Cracks_InTheWalls
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Not affiliated, just a fan.
Cracks_InTheWalls
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It's very much a different strokes for different folks kinda thing. People I know prefer LSD and other, closely related lysergamides because it gives a bit more of an energy boost - I've heard it described as shrooms with a shot of espresso. Others prefer shrooms because it's a little more laid back feeling.
Granted, your set and setting is really going to set the tone for whatever psych you ingest. Things can go amazingly or very, very badly with either substance depending on your headspace and how you set yourself up/structure your environment for the experience.
Cracks_InTheWalls
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Naive in the sense that it doesn't adequately account for the situation of many people. Not everyone has the circumstances where they can do this. I can't help but feel there's some survivorship bias influencing your position.
I'm curious, though, if you're up to illustrating (if not, totally fine): You are a single mother of two sons, ages 7 and 8, living in Generic State, USA. You have a high school degree and no post-secondary education. You have limited support, solely in the form of limited childcare, from family/the wider community. You make about $1600.00 USD per month, after taxes, working 50 hours a week at a physical workplace. You're finding yourself with $10 left at the end of each month, after all legitimately necessary expenses (rent, food, basic utilities) are paid for. Let's make it easy and say you have no debt.
What are you doing, and where are you going, if following your advice? It should be noted these circumstances are actually quite a bit better than other folks in the U.S. To be clear, I don't think this is a gotcha, nor is it intended to be - I just want to see your approach here.
Edit: Monthly wage should be after taxes, not before, and changed $900 to $1600 (based roughly on monthly takehome pay at Ohio's minimum wage rate, and I calculated for 1 pay period rather than 2 per month)
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So, question: You're someone with a not-remote-friendly skill set. You save your money to travel - travel, mind you, not immigrate, so subject to the visa requirements of travellers/tourists (as this seems to be what you're talking about - immigration is a whole different kettle of fish). The money runs out. What do?
Or - you're living paycheck to paycheck with children. You try to save money to travel for the reasons you've brought up here. It's not possible. What do?
No offence, but your account of travel as a solution here seems deeply naive. It can work for some, sure, but "just leave the country bro" simply isn't an option at all for many, many people.
Cracks_InTheWalls
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Start here for inspiration: https://piratebox.cc/faq
Cracks_InTheWalls
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Frame it in a cheap glass case with a little placard that says "Break glass in case of cereal emergency"
Cracks_InTheWalls
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IIRC, sh.itjust.works refederated with hexbear several months ago. I just don't think the userbase engages in a lot of those communities.
Then again, I browse by All New pretty frequently, and I've never seen a hexbear post that way that I can recall. So idk.
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I feel like there's WAY more of a story here - why on earth would a bunch of folks think you hacked them just because you have a commonish, if esoteric sounding, skill set? - but if you'd rather leave it there that's cool.
I've been working from home for almost 5 years now, and to be honest it drives me nuts. I kinda miss people, thus the bar. Not exactly the healthiest social outlet, to be fair, but I like it more than staying home.
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Boo! Go to a bar and ask someone weird questions! You might get cornbread, who knows?
Raising one to you my friend - I know how tough it is to connect with people after moving sometimes. 👊
I write this with homemade maple jalapeno cornbread in my mouth, gifted to me by the bar staff at my local pub this evening. This is simultaneously the best and most unexpected thing I've ever brought home from a bar, my significant other excepted. This got me thinking: what is the weirdest thing you've brought home from the bar, Lemmy?
Cracks_InTheWalls
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Trogdor, which is 21 years old now
Oof, right in my consummate v's...
Cracks_InTheWalls
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May not be your speed, but something I've thought about re: the business card thing: Keep an eye out for interesting or odd business cards, and keep a couple with you to write your info on the back for this kind of situation. Depending on what they're for, it's a conversation starter when you meet again, and it doesn't feel as contrived as making your own cards.
Small independent businesses are a good source for these, particularly if it's a decent place for a date/friend outing. Or just something odd you like or find funny.
Cracks_InTheWalls
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NeRD, OR RMT?
I don't know - it doesn't rub me the right way...
Cracks_InTheWalls
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Mom had a plan for her son. Her son didn't like that plan, and now he's a DJ.
Cracks_InTheWalls
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You might be sad, but surely you're not as disappointed as Missus Tron, mother of the man who couldn't take a fucking hint.
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Damn - I'd be so down for that discussion, for no other reason than I'd be fascinated at their definition of Christian that's inclusive of not believing there is one existant God, who created the world, and whose representative/earthly form died to absolve us of our sins.
Like, you can follow every other rule in the book Ned Flanders style if you want, but these are the basic requirements to be a Christian (regardless if you're a 'good' or 'bad' one). Decent chance it ends with a hard, interesting look at the basis for their personal faith, if you have the patience and energy to pull at that for a while.
But unless you find that part interesting and just wanna be an atheist living your life, yeah, that sounds exhausting and irritating, and it sucks they're acting this way with you.
