greedytacothief
@greedytacothief@lemmy.dbzer0.com
- Comment on Anon gets rid of drop box 3 hours ago:
I only access it over a local network or wire guard. It’s not perfect security, but also I’m willing to accept that risk.
- Comment on Anon gets rid of drop box 17 hours ago:
IMHO networked file systems have never not felt like magic to me. Sure my NFS share is only 12tb but I smile every time I use it
- Comment on Can you think of any now? 5 days ago:
If I’m remembering correctly vision is movement based, but animals have lots of ways to deal with it. Humans and other species that can move their eyeballs just like vibrate their eyes. But birds like chickens rely more on head bob I think. Couldn’t tell you what kind of muscles a tyranasaur has in its eyes.
Also being wrong on the Internet is the best way to find the right answer. So tell me how I’m wrong.
- Comment on Can't argue that. 6 days ago:
What do you mean stop damaging it? What makes it sound like I’m not working with my brain? What makes it sound like I’m not exercising my brain?
No I’m not going to stop doing sports. I’m doing a lot to work with my brain, and I’m always learning something new.
I’m learning sumi-e painting to go with my calligraphy, I’m taking the time to get back into programming. This is my second year mountain biking and I’ve gotten pretty good at it over the summer. I journal every day and reflect, I’ve been making a lot of progress being less critical of myself. In doing all those things I’ve felt my social skills slip, so now I’m putting in the effort to be around people more and be vulnerable around them.
And yet I can feel places where my brain isn’t as strong as it used to be. I’m accepting of that and trying to love myself in spite of my shortcomings. I don’t need to optimize for everything, I can just focus on what’s important to me.
- Comment on Can't argue that. 6 days ago:
My friend is going through concussion rehabilitation right now and is working with one of the best doctors in the field. She has not been prescribed any medication at all. It’s been 9 months maybe? Right now she’s onto the stage where she need to get her heart rate up with exercise. Though it took a long time for doctors to actually start taking her symptoms seriously and she bounced around between a lot of them before she got where she is now.
We’ve had lots of talks about the recovery process, how you can train your brain to get better at certain things. And I’ve been doing lots of stuff to train my brain. But still friends will bring up symptoms they have and I’ll be like, oh shit I didn’t know that was concussion related!
But I think some of my symptoms are just going to be there for life. Language processing, memory (some memory has improved with training but sometimes I just get stuck and can’t think of a word or name or whatever), visual artifacts, sound sensitivity, and I don’t know if it’s related but I definitely get depressed.
I think with training you can improve your life experience, but I’m not sure you’ll ever get back to what it would be like without a concussion. Also I’m sure the 4-7 years of binge drinking didn’t help either.
- Comment on Can't argue that. 6 days ago:
Currently 29. Noticed mental decline after concussions in my youth and a few years of heavy drinking. I don’t fall on my head as much and I don’t really drink anymore, but I’m not sure how much of what I’ve lost I’m going to get back.
- Comment on All while the skeletal, crumbling, dusty bones of an econ major pulls business backwards into hell. 4 weeks ago:
I think we have different definitions of what passing knowledge, and familiarity. I think what OP is saying is that folks should leave college knowing how to think and reason mathmatically, philosophically, and scientifically. Everyone knows you don’t actually learn anything in undergrad, but you should at least know how to problem solve in your field. OP is just saying that maybe that problem solving should cast a wider net, I think.
Why should they? Everything is multidisciplinary. Even a pure mathematician needs to know how to communicate their ideas within their field.
- Comment on Shamelessly stolen from Reddit 1 month ago:
Ah I get it now, yup that is shitty. I have some compassion for someone who was stupid enough as a kid to enlist. But only for active members? Love how in America we all get fucked over, unless you win the wealth lottery.
