SolarMonkey

@SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When we're home, we want people to think we're away. When we're away we want people to think we're home.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m always home and don’t care if solicitors know it. If they look in the window they walk past, they see me. I used to try to hide but now I just watch them.

  I have a no soliciting sign I wrote myself and taped to the door that says simply “no soliciting, no exceptions,”. If they knock or leave their shit on my door I report them to the company they came from, as that’s illegal in my area. I frame it as their canvassers needing up-training and remind the company that if it continues they are breaking the law each and every time, and if it happens again I won’t contact them about it, I’ll report it elsewhere. I submit the thing anonymously through whatever contact us portal they have and a bullshit email address, so they can’t tie it to an address.

  The only people who are legally allowed to knock are canvassers for political shit (and census people but that’s rare) so during election seasons I have a separate sign that says “I refuse to talk about politics with strangers. Go away and take your junk with you.”

  I don’t get bothered much. But I do see people walk up to my door, then leave, at least once a week.

  I’ve never had a problem with uninvited guests tho, as I’ve never ever had an open door policy for anyone. If I don’t expect you, you don’t come in. End of.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gives a mom a reason to live 5/5⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Ok but fr fr I have a chair thing like that (no tube ofc) and it’s the most ridiculously comfortable thing you could ever want to sit and be lazy on because if you fall asleep it’s still comfortable af. (It’s not a beanbag, it’s full of polyfill and foam block)

  Add alcohol to it and you’ll never get up, even if you don’t like wine.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Draw an arrow to each temperature⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, but that’s not one of the “options” in the list. If you misunderstood what was going on, the closest option is 29 increments, because 0-1 is the first and 29-30 is the last.

  It makes sense in a misunderstanding and making a logical guess sort of way. That’s how I took tests, too, and it works way more often than it doesn’t.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anna-mazing pun⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes!

  glitch

  Yes!

  glitch

  Yes!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨fake keepass repo on github⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Lactose intolerance is rough.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anna-mazing pun⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I can hear this picture.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Grinding all ways⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I spent longer than I care to admit trying to figure this out… and I’m still not confident I got it right.

  Are they saying they don’t date so they can work more (bread), the same way they get bread instead of coleslaw (arguably worth a lot more)?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t see how that refutes what I said about why people don’t want to pay for it…?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  lol ok, sure.

  In what way? Give examples plz.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Nobody wants to pay for all the little individual piecemeal services and shit, because it’s wildly expensive and inconvenient, and because they keep adding ads to the paid stuff anyway because greed, so what benefit is there to paying?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What was she thinking when she did this?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m super fun at parties, too! ;)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What was she thinking when she did this?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Have to disagree that it’s not a one-person hairdo. It’s a simple French braid. If she had the Barbie lay across her head with the legs pulled back so it was bent at the hips, she could very easily have done it herself and then positioned the Barbie, assuming she can French braid. You’d only need a couple rows of the braid in to hold it securely, at which point standing it back up would pull the legs closer together and tighten everything up so she could finish and have it held securely.

  (Source: had Barbies and can French braid my own hair)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨US popularity collapses worldwide in wake of Trump’s return⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  TankieYankie sounds extra mocking…?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Onion be onioning again⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It doesn’t. It takes soap to get silicone lube off.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Onion be onioning again⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Skill issue.

  Use silicone-based lube for water play.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unfair is what it is⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Popping my sternum in public is the highlight of existing some days. It’s loud, and alarming.

  I learned I could do it a decade back but it takes a super specific position that took me many more years to work out so I could do it on demand. Feels amazing.

  My hyper-flexibility is probably to blame for it, but it’s super fun :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows Is Adding AI Agents That Can Change Your Settings⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Is I/O in this context input/output? I’ve seen it used this way before but I’m not super techie so no clue.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Players Have Too Many Options to Spend $80 on a Video Game⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for taking the time to write all that out for me! I appreciate it and I’ll look into some of those!

  Have a great day, friend!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Players Have Too Many Options to Spend $80 on a Video Game⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Out of those I’ve devoted a ton of time to rimworld and oxygen not included, are any of the others on your list similar, or others you’d recommend for someone who likes them? I tried dwarf fortress but I found it to be… not my bag. I didn’t get very far into it tho.

  (I do like mods, so that’s an ok requirement)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some good examples of "Where the fuck do you go" kind of games?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I had a similar problem with ocarina of time (and lemme tell you having to run around in not one but multiple times was a… blast…)

  It was the first Gannon fight where you shoot the paintings… I’d never played a Zelda game before and it took me ages to give up and look it up (thankfully this was after the internet was born, and walkthrough sites were all over)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨China's latest flying car prototype showcases a breakthrough in urban air mobility, offering a glimpse into how low-altitude flight could soon integrate with everyday transport.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I would hope that by the time something like this launched to the general public, it would be a service rather than an expected purchase. Like self-driving-flying taxis.

