Moobythegoldensock

Yep, tool use evolved pretty early in animals (some insects and fish can use tools,) though of course humans have gone a step further and use tools to make other, better tools.

The smallpox vaccine was developed in 1796, nearly a century before the first phone and a good 20 years before the first bicycles. The tech in COVID-19 vaccines was discovered 20 years before the first iPhone, but people act like it was invented yesterday.

“I don’t want no vaccine! I want to get natural immunity, then I’ll be protected!”

That’s called “getting the disease,” dumbass…

Literally every 4-5 seconds.

Don’t kink shame.

If I’m reading this right, the average bored person shocked themselves every 2 minutes?

I’m a doctor. My job exists because nature hates you, and we can do better.

I have to hold my tongue when patients tell me they don’t want vaccines because they “want to do it naturally.” Fuck nature. Nature made polio, and polio paralyzes children. Nature can kiss my ass.

As someone who has played Minecraft, I’d be more terrified.

The API got me interested. Now I use both. Lemmy has no ads, better news, and better apps (currently on Arctic.) Reddit has a better desktop experience (well, new.reddit, I hate old.reddit and new new reddit) and better niche subs. I’d love it if Lemmy grew enough so that the niche experience reddit offers became viable.

You’re not supposed to pre-rinse dishes. It messes up the sensors by suggesting the dishes are already clean, and detergents are designed to bind to the particles on your dishes, making them work less well.

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/cleaning/a33322/stop-prerinsing-dishes/

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