SayJess

@SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Breaking the generational barriers⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m with in you in spirits, but then I’d have to live with consequential stink of my own actions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Breaking the generational barriers⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  So around Friday of last week, my ground level apartment started to have a weird, foul, smell. It got worse and worse, until Monday morning, when my toilet stopped flushing and the drains took forever to clear.

  By then the smell was horrid, like a mixture of skunk, piss, and decay. Thankfully for me, my toilet suddenly started working for a couple of hours Monday night, but then stopped working by Tuesday morning. Around 3pm on Tuesday, they finished repairing the sewage pipe, but the smell lingers on.

  This also happened maybe 6-8 months ago, and it took 7-10 days for the smell to finally dissipate. I expect it will take that long this time as well.

  Judging by the notice left on all of our doors, that threatened to charge the person or persons responsible for flushing “flushable” wipes and cigarette butts (???) as well as dumping oil down the drain, our sewage pipe must have been completely blocked up. Without inspecting each unit, I doubt they will be able to assign blame, so whoever did it will likely get away with it.

  I have nothing to worry about, as I never pour oil down the drain, I don’t smoke cigarettes, and I only ever use toilet paper in the bathroom. Whoever invented “flushable” wipes deserve a punch in the fucking face. Now my apartment smells absolutely terrible, and likely will continue to do so for a week or so.

  For the love of god, do not dump oil down the drain! It’s so easy to pour it into a jar, then use a paper towel to wipe the rest of the oil out of the pot/pan. It makes actually cleaning the cookware that much easier as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What sort of grill needs a firmware update lol⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not disagreeing, just pointing out that it is likely not as big of an issue as people make it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the solution to QR code phishing?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  That seems quite difficult to combat. Especially if there is a 0 day exploit based in the web browser for iOS or Android devices that attackers could use for their nefarious purposes.

  Not sure about Android, but on iOS, when one scans a QR code it shows the web address on the screen that the user then taps on. For the average user, I doubt that they are going to question what the URL is before following through to the website.

  Perhaps Apple and Google could implement a sort of verification that a link is suspect or not, and prompt the user to either proceed or not. Anti-phishing blocklists are a thing, so it would seem that it wouldn’t be too difficult. Though that would not stop domains that have not been added to the blocklists from passing the verification attempts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What sort of grill needs a firmware update lol⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  A quick search suggests that a 2 minute charge will provide a few hours of use, while it takes about 2 hours to charge it fully. Whether that is acceptable or not is up to the user, of course. But to me that seems pretty reasonable. Though none of this really matters for me, as I don’t use mice.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What sort of grill needs a firmware update lol⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I wonder how long it takes for the firmware update to take place. A few minutes? An hour?

  I recognize the community I’m in rn. Just curious about how long it actually takes. I doubt it takes very long, or happens very often.

  In a similar vein was the location of the charging port on the Apple mouse. Sure it seems asinine, but you only charge it like once a month, so it really isn’t an actual issue. It was just an excuse to hate on Apple products.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘You can’t pause the internet’: social media creators hit by burnout⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not sure I understand where you are going with that. Performative? Exhausting? The hell are you trying to say?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘You can’t pause the internet’: social media creators hit by burnout⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  My lord the amount of “I have a REAL job” in here is too damn high. I work 8 hours a night, 40+ hours a week, in an automotive plant. My job can be very stressful, and physically demanding. So what?

  I don’t sit here and whine about people that stare at their screens all day. Are they really doing any work? After all, they are not performing physical labor.

  How is it that different for people who create content? I’d argue that they do more work, as they have to set up, film, edit and market their work.

  See how silly this sounds? A job is a job. Unless you own your own business, you are making money for someone else.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  My lord, you need to touch some grass. “White cracker” really? That has to be the lamest insult one could hurl at someone. “Ukrainian cucks”? Come on, try harder.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Let’s come back to reality, yeah?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Looks like we’ll have to agree to disagree with your stupid take on things.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  So when a sovereign nation can no longer defend itself from a more powerful one, they should cede their lands and resources? That ridiculous.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah miss me with that shit. The Ukrainians deserve the right to not be invaded by any other nation. Fuck off with that imperial bullshit. They certainly had their own internal struggles. But that does not give the Russians any sort of mandate to invade, bomb and maim them. Fuck that. Russia is no better than the west. East vs west is about as stupid as it gets.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I stand with Ukraine. Why should they give up their sovereign land to an invader? I’d say the say damn thing if it was the US as the aggressor.

