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Comment on High pollen count: The last straw effect on suicide risk in ~health.mental
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Comment on High pollen count: The last straw effect on suicide risk in ~health.mental
arch Link ParentI never realized people could get floaters so frequently and densely. I see mine every once in a while, especially while looking at a clear blue sky, but it's so infrequent that they're just...I never realized people could get floaters so frequently and densely. I see mine every once in a while, especially while looking at a clear blue sky, but it's so infrequent that they're just interesting curiosities. I'd probably go insane if I saw them all the time.
Have you ever tried naming them?
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Comment on NFS at 40 – Remembering the Sun Microsystems Network File System in ~comp
arch Link ParentI don't personally find the user situation on NFS to be too bad. Its UID/GID based as far as I remember, so as long as you're accessing from 1000 on both systems, everything maps just as you'd...I don't personally find the user situation on NFS to be too bad. Its UID/GID based as far as I remember, so as long as you're accessing from 1000 on both systems, everything maps just as you'd expect. Many apps will use custom UID/GID values these days so they're more likely to remain the same across devices. The only time I personally ran into issues was over a decade ago when I migrated to a new user account on one desktop for myself.
I can understand that on an enterprise level it might be more complicated, but you probably have good systems in place to keep UID/GID consistent.
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Comment on Has anyone here tried bone conduction headphones? in ~tech
arch Link ParentI don't have pros and cons, but I can tell you there are no known negative health effects or outcomes. The tech has been in use in hearing aids since the 1970's. Your ear drum consists of bones,...I don't have pros and cons, but I can tell you there are no known negative health effects or outcomes. The tech has been in use in hearing aids since the 1970's. Your ear drum consists of bones, and sound waves vibrating them is how we hear everything.
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Comment on The Buff Scammer, isolation, and the male loneliness epidemic in ~life.men
arch Link ParentCivil rights activists, like Martin Luther King Jr. are not seeking to exclude. Neither are feminists. If men today read his speech and feel excluded, then they are reading the words "and all...Civil rights activists, like Martin Luther King Jr. are not seeking to exclude. Neither are feminists. If men today read his speech and feel excluded, then they are reading the words "and all flesh shall see it together" and "little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers" and somehow claiming it excludes them. Civil rights activists do not seek to exclude anyone based on gender, race, or sexual orientation. They seek to exclude bigots.
So, if you are a modern man who feels excluded by inclusive actions, can you take the time to ask yourself why? Really, really ask yourself, and be open to the difficult truth that may be there. Do you need feel like you of the same value as people of a different race, gender, or sexual orientation?
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Comment on The Buff Scammer, isolation, and the male loneliness epidemic in ~life.men
arch (edited )LinkSo, here's my big problem here with this entire topic. These people have all written a series of posts about this buzzword topic, and they are often contradicting each other. Many of them are...So, here's my big problem here with this entire topic. These people have all written a series of posts about this buzzword topic, and they are often contradicting each other. Many of them are contradicting themselves in their own pieces. Take, for instance, the best written of all of them by overfedvenison:
the issue is men have no companionship or outlets for emotion
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So men feel isolated - that's what the 'male loneliness epidemic' actually is.
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But we also need spaces where men can be traditionally masculine and not have that be a weird radicalization chamber created with the goal of exploiting them. For example, if a man wants to improve physically and grow stronger... You know, there's no reason that has to be about deadlifting and eating raw meat and not like, cleaning a river or learning home improvement.In my reading of this, he's saying: So men feel lonely. Men feel isolated. The solution is: safe spaces just for really manly men and no one else? Because without the subtext of what they actually mean, they just described a gym. They described Planet Fitness or any of the chains or locally owned gyms in the country. That is where you go when you want to improve physically and grow stronger.
Yes, there is a "male loneliness epidemic," and yes it is real. Yes, it is being exploited and exacerbated by bad actors. But, in the end, I think the problem is that some men for some reason(s) refuse to let themselves feel comfortable around people they see as others. And these men are increasingly labeling wider and wider groups as others: be it people of color, foreigners, women, LGBTQ+, autistic, liberal, etc. We can not solve that for them.
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Okay, I unfortunately have more to say, specifically about this:...i think one of the most important things we can do as a society... is to stop validating the unhinged reactionary narrative that Male Intimacy Is By Definition Gay.
because like. it's funny when it's fiction.
