Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
That's a good question, Rotting Cum. The only crimes I'm planning on right now are saving some money doing diy maintenance on the family car while finding an interesting little project for myself.
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
Oh man, how do I account for anti-seize lube?
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
Thank you, I hadn't considered that style. All the YouTube videos use the mechanical click type, but you've got me thinking that the simpler beam style might be better for my situation.
cross-posted from: https://jorts.horse/users/fathermcgruder/statuses/110789232582943740 > What's a good torque wrench to get? > > I want to replace the spark plugs in my car and I'm apparently going to have to torque them to 30Nm. [#diy](https://jorts.horse/tags/diy) [#tools](https://jorts.horse/tags/tools) > > [@tools](https://lemmy.world/c/tools)
cross-posted from: https://jorts.horse/users/fathermcgruder/statuses/110789232582943740 > What's a good torque wrench to get? > > I want to replace the spark plugs in my car and I'm apparently going to have to torque them to 30Nm. [#diy](https://jorts.horse/tags/diy) [#tools](https://jorts.horse/tags/tools) > > [@tools](https://lemmy.world/c/tools)
cross-posted from: https://jorts.horse/users/fathermcgruder/statuses/110789232582943740 > What's a good torque wrench to get? > > I want to replace the spark plugs in my car and I'm apparently going to have to torque them to 30Nm. [#diy](https://jorts.horse/tags/diy) [#tools](https://jorts.horse/tags/tools) > > [@tools](https://lemmy.world/c/tools)
cross-posted from: https://jorts.horse/users/fathermcgruder/statuses/110789232582943740 > What's a good torque wrench to get? > > I want to replace the spark plugs in my car and I'm apparently going to have to torque them to 30Nm. [#diy](https://jorts.horse/tags/diy) [#tools](https://jorts.horse/tags/tools) > > [@tools](https://lemmy.world/c/tools)
cross-posted from: https://jorts.horse/users/fathermcgruder/statuses/110789232582943740 > What's a good torque wrench to get? > > I want to replace the spark plugs in my car and I'm apparently going to have to torque them to 30Nm. [#diy](https://jorts.horse/tags/diy) [#tools](https://jorts.horse/tags/tools) > > [@tools](https://lemmy.world/c/tools)
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
What have you got for dust control/collection?
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
I'm running a Pixelfed instance off of an old PC in my house. Eventually I 'd like to set up a personal Lemmy instance as well.
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
Venus flytraps are great plants to keep, but they're not effective for pest control, especially against tiny gnats. The gnats you have are probably fungus gnats and your houseplants' soil is infested with their larvae. To get them under control you have to innoculate the soil with nematodes that eat the larvae. The particular brand I got on Amazon aren't available anymore, but the species was s. feltiae and they worked really well. There might be other good or better nematodes, but that's how you get rid of the gnats.
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
Take another shower. Taxes aren't used to fix inequality. They're used to fund infrastructure and services that we all need. They're also used sometimes to redistribute income, but the idea isn't to solve inequality. The idea is to get some income, in one form or another, to people who cannot or should not work, like the sick, children, the elderly, and anyone else excluded from the workforce. This non-working population needs income as much as the working population does and it doesn't make sense to force them to get it in inefficient and harmful ways. Taxation to solve inequality is a myth that isn't happening.
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
Well, I'd definitely get the lawyers and CPAs to make sure that bag is secure and protect my family's privacy as much as possible. After that...
- I'd hire a high-end architect to renovate my home.
- I'd hire a personal trainer to help my family get really fit.
- I'd buy a big vacation for our extended families.
- Buy a less family-friendly vacation for our friends.
Hire a therapist so I don't go insane.- There's a small, vacant movie theater in my town. I'd buy it and get it up and running again.
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/589601640119844278 > [OC] A shell on a rock. > > Just a macro shot of a seashell. > > [\#macro](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/macro?src=hash) [#shore](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/shore?src=hash) [#newhavenharbor](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/newhavenharbor?src=hash) [#seashell](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/seashell?src=hash) > > [@pics@lemmy.world](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/@pics@lemmy.world) > [@loren@flipping.rocks](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/@loren@flipping.rocks)
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
This is great!
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
Yeah, that's exactly it. It's an open source alternative to Instagram based on ActivityPub, like Mastodon and Lemmy. In terms of functionality I think it's better than Instagram. There are no ads or sinister algorithms; I can select and copy text; I can easily reshare posts I like; and I can include working hyperlinks in my posts and replies.
