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  1. Comment on Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know | Choreographed by Sergio Reis, Jowha Van de Laak, and Mauro van de Kerkhof | Danced by CDK Company in ~arts

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    You have good taste because I'm pretty sure we have are in the same YouTube algorithm bucket lol. Everytime I watch something cool (like this video) and then come on Tildes, you've posted it haha.

    You have good taste because I'm pretty sure we have are in the same YouTube algorithm bucket lol. Everytime I watch something cool (like this video) and then come on Tildes, you've posted it haha.

    9 votes

  2. Comment on The United States is worse than a war zone in ~talk

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    I feel anxiety dropping my kids off at elementary school every day knowing there is a chance of that. I know statistically that chance is low but it still gives me stress. I definitely understand...

    I feel anxiety dropping my kids off at elementary school every day knowing there is a chance of that. I know statistically that chance is low but it still gives me stress. I definitely understand that feeling of "every person is a threat". Over the last 8 years or so I've felt significantly less safe in my own neighborhood as a non-white person who chooses to fly a pride flag outside my house. I wish I didn't feel unsafe walking past homes flying thin blue line flags or displaying political signs for right wing candidates.
    I'm not sure what the solution is but our hyper divisive national politics situation sure isn't helping.

    10 votes

  3. Comment on Experience with parental control apps for Android in ~tech

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    I setup ManageEngine MDM and use that. My kids are younger so the key is restricting apps. I've got it in "kiosk" mode but it's an enterprise solution so it's got quite a bit of customization....

    I setup ManageEngine MDM and use that. My kids are younger so the key is restricting apps. I've got it in "kiosk" mode but it's an enterprise solution so it's got quite a bit of customization. It's free up to like, 25 devices I wanna say. I don't know if you can restrict which numbers can be called but should be on your list!

    2 votes

  4. Comment on An American traveling to Spain/Portugal in ~travel

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    Not just pack light but pack for hauling it over cobblestones so if you are using wheely bags, keep that in mind!

    Not just pack light but pack for hauling it over cobblestones so if you are using wheely bags, keep that in mind!

    3 votes

  5. Comment on What is a typical daily or special occasion breakfast for you? in ~food

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    (No judgements or claims of science here, just sharing personal experience) I also did that for breakfast for probably 2 or 3 years and then my doc suggested trying to eat healthier. I stopped...

    (No judgements or claims of science here, just sharing personal experience) I also did that for breakfast for probably 2 or 3 years and then my doc suggested trying to eat healthier. I stopped eating bagels and with no other changes to my diet/exercise and dropped 10+ lbs.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Without saying where you live, where do you live? in ~talk

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    One of my favorite places in the world, Odense! ❤️

    One of my favorite places in the world, Odense! ❤️

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Without saying where you live, where do you live? in ~talk

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    The greatest city in the history of mankind. San Diahhhgo

    The greatest city in the history of mankind. San Diahhhgo

    3 votes

  8. Comment on Questions for SodaStream users in ~food

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    I'll parrot what most others said. We have a Terra and use it regularly. One thing I wish I would have done is get something that can bubble more than water though. There are some machines out...

    I'll parrot what most others said. We have a Terra and use it regularly. One thing I wish I would have done is get something that can bubble more than water though. There are some machines out there that let you carbonate just about whatever you want which I think I would enjoy more.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Shopping for induction ranges in ~food

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    I think I have the LG model that has less of the cool features and was a bit cheaper (when we purchased anyway). I also wanted knobs. I love it though, I'm never going back to gas. People in...

    I think I have the LG model that has less of the cool features and was a bit cheaper (when we purchased anyway). I also wanted knobs. I love it though, I'm never going back to gas. People in reviews said it was loud but it's WAY quieter than my old gas range.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on How can an operations manager break into tech? in ~life

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    I went from being a PM in IT at a manufacturing company (3ish years) to being a PM for a small software development agency (1 year). I earned my PMP about 1.5 years ago and have a few agile certs,...

    I went from being a PM in IT at a manufacturing company (3ish years) to being a PM for a small software development agency (1 year). I earned my PMP about 1.5 years ago and have a few agile certs, I tinker with self-hosting in my free time, I have a minor background in comp Sci (enough to be able to talk pseudo code with devs and do minor scripting), and a little background in data analysis (enough to be able to query a DB with SQL).

    There has definitely been a learning curve to understand when I should step in to prevent someone from going into an unnecessary tech hole but otherwise all my skills were pretty easily transferable. Best part has been dedicated project teams so you're not having to fight for someone's time vs their day job. LMK if you have any more questions.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Good, quality YouTube channels? in ~tech

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    I just recently started watching Jet Lag: The Game and have been really enjoying it. I also watch The Always Sunny Podcast which is highly enjoyable.

    I just recently started watching Jet Lag: The Game and have been really enjoying it. I also watch The Always Sunny Podcast which is highly enjoyable.

    4 votes

  12. Comment on Can someone ELI5 how lemmy instances work? in ~comp

  13. Comment on Mindmap / vision board tools to organize ideas for house? in ~life

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    I think dev stopped on it a while ago but someone forked it into FreePlane which is very similar.

    I think dev stopped on it a while ago but someone forked it into FreePlane which is very similar.

  14. Comment on What do you miss the most about the old internet? in ~tech

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    I miss how the majority of sites weren't hyper optimized for SEO. I honestly miss the early LiveJournal / MySpace / Facebook social media that was just a feed of your friends stuff and not full of...

    I miss how the majority of sites weren't hyper optimized for SEO.
    I honestly miss the early LiveJournal / MySpace / Facebook social media that was just a feed of your friends stuff and not full of ads/suggested content.
    I miss needing to press a next page button instead of the forever scroll.

    5 votes