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- Comment on If you lose your memories, are "you" dead? If a close relative/friend lose their memories, are they still "your relative/friend"? What the hell even is memory? How sentimental are you about memories? 21 hours ago:
People with amnesia are usually considered still alive, I expect.
- Comment on 1 week ago:
The main I disliked about the few King works that I read was that the characters had got put into these horror-like situations and then had no freedom of action. This sounds like another one of those. I guess I’ll make a note of its existence in case I find it on a park bench someday, but I don’t feel likely to go looking for it. Thanks.
- Comment on 1 week ago:
I watched the long walk and now I’m reading the book. I was wondering, how credible is the distance? It’s 300 to 400 miles. What would happen to your body on the way?
I don’t know what happens in the long walk, but if you mean nonstop, 300-400 miles isn’t happening unless maybe as a death march. OTOH for someone who is in shape, 300-400 miles with stops for sleep and provisions is certainly doable. The Appalachian Trail is 2200 miles and lots of people through-hike it. It typically takes 5 to 7 months though some do it faster. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Trail
Oh man, the long walk sounds nuts. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Walk_(novel)
- Comment on Before modern-day authoritarian regimes, did people living under abosolute monarchies talk criticize the monarchs? Or did they just stay silent in fear of persecution? 1 week ago:
They stayed silent in public, but until recently it wasn’t feasible for the monarch to monitor what everyone said in private. That’s what has changed.
- Comment on How do you get over a really good manga or webcomic you've read that you want to read more of but you've caught up with all the current updates? 1 week ago:
Just refresh the page every few minutes. The next update will appear if you do that for long enough.
- Comment on How could I order a package without my parents finding it? 1 week ago:
Here in California, I rent a mailbox and get all my mail and packages there.
- Comment on what advice can you give me to try and mend a broken friendship so we don't interrupt each other or yell at each other while trying to solve our issues? 2 weeks ago:
Maybe try writing a letter, among other things acknowledging that it was mostly your fault, since you are saying that here. Other than that, how to handle a meeting is something the other person has to be on board with, and if you try to set the terms, you are already trying to control them, which isn’t great. You may end up having to just back away for a while (like months or years) to let the feelings settle down.
Sometimes in legal or business negotiations, the participants use a chess clock (you could enlist a third person as a mediator to enforce the no interruption rule) so each person gets the same amount of speaking time. You talk while your side of the clock is running, then press the button to turn the floor over to the other person. But, that’s a much different type of situation that probably doesn’t transfer.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_clock
If you want to try the chess clock thing, there are tons of phone apps for it, so you don’t need a physical one. I installed “Simple Chess Clock” from f-droid.org (I’m a crappy amateur chess player) a while back and it seems fine.
- Comment on Why can't countries with vast deserts make solar farms to power the world? 2 weeks ago:
It’s happening gradually, China now has something like 1TW of solar deployed, a lot of it in deserts. But, that translates to maybe 300GW of base load, because it’s night half of the time (so no solar) and so on. And the other part is battery storage, which is also getting built fast. There is a lot of catching up to do though. And also, transmitting electricity over intercontinental distances isn’t really a thing.
- Comment on How can I store a used water filter canister? 2 weeks ago:
Hollow fiber backpacking filters don’t need cartridges and they last a very long time (100,000 gallons for Sawyer filters, supposedly). What happens is they clog up and filtering slows down. You then backflush them by squirting water through them in the reverse direction. If the water isn’t that dirty to start with, you should be ok.
sawyer.com/…/one-gallon-gravity-water-filtration-…
Filter by itself (threads onto soda bottles): sawyer.com/…/mini-water-filtration-system-red
- Comment on How can I store a used water filter canister? 2 weeks ago:
Look for instructions about backflushing and cleaning water filters. If it’s just about microbes, maybe get a camping filter. At least with camping filters, cleaning and storing them is fine as long as they don’t get exposed to freezing temperatures.
For chemical removal I’ve been wanting to try an activated carbon aquarium filter, but they aren’t really made for the purpose.
- Comment on If you had to buy a new TV, what brand would you get? 2 weeks ago:
Web search says absolutely yes. Affordable ones? IDK, you’ll have to check.
- Comment on If you had to buy a new TV, what brand would you get? 2 weeks ago:
I’d buy an HDMI monitor instead of a TV, I guess. Why a new one though? There are tons of super cheap ones at goodwill stores.
