Boozilla
@Boozilla@lemmy.world
- Comment on There should be a term for people who never really returned from the pandemic's social isolation 13 hours ago:
Pandainfuls
- Comment on Has Fast Food Gotten Worse, or Am I Just Getting Old? 2 days ago:
I think the taste and texture may have become noticeably worse after the ban on artificial trans fats. It definitely impacted some of the junk food I used to buy in the grocery store. (I’m not saying the ban was a bad thing, just that a lot of us noticed the change).
Whatever the cause, I have noticed it, too.
- Comment on Is it really possible to tax the rich? 3 days ago:
I like Bernie’s idea of taxing every trade on the stock market.
- Comment on Patient gamers, what are your favorite OSTs? 1 week ago:
BGE soundtrack is so good.
- Comment on What do you like/dislike about lemmy? 2 weeks ago:
I encourage aggressive blocking. Without it, the assholes drive the decent people away over time.
I’d be fine without voting, too. I am glad they at least got rid of karma.
- Comment on Why is removing stuck rings with dental floss painless for some people? 2 weeks ago:
The density of nerve endings varies. Women tend to have more in their fingers than men. Also, skin can vary a lot. Some people have thick tough skin, some have thin delicate skin. This can also vary in the same person on different parts of their body.
- Comment on Why don't we just gather up all the ocean's trash and all the nonrecyclables, put them in a rocket, and launch it into the sun? 2 weeks ago:
Orbital mechanics makes launching stuff at the sun extremely difficult.
The earth has a gigantic a molten layer under our feet, and we couldn’t even dump it down there. Too expensive and difficult.
Long term, my guess is engineered super bacteria and/or robotics may clean up the trash in the future, if we don’t extinct ourselves first.
- Comment on Meta is secretly building its own search engine. 2 weeks ago:
The Facebook bots are probably trying to make every lesser site feel bad about itself by comparing them to the much cooler and popular sites.
- Comment on Metal is plastic. 2 weeks ago:
In some places, spaghetti meat sauce is gravy. Badabing!
- Comment on Comprehensive List of Federated Journalists 2 weeks ago:
Post doesn’t follow Rule 1. Please update the titleif the post.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Pedro. Duh.
- Comment on New Kindle e-readers no longer appear on computers 3 weeks ago:
I checked my “content library” and I still have the option to download. Which is good, as I back everything up in Calibre. Maybe there are some regional factors here, or it may depend on which Kindle device(s) you own?
- Comment on Riddler Trophy from the Batman Arkham games that i printed/painted for my brother's birthday 3 weeks ago:
Best brother.
- Comment on Concerns Raised Over Bitwarden Moving Further Away From Open-Source 3 weeks ago:
Thank you for the update! I would like to keep using it. I’ve been very happy with Bitwarden both as a password manager and a TOTP authenticator. I have even recommended it to my boss as an enterprise solution for us to use at work, and so far we are planning on replacing our current password database solution with Bitwarden.
Unfortunately, with “enshittification” being so common these days, it was very easy to believe they were also going to the dark side. I will remain cautiously optimistic after learning it was a packaging bug.
Here’s a link to the post on X (yes, I hate X, too) in case anyone else is doubtful:
- Comment on Concerns Raised Over Bitwarden Moving Further Away From Open-Source 3 weeks ago:
Yup, thanks. Was thinking along these same lines.
- Comment on Concerns Raised Over Bitwarden Moving Further Away From Open-Source 3 weeks ago:
Goddammit. It’s getting to the point I’m going to have to figure out how to write my own app for this.
- Comment on YSK that Amazon has different prices for different people 4 weeks ago:
Can OP (or anyone) provide a legitimate source for this?
From what I can find, Amazon and its partners do dynamic pricing (based on various algorithms) but I can find no evidence / source that it does personalized individualized pricing.
IOW, dynamic pricing is not done at the individual shopper level, but can be based on many variables like lightning deals, sudden spikes in demand, inventory issues (over supply / under supply) and various other factors which are not related to the individual shopper.
