nickwitha_k

@nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I had no idea y cunt was this powerful⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  If a large cardboard box is a Gaylord does that mean regular boxes are gay peasantry?

  Yes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone have ideas for cable management here?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve got some suggestions and “tiers” of permanence for you.

  Power

  First, get yourself something like a vertical rack power strip (like one of these). You can probably notch the shelves to incorporate it well, without adding any required space behind them. This alone will go a long way towards cleaning things up.

  Video

  This is probably the other biggest mess is the video cabling. Here, there’s a few options.

  Permanent, upgradeable, but harder to keep neat and probably a bit of a PitA to run cables

  Use some cable passthrough wallplates like these. You’d install one close to your shelving and one close to your TV, then fish cables through. Given the distance, there’s probably at least one stud in the way that would make it a bit of a pain.

  Permanent, cleaner look, probably easier to run and more expensive

  Use HDMI/coax/RCA jack plates and pull cable through attic or basement. May need active cables to avoid issues (differential pair signaling used by HDMI can get finicky).

  Semi-permanent

  Purchase or make cable raceways. There are some commercial products that replace baseboard or crown moulding. This is probably the easiest route for clean appearance. You can use the risers in the shelf as anchor points to run up or down to your raceway, if you are ok with visibility there. Otherwise, notch the shelves, like the above suggestion for power, and run raceway/square conduit up or down, with ports for each shelf tier.

  Less permanent, more expensive

  Get an A/V receiver/mux box that you can use as a central connection appliance for the shelves. This way, everything connects to it and you have the minimum number of cables going from it to your TV. I honestly don’t know how much these things currently cost but they used to be pricey on account of being marketed to the “audiophile” segment.

  Networking

  Try to concentrate as many of your network-capable systems on adjacent shelves as possible. Install a keystone jackplate and either run Cat6 for each device or use a small edge switch and as short of patch cables as you can manage.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨shrimp colour drama⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m AuADHD, myself, but do not experience synthesisia so that certainly colors my perspective. People with sensory sensitivities would definitely be more prone to experiencing challenges with synthesisia and sensory overload but anyone can potentially be impacted under the right circumstances. Particularly intense sensory stimuli can be stressful. Make it multi-sensory and the intensity level is effectively increased.

  Children who are otherwise neurotypical can sometimes have a little bit of a harder time with stress and intense sensations, which can manifest as meltdowns and the like.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨shrimp colour drama⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  a rare condition that’s seems to have no downsides and only benefits.

  A potential downside is sensory overload.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ChatGPT is shifting rightwards politically⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t work at OpenAI so, I’m not implementing anything that would change it. I prefer to keep practicing my critical thinking, programming, and creative skills and there is no ethical model to use so, I’ll continue not to use it, for the most part.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨3's grip looks the most comfy⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Platinum Preppy. Cheap and cheerful with the capability of taking a converter, different nips, and being converted into a refillable marker. Amazingly versatile pen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sounds logical to me⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  An ex (casual) once told me about her ex that “He needed to suck enough dicks to realize that it wasn’t for him.” A little on the crass side, maybe, but she wasn’t judging him for it and it’s perfectly valid. We’ve only got one life to live and not experimenting with one’s sexuality, if so inclined, is kinda silly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What happened to FlyingSquid?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh, I’m referring to a claim that someone saw a reflection of a middle-aged man in a buttplug that was is a nicole photo (before it being deleted). I’ve not seen the image myself so, don’t know if it is a substantiated claim.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What happened to FlyingSquid?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Nicole? Or the Buttplug Man?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fucking hell⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Sorry to ping you a bunch with replies. I’m curious now, do you have unique numeral symbols for the numbers after 9?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fucking hell⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is making my brain hurt. I need to try reading a few more times but, if I am understanding it correctly, the old Danish way of saying it is mathematically incorrect?

  Half-to-five == 2.5

  2.5*20 == 50

  …

  Did I read that correctly?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨All things have a right to grow. The blossom is brother to the weed.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Unless the spider in question is a likely danger/hazard, leaving them be is generally my policy. They don’t usually bother me. That said, the time a calisoga spider got in the house, it caused a visceral fear reaction. I didn’t kill it though, just got safety glasses and trapped it before releasing it outside (I didn’t know that it was not a tarantula at the time).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gen Z incels when women don't swoon over bargain bin pickup artistry [Day 99]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  🥄🥄🥄🥄🥄

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨fuck this asshole⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Prove that they are irrelevant.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨fuck this asshole⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It is vitally important, not just in elections but also in life overall, to recognize that not all possibilities are equally likely and to use available data to evaluate them.

  For example, it is possible that a white rhinoceros might come down the hall and join me for a spot of tea and biscuits. I can, however, safely say that that is almost definitely not going to happen, based upon these data points:

  • I do not keep any white rhinoceros in my home.
  • White rhinoceros are not native to this continent and are classified as near-threatened (a major improvement from their previous near-extinction).
  • White rhinoceros average between 1700kg and 2300kg. My home was not designed and built to support that kind of moving mass. Any white rhinoceros walking down my hall would likely fall through the floor.
  • White rhinoceros, while generally docile and gregarious, are not known for enjoying tea and biscuits.

