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Comment on What was the best job you ever had? in ~life
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Comment on Scientists gave cocaine to salmon and you will absolutely believe what happened next in ~science
lostwax Link ParentIt's generally available, as others have noted. It's used in sinus surgery and I tell you, you come out of anaesthetic very high indeed. The nurses get some entertainment.It's generally available, as others have noted. It's used in sinus surgery and I tell you, you come out of anaesthetic very high indeed. The nurses get some entertainment.
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Comment on Gothenburg promised to optimise school admissions with a piece of code. The resulting chaos showed how unaccountable systems are ruining lives. in ~tech
lostwax Link ParentI'm not sure how different a perspective can be held and have much to do with reality. It's in the name; Limited Liability Company in the US, Proprietary Limited and its various abbreviations in...My generally applicable argument about the role of the enterprise is my own and you may have a different perspective.
I'm not sure how different a perspective can be held and have much to do with reality. It's in the name; Limited Liability Company in the US, Proprietary Limited and its various abbreviations in many others, etc. The first company structure beyond an individual is generally used in the first instance to limit personal responsibility and it's not a secret.
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Comment on Lost/losing the drive for friendship in ~health.mental
lostwax LinkIntimacy comes from vulnerability, I'm pretty sure. If your relationships with people stay stubbornly surface level and unrewarding, consider how much you share of yourself and how willing you are...Intimacy comes from vulnerability, I'm pretty sure.
If your relationships with people stay stubbornly surface level and unrewarding, consider how much you share of yourself and how willing you are to have people comment on where you are at, help you with things and participate in what you would generally consider private.
A good shortcut to heading down this path is to ask people to help with practical things - moving house or fixing your garden or whatever. Match that with emotional openness and you're on your way. A good way to find people to pull from in this is all the ways others mentioned above, but most of them won't magically make friends without a little bit of vulnerability on your part.
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Comment on Lost/losing the drive for friendship in ~health.mental
lostwax Link ParentThere may be something to this, because, well, you can. An observation I've made of people who struggle with intimacy and friendship is that they are often good listeners but they share little of...And it's not like I can ask others about it.
There may be something to this, because, well, you can. An observation I've made of people who struggle with intimacy and friendship is that they are often good listeners but they share little of themselves and ask for little for themselves. It needs to be a two way street.
I have no idea if this applies to you and my apologies for pinning the observation on a quote of yours that may not have warranted it, but it stuck out to me.
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Comment on Lost/losing the drive for friendship in ~health.mental
lostwax Link ParentI have a friend that describes his dog as his agent. Having a dog gives you a reason to be outside, doing not much other than letting your dog poo and run, in the same place other people are doing...I have a friend that describes his dog as his agent. Having a dog gives you a reason to be outside, doing not much other than letting your dog poo and run, in the same place other people are doing the same. The key to this is that a lot of people do it same place, same time, every day and community and engagement springs up in turn.
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Comment on Lost/losing the drive for friendship in ~health.mental
lostwax Link ParentI think the original quote intended to say that it's better to drink a little and take the little help that can give socialising than to abstain. For most people drinking is not a binary choice...I think the original quote intended to say that it's better to drink a little and take the little help that can give socialising than to abstain.
For most people drinking is not a binary choice between alcoholism and abstention/sobriety. If it is that binary for you then obviously don't try and use it to help in any situation, but no matter the emotiveness of the subject for you it can be of some benefit to others.
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Comment on What Google thinks you're worth in ~tech
lostwax LinkThe interesting thing to me is how high the average value is, it makes me suspect that opting out of this ecosystem as far as possible, through aggressive ad blocking, not using ad supported...The interesting thing to me is how high the average value is, it makes me suspect that opting out of this ecosystem as far as possible, through aggressive ad blocking, not using ad supported services, making an effort to reduce tracking, etc, is actually a significant act, depriving google et el of significant revenue.
We're not talking $4.50 here and if more people pushed back things would get interesting (and more mercenary I suspect).
Most people don't realise how much they're worth.
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Comment on What are your go-to meals that you cook? in ~food
lostwax Link ParentMy meal for that frame of mind is sardines on toast. Make toast, scratch a clove of garlic over it, being generous, squash plain sardines in olive oil over the top, apply salt and oil from the...My meal for that frame of mind is sardines on toast. Make toast, scratch a clove of garlic over it, being generous, squash plain sardines in olive oil over the top, apply salt and oil from the tin. Cheap, very tasty and actually healthy.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
lostwax LinkIn last week's thread I was at the entrance to this particular rabbit hole, since then I've spent a bit of time down it, that being Blaze Foley's music. If you aren't into fairly stripped back...In last week's thread I was at the entrance to this particular rabbit hole, since then I've spent a bit of time down it, that being Blaze Foley's music. If you aren't into fairly stripped back country or folk this isn't going to be for you. If you are give The outhouse sessions a listen. It's a recording of two nights of music, unedited. There's a fair bit of talking, he's definitely not entirely sober and it's uneven, particularly the second night. It also contains some beautiful, human music, particularly lyrically but he was no slouch on the guitar either. There are some passages in there I've been sitting with for days now and I suspect I'll be coming back to this for a while.
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Comment on What is Mastodon for? in ~tech
lostwax Link ParentI feel the UX bumps go a bit beyond friction into plain it doesn't work territory. Why can't I see all the toots of someone on another instance, sometimes? Why can't I see all the replies to some...I feel the UX bumps go a bit beyond friction into plain it doesn't work territory. Why can't I see all the toots of someone on another instance, sometimes? Why can't I see all the replies to some toots, sometimes? It's capricious to use, not just difficult. It's often likened to email in order to get people to understand the instance thing but if email was that unreliable it would never have taken off.
