JimVanDeventer
@JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world
- Comment on No one else in the world matters but me 2 days ago:
fast lane
It’s a passing lane, not a fast lane.
- Comment on Feeling that groove 1 week ago:
Sound is vibration. A record is a vibration frozen in place.
- Comment on [Technology Connections] I was right about dishwasher pods, and now I can prove it [41:26] 3 weeks ago:
I have no idea how I became the person this meme is about. I am also dying to hear about how Christmas lights are all slightly the wrong colour.
- Comment on The first perception of what you see can be wrong 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on AWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright 5 weeks ago:
I thought I was terminally online but this is the moment I am hearing about smart beds. I guess the appeal is that it beams ads directly into your dreams?
- Comment on Public service announcement 5 weeks ago:
“The aristocrats!”
- Comment on Great business idea, tbh 5 weeks ago:
I just noticed this on our calendar and had to wonder if the boss of the calendar company made them put this here.
- Comment on Sage advice? 1 month ago:
I worked at a shelter and one night an indigenous man had a heart attack. An elder came in later that day, lit some sage and smudged the place. At one point she stopped, and ushered something unseen out the back door.
The guy wasn’t dead. He was stabilized at the hospital. He returned to the shelter that night.
I generally enjoy and appreciate these rituals for bringing the community together and collectively processing grief and reminding us we are all important to each other. I am even giving her the benefit that she maybe performed this extra bit only to bring peace to those experiencing loss. But, oof. I needed a post-cringe shower after that.
- Comment on Virtual Boy: Nintendo Classics - Announcement Trailer 2 months ago:
I am maybe in the minority around here. I am excited to play around with these games. Also, even though the narrator says you need to buy the accessory, I suspect the Labo thing or any of the cheap Switch VR headsets will do the trick, and that’s what I’m intending to use.
- Comment on They won the knowledge fight 2 months ago:
Good lord, they do look just like my husband and me. I’m going to use this and a photo of us to make a “they’re the same picture” meme.
- Comment on Good for plants 2 months ago:
I don’t think the infrequent vibrations would contribute much to stem hardening. Granted, I’m not convinced the directly talking to plants thing contributes significantly to carbon monoxide harvesting. Just set up two USB powered fans that turn on and off every now and then. The gas you release as you sing My Humps from the kitchen will reach them.
- Comment on The average age of Disney princesses is 505y. 3 months ago:
Oh, no, this is the next big startup fad, isn’t it?
- Comment on Good for plants 3 months ago:
I thought the singing to plants thing was all about the directly breathing carbon dioxide onto them.
- Comment on Go on, keep them. 3 months ago:
My favourite take on this meme is “when your friend won’t lend you his copy of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji”. Sikh writs.
- Comment on Parallel Empires 3 months ago:
- Comment on Anon shares a family moment 3 months ago:
“Good one, dad! Hey, would you mind just standing at the top of these stairs real quick?”
- Comment on Lemmy be like 3 months ago:
Back in my day, PAC-Man ghosts stayed perfectly still, exhibiting no behaviour at all and that’s how we Lemmy people liked it!
- Comment on Great Advertise 3 months ago:
Do not test us or we will throw you in Saskatchewan! A fate worse than death and — now that you ask — no, there is no escape. You will pray to the god who has forgotten you to be released to hell. Spoiler alert: you will wake up in Saskatchewan.
- Comment on GOG’s Freedom To Buy Campaign Gives Away Controversial Games For Free To Protest Censorship 3 months ago:
Someone called out the name “Archie” and I turned around to see who wanted my attention. Call me whatever you want; it apparently doesn’t matter.
- Comment on GOG’s Freedom To Buy Campaign Gives Away Controversial Games For Free To Protest Censorship 3 months ago:
I am the gayest gay who ever was a gay. And I apparently own these things now. In solidarity with the goons! Freedom!
- Comment on TIL that Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) is the bearest of all bears – "ursus" means bear, and "arctos" also means bear, so the scientific name translates to "Bear bear bear" 3 months ago:
If it’s black, you’re a snack.
If it’s brown, you’re going to Stomach Town.
If it’s white, uhh, you’re a Turkish delight.
Basically, stay away from all bears, if possible.
- Comment on TIL that Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) is the bearest of all bears – "ursus" means bear, and "arctos" also means bear, so the scientific name translates to "Bear bear bear" 3 months ago:
Black bears: they are bears, yes, and could kill me in a single swipe if they wanted to. Thankfully (and hilariously) they are so timid. I (a not intimidating person) raise my voice and say “hey, go!” And they run.
Grizzly bears, I used to think were scary. And they are. What I am getting at is that they are more territorial than human-eaty. Give them space. Give them as much space as you can. They will growl and grunt but they will not really want to bother with you.
Polar bears are nightmares. The blood on white fur doesn’t help their image. They will kill anything. They move so quick and quietly.
- Comment on Privacy apps Signal, Brave, and AdGuard push back against Windows Recall 3 months ago:
AdGuard puts this nonsense at the bottom of their spam emails instead of an unsubscribe button. This is not account related; it is spam.
- Comment on I just went onto reddit to a intrest subreddit which happens to be NSFW and i got this, fuck reddit im glad i quit it. 4 months ago:
I’m going to do the Harlem shake at a David Bowie concert!
- Comment on I may have a chance to see GWAR later this year; what should I know before going? 4 months ago:
I am looking forward to the muck. None of this is even confirmed but I am excited and comforted by the thoughts of being soaked in blood and semen and feces.
- Comment on I may have a chance to see GWAR later this year; what should I know before going? 4 months ago:
My weekend is not officially over but it functionally is. I have been talking with interesting people for a bit.
- Comment on I may have a chance to see GWAR later this year; what should I know before going? 4 months ago:
🍆🩸😭
- Comment on I may have a chance to see GWAR later this year; what should I know before going? 4 months ago:
Yes, that one.
SKA?
- Comment on I may have a chance to see GWAR later this year; what should I know before going? 4 months ago:
I am going to wear a thrift store black shirt and buy a white shirt when I get there. Thank you, friendo.
- Comment on Solar powered personal umbrella with battery? 4 months ago:
Umbrellas are used in sunshine and are often called parasols. It’s not a bad form factor, it just seems to have practical limitations, like being foldable and still useful. Love the idea, though.
Japan is ready. Other places can be made ready. It isn’t hard to prepare people for bikes or whatever. Solar panels on everything are potentially a good idea. I only worry that my umbrellas do not last.
