BubbleMonkey

joined 10 months ago
[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 13 points 7 months ago

Normally I’m not a fan of transparent background scrolling content (it’s obnoxious and a waste of space) but the little car was a cute touch. Entirely unnecessary, but cute.

[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 14 points 7 months ago

He looks so pleased with himself. Good for him.

[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 8 points 7 months ago

I have a collection of over 80k ebooks. I got most of them in huge download packs decades ago, and removed duplicates. it’s a surprisingly small folder.

I did the math on it long ago and it would take more than 200 years, reading an average of one full book a day, every day, to get through them all.

So I’m happy just knowing that if I get through some of them, it’s better than none of them. Time is limited, make the most of it by doing what sparks joy, and not worrying about what you didn’t get to.

[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Lawyers say these policies violate Amendment A, which was approved by Colorado voters in 2018 and bans the state from “engaging in slavery or involuntary servitude” under any circumstances.

Valerie Collins, an attorney from Towards Justice, said the case isn’t about prohibiting all prison labor.

“All our clients are demanding is that the state stops forcing people to work,” she said, in a statement. “The state could remedy these constitutional violations today if it wanted to.”

Idk kinda sounds like they do.

[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 5 points 7 months ago

… how, though, actually? Like fr fr, tell me how to do this.

[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 months ago

You say stylized, but it’s the same thing. The posture on the right isn’t even possible for humans.

I stand by what I said tho, the realism did a lot more for the series than “stylized” would have.

[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 15 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I’m glad they went with the more realistic and less sexified version. Aloy is an absolute gem of a character, and having her be less of a normal person wouldn’t have fit nearly as well with the overall vibe.

(That said I’m not sure how to feel about the Lego version..)

[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 months ago

You absolutely must, if you own such a gem, refer to it as the peamobile. Both because it is gloriously whimsical, perfectly matching the aesthetic of the vehicle, and because it just sounds fun in that funny innuendo sort of way.

[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 months ago

Oh, yeah no it’s not the cable, it’s the receiving port on the device itself. Sorry for the confusion :)

[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 4 points 7 months ago (3 children)

TIL my external hard drives use micro 3b. I didn’t realize that was a standard.. figured it was a proprietary to prevent using the wrong cable..

[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I’ve had it with shoddy c ports on various devices, including a phone (thankfully had wireless charging also). The connection pin thingy breaks off pretty easily, and causes the same issue you described for several weeks/months ahead of the actual breakoff, where it has to be in exactly the right position (and wiggling it to hit the right position obviously exacerbates the problem).

I’ve actually bought some magnetic chargers for the more fragile electronics, so I never have to put strain on the port..

[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 18 points 7 months ago (2 children)

What I don’t get is how anyone can sleep with anything other than blackout curtains. Even the ambient light from street lights and stuff is too bright for me.

I mean I know people do it, I just don’t understand how.

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