That right there. That's inherent prejudice and a dogwistle they are sending off. It's not funny when it's fiction. It literally just shouldn't matter in the slightest to anyone if someone is gay. If you feel like you can't be friends with another man because you think it's gay
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Comment on Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists now have answers, but they’re not what you think. in ~games
arch Link ParentThis is funny to me! I'd be interested in seeing if there's any correlation as well. For another anecdotal reference point: I have diagnosed ADHD(PI) and I have very good perceptual reasoning. It...This is funny to me! I'd be interested in seeing if there's any correlation as well. For another anecdotal reference point: I have diagnosed ADHD(PI) and I have very good perceptual reasoning. It was even noted on my diagnosis. My wife is also diagnosed ADHD, but she struggles with perceptual reasoning. To the point where she gets frustrated when I ask her to try to picture something fitting somewhere.
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Comment on Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists now have answers, but they’re not what you think. in ~games
arch Link ParentI always thought it was due to my visual-spacial interpretation of the events on screen: am I thinking about myself as the avatar, or am I thinking about myself as something inhabiting the avatar...I always thought it was due to my visual-spacial interpretation of the events on screen: am I thinking about myself as the avatar, or am I thinking about myself as something inhabiting the avatar and controlling it. Trying to phrase that more plainly: am I a person flying a plane, or am I the plane?
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Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech
arch Link ParentIt's... way more complicated than that. I'm a little reluctant to get too into it, because someone else always comes along and nitpicks the details. But for a crash course, all of the consumer TVs...- Exemplary
When I looked it up, apparently it's made with sports in mind...?
It's... way more complicated than that. I'm a little reluctant to get too into it, because someone else always comes along and nitpicks the details. But for a crash course, all of the consumer TVs are doing some sort of frame interpolation under those settings. That means they are making (interpolating) new frames to insert in between the actual frames that are in the content you are watching. It can make videos you watch "feel" more realistic, which is probably why people say it's for sports. This is the same method that modern de-compilations of N64 games -like Ship of Harkinian- are using to hit 60 fps or higher (but those games are much better at it than the TV because they have more information about the image and movement to go off of).
One of the reasons these settings have become so widespread is due to the issues with how modern televisions work compared to CRT. The old tubes had phosphors that would glow when the light beam hit them, then slowly fade out over a few frames. This made the image look a lot smoother than it does now, but introduced a type of blurring to the image. Modern screen's visual issues are most noticeable to me in films that are panning left to right quickly. If there is text, the jitter and stutter of low frame rate makes it impossible to read without pausing. On a CRT, it would be blurry, but you would have an easier time reading the text. With frame interpolation, we can more easily approximate that. The best solution available seems to be CRT beam simulation on a high HZ display (we're talking 120hz to be usable but with noticeable flicker or 240 or higher hz to actually look good to most users). Maybe one day we'll have a 480 Hz OLED that integrates this software solution, but I honestly doubt it.
Where I want to speak up is the idea that these settings are inherently bad because they're not. You may not like them, I may not like them, but some people do and they are there for a reason. It leads to a demonization of actual high frame-rate content, which sucks because filming in high frame rate is absolutely better for certain content. If can reduce the likelihood of rolling shutter issues for a start. That one is something that Netflix is extremely bad about. Ever notice how shows/movies where there's a bunch of flash photography going off on screen will have different potions of the image lit from frame to frame? It drives me crazy and immediately takes me out of the experience, but most people don't notice it. Suffice it to say, none of this technology is perfect. If someone likes the motion interpolation, then let them enjoy what they like.
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Comment on Is Tildes protected from malicious actors, aka paid trolls, aka bots? in ~tildes
arch LinkI'm curious to see what the general consensus is here, I'm sure you'll get more informed replies than I am going to give. That said, if you suspect an account is a bot, is engaged in trolling, or...I'm curious to see what the general consensus is here, I'm sure you'll get more informed replies than I am going to give. That said, if you suspect an account is a bot, is engaged in trolling, or is otherwise breaching the Tildes Philosophy then you should bring it to the attention of those in charge. I've only ever had one occasion to reach out, it took about 8 hours for them to shut down and remove the offending thread after I reached out. The post was up for over 16 hours total, and unfortunately baited a large number of users in a sexist manner. But in the end the team was responsive and they removed the thread confirming to me that it was not something they wanted on this site. This is still a very small community, and all "moderation" is done manually by very few people. If you have records of accounts you feel have been engaging in questionable patters, and you have links to support it, I doubt there is any harm in you emailing that information directly to either contact@tildes.net or abuse@tildes.net -it's possible that no one has read all of the content that you have seen to piece together a pattern.
