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Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
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Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
Noox Link ParentIt's always been part of my natural routine, cause I've got medium-long hair (bit past my shoulders) so I've always used conditioner. Conditioner needs time to... Condition lol. So my routine is:...It's always been part of my natural routine, cause I've got medium-long hair (bit past my shoulders) so I've always used conditioner. Conditioner needs time to... Condition lol.
So my routine is:
Rinse hair
Shampoo
Rinse hair
Shampoo
Conditioner
Brush teeth
Flosh teeth
Wash body
Rinse body
Wash face
Rinse face and hair at the same timeOn days that I don't wash my hair I just start the shower and start brushing my teeth while I wait for the water to get warm.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games
Noox Link ParentI do!! I totally do!! My new job is great but sucks up all the creativity i have in a day, hence the disappearing act D: I'll get the itch soon again though Im sure!I do!! I totally do!! My new job is great but sucks up all the creativity i have in a day, hence the disappearing act D: I'll get the itch soon again though Im sure!
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games
Noox Link ParentIt's been a joy to slowly watch you build this thing! I check the photos every week to see where it's at now and it's really coming together!! Super cool!It's been a joy to slowly watch you build this thing! I check the photos every week to see where it's at now and it's really coming together!! Super cool!
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Comment on Looking for mobile puzzle-ish games with a heavy emphasis on stats in ~games
Noox Link ParentHmm weird! Did you get an option to install anyway? Cause all i get is a "OK" button after it says it's not installed because it's incompatible. I am on android 14 though, so maybe something...Hmm weird! Did you get an option to install anyway? Cause all i get is a "OK" button after it says it's not installed because it's incompatible. I am on android 14 though, so maybe something changed in 13 or 14 😔
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Comment on Looking for mobile puzzle-ish games with a heavy emphasis on stats in ~games
Noox Link ParentIf you found an apk could you share? I found the 1.07 version but when I try to install it says it's not compatible with my phone :( Edit: I have a Samsung A52, so like a 3 year old phone, I'm...If you found an apk could you share? I found the 1.07 version but when I try to install it says it's not compatible with my phone :(
Edit: I have a Samsung A52, so like a 3 year old phone, I'm still on the latest android updates (though maybe that's the issue as the last update to the game was in 2016 afaik..)
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Comment on Looking for mobile puzzle-ish games with a heavy emphasis on stats in ~games
Noox Link ParentOmg I just saw this comment and tried this out and holy crap this is fun!!! Let me toss another variant at you as well, I've got >500 hours in this one: Demoncrawl! It's incredibly fun, though...Omg I just saw this comment and tried this out and holy crap this is fun!!!
Let me toss another variant at you as well, I've got >500 hours in this one: Demoncrawl! It's incredibly fun, though there's more strategy and luck in this than simple math. Still really good fun though!
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Comment on Looking for mobile puzzle-ish games with a heavy emphasis on stats in ~games
Noox Link+1 for Ballatro! Something also fun that requires you to keep track of numbers: Minesweeper! I play my mobile one from the publisher "Dustland Design". They specialise in making no-bullshit...+1 for Ballatro!
Something also fun that requires you to keep track of numbers: Minesweeper! I play my mobile one from the publisher "Dustland Design". They specialise in making no-bullshit versions of games (iirc correctly, they have solitair and sudoku too).
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Comment on How do you feel about your PTO? in ~life
Noox Link ParentAhh, so its just a checkin with the doctor and you dont actually have to go? Alright alright thats a lot more fair, hah. We have something similar, like a 'work doctor'. If you're sick and it's...Ahh, so its just a checkin with the doctor and you dont actually have to go? Alright alright thats a lot more fair, hah. We have something similar, like a 'work doctor'. If you're sick and it's not just a flu (e.g. over in 5-7 days) you meet (can be digital) with the work doctor and together you figure out a plan to what you need and how your work can support you. Its essentially the same thing, except they also help with like burnout etc.
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Comment on How do you feel about your PTO? in ~life
Noox Link ParentOkay so this is a German thing that I also find insane - a doctor's note?! Do y'all just go out if you have a temp of >38°C on day 3/8 of the fucking flu and sit in a doctor's office to get a...Okay so this is a German thing that I also find insane - a doctor's note?!
Do y'all just go out if you have a temp of >38°C on day 3/8 of the fucking flu and sit in a doctor's office to get a note?? If my boss asked me to get proof that I was actually sick I'd show up to work and vomit on them LOL
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Comment on How do you feel about your PTO? in ~life
Noox Link ParentDutch here, same thoughts. I get 26 days but I can 'buy' (it's free) up to 3 extra with a bonus program my company does, which I always do so effectively 29 days. Tbh I don't go on long vacations...Dutch here, same thoughts. I get 26 days but I can 'buy' (it's free) up to 3 extra with a bonus program my company does, which I always do so effectively 29 days.
Tbh I don't go on long vacations so I usually have like 17 days leftover early November, at which point HR starts poking at me that I should take some time off. Legally though we get to keep any vacation days from the year before up until July of the next year, so e.g. this year I'll technically have 35 days cause I took some with my from last year.
Thinking about across the pond is depressing. Well okay. The PTO can be okay sometimes, but it's the fucking existence of 'sick leave/days' that's absolutely mind-boggingly distopian to me. Why on earth you would get a limited amount of days TO BE SICK. LIKE THAT'S EVEN REMOTELY A THING YOU CAN HUMANLY CONTROL. is so beyond me. So even if your PTO is okay, you might still have to spend it cause some asshole coughed on you at the supermarket and you just have to deal with the flu for two weeks now but you also got flu from a different asshole 7 months prior, so fuck your vacation days I guess???
