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- Comment on How likely will "Cloud Storage" eventually replace Local Storage? 6 days ago:
Then don’t buy those products. I only buy phones I can unlock and install my own version of Android on. Same with computers and iot. If I can’t install my own software then I didn’t own it.
- Comment on How likely will "Cloud Storage" eventually replace Local Storage? 6 days ago:
have you tried moving to Linux?
- Comment on As a human, here is my human take on unions 1 week ago:
Also a lie in lots of places.
- Comment on Has any country actually _solved_ the housing crisis? 1 week ago:
Japan has.
- Comment on How are Americans supposed to survive the next 30 years? 4 weeks ago:
Lol we do once the borders close.
- Comment on Forums Are Still Alive, Active, And A Treasure Trove Of Information 2 months ago:
www.overclockers.com/forum is still going strong a small but dedicated group and a massive store of computer technology history.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
I reject the premise. Sexuality at its core is not, and in in my opinion cannot be perverted. Kinks may have social implications and be less preferred, but outside of overtly illegal acts and non-consensual harm suggesting something is perverted only acts to shame people for natural desires.
- Comment on Home Depot 2 months ago:
Once again the minivan heavy portfolio pays.
*The damage to the drywall was like that from the store it was 75% off and being used to make some patches and fill a small renovation.
- Comment on How do I avoid enshitification of my keyboard and mouse 2 months ago:
Simple answer is stop buying products that require OEM software to function or an app.
Keyboards with QMK/VIA support are open and configurable on nearly any OS and for nearly any OS.
Some mice are even QMK/VIA enabled.
Mice are harder so checking for openrgb support is a good idea as well as mice that can be configured and operated without software.
- Comment on The mark 2 months ago:
- Comment on Why do social workers get upset when you don't want their help? 2 months ago:
Or take their help on things not directly related to housing? A decent social worker can do so much for you that could be genuinely helpful.
I wish we treated unhoused with the same basic structure as hospice. Having a team with a social worker, Dr, nurse, and counseling for each person would go a long way to long term well-being even for people who choose to be unhoused.
- Comment on Where do most of the famous musicians keep their musical instruments? 2 months ago:
- Comment on If Donald Trump was black, would he have made it this far in politics? 2 months ago:
if DT was anyone else he would have been held with no bail for having 90+ pending felonies and having been convicted of 32 already. The fact that his passport has not been restricted is clear evidence that being “rich & famous” gets you different treatment.
- Comment on Have you shared your own posts from platforms like this (or Mastodon) with others you know offline (besides your partner)? 2 months ago:
I share pots, replies, and links just like I did with reddit to my friends, co-workers, and family. Generally I work to keep the stuff im linking to appropriate for the target audience.
- Comment on Do all there former Republican leaders endorsing Harris do her any good? 2 months ago:
For me personally, no.
- Comment on Why are people on the internet (and Lemmy) so quick to say someone "deserves to die" 3 months ago:
Its a product of global connectivity but lack of in person connection. If I interact with someone regularly and personally I am unlikely to wish harm on them because they are “part of my tribe.” Via the internet and social media I dont really have a connection with this person, so its easy to think of them as an outsider or them. Once they are outside of my tribe I can remove their humanity and then their death has no moral or emotional cost to me.
- Comment on Has there been a depiction of fast food on a space station? 3 months ago:
I would go farther and say read the books. The show is great, and the books are great too.
- Comment on Hello, old friend… (Linus Tech Tips - Ripping your discs and the benefits of physical media) 4 months ago:
As far as I know Blu-ray is still being produced Sony just stopped making base media.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
Yeah Wellbutrin did not play well with my brain chem so I dropped it fast, I take Zoloft daily and have for several years and have minimal side effects so I just want to understand what is meant by “brain shocks”
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
are you talking about withdraw symptoms?
- Comment on Trump Cancels a Debate With Harris on ABC News and Pitches One With Fox News Instead 4 months ago:
I bet he’s worried that his golf handicap won’t impress a woman he is debating.