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Comment on Is OpenWRT worthwhile at home? in ~comp
arch Link ParentOne thing I like about OpenWRT is that I can mix and match my hardware without running multiple software ecosystems, and support older hardware for longer. I currently run a TP-Link Eap245v1 which...One thing I like about OpenWRT is that I can mix and match my hardware without running multiple software ecosystems, and support older hardware for longer. I currently run a TP-Link Eap245v1 which TP-Link hasn't updated since 2024. A TP-Link EAP110-outdoor which was only recently updated by TP-Link after years of having none. When I was running their software controller I was stuck on v3 for years to support both of these devices. There are options like OpenWISP RADIUSdesk and others if you want a controller, but I haven't actually bothered with only 2 access points.
If I bought a MikroTik to add to my network I'd be fragmenting my software further. Most home users don't care about that, since they're just buying a new router with WIFI to replace the old one.
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Comment on It’s the little things that make me not fully jump to linux in ~comp
arch LinkI am not familiar with CachyOS, but I was under the impression that many of the issues you ran into were resolved in the last year with the latest releases of Wayland, KDE, GNOME and/or nVidia...I am not familiar with CachyOS, but I was under the impression that many of the issues you ran into were resolved in the last year with the latest releases of Wayland, KDE, GNOME and/or nVidia drivers. I could be mixing up some things I remember that may be Gamescope/SteamOS specific. Even if I am trying to say that these problems are "fixed" on Linux, it's certainly not a situation where these things happen by default or on the majority of distros, and it is frustrating. You will likely have to set it up in a very specific way to get a system to do these things properly. Sometimes you may have to issue terminal commands. That said, there are many things that Windows just doesn't support and there is no solution.
Bazzite might be a better fit for you if you ever want to give this another try. It is supposed to support VRR, monitors with different refresh rates, screens with different scaling factors. I might actually try it myself on my gaming PC this weekend just for fun.
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Comment on Is OpenWRT worthwhile at home? in ~comp
arch LinkMy priority isn't to have a home network that I just plug in and never alter. If that is your goal, then I wouldn't use OpenWRT. I have been using OpenWRT at home for decades. I enjoy using Linux,...My priority isn't to have a home network that I just plug in and never alter. If that is your goal, then I wouldn't use OpenWRT.
I have been using OpenWRT at home for decades. I enjoy using Linux, I am familiar with it, I am cheap, I like to know I have the latest security updates, and I link to tinker. I also get frustrated when a device doesn't work in the way I want it to, but I don't have the access to change it how I want/fix the bugs I run into. I want to customize my SQM/QoS setup. I want to use custom dns adblocking. I want to be sure I have dns over tls working on my LAN. I want to have it run as a local NTP server and sync all of my home devices to that. I want to use it as a Snapcast reciever to stream music to my basement speakers without a separate device. I want to use it as an SMB and NFS service with a USB hard drive. There are other ways I could accomplish each of these tasks, either with my proxmox server, or other hardware. But I want to save my mini PC's resources for other things, and my Raspberry Pi running OpenWRT has enough resources to spare to accomplish each of these tasks.
If I wasn't cheap I would probably go with OPNsense in some sort of rack mounted device. But the networking hardware I have doesn't support it, and I'm not about to buy new hardware when what I have works fine.
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Comment on 'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale' review: Change is afoot (again) in ~movies
arch Link ParentSeason 1 is the best in my opinion. There are going to be obvious spoilers for the most impactful moments of season 1 in anything after that. There's a lot of character development and growth that...Season 1 is the best in my opinion. There are going to be obvious spoilers for the most impactful moments of season 1 in anything after that. There's a lot of character development and growth that takes place there, and it makes you care about these characters in a way that makes the later events emotionally significant to the viewer.
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Comment on OTC nasal spray seemed to cut COVID infections by 67% in mid-sized trial in ~health
arch Link ParentI think you're confusing this with Afrin, which is a decongestant and vasoconstrictor. Azelastine is a 2nd gen antihistamine which should have very few side effects. This is due to their inability...I think you're confusing this with Afrin, which is a decongestant and vasoconstrictor. Azelastine is a 2nd gen antihistamine which should have very few side effects. This is due to their inability to cross the blood brain barrier, which reduces side effects over 1st gen (Benadryl). I'm not a doctor, I don't know how spraying it into your nose effects this.
It's also different than Flonase (corticosteroid) which have cause me headaches and nose bleeds. I've never used Azelastine, but I might look into it. I'm already on daily oral antihistamines during allergy season. I'll have to look into it more, but I'd be surprised if this wasn't a lower total dose of antihistamines compared to my daily Allegra.
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Comment on Perplexity’s Comet browser invites in ~tech
arch Link ParentFrom what I have read on this particular subject, the solution in the abstract is to make it so a summary is not able to initiate new prompts. In practice, I imagine this is much harder to solve....How could you patch something like this?
