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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
ingannilo Link ParentPlaying FO4 in survival forces a more role playing vibe, because everything is much more dangerous, you need to monitor food, water, and radiation, addiction is crippling, and death has real...Playing FO4 in survival forces a more role playing vibe, because everything is much more dangerous, you need to monitor food, water, and radiation, addiction is crippling, and death has real teeth.
Playing FO4 on very hard (ime) was super frustrating because it still felt like the same game just with much more bulletspongy enemies.
If you're looking for a more careful experience in the commonwealth, then I think you'll enjoy the survival mode most.
My only survival playthrough was cut short by quest breaking bugs with a mod I had installed, but I was really enjoying it up to then.
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Comment on Using winutil or MicroWin to disable Windows Recall is breaking File Explorer in ~tech
ingannilo Link ParentThis is older, but I just saw your reply. I can't imagine that the laptop in question has co-pilot+. It's a ThinkPad from 2018-ish.This is older, but I just saw your reply. I can't imagine that the laptop in question has co-pilot+. It's a ThinkPad from 2018-ish.
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Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society
ingannilo Link ParentWhen I filled out my ballot I was very surprised by the bold text under this and amendment 3. It's as though they've allowed the right to campaign on the fucking ballot! Literally never has the...When I filled out my ballot I was very surprised by the bold text under this and amendment 3. It's as though they've allowed the right to campaign on the fucking ballot!
Literally never has the bold text on the ballot that's meant (I thought) to explain what the legal language of the amendment is saying, strayed so far from explaining the content of the amendment and gone so deeply into trying to tell people how they ought to vote on that issue.
I had heard that the ballot language was found to be unconstitutional. At the time I wasn't aware of thr exact language that'd appear. Now I'm wondering if that's the part that was problematic. When I heard there were problems with the ballot language, I just assumed it was a problem with the amendment itself. But now it makes more sense. How this garbage got on the ballot is a mystery, but heads should roll.
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Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society
ingannilo Link ParentThis is the messaging that killed the Harris campaign and democratic platform, imo. I can't say where these prospering people are. I believe they exist, but I do not see them in my day-to-day. My...This is the messaging that killed the Harris campaign and democratic platform, imo.
I can't say where these prospering people are. I believe they exist, but I do not see them in my day-to-day. My neighborhood and my family (I'm a math professor at a state college) have really suffered economically over the last five years like never before. Two 50% hikes in housing costs, continuously rising food and energy costs, and pretty much all consumables.
I believe that the Biden administration inherited a trashed economy due to the poor management and policies of the firet Trump administration and the pandemic; I believe that they did some very clever things to avert the kind of total financial meltdowns we see in places like Turkey, caused by similar mechamisms. However it's not the case that for people like myself and those around me, that "the economy is better than ever" . I don't go on vacations or buy nice things for my kid. I struggle to stay on top of the mortgage. I've had to accept that things I took on in the past, that by my reasonable planning should have been manageable, became unmanageable, and I've had to let go of some of those obligations and accept the damage to my reputation and credit score. It's been incredibly hard, but if I have to choose between housing my family or paying a credit card bill, I gonna do the former.
The left did very little to speak to folks like me. They still got my vote, for so many reasons it's hard to list them all, but their messaging on the economy totally missed me. And it is not at all hard for me to see how, if you're not all-in on the social and democratic principles espoused by the left, then voting for the side that acknowledged your struggle and in some way claims they can help, might be tempting.
I wish this was a surprise. It was closer than I would've expected over the summer. The Harris campaign did a great job of improving their numbers in thr last few months, especially considering the assassination attempts. But most folks are primarily worried about their money. Most regular (read: poor) people have seen their quality of life fall, a lot since 2018/2019. One party messaged to that, and one party did not. I am not surprised that the party acknowledging the elephant in the room won.
I do know that Harris had one major platform point on the housing crisis, but even to a liberal Iike me, it really didn't seem like a good fix. Just offering down-payment assistance won't help in the long run if the mortgage is unaffordable; my instinct was that this would also raise the cost of houses long-term.
