IronKrill

joined 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

I actually think the poor branding is part of why Mastodon is hard to spread. Can you picture anyone seriously saying they "tooted" something? Because I can't.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

The 1 horse sized oil sounds easier to keep track of so I vote the horse.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sad that this XKCD from 2011 is still just as accurate today...

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

Logically speaking, I would sit with the wolf pack. Airline seatbelts are not made for wolves and I fully believe they would not be held by such paltry restraints. This leads me to the conclusion that my demise is not only certain, but an inevitability. With this in mind I would much rather be the first victim, for my death will be quicker while they are hungrier, and I shall save myself the mental trauma of seeing them devour the poor linux user before I reach my untimely end.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They're called Lego pieces or just "Lego", not "Legos". It is the official way to say it, but more importantly I got used to it while growing up. I would always say "Lego ___", for instance Lego sets, Lego bricks, Lego pieces: "Pass me the Lego brick." The only time I would say "Lego" is as a group: "Bring the Lego upstairs." Everytime I hear "Legos" my eye twitches because it sounds so wrong. Not sure where I picked this up but I will die on this hill.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I propose we replace the word entirely to something easier to spell and pronounce, such as "Feby".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Their hubris is ironic.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

They're probably on Mastodon. I don't know if you can remove reply mentions on there (I don't use it).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have a bad habit of jumping into programming without a solid plan which results in lots of rewrites and wasted time. Funnily enough, describing to an AI how I want the code to work forces me to lay out a basic plan and get my thoughts in order which helps me make the final product immensely easier.

This doesn't require AI, it just gave me an excuse to do it as a solo actor. I should really do it for more problems because I can wrap my head better thinking in human readable terms rather than thinking about what programming method to use.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Training users to click on this shit is the same reason people wipe their desktop by ignoring "Yes I know what I am doing" warnings.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Blud I'm gonna be fr no cap rn but wtf does blud mean I've been meaning to ask for months and I still don't get it

 

I use the location tracking of Google Maps/Google Timeline constantly for work, and it's exceedingly helpful to know when I was at certain cities, buildings, etcetera. Of course, this means I'm basically signing my soul away to Google. But I can't really find any alternative location tracking apps, even though I would have thought there would be lots available. Are there any good alternatives out there?

The closest I found was Owntracks, but it doesn't work for me for a couple of reasons. Primarily, it doesn't tell me the places I've been, only the latitude/longitude. That isn't helpful. I want to know I was at X or Y convenience store and when my last visit was. Secondly of course, the interface was extremely lacking and I didn't like that it was split across two websites and an app. Why even have a map in the Android app if it doesn't show my location data??

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

This question's on my mind because my coworker today mentioned they would vote for Trump if they could (mind you this is 2023, in Canada). I don't generally have the talking points or the desire to fight about it, so I just deflected the conversation. But I often wish I was more strong-willed and could try to figure out why someone believes what they do and, if it's invalid, then convince them otherwise.

Thus, I'm curious what you all would say or what you've done in the past!

 

I have wanted to go on a road trip for a while, just driving off to nearby towns in my hatchback and exploring. I'd start small, like a day or three. The main thing holding me back is uncertainty of what to bring and how to do it, amongst other issues. I think I can figure out the food and sleep, but I was wondering:

  • Where to access showers?
  • Where to refill water?
  • Is it worth bringing a tent (could I set it up outside of a campsite)?
  • Where can I park when I need to sleep (that I won't get in trouble for)?
  • Am I missing anything else?

Was hoping some of you might have advice. I don't have a whole lot of good people to go to about this IRL.

Edit: Just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to respond!

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