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- Comment on Never gonna loosen them laces 3 hours ago:
… Is this a thing people did? Why?
- Comment on Never gonna loosen them laces 3 hours ago:
During the height of their advertising campaign, I bought a pair of Kiziks. I was just recovering from a newly broken ankle at the time and was dealing with limited mobility and strength in that general region.
They’re fine shoes, not amazing but pretty decent; however, I’ve not bought any other kind of shoe since then because they genuinely are super easy to put on and take off without involving my hand, any extra tools like a shoehorn, or really anything other than my foot. I even bought a pair for my wife, who has perfectly functional feet and joints, and she has appreciated their ease of use as well.
This isn’t any kind of paid ad (I wish), just a sincere recommendation for the shoes if you find yourself having trouble getting shoes on and off easily. That said, they are more expensive than most shoehorns and may not last as long.
I really appreciated them at the time because I was constantly taking my shoes off and on for things like X-rays, where I could feasibly have taken a shoehorn, but it would have been slower and perhaps more awkward.
- Comment on Pictures of Animals Getting CT Scans Against their Will: A Thread 1 day ago:
On OkCupid, I once briefly courted a woman with the username “RazeTgeAxolotl.” One of my opening questions
- Comment on Pictures of Animals Getting CT Scans Against their Will: A Thread 1 day ago:
This happened in Scrubs.
- Comment on Japan hits different 1 day ago:
They kinda look like Hank and Bobby Hill.
- Comment on This is a photo of irony. 4 days ago:
Perhaps that’s the irony?
- Comment on I will step on you and spill your food, my small friend 4 days ago:
This is the third time the label “Jerkface” has come up on my daily readings and, so far as I know, only this one was you.
- Comment on Math is amazing! 4 days ago:
I was thinking Tom Lehrer.
- Comment on A completely useful compulsion I have. 4 days ago:
I also like to maintain balance in containers as well for just these reasons, but after years of living with people who didn’t share that preference, I learned to lift a container in place, then pull it out. That way I am cognizant of its balance before taking significant risk.
- Comment on Squint your eyes 👀 6 days ago:
Or just look at the thumbnail in your mobile app. That’s what worked for me.
- Comment on Relatable 1 week ago:
I tore mine around age fifteen. I was kneeling in a garden helping a senior lady garden. Felt a weird pop when standing up. Didn’t even realize anything was particularly wrong until my knee stopped supporting me later in the day.
- Comment on Relatable 1 week ago:
36 now. I don’t remember my exact age at the time, but at approximately eighteen I dislocated my shoulder turning over in bed.
- Comment on What's a highly-rated, critically acclaimed TV series that you couldn't get into, or have no interest in? 2 weeks ago:
I did try the first audio book and found myself unmoved. It wasn’t awful, but I wasn’t as impressed as most seem to be. I’m glad it was enjoyed, but I was ready for it to be over long before it was.
That was around six years ago, though. I might feel differently if I tried again today.
Thanks for the recommendations!
- Comment on What's a highly-rated, critically acclaimed TV series that you couldn't get into, or have no interest in? 2 weeks ago:
For me, The Expanse.
- Comment on "Cyber Trucks aren't lame!" 2 weeks ago:
He … Is?
I’m extraordinarily bad at faces and sincerely can’t tell whether you’re mocking me, but this doesn’t seem like his normal content… But I also don’t watch him regularly.
- Comment on "Cyber Trucks aren't lame!" 2 weeks ago:
The guy restraining the main guy looks like Michael Reeves.
- Comment on Anon contracts herpes 2 weeks ago:
Is this not a common courting technique?
- Comment on What's the worst instance of plot armour on characters you've seen in TV? 2 weeks ago:
It’s been years and years since I read the books, but I remember one scene during which they’re performing surgeries on him. They’ve sedated him in preparation and he’s resisting the sedative in an endearing manner. I’m no super soldier, but I’ve had a lot of surgeries before and since and, well… The idea of resisting anesthetics seems unlikely to me if the anesthesiologist wants you under.
I also remember another character being impressed by the scout sent out to check out potential Spartans. He is impressed because she manages to make his ship’s AI lag by making a series of requests of it. Even at the time, though, I remember thinking that any system that couldn’t handle the requests she made (something like set a navigational beacon, bring up a few files, and play classical music) wasn’t all that impressive.
There are a few other random things I remember, like the introduction of Cortana and the end (at the time) of the series, but not much stuck with me, I guess. I never really liked the game series, so I guess it makes sense.
- Comment on Go meet grass or touch your neighbors. 2 weeks ago:
When I think of him, I think of Fight Club, not The Hulk.
Whether that makes him more or less appealing is up to the reader. I’m not even sure which way Helena Bonham Carter would lean.
- Comment on Beachfront property 2 weeks ago:
It’s not irrational at all. Falling from heights hurts. I’m afraid of being hurt (including from heights). It makes perfect sense.
- Comment on Project to suck carbon out of sea begins in UK 2 weeks ago:
Lemmy works on markdown, so if you want to do anything, just look up “how to do x in markdown.” For example:
If you want to learn more generally, there are many guides, e.g.:
www.markdownguide.org/getting-started/
And if you want to play around without other people seeing any mistakes you make, there are multiple web interfaces as well as local editors that will display your works in real time, such as:
Hope this helps!
- Comment on What's with "*checks notes*" everywhere? 2 weeks ago:
Personally, I initially saw a version of it in Sluggy Freelance.
- Comment on What's the worst instance of plot armour on characters you've seen in TV? 3 weeks ago:
Fair enough, thank you for the information!
- Comment on What's the worst instance of plot armour on characters you've seen in TV? 3 weeks ago:
Huh, I didn’t know that about Master Chief. Doesn’t seem like it fits the vibe of the lore.
- Comment on What's the worst instance of plot armour on characters you've seen in TV? 3 weeks ago:
Plot armor is literally a plot point towards the end of Supernatural.
- Comment on The poop psa absolutely no one asked for 3 weeks ago:
Sorry, it didn’t occur to me that that might be a problem. Yeah, cysts of any kind are pretty gross. Pilonidal cysts are near the butthole, so grossness is not reduced. Unless you have an interest in such things, I agree, don’t look them up.
- Comment on Interesting fact about humans in zero gravity 3 weeks ago:
Back when bash.org was functional, there was a quote that went basically like this: “Sex in space sounds epic.” “You need to have regular sex before you can be choosy.”
This isn’t any kind of commentary on you, I just miss bash.org and the replacements that have popped up since are challenging to search.
- Comment on The poop psa absolutely no one asked for 3 weeks ago:
My first three surgeries were for the removal of a pilonidal cyst. According to the doctor who operated in my tailbone, this and similar events are common causes of panic.
- Comment on Knock knock knocking on heaven's do-or-or-aawwhhh 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on Knock knock knocking on heaven's do-or-or-aawwhhh 3 weeks ago:
It’s concerning that all of those words are past tense.
