Acamon

joined 2 years ago
[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

But that would still better, even if the content of the post is taken away, there discussion and comments are immediately lost and replies d interactions can continue.

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wow ! You're a hero! I searched for a while but only found filed out ones, or the whole crossword. Thank you!

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This makes so little sense. Why would I care about signalling my 'virtue' to a bunch of anonymous people who have no idea who I am? I can say something nice or harsh because I believe it was affect the people who read it, even though I'll never meet them. That is rational even if it doesn't benefit me, if I care about the experiences of other people. But acting a certain way to gain positive regard for an anonymous identity is dumb af.

And the main reason I or anyone else acts compassionately online is probably just that it's the first and easiest reaction. I don't troll or harass people, even if I would suffer no consequences from it, simply because I have no interest in doing so. I say something nice because that's what I want to say, it's not an effort or a cost.

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Different strokes for different folks.

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Is there a blank version somewhere?

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Jul 23rd 2025) in less than 15 minutes
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https://cluesbysam.com/

Fun!

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

What pub? I feel like I've been in a dozen places that claimed to be Britain / Europe / world's oldest pub. Not that it matters, a good pint in a nice pub is great thing!

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Married and swear by seperate beds. It's amazing if you've got the space. But it is good to make sure you get plenty of "lying about in bed together" time. But it's great to be able to go off to your own bed after for a peaceful, undisturbed sleep. And being able to read a night or get dressed in the morning without worrying about disturbing your partner.

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Lagavulin is a good whisky! Gonna give this a try.

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (4 children)

What's your recipe?

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

Knowing the ninties, at least one of those guys has a ponytail.

 

Given my Elder Millenial age group, the mid ninties as the birth of bisexuality rings pretty true on a personal level.

But as someone who thinks that bi is the most natural of sexualites, it's probably the only one that didn't need to be "invented". Homosexuality in the modern sense is quite recent (although same sex attraction itself is timeless) and heterosexuality seems to require an awful lot of policing and enforcement for something that's meant to be "natural"...

Whether the finger guns and leather jackets have always been part of bi identify remains a question for cultural archaeologists.

 

Recently got an immersion heater and vacuum packer and I've been experimenting with lots of sous-vide cooking. This 'roast' beef (gently cooked for 24 hours then finished on a hot griddle) was great, so smooth and rare with still a lovely browned crust.

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Just tried to hide a post (don't like pictures of spiders) and it didn't disappear. It just sits there (like a gross spider) and the only difference is if I click on the menu it now has Unhide as an option. Which also doesn't visibly change anything.

I've tried it a few times, closed and restarted the app. Doesn't seem to make any difference. I've used hide before (but not for a while) and it worked fine, not sure what's changed? Or is it just a glitch?

Edit: solved! Show Hidden Posts had been turned on, so it was working just as intended.

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They slide in nice and smooth now. Wish I'd done it months ago, it was very easy.

 

I've got some smart home devices that need to be setup by another device on the same WiFi network, but it has to be 2.4ghz network. My modern android phone insists on connecting to the 5ghz network and so can't complete the setup.

Currently, I use an old android tablet that only connects to 2.4ghz to get round this, but it's clunky. Previously I've changed the WiFi network to produce seperate ssids for the two bands, but I'd rather not have to switch these settings around everytime I need to modify something.

What I want is a system setting in android or an app that forces my phone to turn off its wireless N capabilities and only use the 2.4ghz band. My searching and reading stackoverflow posts suggest this just isn't possible, but surely that's not true?! It seems like a simple enough option to have!

Tldr : how to force my phone to connect on 2.4hgz WiFi rather than 5ghz

 

I love Southern fried chicken, and I'm pretty fond of waffles (savoury with bacon and maple syrup, or sweet) but I cannot imagine the combination as working at all.

They're both a little dry on the outside and soft on the inside. It feels like they really don't complement or contrast with each other. I'm sure I'd eat it if I had so alternative, but I can imagine how it is a classic American paring. I'd much rather have fries, slaw, or potato salad which all seem to offer a creamy or crunchy contrast.

Am I missing something? People who like it, what's good about it? Is the secret lots of maple syrup? Are the waffles different that usual? Is it not actually that popular? I'm a decadent European, so I can't just go somewhere and try them myself.

 

I don't really like discord, but my gaming group have been using it for rpg stuff. Chat channels, video calls and easy to setup bots have all been really useful.

But I get the feeling the enshitification is going to get worse, so I was looking for somewhere else to migrate to. The video stuff isn't as important, we could switch easily to other services. But before I start a new campaign, and spend time setting up bots with routines for rolling dice and calculating tables, I'd like to do it somewhere that isn't in talks for an IPO.

I'm not really up on stuff like this, so I don't know if there's some obvious similar choices or an alternative medium that I haven't considered.

 

I came across this cryptic phrase in a description of an old D&D adventure Tale of the Comet . In context, it seems to describe the designer solving a problem of game balance by having the powerful technology items have limited charges / uses before expiring. But I cannot parse prophet-squeeze-monster and I certianly don't recognise it as a classic trope. Any ideas?

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