crdpa's recent activity
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Comment on Bluesky advertises itself as an open network, they say people won't lose followers or their identity, they advertise themselves as a protocol ("atproto"). These three claims are false. in ~tech
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Comment on An update from Nintendo (Nintendo Switch 2 announcement) in ~games
crdpa Link ParentMine doesn't hurt, but starts to tingle and gets numb.Mine doesn't hurt, but starts to tingle and gets numb.
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Comment on What hard scifi books could you recommend? in ~books
crdpa Link ParentProject Hail Mary is wonderful, but it reads like a movie to me.Project Hail Mary is wonderful, but it reads like a movie to me.
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Comment on The average American spent 2.5 months on their phone in 2024 in ~tech
crdpa Link ParentI installed an app that tells me the time I spent on my phone. It was 4h yesterday. I was shocked, because I only have Instagram and don't really use much. But 1h of this was on my fitness tracker...I installed an app that tells me the time I spent on my phone. It was 4h yesterday. I was shocked, because I only have Instagram and don't really use much.
But 1h of this was on my fitness tracker which I keep open while I lift weights.
Another hour is on WhatsApp because I talk with my wife, parents and friends every day. Instagram is just 30 minutes of my day.
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Comment on What are your predictions for 2025? in ~talk
crdpa Link ParentI think as time goes on, countries will become less dependent on US dollar and it's monetary/transaction system. The world is now multi polar, but the USA wants none of it. It still wants to be...I think as time goes on, countries will become less dependent on US dollar and it's monetary/transaction system. The world is now multi polar, but the USA wants none of it. It still wants to be imperialist and the number one in town. It said that if we adopt BRICS "coin", it will tax countries 100%.
I think it will keep financing coups and sanctioning countries with no results and in the end, if it is dumb and proud like it always was, we will probably see war.
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Comment on What are your predictions for 2025? in ~talk
crdpa LinkBRICS will keep tearing a hole in the USA and it will probably escalate. I'm glad I am alive to see the USA fall.BRICS will keep tearing a hole in the USA and it will probably escalate. I'm glad I am alive to see the USA fall.
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Comment on What short standalone book is worth more than its page count? in ~books
crdpa LinkThe Divine Farce - Michael Graziano A Short Stay in Hell - Steven L. Peck Both deal with finding meaning in a meaningless eternal existence. You can read both in one sitting.The Divine Farce - Michael Graziano
A Short Stay in Hell - Steven L. PeckBoth deal with finding meaning in a meaningless eternal existence. You can read both in one sitting.
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Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? in ~tech
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Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? in ~tech
crdpa LinkI would happily accept an invite. I'm Brazilian and Kagi is too expensive here so I make a new account when I reach the free limit.I would happily accept an invite. I'm Brazilian and Kagi is too expensive here so I make a new account when I reach the free limit.
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Comment on Assisted dying now accounts for one in twenty Canada deaths in ~health
crdpa Link ParentSorry about your mother. Unfortunately we don't have this here in Brazil, but I'm pretty sure if we had, my mom would do it. She is in constant pain because of three untreatable herniated discs,...Sorry about your mother.
Unfortunately we don't have this here in Brazil, but I'm pretty sure if we had, my mom would do it. She is in constant pain because of three untreatable herniated discs, can barely stand up and walk for more than 10 minutes, she fell recently and now has a broken rib in top of it and is in a deep state of depression because of my brother's death. She is simply not eating anymore and is extremely skinny. She already checked out.
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Comment on Necrophobic – Mirrors of a Thousand Lakes (2024) in ~music
crdpa Link ParentOh, there is a new álbum? Songs from Moribund are played almost daily here since it's release.Oh, there is a new álbum? Songs from Moribund are played almost daily here since it's release.
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Comment on What possession(s) do you have that continue to delight you every time? in ~talk
crdpa Link ParentI have the Yuropress (chinese copy) and since I'm the only coffee lover at home, it serves me really well. I alternate between this and the V60. I love both equally.I have the Yuropress (chinese copy) and since I'm the only coffee lover at home, it serves me really well.
I alternate between this and the V60. I love both equally.
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Comment on A liar who always lies says “All my hats are green.” in ~science
crdpa LinkI prefer the one that Pinnochio says "my nose will grow now"I prefer the one that Pinnochio says "my nose will grow now"
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Comment on How do you shave your nose and ears? in ~life.men
crdpa Link ParentNot trying to make anyone paranoid, but a neighbor got nose cancer after pulling nose hair out. At least it's what he said. Probably the nose cancer was already there and the pulling just...Not trying to make anyone paranoid, but a neighbor got nose cancer after pulling nose hair out.
