android Android The Huawei Mate XT is a feat of engineering, but is a tri-fold phone necessary?
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    zero_spelled_with_an_ecks
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    I've got a foldable to deal with being on call as a sysadmin and it's so much better than lugging o laptop around. The more screen I can fit in my pocket, the better.

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  • risa Risa A Casual Mathematical Analysis of the Creepiness of Various Male Character on *Voyager*
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    zero_spelled_with_an_ecks
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    I'm out of energy but not out of curiosity about the spikes for Paris and the shift for Chakotay, especially since Resolutions was in season 2.

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  • casualconversation Casual Conversation Pets Sunday - how are they doing?
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    zero_spelled_with_an_ecks
    3 days ago 100%

    My 18 year old sphynx, Hairry, had congestive heart failure last Sunday, but I got him to a vet in time for them to help. He's doing well on medications and I get some extra time with him.sphynx cat curled up in a blanket with a leg stretched out

    The vet was an ordeal as their initial diagnosis was lymphoma and were going to give steroids. A friend that works there offered to come in on her day off, made them wait for radiology to report back, and figured out it was heart failure. If they had given him steroids, it would probably have killed him, so I'm extra grateful she gave him some extra attention and care. He still had to stay in an oxygenated kennel for a day and a half as the meds cleared the fluid from around his heart and out of his lungs.

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  • fediverselore FediLore + Fedidrama !vegan@lemmy.world mod suppresses criticisms of fediverse spam campaign, using mass ban technique to silence opposing viewpoints
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    zero_spelled_with_an_ecks
    5 days ago 100%

    My client does, but I have the option to click through if I think it's worth it. Connect is the client.

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  • libertarian Libertarian Discussion What Broke Libertarianism
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    zero_spelled_with_an_ecks
    6 days ago 71%

    Yeah, COVID really did put the idea that people can self organize constructively in the face of global events into the ground.

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    zero_spelled_with_an_ecks
    6 days ago 58%

    The users at lemmy.world basically already drove the mods in that community to suggest vegan communities on other instances to basically not have to put up with the rest of lemmy.world. It's a dead community walking and the whole ordeal convinced me to block .world. I've seen less content, but damn has my experience on Lemmy gotten a whole lot better.

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  • whitepeopletwitter People Twitter Bruh even the Bleach blonde, bad built butch body lady called Laura Loomer a racist
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    technology Technology Americans used record 100 trillion megabytes of wireless data in 2023
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    andfinally And Finally... Pervert of the Day: Washington D.C. man caught-on-camera doing lewd act with a cucumber
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    zero_spelled_with_an_ecks
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    After not playing it for a while, I found some people that want to play Shadows of Brimstone and our first session is this Saturday. 6 regulars and one irregular for the schedule.

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  • animation Animation 'Blue Eye Samurai' wins for Outstanding Animated Program at the 2024 Emmys
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    zero_spelled_with_an_ecks
    2 weeks ago 100%

    Corporations are more powerful than they've ever been and fewer people have the option to contribute to FOSS. FOSS has also been coopted by corporations (see elastic search, redis, or any crippled product whose FOSS version doesn't do shit and is just used to market to people who think it's important). I don't think FOSS has outlived its usefulness, it's just very difficult to drum up the amount of work it takes to support it on a worldwide scale, but forcing financial support with the contracts mentioned in the article is just a way for corporations to have even more say in how FOSS is developed (or not developed). He mentions several examples of corporations screwing over the FOSS community and he wants more of their influence? It doesn't seem like a great idea to me even if it seems convenient short term.

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  • movies movies What would you think about the Alien franchise doing a stand alone movie about the engineers and the xenomorphs?
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    publichealth Public Health ‘Right to Repair for Your Body’: The Rise of DIY, Pirated Medicine
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    zero_spelled_with_an_ecks
    2 weeks ago 100%

    So there's clothed ones and then the two humping ones right in the front and a bunch of other unclothed one everywhere, so did the clothed ones just arrive late to the orgy or what?

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  • casualconversation Casual Conversation What was the last time you were lucky? Could be a winning lottery ticket, nice coincidence, be at the right time at the right place, etc.
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    zero_spelled_with_an_ecks
    2 weeks ago 100%

    Didn't hit the suddenly stopped box truck on the highway. The giant pickup truck behind me did not hit me. Leaving enough space in front of me was skill, that the person behind me did as well was the luck.

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  • homevideo Home Video (VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, 4k) Jim Henson's best dark fantasy films are getting limited-edition 4K Blu-rays
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    zero_spelled_with_an_ecks
    2 weeks ago 100%

    I love Labyrinth. Did you know there was a sequel of sorts (and not the movie that is rumored)? It was a manga (an odd format considering it contained songs). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_Labyrinth Be warned that it's not that great if you decide to seek it out.

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  • usa United States | News & Politics GOP Vice President Dick Cheney will vote for Harris, says "there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump"
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    memes solarpunk memes specialization is for insects
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    zero_spelled_with_an_ecks
    2 weeks ago 94%

    Hobbies, sure. But specialization comes with tools and learning that generalists don't have, couldn't possibly afford, and would be a ridiculous amount of things to store and knowledge to remember. E.g. I don't want to do my own dentistry and I'd prefer an expert for that. Dentistry in the US requires a whole medical degree, specialized tools, etc. I also don't own the equipment nor have the knowledge to find and drill a well if I want to be "self sufficient".

