ALostInquirer

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[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

I knew I forgot something, sorry...I'm asking in terms of crafted, interactive activities that aren't necessarily aiming to be fun. More like a little dry but still interesting and thought-provoking.

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

I'm asking about before anyone has subscribed to remote instances' stuff, how do they find the remote instances' stuff to begin with? Sorry, having trouble finding a clearer way to ask this without getting in the weeds

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 6 points 6 months ago

yeah, but you gave me an even better idea: fake eggs filled with even more dampening material! it would be eggstravagant!

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 26 points 6 months ago (1 children)

is this how you start a polyamorous relationship?

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

My question is coming more from the perspective of, "i think i'd like to try voice chatting but i really don't want to be that roommate someone wants to strangle"

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago (3 children)

but something as simple and cheap as paper egg cartons on your walls will greatly reduce how much sound gets through.

Hadn't come across this before, thanks!

silly follow-upwould keeping and rotating the eggs improve the sound dampening?

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Get a cruise ship horn (make sure it’s rated for 140-150 decibels) and play it for the entirety of the call.

Would "TRAIN SOUNDS (true volume, horn every 5 minutes) 24-HOUR MIX" also work?

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Thanks for the detailed reply! The potential complexity (depending on how much you want to do with it) is a major part of why I was asking, both in terms of use and administration.

Despite the challenges that poses and absence of mobile apps, it still sounds great, but definitely something to go in with an idea of what you do and don't want to do with it.

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Any ideas how it might restore the backup on signing in without needing your key afterward if it's E2EE? Doesn't this call into question their E2EE claims?

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm also making sure only to use drives whose S.M.A.R.T. can be read without removing their enclosure.

That's a good call, which drives have you found that support this?

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Thanks for the extensive response! I appreciate the perspective, particularly the nuances on peer review, and the grounded conclusion.

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago (4 children)
 

For admins and moderators, keeping the comment counts including bot comments visible (especially in a moderators' own communities) may be valuable, but not sure if it's all that valuable for ordinary users.

Would it be possible to make it so bot comments don't add to the counts for regular users, or at least for those that have disabled the display of bot posts/comments? As-is seeing an indication of a comment for a post only for it to turn out to be a bot is slightly disappointing at best, and mildly confusing at worst when their display has been disabled.

 

Looking at you various USB cables with subtly different capabilities.

 

as an aside, here's a fun thread from awhile ago by someone else: What are some underrated careers/jobs?

p.s. leaving this open-ended per community theme, we can get into specifics in comments!

 

The safest option is obvious, don't try to access its contents, but if you absolutely had to, what steps would you take to minimize/contain any potential harm to your device/network?

 

bonus question:what does it mean to be too online anymore?

 

Somehow I missed what out of this world happened to result in some people stranded in space, and I thought it'd be fun/interesting to see how others describe what led to it.

 

Not really from a privacy concern, that's simply a bonus, more of a reliability/convenience interest. Even if internet/mobile internet is out for some reason, being able to easily text across local network would be nice.

For Windows/Android mainly, but crossplatform tools that include those are great too!

 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/32164428 in !likethismaylike@lemm.ee

As you can find in the link, Robot Carnival is an older animated anthology movie from 1987 with a similar scifi focus. It's by no means the same beyond that though, but still a good watch if you're a fan of scifi animation.

Also it's pretty easy to find somewhere to watch it for free across different streaming services, e.g. Retrocrush, Tubi, Freevee, Roku Channel, etc.

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