From what I have read on this particular subject, the solution in the abstract is to make it so a summary is not able to initiate new prompts. In practice, I imagine this is much harder to solve.
From a user standpoint, I think the solution is to not give an LLM access to your secure information, including financial data.
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Comment on Therapists are secretly using ChatGPT in ~health.mental
arch Link ParentI am not sure if you are familiar with the concept, but your comment made me think about the negative outcomes of talk therapy as well as treatment resistant anxiety. There seems to be a treatment...I am not sure if you are familiar with the concept, but your comment made me think about the negative outcomes of talk therapy as well as treatment resistant anxiety. There seems to be a treatment resistant variant for every psychological disorder. There are cases where therapy does make people feel worse off than they were before they started it. I personally think there needs to be significant psychological research into what psychological trauma is, how it is processed in the brain, different ways people can cope with and manage it, etc. I imagine there are occurrences of people who have repressed or dissociated from their traumatic memories in same way only to have them dug back up by therapy when they weren't able to cope with them.
Personally, I had a hugely positive experience with therapy, it has changed my daily life significantly. I wish I could have done it sooner. I also kind of doubt I would have been open to it sooner. I used to be so terrified of the idea that I could have had difficulties and shortcomings to overcome that I hid them voraciously.
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Comment on Perplexity’s Comet browser invites in ~tech
arch LinkI just want to mention that anyone using Comet should be very careful about what data they give it access to. I have heard that there are potential exploits to agentic browsing that could be...I just want to mention that anyone using Comet should be very careful about what data they give it access to. I have heard that there are potential exploits to agentic browsing that could be fashioned to go to a 3rd part website, input your credit card information, and make a purchase all without user intervention. I think not giving it access to login information for any websites that have your financial data would be reasonable.
I'm usually not much for AI FUD, but this one in particular seem legitimate and troubling.
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Comment on Letting younger children access Fortnite - Looking for opinions in ~games
arch Link ParentHonestly, I'm not at all experienced with it the way I am with Fortnite, so it's tough for me to feel at all competent when forming a salient position. And that's exactly why I'm not letting my...Honestly, I'm not at all experienced with it the way I am with Fortnite, so it's tough for me to feel at all competent when forming a salient position. And that's exactly why I'm not letting my kid play for now, because I can't be sure it's anywhere near safe for her.
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Comment on Could a space traveler accelerate at 1g forever? in ~space
arch Link ParentI definitely don't understand what you're saying. The first place you lost me was when you said "you can outrun light indefinitely while moving slower than c as long as you keep accelerating". I...I definitely don't understand what you're saying. The first place you lost me was when you said "you can outrun light indefinitely while moving slower than c as long as you keep accelerating". I don't follow what you mean by that.
I tried doing some quick research to understand better, but I ran into this even more confounding thing: the speed of light is constant regardless of the observer. Meaning an object on a body that is moving 50% of c is going to measure the speed of a wave of light as the same speed of a "stationary" observer would. My understanding of that is that from our perspective and understanding of all things we measure, they are getting a different result for the speed of that thing. If the light was a baseball, and one person moving with it at 29 meters per second measures it moving 29 meters per second away from them, the person standing still would measure it moving 58 meters per second away from them. But with light, they both measure it as 29 meters per second. Suffice it to say, I have no reference frame of anything I have experienced in my life under which to comprehend this. How do we even know how fast we are moving? (I guess we probably don't?)
Hell, I really just want to take a deep breath, say something that sounds smart but is ultimately meaningless like "it sounds like C is actually the speed of time" and move on with my life.Maybe I'll leave relativity to the physicists for today.
Totally anecdotal, but I swear my allergies have underlying systemic symptoms that include mood swings, brain fog, and depression. Traditional allergic rhinitis doesn't really happen to me. I don't get the visibly red eyes and symptoms that others get. But my eyes will itch intensly, I get knee pain, severe fatigue, my nasal cavities can swell to the point I can't breathe through my nose. I get what I consider "minor" headaches that last for days, stomach issues, and it all makes the excessive sleep I get feel useless, since I wake tired. But no doctor can visibly see these things so it's not even considered an allergic reaction. Yet antihistamines help more than anything else.
It might be that I have an autoimmune disease. It might be that I may have some underlying undiagnosed condition like MCAS. But the immune system is absolutely bonkers and it is not understood as completely as we would hope.
So yeah, I can't say that this study is surprising given my lived experiences. But I'm glad it's being done, and I hope it builds more compassion and understanding of the importance of studying, diagnosing, and treating allergies.