AFKBRBChocolate
@AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world
Yet another refugee who washed up on the shore after the great Reddit disaster of 2023
- Comment on 4ish years ago when I bought a house I was convinced not to get a house inspection, would it be crazy to get one now just to make sure it's all good? 11 hours ago:
When you buy a used car through a private party, you have a mechanic check it over for two reasons:
- You want to make sure you aren’t overpaying (because repairs are needed)
- You want to make sure it’s safe and doesn’t need immediate maintenance
It’s the same for a house. The first one is moot: you already bought it and can’t go back. But the second one still applies - it would be good to get it looked over.
- Comment on I need to wake up early 21 hours ago:
I use a Fitbit flex 2 for that purpose. I doubt they make that model anymore, but probably make something similar. The flex 2 is just a little lozenge-shaped thing that tracks movement, can vibrate, and has a few little lights. The app let’s you set alarms (you turn it off by tapping it). I also have mine set to vibrate when I get a text message or a phone call in case I’m someplace noisy and don’t hear it.
- Comment on xkcd #2931: Chasing 6 days ago:
Okay, but now I want to chase an ice cream truck with a convoy of vehicles…
- Comment on What happens to those who are severely disabled while in prison? 1 week ago:
My understanding is that jail is where you go when you’re awaiting trial for something or being held pending charges. Prison is where you go as punishment when you’ve been convicted.
- Comment on Here’s How That Disney 360° Treadmill Works 1 week ago:
That’s a shame. I never played it. My kid did/does, but rarely.
- Comment on Here’s How That Disney 360° Treadmill Works 1 week ago:
Kind of a shame that the pandemic was so soon after. I wonder how much it affected the game’s popularity.
- Comment on Here’s How That Disney 360° Treadmill Works 1 week ago:
Really interesting video. I can imagine playing an MMORPG where you get around by actually walking and running. Suddenly the biggest computer geeks would be super fit.
- Comment on Autonomous excavator constructs dry stone wall 1 week ago:
No, I get it, I just think it would be cool to build a structure that way. You’d have to fill in the gaps, but people made lots of buildings like that once upon a time.
- Comment on Autonomous excavator constructs dry stone wall 1 week ago:
That’s actually pretty cool. I’d like to see them use it to make a building.
- Comment on Aged Like Milk 1 week ago:
there’s no way to confirm those deaths are all “covid” related; I
Okay, the number of excess deaths (more deaths than usual) had a curve like that - what do you think was responsible? At the time that people were filling hospitals with respiratory issues and testing positive for COVID? Why do you think doctors were putting COVID as the cause of death?
You seem like someone who has accepted a narrative that COVID wasn’t so bad and are willing to ignore the mounds and mounds of data that says otherwise.
- Comment on Aged Like Milk 1 week ago:
That’s simply bullshit. You can’t snap your fingers and get medical staff. Nurses were getting giant pay increases because there weren’t enough of them. Doctor’s and nurses were also getting COVID at an alarming rate, which was taking many of them out.
I didn’t know where you’re getting your information, but you’ve been misinformed.
- Comment on Phones have unique phone numbers, why dont computers have unique computer-numbers? 1 week ago:
Though the same is true for phone numbers
- Comment on Aged Like Milk 1 week ago:
No, we for sure cannot. The number one cause was lack of staff - we ended up having nurses tend to several patients each instead of two or three. There were people who were really sick and the were simply not enough beds for them.
- Comment on Aged Like Milk 1 week ago:
You have a lot of misunderstandings here. The things people did to combat COVID, especially the social distancing and mask wearing, were even more effective against the flu.
And though people do due of the flu, COVID dwarfed those deaths. Here’s a chart showing flu deaths and COVID deaths for the first couple years.
- Comment on This is not a stereogram. If you look at it a certain way it will not resolve into anything. 2 weeks ago:
Yeah, I can totally see the cut-away looking image, but I can’t tell what it is
- Comment on conservation 2 weeks ago:
The only reason to be concerned would be if they thought, down the line, they’re be lonely and unhappy because they didn’t build a friend circle now. But clearly they have at least one friend, who apparently cares.
We have no obligation to do what other people think will make us happy, only we know what makes us happy.
- Comment on The miracle of childbirth 2 weeks ago:
It sounds very much like that. Maybe worse.
- Comment on The miracle of childbirth 2 weeks ago:
Hey, the cartoon dog did warn us.
- Comment on The miracle of childbirth 2 weeks ago:
For those curious, from Wikipedia:
Giving birth is difficult for female hyenas, as the females give birth through their narrow clitoris, and spotted hyena cubs are the largest carnivoran young relative to their mothers’ weight. During parturition, the clitoris ruptures to facilitate the passage of the young, and may take weeks to heal.
- Comment on NASA 4 weeks ago:
People are complaining about pics from the ISS? I thought they must be talking about Mars or something. ISS pics are usually amazing.
- Comment on NASA 4 weeks ago:
400 km?
- Comment on I bought frozen BBQ eel and the best before date says LJ349. What does this mean? 4 weeks ago:
Chinese dates have two word years that equate to animals (see the options on this date converter), but they don’t have an ‘L’ sound, so none of them are going to start with that. No clue unless it’s a typo.
- Comment on A face only a mother could love 1 month ago:
Yeah, usually with this kind of thing, once I get it it sticks. But with this one, if I stop working to see it right, it goes back to being a boar’s head.
- Comment on I feel so old. 1 month ago:
I’m an older guy - over 60 - and I absolutely love using slang that was popular before I was born. At work, I liberally say things like “swell,” “keen,” and “golly.” I’ve been doing it for years; when I started, everyone knew what I was doing (most laughed), but now there are a lot of folks who are young enough that they just assume it’s slang I grew up with, which makes me laugh.
- Comment on I have attempted science. 1 month ago:
I was talking about Biden. This guy said they voted Democratic. I don’t know more than what was in Wikipedia.
- Comment on I have attempted science. 1 month ago:
Honestly, I think it’s 100% reasonable, and is basically the same thing Biden says. He says they’re Catholic and personally do not believe in abortion, but that he also believes his religious beliefs shouldn’t be shoved on Americans and shouldn’t be the basis for legislation. I don’t have an issue with anyone who feels abortion is wrong, I just take issue if they force that belief on everyone else.
- Comment on Yep, defintely not a bad person 1 month ago:
Man, is that guy screwed. What a horrible, horrible person. And he’s having a kid with her so she’s going to be in his life even if he bailed on the marriage (which I hope he did).
- Comment on LIES 1 month ago:
Also called a pillbug. Okay, I’ll defer to you - maybe sowbug lol a little flatter.
- Comment on LIES 1 month ago:
Am I missing the point by saying that’s not a potato bug? Not even sure it’s a pillbug, but maybe is. Looks like a sowbug.
- Comment on What is the word for someone who is friends with different groups but doesn't have loyalty to any one group? 1 month ago:
Only words I can think of are “lickspittle” and “toady,” but those are both for people who are overly nice to people in authority. Maybe “disingenuous?”
