Habituallytired's recent activity
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Comment on Apple announces iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone in ~tech
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Comment on Software for humans in ~tech
Habituallytired Link ParentThis is basically where I'm at, with the caveat that I will refuse to use any creative project if it's been made with AI, because that is art theft and I'm not ok with that as an artist. I think...This is basically where I'm at, with the caveat that I will refuse to use any creative project if it's been made with AI, because that is art theft and I'm not ok with that as an artist.
I think AI has its place in the world, and I'm not against using it to make our lives easier. BUT I am against it being used to justify mass layoffs, doxxing, stealing data, the environmental impact LLMs and data centers have on the world, those who "created it" (used in quotations because we all know that those who are cool with theft of one kind of IP are cool with others) being the be-all, end-all of usage, how it's making people stop using their brains, and basically any other negative side effect of them that I just can't think of right now.
There are appropriate uses of AI/LLMs, and I'm fine with that. Using them to mess with call center scammers? Cool. Using them to help transcribe my doctor's notes and my conversation so something doesn't get missed in my chart? Sure. Do I want AI to have my PHI and use it to make my insurance premiums go up? Hell NO. Do I want creative projects like books or video games, or hell even flyers for my local commuity center events to be made with gen AI? absolutely not.
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
Habituallytired LinkI'm working on an English Paper Piecing project (EPP for short). I'm finally at the stage where I'm hand-sewing each piece together. I tried it on a sewing machine, and it didn't work out like I...I'm working on an English Paper Piecing project (EPP for short). I'm finally at the stage where I'm hand-sewing each piece together. I tried it on a sewing machine, and it didn't work out like I had hoped, so I'm trying to stitch for about an hour in the evenings while Mr. Tired plays video games or we're just watching tv.
I didn't realize I would enjoy stitching the fabric together so much by hand; I've always been a hater of hand-sewing lol.
I'm having an issue with the fabric laying flat, and I think if I get enough pieces together, it will eventually fix itself, but it's just annoying to look at right now.
I'm also working on two embroidery projects - one I keep in the car for when I have nothing better to do and I'm waiting for an appointment or Mr. Tired is driving and we're stuck in traffic, and the other is one I'm making at home and just ran out of motivation to work on once I got to the leaves in the design.
I still have my blanket of doom that I'm knitting, but given it is around 100* F around these parts, I refuse to knit that monstrosity.
The last project I have at the moment is to reorganize my office so my 3D printer can fit on my desk with my sewing machine, serger, and Liene 3-in-1 while still having space to actually work and clear off my cutting and ironing table of all of the mending projects that I have to finish. I need an adult to help me with that one lol.
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Comment on It breaks a village in ~comp
Habituallytired LinkI'm no game developer. I'm not a developer of any sort, but as a user, if I find that an artistic project I was interested in was made with AI, I'm not going to partake in said project. I won't...I'm no game developer. I'm not a developer of any sort, but as a user, if I find that an artistic project I was interested in was made with AI, I'm not going to partake in said project. I won't play games made with AI, I won't read AI books, and I won't use an AI recipe. I do my best to avoid LLMs as much as possible because I just don't want them in my life. I get that the author is upset, and I understand why as someone who is just so tired of having AI/LLM use shoved down my throat every day for literally everything I do, when I just want human-created art. I want humans to code and do the art for games, I want humans to write books, and I want humans to create things. Especially because this use is so harsh and dangerous to our environment, and climate change is a massive issue that we just aren't addressing, but it is making worse with every new data center that is deployed.
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Comment on That book you remember some details but can't recall the title in ~books
Habituallytired Link ParentNo, I don't think it was. I have that book on my bookshelf, and I pull it out every once in a while hoping it is, but it's not. it was a full novel.No, I don't think it was. I have that book on my bookshelf, and I pull it out every once in a while hoping it is, but it's not. it was a full novel.
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Comment on That book you remember some details but can't recall the title in ~books
Habituallytired Link ParentThere's a children's horror book that I remember reading and loving, and it was a ghost story, but I can't find it. I also don't remember more details at the moment, but I remember it being a book...There's a children's horror book that I remember reading and loving, and it was a ghost story, but I can't find it. I also don't remember more details at the moment, but I remember it being a book I got at the scholastic book fair.
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Comment on What is the oldest file you still have? in ~tech
Habituallytired LinkI have a 2 MP photo of both of my deceased dogs, hanging out on a couch in 2003. I keep it because I love and miss them both every day; even though I have a chaos gremlin, I never want to forget...I have a 2 MP photo of both of my deceased dogs, hanging out on a couch in 2003. I keep it because I love and miss them both every day; even though I have a chaos gremlin, I never want to forget those two lovable babies.
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Comment on If Iceland joins the EU, where does that leave Norway? in ~society
Habituallytired LinkIdeally the Nordic countries all join the EU, not just for safety but for stability against the instability of the US.Ideally the Nordic countries all join the EU, not just for safety but for stability against the instability of the US.