Anecdotal evidence is interesting, but not persuasive.
- Comment on Is there a name for the trope where a story is high fantasy at first glance, except for it's not fantasy and is actually set in a post-apocalypse dystopian future? 1 month ago:
- Comment on YSK: You don't own your Kindle e-books. 1 month ago:
Glad you sorted it!
- Comment on Is there a name for the trope where a story is high fantasy at first glance, except for it's not fantasy and is actually set in a post-apocalypse dystopian future? 1 month ago:
Not 100% sure, but these come to mind.
- Science Fantasy
- Dying Earth
- Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy
- Comment on What do allergies feel like for you? 1 month ago:
I hope it gets better for you.
A few more tips came to mind.
Flonase works better for me, but some people respond better to Nasonex.
Also, sometimes switching to Allegra instead of Claritin often helps me when the Claritin isn’t working. It costs more, so I always switch back.
- Comment on What do allergies feel like for you? 1 month ago:
I have allergies and they suck.
Most of the year, a daily dose of OTC Claritin takes care of it for me. But sometimes in the spring or fall, the pollen counts get too high and the Claritin isn’t enough. Doesn’t help that I’m allergic to multiple types of pollen. What helps me a lot is to start taking OTC Flonase. It makes a huge difference. The thing with allergies is, the medications work better if you get out in front of the allergic reactions. You can catch up after they start, but it takes longer.
One tip that helps some folks is to take a shower before you go to bed. This can reduce allergens building up on your pillowcase. Obviously, launder your linens regularly.
Also, vacuum the house (wearing a mask) and replace your HVAC filters frequently. Consider getting better filters that are good for allergies (but note they are expensive).
Don’t forget the cabin filter in your car.
Finally, the absolute best allergy therapy thst I personally know of is immunotherapy AKA allergy injections. This regimen is a major PITA, but it works really well for some folks. It basically trains your immune system to stop freaking out and tolerate the allergens. I did it as a kid and it completely eliminated my allergies until adulthood when I developed new ones. I have considered doing it again, but I’m making do with the OTC regimen for now.
I hope this was at least a little helpful. You have my sympathy. Allergies are no joke, they can be miserable.
- Comment on College students used Meta’s smart glasses to dox people in real time 1 month ago:
I’m never leaving the house again. I mean, I kind of wanted to do that anyway, but this is the excuse I needed.
- Comment on YSK: You don't own your Kindle e-books. 1 month ago:
The DeDrm plugin and the most recent Calibre worked for me just yesterday on a brand new book. Something that’s easy to miss is that you need to put in the serial number of your kindle device and make sure you download the e-book for that same device. Otherwise the plugin won’t be able to decrypt it.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Similar observations here. I certainly haven’t seen everything, but what I have seen matches your description. I appreciate OP creating much-needed content.
- Comment on Reddit is making sitewide protests basically impossible 1 month ago:
At reddit, line must go up. So user experience must go down.
- Comment on The 42 year old new hire at your job confesses to you that he has had 48 different jobs in his life. What is your opinion on that? 1 month ago:
You’re right. Here in 2024 your version is more likely than mine.
- Comment on The 42 year old new hire at your job confesses to you that he has had 48 different jobs in his life. What is your opinion on that? 1 month ago:
I would assume they were exaggerating and/or were a consultant at some point.
- Comment on YSK: You don't own your Kindle e-books. 1 month ago:
It’s a really nice app. Very customizable.
- Comment on YSK: You don't own your Kindle e-books. 1 month ago:
I’m glad you mentioned airplane mode. I noticed something interesting about my Kindle after I set up a Pi Hole on my home network. The kindle would constantly try to connect to the Amazon mothership. Because the Pi Hole was blocking it, it would try it over and over again and this quickly depleted the batteries (maybe trying to boost it’s WiFi signal? I’m not sure). Putting it into Airplane mode helps preserve battery life noticeably, back to what it was before I installed the Pi Hole.