AFKBRBChocolate
@AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca
- Comment on Decisions, decisions... 2 weeks ago:
Nice one
- Comment on Decisions, decisions... 2 weeks ago:
Agreed. And, sadly, there seem to be fewer and fewer companies that have being good citizens as a priority. We’re a long way from google’s “Don’t be evil” thing, for sure.
- Comment on Decisions, decisions... 2 weeks ago:
You know, this isn’t far from reality. Many of us have managed IRAs or invest in mutual funds and end up with some of our money where we don’t want it, and it’s hard to communicate. Are there any mutual funds or whatever that are focused on positive investments, and if so, do they actually grow?
- Comment on YSK What to do if someone’s choking: Evidence says begin with back blows 3 weeks ago:
Can you imagine how that family must have felt? Awful.
- Comment on YSK What to do if someone’s choking: Evidence says begin with back blows 3 weeks ago:
To be honest, I didn’t even think of anything else. I’d never done the Heimlich, wasn’t trained, it just seemed like the thing to try.
- Comment on YSK What to do if someone’s choking: Evidence says begin with back blows 3 weeks ago:
Funny enough a coworker told me “you’re not supposed to do the heimlich anymore”
Which is funny because in both your story and mine it worked.
- Comment on YSK What to do if someone’s choking: Evidence says begin with back blows 3 weeks ago:
What did the person you helped say?
- Comment on YSK What to do if someone’s choking: Evidence says begin with back blows 3 weeks ago:
Oh, wow. What did people do, applaud?
- Comment on YSK What to do if someone’s choking: Evidence says begin with back blows 3 weeks ago:
We’re such weird creatures. That woman was choking to death and she was too shy to ask for help and too embarrassed after to say much of anything.
- Comment on YSK What to do if someone’s choking: Evidence says begin with back blows 3 weeks ago:
Funny, when I sat back down, my wife just calmly said, “Did you just save that woman’s life?” It was weird, we just went back to eating and never really talked about it again except when someone would mention the Heimlich and my wife would tell the story.
- Comment on YSK What to do if someone’s choking: Evidence says begin with back blows 3 weeks ago:
I had a surreal experience once. I was at a busy, casual restaurant at a booth, sitting across from my wife. There was a lady eating alone at a booth a little way behind my wife, and I noticed she looked kind of distressed - looking around like she was trying to catch a waiter - but she seemed to be getting more panicked looking and her face didn’t look right. I got up and went over and said “Are you chocking?” and she looked at me with big eyes and nodded. I asked if she wanted me to try and help and she said yes and stood up. I never learned how to do the Heimlich except from TV shows, but seemed worth a try, so I did what I remembered, and she coughed up a piece of chicken. She looked really embarrassed and said “Thank you.” I said I was glad to help and went back to my seat. No one in the place noticed a thing except for my wife.
- Comment on Really tall people see others differently. For example, they see more of others' heads and less of others' bodies. They also see more of the background. 4 weeks ago:
I’m 6’1", and I don’t see the top of my fridge in any meaningful way.
- Comment on Really tall people see others differently. For example, they see more of others' heads and less of others' bodies. They also see more of the background. 4 weeks ago:
I remember talking to a woman who was like 6’5". She said when she went to visit other couples, she’d often hear the woman yelp when they realized she could see the tops of the fridge and stuff, where lots of people don’t dust.
- Comment on How come in movies tv shows books etc at court they make it seem like swearing on the bible prevents you from lieing? If my family or I was in danger I would lie my ass off to get out of it.. 4 weeks ago:
Deeply religious folks often believe that if you swear on a bible to tell the truth, then lie, you’ll go to hell. If you aren’t religious, it means nothing. For others it’s a spectrum in between.
- Comment on Where did this mic come from and how to make it go away? [Android] 4 weeks ago:
It’s likely for activating voice input, but you didn’t give the keyboard app permission to use the mic or something. Usually on keyboard apps there’s a key you long press to get to settings, and you might be able to get rid of it there.
