swelter_spark
@swelter_spark@reddthat.com
- Comment on On 9/11 what was the internet like after it happened? Did people quit being dicks or trolls and showed some decency? Or was it like we have today and nothing changed? 2 days ago:
It destroyed my friend group. One person was angry at basically all Arabic people, and her racism started lots of fights. I couldn’t get through to her, and didn’t know how to handle it. Everyone had a different reaction. We all just stopped talking.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
I’ve noticed that modern shells often include a wifi status monitor but no way to view your network connection if you use ethernet.
- Comment on One In Five Drivers Switches Off The Safety Tech Meant To Save Their Lives 2 weeks ago:
Backup cameras are nice. Everything else listed is potentially troublesome or just unnecessary. I don’t even know what driving mode is.
- Comment on That's just science 2 weeks ago:
Same.
- Comment on Phone and OS Recommendations 3 weeks ago:
Furi or Fairphone?
- Comment on Wildfire phone alert was 'entirely appropriate', government says 3 weeks ago:
It is common for an abuser to take away a victim’s phone, shoes, car keys, medication, etc in order to control them and make it difficult for them to leave.
- Comment on Is it just the norm now-a-days for grocery stores to have lots of stuff on the shelves that's past the best-by date? 3 weeks ago:
It’s always been common at certain stores. I don’t shop at those places. It does seem to be spreading, though.
- Comment on How to deal with people who obtusely miss your point on Lemmy? 3 weeks ago:
I would try to clarify what I meant by re-wording it.
- Comment on Swirling Abstract Storm 3 weeks ago:
Amazing.
- Comment on Foresight Familiar 4 weeks ago:
This is awesome!
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
I usually have my hair wrapped when I go outside after washing it. Never met anyone who cared.
- Comment on Anon tries dating apps 1 month ago:
I love walking and hiking, but having to walk uphill takes me out, too
- Comment on Should I donate sperm? 2 months ago:
I knew someone who had kids using donated sperm. Her husband wasn’t able to father kids because of a physical problem. I think she got to pick from a book of donors. She chose the same person for both of her pregnancies so her kids would be full siblings. I don’t remember her having anything negative to say about it. It seems like a service that’s useful for people in her situation.
- Comment on What gaming console you owned disappointed you the most and why ? 3 months ago:
Bonk’s Revenge was so much fun, though.
- Comment on What gaming console you owned disappointed you the most and why ? 3 months ago:
Yeah, I loved Streetpass so much.
- Comment on What gaming console you owned disappointed you the most and why ? 3 months ago:
The Switch, because it removed all the cool features the DS had.
- Comment on When traffic comes to a standstill, drivers instantly shift left and right to create a Rettungsgasse, an emergency corridor right down the middle, so ambulances 3 months ago:
I always regret accidentally posting on lemmy.world.
- Comment on When traffic comes to a standstill, drivers instantly shift left and right to create a Rettungsgasse, an emergency corridor right down the middle, so ambulances 3 months ago:
This is how I’ve always seen things done in the US, tbh.
- Comment on Living Hive 3 months ago:
Awesome!
- Comment on When is the best time to leave your dog in the car without getting a window smashed from a wannabe hero? Info Inside 4 months ago:
I never heard of this, but that’s awesome.
- Comment on Anon needs a job 4 months ago:
I think a person without a job can’t often afford to move to a different city. Moving within the same city is already expensive. Moving to a different city costs something like $10k, and then a lot of places won’t rent to you unless you can provide proof of employment/income.
- Comment on Why is the first thing the internet says whenever a relationship post comes up is: "Red Flag"/"Break Up"/"Divorce"/"Don't Walk, Run"/"Go No-Contact"/"Let them die in a nursing home"/etc... 5 months ago:
How much of your life do you want to spend around people who make you unhappy? Generally, you can’t change other people, so if you’re unhappy enough to be posting about your relationship online for random people to comment on, you should at least consider cutting your losses and freeing yourself to find relationships that you actively enjoy being part of.
- Comment on Does anyone else feel like websites nowadays feels very broken compared to apps? Like you try to do transactions on the mobile site (eg: ordering food), and payments mysteriously declines... 5 months ago:
Some financial institutions are much worse than others. I think it depends on what system they’re using for fraud detection.
- Comment on Does anyone else feel like websites nowadays feels very broken compared to apps? Like you try to do transactions on the mobile site (eg: ordering food), and payments mysteriously declines... 5 months ago:
If I have to use ID.me for something, I just don’t do it.
- Comment on Does anyone else feel like websites nowadays feels very broken compared to apps? Like you try to do transactions on the mobile site (eg: ordering food), and payments mysteriously declines... 5 months ago:
Same here. So many websites are now virtually unusable. It doesn’t seem to happen with Chinese sites, though.
- Comment on How do you feel about a 25 year old dating a 46 year old? 5 months ago:
When I was in my 20s, I viewed people in their 40s-50s as parental or even grandparently figures. As an older person, I would be open to dating someone in their 20s if we had a great connection, but I wouldn’t make a move unless they expressed an interest first because I wouldn’t want to be creepy or make them uncomfortable.
- Comment on Is cryptocurrency good for anything? 5 months ago:
It’s good for buying things online when your bank has an overly strict fraud detection system that blocks legitimate purchases because the seller is in a different country or whatever.
- Comment on What's the weirdest argument you've gotten into with someone? 5 months ago:
My mother, who has had three kids, believes that women pee out of their vaginas. She realizes that pee comes out the urethra, but insists that a woman’s urethra is inside the vagina. She was extremely condescending to me when I tried to explain that’s not how it works, so I just gave up.
- Comment on vivipary in tomatoes 5 months ago:
Why is this drawn in a way that makes it look hot?
- Comment on Red Haloed Exile 6 months ago:
Amazing mood.