Eiri

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[–] Eiri@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Looks like you're closer to the truth than I am.

[–] Eiri@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

Whoa, my optometrist told me that's what they are and now I'm really disappointed.

Considering their shape and what you said about them being impossible to observe in visible light... I guess those branch-like pieces are cell organelle fragments instead?

Dang, and here I was excited to be seeing molecules.

[–] Eiri@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (9 children)

Those are so cool. They're the only way (I know of) that you can see molecules with your naked eye. Actual molecules! That's practically at the level of atoms, and you can see that microscopic stuff!

**Edit: they are not, in fact, molecules. See replies for more info. **

Also red blood cells. It's pretty cool that if you stare at the sky (not the sun; please not the sun) you can sometimes see red blood cells move in the back of your eye. Single cells! Amazing.

[–] Eiri@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

They are a lot more obvious if you look at bright surfaces, such as the sky, so one factor may be that you're not outside as much.

I don't think they're supposed to go away; rather the contrary, but who knows.

One thing I do know though: if the amount increases noticeably, it could be a sign of something bad, so get that checked out.

[–] Eiri@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

You know, it's not always, but apple does sell things that are price-competitive with similarly performing competing products.

Some iterations of the Mac Mini have been hard to beat with a tiny PC with similar performance.

The M1 MacBooks had some surprisingly cheap options for the relatively premium laptops they were.

Samsung's Ultra phones tend to cost more or less the same as the Apple Pro Max phones.

The main difference is sometimes just that Apple doesn't make low-end or low-mid-range, or sometimes not even anything below "relatively high-end", products in a particular category.

[–] Eiri@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Oh that probably helps!

[–] Eiri@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I do have a few issues with it:

  • the grippy texture underneath is a bit much. It holds on to grime really well and it's a challenge to clean. I'm not sure we actually needed a grippy texture at all to begin with, but if we did, I wish ease of cleaning had been a bigger concern.
  • the buttons under the controller and L2/R2 buttons are a tad too easy to press by accident.
  • The L2/R2 buttons are not ergonomic enough. I can tell the intent is that I put my indexes on L1/R1 and middle fingers on L2/R2. But it's uncomfortable to do that due to how much the L2/R2 buttons stick out. My hands just aren't that big, and even if they were, I just don't think it's a very natural position to outstretch both fingers like that. It puts too much strain on the ring and little fingers. So instead I only use my indexes for both triggers. Thankfully games rarely need you to do both at once. I wish L2/R2 were lower instead of trying to be flush with L1/R1.
  • I don't play car games, so the gradual triggers are nothing but a negative to me. They reduce my effectiveness when parrying in Elden Ring, for instance. I know most people do care about car games though so I don't know what they could have done about that without worsening reviews...
[–] Eiri@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I bought one for that purpose. Realized it's too much, the angles are so large I can't hold it for long periods without hurting my wrists, and it's really heavy, compounding the wrist pain issue. Also the triggers have way too much resistance.

Plus the battery life is really short.

I ended up buying an 8bitdo Ultimate. Much better.

[–] Eiri@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I wish you were wrong. But...

[–] Eiri@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

We hadn't heard of the game. It's not that it won't sell, it's that it wasn't advertised before now.

[–] Eiri@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

A Climate Town video convinced me natural gas actually manages to be worse.

Natural gas is methane, and it's extremely hard to handle that without having any leaks, ever. And since methane is a very powerful greenhouse gas, it doesn't take that much leaked gas to cross the line into "worse than coal".

And there are lots of leaks.

[–] Eiri@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I mean it was hardly news to begin with.

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