grysbok

@grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Seriously. We don’t even know how old the poster is, just that their dad is 48.

  I was 20 when my dad was 48. I was in college and was only ‘home’ over the summers and winter break (when the dorms closed). My brother was 15. I don’t think it’d be reasonable to tell either of us to move out just because the adults in our lives were a tad indiscrete.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Agreed. I wouldn’t interrupt their fun, but I’d mention it to my dad some time when the girlfriend wasn’t around. I’d send an email or text if I felt too embarrassed/shy to say anything face-to-face. “Hey, Dad. Just FYI the walls are really thin in this apartment and I can hear what you two get up to.”

  I’d also look into earplugs. Earplugs + bone conductive headphones could be a good work around. I’m a fan of Shokz, but other brands exist.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is this called?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  My partner almost always has a shawl tied around his waist, like a sash or belt. For him it’s a comfort object that can convert to shield him from the sun or cold. For me it’s a warm thing I can borrow that smells like him.

  Anyways, he’s genderqueer sometimes, if that helps. And no one’s ever given him guff about it that I know of.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t blame you for wanting to move. My partner and I are straight-passing, cis-passing, white folk in a blue state. We’re thinking of leaving the country. (Well, I am. My partner’s kind of like yours–not convinced we’re in danger.)

  You’re much more visibly “other” than we are. One thought I’ve seen floated around is that options are good. If you can claim an international citizenship/passport (through, I dunno, Irish parents or something) it’s worth doing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is this called?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It reminds me of what’s often sold as a “pashmina” around me (USA), but it looks much wider along the tasseled edge than the pashminas I have.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Light switches should be glow in the dark⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I installed one of these in a hallway. It was nice to know exactly where the light switch was, since it was not near a doorway or other nighttime landmark. I’d hate it in my bedroom.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft fires employee protestor who called AI boss a ‘war profiteer’⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And the Wii can be Linuxed, if you get creative enough. Source: former roommate did it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI crawlers cause Wikimedia Commons bandwidth demands to surge 50%.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Bots lie about who they are, ignore robots.txt, and come from a gazillion different IPs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Last I checked, cloudflare requires the user to have JavaScript and cookies enabled. My institution doesn’t want to require those because it would likely impact legitimate users as well as bots.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s also a huge problem for library/archive/museum websites. We try so hard to make data available to everyone, then some rude bots come along and bring the site down. Adding more resources just uses more resources–the bots expand to fill the container.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What car stickers say about you⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Hitachi also makes a very popular and effective personal massage device that they’re adamant is not a sex toy. In some circles the name “Hitachi” is synonymous with the device.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What car stickers say about you⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  We were talking about power tools at work and I said I’m happy with my Hitachi corded drill. I was disappointed no one even blinked.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘The tyranny of apps’: those without smartphones are unfairly penalised, say campaigners⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Last time I went to a new-to-me grocery store that I didn’t have a loyalty card for, I just used [local area code]-867-5309. Jenny hasn’t failed me yet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK: There's a protest today at noon at your state capitol.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Online glasses places are pretty cheap and good quality, if you know your pupillary distance and your prescription isn’t complicated. ⭐Encouragement⭐

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Current day America has proven beyond a doubt, humanity is the only animal that wouldn't jump out of a slowly boiling pot of water.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks :) I’m probably a bit wary after by watching friends jump through hoops to move to Japan with their pup. Japan has many hoops because they’re rabies-free, which, I didn’t think Europe has the same concern.

  My pup is also 16, so sadly I won’t have to worry about him forever.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Current day America has proven beyond a doubt, humanity is the only animal that wouldn't jump out of a slowly boiling pot of water.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m trying! I’m working towards proving I’m Polish-by-descent, then I’ll be able to hold an EU passport. It’s slow going.

  And in the mean time, I’m in a trans-friendly state, can pass as cis and hetero, and I’m white. I have a go bag and a US passport that matches my birth gender. My next steps are improving my food stores to protect against tariff impacts.

  The only things that tie me to this country are my friends (who are also looking into exit plans and whom I talk to online more than in person) and my dog (I imagine moving to a new country with a dog is even harder than finding an apartment with a dog). Oh, and I really love my job and my coworkers, but my job might go away with all of the societal upset.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Chicago Transit Authority deactivates X social media accounts⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  America elected Andrew Jackson and we learned our lesson. /s

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨For-profit Pie Adblock (from the founder of Honey) called out for copying uBlock Origin open source code without credit⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oooh. I’ve not upgraded yet, but that looks exciting.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨For-profit Pie Adblock (from the founder of Honey) called out for copying uBlock Origin open source code without credit⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Shout-out to Beyond Compare! It makes my life as a many-hatted systems librarian much easier.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the game you play when nothing else sounds good?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I picked up Stranded: Alien Dawn on Humble Bundle a few months back and it scratches the same itch. I know I’m going back to Rimworld soon, but S:AD has prettier graphics and similar gameplay. You can also build multi-story buildings. It’s been a good change of pace for me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What good thing just happened in your life?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I took all my meds on time, and so did my dog.

  Oh! I also baked a pizza and it was really tasty. Pup didn’t get pizza, but did get oven-dried fish skins and he’s really happy about that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Eels⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Adorbs, but can’t hold a candle to the garden eel. Mostly because they both live underwater.