elucubra

@elucubra@sopuli.xyz

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Some of you are too young to know what this is⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s a myth. DVDs tend to lose synchronicity if you don’t rewind them and always turn them the same direction. Why do you think there is subtitle timing adjustment in most media players?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Some of you are too young to know what this is⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Might have been a joke to you.

  I have my collection all rewound and ready to go.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What’s the difference between communism and socialism?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s even muddier than that. Most socialist parties in Europe have no intention to move towards communism, they are more akin to social democrats.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Europemaxxing⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah. Southern Europe, and especially Spain are really triggered about the omission of siesta there!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wonder why?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I hear they are pumping more money into roadkill extract for curing autism.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Best Friend 🫂⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Interestingly, horses sweat, dogs don’t.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Best Friend 🫂⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve ridden horses for much of my life, and always shared my life with dogs.

  A good horse you have a bond with is freaking awesome, but dogs are just on another level.

  We don’t deserve dogs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Over-the-counter pet flea treatments could be banned under new UK rules⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  In my area leishmaniasis is endemic. There is no way I’m not going to use a collar or fur drops.

  Leishmaniasis is a horrible disease for dogs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The person who mounted a spice rack into the fucking studs so a fridge won't fit there⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Because screwdrivers are regulated, screwdriver licenses are hard to obtain, and while most people can do the clockwise thing, counterclockwise is a skill that takes years to master.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨please do not the fish⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Viscious? I think you meant viscous

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wake up sheeple⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My father was a fighter pilot. He explained that at a sufficiently sharp angle, hitting water was like hitting concrete.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨type shit⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s interesting that the pro circumcision crowd who rant about hygiene don’t support girls having their labia cut off to prevent grime from accumulating between the folds. Circumcision should be reserved for actual medical reasons, like phimosis, and if possible at age of consent.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨type shit⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s highly relevant, since parents are the ultimate arbiters of their childrens’ health and well-being.

  Precisely. Parents should protect their children from genital mutilation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨America⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Roundabouts should decrease premiums, as they essentially eliminate Tbone collisions

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨America⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have for years named files that have a chronological component ymd , and if hours are relevant, hm. A few ymdhm.

  Makes a lot of sense when ordering directories.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If I was in the market for a good used car, which car would be the best to outrun the cops?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Old school Subaru Forester XT. Will outrun most police vehicles And can go nuts off road.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Funny how android used to be what we now call FOSS⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Konqueror? KDE’s browser?

  I think you meant to say Mosaic.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UwU🥺👉👈⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Very happy to meet herself.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨WHERE THE FUCK IS THE CURSOR?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Or a 200% yellow cursor, like I do

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's sad that people completely misunderstand what Star Trek is about.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  What a muddy comment. Took me two reads to try to figure out the argument therein, after which I stopped.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨IYKYK⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Not ideal, but you should ALWAYS sand down the area to be soldered anyway, so go ahead do the whole part.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I was on social media before web browsers existed. I am Legion.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Same here, but I believe that those savvy enough should be getting into the conversation, instead of sneering at the ignorant lawmakers.

  It’s a tough problem that should be handled by interdisciplinary panels, and then coded into law in a non partisan way, instead of knee jerk legislation with the only intent of getting votes.

  What we have right now is “War on drugs” shit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Game over⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My first girlfriend’s brat sister got grossed out when I told her that eggs were literally shitted out by hens. Beautiful twist. She went on to get a food safety degree.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So how would you handle this?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If those are regular size flooring slats, the screws are impossibly large. I call fake.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨lightbulbs⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have a somewhat basic home automation, and my lights are programmed to be cooler during daylight hours (where necessary, desk lamp, corridor, etc), and they become warmer at night. The reverse happens early morning in winter, where I wake up while still dark.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hey there 4 eyes⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Heh, neither. Voyager had saved text from an earlier unsent reply, and on the phone it was above the fold, so I didn’t see it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hey there 4 eyes⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know why you are being downvoted.

  The general populace is uneducated/dumb, that’s why safeguards are implemented.

  I’m all for the idea of freedom, but making the exercise of that freedom informed.

  I do onsite IT support, and much of my job is preventing and undoing user fuckups.

  How many apps do you need to install per day? How many of those are sideloaded? I think that

  If you look into fauna before each major extintion events, things get weirder and weirder, so weird that Hollywood would have a hard time selling a movie with that shit

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨car producers⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Some is the key word here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨car producers⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  After having owned a few if these brands I decided I’d only own some Japanese, German or Korean cars. Never Italian or French. They are great the first 5 years or so, but age like milk. Owned an Opel and it was pretty good, but I guess it’s now off the list. Stellantis is the collection of the worlds least reliable cars.

  I drive a 26 year old Skoda (VAG group) which has had not a single major repair, except for timing belts, a clutch, and other consumables.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨you're untapped value⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have bought just a chicken at Costco.

  Twice!