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Comment on How rigid/fluid is your LGBT identity? in ~lgbt
Habituallytired LinkI wouldn't say my queerness is fluid, but it is definitely part of my identity. I think identity in general is fairly fluid, at least for me, because I have ADHD and a dynamic disability. Day to...I wouldn't say my queerness is fluid, but it is definitely part of my identity. I think identity in general is fairly fluid, at least for me, because I have ADHD and a dynamic disability. Day to day, who I am changes based on how I feel in my body, but not because of my gender or whether my interests have changed.
I sit squarely in cis, bi territory.
As for others, I think it all depends on how they feel in their body, and I am not one to judge how someone else feels, whether they feel static or fluid.
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Comment on What theme do you use with Tildes? in ~tildes
Habituallytired Link ParentSame, I lvoe purple, but most of all, I love how easy on the eyes this color scheme is.Same, I lvoe purple, but most of all, I love how easy on the eyes this color scheme is.
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Comment on How often are you eating plant based meals? in ~food
Habituallytired LinkWe eat plant-based most nights and only eat meat when we eat out/have friends coming over who are meat eaters. I've been experimenting with creating plant-based meals on the weekends that are more...We eat plant-based most nights and only eat meat when we eat out/have friends coming over who are meat eaters. I've been experimenting with creating plant-based meals on the weekends that are more elaborate, but Mondays are impossible nugget and broccoli nights. Tuesdays are usually plant-based taco nights (sometimes mushrooms, sometimes potatoes, sometimes tofu, depending on what I have in the fridge); sometimes I will do a rice bowl and then fried rice the next day. During the summers I also have access to some of the best corn in the country for human consumption. We also love impossible products (clearly, Mondays are always imposible nugget nights), and their hot dogs are actually my favorite hot dogs period. So we will make beans and hot dogs every other week; sometimes I'll roast a head of cabbage to have with potatoes and beans or lentils.
I love roasting a ton of vegetables at the beginning of the week/on Sundays and then throwing them into random meals throughout the week too. It usually ends up being a slop bowl or a pasta dish.
Sometimes when we have friends over who are meat eaters, what we will do is make spaghetti and meatballs and just make some frozen meatballs for them and plant-based balls for us, depending on my energy levels. That's usually the easiest way to make sure our friends are happy.
It's not any intentional thing for the most part—though Mr. Tired does Meatless Mondays as a matter of course, and even if we go out to eat, there has to be a plant-based option on the menu for him. It was intentional last summer and for about 6 months after because I got really sick from eating pepperoni pizza and physically couldn't eat meat or dairy for that time before my body decided it was ok with both again. That was a super unfun emergency room visit, and I don't intend on doing it again. I'm actually basically sworn off pizza because of it, even though it's a really easy vegetarian option.
EDIT: Forgot to add, we're not a dairy-free household, though. Being Eastern European, I go through sour cream like it's my job. We are lactose intolerant, so we choose the lactose-free options when we can, except for ice cream. We just take lactaid for that. We also can't cut cheese out of our purchasing patterns because we have a dog who will only take her monthly medicine wrapped in a piece of cheese. Plus grilled cheese is the easiest lunch in the world when you wfh.
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Comment on What are your memorable airport stories? in ~transport
Habituallytired Link ParentOh man, I would love to never have to see a speculum again! Those things are actually traumatizing. Thank you young people!Oh man, I would love to never have to see a speculum again! Those things are actually traumatizing. Thank you young people!
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Comment on What are your memorable airport stories? in ~transport
Habituallytired Link ParentHugs. Thanks. It was a really sad time for me, and it was made so much worse by everything else. Yeah, those guys were perverts, and my own parent didn't help me. I think if I weren't as stubborn...Hugs. Thanks. It was a really sad time for me, and it was made so much worse by everything else. Yeah, those guys were perverts, and my own parent didn't help me. I think if I weren't as stubborn as I am and have always been, I would hate to travel or fly now thanks to that experience, but no, i'm stubborn and refuse to let those freaks halt my love of air travel.
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Comment on What are your memorable airport stories? in ~transport
Habituallytired Link ParentI bring them to Disneyland with me and hand them out as little trinkets to the cast members! Like a thank you for being here and making my day happy.I bring them to Disneyland with me and hand them out as little trinkets to the cast members! Like a thank you for being here and making my day happy.
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Comment on What are your memorable airport stories? in ~transport
Habituallytired Link ParentWhen we fly to get to Disneyland, I always get stopped by the screening because I always come with stickers. Not just like a few stickers, but maybe a few thousand in rolls/packs. The density of...When we fly to get to Disneyland, I always get stopped by the screening because I always come with stickers. Not just like a few stickers, but maybe a few thousand in rolls/packs. The density of those also looks suspicious, so they get pulled to look at. I always leave them at the top of my bag for easy access now to pull them out when I get stopped because they always tell me to just leave my items in my bags at my local airport.
