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Comment · 3 years ago
I mean, you can very easily google and see there is scientific consensus that teenagers require more than 8hrs of sleep, with 9 or 10 being optimal although there will always be outliers.

the 7-8 you reference is for adults 25yrs+. As a general rule humans require less sleep the older they get.

Comment · 3 years ago
What was the overall outcome, did they withdraw?
Comment · 3 years ago
They went to prison over console chips so I don't think anyone will be rushing to be sued by HP.
Comment · 3 years ago
This is just the CCP system, but privatised (worse).

Law enforcement won't be happy until every last one of us is under 24h surveillance at all times.

Comment · 3 years ago
I've played plenty of games on M1 that are graphically more impressive and have higher base requirements than Civ 6.

Seems that others have pointed out that Civ is more CPU bound than GPU so I don't know if that's something that could be optimised without completely changing the mechanics of the game or if Civ is just an unoptimised beast but then again the M1 is way above the minimum required spec for Civ 6 so i don't think it's some unfeasible concept.

Comment · 3 years ago
No problem. I thought I was reading an onion article about the traffic lights.

Truly seems like they desperately don't want to enact any social or 'left' policies so they're willing to go balls to the walls with anything else they can think of.

Comment · 3 years ago
While I understand your point that nut milk chemically isn't at all related to animal milk, I don't think that's the association that comes to mind when using a product. The association is in it's use. By calling nut or oat milk, 'milk', you're making it clear to the consumer what it should be / can be used for, which is a substitute for animal milk.

By removing the word milk, all you have achieved is confusing the consumer as to what it can be used for. Can I put it on cereal, is it safe to cook with, can it go in coffee, etc, etc.

There isn't a consumer alive who thinks almond milk came from an animal. This is obviously nothing more than industry lobbying gone wild.

Comment · 3 years ago
I don't disagree with your assessment and if anything it really opens the door for someone else to step in and offer these tools because if Skyrim, Minecraft, Gary's mod etc have shown us anything it's that these tools can create vast communities that will keep growing and supporting your work and any future releases. Just a shame to see so many companies prioritise profits over gameplay / replayability and community these days.
Comment · 3 years ago
Everybody already knows that nut milk is different to cow milk. Calling it nut juice isn't going to to change the contents of the bottle or who would buy it.

What would you predict are the amount of people total who bought almond milk instead of semi-skimmed?

Comment · 3 years ago
i don't disagree with you, but if you're already terminally online whats the difference.

The internet and social media has exacerbated a societal problem that has always existed, so now we have the problem why not make it more meaningful and less depressing.

Comment · 3 years ago
I'm not completely ready to rule out a Labour win next election but Starmer just isn't inspiring. And he's endlessly damaging his own reputation by cancelling a new pledge every week. How can anyone believe a word he says anymore. Hell, he's been given a free pass by the media for the most part and he's still messing it up.
Comment · 3 years ago
I don't disagree a staged license for first time drivers might not be a bad idea but the restrictions are too severe and i don't think age should play any factor, it's everyone or no one.

And if they're going to introduce restrictions of young drivers then at the same time there should be an introduction of mandatory retests at 50-60 years of age to prove road worthiness and update road knowledge.

Comment · 3 years ago
Comment · 3 years ago
"Veggie discs" gave me a chuckle.

As a vegetarian I don't actually care for meat substitutes anyway, I call them veggie junk food since most of them contain dubious amounts of actual vegetables but I just don't see consumers being confused or hurt by calling veggie burgers, burgers.

Just pointless lobbying in a vein attempt to turn people away from switching from meat.

Comment · 3 years ago
“We’ll soon be unveiling an app that will allow people to log the household chores that different members of the family perform so we can see how many hours of work we each spend on housework and thus reorder the time we spend doing that housework.”

On a person note, I feel like if you're in a relationship where this hasn't already being communicated and agreed upon then I'm not convinced a mobile app is going to be the big game changer women think. This could potentially backfire on the women and cause arguments and resentment since it seems like the intent of the politician and the apps creation is to shame men into doing something that they would already be doing if they cared or wanted / were able to do.

I wonder if the app be focused on domestic jobs traditionally carried out by the wife, such as vacuuming, dusting, laundry, ironing etc. Or will it also take into account repairs and maintenance work traditionally carried out by the husband.

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