    You don't have to be an expert, and that can be very freeing, but we do need them and becoming an expert has opportunity costs. That doesn't mean experts are shallow or becoming a generalist is deep or morally better nor does it mean generalists are in any way insufficient.

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  • nativeplantgardening Native Plant Gardening Southwest Ohio Native Fruit Garden
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    zero_spelled_with_an_ecks
    2 weeks ago 100%

    Ok, but cherries and apples aren't native; colonists introduced them. I think the pawpaw is the only native tree with edible fruit and you already listed it.

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    zero_spelled_with_an_ecks
    2 weeks ago 100%

    It's not native but I remember my grandparents had a pear tree that did well and stayed relatively small in Eastern PA.

    And if space is the only issue for the cherries, you could look into Espalier, training it to grow flat against a wall or fence.

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  • casualconversation Casual Conversation What part of your life could be improved with software?
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    2 weeks ago 100%

    I play boardgames where there are enough moving parts that replacing some with software improves them tremendously. Gloomhaven and Frosthaven have a bunch of tools for them to help setup, combat, track campaigns, etc., and they help tremendously.

    There is nothing like that for Shadows of Brimstone. For a lot of things, there's just too much data. I tried to make a script that automated the travel phase after missions which was pick the size of town, determine the number of hazards based on the number of characters and size of town, pick out the hazards, and display each in turn. The amount of text in it was just too much to be worth it. But even being able to replace the scavenge deck, loot deck, and exploration tokens would free up some table space and they're less than a dozen possible outcomes each with only a small amount of text.

    I'm sure there are other popular games that would be more conducive to having complexity automated. Finding one that won't send a cease and desist might be a challenge, though.

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  • casualconversation Casual Conversation It's Friday - What are your plans for the week-end?
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    zero_spelled_with_an_ecks
    2 weeks ago 100%

    Heading to a burlesque festival! Looking forward to it. And when I get back, painting miniatures with friends.

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  • science_memes Science Memes Caption this.
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    2 weeks ago 100%

    Many recipients of the demifacectomy are able to return to normal lives after the procedure. With their growing numbers, some are even finding relationship success on social media communities like those on fabook.com, a Facebook like site that kept only half the face in its name and its users.

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  • unpopularopinion
    Hunting and fishing are for psychopaths

    I'm not talking about the consumption of animals here, to be clear. What I'm talking about is spending days and a bunch of money planning to kill something, doing the killing, and skinning/eviscerating what was killed, and often displaying the stuffed corpse. Hunters and fishers refuse to admit they're obsessed with taking pleasure in killing something. Miss me with the "tradition" stuff, it's just peer pressure from the dead and a fallacious argument. Don't tell me it's to eat, like I said, I'm not talking about the consumption here, so please prove to me you are literate by not bringing up that point. And don't tell me you're respectful to the animals you kill; I don't believe the planning, stalking, and killing is a good way to show respect.

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    The Dead Salmon

    Inspired by https://www.farrow-ball.com/us/paint/dead-salmon

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    crossword zero_spelled_with_an_ecks 1 month ago 100%
    A cruciverbalist that I enjoy squarepursuit.com

    Looks like the hasn't made any crosswords for a while but the old ones are still available. Link goes to the themed ones and there's links to online versions in each post. Enjoy!

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    unpopularopinion
    Knives go in the dishwasher and get sharpened with a pull through sharpener

    My tools serve me, not the other way around. It's not worth the time and effort to wash by hand or sharpen on a whetstone. I don't need an expensive knife to cook at home. A pull through sharpener and honing steel are adequate. Get the right material and you don't have to worry about the metal in the dishwasher.

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    [Request] Make blocked users not show up in inbox and profile views

    Blocking a user hides their content in comments, but it still shows up in inbox when viewing all as well as in comment chains in the profile view. It would be great if blocked users didn't show up in these places. Let me know if there's more info needed.

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    Art of MTG zero_spelled_with_an_ecks 4 months ago 100%
    Rabid Wombat - Kaja Foglio

    I still remember this card and its artwork. Holy moly, the date on it is 30 years ago. The Foglios have been involved in quite a few projects over the years and it took a while for me to make the link between this card and [Girl Genius](https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20021104).

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    Weird West zero_spelled_with_an_ecks 6 months ago 100%
    Coop Board game Shadows of Brimstone boardgamegeek.com

    Western setting where a new gold rush for dark stone pits gunslingers, lawmen, saloon girls, etc against tentacles, the undead, mutated gangsters, snakemen, and lost technology as they travel between worlds. It's coop and there are different missions, most of which have randomly generated maps that are created from a deck on you explore, giving it endless replayability. Characters gain experience, skill, and gear but also can become injured or mutate (nothing the church or surgeon in town can't fix for a price). It also has tons of expansions. While the physical games add up in cost and require a lot of organizing, you can give it a try on tabletop simulator. There's even a Japanese themed set that can combine with the Western ones.

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    seaofstars
    Combat feels so slow

    When I was doing some cleanup and running into enemies in old areas, it made me realize how slow combat is and why. If you have timed blocks, it has to be slow to give players time to react to attacks, so every enemy attack animation ends up being long and they all add up.

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