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Comment on What's a charity/organization that you donate to regularly? in ~talk
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Comment on What is your weirdest kitchen appliance and what do you think of it? in ~food
elight Link ParentEr uh... no. 😉 But I should look into it. I'd love to be able to make "super firm" like I occasionally buy.Er uh... no. 😉
But I should look into it. I'd love to be able to make "super firm" like I occasionally buy.
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Comment on What is your weirdest kitchen appliance and what do you think of it? in ~food
elight LinkMy tofu press. I may be mildly dyslexic. That is, my brain loves to hallucinate words or phrases I'd rather see than what's actually there. So... I used to think the device was called "tofu...My tofu press.
I may be mildly dyslexic. That is, my brain loves to hallucinate words or phrases I'd rather see than what's actually there. So...
I used to think the device was called "tofu torture". I love this!
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Comment on What fictional world would you live in, if you could pick any one? in ~talk
elight Link ParentWaste of a comment for me here but "HAHAHAHAHAHA" (I love DS9 but watching it not living in it; too much gray but a damn fine watch) Also, no Neelix please.Waste of a comment for me here but "HAHAHAHAHAHA"
(I love DS9 but watching it not living in it; too much gray but a damn fine watch)
Also, no Neelix please.
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Comment on What fictional world would you live in, if you could pick any one? in ~talk
elight Link ParentExcept for, ya know stuff civil war and aliens determined to kill everyoneExcept for, ya know
stuff
civil war and aliens determined to kill everyone
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Comment on What fictional world would you live in, if you could pick any one? in ~talk
elight Link ParentI wrote elsewhere:I wrote elsewhere:
Star Trek: TNG not yet expanded with Voyager and DS9
- Post-scarcity
- Equality
- Still has problems to solve
- Choose your own adventure!
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Comment on What fictional world would you live in, if you could pick any one? in ~talk
elight Link ParentExactly why I'd pick Star Trek: TNG not yet expanded with Voyager and DS9 Post-scarcity Equality Still has problems to solve Choose your own adventure!Exactly why I'd pick Star Trek: TNG not yet expanded with Voyager and DS9
- Post-scarcity
- Equality
- Still has problems to solve
- Choose your own adventure!
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
elight Link ParentHuh. I thought it odd that mine wouldn't just order the test.Huh. I thought it odd that mine wouldn't just order the test.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
elight LinkMore Project Zomboid. This time, I went Sandbox mode, set it up somewhat "Builder" style, and made a ridiculously overpowered (100 added trait points and the More Traits mod) to make a reasonable...More Project Zomboid. This time, I went Sandbox mode, set it up somewhat "Builder" style, and made a ridiculously overpowered (100 added trait points and the More Traits mod) to make a reasonable facsimile of John Rambo, PTSD and all.
I think I may be starting to lose interest after spending over 100 hours on it the past few weeks.
I keep running into places where the game's systems violate the principle of least surprise. For instance:
- I can't seem to get water into a cooking pot to sterilize it (mod conflict?)
- crossbow mod where the bolts have an absurdly short range
- damn, Rambo gets hungry a lot and needs to eat all of the time. I like the simulation aspect but I didn't sign up to play The Sims (so also avoid the Lifestyle: Hobbies mod as it requires using the toilet!)
- farming is broken in b42
- plumbing is broken in b42 (mod supposedly fixes this but I haven't had luck yet)
- b41 seems unplayable for me. At modestly high resolutions I can't read the UI at all. b41 is just missing too many QoL updates that are in b42.
- The game becomes Diablo inventory management hell. I seem to need so many of the tools so often that John Rambo is often carrying his whole workshop on his back. Carrying other things means overburdened all of the time.
Again, I get it's simulation. But ir's simulating so very much that... ugh.
I realize that I could override some of these systems. I may have to try it. I've oddly had some reservations—maybe because I'm dubious of how much depth the game has without these limitations. Enabling cheats on a game is often a quick way for me to become completely jaded with a game. What's the point without challenge?
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
elight Link ParentWho do you see for this testing? My GP said he lacks the background to handle this. He suggested my urologist? Seemed a strange choice. I figured endocrinologist but I'm not an MD so...Who do you see for this testing? My GP said he lacks the background to handle this. He suggested my urologist? Seemed a strange choice. I figured endocrinologist but I'm not an MD so...
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Comment on ADHDers, how do you speed-up, bypass, or otherwise eliminate the "ramp-up" period required for big tasks? in ~health.mental
elight (edited )Link ParentI'm not afraid my SO will reject me for discussing it; she's good that way. I just don't know a way that still does the needful, so to speak. Second marriage, 10 years in, as first wife passed...I'm not afraid my SO will reject me for discussing it; she's good that way. I just don't know a way that still does the needful, so to speak. Second marriage, 10 years in, as first wife passed away 12 years ago.
Also, quite a bit too old for children now (which is a painfully sensitive topic for my wife in our marriage and a source of significant dread for me for our next couple counseling session).
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Comment on ADHDers, how do you speed-up, bypass, or otherwise eliminate the "ramp-up" period required for big tasks? in ~health.mental
elight Link ParentFunny you say that! 20 years ago, at work (only), I kept a spiral bound notebook where I would write down my daily TODOs. Incomplete TODOs from the previous day would then either propagate to the...Funny you say that! 20 years ago, at work (only), I kept a spiral bound notebook where I would write down my daily TODOs. Incomplete TODOs from the previous day would then either propagate to the current day or get dropped. However, my previous professional responsibilities and my personal responsibilities back then were smaller scale than now.