It's a sad day. The party steamed straight ahead in the fog of non-communication and echo chamber polling. We could and should have done better to avoid the iceberg. We could and should have talked to our neighbors, asked how they were doing. We could and should have been more aware of what the half of our country that aren't idealogically aligned with us were struggling with and worried about, besides the idealogical stuff. That's where we lost and I hope we learn the lesson.
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Comment on Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid in ~health
ingannilo Link ParentNot the person you replied to, but I cooked in a commercial kitchen for a while. Lots of stuff will stick to stainless no matter what you do (looking at you, garlic!) but if you use reasonable...Not the person you replied to, but I cooked in a commercial kitchen for a while. Lots of stuff will stick to stainless no matter what you do (looking at you, garlic!) but if you use reasonable heat and some oil then plenty of things won't stick in a way that's problematic.
My go-to for cooking most things that might stick is cast iron. It's a little hefty, but once you season them they're very nonstick and definitely devoid of weird chemicals. They also help with nice even heat distribution.
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Comment on Non-fiction books about mentally surviving a far right regime in ~books
ingannilo Link ParentI just wanted to reply here to give a third for Man's Search for Meaning. It's obviously focused on an extreme circumstance, but in terms of actual book content and OP's request, it's literally...I just wanted to reply here to give a third for Man's Search for Meaning. It's obviously focused on an extreme circumstance, but in terms of actual book content and OP's request, it's literally the exact thing being asked for. It's all about the psychology of surviving the holocaust, and it's very well written. I stumbled onto a pdf of it years ago and ripped through it because I just couldn't put it down.
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Comment on From "anti-core" to "felt inflation": Or how I calmed my populist demons in ~finance
ingannilo (edited )Link ParentI try to be mindful of the people in different circumstances than mine. But at the same time I live in a low cost of living area. My town is one of the most affordable in my state, and my state is...I try to be mindful of the people in different circumstances than mine. But at the same time I live in a low cost of living area. My town is one of the most affordable in my state, and my state is one of the more affordable ones. Not west coast, not major metro area, not coastal. It's hard to imagine that the population at large isn't feeling what I'm feeling, unless, like you say, they bought a home prior to 2019 and locked in their homestead exemption (which I was denied due to forgetting to update my address on my friggin drivers license). Fixing that for this year, but it can't be undone.
I'm a mathematician. I'm training with programming. I'd love to get my hands on the relevant datasets. It's just so very different than the world I grew up in. And I think that sentiment is the pull that fascists use.
It's okay that the world is changing. I don't long for the 1990s. I just want to be able to support my family and give my kid a life that at least approaches comfort. And right now, despite my training, despite home ownership, and despite a salary that I would have never believed when I was in grad school, somehow my standard of living just keeps slipping.
I'm typing in a bit of a rush because I'm getting my kiddo ready for daycare, but it seems like profiteering in every sector is catching up to us, and skills haven't grown to match. I'll give one example:
Last year my 2014 Mazda 3 throws a rod the day after I change the oil. It has 125k miles. I ask the mechanic how this could happen. Turns out the rhetoric about 10k mile oil changes that Mazda and all other auto makers have been pushing is total garbage, and I killed it by not doing 3-5k oil changes like I did on all my other cars. Why do they claim you can go 10k between? I don't know. New engine is $7k, paint is garbage, has some body damage from getting rear ended the previous year. Total loss. I buy the best vehicle I can with my tax return, a 2007 toyata sienna. Legendary reliability. Should go to 300k miles. Test drive is solid. No engine codes. Great. Literally the second day the transmission starts slipping. Drop the pan. Swap the filter. Drain and fill the fluid. A month later the transmission pops. This is where the story really starts. AAA recommends a shop. I call them to ask for a rough quote. $4k. Okay. Timeline? One week. Okay. They take over a month to swap in a junkyard transmission which is broken. Another week to put in a second unit. It comes home after 5 weeks and immediately acts up. Transmission isn't shifting right and whines terribly. Shop has a warranty, but they argue with me for days about honoring it. I had to get media and better business buero in to get them to agree. They keep it for a month. When I get it back it lasts two whole days before the noises are back. Van is once again at their shop. Total cost so far? $5300. Total time? Like three months. Will they get it right this time? No idea.
