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Comment on Unfuck Google Drive (It's Gemini garbage, of course) in ~comp
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Comment on Honk your horn in ~health.mental
Requirement Link ParentWhile yours is the more practical, realistic solution, I think there's something so distinctly American in the solution of "gun violence but maybe less lethal" that I just really enjoy. I also...While yours is the more practical, realistic solution, I think there's something so distinctly American in the solution of "gun violence but maybe less lethal" that I just really enjoy.
I also agree that this is coming at some point anyway. I'm sure insurance companies are salivating at the opportunity to have real-time premiums and I'm sure they were unhappy with the reallocation of the radio wave frequency reassignment in 2020. Luckily for us consumers, manufacturers never really got behind vehicle-to-vehicle/everything anyway so we'll just use whatever Elon Bezucks comes up with to both assign a social credit score and remove what little privacy we have remaining. -
Comment on Looking for low-cost ways to replace industrially processed foods in ~food
Requirement Link ParentYou already have the exemplary label, so I can't give you more official accolades but your comment is incredibly on point. As a former pro/current try-hard home chef, it's incredibly easy to cut...You already have the exemplary label, so I can't give you more official accolades but your comment is incredibly on point.
As a former pro/current try-hard home chef, it's incredibly easy to cut out ultraprocessed foods.... if you have unlimited time and, maybe more importantly, space. I scratch-make an incredible amount of stuff in my kitchen, including many base ingredients (vinegar, clarified/rendered fats), and a lot of preservation of leftover ingredients and ingredients from my garden. It's a big part-time job worth of time, effort, and, again, space! I'm lucky that I have the skills to make it a less time-intensive activity but the space and planning are still borderline overwhelming (especially to my long-suffering wife!) On top of that, the things I make are rarely less expensive that store-bought options.
Finding the balance of time/effort, nutrition, portion size, and enjoyment is probably more important than anything else and I think your stress on that is important. I also really appreciate your pointing out that ultra-processed foods are also not generally all that worse for you than home made counterparts (outside of a couple extremely specific ingredients that I can't remember off the top of my head, though last time I looked, the science isn't definitive there either.) Turns out, pizza is kinda just not that healthy! Who would have thought?! But a proper sized portion of pizza isn't strictly bad for on occasion, it just turns out, especially in America, we're really bad at portion sizes.
I think you also pointed out three great options for approaching a more homemade life. I would also add that a building of knowledge and skill go a long way in helping reach that goal. I think that's a really intimidating concept for a lot of people though. I also speculate that that's why there are so many single-use kitchen items - surely if you want juice, you need a juicer! But I think that taking bite-sized bits out of the mountain of knowledge equates to huge progress. Just your example of salad dressings: knowing the basic composition and having a bit of a daredevil streak to experiment, you can make an insane array of dressings, sauces, and marinades. A few years ago, I challenged myself to a year of basic cooking - really perfecting fundamentals - and I saw notable advances in my knowledge and skills and I think it could really benefit most people to do little personal challenges like that. I find among my friends there is a lack of "basic" recipes to turn to on weeknights to keep things healthy, rather than doordashing an unhealthy meal. I guess I'm kind of stream-of-consciousness typing by this point, but I think "ultra-processed" foods are over-focued on as an easy demon, outsourcing responsibility entirely onto faceless companies (and don't get me wrong, companies are generally evil) instead of additionally or proportionally focusing on the balance of a meal.
But yeah, also, to paraphrase something I heard somewhere: "You wouldn't sit down and eat 8 apples in a row. Why would you drink 8 apples?" -
Comment on Honk your horn in ~health.mental
Requirement Link ParentI remember this video and have thought about it pretty much weekly for the last 8 or so years since I saw it. I think having additional means of communication between cars would be a net positive....I remember this video and have thought about it pretty much weekly for the last 8 or so years since I saw it. I think having additional means of communication between cars would be a net positive. I have thought it would be nice to have a little electronic message board that could display little messages like "thanks for letting me pass!" would be fun but I also know that immediately the worst things would be written on it.
Driving around is pretty much the only time a social credit score starts to make sense to me though... -
Comment on Tildes Book Club - The Poisoners Handbook by Deborah Blum - How is it going? in ~books
Requirement Link ParentI also listened to it last month but I liked the book so much more than I expected to and think I can retain enough for discussion. I mean, I certainly have some things to say about the audiobook.I also listened to it last month but I liked the book so much more than I expected to and think I can retain enough for discussion.
I mean, I certainly have some things to say about the audiobook. -
Comment on Some protein powders and shakes may contain high levels of lead in ~health
Requirement Link ParentLooks like I lucked out yet again by not pursuing personal health.Looks like I lucked out yet again by not pursuing personal health.
