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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 2 in ~society
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Comment on YouTuber shows how they can pinpoint the location of most audio recordings using flight data in ~science
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkOriginal (somewhat clickbait-y) title: I discovered a sound that leaks your exact location (and it's everywhere) I like watching folks like JoseMonkey who use Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) aka...Original (somewhat clickbait-y) title: I discovered a sound that leaks your exact location (and it's everywhere)
I like watching folks like JoseMonkey who use Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) aka publicly-available tools like Google Earth and OpenStreetMap to find the geographic locations from which photos or videos were taken. It's a cool exercise, and showcases the ingenuity of internet nerds. It's also a sobering reminder that privacy is only there if nobody wants to break it, especially if you post video/audio online.
Anyway, this video is really interesting and shows how to triangulate someone's location with background noise that is surprisingly difficult to block/filter according to the video creator.
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YouTuber shows how they can pinpoint the location of most audio recordings using flight data
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (November 2026) in ~health.mental
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentThanks! I really appreciate the kind words. Yesterday was much better than the day before, appetite was back and I felt much less weird. Hopefully that trend continues.Thanks! I really appreciate the kind words. Yesterday was much better than the day before, appetite was back and I felt much less weird. Hopefully that trend continues.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (November 2026) in ~health.mental
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentGood on you for doing right by a stranger in need. I can't think of how you could have done it better.Good on you for doing right by a stranger in need. I can't think of how you could have done it better.
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Comment on Why are games about chores so popular? in ~games
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkI think that, in a way, the two best-selling games of all time are essentially clean-up/bring-order-to-chaos style games: Tetris and Minecraft. Tetris is a game where you try to keep your board...I think that, in a way, the two best-selling games of all time are essentially clean-up/bring-order-to-chaos style games: Tetris and Minecraft.
Tetris is a game where you try to keep your board clear by sorting and matching shapes to stack neatly, with bonuses for clearing a lot at a time. It's (to a certain point of view) like a cleaning game that gives bonuses for completing batches of tasks.
Meanwhile, depending heavily on how you play it, Minecraft can be a straight-up material sorting game as well. Of course, there's the occasional monster in your way, and a quest here or there, but most of my playtime was spent digging a mine and sorting out the spoils.
People just like bringing order to chaos.
Also, there's something to be said for the vicarious enjoyment to be had in completing concrete tasks with clear objectives to a scorable standard with little nuance and a clear end, versus real life where energy levels can be hard to manage, where attrition and scope creep make goals really hard to meet, and where the work is never really done and messing it up can have real-life consequences.
I'm a neat freak who likes my stuff very well organized and tidy. My house is a mess, my garage a disaster area. Why? I'm often too tired and overwhelmed to complete the seemingly neverending series of tasks it takes to fix those problems, all while maintaining what I have fixed. Much easier and more satisfying in some ways to reorganize my chests and tidy up my farms in Minecraft instead.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (November 2026) in ~health.mental
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkWell, I have an update to my comment from the last thread: Turns out I had my dates mixed up and my doctor appointment was a week later than I'd thought, which was a real bummer. However, when I...Well, I have an update to my comment from the last thread:
Turns out I had my dates mixed up and my doctor appointment was a week later than I'd thought, which was a real bummer. However, when I did get to go it was very encouraging! She said I could relax about my random chest pains unless they get really bad, and gave me some other advice for discerning when I should go to the ER. Raised my BP meds dose, and listened to all my complaints. She asked if I'd like something for anxiety, and I gave a very enthusiastic yes. She prescribed a low dose of Lexapro (escitalopram) to be taken nightly and a low dose of propranolol to be taken as-needed, up to 3 times daily for chest pain/racing pulse/panicky feelings.
I didn't start the Lexapro until Friday night in case of side effects. Yesterday wasn't too bad, but today I've had several waves of feeling... weird. Like during a panic attack, I get a feeling I can only describe as "unpleasantly like being high," and that's what I've felt occasionally today. Also generally really tired, unmotivated and my appetite is not what it usually is. Some of my feelings today could just be due to not eating enough, I'm hoping that resolves itself soon.
Not sure how I feel about it all yet, but I'm hopeful that it all evens out soon enough. The thing I'm most interested in is this: I've been dealing with ADHD-like symptoms my whole life, but didn't get a diagnosis when I tried. I've doubted that assessment ever since. But now, I get to be a part of an experiment because Lexapro makes ADHD itself worse for many people, but makes anxiety-induced ADHD-like symptoms better, so hopefully I'll get a kind of answer either way.
