rand_alpha19 @ rand_alpha19 @moist.catsweat.com

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No, replacing your HVAC or control systems will not magically fix the engineering issues present in your home/building. You will have to compensate for poor design indefinitely unless you want to demolish and start over.

Maybe we're negotiating for a discount on refurbs, lol.

Interesting to see Dasia on my front page, and for something unrelated to rollerskating.

Cool, that's about the age I came out as a trans guy to my parents. They didn't handle it well but they came around after 5 years or so of separation. Anyway, this is something I sent to them that was good advice from my point of view: https://www.rainbowhealthontario.ca/resource-library/families-in-transition-a-resource-guide-for-parents-of-trans-youth/

I'm Canadian, so it's Canada-focused, but I'm sure most of it will still apply.

Hire a financial advisor and a lawyer. Then donate 4.5 billion to different organizations. I'd keep 500 million for myself to spend on 1 home each for me and my friends, pay off any debt that my parents or my in-laws might have, then put the remainder in a low-risk investment product.

I'm saying you're a moderate based on your previous comment. Bernie isn't "far left," you are living in an alternate reality. He basically advocates for common-sense tax and spend policies and tries to be pro-worker when he can.

People like Harris and Biden are centrists, that's why you can stomach voting for him. He's made his whole career on that. Bernie is center-left, he's a social democrat but the right-wing talks about him like he's about to take away your toothbrushes.

The most efficient way is to force cold air into the space while also forcing hot air out. The best way to do this is to have maximum airflow from one end of the house to the other, often by opening all of your windows and using multiple fans to direct the air. For example, an intake fan pulling air in at the north end and an exhaust fan pushing it out at the south end.

Try AdGuard DNS, it's free and only takes a few minutes to set up, no account needed - you just modify your phone's DNS settings (there's also an app instead). Sometimes it doesn't block everything, like any DNS blocker including Blockada, but gets most things.

Yeah, that's what liberals (centrists, moderates, whatever terminology you prefer) do. They will gladly welcome fascism if it means that they stay comfortable in the short-term.

Go to an in-person event for a thing that you like and see if you enjoy the company of anyone there. I'm not sure how you'll find a relationship if you can't make a friendship first, so I would just start with friends.

Going to an event focusing on something you already like means that you will enjoy it even if you don't meet anyone interesting and you will also have at least one thing in common with everyone there.

Also, you don't have to talk to someone on an app all the time. Move off of the app (text, calling, in-person, etc.) and set a certain window of time for socializing. I get that you might feel pressure to talk constantly, but just be honest - something like, "hey, I like talking to you but I have other things to get done now; we can chat more later" works fine as long as they're emotionally mature.

All these stupid idiots need to realize we don't have free speech in Canada. We also have comprehensive hate crime/speech laws, though they're exceptionally underused due to circumstances exactly like this. Fuck conservatism.

Okay, that's your choice. I think it's worth it but everyone has different needs. Enjoy the new mouse when you get one.

Uhhhh... why are we bookmarking instead of downloading in 2024? Fire up yt-dlp and then call it a day.

There are a variety of price ranges. I have an Elecom HUGE which I think was like $80 (I got an Amazon Warehouse deal so I only paid $30), but there are a lot of different models across various brands.

Kensington is also a common (and more expensive) brand from what I've read online. But I encourage you to do your research, figure out your grip style, watch and read reviews, or see if you can try one in-person before buying.

Some companies make better products than others and some models are known for being lower quality even from bigger brands, so be aware of that. For example, Elecom uses synthetic ruby bearings instead of synthetic cubic zirconia bearings, so they wear out slower but sometimes feel scratchy (not really a big deal since bearings are consumables, but something to factor into the price and overall build quality).

I dunno, I like mine; it makes gaming easier and my mouse hand hurts less now so I do like to advocate for trackballs when they're mentioned.

When you mount something into a directory that already exists, the drive mount replaces the original contents. When the drive is unmounted, the original contents are restored.

I've been using a trackball for a few years. I actually had a RAT 3 many years ago.

You don't have to move your mouse at all, you just move the ball. It significantly reduces the time it takes to put the cursor in the desired position and also lessens wrist and finger strain due to the lower level of movement.

I can do a 180 in a shooter way quicker and easier because of it, and it makes scrolling a large document a lot more bearable. I also have more space on my desk now because the trackball doesn't need to travel around like a normal mouse.

Just some stuff to think about, because your comment is very confusing to me since my trackball has been exceptionally convenient for both gaming and regular desktop use.

Schedule a date for a few days from the first message (usually schedules don't line up right away anyway), then talk to them frequently until the date. If you lose interest because something weird comes up via text, you can always cancel the date.