The main benefits to running your own instance are that you don't have to rely on anyone else to keep the site running and you can decide for yourself about federating or not with other instances. For me it's also just a fun little DIY project to set up and maintain my own server.
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
Yes, I decided to host my own Pixelfed instance and I needed a URL. Still working out the kinks. Apparently, replying to a comment from a Lemmy user doesn't work properly.
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
Lol wtf
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/588472794821065230 > [OC] Hey. > > [\#crab](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/crab?src=hash) [#shore](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/shore?src=hash) [#macro](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/macro?src=hash) > > [@animals@lemmy.ml](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/@animals@lemmy.ml)
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/588472794821065230 > [OC] Hey. > > [\#crab](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/crab?src=hash) [#shore](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/shore?src=hash) [#macro](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/macro?src=hash) > > [@animals@lemmy.ml](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/@animals@lemmy.ml)
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/588472794821065230 > [OC] Hey. > > [\#crab](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/crab?src=hash) [#shore](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/shore?src=hash) [#macro](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/macro?src=hash) > > [@animals@lemmy.ml](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/@animals@lemmy.ml)
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
No tulip trees, just a bunch of maples, a few oaks, and one black walnut. There's about 1/6 of an acre behind us in the photo with a cemetery beyond that. Plenty of space for the kiddo to romp around and the critters love it too.
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
Thanks! We were very lucky to get this house.
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
AntennaPod is pretty great. Apparently it's compatible with a synchronizing service called gpodder, which I believe you can run yourself.
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
Ugh I've never encountered a black widow, but I just felt that sentence.
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
You're kind of talking about different things. Copyright should of course be abolished along with all private property. I don't rule out compensation to your estate for organs harvested after death and there should definitely be a public bounty/reward system to encourage the living to donate.
You shouldn't be able to opt out, or at least it should be very difficult to do so, because when you are dead what you have a say in that affects the living should be very limited, because those organs won't matter to you anymore, and because those organs might matter very much to living people. Whether you trust society or not doesn't matter anymore when you are dead.
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
I think recluses and widows do sometimes live around here in NJ, but I haven't seen any yet. Regardless, I'm ready for them.
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
Because living people who are sick might need those organs, which would otherwise just go to waste in your corpse. Also, it good to have a steady supply of organs from the deceased in order to avoid perverse and exploitative market situations.
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
The only spiders I kill are the yellow sac spiders because they will bite you in your sleep and cause a nasty infection. It happened to me once.
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
This would be a nice upgrade for my wife and I. We've been using a knockoff Rubbermaid for ages. Putting it on the future project list.
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
Hmmm okay, but it has to be difficult to opt-out, kind of like how conscientious objectors have to go through a whole process to get out of military service.
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/586372528275207158 > [OC] A little jumping spider. > > I remember when I was trying to take this photo the spider jumped on the lens and I might have screamed. > > [\#spider](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/spider?src=hash) [#jumpingspider](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/jumpingspider?src=hash) [#arachnid](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/arachnid?src=hash) [#macro](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/macro?src=hash) [#fediphoto365](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/fediphoto365?src=hash) [#pixelfed365](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/pixelfed365?src=hash) > > [@bugmenagerie@possumpat.io](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/@bugmenagerie@possumpat.io)
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/586372528275207158 > [OC] A little jumping spider. > > I remember when I was trying to take this photo the spider jumped on the lens and I might have screamed. > > [\#spider](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/spider?src=hash) [#jumpingspider](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/jumpingspider?src=hash) [#arachnid](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/arachnid?src=hash) [#macro](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/macro?src=hash) [#fediphoto365](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/fediphoto365?src=hash) [#pixelfed365](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/pixelfed365?src=hash) > > [@bugmenagerie@possumpat.io](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/@bugmenagerie@possumpat.io)
Kurt 1 year ago • 75%
No. Organ "donation" after death should be compulsory. For living donors there should be a publicly funded bounty system where you either take the money or not. Donors and recipients don't get to be picky.
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
Unlikely. Too lonely out there.
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
Really? I've only seen good reviews of the stuff as served by restaurants.
