Spitinthacoola
Spitinthacoola t1_ja985u2 wrote
Reply to Le Crueset still BIFL? by pussayforlife
I've got one of their enameled cast iron pots and I've baked bread in it nearly every single day for 5 years. Idk if it's BIFL but it's been getting work done for me with no signs of slowing down.
Spitinthacoola t1_j6u06x2 wrote
Reply to comment by Fearlessleader85 in Planting more trees could axe summer deaths by a third. Modelling of 93 European cities finds that increasing tree cover up to 30% can help lower the temperature of urban environments by an average of 0.4°C and prevent one in three heat deaths as a result. by MistWeaver80
It might not be better than painting all the roofs white for heat but they'd still do better than shingles or solar panels. A combination of that for the roofs and trees, especially native where possible, would not just impact local temps but also fauna.
Spitinthacoola t1_j6tanax wrote
Reply to comment by Wonderful_Mud_420 in Planting more trees could axe summer deaths by a third. Modelling of 93 European cities finds that increasing tree cover up to 30% can help lower the temperature of urban environments by an average of 0.4°C and prevent one in three heat deaths as a result. by MistWeaver80
Most green roofs don't require tons of soil and watering vegetation. They're usually pretty thin layers of media and root barriers for grasses and other native plants to live, they're called extensive green roofs.
Intensive green roofs usually don't cover the whole thing, and have deeper layers and larger plants. They're much less common.
Spitinthacoola t1_j0r6mdr wrote
Reply to comment by stupid_systemus in Cambridge scientists have shown that a widely-used drug to treat liver disease can prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection or reduce COVID-19 severity by hot
It doesn't mean that. The whole thing is way more chaotic and complex. Reactions don't indicate better or worse immune response.
Spitinthacoola t1_ixpnrm5 wrote
Reply to comment by Strazdas1 in Large parts of Europe are warming twice as fast as the planet on average. As a consequence of human emissions of greenhouse gases, the climate across the continent has also become drier, particularly in southern Europe, leading to worse heat waves and an increased risk of fires. by MistWeaver80
You're literally jumping into a thread about that specific thing. I think you are perhaps mixed up about what is happening here.
Spitinthacoola t1_ixlgnxp wrote
Reply to comment by Strazdas1 in Large parts of Europe are warming twice as fast as the planet on average. As a consequence of human emissions of greenhouse gases, the climate across the continent has also become drier, particularly in southern Europe, leading to worse heat waves and an increased risk of fires. by MistWeaver80
And I'm saying even compared to just forest area (not sure how to calculate mass of forests burned) its still like 1% of the area that was burned.
So even when you ignore about 80% of the country, about 1% was on fire.
Its so incredibly far from being anywhere near a majority.
I'm not going to respond to you anymore.
Spitinthacoola t1_ixlespp wrote
Reply to comment by Strazdas1 in Large parts of Europe are warming twice as fast as the planet on average. As a consequence of human emissions of greenhouse gases, the climate across the continent has also become drier, particularly in southern Europe, leading to worse heat waves and an increased risk of fires. by MistWeaver80
Yes, and again, even still less than 1% of the forested area burned during the time we are talking about. I'm not sure why you are trying to be argumentative about this.
Spitinthacoola t1_ixikat7 wrote
Reply to comment by Strazdas1 in Large parts of Europe are warming twice as fast as the planet on average. As a consequence of human emissions of greenhouse gases, the climate across the continent has also become drier, particularly in southern Europe, leading to worse heat waves and an increased risk of fires. by MistWeaver80
It isnt. Australia is less than. 20% desert. They landmass has nearly the same amount of forests as it does deserts. Yall have weird understandings of Australia.
Spitinthacoola t1_ixeflwc wrote
Reply to comment by imapassenger1 in Large parts of Europe are warming twice as fast as the planet on average. As a consequence of human emissions of greenhouse gases, the climate across the continent has also become drier, particularly in southern Europe, leading to worse heat waves and an increased risk of fires. by MistWeaver80
That doesn't change the number in any way
Spitinthacoola t1_ixe8gvd wrote
Reply to comment by RODjij in Large parts of Europe are warming twice as fast as the planet on average. As a consequence of human emissions of greenhouse gases, the climate across the continent has also become drier, particularly in southern Europe, leading to worse heat waves and an increased risk of fires. by MistWeaver80
Australia's land area is about 770 million hectares. What burned in 2019-20 was about 17 million hectares.
Its a lot. But not even close to a majority. It's hard to imagine what that would be like, especially given how little of Australia's land is actually colonized with humans.
