soloner

@soloner@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mushrooms⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ask Alice

  When she’s ten feet tall

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Be happy if you woke up today and your throat didn’t hurt.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m just now getting over a cold that gave me the worst laryngitis of my life. It felt like I got punched in the throat some days. So I’m super grateful today to have most of my voice back. Swelling and inflammation is reduced. Even my cough which I thought would become bronchitis is fading. So grateful to be feeling well again after a week or this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Be happy if you woke up today and your throat didn’t hurt.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is a very very good habit to have. It does wonders for mental health including reducing existential dread and depression. It’s not a silver bullet but it helps tremendously.

  I try to remember whenever something bad is happening to me like a cold, or getting laid off, I’m grateful to not be a victim of genocide or taken as POW in Russia. Hell, not having to be drafted in the military like Americans did in Vietnam.

  Being grateful in the face of suffering is its own CBT

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Think about it⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think that’s the part that makes it a shit post

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gladiator II - Official Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re gonna leave it there?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The world we live in. I'm sure we will see someone bragging on the dark web⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Why is it a subway sandwich?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨An honorable warrior⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Chat gpt just loves pointing out twists!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Name & same. :)⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Guys it’s simple they just need to automate AI to read these papers for them to catch if AI language was used. They can automate the entire peer review process /s

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pray they don't alter it any further⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Exactly. I was trying to be conservative by choosing only 6 and sticking to the cheaper plans.

  But it is entirely conceivable today that, if someone has literally all the subscriptions, they could be paying more than cable costs.

  Another factor I ignored for brevity is, at least when I was a kid, the price of cable was often bundled with Internet and telephone services. I can’t speak to how accurate the numbers would be, but I’m pretty sure my dad was paying $100+ for cable and everything else, meaning the cable likely wasn’t the entire cost of the bill. But I digress…

  Streaming has gotten out of hand, and anyone who disagrees with me today will eventually agree within a decade.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pray they don't alter it any further⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  But the direction is certainly heading towards the realm of cable prices…

  • Netflix: $15.49
  • Amazon Prime Video: $14.99
  • Apple TV+: $6.99
  • HBO Max: $15.99
  • Disney+: $10.99
  • Hulu: $14.99

  Total: $79.44 per month

  So maybe when you account for inflation it is still only half of what cable costs,.perhaps. but those are the cheaper plans. For HDR support for Netflix it’s like $25, and it’s the reason I cancelled Netflix.

  I don’t think the meme is dumb, just ahead of it’s time, but it’s calling out what is certainly happening.

  Most streaming services now include ads in the paid subscription.

  Inch the ad ratio and prices up another 40% and we are getting pretty close to cable experience/cost. And that’s only a few years away when we look at how much costs have raised over the last 10 yrs.

  If each service raises price $1/month every year and you have 6 services, then in 5 yrs you’re paying $30 more per month, prob around $100+.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Helldivers 2 players rally around an unlikely hero who just wanted to make friends⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You can hug???

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That one band...⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  U know

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A Weary Trump Appears to Doze Off in Courtroom Ahead of Criminal Trial⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  How is this news?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That wasn't a microwave safe bowl...⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  your microwave is so clean! Very nice!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fellow landchads of Lemmy. Don't you hate when this happens?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Jesus

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Damn… This should be the sidebar rules for all of the Internet. Bravo.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So true⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t get it… why did they say"two"?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Don't forget to tip your gas station⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it’s shopped

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This airBNB was supposed to be a "relaxing retreat" but now I need therapy after this shit.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I have a TV over the fireplace. Do you think it’s too high? To me it feels good.

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The unemployment cycle⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  What do the kids do in the meantime? I understand it’s a lot to throw a “kid” into university, but it’s often done so they can get a career and start contributing to retirement and building wealth.

  I mean it’s also impractical to have a family without some career so that gets put on hold too. Or worse they have kids and have to go to school at the same time.

  I’m not saying everyone should go to college, but just defending the reasoning for those that do why they go as young as they do.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unions work. That's why the corporations don't like them.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Dumb question but what if the entire labor market started forming unions. Could every job out there be part of some union?

  Would this be better? Or do some jobs not make sense to unionize?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Well then, maybe don't give me an Ad every 3 songs?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  My wife and I use Spotify premium. The ability to play music thoughout the house is so nice, plus I use the Spotify DZ almost exclusively to give me music cuz it’s less time than managing my own playlists.

  I don’t think I’ve used the lyrics feature once. If I want lettuce I just google

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Alec Baldwin: Report casts doubt over Rust actor's account of shooting⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Memorizing lines over and over is how he remembers his lines.