Idk. I'm just complaining now. But I think my point is that simultaneously with the price increases, we're seeing a skill deficit. Things are more expensive and worse executed. I'd never ever seen this kind of incompetent from any mechanic. Let alone one that charges $200/hour for shop time. But they all charge that now. These guys advertise on NPR. they have great ratings. They're recommended by AAA... but they suck.
This is my morning/not quite awake brain talking, but I see examples of this stuff everywhere. And it hurts the cause to pretend it hasn't been happening. My generation (millenials) really need to step up the skills and engage with the world in an honest and meaningful way if things are to ever improve. It's as though we've fallen into the belief that if the stats can be twisted to support the claim that we're doing well, then we're doing well. But we are not. And I do think a lot of that comes down to a lack of willingness to take responsibility for our output.
From the political angle, that's a big piece of the right's pull. They don't take responsibility for shit, but they espouse the desire to do so. It'd be great to see my generation liberal politicians steal back the responsibility flag, and generally start caring about effective action while caring less about spinning stats.
I'll whipe my ass and shut up now.
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Comment on From "anti-core" to "felt inflation": Or how I calmed my populist demons in ~finance
ingannilo LinkThis is the closest I've seen to someone making sense of the messaging I've been hearing the last few years. If our inflation metrics ignore the critical areas where inflation has done the most...This is the closest I've seen to someone making sense of the messaging I've been hearing the last few years.
If our inflation metrics ignore the critical areas where inflation has done the most damage, then for sure the reporters boasting about how strong our economy is, using those metrics, are going to disconnect from the perceived inflation in our everyday lives.
I, for one, would like to see this fellas style show up in more of that messaging. But more to the point, I'd like to see the hands on the wheel get a little more reactive to the bumps in the road this fella is referring to.
I do not know for sure, but I think that housing cost is a part of the core inflation metric, and given the fraction of your average person's income that goes to housing, and given how steeply it has risen and continues to rise in cost, I still find it hard to believe "the numbers". I am not a "fake news" populist or anything of the sort. I just a guy who can't afford rent in my town anymore. My housing costs went up 50% in 2020. Then another 50% in 2022. Then another 50% last year. I was forced to move twice due to landlords selling out from under me, and then (when I bought a home to avoid the racket of rent hikes) I was hit with such a massive property tax spike in my first year that it literally raised my monthly mortgage payment by half.
This is not the reality discussed in most economic circles, and until establishment democrats acknowledge it, they will continue losing the weak willed to the other party. I don't personally think the other party offers a fix. Also I abhore just about everything they've been doing for the last four decades. But if the left refuses to acknowledge the problem, then the draw of "elites don't get your struggle" absolutely will continue to pull folks into the fascists orbit, where they will eventually sink deeper and deeper until the light is all gone.
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Comment on Using winutil or MicroWin to disable Windows Recall is breaking File Explorer in ~tech
ingannilo LinkJust curious: I recently did a fresh install of win 11 pro, almost exactly one week ago. I wasn't prompted with the opt-in dialog for Recall any time in the install. Certainly this is a feature...Just curious: I recently did a fresh install of win 11 pro, almost exactly one week ago. I wasn't prompted with the opt-in dialog for Recall any time in the install. Certainly this is a feature that I don't want active. Is there any way to know if recall is running/enabled?
I read through the link posted by /u/Wes but did not see anything about how to remove or disable recall aside from declining the opt-in prompt that's supposed to show during the windows install/setup process.
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Comment on Lefties of Tildes: what are some items where the left handed version is most necessary? in ~life
ingannilo Link ParentNo worries. Yeah they are. Some can be flipped over to rig as lefty but others (especially les paul style single cutaway designs) are pretty fixed in their handedness. I tried flipping one of my...No worries. Yeah they are. Some can be flipped over to rig as lefty but others (especially les paul style single cutaway designs) are pretty fixed in their handedness.
I tried flipping one of my dads guitars to lefty as a kid, but when he saw me preparing to put a hole in the body for a strap holder that came to a stop and I accepted that I'd learn right.
