Akir's recent activity
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Comment on Oatly, the world's largest producer of oat milk, is sending a new message to its consumers – most people want their governments to take action on climate change in ~enviro
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Comment on Do you have an "anime of the season"? | Summer 2026 (June - Sept) in ~anime
Akir LinkHmm, nothing has really grabbed me the same way as Takopii had last season but Jadugaar and Sayonara Lara were pretty good times. The former was thought provoking and the latter was very pretty...Hmm, nothing has really grabbed me the same way as Takopii had last season but Jadugaar and Sayonara Lara were pretty good times. The former was thought provoking and the latter was very pretty and whimsical.
I really need to watch The Ghost in the Shell but really don’t want to give Amazon money. 😿
(I know how to sail the seven seas, I just don’ wanna!)
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Comment on Societal type of question in ~life
Akir LinkI’ve worked in a number of fields and while there are some in which I haven’t been able to evaluate for A and a handful where C wins, generally speaking D wins. You generally can’t even get into...I’ve worked in a number of fields and while there are some in which I haven’t been able to evaluate for A and a handful where C wins, generally speaking D wins. You generally can’t even get into the lowest rung in many places without being in the right place with the right background at the right time. Life is basically a cruel joke in that way and the economy is God laughing at us.
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Comment on Got my hands on a Steam Frame. Can't use it much for not having prescription lenses yet, but AMA in ~games
Akir LinkI didn’t even realize prescription lenses were an option. Where are you getting them from, how much do they cost, and (if you know) how do you install them?I didn’t even realize prescription lenses were an option. Where are you getting them from, how much do they cost, and (if you know) how do you install them?
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Comment on Anyone have any ketogenic diet stories? in ~food
Akir Link ParentPretty much everything you wrote under sugar also applies to me. I cut out sugar and it vastly improved my life after an adaptation phase. I just chose a whole food plant based diet. The...Pretty much everything you wrote under sugar also applies to me. I cut out sugar and it vastly improved my life after an adaptation phase. I just chose a whole food plant based diet. The difference is that I still deal with hunger.
I should be a bit more accurate though; the medicine I’m on does help with hunger but it’s somewhat less like fullness and the sensation is approaching but not quite like disgust. When it comes time to eat, sometimes I will feel like, “eugh, I have to eat this?” for a moment and then it will pass and I’ll eat it, and unless I have too much food on the plate (something that I’ve gotten good at avoiding) I’ll probably want more at the end. It’s really weird and annoying and one reason why I’m considering discontinuing the medication. It’s also very difficult to maintain high quality food intake on it because I find cooking somewhat nauseating.
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Comment on Interview: Firefox’s chief on why he hopes a redesign will help win users from Chrome in ~tech
Akir Link ParentHuh, usually all I have to do is click the little shield icon next to the address bar and click on the tick next to “enhanced tracking protection” or whatnot. I’m not at a computer to check at the...Huh, usually all I have to do is click the little shield icon next to the address bar and click on the tick next to “enhanced tracking protection” or whatnot. I’m not at a computer to check at the moment for more clear directions.
Hey, it looks like Firefox got you off of LinkedIn. That’s a benefit! 😜
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Comment on Interview: Firefox’s chief on why he hopes a redesign will help win users from Chrome in ~tech
Akir Link ParentI tend to have issues with ticket websites, but it’s not because of Firefox itself: it’s the anti-tracking, ad-blocking, and/or privacy measures that I have in place. Turning them off almost...I tend to have issues with ticket websites, but it’s not because of Firefox itself: it’s the anti-tracking, ad-blocking, and/or privacy measures that I have in place. Turning them off almost universally makes them work again. I’d estimate that about 10-20% of the time it’s the fault of the enhanced tracking protections built into Firefox and enabled by default rather than all of my privacy extensions.
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Comment on Interview: Firefox’s chief on why he hopes a redesign will help win users from Chrome in ~tech
Akir Link ParentI find it extremely rare to find websites that only work on Chromium based websites. But that's largely a function of the consolidation of ownership of the internet. 😮💨I find it extremely rare to find websites that only work on Chromium based websites. But that's largely a function of the consolidation of ownership of the internet. 😮💨
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Comment on Anyone have any ketogenic diet stories? in ~food
Akir Link ParentHonestly reading your comment has really struck me. We really all do experience reality differently, don’t we? So much of the things you write about just don’t make sense to me in terms of lived...Honestly reading your comment has really struck me. We really all do experience reality differently, don’t we? So much of the things you write about just don’t make sense to me in terms of lived experience.