Tired of Wordle? Sick of feeling stupid at the behest of the NYT crossword editor? Looking for anything new to enjoy with your Sunday coffee other than chatting with your loved ones/cat/the void? This is the post for you! There's all sorts of codes and ciphers in the Gravity Falls world. Why not take some time to try and solve them yourself? You *could* just look up answers in Google, but where's the fun in that? What you *should* Google is 'gravity falls cipher keys'. Give it an honest try yourself, then come back to share your answer! Today's selection comes from the depths of thisisnotawebsitedotcom.com. Assuming I'm arsed to do this again, future selections may come from there, the Book of Bill, Journal 3, the show itself, or maybe something custom! Have fun!
Sup, folks who have woken up to this community based (seemingly) on my two pictures of everyone's favourite pandimensional equilateral pal today? For those who don't know, there's another possible cipher hunt ARG going on right now. You should buy the Book of Bill (our dorito overlord commands it!), but the website of interest is thisisnotawebsitedotcom.com. Check it out! Anyone have any theories about all of this? Right now, mine are: 1) There's going to be a movie, set one summer after season 2. I'm very skeptical of season 3 being a thing, but could totally see a movie or at least a long special on Disney+ happening. 2) Someone really, really needs to go back to Confusion Hill in Piercey, CA, ask some questions and post about it somewhere. The map piece under the monitor, that looks suspiciously similar to a puzzle piece, is less ringing bells and more screaming like a disembodied head. Plus even if it turns out to be nothing, it sounds like a nice way to kill a Saturday if you're close enough (*cries in Canadian*)
This is the only time I wish there were more active fandom communities in the Lemmyverse. Ah well, still beats the alternative. *cough* thisisnotawebsitedotcom.com *cough*
Because someone, eventually, is going to make this post anyway, we might as well get it over with. I know someone posted something a week ago, but I feel something a little more neutral would be useful. There's a lot of talk on lemmy.world right now about lemmy.ml at an instance level (edit: see here: https://sh.itjust.works/post/20400058). A lot of it is very similar to the discussions we've had here before- accusations of ideologically-based censorship, promotion of authoritarian left propaganda, 'tankie-ism', etc. The subject of the admin's, and Lemmy dev's, political beliefs is back up as a discussion point. The word defederation is getting thrown around, and some of our beloved sh.it.heads are part of the conversation. What do people think about lemmy.ml? Is there evidence that the instance is managed in such a way that it creates problems for Lemmy users, and/or users of sh.itjust.works specifically? Are they problems that extend to the entire instance or primary user base, or are the examples referenced generally limited to specific communities/moderators/users? Are people here, in short, interested in putting federation to lemmy.ml to a vote? To our admin team and moderators: What are your experiences with lemmy.ml? Have you run into any specific problems with their userbase, or challenges related to our being federated with them? Full disclosure: I have very little personal stake in this. I don't really engage with posts about international events, I don't share my political beliefs (such as they are) online beyond "Don't be a shitbag, help your fellow human out when you can", and have not run into any of the concerns brought up personally. But I'm also not the kind of user who would butt against this stuff often in the first place. What I *will* say is that I have not personally witnessed activites like brigading or promotion of *really* nasty shit from lemmy.ml. I cannot say this about other instances we defederated from before. But again, this may just be a product of how I use Lemmy, and does not account for the experiences of others. This is just an opportunity for those who *do* have strong opinions on this topic to say their piece and, more importantly, *share their evidence*. If nothing else, given similar conversations a year ago, this will be an interesting account of what sh.itjust.works looks like today (happy belated cake day everybody!)
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For those who might ask "What does that even mean?", this is what I'm reading that triggered the question: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/transformative-experience/ Recent can mean the most recent you can remember, even if it was years ago. Interested in what y'all might say.
Or, less provocatively, are there any cocktails you like that use saline?
Final edit: Has nothing to do with specific terms used, this person is correct. Language setting related problem. https://sh.itjust.works/comment/173272 First Edit: Damn, seems to be working fine now. Wonder if it was community-level wherever I tried to post (don't know if language filters can be implemented at that level. Can't remember what I tried to reply to), or if TheDude is updating some stuff and I happened to post at just the wrong time? Or maybe it was a post from another instance? Second edit: Ahhh, interesting. So it was a reply to https://kbin.social/m/main@sh.itjust.works/p/435069. And the offending word at least seems to be 'Beehaw'. Anyone have any insight re: what's happening here for a mostly Lemmy illiterate sh.it.head? Original comment: Just had a weird experience trying to reply to a post. Is there a language filter now? I used a very soft cuss often spoken in normal discourse (starts with a d, ends with an n, 4 letters) and got an error. Is someone able to explain the rationale? Maybe it's just me but casual cussing is a) pretty much my default mode, and b) from the outside doesn't seem like a real problem that needs to be addressed. People cuss on the internet. Now, personally not opposed to a filter for clearly derogatory terms (you know what they are, don't @ me), but my recent experience seems a little extreme.
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Edit: You know what's nice? The ability to edit post titles.
www.bloomberg.com
Paul Ford goes on a long, meandering, but super interesting account of code as it relates to business and our world today.
Figured why not make my first post here a classic ;)