Scientician

joined 1 year ago
[–] Scientician@waveform.social 9 points 1 year ago

Keep in mind the Republicans are evolving beyond Trump, and this New Right is a real threat.

Case in point, that story earlier this week about Republican thinks tanks funding anti-education, anti-trans, anti-race mixing efforts, which stokes their culture war in ways that have and will continue to provoke real people to act in violent and harmful ways.

[–] Scientician@waveform.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Was the cup holding the canned air a failed print you just used as a shallow cup?

[–] Scientician@waveform.social 2 points 1 year ago

I always thought it would be great if there was a rom you could flash that just opens every up on an old phone so you could use them as project computers.

How many of us have a drawer full of old phones that we keep with the intention to one day use for something?

 

I'm in Austin Texas. We installed a fence three years ago and the posts between the gate door have shifted about four inches. This makes closing the door a pain in the ass, as the latch quickly becomes misaligned. A few times a year I move the latch bracket down to align it with the other part of the latch. My fence post is full of holes, and along with the constant slamming necessary when it gets out of line, it has started splitting.

How do I end this cycle? How do I keep it from moving so much?

[–] Scientician@waveform.social 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nothing to add, but this is a wildly distopian thread.

[–] Scientician@waveform.social 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

But I need sunscreen or my stupid Irish skin will turn into a big lump of cancer anyway.

[–] Scientician@waveform.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm in Austin Texas. We got this guy around mid spring and it was bright pink. We've tried full direct light, bright indirect, half and half, putting it indoor and outdoor. It's pretty much all green now. How do we get that pink back?

[–] Scientician@waveform.social 2 points 1 year ago

Since I've begun "trying" in the kitchen, I eat way healthier than ever before, and most of my meals are better and cheaper than restaurant equivalents.

[–] Scientician@waveform.social 3 points 1 year ago

Is Donut Media on Lemmy yet?

[–] Scientician@waveform.social 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anyone have the backstory here?

[–] Scientician@waveform.social 2 points 1 year ago

$180,00 to live like an 1800s settler, on the surface of the sun. Not a bad deal.

[–] Scientician@waveform.social 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why be frustrated? This person just saved you a boring evening.

[–] Scientician@waveform.social 2 points 1 year ago

It has gotten noticeably better in a super short period. Rest my dude, you've earned it.

 

One thing I missed during the reddit era was user avatars. I always found it much easier to recognize posters this way. The lack of avatars next to a post made that whole era feel faceless. I'm glad avatars are included in profiles, and I think they should be brought back into the main UI.

I currently use Connect on Android, which puts a small (10x10px approx) avatar next to names. It would be cool to have an option to enlarge this, but it seems like a step forward.

 

Most of us are Reddit refugees, and probably clicking more random links than we ever did before on websites we've never seen before. This whole experience feels like the old internet, but also throws up insane red flags with a modern internet perspective. What are the cybersecurity weaknesses we should all be looking for, and what are the best practices?

Here's my reason for posting this. As I search for new communities across instances to follow, I sometimes end up clicking a link and I'm no longer logged in. In the corner, that could be a Sign In link or it could be phishing. It's likely due to me not understanding how to properly navigate this system, but there's nothing stopping someone from setting up a sight like this as far as I know.

Thoughts?

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