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Comment on Proposed series of console discussion/retrospective threads in ~games
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Comment on What was the best job you ever had? in ~life
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentRocks vs plants Blasting vs arranging Keeping people away vs working large gatherings Yup, that all checks out! Satisfyingly opposite indeed.Rocks vs plants
Blasting vs arranging
Keeping people away vs working large gatheringsYup, that all checks out! Satisfyingly opposite indeed.
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Comment on What was the best job you ever had? in ~life
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentThe logician in me can't help but wonder... What is the opposite of a florist? I'm imagining an anti-florist, burning down floral arches with a flamethrower, but it doesn't seem like a very...The logician in me can't help but wonder... What is the opposite of a florist? I'm imagining an anti-florist, burning down floral arches with a flamethrower, but it doesn't seem like a very marketable skill, nor does it seem like something one studies at university.
Please excuse my idle silliness.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkI've spent the past couple of weeks reading Worm, a web serial about a world where people can gain superpowers almost at random. It's... a stressful read. It's disrupted my sleep a few nights, and...I've spent the past couple of weeks reading Worm, a web serial about a world where people can gain superpowers almost at random. It's... a stressful read. It's disrupted my sleep a few nights, and the constant worsening of the situation left me feeling pretty hopeless throughout. Don't get me wrong, it's a pretty cool look at the genre. I just don't feel like I'll read it again.
I'm restarting the Cosmere books now, since it's been a minute and I've forgotten enough that I want to refresh before I get to the couple of new books I haven't read yet. It's funny, I usually don't have any problems reading multiple things at once and keeping it all straight, but my memory isn't that great once I've finished something. Oh well, hopefully it's a fun process to catch back up.
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Comment on Am I German or autistic? in ~health.mental
doors_cannot_stop_me Link40% German, 60% autistic. I'm inordinately pleased that they add up to 100%40% German, 60% autistic. I'm inordinately pleased that they add up to 100%
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Comment on 3D printers, do you use glue stick? in ~hobbies
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkJust to add data for future searchers: I've been running print projects at work for the past year and a half, mostly making tools for technicians to use in the field out of ABS (often multicolor)...Just to add data for future searchers:
I've been running print projects at work for the past year and a half, mostly making tools for technicians to use in the field out of ABS (often multicolor) on a Bambu P1S (well, on 3 of them now, as we've slowly ramped up production) with textured PEI plates. I've probably gone through close to a hundred KG of Bambu ABS in that time.
Never touched a glue stick or any other adhesive at work. We got to a place at one point of needing to flip the plates between prints, then clean the plates with dish soap after two prints, then wiping down with IPA after the wash. That got to be time-consuming, and for our money it was worth just buying new plates. That resolved the issue, and we've only had to do that once in the year and a half of running these machines. We now keep backup plates for if that happens again.
Notably, I and the other guys that do design work for our prints typically design with good bed adhesion and reliable printing in mind, as we often run the printers for 16 hours a day and need to have consistently usable prints that we don't have time to babysit while we work on our other job responsibilities. Few of our designs have delicate parts with small bed contact points, and when they do we use brims and supports to make them work.
On the other hand, I have a printer at home (another P1S) that I use for fun prints, like gifts for family, trinkets, and small replacement parts for stuff that breaks at home. I'm really pushing that machine to its limits sometimes, and even then I've only ever used glue (the green stuff that Bambu sells) for the most finicky prints. The only one that immediately comes to mind is an axolotl I printed for a Christmas present, which has delicate gills that start from a very small contact with the bed, and supports weren't working for me. Other than that, washing the bed in the sink with dish soap has usually fixed any issues I've had, using various PLA and PETG filaments on both textured and smooth PEI plates.
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Comment on Commonly misspelled words quiz in ~humanities.languages
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentChi-hoo-ah-hoo-ah checking in. Absolutely do this!Chi-hoo-ah-hoo-ah checking in. Absolutely do this!
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Comment on Commonly misspelled words quiz in ~humanities.languages
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentThis is my new go-to term for onscreen keyboard-related typos. Thank you.far-fingered
This is my new go-to term for onscreen keyboard-related typos. Thank you.
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Comment on The women leaving the new right in ~society
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentYou are not alone, and that feeling is evergreen. The version from the past that speaks to me the most is this quote from Tom Lehrer, a onetime satirical songwriter, on why he quit making music:...current events just feel like parody as a baseline
You are not alone, and that feeling is evergreen. The version from the past that speaks to me the most is this quote from Tom Lehrer, a onetime satirical songwriter, on why he quit making music:
"...political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize."
That was over 50 years ago. But everything old is new again.
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Comment on New York Times quiz: Who’s a better writer: AI or humans? in ~tech
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentThe lists of three thing really bothers me because it overlaps heavily with my own writing style. I've written long-ish texts to family who assumed I used AI to write it because of this sort of...The lists of three thing really bothers me because it overlaps heavily with my own writing style. I've written long-ish texts to family who assumed I used AI to write it because of this sort of thing. That, and the fact that I generally proofread what I write.
On a separate note, the copy editor in me has been noticing more and more basic errors in NYT reporting, and for a while I thought it was just lack of care. Lately I've begun to wonder if it's actually an attempt to stave off rumors of them using LLMs.
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Comment on British Columbia announces it is making daylight time permanent after years of promises in ~society
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentYeah, I remember the good times when Indy was smart about time. Can't stand that they changed. Then again, this is the state that nearly declared Pi to be equal to 3.2 legally.Yeah, I remember the good times when Indy was smart about time. Can't stand that they changed. Then again, this is the state that nearly declared Pi to be equal to 3.2 legally.