  It doesn’t make sense to have everyone owning their own when they will probably be largely autonomous to avoid issues with individuals driving them (not that everyone owning a car makes sense either, but I digress), so the maintenance shouldn’t be an issue either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It happens...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I haven’t had quite that interaction, but I’m equally blasé about it. It’s literally just part of life.

  “In the past year have you had thoughts of suicide?”

  broad gesture if you haven’t you probably aren’t paying attention… but I’m apathetic, not active. Not that it would matter because when I was actively suicidal it took 6 fucking months to be seen by you chucklefucks…

  They always get that concerned face and I have to reassure -them-… like no it’s fine this is just normal for me…? I live with chronic pain, I live with chronic poor-ness, it’s just chronic life (and not the fun drug kind, even). I’m not into it, but I’m not actively thinking about doing anything about it, either. Doesn’t mean I want to be resuscitated if shit happens, tho… and I don’t… (any more chronic issues would be probably one too many, and then I’d get active…) I even know exactly what probably painless method I’d go with, because suffering is dumb. And it’s something I can act on quite literally any time I want with zero effort on my part other than going to the store, so that I’m still here is a great sign!

  My current doc (Va changes my doctors every couple years) was the absolute first, out of dozens of people I’ve told that to, who was like “ummm… that’s actively bad… so what is your mental health plan? (Told her I don’t have one, other than suck it up) I’m going to give you an open-ended referral to some outside groups who may be more able to help you, especially on short notice… I get why you don’t trust our mental health… so if you ever want that, just send me a message and I’ll put in the referral for you. Also here’s a list of non-profits that aren’t directly affiliated who may be better suited to help you…”

  Fwiw, whatever it is in your life that causes these things, I hope they stay at or below active-planning level. If you ever want someone totally random to vent to, my DMs are open, and I’ll reply with commiseration rather than gaslighting you about things not being that bad, because… well I get how pointless that would be 😜

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨“It Wouldn’t Be Surprising If, in Two Years’ Time, There Was a Film Made Completely Through AI”: Says Hayao Miyazaki’s Own Son⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m going to watch it anyway, so there.

  But as a brain cleanse, try little Emma. It’s not amazing, but it’s cute as hell. Itty bitty humans smaller than sentient racist livestock.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Sorry I can't read"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve had my uterus inflated with saline for a specific screening ultrasound. They inserted like maybe 10cc, 5 at a time, so not a lot of volume, and obviously it was liquid. I’ve never been pregnant or anything, and I’m not sure if that would make a difference, but that was the single most painful experience of my life. And I get migraines and have major back problems.

  So the thought of not only penetrating the cervix (which is bad enough) but then having something solid enter the uterus (the logical conclusion of penetrating the cervix)? Holy gods no.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there any games you don't play as it was intended to be played? If so, what game and how?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I felt that way about blitzball in final fantasy 10 (I think). Never finished the actual game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not today⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The trick I’ve found over years of people-Ing as the person working is to always end with a statement that can either be turned back with ”you too!” without being awkward, or warrants something other than an autopilot response.

  Thanks for stopping in, have a great night

  Enjoy your meal and if you need anything just let me/us know

  Don’t forget to tell your friends about us, and have a great day

  Etc.

  That way it’s totally fine for them to autopilot the pleasantries and they won’t feel cringey after.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which game is it?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Definitely mine too. It doesn’t even run faster than 1x… which is sucky slow but my own fault for having too many livestock animals to support my ~60 pawns… (peaceful gets very out of control if you let it) but now I have an outpost mod and as soon as all my kids are adults, most of them are gone.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Athena spacecraft declared dead after toppling over on moon⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, I would too, just to see if the moon is special.

  I mean look, scientists (and random bored people) for hundreds upon hundreds of years did the same thing. Tasted things, consumed things to see what they do…

  Has anyone smoked the moon yet? No. So we don’t actually know. We can speculate it does nothing, but we don’t know.

  Maybe snort moon dust? Probably more practical.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘The tyranny of apps’: those without smartphones are unfairly penalised, say campaigners⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I switched thermostats due to the old one failing, and getting a basic smart thermostat was required for a hefty rebate that basically made it free… and the one I have now, the app thought my not-major-brand phone was a tablet. I couldn’t hit the button to turn down the heat, only up, because it was cut off due to scaling.

  So yeah, requiring apps for interface is bad. Even if you are willing to use it there’s so freakin many various versions of android that it’s guaranteed to not work properly for a whole swath of people, mostly those on budget devices.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dont worry everyone, this is just an example. Rick Astley has not given us up.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think that’s the one inverted color pic that is still widely recognizable by basically everyone, while not being someone particularly famous in a widely applicable way (Einstein and Marilyn Monroe are the only other two I can think of with iconic enough single-frame images to be able to be likewise recognized, but I’m open to other examples!)