Nervous, not feeling great, but hopeful.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (November 2026) in ~health.mental
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentDang. Moving is taxing enough on your body and mind without extra stuff like all that. Add in trouble with asking for/receiving help, and things can pile on so fast. I'm sorry you're dealing with...Dang. Moving is taxing enough on your body and mind without extra stuff like all that. Add in trouble with asking for/receiving help, and things can pile on so fast. I'm sorry you're dealing with this.
I have a tendency to be in a new, bad situation and have my mind tell me that it's gonna be like this from now on, that things will just get worse and I should be ready to just deal with it. But over the years I've noticed that that part of my brain is not correct, just really loud. And kinda convincing. It's hard to reject your own mind's assessment.
Things get better. People care, or learn to, sometimes. And if you're like me and have trouble receiving help, remember how it feels to help someone else. To have just the right thing they need, and to be able to offer it. To ease someone's burden. Don't deny your friends, or even mere acquaintances, the opportunity to be helpful. It might just make their day.
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Comment on Binance suspends withdrawals after crypto hackers steal $6.3 billion in ~tech
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentAll the way back to MTGOXAll the way back to MTGOX
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Comment on How Wikipedia’s editors keep the online encyclopedia human-written in ~tech
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentI saw an article or video (don't remember which, now) about a guy who's published dozens or hundreds of books on a wide range of subjects on Amazon, all "co-written" with an LLM. He claims to feel...I saw an article or video (don't remember which, now) about a guy who's published dozens or hundreds of books on a wide range of subjects on Amazon, all "co-written" with an LLM. He claims to feel a true sense of accomplishment for the volume of books he's produced, and I believe him having seen his enormous shelf of his own books (he always buys a physical copy of his own books as soon as they're on Amazon).
I think some people genuinely believe they're contributing something of value, that they have the idea for what they want to see but not the expertise to "wordsmith" it, so they get "a little help," in their minds equivalent to spell-check only a bit moreso. Unfortunately they also tend to lack the expertise to know whether the output is any good, and they are unaware that (in most cases) being able to speak clearly on a topic is one of the foundational demonstrations of one's proficiency.
I know there are exceptions, savants who are the best in a topic but just can't get the words out. But they are a vanishingly small minority, and the majority of people doing this have a bad case of "but my opinion matters" regardless of its uninformed nature.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (October 2026) in ~health.mental
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentThanks for this. Having decided (for now) that repeats of the same symptoms are likely to be the same thing, and thus that I am not returning to the ER (at least not this week), I've found that...Thanks for this. Having decided (for now) that repeats of the same symptoms are likely to be the same thing, and thus that I am not returning to the ER (at least not this week), I've found that the attacks seemed to subside more quickly. I've not had one in a week or so, but a few times I've felt one starting and just telling myself that I'm not going to the ER about it seems to settle it down. I see my doctor Monday, so hopefully I can get more than the shrug I keep getting from other medical professionals.
It does help a lot, hearing your experience. Thank you
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (October 2026) in ~health.mental
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentInterestingly, the blood tests at the ER (I hadn't yet eaten that day, so fasting for well over 12 hours) showed my blood sugar very slightly elevated. Apparently that could be just having gotten...Interestingly, the blood tests at the ER (I hadn't yet eaten that day, so fasting for well over 12 hours) showed my blood sugar very slightly elevated. Apparently that could be just having gotten a bad night's sleep, but who knows?
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (October 2026) in ~health.mental
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentThanks! I may have to try that, though the (hopefully) anxiety attacks seem to have subsided. The random-seeming chest discomfort could definitely be food-related though, so I'll keep this in mind.Thanks! I may have to try that, though the (hopefully) anxiety attacks seem to have subsided. The random-seeming chest discomfort could definitely be food-related though, so I'll keep this in mind.
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Comment on The return of phones with physical keyboards? in ~tech
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentYeah, I was intrigued by the keyboard, but I'm more putting my money where my mouth is with regard to the things I've whined about not having with modern flagships: headphone jack, micro SD,...Yeah, I was intrigued by the keyboard, but I'm more putting my money where my mouth is with regard to the things I've whined about not having with modern flagships: headphone jack, micro SD, smaller size, removable back cover. Can't wait to try it out.
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Comment on The return of phones with physical keyboards? in ~tech
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkI bought the Clicks, so once I get mine I'll try to remember to come back here and tell you how it works out.I bought the Clicks, so once I get mine I'll try to remember to come back here and tell you how it works out.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (October 2026) in ~health.mental
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentThank you for the response. I have been trying to eat less meat, more veggie-based stuff, and I've gone from walking a couple of days a week to walking/jogging about 3km 5-6x a week. I was trying...Thank you for the response. I have been trying to eat less meat, more veggie-based stuff, and I've gone from walking a couple of days a week to walking/jogging about 3km 5-6x a week. I was trying to work up to a consistent 5km, but took a break when this stuff started.
