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Draedron, in What can the US do to help Mexico finally stop the cartels?

The US could stop buying the drugs or stop supplying the weapons. The CIA was heavily involved in the creation of the cartely so the US should stay the fuck out of it. Whenever you try to fix stuff you make it worse. Mostly because you only act like you try to fix it while at the same time looking how to profit from it.

Draedron, in What really popular movie or TV show have you never seen?

Game of Thrones. I once started episode 1 but then had to interrupt and go somewhere and found it too boring to give it another try at first. Then the entire internet was full with with GoT and spoilers for it so I was too annoyed to try it again

Mr_D_Umbguy, in What is your unpopular flim opinion

Seeing movies in the theater is overrated and they are far more enjoyable at home.

stackPeek,
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I watched The Batman on IMAX on my birthday, although I was just a bit disappointed with the quality of the projector, I was mind blown by the audio!!! The audio on the chase scene especially!!!

Underwaterbob,

I agree with this to a point. It depends on your set up at home, vs whether or not you get decent seats at a theater and how crowded it is. I saw “Dune” from great seats in a mostly empty theater, and I don’t think any home set up could compare. I also watched “It Follows” at home late at night on a decent TV while my family was away, and I can’t imagine a better way to experience that one.

some_designer_dude,

If it weren’t for the popcorn and those cool Coke vending machines with seemingly infinite flavours, there would be zero draw at all for me. And even then, I haven’t been in years. Both of things cost about the same as a ticket, and I feel like an idiot paying 3000% markup for it in public.

VaultBoyNewVegas,

I’ve ibd so going to the cinema means I’ll inevitably miss at least 5 minutes every time my bowels want to be a bitch. At least watching movies at home I can pause the damn thing and I don’t miss things.

golli, (edited )

For me it depends. Some movies benefit more from the big screen than others. For example I went to see both Avatar movies in the cinema since those specifically shine because of their effects. With many other movies I agree that a good home cinema leaves little to be desired.

The other reason why I sometimes like the cinema experience is because it forces me to pay more attention and not get distracted. That might be a self-discipline issue, but this way i don’t randomly pick up my phone or similar. itespecially helps me appreciate longer slow movies more. For example something like “drive my car” (almost 3h long) that I glad I caught in the cinema when it came out

KipmanDynamite, (edited ) in Edit: (What do you call this dish?)

Eggs in a basket, toad in a hole, one eyed jack, eggs in a nest

SoleInvictus,
@SoleInvictus@lemmy.world avatar

Isn’t toad in the hood sausages in Yorkshire pudding?

funkless_eck,

yes.

TechLich,

“Toad in the Hood” is the gritty HBO sequel to “The Wind in the Willows” that takes place after Toad breaks out of prison.

DaBPunkt, in What is your unpopular flim opinion
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Every James Bond movie with Daniel Craig is crap; even Die Another Day was better.

AWittyUsername,

Agree

MintyAnt,

Even Skyfall??

stackPeek,
@stackPeek@lemmy.world avatar

The main theme blows my mind. Adele’s Skyfall is so good.

JakenVeina, in What are the facts you remember for no specific reason

The Roman names for the three fates are Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos.

Actually, I suppose there is a reason I remember this, it’s because of Golden Sun.

AgentGrimstone, in What do normal people look at on their phones?

Social media and fact checking stuff

AgentGrimstone, (edited ) in What really popular movie or TV show have you never seen?

Rick and Morty

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

theneverfox, in Edit: (What do you call this dish?)
@theneverfox@pawb.social avatar

Eggs in a basket.

9point6,

This is the answer. At least, it’s the only thing I’ve ever heard someone not from the internet call it.

waz,

I learned this term for it from the film V for Vendetta which isn’t a great source but seems more reliable than the crazy people in this thread.

Usernameblankface, (edited ) in What is the most cost effective solar battery on the market today?
@Usernameblankface@lemmy.world avatar

I think you’ll need to be more specific.

Batteries that are ready to wire together and integrate into a small solar system?

A battery station with inverter and charge controller built in, designed to replace a backup generator?

Individual 18650s that are best for building a battery bank to store up solar power?

laverabe,

Well whatever the most cost effective method of storing DC power from solar panels would be. I figure deep cycle lead-acid is probably still the cost per watt leader, but was just pondering the question who anyone who knows a bit about the topic.

Usernameblankface,
@Usernameblankface@lemmy.world avatar

Hmm, so it’s a question of what gets the most watt-hours stored for the least money?

Is there a size limit to the total battery pack?

Is the solar controller part of the budget or already paid for?

I hope I’m not being overly pedantic, we may have already narrowed it down to where someone can jump in with a recommendation.

