If 'carbon negative' and 'carbon positive' are terms used interchangeably to mean completely opposite things, what are alternative terms that clarify the difference without confusion?
For example, could alternative terms like “carbon reducing” and “carbon increasing” make it more clear and avoid misinterpreting which means which?
Has anyone else noticed a sudden lack of reading comprehension skills?
Just as the title asks I’ve noticed a very sharp increase in people just straight up not comprehending what they’re reading....
what messaging app you have quit and rejoined?
I don’t think that’s happened to me yet
Lemmings, why did you decide to never confess to someone that you liked so much?
[Serious] Am I really the ONLY PERSON who thinks Elon Musk is just absolutely sexy?
I know ppl hate him bc of Twitter. But I’m asking for a person to person perspective based on his looks. He is an attractive man right?
My chicken thighs were covered in pinfeathers. Is this common or did i just get a bad batch?
I had bought about 5 lbs of free range foster farms chicken thighs and every thigh was covered in feather quills. It was in 4 different packages so I’m not really convinced it was a one off....
Why is it frowned upon here to 'steal' content from reddit?
If anything, shouldn’t it be encouraged, and even automated? I’m including even the ‘old’ stuff from reddit here. Reddit shouldn’t be the absolute owner of the content submitted by users. When I migrated here, it wasn’t because of me being against reddit users, but being against reddit the company. Copying the...
What advice do you have for breaking up with a partner?
Where can I get some good courses/resources to improve my tech skills?
I’ve been toying with the idea of having a little hobby computer store for years and I’ve reached the point where I feel I have nothing to lose in trying it....
What is a hobby you enjoy, but seems too quirky or obscure to bring up in most conversations?
Mine would be creating pen and paper ciphers for my made up secret communication needs.
What is your favorite insult in your native language that doesn't exist or cant be directly translated in English?
Ill start:...
how to search all lemmy communities?
I just signed up on the discuss.online instance and when I search for communities very few show up. There are many that I know exist, but I can’t see them to subscribe to them from inside this instance. Is there some way I can easily search and subscribe to my account on this instance?
What could be the reason behind the Cyberattack against the space telescopes in Hawaii and Haiti?
How do you consume Muesli?
Edit: I’ve found a method to improve this, I’ll edit the post below. Photo attached!...
Can somebody explain defederation in simple layman terms please?
I have seen that word tossed around lately and I am not completely confident that I know what it means. Thank you.
Users from China! What do you think about the CCP?
Immortals of Aveum - Before You Buy (www.youtube.com)
cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/405648...
Does the US have zero employee protection laws??
Just following on from this: lemmy.nz/post/1134134...
Have you ever met someone who is able to deeply engage in conversation in a wholesome and detailed way?
Everyone who's went through a breakup and already got over it, what do you think now about the actual reason for the breakup?
When Prohecy Fails
I’m reading this book about social researchers who infiltrated into a cult and were observing their beliefs and struggles. At some point the group’s popularity spiked and various news papers all across the country flocked to the group....
What is a scam so obvious that everyone knows it's a scam?
We’ve heard about the normalized scams. Now let’s hear about the scams that are so completely obviously scams that it is a miracle that anybody would ever fall for them.
What's the best joke you can come up playing with (1) economic dependency theory and (2) program dependencies?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependency_theory