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I think it's a uniquely good topic to have in both places. I first learned about Linux on reddit in Chrome on a Windows machine. It really helped lower my barrier to entry to chat with people on a platform that was accessible to my skill level at that time. But now I'm really glad there are nice foss places to talk about it as well.
It's my favorite thing to find a pretty niche open source tool like this that actually seems really well supported and developed!
I am autistic, which you probably could have just derived from the rest of this comment. Questions like these are so terrifying to me. So I always have a fun fact on hand.
"What's new?"
"I just learned that only female cats have a calico pattern!"
Then you can talk about cats instead of your life.
Those are not the benefits I expected to read haha. I just use it as a nice mindful moment to notice the warm water and smell of the soap. It's a pretty good check in during the day for me.
Kubuntu: the fuckboy who tries to get girls by acting like the bookworm
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I have nothing useful to contribute to the discussion, but I would like to say this conversation feels like Thanksgiving at my in-laws' house.
My (uneducated) guess is that investing and doing business both tend to involve some amount of specialization, geographically as well as by domain and market, so a general purpose online setting might not be the place to go. Maybe classes at a local college or university or a conversation with a domain expert could be more suitable for your goals.
I have an irrational fear of this acronym. I think I'm worried I might accidentally recurse forever, and that will become the only thing I do for the rest of my existence.
Yes. Also your math checks out.
"Will you join wheat thins in the fight against lime disease?"
This makes me so irrationally angry. Where I live it's usually just 12 year old kids on the bus who forgot headphones but still want to listen to the narration of the world's shittiest tiktok videos rather than reading the captions. It's fine. I'm fine. Everything is fine.
You have no idea how careful I was every time I typed it out lol
YSK Oxytocin is the foil to cortisol
Why YSK: There is a lot of cortisol going on right now. A lot of people are stressed, angry, and afraid. Those emotions all deserve to be felt, but over time, cortisol becomes neurotoxic (inflicting permanent damage on the hippocampus).
Oxytocin (responsible for feelings of love, attraction, affection, etc) is a perfect foil to cortisol. If you notice yourself feeling angry or afraid for an amount of time that bothers you, adding some oxytocin to the situation might be helpful.
Luckily for us, our biology makes oxytocin pretty easy to come across. Different activities work better for different people, but cuddling with a pet or loved one, watching cute cat videos, or having sex work for a lot of people.
Here are a few interesting sources for further reading, if you are curious.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33632072/ https://www.nature.com/articles/srep30187 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5619133/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33632072/
Lots of people talking about monitoring health, I just look because I'm curious lol
Beautiful! Also I love seeing fellow exmormons on every random corner of the internet. It feels very validating.
I'm not entirely sure what people actually use it for, but I do regularly chuckle when I remember my (very manly man) father in law asking for help setting up his Pinterest account.
I'd second Joplin. They have lots of good sync options, including their own (pretty cheap) service. I just use the android app to read notes, but I agree it's pretty clunky to take notes on android.
We have taught AI the most powerful human skill, self loathing.
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Thanks for the idea :)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/31981571
Lemmy should have a community called lemmy_guess
Posts would describe bizarre situations people have found themselves in, and commenters would take a stab at what put them there.
What subscription services do you actually pay for and get value from?
I'm usually against subscription services, but there are a few I use that I think provide enough value to justify the cost. Are there subscriptions you think are worth the money for you?
Obvious bias in AI-generated content might actually be useful (if used wisely)
Of course, not in a "we should generate and spread racist content" kind of way. But sometimes results are a caricature of all the stuff AI has ingested, so if its output is obviously biased, it might be a good indicator of particular ways people tend to be biased.
For example, if all of the AI-generated images for "doctor" are men, it's pretty clear the source content is biased to indicate that doctors are/should be men. It would be a lot harder to look up all of the internet's images of "doctor" to check for bias. There are probably a lot more nuanced cases where AI-generated content can make bias more apparent.
Recent research found that damage to specific brain networks, primarily in the right hemisphere, is linked to higher levels of religious fundamentalism. These brain regions are involved in cognitive functions like reasoning, belief formation, and moral decision-making.
Link to original study for curious folks with access to it: https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2322399121
YSK how to spot Love Bombing
Why YSK: some very dangerous people and organizations use love bombing as a strategy to manipulate and recruit people. Love bombing is often an early warning sign for a traumatizing relationship, so it's helpful to be able to spot the signs.
What it Is
Essentially, it's when someone showers you with love and attention. It often includes a lot of reassurance that you belong with someone or in a group. It can include gifts, flattery, praise, and it usually includes a lot of excitement about your future together or with a group.
The catch is that the love bomb goes away, and you become devalued after the love bomb. This is usually followed by a "discard phase", where if you try to confront the behavior, you are rejected and made to feel at fault. After you've become upset by this, they will often start the cycle again to keep your loyalty.
There are some really key warning signs to look out for:
Zoom exec calls in-office work mandate a ‘success’ — despite working remotely himself
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17585420
What do I give my bad dad for father's day?
So. Without trauma dumping, I'll simply say my dad is a bad dad. What's a father's day gift that says "you're dead to me, but I'm still doing things to keep drama at bay"?