dkppunk
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“Books were only one type of receptacle where we stored a lot of things we were afraid we might forget. There is nothing magical in them, at all. The magic is only in what books say, how they stitched the patches of the universe together into one garment for us.” Professor Faber
Go read a book - Dkppunk
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- Comment on What should I do if my girlfriend doesn’t listen? 3 days ago:
Having your needs unfulfilled in a relationship drains your love tank.
I know this is advice for OP, but thank you for putting it so clearly. I needed to hear this too
And I hope it helps someone else as well
- Comment on Cheapest sandwiches 4 days ago:
Probably, but I’m kind too lazy for that part. I usually get a big pack of chicken things or breast and go from there.
- Comment on Cheapest sandwiches 4 days ago:
Buy boneless chicken in bulk, cook it in the oven, then slice it up and store in the fridge. Spread mayo on your bread then add sliced chicken and cheese. Toast the bread until the cheese is melted, add whatever greens you like (I use the same mixed greens or arugula that I purchase for my bunnies), slap the toasted slices together and eat one of the best damn homemade sandwiches ever.
It’s not the cheapest sandwich, but it’s really inexpensive to put together and delicious.
- Comment on ‘Star Trek’ Star Gates McFadden Pays Tribute to Patrick Stewart: His Portrayal of Jean-Luc Picard Gave People Hope Around the World 1 week ago:
Dammit! This is going to be my third ugly cry today 😭😭😭
Drink some water folks
- Comment on How does one figure out what to do, after getting out and done with high school? 2 weeks ago:
I’m 42 and this is great advice. I still don’t know what the fuck I want to do with my life. I have a job that pays decent and I don’t hate it, this second part is really important. I have a fun and fulfilling time in my free time. That’s about all I can ask for.
Be good to yourself and others and you’ll have few regrets.
Super important!
- Comment on Why is Nadal Hassan's execution being livestreamed? What makes him so special? Why not other people's execution's live streamed? What Jared Loughner? Or Bryan Kohbeger? 4 weeks ago:
Because many people in the US are blood thirsty and love to glorify violence and death. I say this as a person born and raised in the US.
Not too long ago, I was talking to someone about my injuries and issues stemming from a drunk driver. The guy looked me right in the face and told me he believed that the drunk should be put to death for what he did.
I don’t even believe the drunk should die and I’m the one who sustained life altering injuries.
- Comment on Wise frog says 4 weeks ago:
Gosh what a cute face!
- Comment on Almost 38 & This Is Where I'm At Now 2 months ago:
Man, my first real job was at the library as a student page. That job fucking rocked so much and I wish I could have stayed there forever.
I got to shelve books, play with microfilm and microfiche, and listen to my CDs all day. It was the best job ever.
- Comment on 'Tis the season 2 months ago:
I feel like the only companies who should have stuff out early like that are craft stores because people need time to craft things.
- Comment on How do I turn fresh tomatoes into pasta sauce? 2 months ago:
Lots of great options have been offered to you already.
When I look for a recipe, I use noai.DuckDuckGo.com and add food network at the end of the search. It’s usually Alton Brown stuff that comes up.
- Comment on What are examples of anachronisms you've seen from movies depicting historical settings? 2 months ago:
lol you said teeth and I immediately thought of the movie Teeth
- Comment on Never Gonna Give You Up 2 months ago:
Agreed! I 💚 a good Dookie 🤣
- Comment on Never Gonna Give You Up 2 months ago:
That was me watching that Apple TV show Invasion. In the first episode, a kid has headphones on and someone asks what he’s listening to. He says something like “oh just some classic music”… and it’s Green Day..
But then I remember Dookie came out over 30 years ago and I cry again lol
- Comment on Lemmy or Piefed? 2 months ago:
I started on Lemmy world and I was happy there for a while. It was my first Fediverse instance and account. Then I noticed all the 🏴☠️ comms were blocked, so I switched to PieFed and I’ve been pretty happy ever since.