- Comment on Why is the human body so incredibly bad at responding to colds? 2 weeks ago:
It answers OP’s question about why they are so miserable from a cold. It could be that it isn’t a cold.
It also means they should isolate longer to not spread the virus, and (IDK what is currently recommended these days) maybe seek antiviral treatments. Plus it can explain lingering symptoms after apparent recovery.
- Comment on Why is the human body so incredibly bad at responding to colds? 2 weeks ago:
Get a COVID test if you still can.
- Comment on Are There Any Pastebin Alternatives that Allow Editing and Long-Term Storage? 2 weeks ago:
That sounds like you just want a web page. neocities.org might be a fun approach. If you want something more serious you should probably use paid hosting. namecrane.com/store/da-shared-hosting starts at $8 per year and you get quite a lot of resources for that. You can install a wiki so your friends can edit, among other things.
- Comment on how do school shooters know how to use guns? 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on [USA] How much of a bad idea is it to be flying drones in this political climate? Or carrying meshtastic radios Or Ham/GMRS radios in public? How likely are there gonna be karens that will harass you? 3 weeks ago:
I don’t fly drones and generally find them to be dorky, but it would have occurred to me to worry about carrying radios. I’m not worried now either. And, there really isn’t much that isn’t made in China these days, including quite a lot of mobile phones.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Wut. Usually it’s for elderly people who need someone looking after them. So yes this is sus.
- Comment on What's the name of the type of man I'm attracted to? (pictured) 4 weeks ago:
Idk what they are called but I know what version control software they use.
- Comment on What is the difference between these 3 sets of movies? 5 weeks ago:
Iron Man 3 motto: “This time it’s not going to suck”. (h/t Tom Smith)
- Comment on Hypothetically, if you have memory problems and need to write down events, is there a system which you can verify that its not tampered with? (Like a digital checksum, but for a journal) 5 weeks ago:
Maybe there’s a technical solution but what if you forget to check it?
Anyway watch the movie “Memento” if you haven’t.
- Comment on Why don't they have simpler names for brain disorders, where perhaps even the person suffering the disorder might be able to remember the term themself? 1 month ago:
Hadn’t heard about that one, heh.
- Comment on Why don't they have simpler names for brain disorders, where perhaps even the person suffering the disorder might be able to remember the term themself? 1 month ago:
It’s a joke, in case that wasn’t obvious.
- Comment on Why don't they have simpler names for brain disorders, where perhaps even the person suffering the disorder might be able to remember the term themself? 1 month ago:
It’s worse, e.g. aibohphobia (the fear of palindromes). Sufferers can’t seek treatment because they’re afraid to even say its name.
- Comment on Is it better to: [A] watch videos content on a flagship/midrange smartphone that you already have, OR [B] get a cheap tablet (say, around $200 USD) to watch videos? 1 month ago:
I usually use my laptop but sometimes my phone. Both work fine. Phone is a low midrange, I guess, Moto G Stylus 5g, 2023 model.
- Comment on Does putting clothes in the closet protect them from dust, or is the dust in there too? 1 month ago:
I don’t know why clothes that have sat around for a long time get funky but I don’t think it’s dust per se. Keeping clothes in a drawer generally keeps dust off of them but they still get funky.
- Comment on Is it safe to assume the guy i went out on a date with, just wants to sleep with me? 2 months ago:
Is there any comfortable way to bring up this topic without making me sound like a narcissist who assumed a guy wants to sleep with her just because he asked her out🥲.
I wouldn’t say you sound like a narcissist but this does sound immature. “He wants to sleep with you” and “he just wants to sleep with you” are two different things. It sounds to me that he likes you and wants to spend time with you, and maybe-probably also wants to sleep with you. Is that enough for you? It’s enough for some people, though obviously not for everyone. Either way, talk to him about it.
- Comment on What's the easiest way to get hookups without seeing escorts? 2 months ago:
Oh I was going to suggest Mouser and DIgikey for most kinds of electrical stuff, but it sounds like you are after something different.
- Comment on Is there gospel music minus the gospel? 2 months ago:
The classic
- Comment on Why do females got to be so hard to talk or flirt with? 2 months ago:
Calling women “females” instead of women, as if you were a frakking Ferengi, won’t endear you the interest of any sensible person.
But when it does work, the oo-mox makes it all worth it ;)