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cosmicrookie, (edited ) in What's a proper response to another dog attempting to mount your dog multiple times and the owner really not doing anything about it?
@cosmicrookie@lemmy.world avatar

Ideally your dog should tell the other dog that it won’t have it. Some times it takes longer than others for this to happen. For some dogs though this never happens

DivineBurke,

This is such a spot-on response. In addition to another in this thread (stating you are allowed to and should control the situation), it’s 100% acceptable for a dog to correct another. Some dog owners see any “bad” interactions as aggressive but dogs can’t learn to interact well without correcting each other. Unless it escalates into a legitimate fight, they should be allowed to work it out.

peskywarrior, in Google image search swoosh animation

I’m like 40% sure it’s for Google Lens

NotSteve_,

This is it. It’s showing that you can search based on things in the picture

cosmicrookie,
@cosmicrookie@lemmy.world avatar

But clicking on the Google lens icon give no results related to the swooshed item. It just seems to highlight what it cant

Ghyste, in What's the consensus on swearing here
snaprails,
@snaprails@lemmy.world avatar

No idea. I mean, can I say cunt in here? 🙂

DerisionConsulting, in best app for lemmy?

The absolute bare minimum is to show text as it was written. Most of the apps don’t even deal with formatting post correctly, so I am happy to stick with a browser.

If your app of choice does not display the following correctly, let the devs know via a bug report

Bold = Bold v. normal.
Italic = Italic v. normal.
Superscript = ^SuperScript^ v. normal.
Subscript = Subscript v. normal.
Strike-through = Strike-through v. normal.

MIDItheKID,

TIL that superscript and subscript don’t work on Connect. Eh, could be worse.

DerisionConsulting,

Please let the devs know!

simple, in best app for lemmy?
@simple@lemmy.world avatar

Eternity! Can’t imagine using anything else at this point.

serpineslair,

+1, I have tried Jerboa, Connect and now I’m on Eternity. Ticks all the boxes!

silentdon,

I’ve used connect, jerboa, thundar, sync, voyager, summit and liftoff. Eternity is the only one that works well for me without annoying bugs and has all the features that I need.

serpineslair,

Good to know I made the right choice!

beerclue,

I used Infinity with Reddit, and now Eternity with Lemmy. Same interface, better platform. :)

tatterdemalion,
@tatterdemalion@programming.dev avatar

I don’t like the default behavior where I have to hold a comment to collapse the thread. Is there a way to change it to just a tap?

simple,
@simple@lemmy.world avatar

“Swap tap and long press” in gesture settings

souperk,

Been using Eternity for quite some time. I like it, it’s clean and modern, but I get a lot of bugs. Last week I couldn’t see posts, then, I couldn’t comment or save posts, and then posts were loading but I was seeing posts in communities I wasn’t subscribed to. Sometimes logging out and logging in again helps.

simple,
@simple@lemmy.world avatar

Weird, the only annoying bug I’m getting is crossposting not working properly. Everything else seems to work fine.

cole, (edited )
@cole@lemdro.id avatar

!eternityapp is the official community for it too!

HatchetHaro, (edited ) in best app for lemmy?
@HatchetHaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

My rankings based on personal experience and nothing else:

  1. Boost
  2. Liftoff
  3. Thunder
  4. Connect
  5. Lemmotif
  6. Jerboa

I know Lemmy has a general preference for FOSS but Boost just feels like home, and the amount of ads on the free version is tolerable to me.

Kolanaki,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

Note on Liftoff: Dev has apparently vanished and 0.19 doesn’t work with it. As more instances update to the newest version of Lemmy, Liftoff becomes more useless. :(

Evotech, in best app for lemmy?

I use voyager. It’s good. FOSS btw

treadful,
@treadful@lemmy.zip avatar

I just started using it the other day. Getting used to the gestures. Seems fine. Under active development so hopefully has a bright future.

