FuglyDuck
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- Comment on Could I just create my own drive format? 10 hours ago:
However, you should be able to use empirical science to debunk BS ideas and move things along that way.
And that’s what gets them breaking out the pitchforks and torches.
- Comment on Could I just create my own drive format? 21 hours ago:
They’d probably burn you alive for Devil worship or something.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 day ago:
Hallmark, are you taking notes?
- Comment on [deleted] 1 day ago:
I wouldn’t be embarrassed. I’d be angry.
Even being set up isn’t a problem- doing so without bothering to ask first is.
- Comment on Could I just create my own drive format? 1 day ago:
Computer science, I wish to believe, still has doors awaiting exploration.
There was a time where you could grab a walking stick, a cloak, and a pack and go see things no other human has ever recorded seeing; and then that exploration was done and we needed boats or whatever vehicle to get there. Then the boats had to get bigger, and had to be powered by wind rather than oar, then we had to go down, into the depths of the oceans, or up into the vastness of space. We still haven’t explored all of the ocean, seen everything this world has to see.
with each new horizon, there is a new place to explore. a new richness to discover.
This is true, also, of computer science; and all sorts of other frontiers.
I’m not trying to disuade the OP or anyone else. Even if they’re never even close to successful; it’s their time to spend. if they enjoy the work; then by all means. It’s more of a warning… it’s not the kind of thing that’s going to be a weekend project. (“There be dragons,”)
- Comment on Could I just create my own drive format? 1 day ago:
sure. But it’s a task that usually takes entire teams of highly competent and experienced people. Computer science, software engineering. Database management, lots of math.
Like ext4 took contributions from several orgs and numerous individuals over the course of years to develop. if a single person can do it, it’s the work of a lifetime.
- Comment on Could I just create my own drive format? 1 day ago:
I mean, short answer is… yes…
But, eh, like. That’s a technicality. Chances are the task is something beyond typical individuals these days.
- Comment on What brush is the human equivalent of a dog slicker brush? 2 days ago:
I doubt the dogs care,
- Comment on These shipping tape things 3 days ago:
You’re not supposed to lick them.
- Comment on what's the best material for wiping out a cast iron skillet? 4 days ago:
victoria (cast iron maker that’s a above lodge but below others,) recommends using a little dish soap.
even if the soaps do remove some seasoning, you should have enough on there, and cooking with enough oil that it regenerates. That’s the secret to cast iron’s longevity, in point of fact. Every time you cook with it, you add some more to the seasoning. (it also can develop some marvelous flavors if you’re intentional in how you cook with it.)
- Comment on what's the best material for wiping out a cast iron skillet? 4 days ago:
generally speaking, it shouldn’t be too difficult to get stuff off. I generally use blue scotchbrite scrubbie pads. They’re non-abbrassive and have no metal or cleanser in them; but they’re scratchy while being soft enough.
Other things that gets recommended is “washcloths” made of maille links (for example.)
The next stuff is some generic recommendations that you may or may not find useful (or have already heard.), but they’re key steps in getting that truly nonstick surface… and it starts with how you maintain and cook with it.
Cast iron needs to be maintained- it was the original non-stick pan, mind you, but that nonstick surface needs maintenance. I typically season mine with avacodo oil applied in very light coatings and kept in a 350f oven. it’s best to stay below the smoke point of whatever oil you’re using; so check that and go 50-100 degrees under. The oil is polymerized when it’s no longer tacky; and I tend to apply about a teaspoon at a time using an old microfiber cloth. (Less is best. I place the cloth on the top of the oil bottle and give it a quick flip-and-down. that’s enough. for a full 12" pan, and probably enough for 16" if you have one.)
once its seasoned well, you can maintain it by occasionally putting a light coating of oil after use, cleaning and drying.
Also, it’s important to remember that you need some kind of oil in the pan for it to be truly non-stick. I use avocado oil as my go to; it has no real flavor and it doesn’t smoke like olive oil does. If you want to use butter, you can also get cute and add both avacado and butter and avoid burning the butter that way. It doesn’t take a lot- a tablespoon is frequently enough. for something like bacon, I put a light “seasoning” coat on before cooking- you don’t really want animal fats to season, it’ll burn and turn bitter.
- Comment on My earphones' cable has been oozing sticky goo for over a yer now 4 days ago:
- Comment on If I wanted to bury a hard drive for archival purposes (e.g. Country becoming Dictatorship), how to keep the contents from being damaged and where is the safest place to bury it? 5 days ago:
so, I would suggest talking with an archivist. Many libraries will have archivists on the payroll (Or know one, anyways) and they’d likely be happy to talk about archival methods.
personally, what I would do- and I make no guarantees that it will work for a decade- is to seal the hard drive (or whatever media,) inside a vacuum bag with a shitload of silica desiccant gel. maybe double bag it with even more silica gel, then place it inside a pelican case. if you double bag, splurge on the indicator stuff and let it sit for a week.
but I’m not an archivist, and they may laugh at my suggestion.
- Comment on Was there a Cold War conflict where the Soviets funded the right-wingers and the Americans funded the communists? 5 days ago:
oh. Yeah. Apologies if you thought I was saying we were backing the good guys.
we just backing the assholes killing the assholes we had a problem with at the time.
What could go wrong, amirite?
