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Comment on Graduating college, starting work, and being lonely in ~talk
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Comment on I am looking for 100% ad-free apps for older adults with dementia. Things like jigsaw puzzles, coloring and the like. Paid is fine. in ~life
Habituallytired LinkI love my solitaire app. It's by Nerbyte and it's .99 for a fully ad-free experience. I also like SimpleMatch3, it's a 300-level .99 app with zero ads and no paid upgrade features. It also has...I love my solitaire app. It's by Nerbyte and it's .99 for a fully ad-free experience.
I also like SimpleMatch3, it's a 300-level .99 app with zero ads and no paid upgrade features. It also has daily levels and some customization. Easy and interesting game.
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Comment on Graduating college, starting work, and being lonely in ~talk
Habituallytired LinkHugs. I'm in the south bay (a bit further north than SJ), but my DMs are always open if you want some recommendations for local things to do. If you're willing to travel up a bit, especialy on...Hugs. I'm in the south bay (a bit further north than SJ), but my DMs are always open if you want some recommendations for local things to do.
If you're willing to travel up a bit, especialy on Caltrain or the lightrail, there's a board game cafe in Mountain View that's pretty fun! cover charge is $7 and they have meetups pretty regularly.
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Comment on eBooks cost too much in ~books
Habituallytired Link ParentYou're right. I self-published a coloring book on Amazon, so I didn't think about them as a distributor rather than a publisher, if that makes sense. They took a rather large cut for printing the...You're right. I self-published a coloring book on Amazon, so I didn't think about them as a distributor rather than a publisher, if that makes sense. They took a rather large cut for printing the thing and mailing it, but I guess that's the cost of physical media - hence my thought process here in mentioning Amazon.
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Comment on Where does your username come from? (Following up on last year's thread) in ~tildes
Habituallytired LinkI have a chronic illness that makes me fatigued all the time, to the point that it became a habit to tell people my emotion is "tired" whenever anyone asked me how I'm doing before I got a proper...I have a chronic illness that makes me fatigued all the time, to the point that it became a habit to tell people my emotion is "tired" whenever anyone asked me how I'm doing before I got a proper diagnosis and medication to help with the fatigue and the pain that was causing the fatigue.
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Comment on eBooks cost too much in ~books
Habituallytired Link ParentThis is one of the reason why I think it's important to purchase directly from the author when you can, instead of Amazon or other publishers. Ideally, if you buy directly from them, and the...This is one of the reason why I think it's important to purchase directly from the author when you can, instead of Amazon or other publishers. Ideally, if you buy directly from them, and the publisher isn't running their website, they get more of the money.
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Comment on OpenAI, Google and Anthropic are struggling to build more advanced AI in ~tech
Habituallytired Link ParentSorry, I should have said something written or an AI image.Sorry, I should have said something written or an AI image.
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Comment on OpenAI, Google and Anthropic are struggling to build more advanced AI in ~tech
Habituallytired Link ParentThank you so much for spelling out what I've struggled to express to people. As someone who will forever hate GenAI, I have no problem with AI in tech or to help make my administrative time...Thank you so much for spelling out what I've struggled to express to people. As someone who will forever hate GenAI, I have no problem with AI in tech or to help make my administrative time easier, but I can always tell when something is AI, and I genuinely hope that continues to be the case. For one, because it doesn't really feel like "intelligence" so much as it does a really good compilation of everything we've learned thus far. For another, I think people need to understand that there will always need to be human intervention, for the sake of community and society.
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Comment on In praise of inconvenience: The hidden costs of a convenient world in ~life
Habituallytired Link ParentNo problem! I've gotten so many things they've recommended over the last 24 years since I got into cooking and baking (and was able to convince my parents as a kid to let me buy), some of which...No problem! I've gotten so many things they've recommended over the last 24 years since I got into cooking and baking (and was able to convince my parents as a kid to let me buy), some of which either I or someone in my family still owns! I remember before the internet was so in-depth and pervasive, I used to watch ATK on PBS after school so much that I was gifted the ATK baking book, and it's been my favorite resource ever since. It lives on my cookbook shelf, right along with my great grandma's handwritten notebook.
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Comment on In praise of inconvenience: The hidden costs of a convenient world in ~life
Habituallytired Link ParentFor kitchen/cooking/baking/grilling, I always check out America's Test Kitchen for their product recommendations. They also list where you can find the items for reasonable prices.For kitchen/cooking/baking/grilling, I always check out America's Test Kitchen for their product recommendations. They also list where you can find the items for reasonable prices.
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Comment on In praise of inconvenience: The hidden costs of a convenient world in ~life
Habituallytired Link ParentThis is why I am in such huge favor of mixed-use housing and more public transportation. We need to do better about these issues. I also live in a semi-urban suburban area, If not for the bodega a...This is why I am in such huge favor of mixed-use housing and more public transportation. We need to do better about these issues. I also live in a semi-urban suburban area, If not for the bodega a few blocks away, my neighborhood would be considered a food desert. Any time I need to do most anything, except take the dog to the park across the street, I need to get into my car to drive, because I have mobility issues and won't be able to carry groceries or push a trolley the mile+ it takes to get to the store or the library or pharmacy, and we don't have enough public transportation to make it feasible for me.
