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neidu2 ,

Hallelujah, another soul saved!

Personally I'd recommend Mint. It's intuitive and things tend to work out of the box. There are many others that'll do just as fine, but the large Mint userbase makes it easy to google any problems you might stumble into.

I've been primarily a linux user for almost two decades now, and I still run mint, simply because I sometimes just want something simple that does its job without much hazzle.

neidu2 ,

Sickle. Pretty much used for the same purpose, but on a much smaller scale.

Source: Grew up on a norwegian farm in the 80's and 90's. We had an ancient one of these hanging on the wall as decoration, presumably used by my ancestors.

neidu2 ,

I usually sort All by top 12 or 6, depending on how recently I last checked. That's how I keep up with the general chatter. And I refresh my subscriptions by new once in a while to take part in the topics I enjoy as they emerge.

neidu2 ,

Well, not all those who live in cartel territory are members, but it's still a presence that affects their day to day lives.

Those in Utah that aren't Mormons still have to live by their rules.

neidu2 ,

The absurdity of this headline makes "You wouldn't download a car" seem like a not-so-distant future PSA/ad campaign.

neidu2 ,

I think you need to elaborate on this one

neidu2 , (edited )

It was far from a life and death situation, as it was a highly controlled activity.

But it was meant to mimic a life and death situation for practice: Anyone who travel by helicopter in the North Sea are required to go through this course which includes an emergency water landing drill. It involves sitting inside this thing that is reasonably close to one of the common helicopter models used in the north sea. Same seats, same belts, and similar windows.

This "simlator" hangs from a crane over a pool. So that you can practice escaping from a ditched helicopter. "Brace brace brace!" dunk
This is done while wearing a survival suit that has a rebreather. Each passenger has a dedicated scuba frogman to make sure you don't panic and drown.

First dunk emulates a successful water landing. Helicopter remains floating for a while, but then goes under. Release window, unclamp, and swim out.

It gradually increases in fuckery, to the poin where it's emulating a helicopter that goes under right away and flips around as it does.

I'm fairly light weight, so this survival suit gives me a lot of buoyancy, and this collar-like thing around my neck tended to catch on the window as I was going through. In the beginning, this was not a problem, but it became a pretty big one on the last test.

The disorientation from being flipped made it hard to compensate for the extra buoyancy, so I got stuck, upside down in the water. I immediately knew what happened, but I remained calm, moved back a little bit. With one hand to keep track of the window, I used my other hand to pretty much pack and squeeze collar as close to my neck as possible, preventing it from catching. There was no panic, but there was a slight worry that the frogman hadn't intervened. Thanks to the rebreather I could stay pretty calm and focus on what needed to be done to get through the window.

When I reached the surface the frogman explained that he saw that I was having some problems, but decided to let me continue, as he saw that I was calm and reasonably in control. In a real scenario such as this, panic would've killed me.

Slow is smooth. Smooth is survivable.

neidu2 , (edited )

I'm an IT dude in the offshore seismic survey industry. It involves working on ships, and sometimes crewchanges are done via helicopters.

neidu2 ,

It pays comfortably

neidu2 ,

I agree with this. They're good certs to have as documentation of general proficiency, but they're best in combination with something more specific like CCNA.

What band or music group would you not have minded if they didn't have a certain band member? ( kbin.social )

My pick is Five Finger Death Punch and the obvious answer is Ivan Moody. The guy radiates that alpha-male wannabe energy and it definitely rings through all of the songs he has written and performed with this band. The guy is just a prick and a self-victimizing asshole....

neidu2 , (edited )

Lostprophets. It should be obvious who and why.

I also think Guns'n Roses have soome fucking awesome riffs and songs, but I find Axl Rose to be an insufferable cunt of a diva. Slash, Izzy, Duff, and Adler should have released Appetite for Destruction with a different vocalist.

neidu2 ,

True, he's got a unique and interesting voice... but is it worth it?

neidu2 ,

I'm thinking that without him, maybe the rest of the band didn't have to be so drugged up to tolerate each other long term, perhaps keeping the original lineup for longer.

neidu2 , (edited )

From my limited understand8ng of their formation history, GnR was the result of fusing members from LA Guns with some other band named something Hollywood Rose. Axl came from the latter.

The LA Guns vocalist was Tracii Guns who took part in forming GnR as a guitarist, but left shortly after and Slash took his place. I'm curious how things would've turned out if he'd remained as only a singer.

neidu2 , (edited )

ShadowZone on youtube has a pretty good analysis of what we know, what we don't know, and lays out some possible (and realistic) scenarios as to what's going on.

