That’s how I learned to tie my shoelaces as a kid. I was “taught” by a cousin iirc, who was barely older than me and couldn’t demonstrate it properly. I figured it out on my own by visualising it. It’s the bunny ears method that I use to this day.

I wouldn’t be so stoked about it. Retail chains use alp kinds of dirty tactics to get products cheaper, this is probably one of them.

Ugh, flashbacks to KDE 4…

I only really watch foss stuff, which should be exciting, but I get tired as it’s always much of the same news:

• a new private messenger (like we don’t have 500 of those already)
• a new app/program/distro that does the same thing as 10 other ones
• a “simple” app/program that doesn’t do much of anything, just like 10 other ones of the same kind, will get 3 updates and then die
• something for the terminal for terminal nerds that could really use a gui but shutup you dirty normie
• a library that sounds cool but nobody except maybe some corporation will ever use it
• announcement of a complete rewrite, which means we’ll never hear of the project again

So I’m not exactly thrilled about anything either, tho for every different reasons

*customers, please. I don’t consume batteries.

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If you mean non-rechargeables, all batteries of the same technology are really the same in capacity. Doesn’t matter if you buy an expensive brand or the cheapest bulk store brand, the difference is a couple percent and depends more on the age of the cell and how it was handled.

Just get cheapest store-brand alkaline if you must, but really best avoid altogether and use rechargeable.

I have a case with a ring/stand. I also often use one-handed mode in the keyboard or in the UI.

That’s why I’m saying we need new forms of government and new kinds of people, someone willing and able to question everything. It’s possible that eventually it will be moot as AI becomes too good at manipulation, but for the time being, we at least need people to read through AI-generated emails and articles before hitting send. And with more advanced features, people with enough expertise to critique the results AI is giving.

We already have AI running all the shit. If you’re looking for a job, AIs look through resumes, they can hire you and fire you and do everything else around it. AI determine if you can get a loan and with what interest rate.

I don’t feel like we’re better for it.

AI can design kickass cars and fusion reactors, but removing people from decisions about people doesn’t seem like a great idea.

Besides, even if AI was actually better at it, the fact that it’s not as fireable or held accountable like a human can (at least in theory) makes it an issue.

Basically I’m ok if AI gives suggestions, even at the top level, but there need to be people able to go “hol up, that’s not something we actually want” if it declares something stupid.

I do think we’ll need new forms of government and different kind of people to coexist with AI at those governments.

Is that your actual experience? Cuz I know piling on Reddit is funny and all, but this seems a smidge exaggerated.

I think that’s pretty normal, honestly. Especially for an artist where praise is the only reward, having low engagement can be depressing. It’s just what it is.

I don’t have any advice, and I don’t think advices “think of…” or “take it as…” are any useful. Maybe I can say try to do the art primarily for yourself rather than for others?

Or if you feel like it, you can try doing more niche/different stuff. People who like very specific, oddball things, tend to be more appreciative, and there’s less “competition”, if you will. And challenging yourself to do something different and new can be good for you too, but it depends on what you wanna do.

I can only guess it’ll eventually bump out, maybe you’ll post less, or find a small hardcore audience, or maybe stop caring about it. Or not. An artist’s life is weird.

Lingo Deer is pretty much the same thing for Asian languages, iirc

This is behaviour that gets you killed. Musk may be rich, but not “weapons manufacturer” or “oil magnate” powerful.

You need to use lower power on the microwave.

I’m a poor person, I know a lot about how food lasts beyond expiry dates.

There’s being overly afraid of going past best-by date, and there’s being stupid by eating 2 weeks old leftovers from the fridge.

After 5 days I wouldn’t eat anything opened or already cooked from the fridge that isn’t naturally preserved (like cheese or sour cream). Things go bad in the fridge too.

I’ve not tried 2 weeks old rice, and I don’t want to. You want to keep something edible more than a few days, that’s what the freezer is for.

Right, salmonella isn’t the thing to worry about cooked food. But other things are if you keep leftovers for a week or two.

I agree with day or two tops, but the microwave/pan thing I see completely the opposite way. Microwave is ok to heat up eggs, while refrying in a pan you are likely to dry them up and it just can’t be the same the 2nd time.

A week or two for leftovers? How are you not dead of salmonella. Eggs are good for maybe 2 days in a fridge.

I don’t think FairPhone customers are exactly regular consumer population, and there was a strong backlash against removing the jack in fp4 (and introducing ewaste wireless buds). So either the people we buying the phones anyway, or the company has so many customers they don’t give a shit.