protist

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[–] protist@mander.xyz 10 points 3 months ago

Also not true, the Great Oxidation Event likely knocked out 80% of the species on earth in the paleoproterozoic due to cyanobacteria respiration

[–] protist@mander.xyz 74 points 3 months ago (18 children)

I'm going to guess as an island species, it had no natural predators, and therefore the evolutionary pressure for it to have a wide field of view did not exist

[–] protist@mander.xyz 9 points 3 months ago

This seat was already held by a Democrat. This district has been voting for Democratic representatives and Donald Trump for 12 years

[–] protist@mander.xyz 5 points 3 months ago

Research on the physiological roots of procrastination have been concerned with the role of the prefrontal cortex, the area of the brain that is responsible for executive brain functions such as impulse control, attention and planning. This is consistent with the notion that procrastination is strongly related to such functions, or a lack thereof. The prefrontal cortex also acts as a filter, decreasing distracting stimuli from other brain regions. Damage or low activation in this area can reduce one's ability to avert diversions, which results in poorer organization, a loss of attention, and increased procrastination. This is similar to the prefrontal lobe's role in ADHD, where it is commonly under-activated.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procrastination

[–] protist@mander.xyz 23 points 3 months ago (7 children)

Basically any situation where plastic is warmed is a source of microplastic contamination

[–] protist@mander.xyz 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Looking forward to a Technology Connections video debunking all these claims

[–] protist@mander.xyz 27 points 3 months ago

"I work alone because no one is willing to work with me anymore"

[–] protist@mander.xyz 15 points 3 months ago

Gotta do the edges first, the squares on the edges have less information

[–] protist@mander.xyz 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

PSA: They re-released this with less scary pictures. Definitely try to get the original

[–] protist@mander.xyz 28 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

According to their "About Us" page, they were a small business that is now financed by Post Road Group and Bain Capital. Creating competition for Comcast is a great thing, but I'd bet over the years those capital partners are going to demand enshittification for profit. I'd still drop Comcast like a rock though.

The excavation in the street sounds like the same thing Google Fiber did in my neighborhood, microtrenching fiber in the street along the curb. Has worked great for me for almost 10 years now

[–] protist@mander.xyz 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

This might come as a shock to the Lemmy community, but I have zero interest in ever learning how to code.

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