- Comment on Was there a Cold War conflict where the Soviets funded the right-wingers and the Americans funded the communists? 5 days ago:
there were times where the US funded groups that were leftists as means of countering, to their perception at the time, even more radical communists.
it was more in the way of ‘enemy of my enemy, might still be an enemy, but they’re not the current problem’ than anything else. I don’t think it ever ended the way we wanted it to, or the way that it should have.
As an example, we funded FSLN against the Samoza family, in Nicaragua. we also supported the Derg- an ML military junta- in ethiopia against the Eritrean independence peeps (who were at the time even more communist.
- Comment on Why do people like the Punisher comics? 1 week ago:
Like I said… Fridge-temperature IQ. Maybe freezer temp. (0-2 degrees for freezers, right?
- Comment on Three questions about superpowers, which is the best, and which is the worst? 1 week ago:
Then they go through their photos at home, or even just see the video of Timmy’s last moment.
- Comment on Why do people like the Punisher comics? 1 week ago:
and ironically, the bad guys are dirty cops.
So. like. you know. all those dirty cops with the punisher skull? fridge-temperature IQ’s.
- Comment on Three questions about superpowers, which is the best, and which is the worst? 1 week ago:
Mind control is basically every power. Because if people believe something to be true, it is. Wanna fly, make the population think you just did. Invisible, same.
Until someone asks you to fly so as to save lil timmy or something. Eventually, they’re going to figure that out. Can’t keep faking all the existence of all the lil’ timmies you “rescued”.
Worst superpower? I donno, farting every time you blink.
Explosive snot. Rocket powered flatulence. Meidas Touch*.
*I mean think about it. You can’t live off gold. everythign you touch turns to gold, so no food for you. Also. No sex for you… cuz, like… yeah. on the plus side, all the plus side, you could have a gawdy collection of statues of all the people you don’t like.
- Comment on Three questions about superpowers, which is the best, and which is the worst? 1 week ago:
Might want to edit the post and clarify.
I assumed you were like x-ray vision or super hearing or flight or gravity control, etc.
Apparently others were thinking nation states, apparently, if I can’t have chronomancy, it’ll have to be gravity control.
- Comment on Hope you like math 1 week ago:
fucking fucks implies fucks are procreating.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
she definitely didn’t get their overnight, so I’d say she’s already not there.
In any case, it’s illegal to smoke inside public buildings in most places; at least, in the US. I would be shocked if she wasn’t in violation of that. (Some states allow designated smoking rooms, but that’s a different matter.) And it doesn’t matter if your blowing the smoke “away”… if some one can smell it, they’re breathing second hand smoke.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
The vasectomies are usually reversible. It’s not a non issue as it’s usually expensive and not covered by insurance, and it’s not 100% every case, but it can be done.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
This is why you shouldn’t tell them.
None of their damn business.
In any case. It sounds like you’ve thought it through and it’s not an impulsive thing. So no. It’s not “too early.”
(And in any case it’s usually reversible, of you do. Expensive and more invasive than the original procedure, and it’s not always certain. But the potential is there.)
- Comment on How abnormal is it for a mother to be her son a fleshlight for his 18th birthday? 1 week ago:
I think you’re missing the point that we’re trying to get to. or at least, I was trying to get to.
I think you’re loosing sight of the fact that giving sex toys of any stripe as a birthday gift is not a sexual wellness thing, or a sex-safety talk. While there’s probably some conceivable scenario in which it might be appropriate, this is not it.
it doesn’t require any kind of experience to see that, and what Glimse was trying to do, is “flipping the genders” If it’s creepy for a dad to buy a sex toy for the daughter, as a birthday gift, it’s also creepy for a mother. (It would likely be only slightly less creepy father to son.)
Sexual wellness and safety talks don’t happen at birthday parties. At least, not any bday party I’ve been to.
- Comment on How abnormal is it for a mother to be her son a fleshlight for his 18th birthday? 1 week ago:
You don’t know if it’s appropriate for a father to buy their daughter a sex toy?
- Comment on How abnormal is it for a mother to be her son a fleshlight for his 18th birthday? 1 week ago:
(lol) every parent should talk about proper illumination!
Keeping a flashlight handy and charged could save your life.
(It could, but also, that auto incorrect made me giggle.)
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Controlling shareholder usually means they hold a majority of the shares. Meaning that any shareholder action would require their approval to succeed. basically, every share in the company is one vote on such actions. If he owns 51% of the shares, you’re SOL. If he’s like 48%, and just happens to be the largest block, you might be able to push a shareholder action to oust them- by getting the 52% to vote against him (or the CEO.)
That said, it would partially also depend on any corporate bylaws set up within the corporation, or if said CEO was somehow breaking the law, etc.
Chances are, if you start an effort to do so… you’re going to get fired.
out of curiosity, what’s prompting the question?
- Comment on What were the original antiperspirants before modern day ones? 2 weeks ago:
you don’t burn off your pores? wierdo.
/jk. Guess my point was today we (western weirdos?) use antiperspirants like sweating like plebs is gross. Similarly, it’s rather normal to bathe after a workout or something where you were sweating. sweating is normal, sure. but we’re rather weird about it compared to back then.
- Comment on What were the original antiperspirants before modern day ones? 2 weeks ago:
To add to this, sweating was normal, and though there were various ways to deal with the smell of body odor, the rich mostly just caked on perfumes like a teenage boy discovering girls for the first time.
Other methods of keeping it in check include things like bathing and simply going nose-blind.
