NottaLottaOcelot

joined 2 years ago
[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Definitely! For example, a zucchini plant might give you a fruit per day for about 3 weeks, which is more than my family can eat. The options for us then are a) canning such as zucchini relish (highly recommend!) or b) grate it and freeze it for future baking (zucchini bread, egg bites, etc.)

[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago

Initially, but the article mentioned they aren’t ruling out real money in future. I think they likely want to get a broad user base first, then start offering the really exciting bets for small amounts of money, eventually leading to larger sums.

[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

But if I’m going to pay the same amount of money, why would I not put down the carton with cracked eggs and buy a different one that contains no cracked eggs? I may not starve if an egg is cracked, but I’m going to have to pay the store the same amount, and due diligence allows me to get 12 eggs for that rather than only 11 or 10.

[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

I find it problematic that they are using forward PE as a comparison, because forward PE in and of itself is a guesstimate based on numbers a company puts out to attract investors. Sure, they can be audited, but there is plenty of creative accounting done to improve optics

[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The other day, a group of kids were playing road hockey in my neighbourhood. Rather than run them over, I waited for them to pull their nets aside, then drove on. Whether he believes it or not, we can still allow kids to play in the streets. It’s probably safer for them than spending their time with AI search bots.

[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 months ago

Yes it’s irritating that society can celebrate the good qualities of men who aren’t physically attractive (sense of humour, intelligence, kindness, etc.) but has such trouble accepting that a woman who isn’t physically attractive can have worthwhile qualities. We can’t seem to compute when a woman decides that she has other priorities.

[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

1). Society tells women they need to do things “preventively” to avoid becoming hideous goblins in a few years. That’s why you see 22 year olds getting Botox - they have been told they have to start paying NOW to avoid wrinkles

2). Hollywood and entertainment media have normalized unrealistic standards. And you can’t become a newcomer in that space without conforming to the employable look

3). Gossip media loves to pick apart any millimetre of fat (“Is ______ pregnant? Click to see her baby bump!”) or photo taken in bad lighting (“What is wrong with ______ ‘s health, click to see what our medical specialists have to say”). And then they love to chastise people after they give into plastic surgery (“Click to see ______’s terrible nose job, why DID she do it??”)

Billions of dollars are made making women feel shitty. Nobody is going to let that cash go because morals.

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