beastlykings
@beastlykings@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on hygiene 5 days ago:
The vivohome with knob, not remote.
Pressure is great, too much actually, depending.
I got it because it was the cheapest one with all the features, and in fact is even cheaper now than when I bought it.
It’s been going strong for 3 and a half years now
- Comment on hygiene 1 week ago:
Bidet crew checking in.
Mines got hot water. I don’t mean that it’s got a pipe for hot water, and you have to wait forever for it to warm up. I mean it’s got a water heater built in. And a heated seat. And a hot air blower… dryer? Butt hair dryer? It’s nice, especially in the winter.
Clean your butts, people
- Comment on WrestleMania was running wild on you 2 weeks ago:
Hijacking top comment to add this relevant information:
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
What you are about to hear are true stories (Real experiences) Autobiographical raps Things that happened to us, all true Bring the rhyme
- Comment on Why don't Americans use electric kettles? 4 weeks ago:
I’ve thought about doing this. In fact, if I ever own or build a house, I’ll be adding 240v plugs for exactly this reason. Something like a nema 6-15 or 6-20, with a GFCI breaker in the box to make it (presumably) legal.
- Comment on Why don't Americans use electric kettles? 4 weeks ago:
Same here, happened when I was young. Thankfully I wasn’t holding it in my hand, it was on the counter. I didn’t get burned
- Comment on Why don't Americans use electric kettles? 4 weeks ago:
Jokes aside, you can microwave small smooth metal vessels. Like mixing bowls and such.
Do so at your own risk, if it doesn’t specify that it’s microwave safe.
But you can buy ones that specifically say they are microwave safe. It just means they’re extra smooth, nowhere for charges to accumulate or concentrate. Might have something to do with it’s size too, not being resonant at 2.4ghz, but don’t quote me on that part.
Useful if you don’t want to take leftovers out of the plastic container first, and if you’ve had glass explode on you before.
- Comment on Protip: 1 month ago:
Meh, just clean water spots in the shape of feet, it’ll dry 🤷♂️
- Comment on Protip: 1 month ago:
Oh man, I don’t know how this could be true. I work manual labor, in sneakers. I spend all summer recreational time in either flip flops or barefoot. So while I don’t have huge callouses on my feet, I’ve got some. Not tender baby feet.
But still, one day it was like 70 or 80 out, I changed out fancy clothes into shorts, but forgot to pack my flip flops. I really wanted to walk down to an event that was going on, but I didn’t want to wear black fancy shoes with my shorts. So I went barefoot on the sidewalk, about 3/4 of a mile.
I did like you said and walked in the grass a lot, but man the concrete was hotter than I expected. It didn’t hurt at first, but each new step I took found freshly warmed concrete that just heated my foot more. Eventually it started to hurt, even with walking in as much grass as I could.
I got to where I was going, grass covered area, and didn’t think too much of it.
When I went to leave? Oh man. My feet hurt. Looking at them closely, I had several blisters on both feet. I cooked em. I couldn’t walk back, I had to call my friend to pick me up.
That was on regular concrete. I cannot imagine doing that on asphalt, I wouldn’t make it a hundred feet.
Maybe I really do have tender baby feet 🤔
- Comment on If you have used this you are immune to all disease. 1 month ago:
30s checking in, local gas station had one up until 10 or 15 years ago. I moved, haven’t been back since to check if it’s still there 🤷♂️
- Comment on [Meta] Where would you like this community to go? 2 months ago:
That’s a good point.
I don’t know much about how federation works, but that seems like a good reason to move to piefed
- Comment on Who did this 😂😂😂 2 months ago:
The ole AT power supply standard. Nice.
- Comment on [Meta] Where would you like this community to go? 2 months ago:
With Piefeds migration feature, is it necessary? Since federation means the existing content won’t go anywhere?
- Comment on M3GAN 2.0 | Final Trailer 2 months ago:
The YouTube comments are almost entirely bots, all with variations on this same comment about the transition to action. Except they’re all like “I’m so ready!” “I’m here for it!” Etc.
It’s wild.
I’m sure you’re not a bot though. Or are you… 🤔🤔😂
- Comment on Activision Quietly Force Adverts into Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and Warzone Loadouts and Players Absolutely Hate It: 'At This Point It Really Feels Like Opening Up a Mobile Game' 2 months ago:
Sweet summer child…
- Comment on Does the average person know markdown? 2 months ago:
They did not nest properly on boost. But I guess that’s not surprising, we only just recently got them at all
- Comment on The crossbow 😭 3 months ago:
This actually got me into a car accident as a young driver.
I had just gotten on the highway heading home, rural towns. The gas gauge was broken so I had to count miles on the odometer to know when I was low, and I realized at that moment that I was desperately in need of gas.
So I took the first exit, and started looking for a gas station. I’m driving the speed limit, 55mph, and coming around a very large slowly sweeping curve I see what looks like a gas station up ahead on the left. There are no other businesses on the road. It had a tall sign out front. I didn’t recognize the sign, I was trying to read what it said, to see if it was a gas station or not. But I couldn’t read it. I was struggling to make sense of what I was seeing, honestly. A Martin Glass? An olive? I don’t remember all the things on it. But the point is, it was items, party items, that spelled out the word… party? It was a party store… and then I hit the guy in front of me who was stopped dead in the middle of the road waiting to turn left into a driveway.
