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Wander, in I need to survive for 3 days without pooping, and eating as little as possible. I can pee, but not very often. It can't take up too much space. What food do I pack?
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Do you need energy? So there's something called the pineapple diet (please ask your doctor first) where you eat pineapple for three days to lose weight. Biggest problem here is the spam, so I guess you'd have to use some sort of food that can be rehydrated like soylent.

mizu6079,
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I'm not allowed to eat pineapple for medical reasons 😅. Thanks for replying though.

rlaimondas, in I need to survive for 3 days without pooping, and eating as little as possible. I can pee, but not very often. It can't take up too much space. What food do I pack?

@mizu6079 Vinegar

mizu6079,
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It's gonna be my main food and I can only carry a cinch bag so I don't think it would be a good idea use up space for a liquid...

Pagliacci, in Deleted
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I’d take both boxes.

We’ve been given no information on the accuracy of the machine’s predictions. Therefore, we have to assume it has just as good of a chance of being wrong as being right. There’s essentially a 50/50 chance that box B has $1,000,000,000 regardless of my choice, so I would choose the option that at least guarantees the smaller prize while still giving me the same chance at the larger prize.

_haha_oh_wow_, in Why does Lemmy feel so fresh compared to Reddit?
@_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works avatar

Because it is?

Thndrchld, in What are the best crafts/meida/things to make and sell? as a sort of hobby.

I had a similar thought a while back. I got into making pens. There's a bit of a learning curve and some equipment necessary to get started, but once you get the hang of it, you can turn $20 of materials into $100+, and people with money to blow go nuts for them. I sold 3 pens for $300 to one person not so long ago.

Biggest thing you'll need is a lathe. I got a Wen lathe on amazon for like $150. Get some carbide turning tools for like $40 and you're mostly set.

torknorggren,

Yeah turning in general seems to do relatively well for a number of folks. Bowls and pepper mills and all those seem to sell at craft fairs.

kthxbye_reddit, in Deleted
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The best case result is 1.001.000.000 (A+B) vs 1.000.000.000 (B) only. Worst case is I have 1.000.000 only.

I go with B only because the difference feels tiny / irrelevant.

Maybe I actually have free will and this is not determism kicking in, but who knows. I‘m not in for the odds with such a tiny benefit.

wols,

Well if you actually have free will, how can the machine predict your actions?

What if someone opened box B and showed you what was in it? What would that mean? What would you do?

kthxbye_reddit,
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I meant, let’s imagine the machine predicted B and is wrong (because I take A+B). I would call that scenario „I have free will - no determinism.“ Then I will have 1.000.000.000 „only“. That’s a good result.

Maybe interesting: Wiki - Determinism

OptimusFine,

Worst case is I have 1.000.000 only.

Except that's not the worst case. If the machine predicted you would pick A&B, then B contains nothing, so if you then only picked B (i.e. the machine's prediction was wrong), then you get zero. THAT'S the worst case. The question doesn't assume the machine's predictions are correct.

kthxbye_reddit,
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Good point. Actually I was assuming that the machine’s predictions were never wrong. That’s also what is defined in the Newcomb’s Paradox wiki page.

If that‘s not a 100% given, you are definitely right.

AdamEatsAss, in What are the best crafts/meida/things to make and sell? as a sort of hobby.

In my experience there is already such a wealth of professional and hobby products out there that it's impossible to break into the market. Find something you like and just do it as a hobby if you can recoup any of the cost selling what you make that's great but it shouldn't be the main focus. The worst thing that can happen to a hobby is it becoming a job.

MiddleWeigh, in What are the best crafts/meida/things to make and sell? as a sort of hobby.
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It's pretty hard to make money crafting, but doable, and I think you just need to understand that going in. So I think what's most important is that you enjoy doing that particular craft. The selling is just icing.

Leather working, Jewelry, Tye dye, Hand made rugs...what do YOU like? Experiment, and find out.

It really just comes down to what you enjoy most and that you aren't expecting to make a full time job out it.

Commissions are always good!

Sorry if that was unhelpful

QuietStorm,
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thank you and im more looking for something to start with that isint a full time job but more of a sidehustle, also how can i do commisions becasue fivver seems overcrowded so i might need to do things locally, maybe.

MiddleWeigh,
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Yea I know, I'm just saying that side hustle is more just a product of you enjoying yourself and being creative. You should start first with finding what you actually like to do. I'd just try some stuff till something sticks you know?

It may be a while before your confident to put a price tag on it.

Comission is great, especially locally, depending which craft you do. I would consider this only after you found your groove.

Hope you find something worthwhile to spend your time on.

Make>Take

kilmister, in What are the best crafts/meida/things to make and sell? as a sort of hobby.
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Not sure if that’s the type of creativity you’re looking for, but it’s quite common to sell stickers on Etsy, Redbubble and similar sites. Some stores are quite successful on it.

QuietStorm,
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maybe your right but i have to start somehwere and i guess stickers are a good start.

bernieecclestoned,

Or badges, t-shirts anything that you can design and then sell multiple copies of.

You can use online suppliers to print high quality stuff or buy a simple screen print kit and badge maker to make more individual items.

QuietStorm, in what should I do with this pile of old (wiped) hard drives?
@QuietStorm@lemmy.fmhy.ml avatar

nas, keep them around for backups, sell them online,

donate them to people in need?

jubilationtcornpone, in What was your best and worst experience on Reddit?

I don't have a specific worst. The best was when I was complaining about my [then] wife for the umpteenth time. I don't remember which sub it was. Someone responded with, "Are you familiar with Borderline Personality Disorder? If not, you should look it up."

I did look it up. It explained everything I had seen up to that point. It is as like someone had written a text book about my wife. I was both relieved and terrified.

That was the starting point of getting out of that awful abusive relationship and getting my life back on track.

vis4valentine,
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I’m glad you got out of that situation. Just a few days ago Cinema Therapy made a video about Anakin Skywalker and they said he shows many characteristics of Borderline Personality Disorder.

Of course, you can have BPD and not be an absolute abusive asshole but when they are, it’s horrible for the victims.

ragnarokonline, in what should I do with this pile of old (wiped) hard drives?

Open em up and get those wonderful lil magnets out to add to your magnet collection

LeftBoobFreckle,

This plus I use the platters as coasters around my house

Dirk, in Have you already encountered those new bots on Lemmy?
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You can hide bot accounts in the settings.

_haha_oh_wow_,
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That assumes they were registered as bots, doesn't it?

Dirk,
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Exactly. If they’re bots but not registered as such, just report them.

Stovetop,

I think the point of these bots is that they try to make themselves appear not like bots in order to steer the direction of discussions. That and upvoting the agendas they want to push and downvoting perspectives they disagree with.

NotSteve_,
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These spam bots wouldn't list themselves as bots so that wouldn't work

Dee_Imaginarium,
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You think people would lie like that??

ShadowAether, in What was your best and worst experience on Reddit?

Good: I got support from people when things in my DnD group got weird.

Bad: Once, I asked a technical question that I had asked people irl and researched a lot and not found what I was looking for. On reddit, I had people making assumptions and nitpicking the terminology while avoiding the actual question completely. It was a good example of the CS/math departments friction (which makes a whole lot more sense to me now). I did get a better answer on another site by just posting the equation and using zero jargon but I ended up abandoning that topic bc it was impractical.

dodgypast, in What piece of wisdom about life are you able to provide others?

For me it's been finding a partner with similar morals.

In my case it's trying to be a decent person, as a result if my partner or I fuck up we trust each other to want to improve.

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