I've been feeling mostly better the past couple of days, and just having decided that it'll take something new and worse to send me back to the ER has helped the anxiety a good bit. Hopefully my GP will have some more for me when I go see her in a week or so.
But yeah, I appreciate the advice, and I think i might have to look into that book. Thanks!
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (October 2026) in ~health.mental
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentThanks friend. The not knowing is definitely not helping. Deciding "I'm not going to the ER" can help if I believe it, but I've never been good at tricking myself into believing anything.Thanks friend. The not knowing is definitely not helping. Deciding "I'm not going to the ER" can help if I believe it, but I've never been good at tricking myself into believing anything.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (October 2026) in ~health.mental
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkI've really been struggling this past week. Up until last weekend, things had been going great. If been exercising more and eating better in an effort to improve heart health ahead of a checkup...I've really been struggling this past week.
Up until last weekend, things had been going great. If been exercising more and eating better in an effort to improve heart health ahead of a checkup scheduled for a couple weeks from now, and those had been going well. I helped my wife with a house project as well on Sunday, just feeling great.
Went for a cardiologist visit Monday, got good news there, still feeling good. Has a great night Tuesday with friends. Worked Wednesday, no problem.
But when I got home Wednesday evening, I was super tired. Didn't feel like doing much, so I ate dinner and hung out on the couch like most nights with my wife, having a fine time. Slowly, I started feeling lightheaded and anxious, could feel my heart pounding through my whole body, felt feverish. Checked temperature, normal. Checked o2 level, normal. Blood pressure was high, but not technically dangerously so. Cold sweat, nausea for a second or three. This took place over about 3 or 4 hours.
I finally decided to lay down, fairly certain this was some kind of panic/anxiety thing. Slept just fine.
I never used to have this happen, and I don't have any new stressors that I can think of, but the older I get the closer I am to the age my dad suddenly died of heart stuff and I think that's getting to me. I've had an ER visit already once this year for similar symptoms, and all tests came back normal.
Anyway, the next day I went to work feeling ok, and while I was in front of class got a notification that I'd met a cardio goal on my smart watch. Turns out my heart rate was elevated. Then I started getting lightheaded again, and had to leave my class with an assistant while I went to sit down and talk to a coworker who has heart issues. He suggested that with the new lightheadedness I might ought to see a doctor asap. I ended up back at the ER, and once again all tests come back fine other than elevated blood pressure.
I'm just so overwhelmed and frustrated by this. It's so deeply stupid that the symptoms of anxiety, or just working out, or just being tired, all fit under the umbrella of "well it could be a heart attack and it's best to play it safe." I can't afford to be in the ER every night, and it feels like I'm having to choose between that or going to bed wondering if I'm having a heart attack every single night now. I'll just be relaxing, feeling great, then I'll hear my pulse in my ears, or feel a twinge in my chest, and next thing I know my blood pressure is up and I'm getting lightheaded again.
Is it acid reflux giving me mild chest pain, which then makes me spiral into an anxiety attack? Is it an impending stroke that I'm just barely holding at bay with breath exercises? Basic anxiety manifesting physically? No one seems to know! Yay!
I already had a bad relationship with sleep before, one I've been rehabilitating for the past couple of months. But now sleep time is so stressful. I fear I'll give myself a stroke/heart attack just from the stress of it, even if there's no physical underlying cause.
My poor wife has been dealing with anxiety our whole life together, and I'm just beginning to understand how terrible that must be. That itself is also making me feel like crap, like I've not been supportive enough, even when I've given more than I felt I had to spare.
I'm just exhausted and needed to vent. Hopefully I hear back from my doctor soon. Sorry for the negativity. Advice/encouragement are explicitly welcome.
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Comment on Anyone have any ketogenic diet stories? in ~food
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkI did keto for a while, got to my lowest weight as an adult for a time. I just couldn't hack it long term, it started making me feel really deprived not being able to have my sweet treats. I also...I did keto for a while, got to my lowest weight as an adult for a time.
I just couldn't hack it long term, it started making me feel really deprived not being able to have my sweet treats.
I also was advised by my doctors to stop keto due to my cholesterol.
Good luck!
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Comment on Announcing the eighth annual Tildes' Make Something Month (Timasomo)! in ~tildes
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkPut me in, coach! (To the notifications list, that is. I'll see if I can come up with a contribution)Put me in, coach! (To the notifications list, that is. I'll see if I can come up with a contribution)
Not OP, but this usually refers to a short stand-up comedy set.