- Comment on Where did this mic come from and how to make it go away? [Android] 4 weeks ago:
Makes it sound like it’s part of your keyboard app
- Comment on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month 5 weeks ago:
Doesn’t look like you’ll be affected for that. If I’m understanding the release right, it’s only needed if you’re trying to access age restricted content or to get messages from people you might not know. I use it the way you do, and it doesn’t look like that’s impacted.
- Comment on Discord will restrict your account next month unless you scan ID or face 5 weeks ago:
Doesn’t look like this will affect everyone. From the release:
- Content Filters: Discord users will need to be age-assured as adults in order to unblur sensitive content or turn off the setting.
- Age-gated Spaces – Only users who are age-assured as adults will be able to access age-restricted channels, servers, and app commands.
- Message Request Inbox: Direct messages from people a user may not know are routed to a separate inbox by default, and access to modify this setting is limited to age-assured adult users.
- Friend Request Alerts: People will receive warning prompts for friend requests from users they may not know.
- Stage Restrictions: Only age-assured adults may speak on stage in servers.
I don’t use any of those.
- Comment on Microsoft lost $357 billion in market cap as stock plunged most since 2020 1 month ago:
I would desperately love for companies to lose big on LLMs. The vast majority of users just don’t seem worth the huge energy costs. I do think there are a number of worthwhile ML applications that could make the world better, but I have little faith that they’ll be allowed to unless they generate big profits.
- Comment on 1 month ago:
Great idea: shoot the messenger
- Comment on Why are they different shapes? 1 month ago:
Where I am, they’re very often cut into rounds and served with a meal.
- Comment on Why are they different shapes? 1 month ago:
I have not and stand corrected
- Comment on Why are they different shapes? 1 month ago:
Apparently it’s just not a thing where I am. I’ve seen them used for little hors d’oeuvre things, but not for a meal-type sandwich.
I stand corrected.
- Comment on Why are they different shapes? 1 month ago:
The sandwich bread is mass produced, baked in racks of loaf pans, designed to give very consistent and convenient slices for making sandwiches.
The second pic is the way many people prefer to bake a more rustic loaf. The dough is just placed on a flat sheet, so there’s much more crust, and it can just rise however it does. It’s less convenient for sandwiches.
No baguettes aren’t used for sandwiches, they’re used to serve bread with the meal. If you’re eating dinner, you don’t really want a slice of sandwich bread, you want something more convenient to hold in your hand, dip in you pasta sauce, or whatever. Plus it has a higher ratio of crust to insides, which can be nice.
- Comment on Dell admits consumers don’t care about AI PCs 2 months ago:
I was kind of looking at the OnePlus Watch 3
- Comment on Dell admits consumers don’t care about AI PCs 2 months ago:
I care about AI PCs in that I actively do not want one. It’s not that I’m indifferent.
I’m looking for an android smart watch and I’m annoyed at how many come with interactive AI, which I also do not want.
- Comment on What common American habits do people find quietly annoying? 2 months ago:
I’m American, but I’ve heard in a lot of countries they hate how we start talking to someone who is still kind of far away. Like when your friend is approaching from the other direction and you say “Hey, how’s it going?” but you have to talk more loudly because he’s several paces away.
- Comment on 94.3° F 2 months ago:
It does seem so. Cats’ internal temp is a bit warmer than ours - like 101 or 102F. Lots of blood vessels near the surface in a butthole, so it’s warmer than most other areas, though would expect it to be slightly cooler than internal. Not 8 degrees cooler though.
- Comment on Why does everyone put celery in soup stock? 2 months ago:
Because it’s a very popular, traditional ingredient in a lot of soups. You would have the same problem if you didn’t like onions or carrots.
- Comment on Why does everyone put celery in soup stock? 2 months ago:
I don’t care for crunch in soup, but a like the celery flavor. I’ve added celery seeds to things I don’t want actual celery in. I’ll make stock with celery, onions, and carrots, and then strain them out.