I was so distracted trying to read that stupid sign, I didn’t even see him until the last second. I had time to swerve a bit, and I locked the brakes. I ended up hitting his back right bumper and crushing it in, a glancing blow that didn’t even touch his trunk. Just the bumper. He drove away no problem.
My car was a different story, it tore my lower control arm and snapped my tie-rod. Took out the front left quarter panel, hood, bumper, and headlight too. I had to get towed home, like 2 hours.
Technically my fault, and I got the ticket. But dang it if to this day, I don’t still blame that stupid sign. The Martini glass was the Y, I think the olive was the A? I don’t remember, I should try finding it again.
- Comment on Minecraft confuses me 3 months ago:
Know that feeling 😂
- Comment on Minecraft confuses me 3 months ago:
That’s the point. The first option like everything but the player. This kills only the cows.
- Comment on What's a good feel good film I can watch next week? 3 months ago:
Also good
- Comment on What's a good feel good film I can watch next week? 3 months ago:
That’s a good one
- Comment on What's a good feel good film I can watch next week? 3 months ago:
I am Sam
- Comment on What are you watching and, what do you recommend this week? 3 months ago:
That’s the one. Eh, teens = kids in my vocabulary 🤷♂️ Though I admit teens is more accurate. My goal was to convey that it’s not necessarily written with adults in mind. But it’s still enjoyable.
- Comment on What are you watching and, what do you recommend this week? 3 months ago:
Pantheon. Haven’t finished it, but so far it’s quite good. Ignore the fact that it’s a kids show, the writing ain’t half bad
- Comment on [Sub exclusive] Operation Moarteen – Prepare for Hype! 3 months ago:
Aww man I missed this, didn’t know it was happening. Happy for you all!
- Comment on Clothes company cannot "cancel" an order that hasn't shipped, must ship it and do a return. 3 months ago:
I did not expect that. That’s a big company.
- Comment on 6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux? 4 months ago:
This is a minor issue compared to the security risks. See the other comment in this thread for a good explanation.
- Comment on 6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux? 4 months ago:
Definitely you should look into Linux, it’s really gotten quite good. Especially if you don’t need games with anti cheat.
But if you just want to use Windows 11, it’s super duper easy. Just Google “download Windows 11 iso” and grab the iso file from Microsoft website.
Then download Rufus.
Then pop in a thumb drive that’s at least 8gb. Open Rufus, select your thumb drive and the iso, then choose the option to remove windows requirements, then click start.
Backup your files on Windows 10, save them somewhere. Then pop in the thumb drive and install windows 11 fresh.
The requirements aren’t actually required. Win 11 runs fine on all sorts of hardware. Support stops at 8th Gen Intel, but I’ve installed it on 5th Gen. My work laptop is 2nd or 3rd Gen. It’s fine 🤷♂️
Technically less secure? Yeah, in some ways. But it’s miles ahead of running unpatched windows 10 after September.
- Comment on 6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux? 4 months ago:
Got a new laptop about a month ago. Put Fedora Bluefin on it immediately. Couple other computers/server have been running Debian flavors for year or two.
My main desktop is still Windows, but I literally never use it, especially since getting the laptop. I’ll switch it over when I get time.
I’m still tied to windows for three apps. I’ve found a Linux replacement for one, I just haven’t done the work to convert the database.
Another one I’m trying to run it’s Android version in a waydroid docker, but I’m hitting walls, no time to dig deeper.
And the last one has no replacement, and it’s too delicate to try emulating, I don’t want to nuke the shared database it’s attached to, it’s not worth the headache. So I keep a Windows VM around for the once a month I need to use that program for 🤷♂️
I’m purposely being vague about the programs, they are very identifying, but trust me there’s no alternatives.
Even with all that, I’m not looking back win11 sucks.
- Comment on What Can We Do to Get Youth into Ham Radio? 4 months ago:
Kind reminder that words have meaning, and your tone, to me at least, is coming across very combative. I’m just trying to have a conversation 🤷♂️
I’m sorry that $100 is out of your reach. The economy isn’t getting any better, it seems.
Truly it seems to me that based on your requirements for hobbies, this is one you may have to pass up. Which stinks, but sometimes that’s how it goes.
For a lot of people, $100 is still a lot of money, but not out of the realm of possibility for a hobby startup. If they were interested, that is.
All that said, going to a club and hanging out with people who have the equipment and would love to share and teach you, is completely free, and a valid option. My club’s radio room is open every Saturday for anyone who wants to warm some clouds with RF. If you’re not licensed, someone will sit with you so you can use their callsign.
There are some crusty old curmudgeony farts in this hobby, sure. But if you only ever look at the negative, you’ll never see the positive. Lot of chill people, some normal, some weird, all harmless, who want to help you 🤷♂️
