toynbee
@toynbee@lemmy.world
- Comment on Heh, poop. 1 day ago:
Yes.
Also, I like your username.
Also, your instance doesn’t really fit your comment.
- Comment on Heh, poop. 1 day ago:
I’m definitely sleep deprived because your username reminded me of Dresden Files because that’s where I learned the word insouciant.
- Comment on Consider this barrel thoroughly scraped 1 day ago:
- Comment on Pull to enter, you say? 1 day ago:
Nice! I try to be generally positive and uplifting on this account, but I admit I wish I’d thought of this joke. It’s a good one.
- Comment on Pull to enter, you say? 1 day ago:
I’ve always been too terrified of bumping those to let the intrusive thoughts in.
The very first time I put my then-newborn to bed without anyone else present, I accidentally bumped the back/top of their head against the top frame of their bedding area. They made the saddest expression then started screaming their despair. Even if I hadn’t been worried about it before then, I don’t know that I’ve ever felt so much guilt or apologized so much, nor been so worried about long term consequences (to their development, not to myself).
Fortunately, they seem to be developing well and, though I can’t forget that happening, I very much doubt they even remember it to be upset.
- Comment on What happened 1 day ago:
The eggs are to go with the beans.
- Comment on Pee pee is never poo time. But poo time is always poo time. 3 days ago:
I, a man, once discussed this with a pair of women. I was surprised to learn this was the case for them. At the time I thought it was an anatomy difference, but I’m starting to worry I’m a mutant.
- Comment on Flipping the switch 3 days ago:
No wonder you do it twice a day.
- Comment on Flipping the switch 3 days ago:
My mom had kidney disease. She was on dialysis for a long time, meaning that for most of the night she was attached by catheter to a machine. My room was the closest to hers, so more than once she needed something in the middle of the night but was unable to travel far enough to get it, thus knocking on my door and requesting assistance. As I was a teenager at the time, at least once I was stoking my bram.
- Comment on Kanye ass idea 4 days ago:
Their name is Legion.
- Comment on Fresh 6 days ago:
You have done a much better job of explaining than anticipated and I hereby express my gratitude.
- Comment on Fresh 6 days ago:
It’s not surprising that it could be deadly, but I was always told the reason was olfactory in nature.
Wait … Explain the ninja turtles!
- Comment on Fresh 6 days ago:
My friend posited that the amount in the sewers would be likely to be less than that in the ambient air and therefore worth attempting if desperate.
I don’t know much of anything about sewers, but you don’t really smell things around manholes, do you? (My anosmia prevents me from answering this with confidence.) If not, it would make sense to presume there’s some kind of seal on them. If that’s the case, the outlet would be the primary inlet for gas. I don’t know enough about gas attacks or drainage to say whether that’s a problem.
If I’m ever unable to breathe ambient air or escape the area, I’ll try to remember to attempt this and get back to you.
- Comment on Fresh 6 days ago:
Nice.
- Comment on Fresh 6 days ago:
When I was first informed that this was possible, it was suggested as a way to get breathable air if your city suffered a gas attack or similar.
- Comment on Lara Croft games are the nightmare of any real archaeologist, biologist and paleontologist. 6 days ago:
But the 99 keeps telling me how great he is!
- Comment on (Technology Connections) Closed captions on DVDs are getting left behind [33:46] 6 days ago:
In those situations I usually enable 1.5x.
- Comment on If it ain’t broke… 1 week ago:
Just because she’s leading in a disappointing manner doesn’t mean she’s not leading, to be fair.
- Comment on If it ain’t broke… 1 week ago:
TIL
Forbes revised its estimate of Holmes’s net worth to zero
Ouch.
Fortune named her in its feature article on “The World’s 19 Most Disappointing Leaders”.
Ouch again. Maybe consistent fashion isn’t the path to popularity?
- Comment on the 'it' in 'it snows' doesn't refer to anything 1 week ago:
Whether it’s cold or whether it’s hot, there will be weather, weather or not.
- Comment on If it ain’t broke… 1 week ago:
Gotcha.
- Comment on If it ain’t broke… 1 week ago:
Sure, but I don’t think that’s impacted by acknowledging their clothing decisions.
- Comment on If it ain’t broke… 1 week ago:
Also Mark Zuckerberg.
- Comment on Is it OK to leave device chargers plugged in all the time? An expert explains 1 week ago:
Yes.
- Comment on Worm time 1 week ago:
What is the worm question?
- Comment on get back, swine! 1 week ago:
Ah, didn’t have Black Mirror on the viewing list?
- Comment on Does the average person know markdown? 1 week ago:
XcQ, link stays blue.
- Comment on Does the average person know markdown? 1 week ago:
I don’t know about “best,” as that probably varies per individual, but I always recommend reading at:
www.markdownguide.org/getting-started/
and if you want to experiment in private, there are lots of live editors; locally I recommend Obsidian. If you don’t want to install anything, there are also in-browser options such as:
(I have not used this and so cannot comment on its quality, but at a glance it looks good)
- Comment on They're unstoppable 2 weeks ago:
Gotcha, thanks for clarifying!
- Comment on They're unstoppable 2 weeks ago:
I do?