However, my personal list of TODOs include short, medium, and long term tasks/projects. Short term alone gets complicated between shopping lists, planned chores, ad hoc chores/errands, etc. Anything not short term needs to get stored and revisited periodically. Those medium and short term things pile up. Home maintenance alone is a fucking nightmare to track; the list is naturally enormous, always grows, and seems impossible to whittle down to a maintenance mode.
So, there's all of that.
As I write this, it may be possible to keep the short term task list really short. However, I tend to ignore reminders/notifications to review medium and long term stuff out of habit. The GTD weekly review "process" feels onerous to me. My ADHD resists the scheduled decision making nevermind the "face the music" of looking at long list of medium and long term tasks/projects.
Sure, I could drop things off that are medium and long term that don't have concrete deadlines. I also can see that being terrible for my marriage.
It's the backlogged stuff, that doesn't have a deadline or has a deadline in the distant future and is important but not at all urgent, that really tends to stress me out. That stuff accretes into enormous lists!
It burnses us presciousssssssss.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
elight LinkI started doing a custom upper body resistance workout on my Tonal that was designed by my PT for muscle growth. I got in 2 of my desired 3 weekly workouts; however, I tell myself 2 is better than...I started doing a custom upper body resistance workout on my Tonal that was designed by my PT for muscle growth. I got in 2 of my desired 3 weekly workouts; however, I tell myself 2 is better than the zero I was doing before.
I tried drop sets on the first workout this week. I immediately found that drop sets are for more advanced athletes than me. Ow.
The second day, I did the 10/10/8s (warmup/normal weight/ditto) that my PT prescribed. Solid workout with good fatigue at the end and little DOMs the next day.
Hoping to keep it up this week!
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
elight Link ParentHow does one go about testosterone level testing? I've read that testosterone supplementation is generally frowned upon by doctors. At least in the US, my understanding is that diminishing...How does one go about testosterone level testing?
I've read that testosterone supplementation is generally frowned upon by doctors. At least in the US, my understanding is that diminishing testosterone levels is considered "normal aging" resulting in supplementation being contraindicated.
Have others found different?
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Comment on ADHDers, how do you speed-up, bypass, or otherwise eliminate the "ramp-up" period required for big tasks? in ~health.mental
elight Link ParentEventually I throw the whole list out and start again because I can't bare to look at it. That's after avoiding the list for weeks or more. I'm really stuck here. I'd love an app that uses an LLM...Eventually I throw the whole list out and start again because I can't bare to look at it. That's after avoiding the list for weeks or more.
I'm really stuck here.
I'd love an app that uses an LLM or similar to help me prioritize and then hide everything I don't need to know about.
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Comment on ADHDers, how do you speed-up, bypass, or otherwise eliminate the "ramp-up" period required for big tasks? in ~health.mental
elight LinkI tend to find "ramping up" is how the Demon of Procrastination tricks me. For instance, I ramped up on cooking and exercising today by waiting for my Vyvanse to kick in. 5 hours later... The...I tend to find "ramping up" is how the Demon of Procrastination tricks me. For instance, I ramped up on cooking and exercising today by waiting for my Vyvanse to kick in. 5 hours later...
The other side of that is that, like you, if I read correctly, initiating a task can feel daunting. And that anxiety often leads to indefinite delays.
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Comment on ADHDers, how do you speed-up, bypass, or otherwise eliminate the "ramp-up" period required for big tasks? in ~health.mental
elight Link ParentHuh. I like this. Another take on "baby steps". If you can make a little progress repeatedly then the thing eventually gets done.Huh. I like this. Another take on "baby steps". If you can make a little progress repeatedly then the thing eventually gets done.
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Comment on ADHDers, how do you speed-up, bypass, or otherwise eliminate the "ramp-up" period required for big tasks? in ~health.mental
elight Link ParentThe problem I tend to get is that my backlog of TODOs gets so damn long that looking at them almost instantly causes me to feel overwhelmed and run out of fucks. This leads to important things...The problem I tend to get is that my backlog of TODOs gets so damn long that looking at them almost instantly causes me to feel overwhelmed and run out of fucks. This leads to important things becoming urgent things or, worse, emergent things!
Keeping it in my head is a recipe for anxiety.
Recording it is anxiety.
Trying to find an in-between is anxiety.
I have a perfectionist streak as well. Failing in meeting my goals results in frustration leading to a sense of helplessness. It's just one of many reasons I'm working with my doctor to explore whether I have relatively high-functioning ASD. Comorbidity between ADHD and ASD are non-trivial after all.
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Comment on ADHDers, how do you speed-up, bypass, or otherwise eliminate the "ramp-up" period required for big tasks? in ~health.mental
elight LinkI'm sorry that I don't have an answer but instead questions: how did you build up this journaling and task management system so that you are able to keep engaging with it? I find myself eventually...I'm sorry that I don't have an answer but instead questions: how did you build up this journaling and task management system so that you are able to keep engaging with it? I find myself eventually overwhelmed by every task management system!
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Comment on Proton CEO tweets support for Donald Trump's Department of Justice pick and the US Republican Party in ~society
elight Link ParentAlso been considering self-hosting NextcloudAlso been considering self-hosting Nextcloud
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