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Comment on California’s new bill requires Department of Justice-approved 3D printers that report on themselves in ~hobbies
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentFair enough! I personally thought it was kinda crazy the first time I found it there. And that just anybody could buy it, as at the time there was no procedure in place to age-restrict anything we...Fair enough! I personally thought it was kinda crazy the first time I found it there. And that just anybody could buy it, as at the time there was no procedure in place to age-restrict anything we sold.
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Comment on California’s new bill requires Department of Justice-approved 3D printers that report on themselves in ~hobbies
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentGunpowder is available at most hardware/home improvement stores for use in concrete nailers, though.Gunpowder is available at most hardware/home improvement stores for use in concrete nailers, though.
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Comment on How do you remember? in ~tech
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkI use Obsidian. I used to use Google Keep for pretty much everything, and before that I tried (and tried, and tried) notebooks. I really want to be the notebook guy. But it never works out for...I use Obsidian. I used to use Google Keep for pretty much everything, and before that I tried (and tried, and tried) notebooks.
I really want to be the notebook guy. But it never works out for long enough, I get sick of writing everything and it's so slow to find stuff.
So, I switched to Keep, and made todos for each week and manually copied them for each new week to keep a rolling chain of thought. Plus I used it for random grocery lists and notes, but it always felt so disorganized, like a big pile of paper notes.
So, I tried Obsidian. It's been amazing! I have an automatically-generated daily note, and with a press of a menu item it checks yesterday's note and brings forward anything I didn't complete the day before. I have a dedicated note for long term stuff, and a reminder to take a look at it daily. When I finally get a solid due date for something long term, I assign it one. One the day the item comes due, my daily note automatically brings that item in with the rest of that day's todos.
It gives me so much flexibility to make random notes or fully fleshed-out work documents or anything between. The backlink system and nested folder system makes it feel really organized, and it's just automatic enough to keep me from feeling too much friction.
I'm a completionist, so seeing the same item not checked off every day really motivates me to get stuff done. And if I can't get it done, I can move it to long term, or give it a due date, or mark it cancelled and have a record of when I finally made that decision.
It just works well for me.
Beware the customization, it can be a bottomless rabbit hole if you let it. I use a couple plugins and try not to spend time optimizing anymore.
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Comment on Humble Bundle Books: (Almost) the entirety of Discworld for $16 in ~books
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkThanks to you (and anyone else posting book humble bundles) I've drastically increased my ebook collection over the past year or so. Thank you!Thanks to you (and anyone else posting book humble bundles) I've drastically increased my ebook collection over the past year or so. Thank you!
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Comment on The best protest songs of 2025 in ~music
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkI'm somewhat partial to Death of a Profiteer by Naethan Apollo.I'm somewhat partial to Death of a Profiteer by Naethan Apollo.
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Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentThe main reason to the best of my knowledge is cost and threat model. The requirements for the government assume a certain frequency of checks on the lock and specific alarm requirements, so that...How come the government ones have less defeat resistance time compared to home
The main reason to the best of my knowledge is cost and threat model. The requirements for the government assume a certain frequency of checks on the lock and specific alarm requirements, so that time limit is more than enough to get someone caught and we don't have to spend quite so much money. The really high-end ones are very, very expensive but are required by insurance, and are used to protect stuff worth many times the expensive safe, so the cost makes sense, and the delay needed is longer since you probably don't have armed guards patrolling your jewelry store.
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Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentTo be honest, that's all a bit outside of my wheelhouse (thankfully). I will say that even the biggest, baddest safes available in the US tend to be rated for 1 hour of defeat resistance, and the...To be honest, that's all a bit outside of my wheelhouse (thankfully). I will say that even the biggest, baddest safes available in the US tend to be rated for 1 hour of defeat resistance, and the vault doors our government uses to secure its secrets and weapons are only rated to 20 or 30 minutes. I kind of doubt that "impenetrable" means what these people think it means. Real security comes from what happens during that 20-60 minute delay, and that means armed security, responsive police or nosy, friendly neighbors. It sounds to me like those things won't be around for the future they're obviously preparing for, so they'll have a cool hour or so to think about why they should have just supported their local community and made better friends while the people they've stepped on their whole lives crack open their vaults like a particularly tough piñata.
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Comment on On being officially classed as a robot in ~tech
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentI don't know if you ended up deciding to hang around Tildes long-term (though I certainly hope so!), but if so I just wanted to say that I just finished reading Phoenix over the course of the past...I don't know if you ended up deciding to hang around Tildes long-term (though I certainly hope so!), but if so I just wanted to say that I just finished reading Phoenix over the course of the past couple of weeks and I really enjoyed it! Thanks for putting it out there for others to appreciate!
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Comment on In under 500 words, a US judge weaponized wit to free the child detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in ~society
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkJust a literary analysis of a recent court decision document regarding the unconstitutional holding of a father and son in Texas. The way this judge responds to the situation gives me a little...Just a literary analysis of a recent court decision document regarding the unconstitutional holding of a father and son in Texas. The way this judge responds to the situation gives me a little glimmer of hope in these frustratingly dark and stupidity-riddled times.
I'd be down for this! I didn't really game anymore, and the newest console I own is an N64, but my childhood was defined in many ways by the consoles my family had. Sounds fun!