From what I’ve seen, the controller is the expensive part. If you have that, then it’s a search for the cheapest battery type that is compatible with the controller. If it is made to take care of lead acid, then those are probably your best route for less expensive storage.

Downsides are that they do need maintenance and some knowledge of how they work to keep lead acid going for the long haul with top performance, and they take up more space than lithium based batteries.

seth,

They also have a shorter lifetime and perhaps more importantly, worse max depth of discharge. Compared to more modern battery chemistries, I suspect you end up paying more with lead acid to get the same amount of available power (just not up front) over a similar battery lifespan.

Usernameblankface, (edited )
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You’re right! A lead acid battery should not be discharged past half of its capacity, it shortened the lifespan of the battery if you do.

So, you need at least double your regular watt-hours that you use overnight in storage plus the batteries will need ongoing maintenance for it to last as long as possible.

IWantToFuckSpez, in Which YouTuber still creates high-quality videos to this day?

MKBHD makes high quality tech videos in terms of production value. I find him a bit boring but he hasn’t changed much over the years.

Xyla Foxlin, Colin Furze and Simone Giertz are still great maker channels.

Kurzgesagt, Tom Scott, The Action Lab, Steve Mould, Primer, 3Blue1Brown and Cleo Abram (Huge If True) are good science channels.

David Bennett Piano if you want to learn music theory.

mtchristo,

MKBHD is mostly an ads channel

stackPeek,
@stackPeek@lemmy.world avatar

David Bennett Piano if you want to learn music theory.

I’ll admit, this person made me become a Radiohead fan, haha

athos77, in Community search for vet advice

For your fish, maybe try aquariums@lemmy.world

cosmicrookie,
@cosmicrookie@lemmy.world avatar

I’m already there but I feel my question about swim bladder issues may be a bit too niche, ezpecilly when I’ve covered the basic treatment of raising temps, treatment with salt and flushing their systems with peas after starving them for a few days.

athos77,

Well, the only way you'll know if it's too niche is by asking and seeing what the responses are. If posting on lemmy doesn't get you enough information, you might try posting on reddit, they bring the information back here tob possibly help others in similar situations. I mean, I've left reddit, but if my cat's health was potentially at risk, I'd ask anyplace I could get a decent answer.

cosmicrookie,
@cosmicrookie@lemmy.world avatar

I’ll give it a try

I had some decent communities on reddit and Facebook but I too have deleted my account on reddit and haven’t used Facebook since they asked for payment for untargeted ads

I may go back in if needed but I believe that there are a few discord communities too that are quite active and knowledgeable

YoorWeb,

You may be doing too much, let the water stabilise. Is your filtration sufficient, on the other hand is the filter not too strong for the tank volume?

cosmicrookie,
@cosmicrookie@lemmy.world avatar

Thanks! I did get some good pointers over at the aquarium community

lemmy.world/post/9636595

I’ll trey to change less water and see if that helps. We have no chlorine in the tapwater here, but I suspect the change still may be causing the issue.

My two tanks are 920 lit (190gal) and 530 lit (140 gal) so I can’t really let water age before I do the water change. It would require too much space

YoorWeb,

Glad you found some answers. I may have a bit of old school approach but fish are usually happier in a stable environment, the less you change things the better. I was never a fan of using additives until they’re needed. Purigen in the filter, some Melafix / Pimafix if things went downhill. The water will age if you make small water changes. With large water changes you flush out the beneficial bacteria and while you still have them in your filter, they will need time to repopulate in new water. Shrimps are great cleaners if you don’t mind them and if your fish can tolerate them, they will need hard water and some minerals added every now and then to help with molting.

cosmicrookie, (edited )
@cosmicrookie@lemmy.world avatar

Thanks! I have a pretty solid grasp on the chemistry of fish tanks and I don’t think bacteria are free swimmers. This is also quite evident when I do the large water changes, as the rate at wich the bacteria still break down ammonia and nitrite seems the same.

Even though I am not concerned for the bacteria as such, and actually not at all concerned for the nitrogen cycle at large, there might be other circumstances with fresh water that may be affecting the most sensitive of the fish. I am considering apilitting the tanks into hardy and sensitive fish and experimenting with smaller and more frequent water changes for the sensitive ones.

NemoWuMing, in Which YouTuber still creates high-quality videos to this day?

Colin Furze (inventor with crazy ideas)

Anna Cramling (chess streamer)

demesisx,
@demesisx@infosec.pub avatar

Colin Furze takes oil money.

monsterpiece42, in If the human body didn't heal itself, how'd you be doing rn?

100% dead

intensely_human, in What's your best idea for a date centered around the library?

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