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Comment on What possession(s) do you have that continue to delight you every time? in ~talk
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Comment on What possession(s) do you have that continue to delight you every time? in ~talk
feanne (edited )LinkCrisp cotton bedsheets and duvet cover, I just love the feel of crisp cotton fabric against my skin! Also, this new sun hat I just bought, it has a sort of shawl / mini-cape attached so it has the...Crisp cotton bedsheets and duvet cover, I just love the feel of crisp cotton fabric against my skin!
Also, this new sun hat I just bought, it has a sort of shawl / mini-cape attached so it has the bonus effect of making me look like a witch. Then when I go indoors I can pull the hat part down my back and keep the shawl part around my shoulders to stay cozy.
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Comment on Private school - worthwhile/good idea for not rich people? in ~life
feanne LinkMiddle / upper middle class family background in a third world country. Parents worked hard to send me to a religious private all-girls school all the way until high school. Then I went to a...Middle / upper middle class family background in a third world country. Parents worked hard to send me to a religious private all-girls school all the way until high school. Then I went to a public university-- which I chose, against my parents' wishes, because they wanted me to attend the same private university they went to. But they were easily persuaded by the fact that the public university's tuition fees were so small (it was largely government-subsidized) plus it's one of the top universities in the country anyway, on par with private.
I agree with commenters who've said that you're paying for the network. Though in my case, I feel like I was able to network more during university and especially after university. (I'm still great friends with people I met through gradeschool and high school, but I think our fields are generally just different enough that we don't really give each other professional benefits.) I think you could definitely network outside school too-- extracurriculars, hobbies, local community stuff. Religious groups, if you're into that. (I turned out to be an atheist so the religious aspect of my schooling was essentially wasted on me... it actually turned me off of religion lol)
I still do think that my private education helped with networking indirectly, mainly because it taught me (by immersion) to speak and present myself in an upper / upper middle class way? Speaking a language is one thing; speaking it with a particular accent, knowing the slang, pop culture references, etc.-- that all helps a lot with networking too. But again, that's something that could still be picked up outside of school.
One thing I definitely don't recommend is a gender-exclusive school. While it was kind of fun, in its own way, to be in an all-girls school... it mostly just made me super awkward around guys until later on in university. I don't have brothers and don't have cousins near my age so I simply did not know how to interact with guys my age during all my time in an all-girls school. Just seems like an unnecessary social handicap.
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Comment on Scaling pixel art in ~creative
feanne LinkThis is so helpful and concise! Thank you for sharing.This is so helpful and concise! Thank you for sharing.
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Comment on Looking for eclectic and little-known websites that bring joy in ~health.mental
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Comment on Looking for eclectic and little-known websites that bring joy in ~health.mental
feanne Link ParentHappy you enjoyed + wow, happy you got to identify some bottles! That's so cool. What kind of bottles were they?Happy you enjoyed + wow, happy you got to identify some bottles! That's so cool. What kind of bottles were they?
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Comment on What are your favorite “chore” games? in ~games
feanne (edited )LinkDome Keeper is a fun little game that fits the bill! Dig deeper to mine resources, unlock quality-of-life improvements, upgrade your base to defend against waves of attackers. Lovely visuals,...Dome Keeper is a fun little game that fits the bill! Dig deeper to mine resources, unlock quality-of-life improvements, upgrade your base to defend against waves of attackers. Lovely visuals, satisfying playstyle, small and easy enough to quickly pick up but can keep you occupied for a long time.
For longer games I recommend the following. These are mostly resource-gathering base-building games that you can sink hundreds of hours into:
- Oxygen Not Included - space colony survival - "life support system" / "energy, ventilation, and plumbing" the game
- Don't Starve Together - cutesy goth/horror art style, survival game
- Terraria - block-based pixel art game, crafting / base-building / fighting
- No Man's Sky - explore, survive, and build in a procedurally generated universe
- Subnautica - explore, survive, and build in an alien underwater world
- Graveyard Keeper - very grindy, dark humor - Stardew-Valley-esque village life RPG/sim where you learn the many ways you can make use of corpses
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Comment on Looking for eclectic and little-known websites that bring joy in ~health.mental
feanne Linkhttps://sha.org/bottle/ - Historic Glass Bottle Identification & Information Website - An employee of the US Bureau of Land Management created this in 2003 and continues to maintain it after...https://sha.org/bottle/ - Historic Glass Bottle Identification & Information Website - An employee of the US Bureau of Land Management created this in 2003 and continues to maintain it after retirement.
https://milk.com/ - Surprisingly, this domain has never been owned by a big business. It's always been the personal website of programmer Dan Bornstein, who says that he won't consider selling it for less than $10 million. It includes his music, his favorite recipes, and a random kitten photo that changes every hour. Circa 1994.
https://purefelinity.com/ - A 20-year-old online virtual pet game that simulates real cat genetics. Mostly text, plus site-generated cat illustrations.
