MrShankles
@MrShankles@reddthat.com
- Comment on Work from home 3 hours ago:
I work night shifts. My manager one time called me around 2pm to ask me something menial and waking me up (as I was still sleeping for my next shift at 7pm).
So naturally, I called him at 2AM when I was at work… because I had an “urgent” question about a work policy lol. He got the picture, and that shit never happened again
- Comment on Ironing 5 days ago:
Extreme Ironing: Pressing for Victory
Speechless
- Comment on Not to mom shame... 1 week ago:
Copyright from 1999-2020. Time to start selling off-brand versions!
- Comment on We all know it's true 1 week ago:
No one cares about you 🙄 for the love of life. Get off it already… you even forced an emoji outta me, just to really get my point across /s
Sorry sorry, trying to be sarcastic-mean, not actually mean. Just wanted to rib poke for a second, but not at the expense of a person I don’t know. I truly like seeing your activity around here; couldn’t help myself though. Ya dick
I’m not great at sarcasm lol. I only wish the best for you, ya random squid 🐙
- Comment on Chicken vs Egg 1 month ago:
a metaphoric adjective describing situations where it is not clear which of two events should be considered the cause and which should be considered the effect
I guess the overtones are a product of their times. Currently, it seems to be: is science/religion the “cause” or “effect”.
I always staked claim that it was a “scientific vs philosophical” question; but I never considered how timeline could change the overtones or underlying thinking of “The chicken and the egg” concept. Neat
- Comment on magic beneath the forests 2 months ago:
Beautiful
- Comment on Because you just don't understand and I can't explain it to you. 4 months ago:
embarrassingly raises hand
- Comment on Which option lads? 4 months ago:
Cups of coffee?
- Comment on Best service for filing taxes? 4 months ago:
Second this! I used it for the first time last year, and will absolutely use it again this year. Fuck TurboTax
- Comment on Commercials Are Streaming’s New Norm, and Creators Aren’t Happy: “It’s Almost Worse Than Broadcast” 4 months ago:
Went to check out the “Mr and Mrs Smith” series on Prime (with Donald Glover), and was notified that there would be ads now unless I upgraded. I almost never watch anything on Prime, but figured “why not, I already have it”… and then immediately closed it when I saw that message. Switched back over to Stremio, cause why the fuck would I watch ads when I already pay for the service? Gotta convince the wife to cancel Prime, but it’s next on the chopping block. Only ones left will be youtube music (family still uses it) and Debrid (which will stay for as long as it’s good). Netflix, Hulu, Disney, ESPN, HBO… all of them gone
- Comment on Doing the important work 4 months ago:
Thank-fucking-science, it’s about time
- Comment on Yes 5 months ago:
“Comfortable” is what it looks like
- Comment on Yes 5 months ago:
What about a “sploot”?
No legs folded, or just front legs folded while laying on belly
- Comment on Ouroboros 6 months ago:
They’re mildly venomous, but not enough to harm humans. And they really go out of their way to not bite when threatened.
- Comment on Voyager 1 stops communicating with Earth 6 months ago:
As a smoker: I’m not clueless, I just don’t love myself more than the addiction. But I’m getting there, cause breathing “easily” is an under-rated pleasure, when compared to… not breathing that well
It can take time to break the mental stuff before breaking the habit, regardless of understood risk
Now magnets though… I’m at a complete fucking loss
- Comment on Voyager 1 stops communicating with Earth 6 months ago:
And your contribution is notably worse, as well as toxic, imo. Rehashing the same rhetoric about how forums are similar, no matter where you go online… maybe you spent too much time on reddit yourself, or on forums in general. I hate the statement “go touch grass”, but you’re literally breathing life into it right now.
At least they contributed something I enjoyed reading. Don’t be a jerk
- Comment on It's almost impossible to deny being an alcoholic without sounding like an alcoholic 6 months ago:
I’ll drink to that?
- Comment on Ouroboros 6 months ago:
They still have a bit of an “angry brow” and they are technically venomous… but I’ll be damned if they ain’t cute. One of the few snakes that make me feel compelled to snuggle them
- Comment on Gilbert's gripe 6 months ago:
Who’s eating whom now!