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Comment on Travel essentials: eight items to pack for your next trip – and what to leave at home in ~travel
Requirement Link ParentI carry an Anker 5-foot extension cord when I travel. It's less of a problem these days but for a long time, hotels hadn't updated their rooms to actually have outlets (or more than one available...I carry an Anker 5-foot extension cord when I travel. It's less of a problem these days but for a long time, hotels hadn't updated their rooms to actually have outlets (or more than one available outlet) where I wanted/needed them. It's a little bit of overkill, but I consider it part of my tech travel supplies.
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Comment on Travel essentials: eight items to pack for your next trip – and what to leave at home in ~travel
Requirement Link ParentThe two suggestions I agree with in the article are: Doing a load of laundry (or pay the hotel for it, I know it's expensive, but you're on vacation, splurge for it) mid-trip helps keep down the...The two suggestions I agree with in the article are:
Doing a load of laundry (or pay the hotel for it, I know it's expensive, but you're on vacation, splurge for it) mid-trip helps keep down the amount of clothes I bring with me and generally I get home with a good portion of those clothes clean. Also throw a garbage bag in your suitcase and put dirty clothes in there.
Getting rid of a bulky laptop charger for a suitably sized GaN charger is a game changer. My tech pouch is about the size of my previous laptop charger now and contains a bunch of handy cables, cords, thumb drives, etc and the power brick can charge three things at once. However, per the article, leave your laptop at home as well, so why would you need to replace your laptop charger? -
Comment on Indecision: Get a camera despite having a phone in ~tech
Requirement Link ParentEspecially considering that OP is looking for a camera for selfies, I would not suggest getting a camera. If you are looking to take selfies, a phone is generally the two things everyone is...Especially considering that OP is looking for a camera for selfies, I would not suggest getting a camera. If you are looking to take selfies, a phone is generally the two things everyone is already mentioning: already in your pocket and plenty good enough. If the front facing "selfie" camera isn't quite cutting it, your phone already has a (generally) better camera attached to the back. Find the setting that lets you push a volume button for shutter and snap away (so you don't look like a doofus trying to push the on screen shutter button.)
The art of a composed self portrait photograph is pretty difficult with a camera... there are lots of settings! If you aren't messing about with those settings... the camera isn't really necessary.
Smart phone sensors are also very good these days, better than lots of camera sensors were in the past. I've won a couple photography contests with a couple well-composed pics from my smart phone. I have printed pictures taken from my (and my wife's) phones hung all over my house. They look great! Just don't do the inexperienced move and blow them up into a pixelated mess (which is also a problem for camera-shot digital photos, but you do get more leeway.) Otherwise, how are you consuming these pictures? On your phone screen? On a computer monitor? Through Instagram/Facebook/Snapchat/whathaveyou? It's a waste of money, in my opinion, to purchase a camera for better photo quality and then consume them via inferior means (or, more likely, never consume them at all! I'm guilty of that too!) -
Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
Requirement Link ParentWoah! Wild song! I both really liked it and felt like I was losing my fucking mind.Woah! Wild song! I both really liked it and felt like I was losing my fucking mind.
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Comment on What is a business/org that's so terrible no one should use if possible? in ~life
Requirement Link ParentI have never felt such a kinship over something so mundane. terr might be technically correct, but I swear I'll murder them in a DQ parking lot on your behalf. (Obviously, I wouldn't murder them,...I have never felt such a kinship over something so mundane. terr might be technically correct, but I swear I'll murder them in a DQ parking lot on your behalf. (Obviously, I wouldn't murder them, as murder is neither Royal or a Blizzard)
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Comment on What is a business/org that's so terrible no one should use if possible? in ~life
Requirement Link ParentAs I recall (I'm on mobile and can't easily cite my source, but I am in industry and track these things as part of my job) UnitedHealth coincidentally pushed through more approvals, specifically...- Exemplary
As I recall (I'm on mobile and can't easily cite my source, but I am in industry and track these things as part of my job) UnitedHealth coincidentally pushed through more approvals, specifically appeals, post the murder of their CEO.
Since my previous statement wasn't political: one billionaire per year should keep industrious CEOs working for the common man, since we seem uninterested in passing legislation to help.
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Comment on What's a question you could ask to determine if someone is an expert in your line of work? in ~talk
Requirement Link ParentAs evidenced by practically anywhere you can buy a lock: Masterlock is doing just fine. They still take up 70+% of the shelf space. The majority of people just don't have the capacity to care...As evidenced by practically anywhere you can buy a lock: Masterlock is doing just fine. They still take up 70+% of the shelf space. The majority of people just don't have the capacity to care about which lock is the absolute best. In honesty, they aren't necessarily wrong either: most of your locks will never be shimmed or picked, if they are bypassed, they will just be cut. Criminals don't care about not leaving a mark on your padlock, they care about stealing your bike.
