swordgeek
@swordgeek@lemmy.ca
- Comment on Would it be weird of me to send friend requests to old friends I knew in school 15 years ago? 6 days ago:
Speaking as a guy approaching 60, I say get in touch.
It iis so easy to lose friends, and increasingly harder to make new ones as we age. Hold onto those who knew you best. Maybe some won’t survive and maybe you’ll become closer friends with those you didn’t know that well, but make the effort, and do it now.
- Comment on By technical standards were 3D TVs impressive, Why didn't they catch on back then? 1 week ago:
3D has tried to be a thing for well over half a century, and failed every time.
from red/blue disposable glasses to modern headsets, it has always beem a niche for two fundamental reasons:
- The cost to produce content
- The inconvenience to view it
It’s trivial to throw a movie on while you’re folding laundry or cooking. Watching 3D means putting on a device that (currently) prevents you from doing anything else, the Sitting and Watching. And the content is some degree of unwatchable without that.
- Comment on When you wake up, how long does it take for your brain's "OS" to "resume from hibernation"? 3 weeks ago:
It varies like crazy for me.
I’m an insomniac, and some nights after being up for a while, I’ll fall asleep again within an hour of the alarm. Those days, I struggle to focus enough to sit up, and force myself to move in a minute or two.
Other times my eyes will flick open and I’ll be in full awake mode almost instantly. Some of that was trained behavious from when I was on-call.
- Comment on Why do some people make such a big deal over ages of someone's account on here? 3 weeks ago:
Ignoring the gatekeepers and the people watching for trolls, there’s one other aspect: a lot of people are posting their account anniversaries not to brag, but to celebrate - celebrate leaving the toxic world behind.
- Comment on What's the name of this 80s song sang by a solo female singer? I only remember her saying "nothing really maaaa-tters" or "nothing truly maaaatt-ers". Has a vibe like I Feel For You by Chaka Kahn 3 weeks ago:
It doesn’t fit all of your criteria, but Platinum Blonde’s “It Doesn’t Really Matter” comes to mind.
- Comment on Do you have a flagship phone or a car that's 2021/newer but are struggling financially? 3 weeks ago:
Bye, troll.
- Comment on What types of cleaning products do you *really* need to clean the bathroom? 3 weeks ago:
- Bleach + water (~1tbsp/L)
- Vinegar + water (1:1)
- Toilet bowl cleaner
- Tub & Tile cleaner
- Lots of rags
90% of my bathroom cleaning is done with the bleach and vinegar solutions (but DO NOT MIX them!!! Use separate rags, etc.) Toilet bowl cleaner is good for the angled bottle and the bluing is absolutely worthwhile.
Tub & Tile cleaner is good for hard deposits, but doesn’t really get brought out very often.
If there was anything else I’d add, it would be a general purpose light cleaner - despite the name, Windex is ideal for almost everything else.
Also, add something like Mr. Clean into this list and you have everything you need to clean your entire house forever.
- Comment on Do you have a flagship phone or a car that's 2021/newer but are struggling financially? 3 weeks ago:
Did you create an account just to be sanctimonious and superior?
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
I’m 56, and I don’t have any answers.
Any upward momentum at work stopped for me. I’m slowly descending into alcoholism and sloth. The more I do to maintain the household, the less that everyone else does.
There’s a reason that financially comfortable, socially stable, middle-aged men have a ridiculously high suicide rate.
The worst part - the VERY worst part - is that even after I retire, I don’t see any improvement. I’m going to be slaving away at an attempt to maintain a modest life until the day I die.
- Comment on Did y'all ever felt curious about your parent's past? If your relationship with parents isn't close, how does one get their parent's story without making the interaction awkward? 3 weeks ago:
When they mention it, say “tell me more.” Or ask them to write it down.
- Comment on what is the equivalent of somatic exercises for the mind? 5 weeks ago:
That sounds like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Also, meditation trains some of this.
- Comment on What do you call the beleif that gods are just higher beings on other planes of existence? 5 weeks ago:
Lots of good answers here, but what do you mean by ‘other planes of existence’?
- Comment on Are there good Movies, TV Shows, Anime, with wholesome family (particularly parent-child) relations? 1 month ago:
The Incredibles and Inside Out both portray realistic, flawed, loving family dynamics. As a parent, they’re hard and beautiful to watch.
- Comment on Have Fallout 4 and New Vegas again, say Bethesda, and also a release date for Fallout 76's Burning Springs 1 month ago:
Yeah no.
- Comment on What are some good uses the new ballroom can have after the Trump regime is over? 1 month ago:
I’m not convinced it’s going to survive the civil war that is required to get Trump and his cronies out of power.
- Comment on How does Edward Scissorhands pee? 1 month ago:
Very very.
Very.
Carefully.
