faintwhenfree

@faintwhenfree@lemmus.org

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨frosty cover your heart⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Generally, but not always.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Typical monopoly people⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  UK is the worst, US makes sense at least to some degree.

  Gloucestershire - pronounced glostershire Warwick - pronounced warrick And there like hundreds of these weird ones.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨THIS is a real test of how old you are. If you score 20 your future is short⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m 31 and I scored all 20, assuming last is phone book. Although I only trained in typewriter, never actually sent anyone a letter. Although I did type a contract for my dad so I guess that’s a real use case. All 20 then.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why does every commercial depiction of honey involve one of this things? Literally nobody has ever seen one of these in real life⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  You put it back in the pot of honey, the thing is supposed ot perpetually sit in honey pot.

  I don’t like it either, just explaining how it’s supposed to work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it normal to be really sentimental/upset over a bowl I accidentally smashed? I had it since I was 17 (am 30 now) and my boyfriend was alive back then too.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Of course forming attachment to things that rest of the world might consider mundane is pretty normal and we all do it. Nothing unnatural or out of place for that and totally understandable. I understand sadness over a broken bowl. I worry that breaking of bowl is self inflicted.

  In hindsight, I misunderstood OP’s question. I think I understand and agree with your points.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it normal to be really sentimental/upset over a bowl I accidentally smashed? I had it since I was 17 (am 30 now) and my boyfriend was alive back then too.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m sorry to say this, and I know it’s unpopular opinion, but there are healthier way to deal with emotions than breaking things. I know in your case it’s perfectly valid and normal response. But in OP’s case whacking things off the shelf, we have a choice not to lat emotions take you there. It’s like an addict saying I can’t help but steal for my hit. Its the same thing I can’t help but whack things when I’m angry.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨India is ordering Apple and Android phone makers to preinstall a state-owned app⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  From my dealings with Indian govt, more likely they’ll abandon it at some point. But yes trusting a government is always a difficult task.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨India is ordering Apple and Android phone makers to preinstall a state-owned app⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What governments should be requiring is, making bootloader unlockable and making firmware for all antennas, camera and buttons public. I think it’s too much to ask of any government.

  That being said this Sanchar Sarthi app doesn’t look so bad at a glance. Looks like a okay ish attempt at giving population tools to fight identity theft and phishing/scamming with some questionable success. Also the app supposedly doesn’t collect any data.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Any guesses?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  RCE reference?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Never count your chickens before they hatch⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Well i this is shit posting, I like my moldy shit posting

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Did the Buldak spicy ramen get less spicy?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Eyy malay/indo friend. How I miss good nasi and I never learned how to make the nicer nadi dishes. I crave nasi padang, nasi goreng, nasi lemak… I’m salivating now. I blame you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Parenting advice⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Or perhaps some kind of stew that that nullifies ocular senses?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why isn't it considered vegan to harvest animals who die naturally?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean defining new religion is always tricky, Hinduism is such a large collection of beliefs, if you go too wide Jainism and Buddhism and Sikhism would unfold into Hinduism and if you go too narrow Hinduism is at best group of 12-13 separate religion.

  The deeper you look the more confusing it is, while Jain texts acknowledge certain “Hindu” deities like Indra, other parts of universe building are entirely different, and if they are different where did Indra come from?

  Anyway I like the distinction of dharmic religions and then defining sects such as Jain, Vaishnav, shaiva, Buddhism etc etc. They all have the concept of Dharma, Karma and Moksha. So they are all kind of interoperable in terms of lifestyle. There are sects of Hinduism that are more different than mainstream to the point it’d be hard to call them Hindu, but they self identify as Hindu, while there are sects of buddishm that are so similar to Hinduism, it’s unclear why they consider themselves a separate religion. I think at the end the distinctions between dharmic religion are always because of some geopolitical power game.