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
It was Eva Saxl. She had fled the Nazis from Czechoslovakia only to find herself under Japanese occupation in Shanghai. From the Wikipedia article, it seems like she extracted the insulin from water buffalo pancreas. I'm not sure if that counts as homebrewing. When I think of homebrew insulin, I think of actually manufacturing it by fermenting specialized yeast as opposed to harvesting it from animals. I don't think there's anything wrong with that, but it isn't really the same.
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
Oh that sounds fascinating. I'll have to search for that.
Kurt 1 year ago • 75%
There's not really a problem with meat either. You don't have to eat it and if you do, you don't have to feel bad about eating animals.
That said, there is kind of a problem with insulin manufacturing in that it's kind of centralized and distribution can be difficult, especially in remote areas with unreliable electricity. If insulin manufacturing could be done at the garage or shipping container scale in the places where it's needed, it would help a lot of people.
Kurt 1 year ago • 0%
Calling the relationship between those countries an alliance is a big stretch. For all its leniency towards Germany during the interwar period, you'd have to call the US an ally to Germany as well, nevermind its infamously conciliatory treatment of the Nazis after the war (ie Operation Paperclip and the relatively rapid abandonment of denazification in West Germany). Furthermore, the US did not begin actually fighting the Nazis until after the USSR, and not until they were compelled by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Regardless, we know what the Nazis did while they were in power and, as I previously cited, we know what they were going to do if they had prevailed. The fact is that after about four decades of Soviet rule, the Poles and other Eastern European peoples still exist and have thrived in comparison to the ethnic cleansing and extermination they would have faced under a victorious Nazi regime. Anyone whose family actually had an unfairly difficult time under the USSR has my condolences, but at least you're still around to express your resentment!
Kurt 1 year ago • 0%
You're the one discounting lives. The murder rate for the Holocaust was at least 1.25 million per year and they had plans to keep going. The dubious allegations in the Black Book of Communism don't even come close to that kind of efficiency and completely discount the lives saved by having defeated the Nazis, which would not have been possible without the USSR's incredible sacrifice. It's one thing to have resentment for communism. It's just incredibly messed up to say that it's as bad or worse than Nazism.
Kurt 1 year ago • 100%
Any idea if these are native?
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.one/post/974261 > cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/584798333443805438 > > Alt text: > > Macro shot of a honey bee crawling on the petal of a purple crocus. The bee is loaded with grains of pollen. > > > [OC] Honey bee on a crocus. > > This shot is from the spring. > > [\#bees](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/bees?src=hash) [#spring](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/spring?src=hash) [#crocus](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/crocus?src=hash) [#pollen](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/pollen?src=hash) [#pollinator](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/pollinator?src=hash) [#newjersey](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/newjersey?src=hash) [#macro](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/macro?src=hash) [#fediphoto365](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/fediphoto365?src=hash) [#pixelfed365](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/pixelfed365?src=hash) > > [@pics@lemmy.world](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/@pics@lemmy.world)
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/584798333443805438 Alt text: > Macro shot of a honey bee crawling on the petal of a purple crocus. The bee is loaded with grains of pollen. > [OC] Honey bee on a crocus. > This shot is from the spring. > [\#bees](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/bees?src=hash) [#spring](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/spring?src=hash) [#crocus](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/crocus?src=hash) [#pollen](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/pollen?src=hash) [#pollinator](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/pollinator?src=hash) [#newjersey](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/newjersey?src=hash) [#macro](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/macro?src=hash) [#fediphoto365](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/fediphoto365?src=hash) [#pixelfed365](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/pixelfed365?src=hash) > [@pics@lemmy.world](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/@pics@lemmy.world)
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/584538944785166417 > A bumblebee mimicking robber fly, *laphria thoracica* slurping on the liquefied guts of an unfortunate honey or ground bee.
Kurt 1 year ago • 0%
The way the VOC people count them, yes. They include Nazis as victims for goodness sake. You can't take it seriously.
Kurt 1 year ago • 0%
You can indeed describe something as incomparably worse when it is so bad that a comparison doesn't make sense or there's no point to making one. I really don't think I'm the one who's out of line here.
