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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Russell Brand faces new rape and sexual assault charges⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Which religion will he convert to this time?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TikTok is automatically taking down posts with the Epstein files⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  lol, thanks, that’s what I meant. That’s what I get for posting as I get on a plane :).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TikTok is automatically taking down posts with the Epstein files⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I see one rich asshole named larry ellison has begun to fulfill his purpose.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why isn’t "Democrats would never get away with this" seen as a problem for the left?”⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh come on now, the dems give everyone other side a pass. Look at Al Franken, what he did was way worse than anything in the Epstein files and got off scott free.

  Er, wait…that is what happened, right?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We Won't Be Covering ModRetro Products Moving Forward⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Why do people keep giving palmer lucky money? Do they see his name and just feel like it needs to be self fulfilling?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨everyone warning!!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I was going off about passwords last week because of exactly this kind of shit. Who in the goddamned fuck needs a pringles.com account.

  We live in insane times.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why does everyone put celery in soup stock?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, the reason is that it’s one of the main ingredients of mirepoix, and most people don’t find it offensive. It’s one of those background flavors that you don’t pick out, but is part of the typical base.

  What I’m getting at is that if you don’t like it, just don’t use it. It’s there because whoever made it, decided to put it in.

  Now, I’m sure there are all kinds of explanations about the enzymes, and the fiber and so on, but it’s soup, doesn’t have to be complicated. Just delicious :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why does everyone put celery in soup stock?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Celery is genuinely one of my favorite parts of soups that use them. I LOVE the flavor or celery, and it is even better when it picks up the rest of the flavors of the dish.

  To answer yours and the other questions about “why this ingredient”, the answer is very simple. Some people like it.

  If you don’t, then don’t use it, problem solved.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨102%⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Sorry to be the one to break it to you, but the US is filled with shitty people.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨An Apple fan says they lost '20 years of digital life' after using an Apple gift card⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Sounds like a hell of a system that puts mine to shame. I’m impressed fellow self hoster :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨An Apple fan says they lost '20 years of digital life' after using an Apple gift card⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I completely agree, that why I said I don’t blame the guy, was just doing what Apple encouraged him and all of us to do.

  My comment was more meant as advice. Apple definitely should be making this right, BUT this is also a good eye opener for the rest of us.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨An Apple fan says they lost '20 years of digital life' after using an Apple gift card⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not blaming the guy, but he seems smart enough that he should have known better. Data isn’t secure if it’s in a single location, he gave up control and the inevitable happened.

  I do not trust anyone with my data, the more important, the more sure I am that I have copies in several locations, including ones that are entirely in my control. My photos exist on multiple devices, cloud, my selfhosted immich server and my offline backup. Same with documents and other important data. My ripped movie collection is not backed up since I have the physical media.

  Do not give up control, the systems are all setup to give you the illusion of security, but then this kind of thing happens. Maybe I’m extra paranoid since I’ve been the victim of identity theft but I’m comfortable with my level of paranoia.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Had enough of having to change it every 3 months⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Sure, but I still think there should be a way to do this without the need. Password managers are fine, again, not upset with them but still, it should be easy enough to not need one, at least for a normal person.

  A lot of this is due to dealing with my elderly parents. They have so much of their lives reliant on services, but they are no longer capable of even figuring out a password manger. Even for important shit, there should be a better way to do this than having to keep track of hundreds of pieces of information. Passwords shouldn’t even be a thing we ever need to use unless we need to break glass. There are methods out there that work, but it’s so disjointed but also interconnected.

  Honestly, no idea how it could be solved other than through legislation maybe. Fat fucking chance with the way the world currently works.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Had enough of having to change it every 3 months⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh, agreed, I do this as well. Again though, so much bullshit, why should we need dozens or hundreds of email addresses?

  I feel like everyone is so used to needing accounts for everything, it’s just accepted as a given. When you go to the store to purchase a newspaper, should we have to bring our passport?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Had enough of having to change it every 3 months⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree, and I do use an open source one, but I disagree that we need to identify ourselves for everything. You can’t even look at a resturaunt menu anymore without signing up for an account. Everything is gate kept behind an account, and those accounts are all so interconnected that when one is compromised, it might for multiple and often you will never know (and I’m talking about password reuse).

