ApathyTree
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- Comment on I love my smart TV (From Mastodon) - Repost 2 weeks ago:
I also recently got a tcl with google, and haven’t hooked it to the internet.
The OS on it isn’t very good (seriously too many menus in too many places), it sets full brightness and then reduces to setpoint when you change inputs, and I haven’t figured out why it boots up my ps4 every time I turn on the tv, but beyond that I’ve been pretty happy with it.
It’s a very decent dumb tv.
- Comment on Fresh sausages 4 u 2 weeks ago:
Right next to a lace boutique, no less. ;)
- Comment on Anon calls the local bowling alley 2 weeks ago:
My local bowling alley has a donated pink ball named Virgil. He’s my favorite. 12 lbs which is currently ideal for me, holes are the perfect size and spacing, and he’s almost always available because he’s boring marbled pastel pink, and clearly old.
- Comment on Some people just want to see the world burn 4 weeks ago:
He had advanced kidney disease when I started spoiling him, which inhibits eating. The healthiest food I could give him at that point was literally anything he’d eat, and there was just something about frozen white meat chicken nuggets from Costco that he just really liked.
He was on a very low phosphorus diet for years, and it was a constant struggle to get him to eat, even though I found a ton of things that were ok for him outside of the Rx diet food (which he refused to eat for every meal). My vet ended up asking me what I was feeding, because he wasn’t supposed to make it more than a year based on his kidney function labs, and he made it another 8, and was pretty healthy for most of it getting all the way up to a chubby 9 lbs at one point (small cat). He passed last July, and my vet was sad to see him go (he was a charming lover boy who adored strangers). It turns out, Rx kidney food for cats isn’t actually optimal because cats are obligate carnivores and need protein, but low protein is recommended for omnivores with kidney disease and that was just assumed to be true for cats as well, and the Rx foods are low phos and low protein, so cats waste away over time.
I don’t eat nuggets (or a lot of meat) normally, myself, and I usually don’t give my cats people food either, but I appreciate the suggestion all the same if I come across that need again :)
- Comment on Some people just want to see the world burn 4 weeks ago:
I used to do this for my cat. He had advanced kidney disease so whatever I could get him to eat was good. He really really liked chicken nuggets specifically, but was mildly allergic to the breading (would give him breakouts leading to scabby sores) so I’d remove it and give him the inside bits. I’d make nuggets for him at least once a week.
- Comment on master manipulators 4 weeks ago:
Got my tubes tied when I was 27 (no kids no interest).
So nope, not in the slightest.
- Comment on questions about sex toys: would it be a bad idea to fully insert a vibrating egg in my bum? 4 weeks ago:
Jim Jeffries - vibrating egg - a cautionary tale
- Comment on sorry 4 weeks ago:
It looks like a fat conure.
- Comment on almonds 4 weeks ago:
Two options means it’s a 50/50 chance, totally worth a shot!
- Comment on master manipulators 4 weeks ago:
I would love the life of a house pet as long as I can play video games instead of sleeping all the time.
We just collectively need to convince our new overlords that it’s enrichment and just let me keep it I already have it, and I’ll be totally friendly and compliant whenever you want, I can pause, it’s cool.
- Comment on master manipulators 4 weeks ago:
They -can- do that yes. Whether or not they will choose to, however, is anyone’s guess.
- Comment on Do fish ever play tag or hide and seek? 4 weeks ago:
My fish play with laser pointers, and the fish in the live bearer tank tend to “play chase” (it’s not aggression or mating behavior, because there’s no fin nipping or flashing, and they don’t flare), but idk if that would be a thing in the wild. Probably is.
Play is low-risk skill practice, so it makes sense that ambulatory creatures would do it.
- Comment on Excellent anti smoking ad 4 weeks ago:
This guy reminds me of the framed poster in my bedroom that I bought on eBay for $10 when I was like 15.
- Comment on Wait, my body's own heat is enough? Always has been. 1 month ago:
I keep my place at 15.5c in winter because it’s super drafty. (I’m getting the siding redone soon, I really hope that helps, but ultimately we have the same climate as Siberia so there’s only so much to be done) even at 15.5, it’s still about $200 USD/mth to heat, but at 18c it more than doubles in cost.
I’m like your wife; made for warmer climates. My ideal temp is around 30c, and I’m cold at 23, but I have heated mattress pads on my bed and couch (much much much cheaper to run than furnace) so it’s not too bad overall. They are a bit pricy up front, but definitely worth the spend.
Perhaps that sort of thing would be a good compromise for you two; a couple heated chair covers or couch cover or something to bring her temp up while keeping the overall temp lower.
- Comment on Bros smooth like saliva 2 months ago:
Idk I find this sort of response pretty fun.
