badlotus

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[–] badlotus@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

My son is ADHD and autistic and caffeine calms him down. Sometimes when he misses his meds we will give him some coffee or soda to get him through to his next dose.

[–] badlotus@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Going on daily walks or short trips to a gym a couple days per week. I feel so much better after I started consistently exercising, both mentally and physically.

[–] badlotus@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago

So that’s how circular saw blades are made… never knew.

[–] badlotus@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those look delicious. What are you scoring with? Looks like it may not be sharp enough or your stroke is too flat.

[–] badlotus@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Spot on, buddy. There are efforts in the US Congress to make DST permanent. The main pushback is from the medical community… Humans are not nocturnal animals. Exposure to morning sunlight is linked to better health. Standard time provides more morning sunlight overall. However, people tend to consume more products in the afternoon or evening so it’s no surprise to hear businesses and their protectors, politicians, pushing for more evening sunlight. Switching between DST and standard also results in more accidental deaths and lost productivity, as others have pointed out in this thread. We have a shitty compromise currently in the US and some other countries. Most of the world does not indulge in this absurd practice, so I doubt the US will ever get on the right track in this area. Much like the metric/imperial system problem.

[–] badlotus@lemm.ee 67 points 1 year ago (67 children)

I’ve never heard anyone who likes DST… this thread confirms my bias. Arizona has it right. We have internet now, no need to change clocks, just update your schedules for the season.

[–] badlotus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

That looks awesome! Post a cut loaf picture if you can.

[–] badlotus@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My neighborhood has bulk trash pickup monthly. Most of the bulk trash gets put out the week prior to pickup day. The majority of this trash doesn’t make it to the dump! People with trailers come by and pick up anything remotely usable. I like to think they are reusing/upcycling this stuff but I really don’t know. I see this as a huge win because it keeps stuff out of the dump but it does feel very dystopian to see a junk economy like something from Fallout.

I’m in the USA btw. Others have pointed out that some countries have different laws regarding ownership of trash. Don’t get in trouble with law enforcement, get to know your neighbors better! It’s not trash if they give it to you.

[–] badlotus@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I actually just upgraded my Dell Optiplex 990 SFF to a new full ATX case and had to get a new motherboard. Dell does some funky stuff to their motherboard to get it to fit into their custom cases. For instance the CPU cooler clipped into the case through the motherboard This was one of the ways the motherboard was secured into the case. The other mount points were entirely non-standard so no other case would fit. I did consider making some modifications to the case with a hacksaw before deciding to just get a new case and motherboard. The new Motherboard was pretty cheap because I was using a 4th-gen intel i3. Not great specs but good enough for a homebrew NAS.

[–] badlotus@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I watched the intro during the first season of every series. After that I generally skipped the intro. I found out they actually re-recorded/remixed the Enterprise intro somewhere late in the series when I was late to click the skip intro button. It still sucks and I hate it.

[–] badlotus@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I have enough money for an angle grinder and a new used graphics card. But not a fancy new case.

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