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Comment on New PS5 "Relapse" jailbreak works on all but the most recently updated consoles in ~games
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Comment on Realizing I could run as far as my mental state carried me made me become addicted to distance running. Anyone else been enjoying running/long runs? in ~hobbies
caliper Link ParentThis is great. I need to read this a few more times when I’m a little more awake, but you’ve given me a lot to work with. And I already know you are right about landing on my heels and taking long...This is great. I need to read this a few more times when I’m a little more awake, but you’ve given me a lot to work with. And I already know you are right about landing on my heels and taking long strides. But this gives me good hope I can, with practice, get into a healthy running routine.
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Comment on Realizing I could run as far as my mental state carried me made me become addicted to distance running. Anyone else been enjoying running/long runs? in ~hobbies
caliper LinkI’m out of shape and haven’t done any sports in the last decades. I’ve tried a handful of times to get into running, with couch to 5k for instance, but quickly develop shin splints in a short...I’m out of shape and haven’t done any sports in the last decades. I’ve tried a handful of times to get into running, with couch to 5k for instance, but quickly develop shin splints in a short time. It takes a couple of months to heal each time. Now, even when I just jog down a street, I feel my shins act up.
What am I doing wrong? I’ve had pretty nice asics that I bought in a running store where they checked my feet. I’m about 90kg (200lbs) and 187cm (6’2”) tall, so roughly 10kg overweight. It shouldn’t be this hard for me to pick up running… :-(
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Comment on What do you listen to while you’re reading? in ~books
caliper LinkTIL people can listen to music while reading, holy shit! I cannot read with music on and assumed it was like that for everyone. How are you able to keep focus on reading? Any kind of music on and...TIL people can listen to music while reading, holy shit! I cannot read with music on and assumed it was like that for everyone. How are you able to keep focus on reading? Any kind of music on and my mind immediately switches from reading to thinking.
So I never really enjoyed reading and still only read a book when there is absolutely nothing else to do, so maybe that’s why my mind is easily distracted. Still amazed some people can read with music on!
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Comment on Australian athlete apologizes after winning race despite involuntary bowel movement in ~sports
caliper Link ParentThat’s a bit of a hyperbole; shit happens 🤷♂️That’s a bit of a hyperbole; shit happens 🤷♂️
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Comment on Just got laid off. Now what? in ~life
caliper Link ParentThis is such solid advice! This will keep you sane (not staring at a monitor all day thinking you need to be constantly searching) and teach you skills that actually make your life better in the...This is such solid advice! This will keep you sane (not staring at a monitor all day thinking you need to be constantly searching) and teach you skills that actually make your life better in the long run. That’s inspiring.
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Comment on What are the genuinely worst films of all time? in ~movies
caliper Link ParentThe trailer for the Garbage Pail Kids is indeed terrible! Those suites are creepy as fuck, and not in a cool horror way but in a this-movie-sucks way.The trailer for the Garbage Pail Kids is indeed terrible! Those suites are creepy as fuck, and not in a cool horror way but in a this-movie-sucks way.
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Comment on What are the genuinely worst films of all time? in ~movies
caliper Link ParentI would actually find it an extremely funny comment, just because of the absurdity of such a statement.I would actually find it an extremely funny comment, just because of the absurdity of such a statement.
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Comment on Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets in ~life.pets
caliper LinkAny dog owners here with experience with dealing with seemingly irrational fears? My dog has always been very stubborn and is very opinionated about what kind of walks we do. We live in a town and...Any dog owners here with experience with dealing with seemingly irrational fears?
My dog has always been very stubborn and is very opinionated about what kind of walks we do. We live in a town and she has been developing a fear for bridges and walking along the water. But here’s the interesting part: with the water or her left she’s fine, with the water on her right she’s super stressed and will just freeze. I’m pretty sure her sight is fine on both sides.
On bridges it’s another thing. Where there is slack in the line she’s fine. If I tug on it, even just a little bit, she lies down and refuses to move.
She’s totally ok with water. When it’s a river with sloped banks, she’ll walk in. Anybody have an idea what might be going on? And maybe more important: what can I do to help her with these fears?
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Comment on Czarface Meets Frankie Pullitzer - Mad Technology ft Method Man (2026) in ~music
caliper LinkI love Czarface but haven’t listened to this album yet. Hearing Method Man is amazing, I love his voice. But damn, we’re all getting very old! I wonder how young people are viewing this. To me it...I love Czarface but haven’t listened to this album yet. Hearing Method Man is amazing, I love his voice. But damn, we’re all getting very old! I wonder how young people are viewing this. To me it is still fresh music, but will young people think it’s just old guys rapping?