FabledAepitaph,

I tried switching from Jerboa to Voyager, but I have the weirdst issue with Voyager. I use the back button at the bottom of my phone to go back from posts to the main list. Unfortunately, after using RIF for so long, or SOMETHING, I can’t kick this habit where I press back too many times and the app closes, and I lose my place, and have to re-open and continue scrolling from the top. Maddening, and I don’t know how to fix it. v.v

greencactus,

Yesss! Voyager for the win!

Waldowal, (edited ) in What are your best flight tips and tricks?
@Waldowal@lemmy.world avatar
  1. (On Delta planes at least) The aisle armrest comes up if you press a little trigger underneath near where is meets the seat. Makes it easier to get up if you’re in the aisle seat and to exit the plane.
  2. If you are always hot, get a windows seat. When you’re at altitude, the side of the plane gets cold, so the window seat tends to be cooler.
  3. If you are on the tall side, once the fight attendant isn’t looking anymore, put your backpack or laptop bag behind your legs / knees instead of under the seat. Then you have full legroom available to stretch out.
  4. If the person in front of you reclines their seat back, ask the fight attendant for a pillow and a can of soda. Remove the pillow case, and put the full soda can in it. Then batter up, and bash that fucker right in the face. Just kidding. Don’t do this. Just calm down.
HatchetHaro,
@HatchetHaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Having flown many times, I can confirm that the aisle armrest triggers exist on most major airlines. Any time I sit down on a flight, the first thing I do is look for that button.

Aussiemandeus,
@Aussiemandeus@lemmy.world avatar

Yeah and then i look around to watch others try raise their own arm rests to no avail and laugh to myself

ironeagl,

The reason it’s hard to find is because they should be down most of the time. In sudden turbulence, even if you’re wearing a seatbelt, they keep you from spilling out into the aisle.

Also be aware that people walking by, the food cart, etc. can cause it to suddenly slap back down.

yamanii, in If you could only listen to someone talk about one topic for the rest of your life, what would it be, and why?
@yamanii@lemmy.world avatar

Touhou lore I think.

rustyriffs,

Link for people who don’t know what it is?

ramirezmike, (edited ) in What are your best flight tips and tricks?
  1. do not check anything
  2. do not put anything in the overhead storage unless it’s a suitcase
  3. if you’re bringing a backpack, put it “upside down” under the seat in front of you. the floor is gross, don’t put your backpack down and then put that grossness against your back when you get off the plane
  4. if you’re in the back half of the plane, be ready to volunteer to move to an exit row just in case the opportunity presents itself before the plane takes off
  5. if you’re scared of flying, know that the plane is shaped physically to stay in the air. Why do paper planes fly? because of their shape. Real planes are shaped waaay better.
  6. only get water, no ice
  7. write down where you parked or take a picture and know how you’ll get back
  8. have your first meal planned when you arrive at your destination
Potatos_are_not_friends,

Go to your gate before you explore stores.

Carry a bottle of water. You can’t just get water whenever you need it.

Reminder that flight attendants only get paid when the airplane is in the air. It’s the stupidest thing so don’t be a asshole.

Don’t be “that person” who has to dig into their bag in the overhead compartment. Nobody likes you.

slazer2au,

Reminder that flight attendants only get paid when the airplane is in the air. It’s the stupidest thing so don’t be a asshole.

I thought it was when the doors close their pay starts.

ramirezmike,

Carry a bottle of water. You can’t just get water whenever you need it.

yeah, I usually travel with a collapsible water bottle like these vapur ones

PsychedSy,

To add to #5: safety margins are kind of nuts on airplanes. I want to say a lot of mentally deficient rednecks build airplanes, but that’s confirmation bias. Most of them are decent. Even then, safety margins, quality standards and procedures are made to account for morons and cowards that don’t want to admit they fucked up. The critical bits are done with even higher standards.