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Comment on What's a question you could ask to determine if someone is an expert in your line of work? in ~talk
Requirement Link ParentAs much as I want the answer to be "math," it generally isn't the math I want it to be. Usually it's some combination of "executive's bonus" and "just following orders/not my job."As much as I want the answer to be "math," it generally isn't the math I want it to be.
Usually it's some combination of "executive's bonus" and "just following orders/not my job."
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Comment on Disney’s boy trouble: studio seeks original IP to win back Gen-Z men amid Marvel, Lucasfilm struggles in ~movies
Requirement Link ParentI think Star Wars stayed relevant forever in a much different ecosphere and with a different strategy than we have now. Star Wars didn't release any major media for 15+ years, which kept it as a...I think Star Wars stayed relevant forever in a much different ecosphere and with a different strategy than we have now. Star Wars didn't release any major media for 15+ years, which kept it as a fun not-fully-fleshed-out universe to the general public. "They" (Lucas) took a more guiding hand role while taking their cut of all the nerd media released in those 15 years, allowing nerds to do a lot of the heavy lifting (and fighting about canon!) Disney will never be happy taking a cut, they have to take the cake and they want a lot of cake. They will dilute their own IP damnit!
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Comment on Disney’s boy trouble: studio seeks original IP to win back Gen-Z men amid Marvel, Lucasfilm struggles in ~movies
Requirement Link ParentI know they are joking but I, too, would like an actual try and The Chronicles of Prydain. A little child Requirement would be overjoyed to overwrite the animated film with a better version.I know they are joking but I, too, would like an actual try and The Chronicles of Prydain. A little child Requirement would be overjoyed to overwrite the animated film with a better version.
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Comment on Disney’s boy trouble: studio seeks original IP to win back Gen-Z men amid Marvel, Lucasfilm struggles in ~movies
Requirement Link ParentI'm just tagging it on here: She-Hulk never says her life is worse than Bruce-Hulk. She says she can't be an outward little bitch baby and rage about it because of societal expectations. If a...I'm just tagging it on here: She-Hulk never says her life is worse than Bruce-Hulk. She says she can't be an outward little bitch baby and rage about it because of societal expectations. If a bitch baby boy wants to hear that as "my life is worse than yours" they will never meet you, or I, or anyone, in the middle and admit that the problem isn't the media, but themselves.
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Comment on Disney’s boy trouble: studio seeks original IP to win back Gen-Z men amid Marvel, Lucasfilm struggles in ~movies
Requirement Link ParentOh man, as much as I want to agree with you because Star Wars fans are, indeed, the worst, I just can't. I don't think Star Wars fans killed The Acolyte as much as The Acolyte killed itself. There...Oh man, as much as I want to agree with you because Star Wars fans are, indeed, the worst, I just can't. I don't think Star Wars fans killed The Acolyte as much as The Acolyte killed itself. There were so many compelling ideas that were vaguely brought up and then just left like a limp dick to spoil the orgy. The acting was all around terrible, the inability to actually show the Jedi as the ACAB cops they were, the Nightsisters' first screen appearance being a wet fart, Manny Jacinco being a cringe caricature of a "bad guy", Darth Plagueis just being a creepy little shadow... and the show cost the combined GDP of several small nations. Star Wars fans might have shit on it in a lot of underserved ways, but The Acolyte was dead on arrival.
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Comment on McDonald’s is cutting prices of its combo meals to convince customers it’s affordable again in ~food
Requirement Link ParentTaco Bell and Little Caesars are the champs of affordable food. Taco Bell is the better of the two but feeding three people for ~$10 at Caesars is a killer deal and their quality hasn't dropped...Taco Bell and Little Caesars are the champs of affordable food. Taco Bell is the better of the two but feeding three people for ~$10 at Caesars is a killer deal and their quality hasn't dropped like most other chains, meaning they are now "good".
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Comment on Why the internet really wants your ID... (and why now?) in ~tech
Requirement Link ParentThere's just enough operational resistance for regular individuals to change over to using Tor (or whatever alternative) that it will functionally never happen, even without the reputation...There's just enough operational resistance for regular individuals to change over to using Tor (or whatever alternative) that it will functionally never happen, even without the reputation problems that come with the crime/nazis/CSAM. Regular individuals just "want it to work."
I'm worried that the "internet" has been fully captured and we'll never get it back. Look at the full capture that Chrome(ium) has in web browsers. Look at the full capture that Tick Tock, Reddit, Facebook, and Instagram have of web traffic. Our small communities are hard to discover without constant proselytizing on the larger sites (and even then, you are moderating to try and maintain community identity.)
Guess I'm just not feeling positive about the future.
You are right, it was Google removing a guy's access to his entire Google account.
Apple flipflopped for years over whether it would be scanning photos/iCloud data but it seems for the time being, they went with "end to end encryption means it's not our problem" as a solution which is both great and horrifying.