khannie
@khannie@lemmy.world
- Comment on No words 6 days ago:
This is the context I came to the comments for. Thank you. I knew Mandy was a solid human.
- Comment on Beggars can't be choosers 6 days ago:
That’s actually Ukraine. A Russian soldier died there.
- Comment on What percentage of the world population ages 30+ do you suppose is capable of financially supporting themselves & living & thriving independently? 1 week ago:
It’s a good, thought provoking, question but “thriving” is subjective. One of my besties is not wealthy and doesn’t want to be but he’s living the life he wants and very happy doing it so I’d consider that thriving.
- Comment on What are some franchises with characters that personify countries? 1 week ago:
Hon hon hon
- Comment on Name this minivan 1 week ago:
What is that thing on the bonnet / hood?
- Comment on Bench - A community for pictures of benches! 2 weeks ago:
Looking forward to seeing them :)
- Comment on Bench - A community for pictures of benches! 2 weeks ago:
Oh fantastic! Looking forward to those!
- Comment on Bench - A community for pictures of benches! 2 weeks ago:
Welcome! Yeah I’m not sure how I came across it in the other place but it just brought a little joy to my life. I do love a good bench.
- Submitted 2 weeks ago to newcommunities@lemmy.world | 7 comments
- Comment on Desiccant dehumidifiers are fascinating... but not for everyone [29:19] 2 weeks ago:
You should be able to pick up an old style timer plug for under 10 euro / USD in your hardware store.
They’re a tiny bit fiddly to set up but given how power hungry those things are you’ll be saving money in no time.
We have one around here somewhere. I’ll see if I can dig you out a picture.
- Comment on what does it mean being nice to your coworkers to you? 2 weeks ago:
Could you give me an example of a prying question you got asked?
I find most people overshare unnecessarily. I’m always telling me wife and kids not to give detail and have gotten very good at giving minimal detail.
Example: my wife has been in hospital for weeks. It’s not something she’d want people to know about.
My mother in law was all “what are you going to tell people?” and I just said “nothing”. So when I do have to bring it up I say “she’s been in hospital a few weeks and will be another few more but she’ll be fine”. That last part I add to deflect in advance.
Only one person has had the gall to ask for more information and I told them I’d tell them over a pint some time (i.e. would you ever fuck off with that).
- Comment on Finish the story, chat. 2 weeks ago:
Now assume pi is 4. Proceed to have a nervous breakdown.
20 points.
- Comment on Yes, you can store data on a bird — enthusiast converts PNG to bird-shaped waveform, teaches young starling to recall file at up to 2MB/s 2 weeks ago:
Is it a subscription though? Investors like that
- Comment on Yes, you can store data on a bird — enthusiast converts PNG to bird-shaped waveform, teaches young starling to recall file at up to 2MB/s 2 weeks ago:
2MB/s / 16Mbps is enough for 4K HEVC video and audio. In theory you could encode a full movie with enough starlings.
- Comment on Cornell's world-first 'microwave brain' computes differently 3 weeks ago:
Heads up if you’re a microwave popcorn person - they’re apparently choc full of microplastics. :( Think it was a recent Veritasium video I learned that in and stopped buying them.
- Comment on Is the amount of Lemmy activity declining? 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
It could be that a culture like mine where it’s considered rude are more sensitive to it but it was definitely a thing.
I love Italy. Been there a good few times. The staring did stick with me though, along with lots of other more positive things.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Oh that’s a lot of time! You’re right in the middle of Europe so everywhere is accessible and will probably get bored in a single city in that timeframe.
Consider a trip to Prague or Milan maybe. You could even go to Amsterdam or Berlin or hop on a flight to Rome. Internal flights are cheap.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
People do stare, not sure if that is specifically a German thing.
I found that a lot in Italy too. In Ireland it would be rude but I just took it as a different culture thing.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Well, welcome to Europe so! I hope you have a great time.
Yeah definitely try to overcome the discomfort of using the trains / subway. Once you’ve done it once it becomes easy and they’re a great way to get around.
In general I like to do the tourist walking tours in big European cities. You get to see around, meet a bunch of others and get a feel for the city plus get little nuggets of history etc all for very little money.
I’ll check with the young lad about specific recommendations and get back to you.
How long are you coming for?
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
My son lives in that neck of the woods. I can ask him for specific recommendations if you like? Sounds like you’ll have local guides though.
I really like Germany myself. I have a tiny smattering of German and I felt folks liked my bad attempts to use it so maybe get a few phrases together and numbers etc. Good food. Great beer. Nice people. Fairly chill everywhere.
In general as a tourist it’s a good idea in Germany to use public transport (and walking) to get around in big cities. They do have a decent u-bahn in Munich (subway) so maybe check out the maps for that before you go.
Hope you have fun! Is this your first time coming to Europe? Or just Germany specifically?
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
I’m going to assume they are also around that age
Text says they’re 22. It’s not an insubstantial age difference but definitely worth a whirl IMO despite the dad’s condescending tone.
- Comment on The Viking combat roguelite Bad North (2018) is truly incredible in bite-sized real-time tactics 5 weeks ago:
Legend. Thanks.
- Comment on The Viking combat roguelite Bad North (2018) is truly incredible in bite-sized real-time tactics 5 weeks ago:
That’s a good idea. Thanks.
- Comment on The Viking combat roguelite Bad North (2018) is truly incredible in bite-sized real-time tactics 5 weeks ago:
Thanks. I did spot that. :) I was more wondering if it’ll be a decent experience with the controller on phone / what the mechanics are like on mobile.
Like I have limbo on both phone (with controller) and steam and the mobile version is just as good but it’s not the case for all games.
- Comment on The Viking combat roguelite Bad North (2018) is truly incredible in bite-sized real-time tactics 5 weeks ago:
Looks fun. I’ve wish listed it on steam for when it goes on sale. Currently only 4 euro on the play store though. Was wondering if it would work well with my Kishi (controller) and phone.
- Comment on Water Snek 1 month ago:
Savage feat of endurance. I wonder how many calories that burns.
- Comment on Peter Thiel’s bestie going mask off 1 month ago:
Well that’s heartening. Thanks.
- Comment on Peter Thiel’s bestie going mask off 1 month ago:
I’m blown away though at just how much more of it, and how deeply rooted it is.
Same. Same. I’m feeling like I must live in a bubble (nobody around me is like that) and also that it was also always there, they’re just more comfortable taking their masks off right now. It’s depressing.
On the flip side though the people I have around me are mostly family and my kids. I have zero social time beyond that at the moment. Two of my kids besties are not white so I’m at least absolutely sure I’m raising my kids to not be racist pieces of shit. It’s something.
I genuinely expected that tweet to be a “you had me in the first half”. Like the naggers scene in south park. Fuck that guy. Absolute filth.
- Comment on $1 per play 1 month ago:
Perfect summary. Absolutely nailed it.