At least it's what he said. Probably the nose cancer was already there and the pulling just jumpstarted the symptoms.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (December 2024) in ~health.mental
crdpa (edited )LinkThe doctor put my mother on antidepressant because she is not eating and is super thin and frail. Backstory here and here. She is still not eating and is super weak. The doctor did a full body...The doctor put my mother on antidepressant because she is not eating and is super thin and frail.
She is still not eating and is super weak. The doctor did a full body scan and bloodwork and found no problem at all. It's her deep depression that's making her not eat.
She is now on venlafaxine and it's been one week, she is sleepy all day and still not eating. The doctor said it takes at least 15 days for the medication to work so we are hoping she improves, because if she keeps going like this she won't live much longer.
So yeah, my mental health is not that good. I've been sleeping bad these couple of days, but it's manageable. Since my brother died, things seems to be slowly getting worse around me.
At least we finally bought a house.
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Comment on What are some common terminal aka CLI workflows? in ~comp
crdpa (edited )LinkI'm very keyboard centric and a heavy terminal user. Been like this for years since I started using Linux in 1999/2000 with Slackware and Mandrake. I love terminal and TUI apps, but there are...I'm very keyboard centric and a heavy terminal user. Been like this for years since I started using Linux in 1999/2000 with Slackware and Mandrake.
I love terminal and TUI apps, but there are downsides. When you get used to a TUI APP, it's really hard to use another one. It's very specific in how it works, how you navigate inside, shortcuts, etc. You end up with a lot of specific muscle memory that's applicable to one software only.
I use helix as my main editor and cmus as a music player and fortunately both have vim centric navigation so I easily navigate both and my window manager without even thinking, but if cmus dies I will have a hard time adjusting to another.
I'm slowly moving away from this and using KDE Plasma + GUI software because discoverability is way easier in a GUI app.
I think that when TUI starts to get rather complex, it's not really that good.
You start being tied to your specific configs and dotfiles and dread losing it. Now you have a git repo just to configure your computer.
That said, I recommend cmus as a music player. Fast, easy and it is around since the dawn of times and still being developed.
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Comment on I am looking for 100% ad-free apps for older adults with dementia. Things like jigsaw puzzles, coloring and the like. Paid is fine. in ~life
crdpa LinkMaybe it's too late, but you should take a look at Nintendo Switch. I bought one recently to play with my SO and it's a mix of handheld + regular console + tablet. Switch has plenty of low stress...Maybe it's too late, but you should take a look at Nintendo Switch.
I bought one recently to play with my SO and it's a mix of handheld + regular console + tablet.
Switch has plenty of low stress and simple games that works with the oled touch screen without using the gamepads.
Just install some, turn on airplane mode just to be safe and it's done.
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Comment on What are your forgivable sins? in ~talk
crdpa (edited )Link ParentVoting will never change climate crisis either. I said there is nothing we can do on a personal level. On a bigger scale, yes. You can join a political party and start trying to do something, but...Voting will never change climate crisis either.
I said there is nothing we can do on a personal level. On a bigger scale, yes. You can join a political party and start trying to do something, but if this something is maintaining capitalism and try to put some rules on it, it won't work. It might postpone for a year or two, but it won't change.
This is a system built around infinite accumulation of wealth in a finite world. The wealth makes the rules. You can have as many laws as you want, but those rich enough will work around it.
Some people bring up Norway as an example of a greener and better country. What they don't say is that Norway exports it's pollution and exploitation here in Brazil.
As long as capitalism and neoliberalism keeps happening, nothing will change.
We can change things, but collectively and only by force.
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Comment on Should I stop using Kagi because they do business with Yandex? in ~tech
crdpa (edited )Link ParentYeah, it's just something to stroke their own egos. Doing this sitting at home feels like they are doing something, but they are doing nothing at all. Stopping to support a small company that's...Yeah, it's just something to stroke their own egos. Doing this sitting at home feels like they are doing something, but they are doing nothing at all.
Stopping to support a small company that's trying to be an alternative to google is not the way to go about this
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Comment on Should I stop using Kagi because they do business with Yandex? in ~tech
crdpa (edited )LinkI would have to stop using the internet if I go this way about the USA since it finances Iraq and every other war and coup that happens on the planet- Exemplary
I would have to stop using the internet if I go this way about the USA since it finances Iraq and every other war and coup that happens on the planet
People don't really understand email either.
They just create one via Android/Google automatic process.
If it's not there in your face one click away, it won't stick.
Free and FOSS alternative to social medias won't stick because they aren't extremely rich anyway. That boat has sailed.
It will forever be a billionaires game.