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Comment on What are your memorable airport stories? in ~transport
Habituallytired LinkI will never forget flying from SFO to JFK and back from JKF to SFO in September 2001. A few weeks after 9/11, my grandfather passed away. We flew to JFK to handle his funeral and be there with my...I will never forget flying from SFO to JFK and back from JKF to SFO in September 2001.
A few weeks after 9/11, my grandfather passed away. We flew to JFK to handle his funeral and be there with my grandma. Flying back home after a week, we went through the new security measures. In SFO, they checked our things, but it wasn't as traumatizing for me as going home: at JFK, they unpacked my entire bag (mind you, I was 10 and had just had my first period ever on 9/11/2001 and didn't know what to expect). When I say unpacked my entire bag, I mean literally everything; they took out every single training bra and dirty pair of underwear, all of my period products that I brought with me, everything. Not only did they unpack it, they held it all up, one by one, for everyone to see, and made comments on all of it as they were doing it. It was two men, my mom, and me. My mom didn't say a thing and just let them do it. When they were done, they literally left all of my clothes, clean, dirty, my period products, my books, my school stuff, everything—all in one messy combined pile and told me I was clear and could move on. I had to stand there and quickly repack everything while all three yelled at me to hurry up and get out of the way.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Habituallytired Link ParentWe started it recently too. My thoughts are similar to yours, so I'm not going to rehash them, but it does also remind me lightly of Zelda and of Undertale. Kind of like it mashes the Souls,...We started it recently too. My thoughts are similar to yours, so I'm not going to rehash them, but it does also remind me lightly of Zelda and of Undertale. Kind of like it mashes the Souls, Zelda, and Undertale aspects all together.
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Comment on Corporations can vote in some Delaware elections, judge says in ~society
Habituallytired Link ParentAlternatively, it should be gamed by creating many shell corporations and voting in a democratic supermajority. "Play the game and win unfairly" sounds about right.Alternatively, it should be gamed by creating many shell corporations and voting in a democratic supermajority. "Play the game and win unfairly" sounds about right.
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Comment on America’s tech-filled classrooms are facing a backlash against school-assigned devices in ~life
Habituallytired Link ParentI love the idea of bringing back computer labs! Leaving your phone at home, on the other hand, I am not a fan of, for so many accessibility reasons. Not the least of which is kids who take the bus...I love the idea of bringing back computer labs! Leaving your phone at home, on the other hand, I am not a fan of, for so many accessibility reasons. Not the least of which is kids who take the bus home or kids who are diabetic and need to monitor their blood sugar with a CGM.
It's also so hard to make exceptions for those kids without upsetting the other kids and worst of all, their parents.
I'm all for the analog classroom, and most teachers I know have already done this for at least the last three years thanks to ChatGPT being an issue. They also all have phone "sleeping bags" where the phones go for each class and are removed as needed. But you can't eliminate phones from campus, but make exceptions for the kids who need them for satefy or health, or other accessibility reasons because "it's not fair!" cry the parents and the kids who aren't the exception.
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Comment on An open letter to the University of California Regents requesting that standardized testing be re-introduced into admissions, >200 UC Professors signatures in ~humanities
Habituallytired Link ParentMaybe it's where I lived, but in my area, we had to pay for all of our standardized testing on our own. SAT, ACT, and AP testing was all paid for by the students and there was almost no funding...Maybe it's where I lived, but in my area, we had to pay for all of our standardized testing on our own. SAT, ACT, and AP testing was all paid for by the students and there was almost no funding for students who couldn't afford it (I was one one those students and my parents somehow came up with the money, even though we really didn't have it). This was in the Bay Area, CA
I honestly would have considered getting a folding/flip iPhone if it were the standard style, just like a regular flip phone. I hate the shape and size of what they put out. I don't understand why they couldn't just keep the standard shape when opened.
This is coming from someone who has Apple devices but isn't a fangirl. I just use them because they're idiot-proof, and I'm really good at breaking software irreparably, so something so closed can't be tinkered with to the point that it needs to be completely reset. I would prefer to use something much more privacy- and open-source-oriented, but I also know that I am not the kind of person that is capable of using those devices without ruining them.
Unfortunately, some apps that I absolutely can't live without (like for my stupid CGM) aren't available for other devices (actually NVM, but leaving it as an example, because this is new to me that it's available on Android), and the app that my dance studio uses to sign up for classes each week.
That said, I'm planning on keeping my phone for as long as I can because it works and it does basically what I need it to do. I love the color of the new 18 pro burgundy, but it isn't calling to me to upgrade my phone right now, since I would rather have had a reasonably shaped flip phone.