  Yes, this is a exaggerated caricature. However, data with even more clarity is available surrounding election outcomes. Betting on a possible outcome without any evidence to suggest that it is likely is foolish and betting on an outcome that one knows is unlikely, while increasing the likelihood of an outcome known to be harmful to vulnerable people is detestable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨fuck this asshole⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Going to have to disagree there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨fuck this asshole⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Simplified: 3 > (1+1) but 3 < (1+1+1+1)

  Questions?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨fuck this asshole⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That is literally how the mathematics of elections work, whether you wish to believe in reality or not.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨fuck this asshole⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Have you done anything to fix it? Yes. I’ve supported efforts for electrical reform both locally and nationality.

  Are the democrats doing anything to fix it? The leadership of a primarily neo-liberal party that likes the status quo and sees little opposition from the left in primaries? No, I don’t think they currently are.

  Nows the time. Not during the election.

  Here, we have some agreement and common ground. Now is indeed a much better time to try for change than a general election. However, with fascists in power, free elections are likely to no longer occur for the foreseeable future. So, demanding resistance from elected officials and building community is vital to weathering this storm that was avoidable.

  Now. I see that you have not responded to my request for what you have done, after my response to your accusatory question. Care to do so? Or are you just JAQing it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨fuck this asshole⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  And the Log Cabin Republicans exist. And the Association of German National Jews existed. Thinking that one is special enough to not be subjected to the oppression that others will face just shows that they are ignorant of history in addition to the betrayal.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨fuck this asshole⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Suppose there are 10 people eligible to vote.

  3 of them are known to support a fascist and will vote, no matter what. They have religious figures reminding them and pressuring them to vote for the fascist and watch propaganda daily that maintains their outrage and support.

  1 of them is a big supporter of the neolibs and will vote for them no matter what.

  1 of them is a pragmatic leftist who grudgingly will vote for the neolibs because there is no other viable choice.

  1 of them is undecided either because they don’t think fascism is that bad, or think it won’t impact them, or don’t consider how it could impact people who are not as privileged as them, etc.

  The other 4 are:

  • 2 who are too filled with apathy to care about voting

  • 1 who the fascists keep setting up artificial barriers for in order to prevent political engagement

  • 1 who is thoroughly indoctrinated in the cult of anti-electoralism

  That’s 6/10 eligible voting (in line with the proportion of eligible voters that voted in 2024).

  Further, historical data shows that when fewer people vote, the fascists win because of their dedication to their cause and authority figures coaxing them to do so. This data is readily available in terms that are easy to comprehend, even for those without technical or scientific education.

  So, the breakdown is:

  Fascism - 3 Neolibs - 2 or 3

  Coin toss on whether the fascists win, because, of those deigning to engage in the electoral system, one of them is not convinced that opposing fascism is really that big of a deal.

  What about third parties? They don’t matter in this but because it is first-past-the-post and only a majority of participating voters is required.

  But, the majority of polled people support left-of-center policies! Why are we forced to vote for neolibs?! Doesn’t matter. 4 out of 10 eligible voters are going to vote in support of right-of-center ideologies. If more eligible voters voted, that wouldn’t be an issue and the voice of the majority would be heard. But, between apathy, voter suppression, and the anti-electoralist/accelerationist cult, 40% are not voting. And that’s still “good” compared to the last half-century.

  So, there you go. Barely even scratching statistics and simple to digest as to why voters who refused to do their duty to oppose fascism share the responsibility with the neolibs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨fuck this asshole⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Knowingly putting others lives at risk by refusing to do what is literally the least one can do, that is, voting in a strategic manner to prevent literal fascists who have repeatedly taken action against LGBTQ+ and made statements in support of committing genocide against them, POC, and people who are neurodivergent and/or impacted by mental illness is not what an ally does. It is an action that demonstrates that the non-voter/protest voter does not find vulnerable peoples’ lives important enough to warrant the effort needed to climb down off of their pedestal of egotistical moral superiority to do meaningfully lend support to their fellow human beings’ right to exist.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨fuck this asshole⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yet refusing to accept the reality of mathematics that showed that, in a FPTP system, not voting for a viable candidate opposing a fascist only helps the fascist is acceptable? Nah. The blood is on the hands of both dems and non-voters. Non-voters/protest voters don’t give a fuck about trans people, as shown by their actions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ads are a plague⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  True. I don’t either. I want the bullshit to stop.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck Gaming News⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  As a preface, I used to do this a lot on Reddit. My hobby (sounds odd) was to make a little old-school-blog-style post, detailing what I found interesting in gaming in the last week or so. I got a name for it, for a time, but having long-since abandoned reddit I thought I might try the same thing here, if you’ll indulge me!

  Happy to have you posting!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not real... *for now*⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s a good way to make some of us dedicate the energy to building and flashing custom firmware.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not real... *for now*⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Is this an ASD thing? That would make a lot of sense for my own behavior, if so.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ads are a plague⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  No. Demand a cut of the ad revenue as they are using your property as a billboard.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Indie devs have begun adding a no generative AI stamp to their store pages⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  There remains a significant enclave that rejects it, but yeah, it’s definitely smaller than equivalent groups in other mentioned professions.

  Reporting in.

  I think the tech is amazing, but it’s an immense shame that so many of my/our peers don’t give a flying fuck about ethics.

  Yup. Very much agreed here. There are some uses that are acceptable but it’s a but hard to say that any are ethical due to the ethically bankrupt foundations of its training data.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hardcore gaming⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m betting that it can drive 250Ω headphones. Verifying.