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Elireum, in The worst physical pain you've ever experienced ?
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I relate to that, needles in the palate/gums is no fun...
My most painful experience though was when my kneecap dislocated and stuck to the side of my leg. Happened twice in my life. The first time when I was ice skating and the second just climbing stairs. Had to take an ambulance trip to the hospital :/

HeartyBeast, in Is Grammarly premium worth it?
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It depends if you really want to send all your text to a third party. Feels like a privacy nightmare waiting to happen to me.

zebus,
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I agree, I wouldn’t use the always on feature, would just be for a specific project.

UprisingVoltage, in Is Grammarly premium worth it?

I strongly recommend deepl.com It’s by far the best among the ones I tried. It can translate using the appropriate wording for the context and it also has a section (deepl write, accessible from the topbar) where you can past your english texts and get better wording.

Also the free plan covers most use cases. If you need the pro it’s worth it imo

zakatak, in Can we have one day without talking about poop?
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Peter: I'm looking for some toilet training books.
Salesman: We have the popular 'everybody poops", or the less popular 'nobody poops but you'.
Peter: Well, you see, we're catholic...
Salesman: Ah, then you'll want 'you're a naughty, naughty boy, and that's concentrated evil coming out the back of you'.

Merlu, in What was the dumbest belief you had when you were a child ?

When i was a child, i thought that high voltage lines were for little people travelling in cable cars.

icy_mal, in How do I remove sticker residue from glass containers?

Rub some vegetable oil on it or let it sit in a shallow plate of the oil for a few minutes. Then just clean it all off with dish soap.

May, in Why is no one decorating their magazines?
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Bc not all of them know how. some people just started magazines bc they were told "is there no magazine for that thing u like? Just make it yourself!" which doesnt necessarily mean they know how to moderate a community or even do custom CSS.

Jaysyn,
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I guess I assumed more reddit mods were coming over.

mrnotoriousman,

I imagine there will be a big influx on the 1st once the apps they use to mod stop working.

CMLVI,
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Some mods are literally just there to moderate. Others were there for CSS stuff and bot functionality. I imagine more of the latter will come over when it becomes unwieldy to do those things on the platform, and hopefully kbin will be more accepting to that functionality in the future.

spicy_biscuits, in Can we have one day without talking about poop?
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poop

lemonh3ad,
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poop

EatALime, in Can we have one day without talking about poop?
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One of my favorite features about Calckey is the ability to mute words. I think Mastodon allows it, too, and I used to make use of the word filter on Reddit as well. Maybe one day kbin will include it or perhaps it's hidden somewhere I missed and some helpful person will kindly point the way.

It's great for situations like this. I use it to filter out dog posts because I have a traumatic past with them and I know I'll never convince people to quit putting dogs literally everywhere, but I don't have to see nearly as many of those posts with a good filter setup.

Ragnell, in You are now an RPG character, what does your character sheet say?
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My talents and skills are many but I think in an RPG these would be the most notable:

Race: Northeastern White American
Northeastern Aggression: +1 Charisma in Northeast US, -2 Etiquette outside Northeast US, +2 Intimidation outside Northeastern US cities

Class: Network Engineer (Hybrid Engineer/Programmer)
+2 technology, -2 communication with anyone outside class, proficiency in electronics, proficiency in mechanical thinking

Military Veteran
Free Healthcare, +1 charisma in US

20-year Military Veteran
-2 dexterity, +2 stamina, -1 on sanity checks

Basic First-Aid

Radio Communications
Can communicate effectively using phonetic alphabet and 16-line message format

Basic Fabric Crafting
Can sew on buttons, repair tears in fabric, use a loom, knit using needles and embroider simple patterns on cotton cloth

Advanced Networking
Can design, troubleshoot, maintain and repair computer networking components on Layer 1 through 4

Cat Companion
Summonable Combat Pet, Agile with Sharp Claws

Froyn, in Can we have one day without talking about poop?

Can the Belchers get some love?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDiuSwrRQ4M

Friendly reminder 83% of all Bathroom Accidents happen outside a bathroom. 42% of all statistics are made up.

NoIWontPickaName,

5/4 people have a problem with fractions

Suedeltica, in Can we have one day without talking about poop?
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There’s been kind of a “last week of school before summer vacation” vibe, which I suspect is related in part to the overall weirdness of this moment as reddit partially collapses and the Fediverse figures out how to absorb the influx of new users and, I dunno, I figure everyone is just feeling kind of impish and punchy.

Anyway I’m a humorless old person and unfond of scatological humor in general, so I emphatically share your sentiment. I suspect it’ll die down shortly, though. In the meantime I hope the literal shitposters are at least enjoying themselves. Everybody’s gotta blow off steam from time to time.

ScienceBear, in How do I remove sticker residue from glass containers?
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+1 for goo gone/mineral oil, but you can also try a plastic scraper for the majority, then wipe away with either: acetone (nail polish remover), rubbing alcohol/vodka, or even tape itself (masking/packing/duct tape). Good luck 👍🏼

loki2236, (edited )

This. I usually do Alcohol let it soak for a while and then wash it with dish soap and a good scrub.

dismalnow, in Do you wipe sitting or standing?
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My posh, clean ass is always out - and frequently the topic of discussion.

Prior to my ascension, I was a sit-wiper because shit should always be as close to the toilet as possible.

McBinary,
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Even after our, ahem* ascension, we still gotta dry off. Sit style, lean and dry!

kriss0706, in House security system - any recommendations?
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I'm a bit too late to the party, but i will tell you about what i use.

I use a wireless IP camera from Reolink. You can use any camera really.
Then I purchased a license for Blue Iris, so i have that running on my computer downstairs.
Blue Iris is so under-rated. Its really good, there's a setting for anything you can think of and quite advanced motion detectors.

Hell, it can even detect license plates!

mx,

Thank you for the suggestion regarding the hardware. Two follow-up questions:

  1. Would you mind letting me know the model of the camera you're using?
  2. Blue Iris sounds awesome! But it also sounds like quite a bit of compute is required to run it. Is that true? Or could I also run in on a RPi, maybe even with Coral AI stick?
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