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Ok-disaster2022 t1_je38m9r wrote
Since I don't see it addressed in the top comments, I'll explain the survivorship bias. In survivorship bias you associate good qualities to the things that have survived the longest and assign those qualities to that class of things as a whole. A great example is construction, only the old buildings that were well built and well maintained survived. All the bad construction doesnt.
Same applies for music. The hits from previous eras of music have been filtered and separated from the chaff. If you bought a bunch of random albums from the 70s, most people probably wouldnt like most of the music. My favorite example of this is Elton John. The man is a wonderful composer and performer across multiple decades. But he makes great singles, but not great albums. Everyone has a copy of Queens Greatest hits, but few people have their entire discography. Some bigger mainstream artist did produce great albums, but they still would have iffy albums now and then, and their popularity is partly because the music was good and evolutionary.
The bigger problem you face isn't the quality of music, but being forced to listen to it, which is annoying in most cases. My friends and I were in a diner getting breakfast recently and I realized the country song that was playing was just not a good song. It would be like 8 or 9 on a track listing of a decent artist, but since the Playlist was playing hits from the 70s to today there was nothing good ear catching to the song. The next few songs were different hits and it was self evident why they were good. But this one country song was so much filler noise it annoyed me the rest of the day.
Anyone blasting their music in a shared public space is an asshole. But that has nothing to do with the music.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_je36nep wrote
Reply to comment by thewhitebuttboy in I am really tired of rap and most popular music by [deleted]
Most people have a smartphone and Bluetooth headphones have become somewhat socially tolerable if you're not talking on them.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_jdxrv77 wrote
Reply to Compare Public Transport Network Connectivity In 10 European Countries [OC] by TravelTime_LKB
It would be so weird if there was a way to geographically represent countries together to the same scale and to their proper orientation to each other to see how these systems could operate together.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_jdsshzq wrote
Reply to comment by vyprrgirl in Biden had a meeting with his cabinet this morning by My_Balls_Itch_123
I stand with justice
Ok-disaster2022 t1_jczqccu wrote
Reply to comment by StekenDeluxe in Saudi Arabia stone ruins were pilgrimage sites, where an ancient cult gathered to sacrifice animals about 7,000 years ago by marketrent
So it doesn't take much practice or experience to find leaving blood in the body, especially when cooked is pretty unpleasant. Draining the blood is common pretty much world wide for meat, as is letting it rest to have the rigor mortis dissipate.
Ironically though, depending on society, butchers may be considered a profession for the lowest levels in society. I believe in Japan's social stru ture for example the butchers and leatherworkers were lowest level.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_jczpv1s wrote
Reply to comment by half3clipse in Saudi Arabia stone ruins were pilgrimage sites, where an ancient cult gathered to sacrifice animals about 7,000 years ago by marketrent
Also the priests often got to eat the sacrifices if there was edible elements.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_jcv8uvq wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in British man deported to Jamaica launches action against Home Office | Richard Wallace wrongly classed as Jamaican and deported after serving murder sentence, despite having been born in London by kwentongskyblue
You may not know the entire history here, and that's fine. After WW2 UK allowed commonwealth citizens to freely immigrate to the UK to meet the manpower shortage after the war. They hand waived any official immigration documentation and just let people come. Recently cracking down on immigration they started exporting everyone who didn't have official record of immigration, including people who have spent decades of their life in UK as well as their children and grandchildren who have only ever know UK life. It's a cluster fuck of epic proportions. But that's what Racist fascists do.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_ja4bair wrote
First ABC is an idiot for at least not linking the tweet, but who knows what Elon Musk is charging for that these days.
Second, I don't know anything about the current Mexican President but it reminds me of the Mexican-American mom of one of my friends sharing photos she's take of mystical things. I respect her for it, and so I guess I respect this President for it.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_ja45dni wrote
Reply to Israelis and Palestinians meet for talks on how to de-escalate recent wave of attacks by Smilefriend
The best way is to get all the old guys out of power on power sides. The younger generations just want peace and are tired of conflict. Young leaders are the best hope for peace before they get indoctrinated into ongoing meaningless death and destruction. There's clear patterns of escalations and tensions everytime there's an election coming up or political disunity.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_ja1gsdo wrote
Reply to comment by knoegel in New Mexico wants to stop the federal government from gunning down about 100 feral cows by helicopter by orel_
There's actually precedent. Mustangs are a feral invasive species that deplaces local native species but they're protect because they're pretty. Whichever federal agency does monitor the herd and will conduct culls if they're population is getting too large and causing them to get sick.
Fascinatingly horses primarily evolved in North America but moved east while humans moved west, although there's a tribe of Native Americans in Canada who report having a traditional horse species for hundred of years even predating Spanish landing in Mexico. Unfortunately genetic tests if the remaining member of the herd isn't possible to disprove due to cross breading. There's also no example of remaining wild horses in the world, just like there's no wild cows. Part of the issue is domesticated horses getting loose and interbreeding. Honestly it's surprising Wolves have remained, although as a predator I'm sure it's easier to remove wild dogs.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_ja1g4z2 wrote
Reply to comment by SugarinSaltShaker in Volkswagen says company requiring payment for location of abducted child near Libertyville was ‘serious breach of policy’ by 2_Sheds_Jackson
The article says it was a detective calling. To me the appropriate thing would be to ask for a warrant because police detectives can also be stalkers and abusers.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_ja1g0c7 wrote
Reply to Volkswagen says company requiring payment for location of abducted child near Libertyville was ‘serious breach of policy’ by 2_Sheds_Jackson
I could understand waiting to verify the caller was a police defective or even to wait on a possible warrant, I'm sure a judge could be interrupted to sign and fax a warrant in the afternoon. (After all, stalker can be police officers too) Asking for payment though is pretty bad.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_j9kz1a9 wrote
That's the problem. When one terrorist group creates a novel attack vector, others are quick to repeat it. I'm curious about the relation between Russia attacking the Ukrainianin grid and white nationalist terrorists deciding to do the same. Like the WNT get orders from Moscow or were they just inspired?
