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Comment on What's the benefit of avoiding the debugger? in ~comp
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Comment on Is it possible to live without WhatsApp? in ~tech
BeanBurrito Link ParentWhy use messenger if I/the people I know have Facebook?Why use messenger if I/the people I know have Facebook?
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Comment on Is it possible to live without WhatsApp? in ~tech
BeanBurrito Link ParentIn 2026 few people do social phone calls. Calling people up and talking on the phone to just shoot the shit. It isn't appropriate for every relationship either. On Facebook people post about life...In 2026 few people do social phone calls. Calling people up and talking on the phone to just shoot the shit. It isn't appropriate for every relationship either.
On Facebook people
- post about life events ( just got a new car, closed on the house, got the new job, etc )
- they post about thoughts they have had
- post articles they were into
From any of those conversations start. AKA "staying in touch".
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Comment on Scott Adams dead: Dilbert creator was 68 in ~comics
BeanBurrito Link ParentThat would explain some of the behavior I saw from Adams. He absolutely lost is when H Clinton ran and he got the idea in his head that me might have to pay more taxes.They are also incredibly fearful of loss, with even the most insignificant hit they take causing them outsized amounts of mental anguish.
That would explain some of the behavior I saw from Adams. He absolutely lost is when H Clinton ran and he got the idea in his head that me might have to pay more taxes.
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Comment on Is it possible to live without WhatsApp? in ~tech
BeanBurrito Link ParentThe particular people I want to stay in touch with are on Facebook. I couldn't get them to migrate, assuming that I wanted to stay in touch through a phone app -- which I do not.The particular people I want to stay in touch with are on Facebook.
I couldn't get them to migrate, assuming that I wanted to stay in touch through a phone app -- which I do not.
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Comment on Is it possible to live without WhatsApp? in ~tech
BeanBurrito Link ParentHa. I remember a few years ago when it was a trend on social media to make the accusation that this question was a "micro aggression". I'm from the northeast United States. That hasn't been the...Where are you from?
Ha. I remember a few years ago when it was a trend on social media to make the accusation that this question was a "micro aggression". I'm from the northeast United States.
Whatsapp here has subsumed local facebook groups
That hasn't been the case here. There was one exception. A guy from a group I was in ( we have our own Google Groups email list ) insisted on posting event listings to WhatsApp, but he stopped because a lot of people in the group didn't have/want WhatsApp
Signal is used by tech workers and drug dealers.
I should probably get Signal then :-)
Your tech illiterate grandma might still be on Facebook
I've probably been in I.T. longer than some members of Tildes have been alive. I think I would qualify as tech literate. I know it is not what you meant, but your comment could be seen as rude and ageist.
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Comment on Is it possible to live without WhatsApp? in ~tech
BeanBurrito Link ParentI belong to local groups that do not post their events in the local newspapers. Sadly, Facebook is an easy choice for a place to make a free forum with calendaring. I have a number of relatives,...Your local newspapers very likely have event listings for your community.
I belong to local groups that do not post their events in the local newspapers. Sadly, Facebook is an easy choice for a place to make a free forum with calendaring.
I've never really understood the argument that without FB it would be difficult to stay in communication with people
I have a number of relatives, friends and acquaintances who do not leave nearby. Fewer people these days do casual social phone calls - shoot the breeze. Those people ( and I ) can post to Facebook about things that happened, thoughts we had, etc -- staying in touch
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Comment on Scott Adams dead: Dilbert creator was 68 in ~comics
BeanBurrito Link ParentHe could have still put in the work with communication, relationship counseling, therapy etc to fix his problems with driving people away. He had the money to afford the best help.He could have still put in the work with communication, relationship counseling, therapy etc to fix his problems with driving people away.
He had the money to afford the best help.
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Comment on Is it possible to live without WhatsApp? in ~tech
BeanBurrito LinkI never had WhatsApp and I don't miss it. I could live without Instagram. I use it mostly for scrolling through pictures when I have to wait somewhere. I never used Threads Facebook would tough to...I never had WhatsApp and I don't miss it.
living without Instagram, Facebook, and Threads (lol) is easy
I could live without Instagram. I use it mostly for scrolling through pictures when I have to wait somewhere.
I never used Threads
Facebook would tough to give up. Lots of people who I want to stay in touch with who would be hard to stay in touch with without Facebook. Then there are all sorts of local event listings and local discussion groups.
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Comment on Scott Adams dead: Dilbert creator was 68 in ~comics
BeanBurrito LinkI'm not being sarcastic. Scott Adams is/was not the only one. I've always wondered about rich white men who are filled with hate. They can have anything they want. If they are still unhappy they...I'm not being sarcastic.