For your story in particular I can’t think of many people who could afford to be in a bad mood for “a couple weeks”. But one thing I hear a lot of people saying to do is to “listen to their body” and only eat when they are actually hungry. My body is nearly always telling me I am hungry. I’m on an appetite suppressant and it’s not completely effective in blocking it either, I still feel hungry outside of mealtimes. The idea of eating until 80% full and then just stopping is completely alien to me and I wish I could understand how people do it.
I suppose I’m jealous? 🤷
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Comment on Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ finally breaks Mariah Carey’s all-time record for weeks at US no. 1, eclipsing ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ in ~music
Akir Link ParentI've been meaning to go back and read this article for a while and thanks to people keep making comments on this topic, I've finally gone back and read it. You're right, it certainly is... a take....I've been meaning to go back and read this article for a while and thanks to people keep making comments on this topic, I've finally gone back and read it.
You're right, it certainly is... a take.
Frankly I wasn't avoiding listening to the song for political reasons but after reading that article I'm just about tempted to. The author talking about how Langley hasn't talked about her politics has also managed to convince me that she's probably doing so specifically because she's MAGA and doesn't want to hurt her marketability. That's all the political reasoning I need!
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Comment on Hundreds of Beavers in ~movies
Akir (edited )LinkOh, this movie's a few years old now. I actually watched this checked out from my local library. Definitely worth watching but I don't know if I'd buy a streaming service subscription for it....Oh, this movie's a few years old now. I actually watched this checked out from my local library. Definitely worth watching but I don't know if I'd buy a streaming service subscription for it.
Edit: Let me rephrase: this is a fantastic movie and is absolutely worth watching and the only reason why I'm saying it's not worth subscribing is simply because it's old. Heck, if you've not seen it, then maybe it actually is a good reason to subscribe!
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Comment on Anyone have any ketogenic diet stories? in ~food
Akir Link ParentHey, if you didn’t trust the dietitian‘s opinion, you could have always gotten a second opinion! In any case I would suggest talking to another one now. Nutrition is always going through some...Hey, if you didn’t trust the dietitian‘s opinion, you could have always gotten a second opinion! In any case I would suggest talking to another one now. Nutrition is always going through some changes, and so is your body, so it’s probably worth another shot.
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Comment on Anyone have any ketogenic diet stories? in ~food
Akir LinkOnce upon a time, I was taken by my (rightfully) concerned grandmother to a family friend who was a private practice nutritionist. That's an unregulated term, which is to say that the person who I...Once upon a time, I was taken by my (rightfully) concerned grandmother to a family friend who was a private practice nutritionist. That's an unregulated term, which is to say that the person who I saw was a quack. The diet they had me on was what I would describe as "proto-keto": it was keto before it was popularized under the name; it's the only diet I had seen to that point that barred fruit. At the time I was also getting serious about going to the gym.
Unfortunately it did more damage than good. I'm sure everyone has heard of the "keto flu" before, but this doctor didn't warn me of that and when you're running on a treadmill for maybe the third time in your life and are starting to feel what might be heart palpitations it's not a good feeling. It was pretty obvious it was from the diet since it was not going away until I ate something.
This ended up doing a lot of damage to me in the long run. It got me off of taking care of myself - both in terms of physical fitness and diet - for over a decade, during which I gained somewhere between 100-200 pounds. Though it wouldn't be fair of me to blame it all on this one event and not on years of trauma, image issues, and self-flagellation.
In any case I really don't think that ketogenic diets are wise to sustain long-term for most healthy people; we need fiber and most keto diets generally get little if any. If you have epilepsy or maybe diabetes, then keto is great, but for everyone else then there are better options.
@Gopher, it sounds like you have a lot of digestive problems. Have you actually talked to a dietitian about your problems?
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Irreverent ads make me want to buy things even less
Lately on YouTube I’ve been getting a few really weird ads. The first was a 5 second spot video for Fatty brand meat sticks. They say “vegans look away” as they spin on the screen. I’m...
Lately on YouTube I’ve been getting a few really weird ads.
