jcs

@jcs@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anyone in tech confirm?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  This is so true!

  I grew up in a low-net-worth family, working on a farm that has been in our hands since 1873. I worked 3 jobs while studying my butt off, and eventually got a degree in Electrical Engineering with a Computer Science minor. I was recruited into various government programs and defense contracting companies, made my way to consumer electronics and medical device companies, then finally free- and open-source hardware/software. I now gratefully hold a very prestigious position while living full-time in my RV while prepping a fully self-sustainable homestead back on my family’s ranch.

  There is no substitute for the beauty of nature in the small amount of time we’re able to appreciate it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It would be cool if after you died you could see the top 5 times you almost died⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
  1. Either when I was in elementary school or early middle school, I was pushed from behind into the deep end of a pool (~10 feet IIRC) not knowing how to swim. I didn’t have the chance to take a breath, so I wasn’t buoyant and struggled to make any more progress than ~3 feet below the surface. I was underwater long enough to get tunnel vision and start to pass out; I was pretty upset at the kid that pushed me in and why it took him so long to help me out. Sure, not really life or death, but enough to get me exhausted and have memories of my young life flash before me.
  2. While working at a grocery store, I was nearly hit by a car driven by some dick kid flooring it in the parking lot while I was bringing in shopping carts. To this day, people zooming through parking lots really aggravates me.
  3. Heard and felt a ricochet from a .243 Winchester FMJ round next to my left ear when sighting in a scope as I shot a target pinned to a round hay bale ~50 yards away. The round/shrapnel was estimated to be within 2 inches of my head. I’m unsure how the ricochet traveled at almost the same angle of incidence. I just know that I felt it whiz by.
  4. Fell 8-12 feet while free soloing the King and Queen Seat in Maryland and managed to turn during the fall and blindly catch my arm. I estimate that I caught myself 35-40 feet from the ground.
  5. Had a gun pulled on me a couple times.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Caption this.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Mitosis gone wild

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨SipsTea⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Does the 21 year old need a father figure at that age? Is their biological or step-father not around? I don’t see the need for the 21 year old to accept an 18 year old as a father figure since they’re already an adult. Express personal boundaries but let them live their own life.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Banana⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m calling the cops.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fight me⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t have a source handy, but someone attempted to heat their apartment with computers and ended up spending something like >$1000 in utilities that month.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hmm this "unisex" bathroom seems biased...⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This issue always baffles me.

  The amazing thing about owning a penis is that I can still pee sitting down and there’s never any drama. Have to poop? Don’t even have to move! Have to fart? Go for it! Not farting in your underwear makes them smell fresher for longer, anyway.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I may swear like a pirate, but I'm a fucking PRINCIPLED pirate⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Unpopular opinion: profanity is massively overhyped and people that excessively swear tend to irk me. There are so many ways to passionately express emotion, at least in the English language, yet so many are fascinated with only a few. The word “fuck” in particular loses all gravitas after hearing it 150 times a day for most of my life. I’ve had to stop watching certain shows because swearing felt so excessively forced to perhaps come across as edgy, and it broke all immersion for me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨4011⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  A long time ago in a synapse far far away in another corner of my brain:

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Car community shenanigans dump (open post)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I suppose, but… coming from the world of GC Impreza coupes and even NC Miatas, I think this driver just has main character syndrome. The empty spaces nearby may have not been empty when the other car arrived, and people just frankly don’t think about things as much as we may think they do.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It slaps tho⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I never noticed how modest my childhood lifestyle was until my 1st grade teacher asked the class what we all did for vacation during the school break. I worked on a ranch or stayed home playing with secondhand toys. I remember thinking “wait… is this what people do? How?” I remember missing out on many opportunities as a child (travel, sports, restaurants, etc) due to finances, but still don’t consider it being a “poor” upbringing overall. My parents did the best they could with what they had, and I think having limited opportunities actually helped me be more creative with my time.

  Anyway, back to the point… when we had them available sometime after getting a microwave, I ate hot dogs like this periodically in elementary school through college.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Y'ALL GOT ANY OF THEM HALLOPINERS⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Hey, that’s good marketing. It grabs attention and we’re talking about it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit bought a giant ad in Paris, urging young french people to create an account⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m staying with my boyfriend because of his dog. Am I horrible?

  Is there a Parisian who doesn’t do rock climbing, Pilates, or ceramics?

  I’m going to the Maldives but I’m composting, does that make up for it?

  Just between you and me, who’s ever bought fruit on the metro?

  So, what do we do with the people on the wrong side of the escalator?

  Has anyone ever found the exit at Chatelet, or is that a myth?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I LIKE CORN!⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They are so dumb they want to piss everyone off for a lousy 15 minutes⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The breaks worked similarly when I worked hourly shifts in the US:

  • <= 6 hrs: 1x 15m paid break
  • > 6 hrs: 1x 30m unpaid lunch, 2x 15m paid breaks

  It was most common to be scheduled for 6 hr shifts so the company could avoid paying for the extra break.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‎ ‎ ‎⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not even a toilet plunger 😄

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Low quality cropping will officially launch on Lemmy in 2025⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  People are often advised to not lock their knees for a long time while standing (ex: marching band, or standing at attention in the military), and you cannot force anyone to have healthy posture. The ergonomics of these seats appear to take some of the load off the legs and feet, but it’s something to consider for patrons with more sedentary lifestyles. Many people believe themselves to be fit individuals until they are placed in uncomfortable conditions for a long time or experience unexpected stress. They could manage to injure themselves in some way, then find some reason to litigate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would this list look like for your generation?⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “No mames” is a slang phrase in Spanish which is used to mean “no way” or “you’re kidding me,” but with a crude connotation, similar to “no f—ing way” in English.

  Google Translate shows it as being more vulgar:

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨why dont we do this??? are we stupid??⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  But image the traffic 🙃

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anons discuss PC vs console gaming⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Then you have the Steam Deck which can easily serve as both.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Neighbour deliberately blocking OP⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  I have a very hard time believing that an internal combustion engine would sustain significant damage prior to stalling. An engine could run, albeit very poorly, with extreme backpressure (say, an exhaust blockage but perhaps some leaks elsewhere in the exhaust system). If the exhaust was perfectly sealed, there would be so much backpressure that the mixture would be starved of air and there would simply not be any explosion in the cylinders. I have limited knowledge of diesel engines but would expect a similar result.

  Here’s a video where an exhaust pipe is plugged. You can see how quickly the car stalls (at 10:00): piped.video/watch?v=jnoW0skAChA