My personal (un)educated guess regarding the lack of official news is due to the fact that T2 will be releasing an earnings report shortly, and needs to keep things quiet. I hope the release more detailed statements once the quarterly is done.

neidu2 ,

Never heard of the guy, so I don't. After googling him I realized that it's because I practically never consume any media related to sports, let alone American sports, so... 🤷‍♂️

neidu2 ,

Halloween is going to be interesting this year.

neidu2 , (edited )

As much as I like the concept of GDPR, i think it didn't fo far enough. EU tried, but they should've thought it through a few more times. For example I would've loved for the cookie warning to have a mandated "No to everything, get fucked, and never ask about access from this IP again."-button

neidu2 ,

I was actually not aware of that. Is there a way we can report them or force them into compliance somehow?

neidu2 ,

Well, they're already actively trying to make it worse, so I don't thing it'll have much net effect.

Qualified experts of Lemmy, do people believe you when you answer questions in your field?

The internet has made a lot of people armchair experts happy to offer their perspective with a degree of certainty, without doing the work to identify gaps in their knowledge. Often the mark of genuine expertise is knowing the limitations of your knowledge....

neidu2 , (edited )

Yes. Because none of my coworkers want to openly admit that they're just as geeky and autistic about the company IP schema and the routing tables as I.

"Is that NTP server we installed on that ship in Galveston last year available via VPN?".

"Yup, 172.20.72.21 and its backup is on 172.20.72.22"

neidu2 , (edited )

I don't believe you. Why are you making up this kind of shit?

Seriously, though, sounds like you've had the average lemmygrad or hexbear encounter.

neidu2 ,

Yeah, I've found that the best thing to do when you (accidentally or intentionally) kick the tankie-hive is to block the ones who don't realize that not everything needs to be debunked or even commented, and then move on and forget about it.

Why Didn't Democrats Do More When They Controlled Both Houses of Legislature, The White House, and The Supreme Court During Obama's First Term?

I've been wondering for a bit why during the time the Democrats controlled the legislature, executive, and judicial branches during Obama's first term in 2008 more wasn't accomplished. Shouldn't that have been the opportunity to make Row V Way law and fix the electoral college? I understand the recession was going on but outside...

neidu2 , (edited )

Because back then the democratic party didn't really tow the party line as well as republicans. They've gotten better at it, but still behind. When the R voted NO in unison on most things championed by Obama, D couldn't be relied upon to counter with enough YES votes. The party was too fractured, and while they still kind of are, they at least present a somewhat unified front nowadays.

neidu2 ,

This hotel I usually stay at when I'm visiting Houston has waffle irons in the rooms that make waffles in the shape of Tecas

neidu2 , (edited )

Normal checkout is around noon, after which housekeeping will do their magic. While they generally don't need a whole lot of time per room, they usually have A LOT of rooms to cover, so this can take a few hours. So checkin at 6 is reasonable.

However, there is some leeway there. Returning customers can usually request a later check out. I do this often so I don't have to haul my luggage around at the final day of my business trips. On top of that, I usually phone ahead and ask if it's possible to check in early if I arrive relatively early in the day. Otherwise I'll just take my luggage with me to work and check in later.

This depends on whether they have available rooms. If they're fully booked, there won't be any rooms ready until housekeeping has done their thing. In the same way, late checkout can mean that the room won't be cleaned until next day, unless housekeeping can schedule it for last on their round, so they would need an extra room for that.

It basically boils down to the fact that if they have the capacity, then asking nicely will usually get you a long way.

neidu2 ,

I could actually get behind this conspiracy theory if it wasn't so easily debunked. Think about it, wouldn't it be beneficial for some rulers to pretend that the glorious battle victory has heard about happened relatively recently, as opposed to centuries ago?

neidu2 , (edited )

Love them. Especially the green ines. Sometimes i oick up a jar as a mivie snack.

EDIT: No edits! It stays as it stands!

neidu2 ,

Let's say this is the truth, otherwise I'd have no excuse for being such a shitty writer when on my phone.

neidu2 ,

When you demand a pay rise. Preferably your own manager.

Obscure screw added so appliance cannot be disassembled ( lemmy.world )

Basic blender went bad (motor ran but spindle wasn't rotating). I wanted to disassemble to see if it could be repaired. Three of the four screws were Phillips head. I had to cut the casing open in order to discover why I couldn't unscrew the fourth. It was a slotted spanner.

neidu2 , (edited )

The bit set and tool set from IFixIt has those. I'm not sponsored by them in any way, but I will shamelessly recommend their tools when I can because they're objectively good for this kind of stuff.