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Comment on A new rallying cry for the irony-poisoned right. It took less than twenty-four hours after Trump’s re-election for young men to take up a slogan that could define the coming era of gendered regression in ~society
Habituallytired Link ParentThree things I know to be true: The Simpsons can predict the future. There is a Bob's Burger's quote for everything Weird Al will never not be relevant.Three things I know to be true:
- The Simpsons can predict the future.
- There is a Bob's Burger's quote for everything
- Weird Al will never not be relevant.
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Comment on Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families in ~society
Habituallytired Link ParentOh man, to be employed by The Onion to mess with AJ's forer IP.... The POWER. I don't subscribe to any news outlets, but I might actually subscribe to The Onion, just to tell them how much I...Oh man, to be employed by The Onion to mess with AJ's forer IP.... The POWER.
I don't subscribe to any news outlets, but I might actually subscribe to The Onion, just to tell them how much I appreciate this.
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Comment on Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families in ~society
Habituallytired Link Parentand while we're at it, bring back Colbert too.and while we're at it, bring back Colbert too.
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Comment on How do people get over enshittification? in ~life
Habituallytired Link ParentOn rereading, I think I did misunderstand, but it's important to dispel the idea that it's cheap in general, which is what I worry other people might also read into what you're saying. I love...On rereading, I think I did misunderstand, but it's important to dispel the idea that it's cheap in general, which is what I worry other people might also read into what you're saying.
I love sewing and other crafts and fiber arts, and would love to have more friends and in general people picking these up, not just as hobbies, but as something to help them spend less money overall. It's just important to point out that it's not a cheap one-off purchase, but an investment up front, and maintenance costs as well.
I hope that makes sense.
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Comment on How do people get over enshittification? in ~life
Habituallytired Link ParentI love that you tried being a sweater guy and you like it! As an aside, I can also recommend doing some research on the type of wool you have, and to check the fabric content! If you ever find...I love that you tried being a sweater guy and you like it!
As an aside, I can also recommend doing some research on the type of wool you have, and to check the fabric content! If you ever find your wool sweater to be HOT rather than warming, there may be acrylic/nylon/other plastic fabric/yarn/thread woven in with the wool and that will explain it. :) -
Comment on How do people get over enshittification? in ~life
Habituallytired Link ParentI have to hard disagree about the cheaper side of making your own clothes. Just as an example, if you were to just walk into your local fabric store (Joann): Yes, you can just sew by hand, but you...- Exemplary
I have to hard disagree about the cheaper side of making your own clothes.
Just as an example, if you were to just walk into your local fabric store (Joann):
Yes, you can just sew by hand, but you need needles (multiple because they dull, and you need different sizes for different fabrics), thread, fabric, which depending on the quality will be much more expensive as well (see mood fabrics for examples of high-quality fabrics that are "reasonably" priced. Then you will also need a pattern in your size, and vintage patterns are expensive, just like modern ones, even online if you want to buy from Joann or any other hobby store without coupons. You also need sewing scissors that are generally much sharper than standard scissors. You CANNOT use them on paper (as that will dull the blade and will destroy your fabrics), so you need regular scissors too. You also generally should not use them on thread, so you need thread snips as well. And if you have fabric that frays easily, the best thing you can do is buy special scissors for that too: pinking shears. Another thing that isn't just a nice to have is an iron. Irons are important to flatten the fabrics so your pattern cutting is accurate. They can also flatten folded patterns, and press seams to make them neater, which will help them last longer. You might also want to invest in chalk or heat-erasable ink, or something else to mark your patterns onto your fabrics, you will likely want pins to pin fabrics together so they don't move, a measuring tape to measure and see what size clothing you need because streetwear sizes and pattern sizes are not the same, nor are they even close. that's not discounting any notions like buttons or zippers or clasps you may need for a piece as well.
But if you want to do things faster, you need to invest in a machine. Then there's the time and research needed to buy a machine that fits in your budget and will work - any experienced sewist will tell you never to touch a modern Singer machine because their quality is crap. So you need to think of something else. Ideally a second hand one, so you will trawl eBay and local thrift stores. Once you find one, you need to make sure it's in good working order, and buy plenty of needles for it as well, because needles have a shelf-life of one project or around 8 hours of sewing, depending on what you're doing. Then you need bobbins, and something to clean out the underside of the bobbin case.
Sewing can absolutely be done cheaply if you want to, but you need to understand that the modern idea of sewing with a pattern on a machine with quality fabric will be expensive. Just as expensive as buying good quality clothes, if not more so, but you will get the satisfaction of knowing you have a perfectly custom/bespoke clothing piece. It will fit you perfectly, and it will last longer because you know all the seams, and you now have all the tools you need to mend your piece.