- Comment on Good game soundtracks? 4 months ago:
Stellaris is great sci-fi future ambient music to focus to.
- Comment on Moms, I you were struggling with your child in public and a man offered to help, would you let him and why? 4 months ago:
It could have been the delivery of the conversation, something like:
Hey <DAD>, <your partner> and i noticed your daughter loves our Dogs, since we work most days would you be comfortable with her helping out <your partner, and I> in the mornings or evenings? We are getting started on our family but our little helper will take a few years before we can put them to work.
Women are generally seen as less threatening, so having conversations where you drop your partners name and status in front of yours helps. Identifying yourself as a parent, or working to be a parent also can “soften” your male appearance. Finally, dont push, drop it and take no for an answer because some people are never going to be comfortable.
Also dont expect your words or message to be translated to adult, there have been times where our kids have said things that “they were told by an adult” and when we have called the school/daycare/friends parent, its often a misunderstanding where the kid has no idea what the context or specifics meant so they tried to convey their own version. So next time keep it short and sweet, and if possible immediate. “Are your parents around… Could I talk to your <DAD/MOM>… we need to get <DAD/MOM>s permission first”
A few things that have helped me in the past are being prepared. While my kids were in diapers or potty training I rolled everywhere with spare gear and I was quick to offer to other parents, especially at parks and public areas where people can be caught unprepared.
I had a situation in an airport where a Mom was overwhelmed trying to hold 1 kid, keep another in the stroller, and sign the doc’s to check her strollers and car seats. I was already in line, so I said “Im not going anywhere, can I help you with something or hold one of your kids?” She did an up and down check, realized I was in fact in line, and its an airport, so she handed me her baby and I stood where she could see me and rocked them while she finished what she had to do.
I would also suggest taking some child safety classes, I coach sports, and am a Den leader in our local Cub Scout Pack. Both programs required me to take classes regarding identifying child predators, unsafe situations, and child abuse and how to report them. Classes like these can help you see interactions from an outside risk perspective.
- Comment on Moms, I you were struggling with your child in public and a man offered to help, would you let him and why? 4 months ago:
Dad here, I have both been the guy, and been the parent and in a safe area where you have some control basic human trust can be enough. I always ask/offer, try not to be creepy.
I often start off, with something like "I can sympathize, I have two myself, would you like some help? I would say 50% of the time they say yes, and the rest its a combo of fear or embarrassment because they think needing help is shameful, which it is not, your community exists to help and thats how humans did it for 100 years until the 1950’s ruined everything.
- Comment on How do I know when it's time to call the "honey wagon"? 4 months ago:
we have ours pumped every 2-3 years, house of 4. Rain wont fill it up, because it will eventually end up in the leach field and levels will go down. Solids are the risk when dealing with overflowing septic because it will get into the pipe to the leach field and clog that, causing a backup in your plumbing.
as for the smell, it depends, every house I have lived in with septic would get a wiff from time to time depending literally on the direction of the wind. The house that had the least smell was a 3 story house in the north east where its cooler, the one with the most was a house in the south east that was only 1 story.
Height of the vent makes a difference, as can using products like Rid-X to help keep things broken down particularly fats which can really stink up a septic system.
- Comment on If you had a drain that you knew was clogged only with hair, could you unclog the drain only using Nair? 5 months ago:
its like $5-30 DIY. Or $100+ if you hire someone to clean it.
- Comment on If you had a drain that you knew was clogged only with hair, could you unclog the drain only using Nair? 5 months ago:
Mechanical cleaning is the only reliable way to clean a drain, period.
- Comment on The retirement savings crisis: Why more Americans can’t afford to stop working 5 months ago:
I am contributing, but I expect to work till I die, because I am assuming the market has not actually factored in climate change costs and all my investments will turn to nothing once it all crashes.
- Comment on Supreme Court overturns Chevron decision, curtailing federal agencies' power in major shift 5 months ago:
I hope you didn’t enjoy drinking clean water from municipal sources, or breathing clean air.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 months ago:
Both are gold, great reads.