I know that naming variables is one of the biggest unsolved problems of Computer Science but how would you name a boolean flag to be self explanatory?

What I mean is: some boolean flags are perfect for the real world phenomenon they are representing e.g. is_light_on makes you understand perfectly that when it is true the light is on and when it is false the light is off....

neidu2 ,

Yup. If a boolean were to be used in this case, it'd be an additional variable that you need to update in addition to Enum stance.

No need to deal with the bool, if you can instead just check if (stance == 'standing ')

neidu2 , (edited )

Devin Townsend. Saw him live, warming up for Dream Theater, in 2022. In addition to providing a kickass set, it was hilarious.

Example I dug out of my phone: https://files.catbox.moe/jdmyd6.mp4

Found one more: https://files.catbox.moe/0qb70t.mp4

Fun fact: My employer paid for my plane ticket and hotel stay that evening. It "just so happened" that I had something to do at the head office at the same time my two favorite artists were performing nearby.. sure, I had something work-related to do, but my timing was no accident.

UPDATE: Looks like Dream Theater will be in the area again in November. Sounds like it's time for a department-wide meeting, don't you think?

neidu2 , (edited )

I'm not a big fan of political assassinations, or attempts thereof, but I'm going to have to admit that I don't feel sorry for him. It's a reasonable balancing act against those who are permissive of right wing shitheads at the threat of violence. Political voilence (or preferably, lack of such) should be more bipartisan and politically evened out.

I'm not going to shed any tears if someone in a certain country south of Slovakia draws inspiration from this either.

I wish him a lengthy and painful recovery.

EDIT for clarification: I hope he survives with no lasting harm. I don't wish that kind of loss on his friends and family.

neidu2 , (edited )

Wasn't that because a bloke called Archie Duke shot an Ostrich because he was hungry?

EDIT for those who don't know where it's from, it's Black Adder Goes Forth: https://youtu.be/tGxAYeeyoIc

neidu2 , (edited )

First of all, welcome.

Depends what you're after, really. I find that lemmy has less of an echo chamber, but the average political stance is a lot more left-ish than reddit.

If your opinion is considered garbage, you'll probably be downvoted for it, but banned is another thing; You can find an instance more to your liking, for example if you post tankie stuff on lemmygrad, you'll probably only get praise from there.

It mostly comes down to how a platform with many people tend to naturally operate - garbage people get treated at such by the rest. So whatever your leanings might be, I suggest you find an instance that is somewhat reasonably close to share your values.

Other than that, one of the main differences from reddit is the content quantity - Smaller user base means less content. And I'm perfectly fine with that, as I can keep up with the feed without scrolling for hours.

Also, here I can say that I don't give two shits about neither Zelda nor Link, without fear of backlash. At least yhe contemporary games - Everything since Link II for NES has been kinda meh in my book.

And if you want to filter out politics, blocking lemmygrad takes away most of the tankie-spam.

neidu2 ,

I haven't blocked hexbear (yet). As annoying as I find their views, they do produce some funny shit now and then.

neidu2 , (edited )

Yup. They claim to not have downvotes in an attempt at forming a diversity of opinion, but as soon as there's an attempt at voicing a hint of such diversity, the ad hominim is engaged by a swarm. They started creeping through my comment and post history to find something damning, but only came up with a meh of a nothingburger, so they started to claim my opinion as invalid because I was on feddit.nl (lol?) instead, never refuting my original claim. I honestly don't remember what the topic was about at this point. I probably called out something verifiably false or misleading.

neidu2 ,

From what I gather, the "controversy" was about his preference for one Zelda game over another. I think he's going to be fine.

neidu2 ,

Oh my, that makes him literally Hitler

neidu2 , (edited )

Greater exhibit of sarcasm

neidu2 ,

As one of the most average dudes in the world, I can't help but feel threatened and marginalized, which of course means that the gay agenda is to blame for everthing that has gone wrong in my life.

Just to be on the safe side: That was sarcasm.

My gender: You can safely make assumptions based on appearance.
Orientation: Straight and boringly sprinkle-free
Favorite dinosaur: Triceratops
Opinion on this: Fuck Elon. Let people be people, for fucks sake. If he feels threatened by increasing specificity in language, he must have some real identity issues boiling underneath.

neidu2 ,

My refined interpretation: He's desperate to be liked, and as long as his Xitter-circle cheers him on, he'll continue to be a Xithead shithead. He doesn't have a circle of friends to keep him grounded in reality.

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