The better recommendation is to buy well-made thrifted clothes and learn how to mend your own clothes that you already have if you don't need them, if you don't plan on making sewing a hobby.
That's not to say I don't love my sewing hobby, I really do. I just also now understand what goes into it and how expensive it can be, from experience and I don't want to give anyone else the impression that it's cheaper to learn to sew and make your own clothes than it is to buy clothing at the store, because more often than not, it's not, especially when you count the hours spent working on a project as well (since time is, after all, money).
But if anyone wants to get into sewing, some good places to start are Bernadette Banner, Sew Sew Lounge, Closet Historian, Tasha could make that, and Stephanie Canada on YouTube, and sewing_for_beginners on Instagram. There is also the r/sewing discord server which is full of amazing people who are welcoming and kind, and happy to help with any questions people may have about sewing, mending, and anything else you can think of in the fiber arts/crafting world. I'm also happy to help in any way I can!
My DMs are always open, and you can find me in the r/sewing server or on discord, too. I would love to see more people learn to sew and mend their own clothes, so any support I can give is something I'm genuinely happy to!
EX: quick pricing on what you will need (and want) for hand sewing and for machine sewing using the cheapest prices on Joann.com (during a pre-black Friday sales event):
- Hand Sewing:
*Spool of white thread: $0.59
*Measuring Tape: $0.89
*Erasable Marking Pen $1.00
*28 Ball Head Pins: $1.19
*3" folding scissors (good for thread): $2.79
*8" Scissors (For fabric cutting): $32.99
*Second pair 8" Scissors (for pattern cutting): $4.19
*9" Pinking Shears: $21.69
*Know Me ME2073 size 8-26 pattern: $11.16
*Assorted Needle Pack: $1.19
- Iron: $29.99 (not using craft or mini irons here as they are not what most sewists use)
*Cotton Fabric (4 yards to make a pair of pants and a shirt for a small size): $4.79X4: $19.16
Total before even looking at the cheapest cotton fabric: $107.67
Total with Fabric: $126.83 just to start hand sewing.
- Machine sewing (I'll take anything I can from above):
*Spool of white thread: $0.59
*Measuring Tape: $0.89
*Erasable Marking Pen $1.00
*28 Ball Head Pins: $1.19
*3" folding scissors (good for thread): $2.79
*8" Scissors (For fabric cutting): $32.99
*Second pair 8" Scissors (for pattern cutting): $4.19
*9" Pinking Shears: $21.69
*Know Me ME2073 size 8-26 pattern: $11.16
- Iron: $29.99 (not using craft or mini irons here as they are not what most sewists use)
*Cotton Fabric (4 yards to make a pair of pants and a shirt for a small size): $4.79X4: $19.16
*Brother 17 stitch: $89.99 - Machine needles (No, they are not the same as hand-sewing needles, sadly): $5.99
*Bobbins: $1.67
Total: $223.29 if you want to buy everything all at once from Joann with no coupons and just buying the cheapest machine and supplies, before getting into all the time it takes to practice and get things correct, and learn how to make your own clothes.
Yes, there are ways to make this cost go down, but I still really want to drive in that it's not cheap to start sewing.
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Comment on Is empathizing by sharing experience not normal? in ~health.mental
Habituallytired Link ParentI've been trying to learn to resist the urge as well, and it's been really hard! I try to reframe it for myself as a way to expand on the shared experience by always asking if they want to "vent,...I've been trying to learn to resist the urge as well, and it's been really hard! I try to reframe it for myself as a way to expand on the shared experience by always asking if they want to "vent, commiserate, want advice, or want me to take down the patriarchy" for the person sharing, and that seems to help with the urge to share my own experience, and to help the other person (usually an NT) express what they want to say all the way.
Though I do still struggle with people speaking too slowly during this process, and being able to tell what they're going to say and just want someone to get on with it, lol.
And, in a way, I just shared my experience to empathize with you! <3
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Comment on How self-driving cars will destroy cities in ~transport
Habituallytired Link Parenta self-driving bus/tram/train/monorail would be the best outcome for everyone!a self-driving bus/tram/train/monorail would be the best outcome for everyone!
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Comment on Waymo’s robotaxis are now available to everyone in Los Angeles in ~transport
Habituallytired Link ParentMy friend uses it to get around SF pretty regularly, especially if she needs to get across town from where she lives in the Sunset. Parking and traffic can be a nightmare, and she occasionally has...My friend uses it to get around SF pretty regularly, especially if she needs to get across town from where she lives in the Sunset. Parking and traffic can be a nightmare, and she occasionally has a need to be safe as a single woman, rather than taking public transportation in downtown or the theater district.
She says it's better than having to take lyft or uber, and has found it to be cheaper as well.
It's called Next Level Board Game Cafe, and the owners are absolutely wonderful people!
Definitely message me if you want more details, don't want to dox either of us publicly. :)