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Comment on [SOLVED] Hunting for a movie in ~movies
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Comment on Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets in ~life.pets
caliper LinkMaybe not officially my pet, they are more like my house custodians. But I think they are cute and call them pets: one of our european edible dormice. They leave stuff in the house alone and are...Maybe not officially my pet, they are more like my house custodians. But I think they are cute and call them pets: one of our european edible dormice. They leave stuff in the house alone and are mostly just interested in shelter. When the grapes on the side of the house are ripe, they’ll feast on them.
Of course Smokey would like to give them some love bites, but luckily the mice are too quick and careful. I’d hate to have to bury one, so hopefully it will never come to that.
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Comment on Post-tooth extraction diets! in ~food
caliper LinkUnless this was a surgical procedure, I think you’re overthinking it. I’ve had multiple molars removed and I don’t think I’ve ever had to change meals much. The only time I remember was when the 4...Unless this was a surgical procedure, I think you’re overthinking it. I’ve had multiple molars removed and I don’t think I’ve ever had to change meals much. The only time I remember was when the 4 wisdom teeth were surgically removed, that took a while to heal.
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Comment on What are your "how on earth did I not learn this sooner" tech moments? in ~tech
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Comment on What workplace absurdity are you forced to live with? in ~life
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Comment on What workplace absurdity are you forced to live with? in ~life
caliper Link ParentJust use an LLM to condens it again! Nobody in their right mind is still reading things, are we? While you’re at it, just have an agent do all that reviewing and rewarding, it’s not like we...Just use an LLM to condens it again! Nobody in their right mind is still reading things, are we? While you’re at it, just have an agent do all that reviewing and rewarding, it’s not like we actually care what is being written in the first place. We could just use a random distribution, but there’s no AI in that so it must be wrong.
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Comment on What workplace absurdity are you forced to live with? in ~life
caliper Link ParentWhat kind of issues and how long does it take to get fixed? What you describe would drive me insane.What kind of issues and how long does it take to get fixed? What you describe would drive me insane.
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Comment on After dark screensavers in CSS in ~comp
caliper LinkAfter dark, it immediately took me back to my childhood and I’m so happy it is actually what I hoped it would be: Macintosh screensavers! Too bad these aren’t the earlier monochrome ones, because...After dark, it immediately took me back to my childhood and I’m so happy it is actually what I hoped it would be: Macintosh screensavers! Too bad these aren’t the earlier monochrome ones, because we had the Plus ED which predates these screensavers.
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Comment on Songs about doing chores / daily routines? in ~music
caliper LinkFishbone - Housework. This song is really upbeat and fun. Love me some Fishbone.Fishbone - Housework. This song is really upbeat and fun. Love me some Fishbone.
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Comment on Who likes GTA? in ~games
caliper LinkWhat I like most is the plethora of things to do in these games. Just a small list of things that come to mind: sit in a car, listen to really awesome radio stations with the most hilarious adds...What I like most is the plethora of things to do in these games. Just a small list of things that come to mind:
- sit in a car, listen to really awesome radio stations with the most hilarious adds and interviews
- take flying lessons
- watch people walking down the street doing crazy people things and overhear odd conversations
- take a motorcycle, car, submarine, drones, planes, etc. etc. and just cruise around
- steal a cab and start doing rides
- do the most insane side quests that can go from robberies to killing sprees, or just very benign stuff like doing a deliveries or chasing celebrities for a picture
- play golf
- get killed by a mountain lion (or am I mixing Red Dead and GTA memories here?)
And this is all just basic stuff, without even touching the main story line. There's always so much to do, and even a lot more if you start to invent your own challenges. And I've never even played online, some people prefer that over the story.
For me, playing always goes from doing some mainline quests, then getting lost in side quests, and back again. With 5 there was so much stuff to do, that even after finishing most of the side quests and the main story, I still feel like there is so much that I haven't done yet. I see people online that have come up with things to do that seem like so much fun, I sometimes wonder if I should dust the 360 off and start playing again.
Cracking/modding will always be exciting to me. Hard mods always seemed like magic when I grew up. You could take in your console and some guy soldered some stuff for $50 and you’d get a better version of the hardware you already had. The last hard mod I soldered was on a Wii and that still had the same appeal, or maybe even more. The pcb was intricate and the loophole was interesting. I very much enjoyed the Darknet Diaries episode on the guy who developed that kind of hardware. (I believe it was this episode)
Years later I found the homebrew scene had totally replaced the hard mods. Now it was just a case of loading the right software on a SD card, tethering in a service mode, browsing to a certain website, etc. Apple TV, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo DS, Wii, everything gets jailbroken if I get my hands on it. The whole process is so wildly appealing to me. It makes me feel like Hacker Man™, even though I haven’t programmed a thing and am just following steps from a website.
I’ll be following this news with great interest. I’m forever late with getting games, so by the time I get my hands on a PS5, I expect the jailbreak to be more stable and GTA will have been supported for some time. I don’t mind waiting if that means I don’t brick my console or get it banned.