A_norny_mousse

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'The Equalizer' Canceled After 5 Seasons at CBS⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I like shows where the downtrodden get a deserved comeuppance (did I phrase that right?), even if I know it’s just copium.

  Is The Equalizer any good?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  type 2 fun … good in hindsight

  I love that.

  I hope it’s possible to get a campfire going otherwise it’s really only half the fun.

  And coffee cooked on a campfire is better than any other.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are we all suffering from "future shock" in 2025?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  He didn’t really “predict” any of it though just as Gordon Moore didn’t “predict” that computers are going to get faster.

  Extrapolation from existing data might be a better term. What you cite already existed in 1970, if in lesser amounts than today.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Exactly the same as the lifestyle of a billionaire.

  At some point being rich simply doesn’t add anything to your actual life anymore since you’ll never be able to spend even a tenth of it in one lifetime. Well, at least on yourself.

  Oh and there’s also the question how you count wealth. I’m very suspicious about someone being the richest person depending so much on the value of their stock. And how is debt counted into it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is this font from/called?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  you can get it here (thanks Darkore)

  It’s a nice font but it looks mushy even at very large sizes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's an example of a TV show that came out at before its time, or just at a bad time?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  there was a huge fire at that burned a bunch of the sets down

  Like Nero did? I bet there were some interesting headlines about it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's an example of a TV show that came out at before its time, or just at a bad time?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Same with South Park in Germany! I hated it back then because I thought it really was a kids show. Took me way too long to realize that our programme directors were idiots, not the creators.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's an example of a TV show that came out at before its time, or just at a bad time?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I binged it!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI generated issue⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Well they are computers…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is 4chan dead forever? Where are the refugees going?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I was trying to figure out what you meant, but never thought of spring.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is 4chan dead forever? Where are the refugees going?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  süring

  hü?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who can I ask or where can I find help in moving to a new country?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The country in question most likely has one or several websites just for this purpose, in various languages.

  Just type “move to [country]” into your search engine. It’s easy to find the official sites.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do some drivers turn off the signal sound so quickly?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I swear on both of my nuts that these drivers arent even looking at the mirrors (any mirrors) or looking over their shoulders.

  I use single-blink signals on the motorway (it’s a function built into the thingy by my steering wheel and I find it handy) and I always use both mirrors and look sideways before doing it.

  So yeah, I’m offended. Mildly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I stop having expectations at the workplace?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  but ain’t this not one of your limitations, but theirs? This sentence makes it look like your coworkers slow you down.

  That’s not what I meant.

  First of all I consider myself a self-reflecting being (a good thing) and sometimes a little too self-critical (not so good).

  I think I’m fairly good at my job per se but it’s that meta aspect of dealing with colleagues and (lack of) structure I’m not so good at. Maybe I’m socially awkward, maybe I lack diplomacy, maybe I’m too opinionated. I’m trying to improve there: stop overreacting, think of more constructive ways to communicate etc. Not that I want to stop being opinionated though.

  Also I’m not really career-oriented, there’s no “slowing me down”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I stop having expectations at the workplace?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m with you 100%.

  You should want to have a good workplace. After all it goes both ways: it will also improve the work you provide.

  If that isn’t the case rn, you can either try to improve the situation, or, if that proves impossible, change workplaces.

  I’m currently in a similar situation; I had a relatively good workplace for many years, but the new one proves challenging. I’m currently in the trying to improve phase; it’s an uphill struggle.

  But also trying to improve myself; the current job shows me my own limitations.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do European Leftist call their government's right wing despite having free healthcare?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The 2-party-system in the USA compares to most European party as follows:

  • GOP: far-right and radical-right parties like AfD
  • Democrats: all the rest, but mostly center-right and center-left parties

  Caveat: more and more of our center-right parties vie for the far-right sector

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can I sue my apartment management company?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My translation was a little off: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenants_union

  In my experience it’s much less grassroots than the article makes it sound: these are well established organisations, they have specialised lawyers on the payroll, and for a yearly fee you get the right to consult them in cases like this one. And when the case is clear enough they will get active on your behalf.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can I sue my apartment management company?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Sorry to be Mr Hindsight here, but please join a renters’ association yesterday. If they’re anywhere near as good and not costly, as was my experience, it’s money extremely well spent.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So this is it, is trump god? Will Republicans sacrifice their own well being to own the libs?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not a direct answer, but the nazis created hierarchies inside the camps:

  arolsen-archives.org/…/prisoner-groups-in-the-con…

  It stands to reason that some of them thought they were better, and still nazis.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So this is it, is trump god? Will Republicans sacrifice their own well being to own the libs?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Only the weak willed ones fall for that.

  So, half the voting population.

  Also, there has to be something else because I wouldn’t consider myself strong-willed but I’d never fall for this sort of kneejerk rhetoric leading straight to kneejerk voting.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Now that the US is under influence by Russia, what will happen to Whistleblower Edward Snowden?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t think Russia will do anything about the situation, prompted or not. The USA and Russia are not allies per se; their relations are not - how to say - balanced, on the same level?

  I think Snowden being right where he is suits the Kreml very well.

  And I don’t see Trump asking for him either; how would he benefit from that?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Recommendations for privacy-focused, open-source alternatives to corporate apps⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  +1 to all of the above.
  People used to think it was because you didn’t need a phone number to register but those days are long gone.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Recommendations for privacy-focused, open-source alternatives to corporate apps⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What messaging apps you use instead of WhatsApp/Messenger
  

  Signal. I actually do use WA as well (peer pressure) but it’s registered to a separate phone/SIM and I use it almost exclusively through a desktop app

  Alternatives to Google services (email, calendar, cloud storage)
  

  I use a small local email provider. If that wasn’t an option I’d probably use mailbox.org.
  Calendar and contacts: self-hosted CalDAV/CardDAV application. And since I do have a server, that’s also my cloud.

  Social media alternatives that respect privacy
  

  Fediverse is private enough for me.

  Browsers
  

  Librewolf

  Password managers worth using
  

  Keepassxc

  Any other productivity apps you’d recommend me to use
  

  What are productivity apps?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No more Bosch for me..⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  What made the story so captivating for me is how dystopian yet extremely close to present day reality it is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No more Bosch for me..⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s horrible.

  One more time I’m remembered of Unlicensed Bread (C. Doctorow).

  BTW the title made me think of car parts. Bosch sell all sorts of stuff.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it better to leave a country, or stay behind to fight for it? And what about the ethics of fleeing instead of staying behind?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Now you understand what it means to flee your country. It’s never an easy decision.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Interesting. Wikipedia says:

  Hypergamy (colloquially referred to as “dating up” or “marrying up”) is a term used in social science for the act or practice of a person dating or marrying a spouse of higher social status than themselves.

  The antonym “hypogamy” refers to the inverse: marrying a person of lower social class or status (colloquially “marrying down”). Both terms were invented in the Indian subcontinent in the 19th century while translating classical Hindu law books, which used the Sanskrit terms anuloma and pratiloma, respectively, for the two concepts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Sometimes I think there’s cause and effect at work (in either direction) but really they’re the same picture.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How are batteries recycled?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  nice

  Let’s hope it replaces the old methods real soon!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How are batteries recycled?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It very much depends on the battery type:

  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_recycling

  And for Li-ion batteries there’s several ways listed. None of which is perfect I guess.

  To digress a little:
  the biggest problem are batteries that aren’t recycled at all. Thrown away. “Forgotten” inside a toy etc.