Spitinthacoola t1_iwci4xs wrote
Reply to comment by ayleidanthropologist in The lifespans of honey bees living in laboratory environments has dropped about 50% over the last 50 years, hinting at possible causes for the worrisome trends across the beekeeping industry, according to new research by University of Maryland entomologists. by Wagamaga
Not really, no. They need a protein source.
Spitinthacoola t1_iwci27z wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in The lifespans of honey bees living in laboratory environments has dropped about 50% over the last 50 years, hinting at possible causes for the worrisome trends across the beekeeping industry, according to new research by University of Maryland entomologists. by Wagamaga
Epigenetic changes are not genetic changes.
>While genetic changes can alter which protein is made, epigenetic changes affect gene expression to turn genes “on” and “off.”
Spitinthacoola t1_itm3lnc wrote
Reply to comment by Ketosheep in Study finds brain changes associated with ADHD remission. As the brains of those with ADHD mature, some individuals may repetitively engage in strategies that compensate for symptoms. These repetitive behaviors may result in the brain changes seen in those who went into remission. by Wagamaga
No loss of hyperfocus. Just able to aim it. Reduces appetite to low levels though so often have to remind myself to eat. Besides that it is a godsend.
Spitinthacoola t1_iti7364 wrote
Reply to comment by MacadamiaMarquess in Formation of Namibia’s fairy circles isn’t due to termites. Plants are "ecosystem engineers" that survive by forming optimal geometric patterns. by marketrent
It absolutely is a red herring. The swarm understands things the individuals dont. Your genes understand things. Intelligence is nested across scale. Single cells have intelligence and solve problems. Tissues have intelligence and solve problems. Organs have intelligence and solve problems. Organisms have intelligence and solve problems. Swarms have intelligence and solve problems. We are just really bad at understanding and working with diverse types of intelligence. This is something we will get better at, by necessity.
Intelligence is almost certainly substrate agnostic.
Spitinthacoola t1_ithnbb2 wrote
Reply to comment by MacadamiaMarquess in Formation of Namibia’s fairy circles isn’t due to termites. Plants are "ecosystem engineers" that survive by forming optimal geometric patterns. by marketrent
>Intelligence arising out of a construct is not the same thing as the construct itself having been directed or planned by an intelligence.
Sure.
>For example, swarm intelligence might describe the behavior of a school of fish as seemingly directed by a master intelligence, but it’s not postulating that the school of fish has developed its own consciousness independent of that of the member fish.
I think the entire notion of "consciousness" is probably a red herring, or wild goose chase. It makes no sense to use in the context of intelligence because we have no definition for it. There's reason to believe that a school of fish or a hive of bees or a colony of ants does have an intelligence different from that of each unit. This is exactly how your body works.
That TAME framework I think is useful and I highly recommend listening to the available talks by Levin.
(Technological Approach to Mind Everywhere) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnsys.2022.768201/full
Spitinthacoola t1_ithibs0 wrote
Reply to comment by LessPoliticalAccount in Formation of Namibia’s fairy circles isn’t due to termites. Plants are "ecosystem engineers" that survive by forming optimal geometric patterns. by marketrent
Its very clearly the latter at this point. If we can't accept that intelligence is substrate agnostic we are going to have a very very bad time in the coming decade.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnsys.2022.768201/full
Spitinthacoola t1_ithi1q4 wrote
Reply to comment by VapoursAndSpleen in Formation of Namibia’s fairy circles isn’t due to termites. Plants are "ecosystem engineers" that survive by forming optimal geometric patterns. by marketrent
You did not come up with twatwaffle. Or at least, you're one of lots of people who have used that insult.
Spitinthacoola t1_ithhwsl wrote
Reply to comment by MacadamiaMarquess in Formation of Namibia’s fairy circles isn’t due to termites. Plants are "ecosystem engineers" that survive by forming optimal geometric patterns. by marketrent
That's pretty much how all cell networks make intelligence. Where do you think your intelligence comes from?
Spitinthacoola t1_ithhnn6 wrote
Reply to comment by so_good_so_far in Formation of Namibia’s fairy circles isn’t due to termites. Plants are "ecosystem engineers" that survive by forming optimal geometric patterns. by marketrent
You might appreciate Michael Levins new framework for this topic. (Levins lab has been working on some of the most sci-fi biology stuff in the world for the last decade or so)
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnsys.2022.768201/full
Spitinthacoola t1_jc2a303 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in New information about the role of a molecule found in chillis in reducing foot pain by healing damaged nerves. After three months, the team found that those who’d been treated with the capsaicin patch reported that their pain had reduced significantly, compared to those treated with standard care by Wagamaga
Be careful, those oils would be easy to transmit those oils accidently to someone who is allergic.