They’re safe as fuck. I’ve been in the industry for almost 20 years now and I love flying. When the plane first banks after take off and the whole airframe creaks is my favorite part, even. Fuck you nature: we fucking win.

The thousands of people across the globe that were involved in building the plane you’re getting onto are proud of what they do and genuinely care about your safety. Smile and tell gravity to suck your dick.

whynotzoidberg,

To add, logic unfortunately doesn’t really help illogical fears.

PsychedSy,

The fears aren’t necessarily illogical. At least, they may not be irrational. If they have incorrect information their thought process may be sound.

I also included descriptions of my emotional reactions to flight in case someone finds that useful.

AA has no better effectiveness than cold turkey, but if the venn diagram isn’t a circle AA might still have a place.

JackiesFridge, (edited ) in What is an obscure piece of media or videogame that you think nobody else here has heard of?
@JackiesFridge@lemmy.world avatar

I’m still bummed that the band Splashdown was screwed over by the music industry. They were too jazz for pop fans and too pop for jazz fans but had an amazing sound and a brilliant vocalist in Melissa Kaplan. They released a couple EPs and a brief album (Stars & Garters) before their major label debut Blueshift was permanently shelved.

They posted a goodbye collection of demos & b-sides before dissolving into Universal Hall Pass, Freezepop, and Anarchy Club.

Edit: Got nostalgic and searched for news - happy Sol Invictus to me I guess! splashdown1.bandcamp.com/track/metamorphosis

There’s also the Pine Salad Productions fan-dub of a few Dirty Pair and Macross episodes from the late-80s, I think? I had a 5th gen VHS of a few (“The Dirty Pair Does Dishes” was one). Insane dubs that were absurd and utterly unrelated to the actual plots or even characters. I thought they were hysterical when I was a young edgy person.

A friend found “remastered” versions a few years ago and…the humour has not aged well, to put it mildly. Watch at your own risk. Glad I’m no longer edgy I suppose.

purplemonkeymad,

I was literally thinking, splashdown would probably fit this threads theme well when I came to your post. I’m glad I’m not the only one who knows they existed.

JackiesFridge,
@JackiesFridge@lemmy.world avatar

The band is definitely greater than the sum of their (also exceptionally good) parts. I am saddened to hear about Adam’s health issues but selfishly delighted they’re back together and planning new releases.

When the band was dissolving after the Blueshift fiasco and Adam shut down the Castle Von Buhler label, I emailed him asking if there was any hope Blueshift would see the light of day. He apologised and said no. A week later, the Stars & Garters CD and a CD-R of Blueshift mysteriously landed in my mailbox. With no band, he had zero reason to pander to a fan base. He’s just a good person.

meco03211, in What's a proper response to another dog attempting to mount your dog multiple times and the owner really not doing anything about it?

If at least one of them is fixed, at worst it’s just a show of dominance. The bigger concern is for the dog humping. Those shows of dominance can lead to aggressive reactions from some dogs. If your dog isn’t the type to react aggressively, it’s not a big problem outside of any social awkwardness. The problem would be if that dog humped another that really didn’t want it. Then there could be a fight. So it’s in the owners best interest to discourage that behavior lest they hump the wrong dog.

All that said, even if your dog isn’t the type to react and you just don’t want another dog humping your dog, you should be fine taking some action. Either avoid the other dog or if that’s not possible keep between your dog and the humper. Even physically holding the other dog away from yours should be fine. If the other owner takes offense to this, you can explain that you don’t want their dog humping yours. At this point, they’ll either concede and try to do better, remove their dog from the situation, or devolve into full Karen. Up to you how to handle that.

burgersc12,

This is the most reasonable answer!

Kase, (edited )
foggy,

Woah that looks expensive

Kase,

Believe me, it was!

guyrocket, in What are your dental hygiene tips and hacks
@guyrocket@kbin.social avatar

Tips I have learned over the years. In priority order.

