Octopus Overlords

No, I'm NOT all right! I'm hurt, I'm pissed... I gotta find a new job!

Sudy wrote: Tue Jun 01, 2021 2:01 pm Today's question is, why would Facebook default a post's comments to "Most Relevant", and then flag nothing as such, therefore displaying nothing? Do they think I like clicking twice? What bullshit. Again I have to ask, if BBSs and message boards had this figured out 20+ years ago, why has social media and Reddit etc. taken such a step back? I get that nested responses like on the latter can make it easier to navigate gigantic discussions, but it still falls apart after the replies get into the hundreds.

To this day, Facebook will tell me a friend has replied to a post with 100+ comments, but there's nothing I can click to navigate to it. It's scroll through everything to find it, or nothing.

Sudy wrote: Tue Jun 01, 2021 2:01 pm Today's question is, why would Facebook default a post's comments to "Most Relevant", and then flag nothing as such, therefore displaying nothing? Do they think I like clicking twice? What bullshit. Again I have to ask, if BBSs and message boards had this figured out 20+ years ago, why has social media and Reddit etc. taken such a step back? I get that nested responses like on the latter can make it easier to navigate gigantic discussions, but it still falls apart after the replies get into the hundreds.

To this day, Facebook will tell me a friend has replied to a post with 100+ comments, but there's nothing I can click to navigate to it. It's scroll through everything to find it, or nothing.

Isgrimnur wrote: Mon May 31, 2021 2:39 am

Don't eat #cicadas if you're allergic to seafood as these insects share a family relation to shrimp and lobsters.

Daehawk wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:52 pm Ive not seen or heard one yet.

Madmarcus wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 7:04 pm Whether it is upbringing, introversion, or protective coloration after living in the US SE for so long I really don't like displaying my social views, political views, and group identifications all over the place. I'm probably too willing to share if you ask me about something but I cringe at the idea of putting a BLM bumper sticker on my car, any political sign in my yard, or a Pride frame around my profile picture.

Somehow I've become really conscious of this over the last year and feel that people are judging me.

gbasden wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 7:11 pm

Madmarcus wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 7:04 pm Whether it is upbringing, introversion, or protective coloration after living in the US SE for so long I really don't like displaying my social views, political views, and group identifications all over the place. I'm probably too willing to share if you ask me about something but I cringe at the idea of putting a BLM bumper sticker on my car, any political sign in my yard, or a Pride frame around my profile picture.

Somehow I've become really conscious of this over the last year and feel that people are judging me.

I totally agree about bumper stickers - I find them cringeworthy. I will put up yard signs if I feel strongly about something though. And I'm very out front about how I feel about things on social media.

dbt1949 wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 11:00 pm One time about thirty years ago I was riding my bike early in the morning and I passed a cop's house who had his patrol car parked in his drive. So I stuck a bumper sticker on his car that said "Don't like my driving? Dial 1 800 EAT SHIT".
Never inquired about it after tho.

Sudy wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 11:47 pm Election signs... I haven't been in a rental/ownership situation where I could post one. But unless there was a candidate/party I could full endorse (unlikely) I doubt I could justify it. There are times when I felt lesser-evil voting was necessary, but openly supporting a party I just hate less is difficult. I also find it problematic that it's often hard to find out a lot about local candidates without a large time investiment and attending events. (In Canadian federal elections for example, you vote for a regional representative rather than for the party leader.)

hepcat wrote: Thu Jun 03, 2021 4:47 pm I'm sitting in a barber shop in Chicago that I've always wanted to try called The Handsome Bastard. The wall is covered with cramps posters, and they just offered me a beer or some scotch while I wait. I love Chicago sometimes.

The ability to take directions without any training — something not all the puppies in the study could do equally well — suggested to the researchers that these particular puppies had an innate ability to understand humans.

Z-Corn wrote: Fri Jun 04, 2021 3:23 pm I think it's pretty apparent from watching Youtube videos that all domestic animals are getting smarter.

CNN's Arwa Damon dives under the waters of the Dardanelles Strait in Turkey and witnesses the massive marine mucilage bloom killing the undersea life.
Source: CNN

Magawa the rat, who was awarded a gold medal for his heroism, is retiring from his job detecting landmines.

In a five-year career, the rodent sniffed out 71 landmines and dozens more unexploded items in Cambodia.

But his handler Malen says the seven-year-old African giant pouched rat is "slowing down" as he reaches old age, and she wants to "respect his needs".

Magawa, the group said, would stay in post for a few more weeks to "mentor" the new recruits and help them settle in.

"Magawa's performance has been unbeaten, and I have been proud to work side-by-side with him," Malen said.

"He is small but he has helped save many lives allowing us to return much-needed safe land back to our people as quickly and cost-effectively as possible."