So yeah. I don't wanna play 'hate the americans' today, but I am willing to bet a not-insignificant amount of money that any European (well, okay, west/north European at least) considers the employee rights when it comes to e.g. PTO, pretty much appalling. And feel bad for y'all. This European does :(
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Comment on Professional writer endorses short story written by OpenAI's new creative writing model in ~books
Noox LinkI see the point the AI story is trying to make, but I can't help immediately think of the family guy "it insists upon itself" meme. Maybe I'm not the target audience, then again I've had very...I see the point the AI story is trying to make, but I can't help immediately think of the family guy "it insists upon itself" meme.
Maybe I'm not the target audience, then again I've had very visceral emotional reactions to similar settings, (e.g. SOMA). So you'd think I'd at least feel different than just 'meh' about it. I appreciate Winterson breaking down her opinion, but I don't know her at all so it doesn't do much for me to place emphasis on her opinion on the matter.
I think AI is a fantastic help tool for creative writing. But nothing I've read nor any opinion I've seen changes the fact that I don't think LLMs can write art. Can't write a beautiful and emotional novella, or a striking fiction set in a different universe, or a poem that makes me ponder.
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Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? (trial giveaway: round #2) in ~tech
Noox Link ParentThat's freaking awesome, thank you so much u/shrike!!That's freaking awesome, thank you so much u/shrike!!
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Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? (trial giveaway: round #2) in ~tech
Noox LinkI'm very late, but if there's any chance someone still has a code avail, I'd be ever so grateful 😊 been wanting to try it out for a while!I'm very late, but if there's any chance someone still has a code avail, I'd be ever so grateful 😊 been wanting to try it out for a while!
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Comment on Banned from eBay for life with no explanation in ~tech
Noox Link ParentYou could try hitting them up on Twitter maybe? A public call-out might get you more of an answer, or at the very least get a human being to actually attempt to read what you're asking about...You could try hitting them up on Twitter maybe? A public call-out might get you more of an answer, or at the very least get a human being to actually attempt to read what you're asking about without immediate copy/paste generic answer.
Alternatively, if you're in Europe you could do a data request? That should give you everything they have about you, including maybe any weird behaviour that could confirm your account was hacked.
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Comment on Deep cleaning a previously-roach infested kitchen in ~life.home_improvement
Noox Link ParentAgree with the above! Nothing feels quite as clean as scrubbing down with bleach. I'd also suggest for any greasy feeling surfaces that you get a strong Barbeque cleaner. Not stovecleaner,...Agree with the above! Nothing feels quite as clean as scrubbing down with bleach. I'd also suggest for any greasy feeling surfaces that you get a strong Barbeque cleaner. Not stovecleaner, barbeque specifically. A good barbeque cleaner spray can be sprayed on the ventilation thingies above stoves, or just near the ceiling in general, and it'll loosen up any yucky/sticky dusty surfaces!
Quick warning/reminder though - never EVER mix a solution with bleach with ANY other cleaner / solution. That's how you get mustard gas hah!
So in this case I'd suggest using the BBQ cleaner spray first on any dusty yet sticky surfaces and behind where the stove was/is, and once that's loosed the stuff and been wiped off use a bleach solution to sanitize.
Lastly, steam is your friend. There are some fantastic but cheap steamcleaners out here (look for steam mop or similar) that'll blast your floors with boiling steam. Not even cockroaches can survive that. You can even get some now that you can use on walls - fantastic way to get grime off of your walls without damaging tiles!
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Comment on Tildes homepage is down? (2025-02-25 4pm UTC) in ~tildes
Noox Link ParentLOL No good deed goes unpunished and all that jazz :p thanks for the update and glad it's fixed!LOL
No good deed goes unpunished and all that jazz :p thanks for the update and glad it's fixed!
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Comment on Tildes homepage is down? (2025-02-25 4pm UTC) in ~tildes
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Comment on Tildes homepage is down? (2025-02-25 4pm UTC) in ~tildes
Noox LinkOh I guess it's just the homepage then. I found this post by googling "is tildes.net down".Oh I guess it's just the homepage then. I found this post by googling "is tildes.net down".
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Comment on These universities have the most retracted scientific articles in ~science
Noox Link ParentI mean if you dont think it's clickbait then that's fine. I'm not incredibly invested in this hah. I'll just adjust my comment so that it simply reflects the answer to the title, and that'll be my...I mean if you dont think it's clickbait then that's fine. I'm not incredibly invested in this hah. I'll just adjust my comment so that it simply reflects the answer to the title, and that'll be my rebellion for today against (what I think are :p) clickbait-or-similar-to-clickbait article title
Edit: oh and to answer your question, if I have to be very specific and nitpicky it's the "these" in the title. If the title had been "Nature's investigation into university retraction rates" it wouldn't have bothered me at all. But the "these" is exactly the kind of come-click-on-meeeeee stuff that just grinds my gears
Once is a quick rinse of the shampoo. The general rule (for long hair) is once for the dirt, once for the properties of the shampoo. I.e. quick dollop of shampoo, massage it in for 10 seconds, just to get through whatever product (like hair spray, or dry shampoo) is in there. Quickly rinse (not thoroughly) and then apply more shampoo.
Not sure if you've had long hair, but for me my shampoo won't really 'foam' if I don't do this. It feels like it sits on my hair instead of getting all the way through to my scalp.