Anyway, the whole "victims of communism" trope you're invoking is just embarrassingly facile. The numbers are contrived and no consideration is ever given to the terrible conditions out of which the various revolutions came or the horrible forces they were subsequently up against, let alone comparative conditions in the so-called free world. Everyone who ever lived and died in a communist state is a crime against humanity, but whenever someone dies in the US because they had to choose between medicine and rent it's their own damn fault. Give me a break.
cross-posted from: https://jorts.horse/users/fathermcgruder/statuses/110692388234313346 > [OC] "Can I eat this, yet?" > [@animals](https://lemmy.ml/c/animals) > [@pics](https://lemmy.world/c/pics) > [\#dog](https://jorts.horse/tags/dog) [#obedience](https://jorts.horse/tags/obedience) [#treat](https://jorts.horse/tags/treat) [#linoleum](https://jorts.horse/tags/linoleum)
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/583823734820089872 > A fawn waiting for its mother, curled up in a garden bed under a bush, behind a fence. You can see the mother out of focus in the background. > > [\#deer](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/deer?src=hash) [#newjersey](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/newjersey?src=hash) [#fawn](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/fawn?src=hash) > > [@pics@lemmy.world](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/@pics@lemmy.world)
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/583823734820089872 > A fawn waiting for its mother, curled up in a garden bed under a bush, behind a fence. You can see the mother out of focus in the background. > > [\#deer](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/deer?src=hash) [#newjersey](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/newjersey?src=hash) [#fawn](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/discover/tags/fawn?src=hash) > > [@pics@lemmy.world](https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/@pics@lemmy.world)
Afaik, whenever an Activitypub instance has defederated from another it has always had to do with some combination of bad user behavior, poor moderation, and/or spam. Are the various instance admins who have decided to preemptively block threads.net simply convinced that these traits will be inevitable with it? Is it more of a symbolic move, because we all hate Meta? Or is the idea to just maintain a barrier (albeit a porous one) between us and the part of the Internet inhabited by our chuddy relatives? (For my part, I'm working on setting up my own Lemmy and/or Pixelfed instance(s) and I do not currently intend to defederate.)
Nothing comes up when I search for any of my fediverse/activity pub accountswin the new Threads app from Meta. Go figure.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.one/post/504943 > Twitter user [@SamAsIAm](https://twitter.com/SamAsIAm?t=UJABSTEAH84rMLtAmxSnDw&s=09) wrote: > >A friend who is a municipal arborist just called to tell me about a guy who cut down 32 big mature trees on his neighbor's NJ property to get a better view of NYC. He hired a guy who hired another guy. Cut them down and left the debris there. The fine per tree is $1000 so the guy propably thought he was going to just pay a $32k fine. But the arborist wrote violations to all 3 parties, 96 in all (by hand, took him 12 hours) and there's a provision requiring the replanting of like trees "of the same size." And it's on an inaccessible by road mountainside. He put the affronted landowner in touch with the only guy who would take on such a job. Thry have to build a road, remove the debris, plant big trees and water them for two years. He quoted $1.5 million. And additional fines total $400k. I hope whoever this ass is he can't pay and they lien and sell his property, the value of which he probably figured would be increased so much a $32k fine was worth it, to cover the cost. We are living in the Jaime Dimon ethos. "So fine us, we can afford it." > > >The PS to this is I was just given a zoom link to the 1st court hearing tomorrow. I'm not sure if it's just for trail participants or spectators can use it, but if they let me observe I'll add more. It doesn't appear to have been picked up by any news source yet. > > >A bit overwhelmed I had to mute notices and will check early if zoom link is supposed to be public. Preliminary hearing is 1:30 EDT. May be very limited. I don't want to be disruptive but will be back with the answer. And likely it'll hit the news. > > >And thanks for all the follows! > > I hope the tree gutters pay dearly, but I wonder if the access road will be counterproductive in terms of the environment.
I've been wanting to try out a mechanical keyboard for a while and I think I finally have the opportunity. The control keys on my old Alienware keyboard stopped working after I spilled some coffee on it, so I need a replacement. Also, I have an Amazon gift card. I see lots of mechanical keyboards on there with good reviews, but I was hoping to find some more guidance here. As far as what I'm looking for, I really just want something nicer to type with, but hopefully not too loud. A number pad and arrow keys would be nice, but maybe the smaller versions have some type of quick way to get that functionality when I need it. Any advice?