- Comment on Ouroboros 6 months ago:
The first one, I would be wary because of the colors. I’d rather run from a corn snake than be bitten by a copperhead. When I see color like that, I’m taking a step back regardless, before I even have time to look at it’s face/head
The second one… also gonna be wary of any swimming snake. Could be mostly harmless, or it could be a cotton mouth; but I’m not gonna check it out closely enough, before backing up
But I see your point either way. You can’t rely on just one factor for identification. The snake in OP’s video isn’t a threat to me, so it’s easier to observe.
I guess what I’m kinda saying, is that it helps to know a quick distinction between venomous/non-venomous. It might not be perfect for identification, but it helps the knee-jerk fear of thinking “the only good snake is a dead snake”. It at least helped me reduce my own fear, when I moved to a place where venomous snakes are much more probable.
It doesn’t keep me from reacting, but it definitely helps me from over-reacting
- Comment on Ouroboros 6 months ago:
It’s head tells me it’s not venomous. Venomous snakes look angry
- Comment on What are the best features of Lemmy that aren't available in Reddit? 6 months ago:
It’s probably cause you look punny
- Comment on Back in my day 6 months ago:
Full-disclosure… I found it online and am about to re-watch it
- Comment on Back in my day 6 months ago:
Idk how obscure, but “Puff the Magic Dragon” was definitely a weird one for me. Kinda glad it got lost (probably thrown out, who knows)
- Comment on YSK that chiropractors are not medical doctors and "Systematic reviews... have found no evidence that chiropractic manipulation is effective" 6 months ago:
With a little practice, you can do it yourself!
- Comment on Ultrasound can push vaccines into the body without needles 6 months ago:
It could be that if vaccines can be attached to a “cup-like protein” and given through the skin, than maybe insulin could too. Just less need sticks overall
- Comment on Finished Rewiring, Very Happy With The Results 6 months ago:
The softmod is pretty easy, especially if you have one of the exploitable games lying around (I had Splinter Cell). The flash-drive to controller port converter-cable and a compatible flash drive (listed on that website) is all you need.
Just write down your EEPROM number after you softmod, for the love of god, even before trying to zero it or back-it up. That was when mine froze, restarted and the disk drive failed, giving me an “error code 7”… which not many people knew could be due to a dead disk drive, because it can be due to several things. A TSOP flash (if you have a version earlier than 1.6) allows you to run without a disk drive, and an unlocked HDD. It makes it pretty much brick-proof
I had no soldering skills when I tried it, so I was very intimidated too. But a $15 RadioShack soldering iron got the job done… the flash technically only has to work once. I even “lifted the pad” on my second xbox, but there are alternate points you can use a jumper wire on, if you fuck up the first attempt. .
For a $30 xbox at a thrift store, it might be worth your time to try. I say this from the other end of doing it, but it was also my first mod, first soldering job, and I was terrified I would fuck it up. Turned out, the soldering was the least of my problems after my disk drive failed lol
But either way, good luck! It was one of my favorite projects and is still in use as a balling emulator. The thing has a lot of potential once you get into it!
- Comment on Finished Rewiring, Very Happy With The Results 6 months ago:
I wish there was an active OG Xbox community on Lemmy. The subreddit helped me get through my journey of doing a hardmod (TSOP flash) on my 1.0 version; I had an unfortunate disk drive failure at the EXACT wrong time (after the softmod), and it made things a LOT more complicated lol. But I also learned wayyy more than I anticipated, and have flashed 3 more since then without any issue (except for finding a roach infestation inside one of the cases, but I still salvaged the hardware and flashed it)
But regardless, you can message me too with any questions. I’ve never installed a chip to hardmod, but I can TSOP flash the hell outta them now. And if you’re able to hardmod, I highly suggest it mainly because of how much more stable it becomes
- Comment on Why are there circles of melted snow on this icy pond? 6 months ago:
Fisher pricemen
- Comment on Why are there circles of melted snow on this icy pond? 6 months ago:
Cod Stewart and Tuna Turner