- Comment on Does anyone else notice an up tick in hostility on Lemmy lately? 1 month ago:
I think part of it at least is reaching a critical mass.
Lemmy was definitely a collection of relatively like-minded geeks at the start. Even when we disagreed on issues, we all agreed that we needed to work together to make the community grow.
Now that it’s grown to a respectable size, there are more dissenting opinions as well as less tolerance for dissent; and more to the point, there is space for absolutely vile content that used to get choked out. Now to stop this sort of thing, the ‘old-timers’ are more likely to say "shut the fuck up, sit the fuck down, and behave!!!’ before they can get a solid foot hold.
Meanwhile, the worst of those people are feeling both entitled and persecuted, and shouting their garbage louder than ever.
This happens everywhere that gets to a certain size. I remember when reddit stopped feeling like a secret community and more like a warehouse.
Of course, there are other reasons that people have mentioned below: The world is tired, worn out, and PISSED OFF at the half that disagree with them. The president of the United States has broken every rule of diplomacy, grace, and civility that people tended to follow in social life. Social Media has made it far easier (too easy) to dehumanize people and turn them into a one-dimensional pastiche of their posted opinions.
And we’re facing the destruction of the planet, genocide, and the global resurrection of fascism.
The world is getting worse, I’m afraid. I really wish it wasn’t true and I spent a lot of time emphasizing the good to my mom before she died; but honestly, it’s getting worse.
- Comment on Does having to hold down a comment to open a downvote prompt make it less likely for you to downvote? 1 month ago:
Not for me.
I try not to downvote, either because it’s someone else’s (different) opinion, or because a reply would be more effective.
When a downvote is actuallu warranted, the extra step is minor.
Still, I quite like it. The effort delta between up and down votes acts as a reminder that we are better off building each other up, rather than tearing each other down.
- Comment on When We Sleep Our Mind Creates A World In Dream Then Can't We Believe The Power Of The God? Human Birth Is To Attain The Supreme 2 months ago:
I don’t come across a lot of evangelical Hindus.
Seems they’re just as crazy as any other evangelical.
- Comment on [serious] when was the last time Donald Trump went swimming, has he ever swam? 2 months ago:
Why do you ask?
- Comment on Why do we still joke about setting up old wooden guillotines? 2 months ago:
If it’s about sending a message, then the item itself is the conveyor of the message, not an unrecognizable but more efficient substitute. The guillotine is a recognisable symbol of people rising up and seizing power from the criminal ruling class. It is a warning and a threat.
If you plan on actually executing people, then sure - optimize all you want, or just go with a bullet to the brain.
But as a symbol, the guillotine is powerful.
- Comment on Does being a ‘hero’ mean you are a perfect person? 2 months ago:
Of course not.
If a fictional character is a perfect hero, then you’re either writing for five year olds or a terrible author.
- Comment on Street racers are not criminals 2 months ago:
Sorry, yes they are.
The difference between “Reckless Endangerment” and “Criminal Negligence Causing Death” is one tiny slip. If you’re guilty of the former, you should be aggressively prevented from being the latter. Impound your vehicles, suspend your license for life, and fines in the six-figures.
If you’re street racing, I hope you only kill yourself.
- Comment on Are Street Racers "bad people"? 2 months ago:
Motorcyclist here. Pretty much everything I say except stunting is also applicable to car drivers as well.
Speed is so damned much fun, especially on two wheels. Hit the straight and twist that throttle, and you are GONE!!!
That said, we have a name for people who do that on the streets - squids. They are the bane of our community, and give us a bad reputation in the general population.
Want to go fast? Hit up a track day and get some instruction to go with it. Or book some track time just to unwind. Or maybe - just maybe (depending on your local circumstances), find a paved secondary highway with no traffic.
But street racing? Stunting? Showing off? GET THE FUCKING FUCK OFF THE FUCKING ROAD YOU FUCKING FUCK!!!
- Comment on The Sumud Flotilla Has Succeeded in Making Israel a Pariah 2 months ago:
Hot garbage. Israel has aggressively made themselves a pariah.
- Comment on Why are podcasters/vloggers suddenly holding tiny mics? 2 months ago:
That was a pretty wild ride! Despite an hour of in-depth discussion, it really seems to come down to an affectation.
- Comment on Why are podcasters/vloggers suddenly holding tiny mics? 2 months ago:
Which is really bizarre in a studio setting.
- Comment on Why are podcasters/vloggers suddenly holding tiny mics? 2 months ago:
OK, before asking this question, I was merely baffled. Now after this video, I hate holding tiny mics, hate tiktok and youtube content creators, and hate everything about the internet more than ever before.
- Comment on Is anyone NOT steaming their Music? 2 months ago:
I have a streaming service, but most of my music is physical. I have around 800 CDs and a comparable number of records. I also listen to the radio, seeing as how we have an actually great station
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