toynbee
@toynbee@lemmy.world
- Comment on Do you read analog clocks to the exact minute? How do you do this quickly? 8 hours ago:
Proudly so!
- Comment on Do you read analog clocks to the exact minute? How do you do this quickly? 12 hours ago:
Honestly, I can read a binary clock more quickly than I can an analog one.
But to actually answer, I usually try to get within 2 minutes, since the time may change while I’m trying to remember which hand is which.
- Comment on Doctors hate these simple tricks. 1 day ago:
The doctor we saw was very progressive, according to her staff. (Apparently she thinks birthing should be done in whatever way makes the mom most comfortable, from traditional to water birth to once even on the floor.)
Before we even started the process, either that doctor or one of the nurses - I forget which - said “if it is a boy, do you want him to be circumcised?” We answered in the negative and the question was not subsequently asked again. That was just shy of six years ago.
- Comment on Doctors hate these simple tricks. 1 day ago:
Good on you for sticking to your principles!
- Comment on Doctors hate these simple tricks. 1 day ago:
I recently learned that, while a sibling is uncircumcised, the hospital still charged for a circumcision. Our mom apparently called to dispute the charge and, though this was well before I was born so I can’t vouch for its veracity, eventually convinced the hospital to yield by saying “no, you didn’t circumcise him and I’ve got the foreskin here to prove it!”
- Comment on human geography 2 days ago:
My mom, who grew up as the seventh generation of her family in Maryland, said “the devil is beating his wife.”
- Comment on 7 years later, Valve's Proton has been an incredible game-changer for Linux 2 days ago:
If you have a particular game in mind you can check protondb.com, which tries to cover both Proton compatibility and Deck compatibility.
- Comment on Who decides when and where you work? The battle is raging in Whitehall, and the result may affect us all 2 days ago:
What’s this now?
- Comment on Vanilla comes from beans 3 days ago:
That’s true! However, that’s probably harder to fit in a Viral Song.
- Comment on Vanilla comes from beans 3 days ago:
Did you know that cashews come a fruit?
- Comment on Is this one book or two? 5 days ago:
Correct.
- Comment on Is this one book or two? 5 days ago:
Nice - when I finish the next eleven books, I’ll be sure to look into it.
I think those two are somewhere in this stack but it’s hard to compare them from the spines. Also, here’s a picture of my late mom.
- Comment on Is this one book or two? 5 days ago:
True facts! Especially because there’s so much of it.
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- Comment on They'd just appear out of nowhere 6 days ago:
- Comment on Just a reminder that our planet is currently the coolest it will ever be in our, and our children's lifetimes. 1 week ago:
I’m so torn on whether to upvote this.
- Comment on Standing desks are like gym memberships. Plenty of people (and offices) pay for them but never use them 1 week ago:
I got one then, the week after it arrived, I broke my ankle. It hasn’t really properly healed in three years so, while I’ve tried, I can’t really stand long enough for the desk to be useful in standing configuration.
- Comment on THIS is true wisdom 1 week ago:
I think I need “kitty” to have three syllables before I can enjoy that.
- Comment on THIS is true wisdom 1 week ago:
I definitely don’t like that word.
- Comment on It's just science. 1 week ago:
Yes.
- Comment on Which way? 1 week ago:
TIHI
- Comment on I hope you like TICKS 1 week ago:
In case you’re interested, I believe post10 is primarily in property management now, which gives them the financial freedom and free time to do all the stuff they do in their videos.
The YouTube channel started (at least when I came upon it) with them clearing beaver dams out from culverts (using their knowledge from the public works you referenced to determine whether doing so was both safe and legal). Once that demonstrated itself to be surprisingly popular, they started adding videos about other stuff. Personally, I like the camping videos the most.
Caveat: I’ve done no research whatsoever other than watching their videos.
Thank you for your service!
- Comment on Actors that have been the least believable scientist castings, I’ll start. 1 week ago:
Those two movies were fantastic. Army of One is another great.
- Comment on Larry Ellison Just Quietly Became the Most Powerful Man in America 1 week ago:
When I was a little kid I wrote a short story about how an owl and a t-rex were best friends but then the dinosaurs died out. In the story that’s why owls only say “who” - they’re asking who killed their friend.
- Comment on I hope you like TICKS 1 week ago:
post10?
- Comment on Cutting sucks 2 weeks ago:
Not something I expected to see six days later.
But gum seems achievable. I’m a lonely man. When can I expect you?
- Comment on Day 386 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing 2 weeks ago:
Whenever I introduce people to Adventure Time, there are a few episodes I recommend. They are generally episodes that don’t require much familiarity with the universe, though said familiarity would enhance the experience.
I encourage you to watch the show in whatever way seems beneficial to you, but if you want suggestions, I’m here for you.
- Comment on GET FISHBOARDED IDIOT 2 weeks ago:
Nerd.
- Comment on Day 386 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing 2 weeks ago:
Season 3 is just when it starts to get good.
I’m sorry if I’m telling you something you already know, but for reference: the creator of AT was explicitly “anti canon” for the first two seasons. In the third they started to be willing to tell a consistent, coherent story. It’s a rough start, but it gets better from there; I understand if you’re reluctant to dedicate more time, but IMHO it’s well worth it.
- Comment on Day 386 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing 2 weeks ago:
Hah - I get that. The show wasn’t around when I was a kid and, when I tried to start it as an adult, the first two seasons didn’t exactly encourage me to pursue it. I’m not normally okay with “it gets good in season three” type shows, but a friend convinced me to stick with it and I’m glad they did because it’s now among my favorite shows.