  Russia invaded Ukraine, unprovoked, and you call for Ukraine to give up its land? That’s absurd.

  It is absolutely possible to care about more than one thing at a time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is anyone else not feeling that patriotic for July 4?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll be staying home this year. There is nothing to celebrate. At this point I’d rather watch it all burn down.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do people especially men care if someone forgives a cheating partner⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Just leave this poor guy alone. You cheated. Move on, grow as a person, and don’t disrespect someone’s trust like that again. He’ll never fully be able to trust you again. You are getting the same responses every time you post about this shit. If you are looking for absolution, you’ll likely not find it here.

  Perhaps Ashley Madison has a lemmy instance where you can discuss this with fellow cheaters.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Operation Narnia: Iran’s nuclear scientists reportedly killed simultaneously using special weapon⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh I never said it would happen. It will never happen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Operation Narnia: Iran’s nuclear scientists reportedly killed simultaneously using special weapon⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t see how that is naive at all. We prop Israel up. If the president calls Bibi and threatens to stop all aid, unless they imposed a ceasefire, it would happen. They have so much power, tech and weaponry because we give it to them. If we pointed the barrel of the most powerful military on earth at them, they would cease immediately.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Operation Narnia: Iran’s nuclear scientists reportedly killed simultaneously using special weapon⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It would take one phone call from the President, and the genocide would stop. Biden could have done it, and Trump still can. I don’t see the US governments unwavering support of Israel ever ending.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would happen if the Earth was sucked into a black hole?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It will be a fucking improvement.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'Her screams…': Horror as innocent Chilean tourist in New York snatched by NYPD, 12-year-old daughter left alone on streets⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Many of us are looking on in horror of what is happening. There is nothing we can do, lest we too be jailed, or worse, killed by the gestapo. Just waiting for them to come for me next. I really need to get a passport.

  Just giving a bit of perspective. Fuck the United States.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do people confuse your nationality?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Where do you think I’m from? I’m definitely from a country very close to what you have guessed!

  Kidding aside, I’m from Michigan in the US. These Uber trips were from the town I was born in. I have no idea why I pronounce certain words the way I do. It certainly is not the way anyone else I’ve known speaks. Pretty odd, right?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are you a Lemmy Shitbird? Click here to find out.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Only upvotes! I’m sure it has nothing to do with the instance I am on having downvotes disabled lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do people confuse your nationality?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  When I was an Uber driver, like 10ish years ago, people would ask if I was from the US (I live in the US) often. Apparently the way I pronounce some things can come across as having an accent, which I don’t see. I think the only thing I pronounce differently is dollar; doh-llar. Why? I have no idea. At first I’d be like “nope, born and raised in this city”, but after a while I would lean into it, for fun. I’d ask “where do you think I’m from?”, and then respond with a country that is adjacent to their guess. It was always Eastern European, which I do have some distant lineage, but far far removed. I would then follow it up with the “just kidding, born and raised here” and we’d all have a good laugh. 🤷🏻‍♀️

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨why does alcohol stop my back pain but medicine doesn't?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Chiropractic was literally invented by a man who didn’t feel like he needed to go to medical school. It is not based in science. This is not some new misinformation campaign. It has been well known, since the inception of it. Do some research on it if you don’t believe me. It’s quackery. It’s nice that it seems to have helped you. But again, not science.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not creepy. But I could not imagine dating someone who is close in age to my adult children. It’s weird.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A 19-year old cis lesbian woman was beaten unconscious and robbed after she tried to use the women's restroom at a McDonald's in Carpentersville, Illinois⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  They are called a faggot and then are beaten bloody for it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump threatens 25% tariff on Apple, other tech giants if they don't start making devices in America⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Literally never going to happen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sure thing, website, my name is Gabe Newell⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I like to use jesus@christ.com

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We poisoned the whole planet so our eggs wouldn't stick to the pan 🙃⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You really shouldn’t comment on the content of a video that you purposely have not watched. It comes across as smug and ignorant. Veritasium videos are well researched, and he does his best to not sensationalize. To suggest that he would promote pseudo-science is absolutely laughable.

  Do better.