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jtrek@startrek.websiteto
World News@lemmy.world•A pill can stop people from developing COVID after being exposed to the virus, trial findsEnglish
2·1 hour agoProbably get more return on resources investing in therapy to address phobias, in that case.
jtrek@startrek.websiteto
World News@lemmy.world•A pill can stop people from developing COVID after being exposed to the virus, trial findsEnglish
1·3 hours agoThat doesn’t sound much different than a traditional vaccine, unless you can self administer it
jtrek@startrek.websiteto
Patient Gamers@sh.itjust.works•Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?
2·5 hours agoOh, hard to pick! Maria was a good fight. I finished it by parrying her with the pistol, and then missed the critical attack so I just bonked her and she fell over. Still counts!
Moon presence was also pretty cool, and felt like it was a few tweaks from being Really Hard. It does that move where your health goes down to 1 and you have to rally it all back! Luckily for me the axe is good for rallying, and the boss is very generous about waiting for you. Elden Ring feels like it wouldn’t have given such a long recovery opening!
jtrek@startrek.websiteto
Patient Gamers@sh.itjust.works•Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?
2·15 hours agoI finished it and the dlc! The orphan was tricky. I don’t think anything took more than five tries though. Hunter’s axe is MVP.
Definitely a good game. Interesting setting.
Tried a bit of a new game with the cane sword and it’s way less solid.
I vote in every election. New York has ranked choice for some things now, which is nice. The way judges are picked is pretty bad, though.
I don’t enjoy it. I think it’s sad when people get addicted to it.
I don’t even like big random factors in games. One of the things I like about the dark souls franchise is there’s very little randomness. You never win or lose because “lol critical hit”, like you might in something closer to D&D
jtrek@startrek.websiteto
Political Memes@lemmy.world•Eventually we've gotta throw out the book to protect people
7·20 hours agoConservatism is just in-groups to protect and out-groups to behind. They don’t care about consistency or fairness.
I think there’s something with age and lead poisoning that makes people short sighted, easily manipulated with emotional appeals, and short tempered.
jtrek@startrek.websiteto
Comic Strips@lemmy.world•The totally hypothetical button thought experiment
2·1 day agoI wonder how many people would change their answer if it was highlighted they’re in the set of people that may die. Even though it’s long odds, people are more intuitive than rational with things like that.
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Technology@lemmy.world•Exclusive: LinkedIn planning to lay off 5% of staff in latest tech-sector cuts, source saysEnglish
7·1 day agoMicrosoft should never have been allowed to buy LinkedIn. It should be split off.
jtrek@startrek.websiteto
A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world•Dating has gotten so expensive that nearly half of U.S. singles say it’s no longer worth it, as the average night out approaches $200
2·2 days agoThat’s an important detail. Clicking through, it says
A first date in our study means one shared starter, two main courses and two removedtails. For each restaurant, we pulled the median starter, main and removedtail price from the menu. For each city, we took the median across all fully-priced restaurants.
That’s extremely heavy for a first date. It’s a poor strategy for several reasons to go that hard the first time you’re meeting someone.
jtrek@startrek.websiteto
A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world•Dating has gotten so expensive that nearly half of U.S. singles say it’s no longer worth it, as the average night out approaches $200
1·2 days agoAs a real cheapskate, you should keep an eye out for places give them out for free. There’s an LGBT center near me with a giant basket for free, and a free clinic a longer walk away that gives them out and also does free STI tests.
I think there’s something analogous to parasites or cancer in large organizations. People who are bad for the health of the organization, through things like creating too many inefficient meetings or stifling useful behavior, accumulate in time. They’re not so egregious that the immune response kicks them out, but they adapt to the system and fatten themselves up at the expense of the host.
You know the archetype. The “product guy” who’s always looking busy with a spreadsheet, but mostly just slows down meetings.
I remember thinking it was cool when Doom loaded with
R_Init: Init DOOM refresh daemon
jtrek@startrek.websiteto
Patient Gamers@sh.itjust.works•Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?
8·2 days agoFinally got around to playing Bloodborne. It’s good, but after playing Elden Ring it seems easier than expected.
jtrek@startrek.websiteto
A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world•Dating has gotten so expensive that nearly half of U.S. singles say it’s no longer worth it, as the average night out approaches $200
3·2 days agoI don’t want to dox myself but my two go-to bars with cheap drinks are within walking distance of prospect Park. The second favorite’s cheap beer is like $7
jtrek@startrek.websiteto
A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world•Dating has gotten so expensive that nearly half of U.S. singles say it’s no longer worth it, as the average night out approaches $200
4·2 days agoBrooklyn, where there’s a couple local bars I like. My favorite bar has $5 cans, but the more recognizable drinks are in the $10-$15 range. Two drinks is about $30, then.
jtrek@startrek.websiteto
A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world•Dating has gotten so expensive that nearly half of U.S. singles say it’s no longer worth it, as the average night out approaches $200
15·2 days agoThat’s a ridiculous amount of money to spend.
Most of my first dates were like
- walk to bar ($0) or subway ($3)
- a drink for both ($10 - $30)
- transit back ($0 or $3)
Even two drinks wouldn’t probably break the $100 barrier.
There are cheaper options, too. Coffee. Park walk and snacks. Free museums.
I didn’t have much trouble meeting people on the same page.
Edit: a full ass dinner date is a terrible idea for early dating. Don’t go on early dates you can’t quickly bail on.




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