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4 days agoIf I was still young and ambitious: work on certs and resume building.
Now that I’m old, burned out, and planning to retire (financially ready or not) I primarily work on game prep for my tabletop RPGs hobby.
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Smart Tags for us Android peeps. They work well.
I second the Kobo. I’ve owned 3 different kindles over the years, and I like the Kobo better than any of them.
41·14 days agoThese might become a thing in the US when some vapid influencer acts smug toward ‘dirty people’ who can’t afford one.
Holy crap, I don’t blame you.
I haven’t purchased anything for a while, but I think Amazon still lets you download your digital album purchases as individual mp3 tracks.
State Farm. They spend ungodly money on NFL players and nonstop obnoxious TV ads, yet deny claims every hour of every day.
Very little on here or reddit is worth preserving IMO. Sure, there are some gems in the mountains of shit. But those are mostly the “technical answers to technical questions” variety.
Was watching TV with the dog next to me on the couch. A song I like came on and I sang along and my dog stared at me in amazement. Since then, she doesn’t care when I sing. I think it was just a one time surprise.
10 moneys minus 2 taxes plus 0.44 scintillas plus 69 because pr0n.
Being adult is highly overrated. Look at all the “serious” people ruining the world with their greed and selfishness. Never let the inner child die. Children inherently understand morals that adults corrupt with religion and over-thinking.
The last guy we want promoting good things. He will curse them with his waxy Elder Things notions.
Nobody wants Clippy OS, Microsoft. Good part is, they are edging more people to Linux.
“Men don’t communicate.” There are multiple modes of communication. If you know, you know.
Local Discords are hit or miss, but at least where I live (mid sized city) there are several for various hobbies and activities. There’s also one for the city itself that’s active. People on the city channel mostly bitch about local news/politics, but will try to help folks looking for social groups.
Nextdoor has a shitty reputation (for good reason) but sometimes you can find a few sane / helpful people on there, too. They might be able to at least suggest some local groups and events in meatspace.
Go for it. I was very reluctant to try DIY haircuts. But once I did…I immediately wondered why I paid for it with time, money, and hassles for all those years.
Individual level:
Societal level: I have no idea, but I imagine media (movies, tv shows, the news, Tik Tok, etc) all have some influence there. Mostly in bad ways, unfortunately.
I have not tested these. They…might work?
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Tastes vary widely of course. There is more content now than ever, and the majority of content has always been crap. Finding gems has always been a challenge, but they are out there. Some of the best streaming shows I’ve ever watched in my life are recent ones.
Movies, I don’t watch much anymore, but with some effort I can usually find something I enjoy.
Games, I’m older, so don’t enjoy them very often, but I had an absolute blast playing some sandbox games on Steam not too long ago. And I had even more fun playing OpenXCom. (Which is a very old game, but it’s been updated.)
And there are thousands of great books to read. That’s one antidote for short attention spans.
I know Lemmy hates AI, but ChatGPT pretty decent at suggesting titles from all of these forms of entertainment if you tell it your likes and dislikes.