  Password managers are a good solution to the problem, I’m not mad at them, I’m mad at the problem that necessitates them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Had enough of having to change it every 3 months⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The fact that modern life basically requires a third party app to prevent instant identity theft and fraud is a real problem.

  The real problem is that every fucking service in the world is just there to scrape data. I don’t need to logon and provide my every detail to check the local weather, I shouldn’t have to give my social security number to play video games…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Libraries are cool⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I love this idea. Libraries should provide free hosting for people in the community.

  Im all about democratizing the internet, and im all about self hosting. Libraries could be just what we need for that.

  Brilliant idea my friend.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨True⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have, but they wouldn’t take a fist born, nor magic beans…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨True⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I try to keep one or two near collections at all times. Makes me feel like someone cares…

  This is a joke (although I am often behind on bills).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The less complicated life of a male⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I use Dr. Bronners hemp peppermint for everything. Soap, shampoo, toothpaste, dish soap, dog shampoo, hell, I once washed my car with it.

  Ok, so I only use it as toothpaste while camping, but still, I could.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ever go back to your old job just to visit friends and see THIS?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s true. I have had a good number of jobs, I come, work on things, make improvements, then move on when I’ve grown or they are in a better spot. I honestly thought I was the guy coming in to help fix things and then move on once things are stable.

  Instead, I have created a series of opportunities for them to blame the last guy to leave.

  No matter how good of a job you do, unless you are there to remind folks, they will forget and use the easy scapegoat. I’m still very popular with the folks I worked with on the ground, but management types are primarily after someone else to blame…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In reversal, Trump supports House vote to release Epstein files⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think this is a desperate Hail Mary. That fucker has been banging the “democrat hoax” line and hopes this bolsters his case. Because the criminal occupying office is going to be all over the files and he’s desperately hoping he can convince his base the entire thing is made up by dems. It will absolutely work for the cult so it really just depends on how many true believers are left in positions of power.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it gay to have pleasurable sex with your wife?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Given the grindr stats that follow them wherever they go, this seems plausible.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Truth is way more fucked up than fiction⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The irony is that THIS is the deep state the fuckers have been looking for. Just the the 2nd amendment folks though, their rhetoric is just that, rhetoric and was NEVER going to lead to the solutions they preached.

  The only value that side shares is bootlicking authority.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When we eat the billionaires, we should spare Gabe Newell? No?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  These is. I such thing as a good billionaire. There are billionaires who might be temporarily aligned with you but make no mistake none of them will love you back…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I hate it when people use pictures showing the condiments only on top of a hot dog.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Apparently in parallel, not series.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨one bright second⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Honestly, this factoid is the closest thing to a real Total Perspective Vortex in hat I’ve ever felt.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Something I couldn’t help but notice today. I work from home most days at my current job, but I’m in this week. I’m the sort of person who always looks strangers in the eye and says hello, or just a smile and nod… today as I walked through the buildings to get lunch, not one single person acknowledged me. I almost always get at least a few responses or at least a smile. Today, nothing, every single person stared at the floor, or intentionally looked away when made eye contact.

  I get that there are folks uncomfortable with such interactions, and so I am not offended or upset if I don’t get a response, but despite being surrounded by people, I don’t remember feeling more alone.

  Just wanted to share, seems relevant.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cloudflare Tunnel?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m in the same boat. I love that it makes self hosting easier for me. It does what I need and even gives me a small extra measure of security. I admit, I use it because I’m lazy, I could do it without Cloudflare and do for some services. So, I figure if it truly becomes urgent or intolerable I can drop it from the stack.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do conservatives define being fascist solely as "being violent?"⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  which is a nonconformist

  Thank you for this, it puts it in terms that make a lot of sense. This really helps explain a phenomenon I see so often. I know a few folks who are certainly not pro-trump, but are very anti-political. I’ve been told that I need to shut up, and things would be fine once the next election rolls around.

  These folks might not like what’s happening, but they are fine conforming to it.

  Maybe it’s a me problem, but I think it’s going to take a little more work than the bare minimum.