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  1. Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (January 2025) in ~health.mental

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    I will look into that since this might be the more viable solution, the idea of asking somebody for this kind of favor is a little uncomfortable but it needs to be done, at least for the time...

    I will look into that since this might be the more viable solution, the idea of asking somebody for this kind of favor is a little uncomfortable but it needs to be done, at least for the time being.

    Something similar came to my mind when I was thinking of what to do but didn't really consider it, thanks a lot for replying, reading your comment made me feel little bit more hopeful and determined to do it. At least there's less gloom lingering over the whole situation.

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  2. Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (January 2025) in ~health.mental

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    Work, and we are alone so it's a bit hard. They are not ignored but it's a very tight window to be with them and have their walks and some quality time. I don't like leaving them alone for that long.

    Work, and we are alone so it's a bit hard. They are not ignored but it's a very tight window to be with them and have their walks and some quality time. I don't like leaving them alone for that long.

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  3. Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (January 2025) in ~health.mental

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    I've come to the realization that I might not be able to keep my two dogs anymore, we've been together since 2019 and recent changes in my life have extremely reduced my free time lately. I feel...

    I've come to the realization that I might not be able to keep my two dogs anymore, we've been together since 2019 and recent changes in my life have extremely reduced my free time lately. I feel like they would be better with somebody else, I don't want to but after some deep and long thinking I came to this conclusion last night, of course I'd like them to be adopted by a person able to love them and give the good care that they deserve.

    Last weeks have been very sad and complicated because of this. I feel that the thought of wanting to keep them no matter what might be an obsessive fixation that is hindering the possibility of them being happy and loved as they should. Compounded with the fact that getting them rehomed might be a very long, and maybe impossible, process to achieve without recurring to a city shelter or the pound since I'm in Mexico.

    So, this might not be as big of a deal but still is a very emotional and personal ongoing drama that has me feeling in an existential hole with no way out at the moment.

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  4. Comment on Inside the war against excessive headlight brightness in ~transport

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    I've been thinking for a solution like that too, or a mirror and some kind of arduino contraption to reflect it back

    I've been thinking for a solution like that too, or a mirror and some kind of arduino contraption to reflect it back

    1 vote
  5. Comment on Where does your username come from? (Following up on last year's thread) in ~tildes

  6. Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime

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    I have been following the Ranma 1/2 remake on Netflix, it's pretty faithful and similar in style and humor to the first anime and I don't really understand why they decided to do such a close...

    I have been following the Ranma 1/2 remake on Netflix, it's pretty faithful and similar in style and humor to the first anime and I don't really understand why they decided to do such a close remake, but it's been a fun watch so far.

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  7. Comment on What are you favourite grim, dark, atmospheric films? in ~movies

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    I remember the first one when it came out and I felt like watching a boring soft porn. But I don't know if today's me would appreciate it more.

    I remember the first one when it came out and I felt like watching a boring soft porn. But I don't know if today's me would appreciate it more.

  8. Comment on What are you favourite grim, dark, atmospheric films? in ~movies

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    I think I read once that even some of the sets were reused for The Matrix

    I think I read once that even some of the sets were reused for The Matrix

    1 vote
  9. Comment on Salman Rushdie announces memoir, Knife, about being stabbed in 2022 - describes it as 'an attempt to answer violence with art’ in ~books

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    followed by a Broadway musical named Fatwa! starring Lin-Manuel Miranda.

    followed by a Broadway musical named Fatwa! starring Lin-Manuel Miranda.

    1 vote
  10. Comment on How frequently do you shower? in ~life

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    I think you are spot on about using the shower to evade reality for a while. Thanks for sharing!

    I think you are spot on about using the shower to evade reality for a while. Thanks for sharing!

    1 vote
  11. Comment on How frequently do you shower? in ~life

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    I also have a process that doesn't feel wasteful in any way, and still 7-8 minutes is my fastest time.

    I also have a process that doesn't feel wasteful in any way, and still 7-8 minutes is my fastest time.

  12. Comment on How frequently do you shower? in ~life

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    Can you share the technique?? I can't lower my average to less than ten minutes and I really just do what I'm supposed to do there, I don't stay staring at the tile for minutes or anything.

    Can you share the technique?? I can't lower my average to less than ten minutes and I really just do what I'm supposed to do there, I don't stay staring at the tile for minutes or anything.

  13. Comment on Writing for Friends was no dream job in ~tv

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    Glad to find somebody else remembers the mainframe.

    Glad to find somebody else remembers the mainframe.

    7 votes
  14. Comment on What is your most annoying (minor) movie trope? in ~movies

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    Or at least by skipping the sex scene. Like in The Matrix Reloaded, like... it was obvious at the end of the first one that Neo and Trinity were going to have sex (and who cares BTW), I didn't...

    Or at least by skipping the sex scene. Like in The Matrix Reloaded, like... it was obvious at the end of the first one that Neo and Trinity were going to have sex (and who cares BTW), I didn't need to see them doing it, or the rest of Zion.

    2 votes
  15. Comment on What is your most annoying (minor) movie trope? in ~movies

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    I think that in Neon Genesis Evangelion they abused it too to reiterate that the weather is different since the second impact.

    I think that in Neon Genesis Evangelion they abused it too to reiterate that the weather is different since the second impact.

    1 vote
  16. Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative

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    Hey! thanks a lot for the encouragement!!! First session is next week, let's see how it goes.

    Hey! thanks a lot for the encouragement!!! First session is next week, let's see how it goes.

    1 vote
  17. Comment on What "lost" web page would you like to find again? in ~tech

  18. Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative

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    Just a personal passion project has been greenlighted by a local museum, a drawing club open to everybody, it's a weekly session where anybody who wants to participate can do it, a space to draw...

    Just a personal passion project has been greenlighted by a local museum, a drawing club open to everybody, it's a weekly session where anybody who wants to participate can do it, a space to draw and hang out every Thursday in a place I like from my city. Have to confess that I feel a little nervous and I'm going through a bite-sized imposter syndrome episode, but yeah, I'm happy and excited.

    15 votes
  19. Comment on What "lost" web page would you like to find again? in ~tech

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    I remember this one, it had desktop wallpapers and stuff.

    I remember this one, it had desktop wallpapers and stuff.

    2 votes
  20. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I'm replaying Night in the woods, I think it's a contemporary masterpiece that in the future will be considered next to Silent Hill 2. Not in the sense that it revolutionized gameplay or anything...

    I'm replaying Night in the woods, I think it's a contemporary masterpiece that in the future will be considered next to Silent Hill 2.

    Not in the sense that it revolutionized gameplay or anything technical, but how they were able to create something with such narrative depth while looking like a simple fun indie game a the same time. Visually it's lovely too.

    Gameplaywise it could be considered a pretty basic platformer(because it has some verticality) that incorporates other dynamics, like rythm, exploration and small doses of action.