Scott Adams is/was not the only one.
I've always wondered about rich white men who are filled with hate.
They can have anything they want.
If they are still unhappy they can afford the best of therapists or any other modality.
Given those things, why grip hard on a hate trip?
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Comment on Scott Adams dead: Dilbert creator was 68 in ~comics
BeanBurrito (edited )LinkI feel bad writing this, because I really liked his stuff in the 90s. Sadly, he went right wing and red pill level misogynist about the time H Clinton ran for president. He became a very ugly person.I feel bad writing this, because I really liked his stuff in the 90s.
Sadly, he went right wing and red pill level misogynist about the time H Clinton ran for president.
He became a very ugly person.
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Comment on US households using Ozempic spend less on groceries in ~health
BeanBurrito Link ParentAre you saying the description of an being an appetite suppressant is incorrect? That is the term used in the article in the OP.Are you saying the description of an being an appetite suppressant is incorrect? That is the term used in the article in the OP.
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Comment on US households using Ozempic spend less on groceries in ~health
BeanBurrito Link ParentA joke I have seen on social media a lot is that the same people who refuse vaccines, especially for the pandemic, don't have a problem taking a drug that hijacks their metabolism for long periods...A joke I have seen on social media a lot is that the same people who refuse vaccines, especially for the pandemic, don't have a problem taking a drug that hijacks their metabolism for long periods of time.
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Comment on US households using Ozempic spend less on groceries in ~health
BeanBurrito Link ParentFor their sake I hope so. It has been my observational experience that the body does not like drastic calorie addiction and eventually the metabolism will catch up ( crank down ) to make up the...For their sake I hope so.
It has been my observational experience that the body does not like drastic calorie addiction and eventually the metabolism will catch up ( crank down ) to make up the difference.
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Comment on US households using Ozempic spend less on groceries in ~health
BeanBurrito Link ParentOf course not, but that approach has a better chance of making permanent change.Of course not, but that approach has a better chance of making permanent change.
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Comment on US households using Ozempic spend less on groceries in ~health
BeanBurrito Link ParentTemporarily. When most people go off of the drug all of the weight they lost will come back.Ozempic has managed to caused the obesity rate in the US to decrease after just a few years
Temporarily.
When most people go off of the drug all of the weight they lost will come back.
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Comment on US households using Ozempic spend less on groceries in ~health
BeanBurrito Link ParentThe worst is that they end up with more excess fat than before. That is often the case with appetite suppressant and harsh calorie restriction. Not the vibe I got nor the vibe I intended. My...at worst they're back where they started after a relatively short attempt
The worst is that they end up with more excess fat than before. That is often the case with appetite suppressant and harsh calorie restriction.
I dunno, a lot of the mainstream coverage I see about regaining weight after cessation just has a bit of a "see, that's cheating,
Not the vibe I got nor the vibe I intended. My motivation in writing was to make a warning.
Long term weight loss involves behavioral and attitude changes. Given the cost of surgery & drugs, it begs the question of why not just straight to working on behavioral and attitude changes, perhaps using part of the money spent on drugs or surgery for really good support programs for changing behavior and attitude?
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Comment on US households using Ozempic spend less on groceries in ~health
BeanBurrito Link ParentIt is the same with gastric bypass surgery, appetite suppressants, or any other enforced significant calorie reduction. A few disciplined people escape that fate. It even happens to gastric bypass...It is the same with gastric bypass surgery, appetite suppressants, or any other enforced significant calorie reduction. A few disciplined people escape that fate. It even happens to gastric bypass patients who get counseling before the surgery.
I don't mention it to be a party pooper, but it begs the question that if behavior and attitude changes are needed to make those things work why not just seek out very supportive programs for behavior change ( and spare your body & wallet those other modalities ) - like going to weight watchers support groups?
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Comment on US households using Ozempic spend less on groceries in ~health
BeanBurrito LinkI've been seeing headlines about most people regaining all of the fat lost, and more, when they finally go off those drugs. Such is the case with any appetite suppressing modality or intense...When Americans begin taking appetite-suppressing drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy
I've been seeing headlines about most people regaining all of the fat lost, and more, when they finally go off those drugs.
Such is the case with any appetite suppressing modality or intense calorie restriction.
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Comment on US households using Ozempic spend less on groceries in ~health
BeanBurrito LinkA quick A.I. assisted search told me that Ozempic could cost between $25 - $150 a month.A quick A.I. assisted search told me that Ozempic could cost between $25 - $150 a month.
As someone who avoided debuggers for a long time - none.
Once in a blue moon a sys out or using my wits ( divide and conquer, etc ) will do something for me that a debugger can't, BUT with a lot more work.