StrawberryPigtails
@StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org
- Comment on FTC chair Andrew Ferguson warns Google not to filter or suppress emails sent by Republicans over Gmail 8 hours ago:
There are things I can deal with and there are things I can not. I’m not about to waste precious resources worrying about things I can’t affect. I do my part when opportunity presents, but winter is coming, and Me and Mine are not yet prepared.
If you think you can change what is coming, then by all means, but I’ve got more pressing concerns at present.
- Comment on FTC chair Andrew Ferguson warns Google not to filter or suppress emails sent by Republicans over Gmail 1 day ago:
That’s fine. My filters will just continue sending them to /dev/null.
- Comment on fediverse/activitypub based linktree alternative 1 day ago:
First I’ve heard of that one. Nice. Looks like the same setup that Github Pages uses too, so should be easy to transfer the site if needed.
- Comment on fediverse/activitypub based linktree alternative 2 days ago:
You have more control, beyond that… It’s not. Better to fully self host it, but not everyone has the capability or interest in developing the capability to do that.
- Comment on fediverse/activitypub based linktree alternative 4 days ago:
Linktree is just a static site with a list of links. You could do the exact same thing using Hugo as a site builder and GitHub Pages for free hosting. All it would cost you is a custom domain name if you wanted one. Not sure activitypub brings anything useful to the table here.
- Comment on Do you read analog clocks to the exact minute? How do you do this quickly? 1 week ago:
I don’t generally read them to the minute very often. For the most part, 5 min increments are close enough for what I need, most of the time. If I do need a more precise time, I’m usually already closely watching the clock and it’s just addition (was 1341 when I started this, now it’s 1345.).
If I need to get the precise time, cold, than it’s as simple as: closest 5 min tick, then add or subtract minute ticks till you get to the minute hand
Eventually you get to the point where it’s not something you consciously think about. You just look at the clock and then pattern recognition takes over and you just know what time it is.
- Comment on Can you get shadowbanned on Lemmy? 2 weeks ago:
I can see this post from the SDF. I think you may just be having federation issues.
- Comment on what's the best material for wiping out a cast iron skillet? 2 weeks ago:
I tend to use a paper towel with a little bit of canola oil, after hand washing it lightly with soap and water.
My cast iron won’t win beauty pageants, but they are functional equipment, not wall decorations.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
From what I’ve noticed, “not figuring it out” is often either a question of fine motor coordination or poor ear training.
Other times it’s outlandish expectations from yourself. Your not going to be playing "Money for Nothing " by Dire Straits for a while, but something along the lines of “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley is probably achievable within your first week.
Fine motor control is mostly just a matter of practice. Use a metronome and start SLOW.
Ear training in this context is being able to map a sound in your head to a finger position on your instrument. Again practice, pick a simple melody and try to find that melody on your instrument.
As for what instrument. What do you want to play? You could get any instrument in the world, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t want to play that instrument.
I mostly play and teach guitar, you can easily get a reasonable instrument in the $300-$600 range. Sometimes cheaper.
Serviceable keyboards can be had for about $150.
- Comment on Could one legally get a hold of those bank bill dye security dye packs, dye your own legally obtained cash with it, and spend it places? Just to make people suspect you're secretly a bank robber. 4 weeks ago:
It’s probably mostly legal. Though they might hit you with defacing currency. Technically that’s still a crime, though I don’t think it’s been used in a while.
The dye is available to the general public so that part is easy. Given how trigger happy US law enforcement is, I wouldn’t recommend doing this. Sounds like overly complicated suicide.
- Comment on Recommendations for a version control system 4 weeks ago:
I use Forgejo for my private git repos but in all honesty, it’s massive overkill for my needs.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
Hmm, you’ve noticed that too?
If you pay attention, you’ll notice a few other indicators as well.
- Comment on Does the ping between your eyes and brain increase when you're tired? 5 weeks ago:
I like that description. I may borrow it the next time I’m asked to run a safety training.
To answer your question, yes. Your reaction time does slow down as you become more tired. The effect is similar to being very drunk. This fact is the basis for Hours of Service regulations in the US trucking industry.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3307962/
academic.oup.com/sleep/…/2749684
- Comment on Where are all the successful "red cities"? 5 weeks ago:
From what I’ve noticed, cities tend to be more liberal than rural areas. I can’t think of a major city off the top of my head that is a republican stronghold. I’ve got to go to work but I found these two links which may help.
- Comment on Password manager by Amazon 5 weeks ago:
So… It’s a password book? Like, pen and paper?Not the best choice for storing passwords, but I’d be more willing to do that than trusting Amazon not to hold my passwords hostage with a digital service by them.
- Comment on Iran Capable of Sustained War for 10 Years 1 month ago:
If he’s talking gorilla action, I can believe that. But on the flip side, if we’re talking a knock down drag out, Russia had the deepest weapon stockpiles in the world, and they couldn’t make it 3 years before they started running short on things. I’ve heard they’re craft building fpv drones to make up for the lack of precision strike munitions.
