Mr_Dr_Oink
@Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world
- Comment on Hmm this "unisex" bathroom seems biased... 2 days ago:
My brother used to say, if i have to lift it up why shouldn’t my wife have to put it down?
I see his point but, i close the lid to flush so i don’t have to brush my teeth with a pissy shit particle covered toothbrush.
- Comment on WiFi signals can measure heart rate—no wearables needed 1 week ago:
Wifi sognals can read my heart rate, and be ised to track me around my house. But I still can’t get a signal in my room one floor up from the router.
- Comment on Thank G*d I grew up in the 90s. Everything is woke now. Smh my head 1 week ago:
Dunno, i didn’t make the graph.
- Comment on Hollow Knight: Silksong is out now on Steam - and it broke Steam servers for 15 minutes and counting now 1 week ago:
I only just started playing for the first time last week or 2 weeks ago, that mantis boss was tough but i managed it after many attempts. Each time i returned i played better. Little tip for you, in the arena, before starting the fight, wall climb up the left hand wall and attack upwards at the ceiling a few times and a hole opens with those blue blobs that give you temporary extra hit points. They respawn if you die so you can always start the fight with a few extra hits.
Only other tip is remain calm and the fight will feel slower.
- Comment on Hollow Knight: Silksong is out now on Steam - and it broke Steam servers for 15 minutes and counting now 1 week ago:
Have you played the fist one? I had it as a free game on psn for ages but never played it. Gave it a go last week (didnt even know about silksong or anything about the game other than the genre) and was immediately hooked. I’ve played every day since then and am nearly at the end. I’m now very hyped to complete and buy silksong.
Regardless, I understand your comment. People get excited about good games. Genre, art style, or how many D’s its got doesn’t make a difference if the game has substance. Fun isn’t bound to genre.
- Comment on Thank G*d I grew up in the 90s. Everything is woke now. Smh my head 2 weeks ago:
I see what you mean. Yeah, the internet was a better place back then.
I was coming from more of a stance of the tech behind the internet.
When someone could ruin my game of ultima online by picking up the phone.
When niche message boards existed and msn messenger was how i spoke to my friends.
- Comment on Thank G*d I grew up in the 90s. Everything is woke now. Smh my head 2 weeks ago:
That was 2006. Youtube came out december 15th 2005. Facebook became available to general public in september 2006.
Look, hsres a graph
2005 was roughly the end of the internet dark ages, but it was barely different to the 90s.
- Comment on Thank G*d I grew up in the 90s. Everything is woke now. Smh my head 2 weeks ago:
2005 was essentially the 90s. People were still talking about the matrix, playing n64 and ps1, barely anyone had a mobile phone and most internet connections were still dial up.
- Comment on YSK that you can force Windows 10 to open your default browser instead of MS Edge with MSEdgeRedirect 2 weeks ago:
TIL there are places in the world where you cant just uninstall edge.
Just out of interest. Isnt selecting my default browser telling it to open my choice of browser instead of something else, like edge? What scenario are we talking where windows opens edge instead of my default?
- Comment on Ice obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps 2 weeks ago:
It’s a cult.
- Comment on Choose wisely lemmings 2 weeks ago:
TonaldDrump
- Comment on I just ate a little bag of popcorn without getting any bits stuck in my teeth/throat. ask me anything 2 weeks ago:
When did you decide to become a liar? 😀
- Comment on Use this science wisely. 2 weeks ago:
Yeah, its more teethy-weethy
- Comment on Metal genres 2 weeks ago:
I think its fair to say i have a favourite genre, or multiple favourites, but that is no longer exclusive or exclusionary. All music is welcome, i will no longer judge a song by its genre.
I attribute the change to having different social groups in my life. When i was in school i was into rock and thwn metal and that was pretty much the only thing i liked. Later i got in with a crowd that was more into techno, dnb, dubstep, house, minimal etc and grew to appreciate it, around the same time i was playing in bands and learning the blues, and got into jazz more recently. Always liked classical because of my piano lessons when i was young. It opened my mind up to so much more.
Except pop :)
- Comment on Metal genres 2 weeks ago:
I used to be one or some or all of these.
But some time in the 2010s, or rather over the course of the last 10-15 years, i stopped listening to music by genre and started listening to music by what made me feel good. Like, my phone is filled with music from so many different genres now i can’t really call myself anything in terms of music subculture. I’m a music “generalist”? I listen to anything that sounds good to me and don’t cut myself off from any genre just because it is said genre.
Except pop.
fuck pop.
- Comment on Make it make sense 2 weeks ago:
Thats a big part of it, yeah. Theres lots of really good comments about it in this thread.
- Comment on Make it make sense 2 weeks ago:
I used to say “Speeding gets you nowhere, fast” but the irony is lost on anyone that does it.
- Comment on OpenAI Says It's Scanning Users' ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content to the Police 3 weeks ago:
Of course they are. They are a literal data farm. People need to stop using it.
- Comment on A secret is something you keep, whilst a surprise is something you give. 4 weeks ago:
A fair point. The rule is more to not keep secrets from eachother. This post was more about the distiction between secrets and surprises, and not really focused on the moral considerations or other nuances.
- Comment on A secret is something you keep, whilst a surprise is something you give. 4 weeks ago:
What do you mean? How am i giving him a reason to lie by helping him understand that secrets are bad.
- Comment on A secret is something you keep, whilst a surprise is something you give. 4 weeks ago:
Not sure you get it. But i feels intentional so i won’t engage any further.
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- Comment on Rule34 blocked the UK entirely rather than comply due to the new law. 1 month ago:
I expect i will crumple at that point. But i hope i set him up with the tools he needs to navigate that part of life. And hopefully he feels close enough with me to come to me for help.
- Comment on UK households could face VPN 'ban' after use skyrockets following Online Safety Bill 1 month ago:
An encrypted proxy. Thats a pretty hefty distinction.
- Comment on UK households could face VPN 'ban' after use skyrockets following Online Safety Bill 1 month ago:
They couldn’t switch off VPNs for businesses. I work in a hospital and we use VPNs to create secure tunnels to other third party health care companies as well as NHS adjacent health services amongst other things. This is to protect patient sensitive data amongst other things. This would cripple our service and go against NHS england and government requirements for the secure transfer and sharing of data.
This would have to be public VPNs only. Despite the fact that it would be complete bullshit either way.
- Comment on Rule34 blocked the UK entirely rather than comply due to the new law. 1 month ago:
My 5 year old son does have access to an android tablet, but i restrict, selectively, what he can do on it and time limit his usage so it locks down after a few hours. I curate his youtube and frequently spend time watching kids content to decide if i want him watching it. If its good and educational i will share it to his kids youtube account. He cant browse the web, he cant buy things on the play stores. He has to get me to approve any app install and i will always install first and play to ensure it safe.
Its hard work, but its worth it to protect him online. And this helas lead to it just being another one of his toys, it doesnt absorb his whole existence. He can take it or leave it. Which i am chuffed about.
When he is older and i can help him understand for himself how to be safe, i will help him however i can. Rather than restric, i will help him understand what the internet is, the good the bad and the ugly.
- Comment on Gallium 1 month ago:
Monogamy is a preference on a spectrum, and if you aren’t into it, then that’s fine. But dont throw shade on the most commonly practised form of relationship like you are somehow above it. It just makes you look pretentious and honestly a little bit sad.
- Comment on it's just science 2 months ago:
- Comment on Oatmeal 2 months ago:
Rice Cracker
- Comment on Babe can you refill my drink from the cloaca dispenser please? 2 months ago:
This has a similar energy.
