arsCynic

joined 3 months ago
[–] arsCynic@beehaw.org 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Sitting down too much. It took four lumbagos in three years to finally get the point.

I don't write as much anymore unfortunately, but the huge upside is that, after two decades of not being able to do so, I can finally squat again with heels planted without tipping over. A proper Slav squat. Practicing this almost daily for nearly a year has improved my foundational skateboarding skills significantly. And I simply feel more youthful too.

[–] arsCynic@beehaw.org 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Xfce for speed, consistency, and reliability. For most of my workflow I began avoiding configuring a DE as much as possible by relying on AutoKey, Input Remapper, and simple terminal commands, because I can import those to fresh installs way easier.

I moved away from Plasma due to too many small yet annoying bugs.


PS all the software I use: https://www.arscyni.cc/file/software.html

[–] arsCynic@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 🤓🥧🥧🍞🥧🍞🥧☕🥧🙃🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🏤🏡🏤🏗️🏭jdnfjdnndndnrnrjdnfiififijrnrnrnhahahajahhahajnnnnnnndjdj8993949858599!+ will wake the neighbours. Please please please don't hurt me.

What?

[–] arsCynic@beehaw.org 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Because for decades Microsoft has yielded to Linux's superiority with unethical anti-competitive behaviour. E.g., it's hard to compete with hardware that comes pre-installed with Windows.

[–] arsCynic@beehaw.org 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Tomāto, tomäto.
Mosquito, Muskuito.

[–] arsCynic@beehaw.org 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Stupidly trivial question probably, but I guess it isn't possible to poison LLMs on static websites hosted on GitHub?

[–] arsCynic@beehaw.org 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

ELI5 request on lemmy: "You see, dear grandchildren, your grandfather used to have an apple orchard. The fruits were so sweet and nutritious that every town citizen wanted a taste because they thought it was the only possible orchard in the world. Therefore the citizens gave a lot of money to your grandfather because the citizens thought the orchard would give them more apples in return, more than the worth of the money they gave. Little did they know the world was vastly larger than our ever more arid US wasteland. Suddenly an oriental orchard was discovered which was surprisingly cheaper to plant, maintain, and produced more apples. This meant a significant potential loss of money for the inhabitants of the town called Idiocracy. Therefore, many people asked their money back by selling their imaginary not-yet-grown apples to people who think the orchard will still be worth more in the future.

This is called investing, or to those who are honest with themselves: participating in a multi-level marketing pyramid scheme. You see, children, it can make a lot of money, but it destroys the soul and our habitat at the same time, which goes unnoticed by all these people with advanced degrees. So think again when you hear someone speak with fancy words and untamed confidence. Many a times their reasoning falls below the threshold of dog poop. But that’s a story for another time. Sweet dreams."

[–] arsCynic@beehaw.org 5 points 3 weeks ago

"Hi. I'm Elon Musk, and welcome to Jackass."

[No disrespect to Jackass.]

[–] arsCynic@beehaw.org 5 points 1 month ago

Start skateboarding 🛹, it helps.

[–] arsCynic@beehaw.org 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Almost without fail, every service that touches creeptocurrencies goes into a decline.

Don't expect Proton to make virtuous ethical choices anytime soon, especially now that Trump joined the cult. Once the greed bug has bitten, making a profit supersedes delivering a good product as the primary objective.

Crypto Cult Science
"Money corrupts; bitcoin corrupts absolutely. Disregarding all of bitcoin's shortcomings, a financial instrument that brings out the worst in people—greed—won't change the world for the better." —https://www.arscyni.cc/file/crypto_cult_science.html

https://fosstodon.org/@stardust/112404108681755769

"Responsible financial diversification requires holding some assets outside of the traditional government controlled banking system. That's why Proton will continue to #HODL a significant proportion of our reserves in #Bitcoin to safeguard our independence." —Proton's response to Bitcoin magazine's: "Retweet if you are #HODLing 🙌"

[–] arsCynic@beehaw.org 3 points 1 month ago

Thanks for taking the time.

[–] arsCynic@beehaw.org 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Blood is most likely just a minor nosebleed due to nosepicking or simply vulnerable tissue. No need for panic. If it happens more often than not, then simply check with a doctor. And still no need for panic.

 

The simple trick to keeping one's upper body warm is adding layers. However, wearing multiple socks does not work for the feet. At least not for me. Any advice? Preferably non-electric solutions.

Photo credit: Shashi Chaturvedula.

 

Money corrupts; bitcoin corrupts absolutely. Disregarding all of bitcoin's shortcomings, a financial instrument that brings out the worst in people—greed—won't change the world for the better.

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Free dissemination of knowledge that benefits the advancement of mankind should never be illegal.

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Free dissemination of knowledge that benefits the advancement of mankind should never be illegal.

 

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/17069345

Because I've been eating rice more often I realized via my energy bill that cooking in a pot on an electric plate for 30 minutes consumes massive amounts of electricity. Therefore I'm currently browsing for rice cookers, but the info on energy efficiency leaves much to be desired.

What would be the most efficient method to cook brown rice? Which appliance would be recommendable and ideally be in line with the Buy It For Life philosophy?

 

Because I've been eating rice more often I realized via my energy bill that cooking in a pot on an electric plate for 30 minutes consumes massive amounts of electricity. Therefore I'm currently browsing for rice cookers, but the info on energy efficiency leaves much to be desired.

What would be the most efficient method to cook brown rice? Which appliance would be recommendable and ideally be in line with the Buy It For Life philosophy?

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