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Comment on Mindless games, preferably mobile in ~games
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Comment on Mindless games, preferably mobile in ~games
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Comment on Mindless games, preferably mobile in ~games
feanne (edited )LinkI made Pocket Kitten, it's a virtual pet sim where you just take care of kittens and decorate the space. The game is playable online for free on browser on mobile or desktop (no ads) /...I made Pocket Kitten, it's a virtual pet sim where you just take care of kittens and decorate the space. The game is playable online for free on browser on mobile or desktop (no ads) / downloadable for desktop ($2). You just collect hearts (the in-game currency) to get more kittens and items (mostly decorative). No need for twitch reflexes. Nothing bad happens if you don't interact with the kittens, they'll just be hanging out on the screen.
I'd also recommend Cloud Gardens, a very peaceful game where you turn abandoned ruins into overgrown gardens. You just click to grow plants at your own pace.
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Comment on Timasomo 2024: The Showcase in ~creative.timasomo
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Comment on I have a specific question about returning to your creative side after a long hiatus in ~creative
feanne LinkCreate any semblance or portion of your idea using low-stakes materials and processes. For example, sketching with a ballpoint pen on a table napkin or the back of a receipt. Or even just type a...Create any semblance or portion of your idea using low-stakes materials and processes. For example, sketching with a ballpoint pen on a table napkin or the back of a receipt. Or even just type a description of the piece in your phone notes app.
The goal is not to create a polished masterpiece, it's just to get any portion of your idea out of your mind and into an expressed form, whether physical or digital.
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Comment on The Legend of Vox Machina Seasons 1 and 2 in ~tv
feanne LinkI love the Vox Machina animated series so much, it's so much fun! The characters are so hilarious and endearing. I wish the DnD film could have had this level of adult humor too (though I...I love the Vox Machina animated series so much, it's so much fun! The characters are so hilarious and endearing. I wish the DnD film could have had this level of adult humor too (though I understand why it didn't)
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Comment on Looking for a simple ebook or notetaking app where I can visually organize my bookmarks/tabs. Example attached. in ~tech
feanne Link ParentWait this is so cool!! Thanks for making this and I checked out your website too, you do such neat work!Wait this is so cool!! Thanks for making this and I checked out your website too, you do such neat work!
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Comment on Looking for slim wallet recommendations in ~life.style
feanne (edited )LinkI've used a cheap mesh zipper pouch for years. This type of container is easy to find in office supply stores for under $10, usually less. Pretty sure mine's under $5. It's sturdy and washable and...I've used a cheap mesh zipper pouch for years.
This type of container is easy to find in office supply stores for under $10, usually less. Pretty sure mine's under $5. It's sturdy and washable and super light. Zipper closure so things don't fall out. Mesh material is super thin (but somewhat stiff, holds its shape, not flimsy) and I like that it's not opaque so I can see at a glance what's inside.
Mine holds:
- several cards
- a few IDs
- a bit of cash sometimes
- Loop earplugs (inside their tiny case) in case I end up somewhere noisy
- some pills, like Lactaid
- eye drops
- lip balm
- I don't like carrying coins but if I need to, this can hold them too
This is pretty much almost everything I carry around, plus my phone.
My dad uses a Wrigleys Doublemint resealable ziplock foil pouch, I'm not kidding. He likes that it's waterproof and "doesn't look like a wallet" / "not attractive to thieves" 😂 When it gets too worn out he just replaces it with a new one. He always has a stash of Wrigleys just for this purpose!
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Comment on Microsoft CEO of AI claims online content is 'freeware' [and can be used to train LLMs in the absence of a specific directives from the author against this] in ~tech
feanne Link Parenthttps://huggingface.co/Mitsua/mitsua-diffusion-one - "Mitsua Diffusion One is a latent text-to-image diffusion model, which is a successor of Mitsua Diffusion CC0. This model is trained from...https://huggingface.co/Mitsua/mitsua-diffusion-one - "Mitsua Diffusion One is a latent text-to-image diffusion model, which is a successor of Mitsua Diffusion CC0. This model is trained from scratch using only public domain/CC0 or copyright images with permission for use, with using a fixed pretrained text encoder (OpenCLIP ViT-H/14, MIT License)."
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Comment on Winamp has announced that it is opening up its source code to enable collaborative development of its legendary player for Windows in ~tech
feanne LinkI loved Winamp skins so much! I wish more media players, or apps in general, could be personalized to that extent.I loved Winamp skins so much! I wish more media players, or apps in general, could be personalized to that extent.
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Comment on Amazon grows to over 750,000 robots as world's second-largest private employer replaces over 100,000 humans in ~tech
feanne Link ParentWell that would be great if only the people replaced by robots had better job opportunities to turn to. Which I'm guessing they don't, because then they would have left those menial, manually...Well that would be great if only the people replaced by robots had better job opportunities to turn to. Which I'm guessing they don't, because then they would have left those menial, manually laborious jobs already.
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Comment on Help me ditch Chrome's password manager! in ~tech
feanne LinkI've switched to Protonpass and found it pretty much seamless. I was able to import my Chrome logins into Protonpass and it works well for me on both desktop and mobile. I also like how it can...I've switched to Protonpass and found it pretty much seamless. I was able to import my Chrome logins into Protonpass and it works well for me on both desktop and mobile. I also like how it can generate email aliases for me so I don't have to give out my real email address to every website asking for it.
I like Proton's commitment to user privacy.
I also have Protonmail but still struggling to switch from Gmail.
Mine's from a local seller (PH), the sheets are labeled as 300 thread count Pakistani cotton