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  • Potential conflicts of interest, no "smoking gun" as headline implies... Yet again.

    Do I trust Telegram? No.

    But there's less evidence of wrongdoing at the moment by orders of magnitude than WhatsApp, etc.

    I do appreciate the conversation, but holy hell the same connect-the-dots is never made about WhatsApp. Makes me wonder who's pushing these stories.

    Good journalism would cover the issues with all the mainstream comm systems.

  • Hmmmm...

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  • Ones hot, ones not

    Also, if you think they're the same, you should study world religions sometime.

    Check out courses by The Teaching Company, they cover all major religions (about 20 last I checked.) These are courses as taught in major universities, about 300 level.

  • There are small filters that hang hoses over the side.

    You'll spend more running the filter, treating the water (and testing it) than simply replacing it.

    From my own pool experience the smaller the volume, the harder it is to keep balanced. Even a 12' pool can be a challenge.

  • Boy, so much to unpack.

    Simply put, (and I mean this in a caring way), you're in a growing moment.

    Of course you desire physical affection, it's part of human connection. Hell, it could be argued the physical stuff is our primary driver, just like for any other animal, and us humans struggle to reconcile that with our feelings and intellect.

    Accept that whatever combo of desires you have (more physical/less personal, or the reverse, or any combo), that's how you feel. It's you, embrace it, and understand it.

    As one dating coach put it - "attraction is not a choice". What we do about that attraction is the choice(s) we make.

    Sounds like you intellectually get the guy you're currently hooking up with isn't good for you. Then stop seeing him. Seeing him is taking time and energy away from the opportunity to meet someone better for you. It's like spending your time practicing baseball when you want to be a long distance runner.

    Two things I can rexommend: read "Your Erroneous Zones" By Wayne Dyer. He shows how to identify mis-thinking, or thinking that's simply not useful, and how to alter our perspective using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques, (without ever calling it that).

    Also, check out Evan Marc Katz's dating blog. He's where that quote about attraction came from. You may not agree with some of what he says, but the foundational ideas - know yourself, don't waste your dwindling time with people who aren't good for you, etc, are excellent.

    As someone who's (foolishly) also had a couple long-distance relationships - they don't work, because relationships are built through shared experience. You may have time apart once a relationship is well-established, but that's not the same thing as you don't get that day-to-day life sharing. So don't feel bad about it not working out, it would be surprising if it had.

  • Easier to link am article than write one myself.

    I only glanced through this one, it may not be 100%,but it gets the salient points.

    https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/18770/the-truth-about-windows-10-spying-on-almost-everything-you-do/

    The problem mostly exists on Windows Home versions, since they're not managed by am orga izatkom. Plus during initial setup it makes it seem like a Microsoft account is required, which means MS collects a lot of activity data about you.

    I only run Pro, and disable many of these unused services with tools like O&O Shutup and setting specific registry keys.

  • Potential conflicts of interest, no "smoking gun" as headline implies... Yet again.

    Do I trust Telegram? No.

    But there's less evidence of wrongdoing at the moment by orders of magnitude than WhatsApp, etc.

    I do appreciate the conversation, but holy hell the same connect-the-dots is never made about WhatsApp. Makes me wonder who's pushing these stories.

    Good journalism would cover the issues with all the mainstream comm systems.

  • Welcome to the 90's,when this was a thing.

    You can do this, but why not just mount the drive inside the case? Usually there's plenty of connections, with space being the concern. I've mounted drives with a single screw to places they clearly don't belong.

    By the time you fill one drive most likely the next gen of drives will be out with a lower cost per TB anyway and you could just move all to that.

  • To me, the cost of stuff like syrup works as a great example of how much we shouldn't be eating it.

    It costs so much because it's very time consuming, labor intensive, and it's reduced from the source liquid about 80%.

    I go through about 16oz of syrup in 1 to 2 years. It's a sugar (a very simple carb), that's plenty for the average person.

    Even worse is what it's typically used for - high carbohydrate foods, like pancakes, waffles, and desserts. Again, stuff we really shouldn't be eating all that much of.

    It's sort of naturally limiting by the effort involved in getting it. So I don't mind paying for the real thing.

  • I now put dates on everything (sharpie or paint pen) in an inconspicuous place so I know how long I've had something.

    Do the same with containers - get a date when I open it to use something. If I come across a container (say USB cables) that hasn't been opened in 2 years, maybe I don't need that stuff.

  • By how much? What is your start point?

    My 2 year old Lenovo (business, not consumer) laptop takes the same time to boot as my ~4 year old phone. Though the difference is negligible.

    This is what I'm talking about - we both have different experiences, and I'm sure neither of us is using a stopwatch or ensuring we're measuring consistently every time.

    Given how fast either one boots, I don't really see the issue. Especially since phones don't get rebooted constantly (though I reboot mine every 3-4 days because stuff I do makes it unstable). Previous phones ran for up to a month before needing a reboot.

    Edit: Just did a test, 40 seconds to being logged in on my phone. Not exactly a problem.

  • I think we need better/standardized metrics to make any statement about Android being slow to boot.

    From personal experience, it boots faster than any computer I own.

    Then again, most apps on Android register for a bunch of receivers, many for "on boot" so do whatever they do for that broadcast. (Yet another reason I run rooted, to disable those receivers and keep rarely used apps hibernated).