Both have pros and cons. I’m not a fan of the admins of Lemmy with ml and I don’t agree with everything Rimu does with Piefed. I use Blorp on my iPhone for both formats. Overall though, I’ve had a better experience on PieFed than Lemmy, even if it’s mostly because I get to see pirate content again.
- Comment on How do you people read books? 3 months ago:
I read pretty much only fiction, but I’ll pick up nonfiction occasionally if it’s a topic that really interests me, usually insects or spiders 😁
I sit too much already, so I’ve been reading on my feet more. I’ll usually walk a path around my living room table or through a couple of rooms. It’s made it easier for me to read more that way because I’m not slumped over and hurting my back. I don’t walk fast, just a slow casual stroll on a set path where I know I won’t trip. Sometimes I’ll pause at a corner and lean against the wall for a few minutes before I start walking again.
- bonus question: what was a recent hard book that you enjoyed (and made you reframe stuff) and would recommend?
A book I would recommend that made me reframe thoughts on autonomy was The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley. There were parts that were pretty brutal and difficult to read, but I think it’s a great thought experiment. Annie Bot by Sierra Greer is also great in this area.
- Comment on How come in America Cunt is such a egregious word but not the same in Europe? 3 months ago:
Right! It’s all about the context 😊
- Comment on How come in America Cunt is such a egregious word but not the same in Europe? 3 months ago:
I get it! I just love hearing “you have such a pretty cunt” lol 🫣
- Comment on How come in America Cunt is such a egregious word but not the same in Europe? 3 months ago:
I use it on occasion, but usually when I’m really trying to articulate how much someone is an asshole.
Or it’s nice if used during sexy times 🤭
- Comment on Yankee Doodle 3 months ago:
I don’t shudder at all, I’m a total spider and insect fan. They are absolutely adorable! ☺️
- Comment on Yankee Doodle 3 months ago:
Actually, I just remembered I found a different male near the front door and grabbed a better picture with the macro lens for my phone. It was really small!
Image - Comment on Yankee Doodle 3 months ago:
That looks like the female spider just from underneath. This is what I found when looking for what male vs female look like.
- Comment on Yankee Doodle 3 months ago:
I love her 💚
- Comment on 'Star Trek': Jeri Ryan, Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn & Celia Rose Gooding Celebrate 60 Years Of Television Ahead Of Its Time 3 months ago:
I also rewatched it recently and her acting is great. In the words of my friend: “She was just put there just to be boobs and I wanted to hate her for it, but her Seven character arc was so good that I couldn’t and I love her for that.”
- Comment on She's a man eater! 3 months ago:
I am forever telling my boyfriend weird bug facts. He listens, smiles, and lovingly calls me a dork.
He’s not wrong!
- Comment on GinkNo. 4 months ago:
We have this other tree that’s grown around here a lot. It has the most beautiful explosion of purple flowers every spring. Then it just smells like cum all day lol
- Comment on How has Apple tricked so many people into believing that they "just need to get another Apple product"? 4 months ago:
Apple users just buy the BigMac they already know, even if there are much better burgers around
This right here is the perfect explanation. A lot of folks go for what they already know and if they know Apple products, they go for Apple.
I know better options exist. I know I could do all this customization with distros and side loading and whatever, but I don’t have any interest or desire to learn that. I would rather spend that time in my garden or outside on a hike or go camping. So I go for what I know and I know Apple.
- Comment on How has Apple tricked so many people into believing that they "just need to get another Apple product"? 4 months ago:
Right, and I don’t get why this is so hard to grasp, if questions like OP are in good faith.
Because folks like OP are not asking in good faith, otherwise they would not have asked the way they did. They simply want to talk down about Apple users and feel superior to them because OP is so smart and Apple users are so dumb.
More often than not it’s just to start circlejerking with the same argument over and over.
This is exactly what it is. People have different preferences and priorities in their daily lives, but some folks think their preferences and priorities are superior to others and that makes anyone who doesn’t think like them a dumb idiot. You can find this type of thinking across so many different topics.
