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[-] Klear@sh.itjust.works 37 points 22 hours ago

There was the guy who came up with the idea of putting lead into petrol, only to see the environmental devastation. He pledged to make something good to compensate and came up with using freons in refrigeration.

He didn't live ling enough to learn of how this blew a huge hole in the ozone layer, because he died tangled in wires of a special bed he designed.

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 8 points 22 hours ago

Man really did try to fix the world. More than others could say.

[-] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 21 hours ago

He knew lead was a very dangerous neurotoxin and he just didn't care. Capitalists destroying the planet for profit is such a boring evil.

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 points 18 hours ago

I wonder if he didn't care or if he knew they would keep doing it without him.

[-] Angelusz@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago

Maybe he did try, but he didn't understand his hidden desire to kill himself and everyone. It's in all of us, but we should always strive to suppress it.

[-] Gladaed@feddit.org 7 points 22 hours ago

To be fair, refrigeration also saved lives. Just because there was a major negative side Effekt doesn't mean it wasn't a good invention.

[-] Klear@sh.itjust.works 6 points 21 hours ago

Yet if there's a single organism that has caused the most environmental damage in all of history of the planet, it has to be him.

[-] FlapJackFlapper@lemm.ee 8 points 20 hours ago

John Huffman, the chemist who originally developed the synthetic cannabinoids later found in K2/Spice, has repeatedly warned that these compounds were never meant for recreational use.

[-] nanoswarm9k@lemmus.org 3 points 18 hours ago

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19862621/

game theory/economic zero sum gaming was the result of a paranoid breakdown.

iow, each for themselves economic policy is not based. these works are still cited in arguments against altruism though.

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 1 points 18 hours ago

lmao TIL. makes total sense

[-] EvilBit@lemmy.world 53 points 1 day ago

Fun fact (because there’s nothing more fun than technicality!): Technically it wasn’t his life’s work. Well before his work on nuclear fission, Oppenheimer was actually responsible for originally theorizing the existence of both antimatter and black holes. He was a more intuitive physicist than a technical one, so he didn’t follow through on these ideas, instead letting others carry the work forward.

[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 114 points 1 day ago

Alfred Nobel invented dynamite by stabilizing nitroglycerin with fine sand. He regretted his contribution to the efficacy of warfare, so he created the Nobel Peace Prize.

[-] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 64 points 1 day ago
[-] whostosay@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago

My man's just now verified it by typing it on the internet

[-] sem 1 points 21 hours ago

I heard about it in Bill Nye

[-] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 100 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

What about that bloke who started all this stuff about alpha and beta wolves?

[-] kameecoding@lemmy.world 59 points 1 day ago

Well he made bad research, then disproved it, but couldn't bottle back all the incels who ran with that shit

[-] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 day ago

Part of the irony being that even if it were true, there is no reason to make assumptions about human behavior and social structure based on other animals, especially… wild canines? Wtf? There’s a lot of different pack/grouping types throughout the animal kingdom—if anything it would make sense to compare humans to other apes, but at the end of the day it’s still a totally different species that also lacks the social complexity as well as culture and lifestyles humans are capable of because of our higher intelligence. We have some really fucking stupid cultural hang-ups

[-] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago

being human is about communicating and learning new behaviors. Both of those take work and practice, so there's selective pressure for a narrative that justifies not putting it in. If there hadn't been the alpha/wolf thing then we'd just be having this conversation about some other silly story that served the same function.

[-] roguetrick@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Inside you there are two wolves, my friend. One is society and the other is society. We live in a society.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 21 hours ago

inside you there are two wolves, they are crucial for keeping the deer population under control

[-] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 16 points 1 day ago

I think it fits.

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[-] MrAlternateTape@lemm.ee 58 points 1 day ago

Well, I have seen 2 Labradoodles from the same nest. Two familymembers decided to take one.

They both bark at every little fucking sound, no matter what you do, they both have random moments where they could start biting you.

One of them is just straight up agressive if a man makes a sudden move and needs to be locked up if I come to do a small job in the house.

They definitely need to be trimmed and their behavior issues are very annoying. So if this guy regrets making Labradoodles? Me too, buddy, I regret you actions too.

[-] kameecoding@lemmy.world 77 points 1 day ago

Not to be an asshole, but that also could be that your family are just not good dog owners, I am a bad one too and if I didn't have a calm, adorable rescue dog I'd probably have a dog with shitty behavior too.

[-] MrAlternateTape@lemm.ee 32 points 1 day ago

You're not an asshole. The way you treat a dog makes a huge difference. Unfortunately these two are treated like kids. One of the family members wanted to get a husky at first, at least we managed to steer them away from that.