- Comment on Shamelessly stolen from Reddit 1 month ago:
Maybe I’m weird, but I guess I don’t care about military discounts. I probably just don’t have much experience with veterans. But like we give senior citizens discounts some places, because it’s expected they don’t have much money. And there’s lots of old folks who need it. Haven’t military folks traditionally had a hard time reintegrating? Like isn’t that the plot of “the forever war”? If it helps the ones who need it then good. Helping people in need is a good thing. I’m probably missing something so let me know what it is.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Damn, that’s a hard choice. I don’t really want kids either, but sometimes the hormones hit hard. Definitely get your sperm frozen at least.
- Comment on Have most people never seen a full starry night sky 1 month ago:
I work in a very rural area, sometimes you have to slow clients down and tell them to appreciate the natural beauty around them(clouds, mountains, trees, rainbows/sundogs, etc.). I’m going to blame this on phones more than urbanization though
- Comment on My son got Nikes so he doesn't get teased. 2 months ago:
One of my good runner friends (3000+ miles a year and owns 100+ pairs of shoes) is the biggest sketchers fans I know of. Apparently their good running shoes aren’t even cheap anymore, like $110+.
I imagine these kids aren’t wearing super shoes anyway, or else they would know the puma’s are faster
- Comment on Anon likes a thing 2 months ago:
Yeah, I always feel a little embarrassed to bring it up. I’m liking that there are more underground games coming out now like turnip28 and trench crusade, but they don’t scratch the same itch in the same way yet.
- Comment on No Kings Protest, USA, 2025 3 months ago:
USA is a country without kings, we don’t want any.
We’re protesting trump, but also his stupid military parade. We’re trying to reclaim what it means to be an American.
- Comment on Peak male form 3 months ago:
And do you get good muscle recovery from this diet? I do a lot of running and cycling, eating (high carb) during my activities has really helped faster recovery and helped control cravings later.
- Comment on Peak male form 3 months ago:
How can you form coherent thoughts at 3%? I would only be able to think about food
- Comment on Talented child artist 3 months ago:
Most kids paint is washable, so I imagine painting over it won’t be so bad.
- Comment on Anon discovers cigarettes 3 months ago:
Did this at work all the time. I want to hangout and chat too
- Comment on Relatable 5 months ago:
I’m not the only one!?
Staying in shape has helped prevent most other silly injuries though.
- Comment on Anon describes their dream home 5 months ago:
Is rural living also immortal to you? At least near me the economics of becoming a farmer aren’t terrible but lots of them have second jobs.
- Comment on I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre 5 months ago:
So what I’m not understanding is, why are we putting people in jail for something that isn’t causing harm? Unless, is there something about overstaying your visa that is harmful?
- Comment on Today's Survey. One point for everything that you have NEVER DONE 5 months ago:
I’m gen z but I still only got 3 points. I live in the sticks, so no blockbuster. Also no walkman, though I have used portable cassette players. And never recorded from radio to cassette. Maybe you could give me another point, because my dad had to send a fax for me, but I felt involved in the process.
- Comment on 90s band alignment chart 5 months ago:
So like, is Ween not on here because they’re off the charts horny?
- Comment on Definitely didn't waste half an hour making this 5 months ago:
Those get clogged up on pre patinad copper unfortunately, and a sharpie does not work well on black prefa unless you are trying to hide a scratch.
- Comment on Definitely didn't waste half an hour making this 5 months ago:
When I was doing roofing the pica dry mechanical pencils made things so much better. Sure a pencil works good on wood, but what about when I have to mark gray sheet metal? You need something that comes with different colors.
- Comment on Definitely didn't waste half an hour making this 5 months ago:
My current pencils in use are a Pentel graph 1000 for pro in .3mm which is my top choice. Then I have a kokuyo enpitsu in .9mm which is very cheap and comfortable to use, and a Sheaffer twist mechanical pencil thing that is just really fun to use and has a nice heavy metal body.
I can’t say I would choose any of the above pencils, I don’t even see any lead holders (clutch pencils)!
- Comment on wrong again 6 months ago:
My transgender friend calls testosterone his gender fluid and it cracks me up every time.