Also, didn’t Iran just get its tail handed to it due, in large part, to their inability to control their own airspace. They should pipe down.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
I have 6 domain renewal notices sitting in my Spam folder now.
Another recent one has been notices supposedly from my email provider saying it’s time to renew. That one almost got me.
I really wish GPG signing of emails had actually taken off. Would have solved this type of problem completely.
- Comment on 32, f. Are there any dating sites that are actually free and don't suddenly force me to pay to actually use the site? 1 month ago:
With the very big caveat that I’m 15 years out of date, you might see if OKCupid or Plenty O Fish are still around.
I would check for you but I’d rather not cause my wife to worry. I met her on OKCupid. If I remember correctly, searching was free but messages always were a paid service regardless of platform.
- Comment on If you have cut off mainstream music streaming, how do you discover new music or artists and songs like what you're listening frequently? 1 month ago:
MusicBrainz is an open source database of music. ListenBrainz is an open source service that captures your listening habits, if you’ve configured your music player (or Spotify) to use the service. It’s similar in nature to last.fm’s scrobbling.
ListenBrainz has a feature where once a week it will build a pair of playlists for you. One is stuff it is pretty sure you will like (based off of what tracks you have favorited) and the other is more… experimental. Stuff it’s not so sure you’ll like but is similar to things you have listened to and liked in the past.
- Comment on Can I learn how to "photoshop" images without PhotoShop^TM and also on my iPhone? 1 month ago:
Professionals use Adobe software because it is what they know and because it is the standard. But there is no reason you need to use Photoshop unless you are working with a company that requires Photoshop.
Photoshop is just an advanced image editor made by Adobe. On Windows, Mac and Linux, GIMP is probably the most well known alternative to Photoshop. It can do roughly 99% of the things that Photoshop can do, and, more than likely, far more than you are ever likely to need. Even as a professional image editor or artist.
I’m sure that there are several options for iOS, but I don’t know them by name.
- Comment on If you have cut off mainstream music streaming, how do you discover new music or artists and songs like what you're listening frequently? 1 month ago:
Recently, most of the music I’ve found has been something the Youtube algorithm has decided I need to listen to. Most recently it’s been the Andrew Sisters and before that it was SailNorth.
Other than that, ListenBrainz does a pretty good job of suggesting new music to listen to.
- Comment on With all the animals that die in the sea, is it possible they get pickled in there? 2 months ago:
I’m no expert in the field, but under the right conditions, possibly. But that would also be incredibly unlikely. The oceans are so full of life that something would feed on the remains, and even if not it would be more likely to decompose than be preserved. Bacteria is everywhere, including in the ocean, and bacteria is a significant component in decomposition.
I believe the brine solution we use for preserving food is a much higher salt concentration than sea water.
- Comment on [DHS]Threat to the United States. "Both hacktivists and Iranian government-affiliated actors routinely target poorly secured US networks and Internet-connected devices for disruptive cyber attacks." 2 months ago:
Gee! Who could have predicted that! /s
Personally, Iranians hacking a bunch of computer systems are probably the least of our worries now. Jim Salter posted an image that makes a good analogy. fosstodon.org/@jimsalter/114730060651034011
- Comment on Russia Responds to Israel's Strikes on Iran: 'Full-Scale War' Possible 2 months ago:
What’s Russia going to do? Threaten Israel with mean thoughts and curses? After 3 years of Ukraine fighting Russia to a standstill, that’s probably all they have left. They’ve already chewed through their Soviet “inheritance”.
- Comment on What editor or IDE do you use and why? 2 months ago:
Micro or Kate. My needs are simple. Occasionally if I need something more capable, I’ll use VScode
- Comment on [Opinion] We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink 2 months ago:
The only time the government is willing to spend money on space exploration ( or anything for that matter) is if they are trying to play a game of “Im better then you” with other nations.
We have a public space agency in the US and they have done jack all in maned space exploration since the end of the Apollo program. And what little they have done has been massively overpriced.
In my opinion , it’s best to have both public and commercial space flight programs. Greed in two different directions might actually accomplish something and I strongly believe that we need a STRONG space presence not just in our own solar system but in many systems throughout the galaxy for our own survival as a species.
- Comment on X launches E2E encrypted Chat 2 months ago:
Somehow I don’t believe them.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Where I live, roaches are particularly bad. Especially the tiny ones. The $100 I give to Terminex every quarter is probably the only bill I am very happy to pay. They do a good job.
- Comment on Plant shaming should be a thing 2 months ago:
Speaking for us living in Alabama, cockroaches, fire ants, and scorpions are the reason most of us happily pay for pest control services.
- Comment on Is Pop_OS! kind of bad? 3 months ago:
It could be both you and your PC.
Depending on your specs, the OS could be poorly configured for your setup.
As for the Distro itself, I’ve tried it but the default UI didn’t work for me. If I remember correctly, it was Gnome based at the time and I kept fighting its opinions on how I should be working.
Solved the problem by nuking the install and installing NixOS with the KDE6 desktop.