So yes, they are also not good dog owners. But we also had labradors and they were treated the same but never were agressive. Never. Dumb? Absolutely. Happy goofballs? Absolutely. And a lot better as doodles.

Both of the doodles have issues with allergies and skin stuff. And food. They are very peculiar about the food. Allergic to half of it, and some of what they can handle they just don't eat because they don't like it.

Both family members have racked up considerable cost at the vet. The health issues are real. Especially when we did not have the different energies figured out.

And really, what kind of dog is allergic to fucking grass? Grass, of all things??

TLTR: don't get a doodle, get a real dog. And train it properly. Cheers.

[-] wolfpack86@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

This can also be the product of a stupid breeder selecting dogs with bad traits, and not the fault of the breed.

Knowing who you are buying from is important. This is relevant for any breed. I don't have an opinion on labradoodles specifically.

That said, shelter dogs all the way.

[-] cjk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 20 hours ago

This can also be the product of a stupid breeder selecting dogs with bad traits, and not the fault of the breed.

Labradoodles have a significant higher prevalence with this kind of problems. It's the breed. Common problems are allergies, problems with their joints (e.g. hip dysplasia) and problems with their eyes (PRA).

That said: AFAIK aggressiveness is not a typical problem with Labradoodles. Typical behavioural problems are hyperactivity and separation anxiety. Excessive barking can be an expression of both of these problems 🫣

The behavioural problems @MrAlternateTape@lemm.ee mentioned seem to me like problems caused by humans. No offence! It's just an opinion from some random internet dude.

[-] TapatioOnEverythin@lemmy.zip 2 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Had to put mine down because of untreatable worsening epilepsy.

Also their coat is a problem. Having a mix of hair that falls out/does not fall out creates a matting/tangling issue. Ended up just keeping it shaved.

Otherwise it was a very well behaved dog, but never again.

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[-] dditty@lemm.ee 69 points 1 day ago

Here's a listicle of other inventors who grew to hate or regret their inventions. The creator of Comic Sans is on there, lolz

[-] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 22 points 1 day ago

Anything from the inventor of the AK-47 regretting the deaths good invention caused and how it doesn't line up with his Orthodox beliefs, to the guy who decided that two slashes should follow an internet protocol saying it wasn't necessary; what a list!

[-] DogWater@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

The Russian who led the tsar bomba development team

[-] justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

I always thought Labradoodles are just a meme Oo

[-] agavaa@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Are they not popular where you live? I see them pretty often.

[-] peregrin5@lemm.ee 31 points 1 day ago

Why though? What's wrong with it?

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 48 points 1 day ago

This is anecdotal, but most every labdoo I've met has been absolutely neurotic, though there may be a correlation with off tilt owners as well.

[-] tempest@lemmy.ca 37 points 1 day ago

All the energy of the lab with all the problems of a poodle

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[-] masterspace@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The guy originally bred them as a hypoallergenic guide dog, and then they exploded in popularity.

The article basically paints the picture that the original guy bred them the right way (I don't see how), but since then a bunch of unscrupulous breeders and puppy mills have turned two smart, somewhat inherently well behaved, breeds: labs and poodles, to a breed that is more chaotic and dependent (again, I don't see how that's any different from what he did or what most dogs are like).

The article isn't exactly well written or researched. It mostly just quotes him and throws in a couple quotes from Kennel Associations and Facebook pages. Provides no information on where this fits in the wider context of dog breeding.

Honestly, to me it sounds like an uptight dog breeder whose mad that their breed, that is technically a mutt and not recognized as a distinct breed, is the most popular thing they'll ever do in their life.

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[-] jaxxed@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 day ago

What's wrong with labradoodles?

[-] socsa@piefed.social 37 points 1 day ago

Mostly the people who own them.

[-] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago

We have a cavoodle, basically a smaller version of this breed.

He’s not aggressive, basically a big wuss-bag, but he gets along with our 2yo like a house on fire!

My biggest issue with the breed is that they seem to hhave no sense of self-preservation - picking fights with much larger, more serious dogs (German Shepherds, Border Collies etc.), and are one of the only breeds I have ever encountered that aren’t primarily motivated by food.. ours in particular is a ridiculously fussy eater.

Our in-house joke about him is that he’s not a dog at all, but a sentient teddy bear.

[-] eyes@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

My adopted cockerpoo x Labrador is much the same, super sweet, no aggressive behaviours but can't comprehend that every other person and dog wouldn't want to be best friends with him. He's getting better though and is now much more cautious approaching other dogs but will still run half way up to another dog, stop and wag his tail until the other dog comes up to him which can be stressful. Super fussy eater too, I'm told that's a poodle thing.

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[-] Upperhand@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago

K cup guy regrets the waste his product is responsible for.

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