I never said it would be fun for readers ;)
- Comment on Bros smooth like saliva 2 months ago:
Fun fact: the entire digestive system is lined with taste receptors, we just aren’t conscious of the flavors. They are used by the body to help determine healthy balance, and are capable of expelling waste more rapidly if they detect a problem (vomiting/diarrhea).
So in a way, you are constantly tasting your own shit. All the time. Forever.
- Comment on Support animal rule 2 months ago:
Sure, but wouldn’t you think those with eyes would logically be pretty sensitive to light, like to find bioluminescent prey and stuff?
- Comment on Why Don’t All Rivers Make Canyons? | MinuteEarth 2 months ago:
Short, sweet, and satisfying. Good video.
- Comment on Support animal rule 2 months ago:
Do you think the creatures brought up from the depths in these things get freaked the fuck out seeing everything at the surface after living in near total darkness their whole lives?
Like holy shit the amount of visual stimulation is probably intensely painful.
- Comment on Reliable bank account 2 months ago:
Yes, there is. It’s called superbia. Looks like it was founded in 2019.
- Comment on Reliable bank account 2 months ago:
I guess if you are already with them you can overlook it because it’s easier, but I certainly wouldn’t encourage new people to be potentially swindled along with you, wtf?
Certainly not with an “eh”, like that’s normal shit to have happen (it isn’t at all, for the record)… comparing it to a more egregious actor doesn’t help your case either… those bad things are still really bad even if someone else is worse.
How did random low level call center employees even manage to steal that much, if not poor organizational security?
- Comment on Reliable bank account 2 months ago:
Not the best places to look tbh. Nothing personal, ofc but stuff to be aware of. Nothing comes up for geico news search but as a major company I don’t trust them in the slightest. But navy fed and USAA have both proven to be garbage piles.
- Comment on Reliable bank account 2 months ago:
If you are in any sort of unique demographic, like you aren’t a white male office worker, you might look for credit unions that serve your specific population.
Like if you do trade work, there’s options. If you are Hispanic there’s options. Veterans have several options, women and feminists have several as well. Just sort of look for whatever fits you and see what might be available on a more national scale.
And if you are a cishet white male office worker with nothing to distinguish you from anyone else there’s probably a credit union for that, too. The theme of the day is themes. Credit unions that aren’t regionally based are nonetheless community based, and I’m sure you fit a community.
Really tho I hope you find something that fits so you can buck the bank. Banks are horrible and we can do better! Through unions!
- Comment on Reliable bank account 2 months ago:
Sorry to hear. Have you considered looking for one that does app-based banking and isn’t local?
I mean some 15 years ago I had a credit union that was very very regional, and I moved. But they had good online options (keep in mind this was like… 2011 or so and things have moved so far since) so I kept using them for several years until I found a better local credit union.
Maybe that would be an option for you as well, assuming you don’t need to go in in person for stuff frequently.
- Comment on Reliable bank account 2 months ago:
I use a credit union and they don’t penalize for either one. There’s a small “get gud with money” fee for the transfer if you use overdraft protection, something like $1.50 or whatever, but I don’t think there’s an insufficient funds fee at all. They just decline the transaction.
So your options might actually be “eat the fee, or switch banking institutions”, but they won’t tell you that, ofc.
- Comment on I'm taking a risk with this post... 2 months ago:
Cat buttholes are known in my sphere as “catsterisk”
That’s all… stop looking at me like that…
- Comment on Dreams come true 3 months ago:
Do they not have to pay for the privilege? Or is this not referring to academic publishing? (It’s not super clear, but context indicates academic?)
- Comment on Honey 5 months ago:
Maybe, although the flavor of that probably does change somewhat due to being boiled, just like I imagine the bee concentration/dehydration process adds something.
- Comment on Honey 5 months ago:
Have you ever tasted flower nectar?
I grow gladiolus sometimes, and they produce a lot of nectar, but there aren’t any pollinators for those flowers around me, so I remove the nectar myself with a syringe. There isn’t a lot in each flower, but it’s nice in a cup of tea.
It doesn’t really taste like honey, even dilute honey. It doesn’t taste like just sugar water, either, though. I’m sure each flowering plant produces a subtly different flavor, like fruit.
And indeed, honey apparently tastes different depending what the bees are feeding on. But I’d say it’s probably a mix of something bee-specific and the nectar itself.
- Comment on Symptoms of arsenic poisoning 5 months ago:
I thought you were saying the book is a bit pricy the way a tabletop art book in the $100 range is pricy. So I went to see if it was something I could justify for a friend of mine as a gift… but nope, way too expensive is 100% accurate. $620. Holy shit.