Also you'd have to flip or grind out the nut to avoid gnarly buzz and allow for a halfway decent setup, but my 12 year old self hadn't even gotten that far
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Comment on Lefties of Tildes: what are some items where the left handed version is most necessary? in ~life
ingannilo LinkHardcore lefty here. Most things can be adjusted to. Lots of folks here talking about tricks for binders. Just dealt with the discomfort of the rings until discovering that I can take better notes...Hardcore lefty here. Most things can be adjusted to. Lots of folks here talking about tricks for binders. Just dealt with the discomfort of the rings until discovering that I can take better notes on loose leaf paper.
The only place I really felt meaningfully handicapped was in music. Lefty instruments were more expensive, so I learned guitar and whatnot righty. I got comfortable eventually, but I always wonder how much better I'd be if I could've trained as a lefty. Decades into playing I'm not interested in swapping now, but it might have made a difference.
Sports too. I needed a lefty baseball mitt. No chance of me throwing the ball properly with my right hand. The left handedness was a net positive in baseball and some other sports, but gear is tougher to come by and usually isn't really optional unless you're closer to ambidextrous.
But like most folks here are saying, in 90% of cases, special lefty tools and whatnot are a novelty and aren't necessary.
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Comment on You're running for office on a somewhat petty, yet univerally-understood single issue. What is it? in ~talk
ingannilo LinkTable manners. Plain and simple. If you chew with your mouth open in view of law enforcement, we're talking about an expensive ticket. Twice in a year? Banned from eating in public for six months....Table manners.
Plain and simple. If you chew with your mouth open in view of law enforcement, we're talking about an expensive ticket. Twice in a year? Banned from eating in public for six months. Thrice? Straight to jail.
You can report others. Two reports in a year and you have to wear an ankle monitor that detects chewing with your mouth open. Penalties are harsher for those wearing monitors. They can get as severe as tongue removal.
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Comment on Suggestions for used and modular laptop for language learning in ~tech
ingannilo LinkI had an X230 for a looong time, and it did run Zoom better in windows (10) than Linux (mint), but I ran an external Webcam through COVID shutdown time for the reason you mention. Just got a T480,...I had an X230 for a looong time, and it did run Zoom better in windows (10) than Linux (mint), but I ran an external Webcam through COVID shutdown time for the reason you mention.
Just got a T480, and it's a good daily driver. Webcam still not great, but passable. I actually haven't gotten the Webcam to work yet in windows (11), but it works just fine and the picture is acceptable for video conference in Linux (mint again).
Given your proclivity for ThinkPads, and the obligatory cult mindset, I should suggest a newer thinkpad.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
ingannilo LinkI'm way behind everyone here, but I began my first semester of programming classes. First time back in school since 2016-ish when I was a PhD student studying number theory. I did small bits of...I'm way behind everyone here, but I began my first semester of programming classes. First time back in school since 2016-ish when I was a PhD student studying number theory.
I did small bits of coding for school (Matlab, R, lots of Tex), but never used any of the common development languages. I aways wanted to learn, and this year I needed a means to access a student scholarship at the college where I teach to help pay for my kid's daycare.
So far I've compiled my first few baby programs in C++ in visual studio, solved dozens of problems in zybooks labs, and started to grasp the syntax a bit. It's all moving very slowly, and I'm not sure the zybooks approach is the best for really learning, but I'm trying to save and compile code outside of the zybooks environment for anything that's more than a few lines. Hopeful that we get to some critical thinking stuff soon.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life
ingannilo Link ParentYeah I was wondering how she was doing. It's got to be so hard seeing your partner suffer like that, and when something, however shady, gives them hope, you must want so badly for them to feel...Yeah I was wondering how she was doing. It's got to be so hard seeing your partner suffer like that, and when something, however shady, gives them hope, you must want so badly for them to feel better... but at the same time to be more able to see the truth that this is false hope. I can't imagine. I doubt that I would have the strength to break my wife's illusion if she held tightly to a fake source of light when enveloped in so much darkness and suffering. I feel that might be the right thing, to try and convince them of the truth, especially if the scam was siphoning resources which could actually help, but that would be a true ethical dilemma and a real test of will.
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Comment on How do you shave? in ~life.men
ingannilo LinkSo this isn't the theme of the conversation, but I don't shave. I used to shave, but I no longer do. When I did, I used cartridge razors. The safety razor craze hadn't kicked off yet, and I had...So this isn't the theme of the conversation, but I don't shave. I used to shave, but I no longer do.
