I am restarting as well. I was a pandemic weight loser, from the end of 2020 to the beginning of 2023 I went from 470 to 180 and over the last year I've gone back up to almost 300 and have mostly abandoned my exercise routine. I've been working for a couple weeks to get back to exercising and get back under 200.

    Looks like one mod hasn't posted for 7 months and the other posted 2 weeks ago but is very infrequent.

  • 15 Best Cheesy '80s Sci-Fi Movies, Ranked
  • How can you have a list of 80s cheesy sci-fi with no Troma? The Toxic Avenger, Class of Nuke Em High, Surf Nazis Must Die.

    On top of being a list of big budget films these are supposed to be under appreciated? Ghostbusters had a sequel in the 80s, basically continuous TV presence for the past ~40 years, and unreasonably huge merchandiseing. It's one of the most successful franchises of all time.

  • What happened? Take me back
  • Mortgage payments cover insurance and taxes in addition to the mortgage itself. Unless you have a variable rate mortgage the portion of the payment going to the loan doesn't change but the amount needed to cover taxes and insurance can.

  • Are there any complete foods recipe builders still working?

    completefoods.co is still up but building new recipes with the recipe builder doesn't seem to work anymore. Are there any recipe builders still working that calculate the full list of FDA rdi vitamins and minerals?

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    He Walked On Water by Randy Travis

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    Sheb Wooley - The Purple People Eater

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    Where My Heart Will Take Me by Russell Watson

    The theme is very controversial among the tv fans. It was a rock song that was superficially changed and renamed for a tv show. I'll take either version.

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    Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry

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    Oh, What a Beautiful Morning by Rodgers and Hammerstein

    Name the show for bonus imaginary points.

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    The Thunder Rolls by Garth Brooks

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    Man of Constant Sorrow

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    Absolutely (Story of a Girl) by Nine Days

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    Ode to the Little Brown Shack Out Back by Billie Ed Wheeler

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    If LLM continue to be the dominant branch of AI development what affects will they have on spoken language?

    The ubiquity of audio commutation technologies, particularly telephone, radio, and TV, have had a significant affect on language. They further spread English around the world making it more accessible and more necessary for lower social and economic classes, they led to the blending of dialects and the death of some smaller regional dialects. They enabled the rapid adoption of new words and concepts.

    How will LLMs affect language? Will they further cement English as the world's dominant language or lead to the adoption of a new lingua franca? Will they be able to adapt to differences in dialects or will they force us to further consolidate how we speak? What about programming languages? Will the model best able to generate usable code determine what language or languages will be used in the future? Thoughts and beliefs generally follow language, at least on the social scale, how will LLM's affects on language affect how we think and act? What we believe?

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    Why would the average person choose a brain implant over a skullcap?

    In the future direct interfacing between the brain and technology seems likely. The rudimentary technology has already been demonstrated and Musk's company is working on an implant meant to be a commercial product. My question is about how you see the interface eventually working. In particular I am curious about what the advantage of an implant is.

    From the demonstrations I've seen things like typing, moving cursors, ect can be achieved with sensors applied to the body externally like an fmri skullcap or a neckband that reads vibrations in the vocal cords. External sensors are much safer to apply than a brain implant, they can be replaced much more easily if they malfunction, and they can be upgraded. I have read an article that said there are advantages to implants for people with medical issues like paralysis because the implant can offer feedback providing a more "normal" experience and interacting with specific nerves gives more precise control and less lag time. For medical applications like restoring lost function that makes the risk of surgery make sense. For the average person what advantages do implants offer over external sensors that make the risks of brain surgery worth it?

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    Oral alternatives to Revolution+

    I have a cat that absolutely hates topical medicine. I use Revolution+ because it's an all in one and was what the vet recommended when I got my cats but one of my cats runs when he sees the box, fights when I am putting it on him, and hides for a few hours after he gets treated. My other cat doesn't really like getting it put on but I put a spoonful of wet food down, apply it while she's eating and she's over it by the time her treat is gone. I wish my male cat took it that well, I hate that I have to do it monthly when he reacts so badly.

    They are due for their annual vet visit in June and their current supply of Revolution+ will run out the same month so I'm planning on asking the vet about alternatives then but would like to have some research done and some specific questions to ask and/or products to ask about. The cat that has the strong reaction is a door dasher and occasionally spends 15-20 min outside eating grass and my dog has daily walks near a wooded area so I treat them all as if they were indoor/outdoor. I'm fine with using separate products for flea/tick and internal parasites as long as I can stop chasing him down and fighting with him once a month.

    What are the best options to treat cats who hate topical products for parasites?

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    I'm trying to build my own recipe for a challenge, can anyone offer a critique or some advice?

    The parameters of the challenge are:

    Must use an instant pot.

    Must feed 4.

    Must be vegetarian.

    Servings can be no more than 650kcal each. (Max total 2600kcal)

    Must be storable/freezable.

    The challenge is for a meal planning/food prep group so I'm using frozen or canned ingredients.

    Here is the recipe I have right now:

    1 box chickpea rotini (900kcal)

    1 bag frozen chopped onions (120kcal)

    1 bag frozen sweet corn (360kcal)

    1 bag frozen peas (240kcal)

    1 can sliced Spanish olives (175kcal)

    1 can mushroom stems and pieces (60kcal)

    1 can diced tomatoes with jalapenos (75kcal)

    1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup (140kcal)

    1 carton vegetable broth (20kcal)

    Half teaspoon salt

    2 teaspoons black pepper

    It's a total of 2090kcal right now which is 523kcal per serving.

    I can still add about 500kcal and I'm thinking about adding some vegetarian cheese because I'm concerned it won't be creamy enough. I put the tomatoes and olives in because everything had a a similar flavor and I thought adding some contrasting acidity would keep it from being bland.

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