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Comment on I made a website with free and low-cost resources for web development, game development, privacy, graphics, small web, etc in ~tech
lostwax Link Parenthttps://marginalia-search.com/ might be something up your alley. It's increasingly useful and very small web focused. And seconding adding a menu/TOC and RSS.https://marginalia-search.com/ might be something up your alley. It's increasingly useful and very small web focused.
And seconding adding a menu/TOC and RSS.
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Comment on What is watts, volts and amps? in ~science
lostwax Link ParentI think most of the 240V world has moved to 230. My hazy understanding is that Australia did this, at least at first, by changing absolutely nothing, just saying 230 instead of 240 and making the...I think most of the 240V world has moved to 230. My hazy understanding is that Australia did this, at least at first, by changing absolutely nothing, just saying 230 instead of 240 and making the acceptable tolerance include what was already the case.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
lostwax LinkToday has been a bit of a spare, acoustic outlaw-ish country day. Townes van Zandt into John Prine and now courtesy Mr Prine I'm listening to Blaze Foley for the first time (paying attention...Today has been a bit of a spare, acoustic outlaw-ish country day. Townes van Zandt into John Prine and now courtesy Mr Prine I'm listening to Blaze Foley for the first time (paying attention anyway) and I'm loving it.
All excellent if you are into this kind of thing, late era John Prine is a favourite of mine. Good music and a good human.
The modern artist that sits in the same region in my head is Jason Isbell, or at least the Foxes in the snow album. Just a bloke, a guitar and introspection. I've been returning to that album over and over again.
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Comment on Which covers did it better than (or put a fresh twist on) the original? in ~music
lostwax Link ParentA bit of John Prine, in both directions. John Prine covering Clay Pigeons. Not the only time he did, always good. Alabama 3 - Speed of the sound of loneliness I knew this version long before I...A bit of John Prine, in both directions.
John Prine covering Clay Pigeons. Not the only time he did, always good.
Alabama 3 - Speed of the sound of loneliness I knew this version long before I knew of John Prine, hearing the original was a bit of a trip. Fantastic song. Also a fantastic band, though there was not three of them, nor were they from Alabama.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
lostwax Link ParentThat Nirvana recording is great, cheers. I'm going to have to dig into this stuff.That Nirvana recording is great, cheers. I'm going to have to dig into this stuff.
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Comment on How to find (a) new music (community)? in ~music
lostwax LinkYour tastes are not quite mine, though we probably have some overlap, and others are covering where to find new music, but I will note that as another music obsessive I'm also finding it hard to...Your tastes are not quite mine, though we probably have some overlap, and others are covering where to find new music, but I will note that as another music obsessive I'm also finding it hard to find online music communities. There were some really good forums and message boards 20 to 30 years ago that I just don't see around now and I miss them. Not being 20 anymore is probably not helping but neither is Facebook having killed forums.
If any others have know of good online homes for this sort of stuff that aren't owned by Zuckerberg et el I'm also interested.
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Comment on An insight into looksmaxxxing/blackpill "ideology" in ~life
lostwax Link ParentI mean, without any judgement, it sounds shallow to me and I don't at all want it for myself. Undeniably better it isn't. I acknowledge I'm very solidly middle aged and perhaps not the target of...Now what do most guys do? They fuck a lot. If you look at how Clavicular is living his life that’s pretty representative of what people who do looksmaxxx end up doing. Clavicular is now a rich famous guy, who most people consider attractive, who is being swarmed by women to sleep with him. Like his life is undeniable better...
I mean, without any judgement, it sounds shallow to me and I don't at all want it for myself. Undeniably better it isn't. I acknowledge I'm very solidly middle aged and perhaps not the target of his influence, but I don't think I would have at any point found this attractive.
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Comment on An insight into looksmaxxxing/blackpill "ideology" in ~life
lostwax Link ParentIt puts me in mind of those men that feel the need to add "alpha male" to their social media handle. Like they're taking the piss, right? Right? This isn't quite that but there's certainly the...Reading this post put that one in another light. I suppose on first read it was 'well, good for you', but now I'm wondering whether there is something else going on here.
It puts me in mind of those men that feel the need to add "alpha male" to their social media handle. Like they're taking the piss, right? Right? This isn't quite that but there's certainly the same vibe of insecurity, at least from where I am culturally (not American).
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Comment on Which covers did it better than (or put a fresh twist on) the original? in ~music
lostwax Link ParentTrentemoller's remix of Springsteen's State Trooper is incredible and quite the head turner as well.Trentemoller's remix of Springsteen's State Trooper is incredible and quite the head turner as well.
Construction site and production manager in the cultural industry. So much is like normal construction, until it's really not. Working with creative people doing cool things and sitting between them and contractors from the wider industry that have to somehow be shoehorned into this scene where nothing quite works as they think. And vice versa.
I could have doubled my money by going and working in the mainstream industry but I don't think I was ever really tempted, it was a lot of work but also a lot of fun, and culturally it was and is home. I don't do it anymore and miss it but 60 to 80 hour weeks aren't compatible with school drop offs, or sanity in the end.
Honourable mention goes to delivering pizza for pizza hut. Fanging it around suburban streets before I was old enough to know how dangerous it was to do 90kmh through the bends past my high school, coupled with eating pizza and hanging around talking with some really cool people when not fanging it. I had a lot of fun doing that job, and not a worry to take home. Or really any money, as the down side.