When I did, I used cartridge razors. The safety razor craze hadn't kicked off yet, and I had only ever seen them in old timey movies. They might've led me to tolerate the practice a bit more, but between the cost and my inability to see a point, somewhere in my mid 20s I just said "no mas".
I have a long beard now, and it's part of my professor shtick. Students know me by it, and it gives my fingers something to do when I'm thinking. I like how it looks mostly, but it does age me. That didn't bug me when I was young, but nowadays I wouldn't mind looking less old.
However the main things: cost in money, comfort, and time really just cement to me how much I don't care to shave. Plus if I kept a safety razor in my bathroom, my three year old would surely drain all the blood from his body and those of the cats in no time flat. Maybe once he's a little older and has more self preservation instincts I will consider trying one of these hip safety blades.
But I mostly wanted to comment to encourage people to stop shaving. If your work/partner allow it, it's really freeing to just not give a shit. After a few years you'll have an awesome beard. The hipsters are mostly clean faced now, so you no longer have to worry about that.
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Comment on Looking for a clean, simple phone in ~tech
ingannilo LinkI'm running a oneplus 8t right now and it came cheap, free of bloat, and with a clean and intuitive build of android that I've grown fond of. I know their more recent flagships have been...I'm running a oneplus 8t right now and it came cheap, free of bloat, and with a clean and intuitive build of android that I've grown fond of. I know their more recent flagships have been controversial, but the pre-10 oneplus models were all received pretty well by the community.
The brand became known for enthusiast products, but like ThinkPads, they also make great daily drivers for basic use. Not that I'd put oneplus phones in quite the same league as thinkpad laptops.
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Comment on Any advice for dealing with grief from a traumatic incident in ~life
ingannilo LinkI just want to say that I am sorry you are having to go through all of this. Also wanted to second the general sentiment of /u/DefinitelyNotAFae in their comment. It is okay to feel those feelings...I just want to say that I am sorry you are having to go through all of this. Also wanted to second the general sentiment of /u/DefinitelyNotAFae in their comment. It is okay to feel those feelings and to have those uncomfortable racing thoughts.
When I have dealt with traumatic and sudden deaths of people close to me, I was also overwhelmed with those thoughts. Specifically the obsessive worry over the fear they must have felt in their last moments. It still gets to me when I let it. But it gets to you a lot less the more time goes by. Dealing with death is just objectively hard. Know that you couldn't possibly have had control and knowledge to make it any different and that living well is what all these folks would want you to do; not to shut-in or shut down. It's going to take time, and that's okay.
Talk to people who listen. Listen to people who care. Give yourself a lot of time and room to process. I wish you all the best, genuinely.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
ingannilo LinkThis may not quite be the best fit for a reply here, but it is a programming project in a sense. Next week I am beginning two programming classes at the college where I've been teaching math for...This may not quite be the best fit for a reply here, but it is a programming project in a sense. Next week I am beginning two programming classes at the college where I've been teaching math for the last seven years.
Doing this partly because I've always wanted more skills in that area (besides what I've learned fiddling with little projects over the years-- very little), partly to maybe explore future/expanded career options, and partly to secure a scholarship to pay for my son's daycare.
It's kinda scary to be "going back to school", especially with a full time job at that school and a kiddo to care for, but I think it's the right thing to do, and I'm excited to finally learn some lower-level languages. Still scurry though.
I'm still a humble newb in the software world, but I just finished my toughest project yet in the C++ Intro to Programming class I'm taking. It was to code a dice poker game, where the user "rolls" five 6-sided dice, and receives a number of points based on the probability of getting certain "hands" (pairs, three of a kind, full house, straight, et cetera).
It took me three sit-down-and-think sessions, but I came away with a solution I really liked. Later I googled and found, of course, that it's a standard problem in coding classes. But to my surprise most of the solutions I found were (imo) pretty inelegant compared to mine. Where most used lots of branching if statements and arrays, mine used concise loops and wherever possible stored info as vectors. I'm excited to see what feedback my prof gives.
It's fun being a student again when I can actually find time to do the work. This week I was basically catching up on four weeks of material I fell behind on due to my own teaching load/ caring for my son/ generally burning out.