I'm not a submarine engineer, but I would have expected that some of the more complex systems would have failed before the pressure vessel. Then again, it seems like they chose a seemingly cost effective design that was [apparently susceptible to fatigue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OceanGate#Titan?wprov=sfla1). Combine that with a profit motive to dive as many times as possible before retiring the hull and I suppose an implosion was practically inevitable. Oh well.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/105447 > Very sad but also very suspicious. There is a billionare on board of this submarine. Titanic ghosts? Pirates of the sea? Let's talk conspiracy... Seems like a fitting topic for this community. My guess is that the rebreather system failed and the crew/tourists passed out and died before they even knew something went wrong. However, sabotage is always a possibility...
They wouldn't let me in with my pocket knife so I had to hide it outside lol. (Not sure where else to post this on here.)
Mine was mostly pretty low-key, which is how I like it. I got some small gifts from my wife and daughter, including a 7oz hammer with a colorfully painted handle. I actually really liked that. For dinner my mother-in-law took us out to an expensive steakhouse, where I had a wonderful ribeye, but I don't think it was worth the price. I'm grateful and appreciative, but I think it was a little too much. I think that she and/or my father-in-law had a gift card, so it made sense for them. Besides all that, I somehow hardly had [to put up with any complaints](https://lemmy.one/post/71363), even from my ever opinionated four-year-old. I would have enjoyed the day a lot more [if I didn't have to worry about work today](https://lemmy.one/post/206070).
cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/642061 > official twitter announcement > https://twitter.com/jellyfin/status/1670589982665322496
cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/642061 > official twitter announcement > https://twitter.com/jellyfin/status/1670589982665322496
Crossposted from https://lemmy.one/comment/283051: >Does anyone else think it’s a little backwards that the large denominations are fragile paper bills, but the small ones are metal coins sometimes worth less than the metal in the coin? Shouldn’t the large denominations be coins, which last longer, and the small denominations be bills, which are easier to carry in large quantities?
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.one/post/206070 > If we really cared about mothers and fathers then their respective Days would be paid holidays; three-day weekends. Enough with this commemorative Sunday bs.
If we really cared about mothers and fathers then their respective Days would be paid holidays; three-day weekends. Enough with this commemorative Sunday bs.
What's the best way to run Lemmy on Yunohost? The Yunohost application is out of date (16.3), and I read somewhere that the image handling part of it is disabled. I also saw somewhere that it's possible to install it with the help of Docker, but I'm pretty unfamiliar with that. I'm already using Yunohost successfully for other reasons, so I figured I would just put a personal Lemmy instance on there. Any advice? I wonder if I could use the old Yunohost application and then update it manually as well as install pict-rs.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.one/post/123693 > So, a robin built several nests in my carport, but only laid eggs in one of them, the middle one in the photo. They hatched about nine days ago. As you can see, the mother is not roosting in the middle nest, but that's still where her hatchlings are. You can't see them in the photo, but I saw them moving around in there. Is this normal? Does the mother just need her space or is she confused somehow, perhaps by the repeating joists? Is that why she built multiple nests to begin with? > > If there's another community where you think people might know better, please suggest it. *Update*: all is well, [apparently](https://lemmy.one/comment/174568).
So, a robin built several nests in my carport, but only laid eggs in one of them, the middle one in the photo. They hatched about nine days ago. As you can see, the mother is not roosting in the middle nest, but that's still where her hatchlings are. You can't see them in the photo, but I saw them moving around in there. Is this normal? Does the mother just need her space or is she confused somehow, perhaps by the repeating joists? Is that why she built multiple nests to begin with? If there's another community where you think people might know better, please suggest it. *Update*: all is well, [apparently](https://lemmy.one/comment/174568).
My kid just ran into the corner of the bed and gave herself a charlie horse. She started screaming and shouting "why!?" like Nancy Kerrigan and my wife and I just had to laugh. Anyone else ever think it's kind of funny when your kid does something like that? Our daughter is fine, btw.
Can I create a community on an instance with which I don't have an account? Can I serve as a moderator for a community with an account on an instance different than the community?
God I would love to mess with a celebrity in front of my kid when she's old enough to be embarrassed.
How do you all deal with complaining? Usually, I try to fix the problem, if there really is one, or deflect with humor. However, sometimes the complaining comes from all directions—my kid, my wife, my parents, my bosses, customers—and it wears me down. I find that pushing back can sometimes be counterproductive with some complainers. One time my wife had some complaint about how I mow the lawn. I asked her if she ever mowed a lawn and she was quiet after that. Unfortunately, these little victories don't happen very often. What sorts of tricks or tactics should I have ready to get people to pound sand without telling them to pound sand?