I’m no Apple fangirl, but I’ve had this discussion with someone in my college class. Super nice guy, but just could not understand why I prefer Apple over Android. He was polite about it and asked similar questions that OP asked, but in a less obnoxious manner. We both pulled our phones out and poked around together. He still didn’t quite get it, but he was respectful and listened to me instead of being rude.
Some people have to feel superior to others in order to feel better about themselves and I find these types of posts bring that type out.
but we don’t have other options don’t we?
This is the real crux of the problem!
- Comment on Are products "for curly hair" supposed to straighten hair, make them more curly, or just formulated not to effect the curl at all? 4 months ago:
I get that. I feel like it’s the actually really similar for my hair type. When it’s long, if I don’t have an extensive routine with conditioners and hair oils, it just knots up with the tiniest breeze. Like, if it’s a sort of windy day, I will end up with a rat’s nest of knots.
But that’s why I cut mine all off, I’d rather deal with a pixie cut than spend an hour+ keep it manageable every day. It’s probably a grass is greener kind of thing lol
- Comment on How has Apple tricked so many people into believing that they "just need to get another Apple product"? 4 months ago:
Yeah, I’ve had a few issues here and there across all of my devices, but most can be fixed with a restart. I’m literally the only person at work who does not have constant problems with my work Windows laptop. But I’m also the only person who shuts it down every day at the end of my shift and goes out of my way to check for updates.
I get why folks who are more involved in their devices or prefer more customization may not like Apple products, but a lot of people just see them as a device to connect to the internet or write papers etc. and that’s about it. Folks like Apple because it works for them.
I’m really happy there are options for people to have a device that suits their needs.
- Comment on How has Apple tricked so many people into believing that they "just need to get another Apple product"? 4 months ago:
Honestly, this has been my experience too. I’m not an all in Apple user, but I have had a few devices over the years and for the every day user, it’s a pretty easy experience.
I started with the old Apple router. That thing ran like a champ and I was really sad when they got rid of it. It was what made my gamer buddy more open to Apple products, games ran great on that thing. I didn’t purchase another Apple product for a few years. I used to talk so much shit about Apple and I was hopeful that the Microsoft Zune would be the iPod killer. It wasn’t, but I still have my 2 Zunes.
I had an original Motorola Droid with the flip out keyboard (something I truly miss). But the OS was garbage and I constantly had issues. Eventually, I purchased my first iPhone off a friend for about $50. I think it was a 6 or something. More to help friend out than me needing a new phone, it was my chance to try an iPhone for cheap. It was a significant upgrade to my previous phones.
After that, I have kept with iPhones because upgrading to a new system is extremely simple. Previously, you had to pay to transfer info from one device to the next, it could be done at home but it was a lot harder. With the iPhone, I literally just log in and everything is there. Yes, I save things to the cloud. Yes, I understand the problems it has, but I accept that. Now, I have an iPhone 13 that I will probably be able to get another 2-3 years out of. I don’t ever buy the Pro because it’s more than I need, I usually get the regular with more on device storage when I upgrade. I also have an AppleTV because I feel it’s one of the better plug in TV devices and it links seamlessly to my iPhone.
For me (and probably the vast majority of Apple device users) “it just works” is enough to keep me happy. I don’t need all of the customization that Android provides, but I’m so glad it’s an option for people. I have stability, user ease, and an ecosystem that, while it may be closed, it’s simple and doesn’t really have any issues. I almost never experience the issues that most people complain about with Apple products.
I’m still all in on PC though, I don’t need a Mac because it’s too expensive for what I do on my computer, which is mostly playing World of Warcraft. I still use Windows because I don’t do much with customization so many of the issues people have with Windows, I have never experienced. I’d like to move to a Linux system, but when I tried last year, I couldn’t get Warcraft running, so I switched back to Windows. I will likely wait until I get a new PC before I try again. With computers, most people’s options are Mac or Windows because that’s what is at the store. Linux isn’t typically sold installed on a device (which I wish it was) and a lot of people just want to open the box, start it up, and go.
