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  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldtoNew to Lemmy@lemmy.ca•I am new to Lemmy, and so far most communities are not that activeEnglish
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    5 小时前

    Eh, it’s the same as anywhere else.

    Bans are red flags, that’s not the same as a “do not enter” sign. There’s accounts on here that create communities no one else posts to, just so they can ban people they argue with in other places. Weaponizing the modlog for people that (for some reason) just blindly believe everything in the modlog.

    It’s a weird move for OP to say being here isn’t a choice. But you can get banned from reddit for all types of shit, some is admirable and some you’d get banned from anywhere for saying.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldtoScience@mander.xyz•'Uncanny valley' effect observed in macaques through 3D animated monkey avatarsEnglish
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    21 小时前

    Every social animal that operates primarily on vision has this…

    It’s just mostly primates who fit that definition.

    We’d be likely to see the same with certain parrot species and meercats maybe?

    But use a parrot population from a zoo or aviary that lived it’s whole life around a large number of the same species, and it’ll get spider tingles from this shit too.

    It’s a member who doesn’t fit into what you consider “us” but also no known subgroup of “them”, it freaks out a social brain. And the closer it gets to a real person/animal, the more alarm bells it rings because it’s more believable. But there will always be tells we pick up on subconsciously that it’s a trick.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldtoNew York Times gift articles@sopuli.xyz•How The Times Reported the Graham Platner StoryEnglish
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    3 天前

    Then why did they wait till last week to drop the story?

    Why hide it this entire time?

    Why didn’t they try to verify any of the claims?

    Why is the only “evidence” recent emails to a therapist where the patient says they don’t want to come forward but people (journalists) are pressuring here to?

    The primary attempt failed, so they picked the case that could be proven or denied because part of the story was he was blacked out drunk

    If you can’t see this as a politician hit piece and nothing else, nothing I say is going to make sense here. Logic, facts, and critical thinking won’t help you if you can’t see any issues with this already.

    Someone needs to help you with fundamental reasoning skills, it’s not just this topic.

    Quick exit:

    3 day old spam account, wonder how many times I’ve told you this on prior accounts…

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldtocamping@sh.itjust.works•bug spray that's better than DEETEnglish
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    7 天前

    Picaridin-containing repellents are used by humans to repel insects, and may end up in aquatic ecosystems. The picaridin-containing repellent we tested did not directly affect mosquito larvae survival or development, but trace concentrations of it caused substantial mortality of larval salamanders under laboratory conditions. We hypothesize that a loss of predators may in turn increase the emergence of mosquitos in impacted ecosystems, which can possibly trigger increased application of picaridin repellent and thus lead to a positive feedback loop. (Online version in colour.)

    1 of the only 2 pictures is about how this happens…

    You really should have been able to see that if you clicked the link.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldtocamping@sh.itjust.works•bug spray that's better than DEETEnglish
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    8 天前

    The remarkable repellent properties of M. piperita essential oil were established against adults Ae. aegypti. The application of oil resulted in 100% protection till 150 min. After next 30 min, only 1-2 bites were recorded as compared with 8-9 bites on the control arm.

    For 2.5 hours you get zero bites

    For the next half hour you get a few.

    That is effective, whether you understand it or not, your opinion just doesn’t over ride science buddy. No matter how strong your feelings are for whatever reason.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldtocamping@sh.itjust.works•bug spray that's better than DEETEnglish
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    8 天前

    Our findings demonstrate that larval salamanders suffer severe mortality and developmental deformities owing to environmentally relevant exposures to a commercially available repellent containing the active ingredient picaridin. Our experiments also demonstrate that larval salamanders are an important predator of larval mosquitos, which appear to be unaffected by exposure to repellents containing DEET or picaridin. Ecosystems contaminated with picaridin repellent may be at risk of further declines in salamander populations.

    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6227861/

    Peppermint doesn’t remove one of mosquitoes biggest predators from the food chain.

    Using peppermint oil instead of picaradin means less mosquitoes so even when you forget your designer chemical, you will be but less.

    For purely selfish reasons you should use peppermint, I hope that convinces you since nothing else has.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldtocamping@sh.itjust.works•bug spray that's better than DEETEnglish
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    8 天前

    Picaridin or deet are methods to cover that odor

    Buddy, I already know you haven’t fucked with peppermint oil…

    It repels virtually every pest because of how strong that mint smell is, that’s the entire reason the mint smell evolved. Humans are the weird ones for liking it, and the reason we’re the exception is our sense of smell is terrible.

    For almost every other animal/insect it’s like pepperspray, it’s so strong it actually hurts insects and rodents.

    I’m not saying those chemicals don’t work, I’m saying given the choice between some crazy chemical and crushed up benign plant leaves…

    Just use the leaves bro.

    Not only is it cheaper, it won’t give you cancer or fuck up future children you may have.

    It’s a no brainer risk assessment call

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