remotelove

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[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Is that whole account dedicated to trashing Wikipedia? Holy fuck some people need a life.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

That's what you just got shown: Shove the configgy bits into Git.

You will likely have to find the configs you want to save first.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

Solar panels are more efficient closer to the equator because of the most direct light from the sun. At higher or lower latitudes, there is more atmosphere for the light to pass through. The actual distance from the sun is basically irrelevant without an atmosphere. There might be a measurable difference based on distance alone but not much.

Efficiency does not generally equate to optimal power generation. There are probably hundreds of other variables that directly translate to maximum power production.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Gamers Nexus recently made a video about GPU "shrinkflation": https://youtu.be/2tJpe3Dk7Ko

It's a neat comparison of Nvidia GPUs over the years.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 months ago

This is my opinion, but yeah. It'll take some time.

The biggest issue is that money has moved to safer for investments. Those new investments may take time to mature and/or avoid tax penalties.

Another component is that hedge funds are likely the ones taking money out of the market in a huge way right now. Hedge funds normally specialize in short selling and there is no better time to close or massively reduce those short positions. (They have other strategies, but their main function is in their name.) They can't close their positions rapidly, or it will trigger a faux rebound in stock prices. (Short sales are weird like that. It may be one of the reasons you see short bounces in price as a stock price is cratering.)

Unfortunately, the tarrifs are shifting investment policy against the US now from other countries. This will take years to recover from.

What will really suck is that I have always speculated that these tarrifs are just the worst kind of insider trading strategy you will ever see. If the intent was to temporarily dump stock prices for the benefit of a few, I really don't think it's going to work like it did during COVID. COVID didn't force massive global policy changes against the US the same way. Even if orange man decides to reverse course and lift tarrifs tomorrow, the damage has been done and there is no reason to restore previous investments. The risk is too high.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Thank you.

Get treated, if applicable. I have seen amazing results with others as well as with myself. Amphetamines have a nasty stigma still, which unfortunately, is probably earned.

Even if Adderall was 100% the cause of my current blood pressure issues, which is highly unlikely, I wouldn't hesitate to make the decision to get treated again.

Form your own mini support group or find one. Talking with others helps mitigate many social anxieties that are also common.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Hence, the first sentence and last paragraph. Everyone reacts differently.

I attempted to insert caveats where applicable. If I missed one in your opinion, I apologize.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I have been a lifelong nerd, so that has involved sitting in front of a screen for a good number of years. With that, comes excessive caffeine use and a healthy dose of stress and anxiety.

What is the most annoying is that I completely gave up all booze a couple of years ago trying to get ahead of any serious health issues. My alcohol (mis)use absolutely is not to be understated. I was a drunk, plain and simple, and finding hidden damage was inevitable, I speculate.

My resting pulse has always been insane since I was a child at a casual (/s) 95bpm. Heat disease does run in my family.

This is a compound problem, and I am not exactly a spring chicken anymore.

To answer your question directly, caffeine intake has been reduced significantly and daily walks are starting to become a thing. My diet was never horrible and TBH, I could use a couple of extra pounds. (Things like soft drinks and fast food have been rare in my life for quite a while now.) Sleep habits have been getting positively adjusted for a couple of years already.

So, with all of that, I cannot and will not place the blame fully on Adderall. However, my lifestyle issues aren't uncommon with other people with ADHD. Drug and alcohol abuse is common for people that remain untreated, unfortunately. If anything, I theorize that I am within most averages of other people on the spectrum.

Edit: Oh yeah, smoking. I have been vaping for a good number of years already and only had a few drags of a real cig at a Paul Van Dyk concert the other night. But yeah, nicotine is getting expunged shorty. TBH, eliminating caffeine has been worse: I'll still get massive, migraine-grade headaches without at least a mitigating dose.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The term is "read the room", I think. Rarely, some movies are just like that. Classic showings of Rocky Horror aren't exactly done for serious movie gowers as a prime example. While I am not attempting to put RHPS and a Minecraft movie in the same class, I would go to a Minecraft movie with the same mindset.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

Please do! Success is awesome, but failure is important. Enders are pure hobby printers, after all. Half the fun is tearing them apart, rebuilding components and learning what works and what doesn't for your own use cases.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Never downplay the risks of amphetamines. They exist and they are real.

Having taken Adderall for the better part of 20 years, I have experienced the gambit of long-term amphetamine use. It's mostly gastrointestinal, if you were curious. Unfortunately, I have had to stop due my resting blood pressure being at +180/110 (that is bad). Without a doubt, Adderall was playing a part in that. I am not overweight, have a decent diet, etc. Still, there are other significant changes I am making as like I said, Adderall played a part in this and wasn't the end all, be all.

But, I do agree with the intent of the article. The benefits are significant when someone is diagnosed properly. Stress and anxiety is just as real, after all.

When taken properly, there is almost no risk of withdrawal issues. I stopped taking them about 2 weeks ago with zero problems. No withdrawal, no cravings. I have been as high as 80mg per day and would currently be at 40mg.

But, I am not you. Everyone reacts differently and has different lifestyles. My point is not to have anyone disregard this post, but realize that "a low chance" is not "no chance".

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