Very very interesting, and stupid
If this gets any worse we're going to have to learn that space aliens are UHC customers.
I made a twitter account last week for a business and it will not show me anything except Elon and Trump stuff even though I keep clicking see less/mute/block etc. It's truly insane over there now, even besides just the way it works.
I used my phone carrier email, but I haven't actually used pixelfed since verifying. Not sure if there's anything there for me.
I like the tidy forum format and experience that Reddit/lemmy brings. My brain has never been able to make sense of how to benefit from twitter, mastodon, Instagram, tiktok, etc.
Run a wireguard server at home. Use tor to connect to it from home. Problem solved.
You have to go out of your way to have your access reduced. There are endless ways to achieve that and tor is just one of them. Besides the sigint opportunities on tor aren't as minimal as you want them to be. Also, you're connecting to the site and acting in behalf of yourself. I'm at a loss why this should rank at all in the context of a tidal wave of measurable abuses.
My boss calls that the "shit house polio", but usually in reference to just going numb from sitting in any chair.
I was able to confirm that sdf's pixelfed will send and confirm emails, by using a different email provider other than Gmail.
My Gmail account will absolutely not show me any emails from sdf pixelfed, so I just changed my pixelfed email to my phone number @ my carriers email/sms bridge domain, and that let me confirm my account.
In Gmail? I looked all over my spam, couldn't find it anywhere :/
How many years?
The amount of utility I accidentally extract from my phone over the course of a day on one charge is pretty incredible.
The weirdest thing about a cybertruck bomb is that the world has become so shit that it's not even interesting. Like, I just cannot care because every day something insane happens.
That's the real fucking signal IMO.
Ah ok thanks. I think the pic is intuitive enough but sure isn't much of a looker.
At a glance, I see heat settings on the left, cooling settings on the right, and the actual temp in the middle. No?
I'm trying to to find the balance between having an anti-clutter space for a clearer head versus not being wasteful about over washing things like button shirts or jeans which don't get used for a large portion of my day.
I used to throw them over my computer chair but I recently moved my computer out of my bedroom.
I think the best option is to hang them up in the closet so they can air out a little more than back in a drawer.
Interrupt your habits.
- Uninstall the app, if you use that.
- Log out in your browser.
- If you use ublockorigin, add reddit.com to the custom block list
- Use a password manager, change your password to something you can't remember. Then in your password manager, put a prefix on it like
(take-a-break), so you have to go through the hassle of editing it to log in.
You don't need to be up to the minute or even the day for most of your interests, you can catch up when you have time to do so intentionally.
Interruptions cause you to slow down and give your will power a moment to catch up and intervene.
- (2024, free) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4860527
- (2021, pay walled) https://online.ucpress.edu/cpcs/article-abstract/54/4/54/119024/Killing-Politics-SoftlyUnconvincing-Propaganda-and?redirectedFrom=fulltext
I don't have a background in science, I learned of the 2021 study as a footnote in a book I'm reading.
I'm curious to see what more attention this will get over the coming years.
That is my take.
The delusion of grandeur I might suffer would be something like people foster such a strong culture of cooperation and mutual aid that state government operations and programs become obsolete.
That's a north star. Something to aim for as a concept. But of course we won't ever land a rocket ship on the actual North Star.
I think like any other political or philosophical view, this is one of those things where you will get one unique answer per each anarchist you ask.
Speaking personally, I think philosophies should be used as tools, and as the best tool for a job.
To me, anarchism means disregarding established authority and working together to achieve whatever a goal is. Ideally cooperatively. Some groups will perform well at this and some will not. Some will perform better under a more traditional organized structure.
I don't want to subjugate people with anarchist dogma. I want to help people learn to trust themselves and to cooperate. And I want to get better at it myself.
Same as anarchism.
Lots of people valuing self reliance and care for others without regard for our existing leaders and systems. There just happens to also be systems of governments around.
Everyone's different, but I come here for a quick casual reprieve from my day to day. Sometimes a more involved post or conversation will capture me, but the stars have to align. Right mood, right amount of free time (or lack of awareness of unfree time), right subject matter, presentation, etc.
I like the idea of engaging in a sophisticated way, but social media taking a back seat is how I need my life to be, usually.
That said, if you're creating content, do it for the love of the game. You're making a contribution to a movement separately from social media itself.
There are more than a thousand facilities across the U.S. that treat, store, or dispose of various types of hazardous waste. Some of these facilities...
Background:
I'm in my 40s and I've always sort of beaten myself up over not being an avid reader. I go through phases where I read a bunch, sometimes I'll finish a book in a months time, sometimes start a book and forget it, sometimes it seems like I go literally years without really getting into any book at all. But I still accumulate them.
Because of how important reading is and now I "fail" to prioritize it, I've always found myself in a poor relationship with reading. I feel this artificial pressure to read things that are only important and will somehow make me more useful. I feel this artificial pressure to start one book and read it to the end. I feel this artificial pressure to become a changed person by fully investing every bit of info from every book.
I've been learning that these pressures are untenable.
I've also noticed that I partake in all kinds of things without the same expectations: tv shows, games, podcasts, media and news outlets, social media, etc.
Right now I have 6 books that I am actively reading, and I am trying to remember that it's for enjoyment and not some high level goal. Someone told me if I read 10 pages a day I would finish about 10 books a year. I found this so encouraging.
Taking the pressure off of reading has really helped me get more productive at reading, and I think it will help me convert my habit into a truly fruitful one.
So now I ask you:
- What are your reading habits like?
- What do you like to read?
- What kind of stage of life are you in, and how does that affect it?
- Have you made any changes, positive or negative, to your reading habits?
- What else?
Wisconsin voters have passed a constitutional amendment that explicitly bars noncitizens from voting.
> Article III Section 1 of the Wisconsin Constitution currently reads, "Every United States citizen age 18 or older who is a resident of an election district in this state is a qualified elector of that district." > > After Tuesday's vote, the article will now read, "Only a United States citizen age 18 or older who is a resident of an election district in this state is a qualified elector of that district."
Doesn't this change the meaning of the statement so much that it's no longer true that every citizen of age who is a resident is eligible to vote? Can this new language be interpreted by courts and lawmakers such that anyone can be disenfranchised if such malicious laws can be passed in the state?
My follow up curiosity: how can we find success & sustainability in meeting our basic needs and security by turning our backs right back on global industry (and government) by working inward within our local communities?
<p>Mia talks with Alex Chan, an organizer for the UAW, about the union's attempts to break her staff union and how it hurts both UAW organizers and the workers they organize.</p> <p>Follow the UAW on socials: @UAWstaffunited</p><p>See <a href='https://omnystudio.com/listener'>omnystudio.com/listener...
It seems to me that the employer will fund it either way. Maybe I'm misremembering stories of pensions being mismanaged and lost. I think the most important thing is that the employer actually does something to fund a retirement, in my way of thinking the 401k approach puts me in control of the money so I don't rely on someone else to not fail.
Whether it's promised bonuses, stocks, or retirement funds, my motto is always "show me the money", and I'll believe it when it's in my hands.
What's your cadence for maintenance? Is there anything you think you should be doing more frequently? Is there anything you do extra proactively because you don't like seeing it left undone?
I'm also curious about how much time you spend taking care of your home and how that balances with the rest of your personal life, and how you share the load with other people you live with.
Feel free to be economic with the truth by using aliases for organizations and products wherever it protects your privacy or your contracts. I'm mainly interested to hear about your unique experience.
Example follow-up questions: What was most rewarding, what was not? What was not a great use of your time but maybe still a learning experience? What were you interested when you were younger (for hobbies or otherwise) that may have helped guide you?
