it’s because the original image is actually hosted on i.redd.it which may cause issues, especially with weird HTTP headers which some software might struggle with and also with VPNs

well, north korea does not have oil afaik, so there’s no reason for the us to invade …

never heard of them

oh sorry. try this one:

same as in politics

Ringing ears is often connected to psychological stress, which can have a myriad of factors, such as metabolic stress. Literally anything can cause it. I often get it when eating mold cheese (the edible type they sell at the supermarket) because despite being edible, it still does something inside my body and it takes a while for my body to process that.

And if there was they wouldn’t ever give it to regular civilians.

takes 20 years for patents to expire and cheap generica to become available

Random thought: If there’s a breakthrough in life-prolonging medication in the next decades (i.e. you live to 120 instead of 80), that would mean that world population would go up by 1.5x simply due to that, so if there’s no prior drop in numbers, that might not be sustainable.

mfw when gas is actually a liquid

doesn’t work for me. i have to request paper letter sent to my home address with the new password, which i have to change after the first login.

recommendation algorithm

though i reckon lemmy has one too, just a more transparent one

Actually i have been thinking about it and i do believe that it should be done for computers, actually. Like, an attacker could super easily steal your login credentials when they get 10-15 minutes with your computer once. They could do that by booting a custom OS, modifying some of your operating system’s system files to install a keyboard tracker or sth, and then just wait for you to enter your password.

I believe it’s actually why some banks i know don’t allow login anymore if you’re not using their Android apps to verify the login.

be dubai
build city in the middle of the desert
literally nothing grows here
we import all our stuff
trade blockade
gonna starve
mfw

Also how did people historically live there? Before desalination plants

can’t say that i’m surprised

recreational drug use

and what is the problem with that?

base 10

And that’s why it’s good that we have thrown away around 50% of our food so far, so we have significant buffers now.

I read somewhere that it’s actually an efficient method of nature … babies that won’t make it anyways die early so you waste fewer resources on them. it’s called fail fast

Worms :(