  Yeah but if you ask a jain they’d say they’re not Hindu. So take it for it means.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Does Hitler have a right to privacy?" and other big questions in research ethics.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Also he’s dead, why do dead people deserve anything, any rights? What harm happens to Hitler? He’s dead. Did we ask dinosaurs to look at their DNA, for all we know they were sentient? The whole argument is stupid.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The existence of billionaires is a policy failure⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean at that rate stoning is free, but I don’t wanna stoop to taliban. Maybe French had the right idea.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The existence of billionaires is a policy failure⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Anchor and chains in 20m waters is much cheaper.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Hardware [new Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and VR headset Steam Frame, coming in 2026]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  From early reviews it seems penalty for emulation is in single digits. Also honestly I am considering one just to watch movies but my intereat would depend on the price of course. So wait we must.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bank Workers, Rejoice!⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There is still some optionality like maybe you get a windfall from a boomer dying and you can pay the principal. Or in 30 years your currency devalues to the point you can afford the principal.

  Anyway it all feels like fool’s hope. Situation is fucked.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People who don't wear earphones outside - why, and what do you do instead?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Sorry OP, you got downvoted in so many posts, some of which I thought was undeserved, but some of it is deserved. You asked a question, but came off as wanting to prove everyone else who doesn’t listen to music is crazy. Everyone is different, you do you. I think it’s very important to train brain to be content without any stimulation and therefore, I think, I play music in my brain, I plan rest of my day or next day, and most of all I introspect when I’m walking around.

  And my life isn’t even complicated and I find tons of things to Introspect, so hard for me to imagine people get bored with introspection, but you do you. If boredom is such a massive problem for you because of ADHD, perhaps carry a power bank.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨pwned: do you pronounce it as "pohned" "pawned" or "owned"⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Pow ( like bow wow) + Ned (like Ned Stark)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know about a lot of industries, but in finance, having a non-compete at least for a few weeks is essential as of your trading positions are known to your competitors, you end up losing quite a lot. I know it’s one giant asshole protecting itself from another giant asshole, but at least I know that usecase is justified.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨For those of you who enjoy open-world games, how big of a world is too big?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  They have done some good work in last few years, specially the events here and there are fun. But after the event campaign is over. There is nothing else to hope for.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨For those of you who enjoy open-world games, how big of a world is too big?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Reminds me of no man’s sky and it’s empty bajillions of planets.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Be this guy.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I used to think that till I met absolute Chad of a man with failing kidney and he would laugh at the situation refuse to be treated, he was like I’m 47 I lived a happy life and I’ll die if ill die but I’m not being bound to a bed, refused multiple dialysis interventions from his family and was clearly getting in pain towards the end, finally sold his very few possessions, gave some money to his youngest sister that struggled financially and took some drugs and died on a beach alone. (he had already gave up one kidney to save a sibling).

  That man clearly didn’t care much about, he didn’t care about his family getting hurt because of his illness and death, he didn’t care about pain to his body, he didn’t care about death, and honestly I saw him 3-4 days before his death, he was still laughing like he was at peace and played a few games of uno with me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Shower. I hate the wet place⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Must be nice knowing you don’t overthink.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Soup⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel i am the soup and rice guy so, best of both worlds.

  Oh I’m greedy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨one bright second⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, but we don’t have proof that universe can’t generate new matter. For all we know there is a mechanism in universe not yet observed that can create new matter out of little vacuum and more stars will keep forming.

  So technically all we can say is, it’s likely that stars will die out in 1000 trillion years.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It just plain doesn't work, please stop telling people to do this⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Again untrue whatever you think is “whole” water, any dessicant will absolutely 100% help with evaporation.

  Not every person is tech savvy enough to open boards. Advice for most novices is still put phone between dessicant to get water out if the device is valid and good advice.

  Would using isopropyl alcohol be better option? Sure it is. but telling my aunt to do it, and device will probably die because she doesn’t know how to handle pcbs anyway. I’d much rather just advice using dessicant and hope mineral residue doesn’t sort anything. And I’ll continue with that advice forever.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨“JUST BECAUSE I HAVE THE VOICE OF A MUNCHKIN FROM THE WIZARD OF OZ DOES NOT MEAN THAT I HAVE TINY LITTLE MOUSE BALLS! BESIDES, EVEN IF I DID, CORRELATION DOES NOT PROVE CAUSATION!!!”⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I just noticed, he has lights pointed directly at his face, his pupils are still diallated quite a bit, I wonder what drugs he must be on.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Choose wisely lemmings⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well then i guess ists not an LTT reference.

  Linus Tech Tips, founder Linus, thought when someone said hard r they mean the word used to describe mentally different people. But in the context it seemed like he is talking about African Americans, was a short lived story as it was a genuine mistake.