Ok-disaster2022 t1_j8dqavk wrote
Reply to comment by Cynical_Cyanide in Motherboard Shipments Plummet by Ten Million Units in 2022 by Avieshek
Yep. And there was promise that prices would start to come down with AMD getting competitive on CPUs again. What ended up happening was Intel and AMD started increasing power consumption on CPUs to get even more clocks, and higher power draw means higher quality components. Then with the supply issues (even motherboards have on board chips) due to Pandemic price gouging became the norm, and Everyone was okay with it
Ok-disaster2022 t1_j8cc9un wrote
Reply to comment by chasinrussian in Best way to get trade’s attention when self-contracting a new home. by chasinrussian
Yeah, but a GC will have lists of contractors to use and to avoid, and good GC will backup their work and fix issues that arise out of their own pocket.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_j7mdrk1 wrote
Reply to comment by Splice1138 in TIL the first Blue LED wasn't commercially available until 1989 and bright blue LEDs weren't available until 1993. by j-merc23
It's frustrating that the headlights from heall are more blue tinted, so no only ate they brighter, but the person using them can't see as well, so they make them even brighter.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_j7mdka0 wrote
Reply to comment by strangr_legnd_martyr in TIL the first Blue LED wasn't commercially available until 1989 and bright blue LEDs weren't available until 1993. by j-merc23
However there's an issue with emergency signage. Red is the color of danger, stop, while green is safe, go. Exit signs in areas of low literacy are green and green are becoming more common in the US to be more inclusive of people who can't read.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_j7cy5qn wrote
Reply to comment by duncan345 in Lead Plates and Land Claims in North America and Europe: When did the practice begin of burying lead plates to establish ownership of land, and why did it die out, and was it ever used successfully in a court of law to establish ownership? by whyenn
They've actually needed to start updating coordinates of the markers due to continental drift in some places. They can be off by centimeters which can be ginormous legal fights.
The idea of markers to track boundaries goes back thousands of years. There are Biblical laws about not removing boundary markers.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_j6h68ay wrote
Looks like a hail storm is predicted overnight.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_j6h4jjf wrote
Reply to comment by Reptar4President in Turned an Outdated Living Room into a Functional Living/Play Room by Reptar4President
Or hear me out. Wood floors, but nice area rugs. When you want to change decor you can replace the rug.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_j6gsyea wrote
Reply to TIL China is bigger than the U.S. in terms of land area. The U.S. is also bigger than Canada in terms of land area. by Mewhenthe4
Does dick measuring surface area matter in the scheme of things? Farm able land seems more important.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_j6gr8yy wrote
Reply to TIL there are three species of elephants, not two. African elephants are broken up into 2 species, Forest and Bush. by lightsdevil
Are we sure they're not subspecies? To me, so long as members of each subspecies can produce genetically viable offspring, they're still subspecies. I don't think it should matter if there's distinguishing features or geographic reasons why the two groups don't mate, the defining characteristic has got to be genetic. So wolves and dogs are subspecies that haven't fully diverged yet, but lions and tigers or horses and donkeys are clearly different species.
Biologists like to name species or whatever, and biology is rife with bad toxonomy and organisation because it doesn't want to rely on objective measurement that can undermine the accomplishments of leaders in the field. And that's bad science. If science achievements can only progress one funeral at a time, then the scientific achievement is broken.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_j6gqm0k wrote
Reply to comment by dishonourableaccount in TIL redwood trees -- growing to heights of 350 feet or more (over 100 meters) -- have roots that go only about ten feet into the ground. by OccludedFug
It may also depend on soil and ground conditions. If there's only a few meters of penetrable soil above a grant outcropping, it's going to have a hard time getting deep enough.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_j62vtzz wrote
Reply to HoloLens AR actually makes soldiers less lethal, soldiers hate it | Report comes after Microsoft lays off various VR/AR employees by BlueLightStruct
The first Gen air to air missiles were unreliable resulting in the Top Gun program. Today the air to air missiles are so good, the enemy will still be looking when they lose a wing.
This specific AR program was doomed to fail. Just look at Army procurement the last few decades, and those aren't bleeding edge technologies. Processors and responds times simply aren't fast enough yet, the battery life isn't there yet in a convenient package. However the fact is every game knows how powerful effective hud elements can be to gaining an information advantage. Whether it's integrated target tracking with squad mates and weapon systems, to just seeing things easier. Near peer states are going to have night vision and infrared vision. Soldiers won't be able to use infrared lasers without giving away positioning. A reticle in your hud for your rifle can give significant advantage.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_je3gck8 wrote
Reply to comment by Interwebzking in Best Picture Oscar Should Only Go to American Movies, Says Cannes Head by kixiron
The problem with these types awards is the Actor gets them for the "wrong" role and then proceeds to just replaying that type of character.