crank0271
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- Comment on How are Americans so outgoing and extroverted and how can I become the same? 15 hours ago:
We’re also stupid beyond belief. Have you considered removing your sense of shame and any semblance of introspection?
But on a more pragmatic note, I think a lot of comfort in (anything, but especially in) social situations requires putting in the repetitions and trying to model certain people or traits. Who do you aspire to resemble? I’ve always appreciated media with fast-paced, witty dialog. Sitcoms from the 90s (for example, Seinfeld or Friends, to name a couple); movies by, for example, Kevin Smith or Guy Ritchie, and just becoming more comfortable with the language. Read more, watch more, expand your vocabulary, learn and master figures of speech. Then find people to hang out with and practice. Go for coffee, or a walk, or a beer, and be candid with your companions about your desires to speak captivatingly and confidently.
- Comment on Google Worried It Couldn’t Control How Israel Uses Project Nimbus, Files Reveal 6 days ago:
Won’t someone think of the shareholders?!
- Comment on There it is, that funny feeling. 1 week ago:
Snake oil futures 🚀
- Comment on How do I decrease acne after shaving my face? 2 weeks ago:
I’ve always had pretty sensitive skin and trouble with razor burn and then ingrown hairs and acne after shaving. I’ve used everything from cheap single- and dual- blade generic, disposable razors to Mach 3 (and four- and five-blade razors with handles that you replace the cartridges on) to electric shavers (Norelco-style with the three round foils as well as the Braun-style straight foil) to eventually safety razors. I’ve actually had the best luck with safety razors and trying to find a routine and style of shaving that keeps my skin less angry, as well as using a blade that works for me.
A friend told me about Henson razors. They’re manufactured to really tight tolerances to keep the blade from slipping around while you’re pulling it across your face and I think the angle of the blade is different than most safety razors. It has been a night and day difference for me. I can actually shave faster and more haphazardly than before and I no longer cut myself shaving. And the best part is I no longer get razor burn, even when shaving against the grain. (Depending on the texture of your hair you may need the AL13-M model. I find that shaving pubic or body hair takes forever with their standard AL-13, but also it keeps you from cutting your balls off.)
- Comment on Auto sorting trash can 3 weeks ago:
So we all agree that it’s peak Silicon Valley.
- Comment on If we are in a simulation, maybe yawning is an animation glitch. 4 weeks ago:
Nice pet monkeys you’ve got there
- Comment on The pre burn 4 weeks ago:
He’s driving, of course.
- Comment on Free speech until you disagree with my support of fascism... 4 weeks ago:
Or you would if you were capable of rational thought
- Comment on Cucumbers taste like the white part of watermelons 4 weeks ago:
Yep, I have a friend who pickles watermelon rind. It’s delicious. I mean, it tastes like pickles and the texture is similar to cucumbers.
- Comment on Even his doctors are full of it 4 weeks ago:
May I ask what condition you’re treating with that therapy?
- Comment on That's normal, right? 5 weeks ago:
That’s intermittent fasting, right?
- Comment on Just this! But also more... 5 weeks ago:
I used to pass by a store that was a “Dollar and Up Store.” Which simply tells you that nothing in that store costs less than $1.
- Comment on 30 Years of PlayStation History Secured in Underground Vault with 650TB of Data | Retro Gaming News 24/7 1 month ago:
Is this vault… an Ikea?
- Comment on LinkedIn’s cofounder Reid Hoffman says seeking work-life balance is a red flag that you’re ‘not committed to winning’ 1 month ago:
Have you tried setting tile with your hands instead? Just a thought.
- Comment on What's the community for stuff like this? 1 month ago:
I don’t think we’d stand a chance fighting someone who’s basically pure testosterone.
- Comment on When Your Threat Model Is Being a Moron 1 month ago:
And by then they’ll already have declared martial law.
- Comment on Even the bravest retro gamer fears Sega Genesis' final form 1 month ago:
That’s because you didn’t hook up enough of them.
- Comment on You guys have to end it 2 months ago:
What if we’re too American to draw an appropriate conclusion from that?
- Comment on Alphabet's Google urges US government to avoid breaking up firm, source says 2 months ago:
This is cool - I hadn’t heard of it. This article describes it (while being suspiciously similar to the press release itself): newatlas.com/…/mahle-perfect-electric-motor/
- Comment on Alphabet's Google urges US government to avoid breaking up firm, source says 2 months ago:
What’s the last significant tech development you remember? They’re all just monopolistic lobbying firms.
- Comment on Saw this somewhere with Canada, fixed it 2 months ago:
Not just their old jobs. The jobs we don’t want and never had any desire to do.
- Comment on New Terms for Firefox from Mozilla 2 months ago:
I have really high hopes that Ladybird picks up the slack
- Comment on Sun God 2 months ago:
Wool socks are the best and I won’t be entertaining assertions to the contrary. Wool is temperature regulating, not just super thick and hot, so there are wool socks you can wear in the summer. They also don’t hold odor (bacteria) as much.
- Comment on How to effectively protest outside my House representative's office 2 months ago:
This is good advice. Each of us is a small force alone, but that force can be multiplied when we join forces with our comrades. In NY specifically, you may want to check out the Working Families Party: workingfamilies.org
They are represented on the ballot and typically endorse the more progressive Democratic candidates. They could have local resources to aid you with your protest and you may be able to gather additional protesters. You may also want to connect with your local mutual aid group as there are often politically progressive people involved with those.
- Comment on Chegg sues Google for hurting traffic with AI as it considers strategic alternatives 2 months ago:
May the shittiest company lose (before both being blasted into the sun)
- Comment on Dow drops 700 points for worst day of 2025 so far on new fears about economic growth: Live updates 2 months ago:
I’m fairly certain that investors were reacting to the question that guy on Lemmy posted yesterday.
- Comment on France runs fusion reactor for record 22 minutes 2 months ago:
That’s called McFusion
- Comment on Looked out the glass front door to see if my package had arrived. Just a dog turd. 2 months ago:
Kaleidoscopic
- Comment on What keeps Americans from being mad about the state of their country? 2 months ago:
For some reason your rhetorical question about fighting everyone reminded me of this very important quiz. Know thyself or something.
- Comment on Scanning the archives 2 months ago:
I don’t understand. Could you maybe put this all into picture format?