Or mid-scream, as it realized it was an endling?
As a side note, you can actually buy music online and it's DRM free (Qobuz, HDTracks, 7 Digital, Bandcamp).
Better for your teef as well.
TIL that 'Goldfish have a memory-span of at least three months and can distinguish between different shapes, colors, and sounds'
So much for saying that goldfish have a thee-second memory-span. The can also recognize people. (Wikipedia)
I remember a time when my cat found a mouse in our cottage. Everyone was asleep or trying to sleep while the cat was looking for the mouse. For some reason, I looked at the bed's edge and saw tiny whiskers and a tiny nose. The mouse had sandwiched itself between the edge of the bed and the mattress, trying to hide from our cat. I think it got away, too. Made me feel good especially considering our cat was constantly bringing in mice it had killed.
Not sure if that's the name of the poem. It's been (mis)attributed to a T.S. Watt, called "English". A similar poem is The Chaos by Gerard Nolst Trenité, here read by Youtuber Lindybeige.
As someone pointed out, it's not supposed to be erotic. The tingles that it causes isn't caused by erotic stimuli, it's a very different kind of tingle. Which doesn't mean some ASMR can't be erotic, I'm not saying that. Speaking for myself, the tingles I get are mostly around my face and eyes, if that makes sense. Not my fingertips, though.
That French guy was just trying to butter them up.
You jest, but when the moment comes when you notice you suddenly can't (can happen with certain conditions), you pray to all the gods you can think of just to be able to take a leak again.
Ah yes, comedy. I knew those three courses of German in upper secondary would come in Handy (ha ha) one day! But else than that, all I can say in German is "Ich bin ein Gemüse".
Oh, I know this one, Estonia is that country next to Italy, right?
Running With the Bagpipes: A Kevin Costner Saga.
The "tweak": I read about it on the forums, I don't remember which one. People realized they could use shims to make the razor more aggressive, and not long after someone figured out that they could loosen the handle to the same end without negatively affecting how the razor handled. And no, it doesn't really clog, it usually gets the area I'm targeting with one stroke (YMMV as they say tho). And it flushes out really well, too. Nothing in there when I disassemble to let it dry.
- Brush: The Goodfellas' Smile "The Hog" (three years old)
- Razor: Henson V1 Mild Jet Black (two years old)
- Blade: Lord Platinum
- Lather: Cheap, local unscented tallow soap
- Post Shave: Nivea Sensitive Balm
Average shave, had a few bumps as per usual. Around five days' worth of growth which for me results in a thick beard. But my Henson made easy work of it as I tweak it by loosening the handle 1/4 turns to make it from a Mild into a Medium. Cuts down the stubble no problem. For the second pass, I tighten the handle to "factory settings" so I get a milder shave for touch-ups.
The brush I've had for three years, I got it when I started wet shaving. It's been holding up real good (no shedding etc). I've ordered a Yaqi Timberwolf synthetic as an upgrade and a Simpson Bay Rum soap to go with it (I do have other soaps beside the tallow as well, Prorasos being among my favourites).
Shit went from Ratthew to Ratstew real quick.
As they say, knowledge is power, France is bacon.
There's Zotero. I haven't used it but seems to have a feature called 'Collect with a click' which should allow adding bookmarks.
Low effort potato rule
For you wallpaper geeks, here's a higher resolution: Potato HD
Sopuli is very slow to load when I'm logged in
Basically what the title says: Sopuli is super slow to load when I'm logged in, taking anywhere from 10 seconds up to a whole minute to load the website. I also just noticed that the Subscribed tab takes considerably longer to load that Local. The only add-on I have enabled on Sopuli is uBlock, but I've disabled that, but no significant effect. Is this a server thing, ie is Sopuli getting heavy traffic or is the mistake more likely to be on my end?
Edit: seems to have been fixed as of 29/30 April. Thanks, Mod!
Discussion: impact of AI on (your) work
Hello folks. I want to hear your opinions about the advances in AI and how it makes you feel. This is a community about privacy, so I already kind of know that you're against it, at least when AI is implemented in such a way that it violates peoples' privacy.
I recently attended a work-related event and the conclusion was that AI will come and change everything in our field. A field which has been generally been dominated by human work, although various software has been used for it. Without revealing too much, the event was for people who with texts. I'm a student, but the event was for people working in the field I plan to work in in the future. The speakers did not talk about privacy concerns (not in detail, at least) or things such as micro work (people who get paid very little to clean illegal content in AI training data, for example).
You probably can guess that that I care about privacy: I'm writing this on Lemmy, for a privacy community. I'm a Linux user (the first distro I
A Day in the Life of a Linux Noob or How to Break Your System
TLDR; I spent nearly two hours troubleshooting my broken system, because I installed a Windows spell checker for my LibreOffice.
- Install the .oxt file for your Linux LibreOffice installation
- Don't realize it was for Windows only because it installed fine on Linux
- Freeze your system completely for 15 seconds, after which it's business as normal
- LibreOffice works okay, so don't notice anything else
- Install additional spellers from Synaptic because the first one didn't work
- Realize Linux Mint Software Center GUI is broken and most of the flatpacks aren't displayed
- Perform two system resets using Timeshift, nothing changed
- Realize the speller you installed was Windows-only, purge all LibreOffice components, problem solved, reinstall LO
- Also realize you had to install a system package version of LibreOffice (instead of Flatpack) for the speller from Synaptic to work
- Feel like a noob
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EDIT: It happened again. I think this time I figured it out for good.
Is it safe to factory reset a phone running a beta version of Android?