  1. Buy a sonicare toothbrush. They are supposed to be better than even Oral B because of the sound waves they produce. May seem expensive but far cheaper than almost any dental procedure. Studies have shown that electric toothbrushes clean better than manual.
  2. Brush daily.
  3. If you cannot brush one day at least use a flouride mouthwash.
  4. Do not use water on your toothbrush. Something in water hinders the effectiveness of flouride.
  5. Do not rinse your mouth with water after brushing. Leave that toothpaste on your teeth.
  6. Buy a water pik and use it. They clean better than flossing.
leraje,
@leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Do not use water on your toothbrush. Something in water hinders the effectiveness of flouride.

TIL, thank you.

arin,

No it’s a lie, the government actually adds fluoride to tap water.

ryannathans, (edited )

Yeah you swallow all that sweet fluoride, tin, titanium and other shit in your toothpaste. I’ve never had a cavity and will continue to rinse

SorteKanin,
@SorteKanin@feddit.dk avatar

It’s a very small quantity of stuff that your body can easily manage to break down or expel. And you not having a cavity ever is just survivorship bias.

arin, (edited )

There’s a number for poison control on the tube if you do not want to rinse

SorteKanin,
@SorteKanin@feddit.dk avatar

I have never seen this but I may not have noticed - is this an American thing?

In any case, that’s only there in case a child gulps down the whole tube, which might indeed be bad. Doesn’t mean a small quantity is bad.

arin,

Yes actually. In some European and Asian countries they don’t add fluoride but dental health is still better than Americans

douglasg14b,
@douglasg14b@lemmy.world avatar

Just like everything else, things are poisonous based on the quantity consumed.

If you’re downing entire tubes of toothpaste yeah you’re going to make yourself sick.

TheInsane42,
@TheInsane42@lemmy.world avatar

Can confirm 1. At least for me it worked great. They make a lot less noice then the oral-b with the rotating head and the head is a lot smaller. The smaller head enables me to reach all teeth.

garbagebagel,

Wondering if you have a source on 6. My hygienist said they’re better than nothing, but flossing is still better than water piks.

Buffalox, (edited ) in What are your dental hygiene tips and hacks

Rinsing with salt water seems to work well for me. I have no idea what the science says about it though. But there is some talk in new treatments about ionizing stimulating healing, and I wouldn’t be surprised if salt water does a bit of that too.?
I also wouldn’t be surprised if it helps remineralize. Very subjectively it feels like it does a little, but it’s easy to fool oneself with wishful thinking. Preferably have a dentist monitor results.

TheBiscuitLout,

My hygienist recommended that I use salt water instead of mouthwash, so I’d think you’re probably barking up the right tree

garbagebagel,

I am allergic to some types of mouthwash so I was told to use salt water but not as often as you’d use regular mouthwash (only every few days) because it’s rougher on your teeth or some such, I can’t remember the reasoning.

Varyk, in What's the consensus on swearing here

You are frequenting an incredibly select number of communities.

Also, discussions tend to be more respectful here than on low bars like reddit, so crutches like swearing don’t come into play as much.

In my case, my f****** speech to text won’t f****** write out the c*** d*** c*** swear words, which I think is hilarious.

Mr_Blott, (edited )

I’d be having fuckin words with that speech to text program

SharkAttak,
@SharkAttak@kbin.social avatar

I think there's an option for that..

Varyk, (edited )

I assume there is, but the asterisks make me laugh every time, like when Aubrey plaza has her mouth blanked out every time she swears at Scott Pilgrim

DrBob, (edited )
@DrBob@lemmy.ca avatar

Check out the fucking cunt whose fancy fucking transcription software turns out to be a steaming pile of bullshit that won’t even pick up basic fucking words like cum guzzling knob goblin.

eta: Merry Fucking Christmas.

Varyk,

It’s a f****** feature, not a bug, you twat cock. Hm. Twat cock’s fine.

Murreh crizz-mats

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