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  • Szyler@lemmy.worldtoGames@lemmy.worldFunko gets community noted
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    2 months ago

    Chatgpt answer:

    Yes, “reckful” is a real word, although it is rarely used in modern English. It means being thoughtful, careful, or prudent, essentially the opposite of “reckless.” It comes from the same root as “reck,” which means to care or pay attention to.

    Examples of Usage:

    In older texts, “reckful” might describe someone who is cautious or considerate of consequences: “He was reckful in his approach, weighing every decision carefully.”

    Why It’s Uncommon:

    “Reckless” became the dominant term in English, and “reckful” fell out of common usage. Today, terms like “careful,” “prudent,” or “mindful” are more likely to be used in its place.

    So while “reckful” is technically correct and would make sense in context, it might sound archaic or poetic to most modern English speakers.





  • Szyler@lemmy.worldtoScience Memes@mander.xyzPercentages
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    3 months ago

    I like how some games use “increases by +10%” as percentage points and “increases by 10%” as percentage.

    Or how oath of exile does it, with “(base + base * increases by y%) * z% more”

    So with a base of 5%, chance increased by 20%, and chance increased by 30%, with a 40% more chance, you’d get:

    (5% + 5% x (20% + 30%)) x (1+40%) = 7.5% x 1.4 = 10.5%











  • Szyler@lemmy.worldtoScience Memes@mander.xyzHoney
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    4 months ago

    I agree with your arguments. We’re on the same side of all of this.

    I disagree on having to remove one if both are bad. It would be like the trolley problem. 10 people suffer repeatedly indefinitely vs infinitely many suffering eventually. Moving all use to sugar cane will be worse for the environment than spreading some honey and some sugar cane. See my previous monocultulturalism point.

    Personally I think honey vs sugar cane is equal, so for me the choice is bad either way. I don’t know which is worse, I try to use less, but what I use I feel is ambivalent, so I use both.


  • Szyler@lemmy.worldtoScience Memes@mander.xyzHoney
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    4 months ago

    I am not vegan, but simply trying to understand how honey is bad, but as you say “unavoidable collateral damage of agriculture” or not.

    There are many ways agriculture could be less harm, less pesticides, less monotone growing practices, more spread out growing. We do not have to accept these practices to not starve.

    I don’t think honey collecting is worse than agriculture (even of direct plants for human consumption), so I don’t think vegans should discount honey.