I have a Oneplus phone which has a beta version of Android installed. I side-loaded it a couple of years ago from the official source (Oneplus website). I don't remember if it received any further updates, I think it didn't. I don't know how to revert back to a stable release. It has been working without any problems. I now want to give the phone away, so I need to factory reset it. Are there any risks to resetting a phone that runs a beta version of Android? Can resetting brick it?
Thanks for any and all advice!
An alternative to Youtube and Google Drive for video sharing?
Hello guys. I hope it's okay to post a question in this community.
I'm basically looking for a Youtube and Google Drive alternative for video sharing. I've looked at Peertube, Dtube and Odyssee, but frankly, I don't like them because there is some questionable content on those sites.
That said, I don't want to get into personal views and stuff, I just want to find an alternative to Big Tech. I want to upload videos and be able to share them with friends online. 'I upload and they stream' is what I'm looking for.
Proton Drive offers video preview, but it's limited to a 100 MB file and my videos are going to be longer.
TIA for any and all suggestions.
EDIT: I'm looking for a service.
EDIT 2:
Thanks everyone with your input. As storage, I'll be using Proton Drive, which has a 100 MB video preview limit. That means I have to decrease the file size, which can be done in different ways. First, I can shoot the video in 1080p 30 fps, which takes less space than 60 fps and/or higher
Alternative app to Google Translate for translating text from images?
Are there any FOSS phone apps/ private alternatives for Google Translate for translating text from images? Or maybe a privacy-friendly alternative front-end for GT? The ability to translate from images (such as product labels in a store) is the main feature I'm looking for. TIA for any and all tips.
Using stock Android w/o Google account/ Play Store worth it?
I hope this is not considered a low-effort post, but I wanted to ask if using stock Android without signing in to your Google account/ using Play Store is worth it. It should be more private, right? I'm planning on buying the cheapest Samsung phone there is (probably the A14). I currently have a stock Android Oneplus phone. I bought it before I had my "privacy epiphany". I knew that you shouldn't use Huawei phones as those "definitely" were spying on you; I read that Oneplus phones are safe because they use Western hardware, but they can still gather your data via the software, right? But I digress.
The reason I'm planning on buying a cheap (Samsung) phone is because I realized I don't need a fancy phone (for me "fancy" is a 400 local currency mid-ranger). I considered getting a dumb phone as they are definitely private, but the utter lack of features is depressing. The main reason is I can't give up the camera. So I'm willing to go with the cheapest smartphone, because it's still mi
Gillette Yellow SOTD (29 July 2023)
- Pre-shave: Face wash w/ hot water & soap
- Razor: Henson Mild v1
- Blade: Gilltte 7 O'clock (yellow, 1)
- Brush: The Goodfellas “The Hog”
- Soap: Local shaving soap with lanolin (wool fat)
- Post-shave: Alum, Nivea Men Sensitive AS
Six day's growth. A good, smooth shave, even though the blade is supposed to be on the sharp side. It wasn't harsh at all and I'm beginning to think that it was just the Astra SPs that don't agree with my skin. YMMV as they say.
Blue SOTD (23 July 2023)
- Pre-shave: Face wash w/ hot water & soap
- Razor: Henson Mild v1
- Blade: Astra Super Stainless (1)
- Brush: The Goodfellas “The Hog”
- Soap: Local shaving soap with lanolin (wool fat)
- Post-shave: Alum, Hega AS (Citrus & Cedar)
This was my first time using the Astra Super Stainless. They were milder than the Super Platinum, which I could feel scraping my face. The first pass was cleaner than with the Lords. All in all, a good blade and a relatively good shave, save for the big red spot (nick or razor burn?) on my neck. Maybe I just over-hydrated the lather, resulting in less cushioning and protection.
Abysso SOTD (20 July 2023)
- Pre-shave: Face wash w/ hot water & soap
- Razor: Henson Mild v1
- Blade: Lord Platinum
- Brush: The Goodfellas “The Hog”
- Soap: The Goodfellas Smile "Abysso"
- Post-shave: Alum, Nivea Men Sensitive
What's currently on your wish-list?
Are there any products that are currently on your wish-list? For me, these are the things I'm planning on getting:
- Mühle triple pack (marketed as Trio) of vegan, hard-puck soaps (sea buckthorn, sandalwood and aloe vera)
- TFS witch hazel
- Yaqi brush (Night Emerald 26mm or Yaqi Ocean 28mm)
- Yaqi shaving bowl
I hope threads like this are allowed, I'm not advertising anything.
Red SOTD (17 July 2023)
- Pre-shave: Face wash w/ hot water & soap
- Razor: Henson Mild v1
- Blade: Lord Platinum
- Brush: The Goodfellas "The Hog"
- Soap: TFS Ciotola Rossa
- Bowl: Old dog bowl (clean)
- Post-shave: Alum, Nivea Men Sensitive
Black and White-ish SOTD (9 July 2023)
- Pre-shave: hot water + soap
- Razor: Henson Mild (v1)
- Brush: Goodfellas Smile "The Hog" boar brush
- Soap: Proraso White
- Blade: Lord Platinum blades
- Aftershave: Nivea Men Sensitive AS Balm (No Alcohol)
Had an average shave, nothing special, no surprises. Tried to face lather, but didn't soak the brush long enough so it wasn't co-operating (didn't produce a good enough lather). Ended up bowl lathering instead. I must say the scent of the Proraso White is growing on me. As for the brush, I'm looking to upgrade it with a Yaqi Night Emerald synthetic brush (softer and no need to soak). The Goodfellas brush is about as cheap as brushes get, it came with my shaving set.
Music: Nouvelle Vague "I Could Be Happy" (album). Nouvelle Vague is a cover band, but I quite enjoy their versions.