The first was a 5 second spot video for Fatty brand meat sticks. They say “vegans look away” as they spin on the screen.
I’m plant-based: I don’t eat animal products 99.9% of the time. And well before I was like this I wouldn’t have eaten their product because meat sticks were just simply gross. But literally every time I see an advertisement for a food product I see something that looks more like actual meat on the screen so when I see the ad in question, it is basically the single most flaccid insult I have ever seen.
I wouldn’t even be bringing it up except for today I had a different ad show up from dbrand, this time as an image as I was looking through the recommended videos. It was a screenshot of a conversation between them and peta over some leather something or other.
I just think about what this kind of advertising is supposed to do. It’s supposed to position the product in a persons mind. It says to them “buy this to stick it to those leftist vegan cucks” while still being soft enough that a leftist vegan cuck might not be bothered by it and might still consider buying it.
But I think there is a different message we should take from these ads: these companies are run by assholes. The fact that leather and meat require animals to die is a morbid fact that our society has accepted, and rubbing that into the faces of those who disagree with it is not a good look; it just reveals them as the children that they are.
While my dietary restrictions may have prevented me from buying anything from Fatty, the only thing stopping me from buying from dbrand is their own idiotic marketing. Why on earth did they think that they think that their trolling would be effective advertising outside of the trolling website?
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Comment on Ultima Online retrospective | The last hurrah in ~games
Akir Link ParentThat series got me to play that game, and I'm really glad I did. It's an incredible game (when you can play it with save states and cheat the hell out of it). Shadow Tower: Abyss is even better.That series got me to play that game, and I'm really glad I did. It's an incredible game (when you can play it with save states and cheat the hell out of it). Shadow Tower: Abyss is even better.
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Comment on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in ~tech
Akir Link ParentIt’s obvious isn’t it? If you are on vacation and your roommate drinks your milk, your refrigerator can log it and you can then choose to reverse the loop, heating the contents and destroying all...It’s obvious isn’t it? If you are on vacation and your roommate drinks your milk, your refrigerator can log it and you can then choose to reverse the loop, heating the contents and destroying all the food and maybe even their medications. That’s gonna teach them their lesson!
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Comment on Paramount settles with California, other states over Warner Bros merger in ~movies
Akir Link ParentI am so fucking pissed off that we have two fucking voter initiatives on the ballot this years specifically put in place just to invalidate the billionaire tax - the one that's actually a...I am so fucking pissed off that we have two fucking voter initiatives on the ballot this years specifically put in place just to invalidate the billionaire tax - the one that's actually a grassroots effort. And they're going to have much longer effects that will hobble the California legislature, potentially forever.
"Eat the rich" might actually be too kind of a sentiment at this point. They are poisonously evil.
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Comment on Paramount settles with California, other states over Warner Bros merger in ~movies
Akir Link ParentThe US isn't really much better anymore. The telcos keep buying eachother with very little consequence. I'm literally right between two of the most densely populated counties in California and yet...The US isn't really much better anymore. The telcos keep buying eachother with very little consequence. I'm literally right between two of the most densely populated counties in California and yet there is only a single terrestrial (read: non-wireless) internet provider who can service my address. According to Claude, at least, high speed internet seems to be notably cheaper in Canada than in the US!
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Comment on Amazon plans drone expansion as top exec projects one million deliveries in ~tech
Akir LinkDoes anyone live in an area serviced by a drone delivery service - Amazon or otherwise? It seems somewhat… optimistic. Amazon seems to have been pushing this idea for a very long time and I have...Does anyone live in an area serviced by a drone delivery service - Amazon or otherwise? It seems somewhat… optimistic. Amazon seems to have been pushing this idea for a very long time and I have yet to see anything come of it anywhere in my major metropolitan area.
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Comment on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in ~tech
Akir Link ParentI will bet you a nonzero amount of money that in order to use the features of the fridge users were forced to click through a terms of use agreement which included a binding arbitration and class...I will bet you a nonzero amount of money that in order to use the features of the fridge users were forced to click through a terms of use agreement which included a binding arbitration and class action waiver clauses.
Huh. This might actually be a surprisingly good piece of corporate activism, even if it is “low effort”. Sadly I think that since many (most?) of their customers are already vegan or vegetarian they may largely be preaching to the choir, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t getting the message out to people who don’t need to hear it.