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Pat_Riot, in So, who or what ruined Christmas this year?
@Pat_Riot@lemmy.today avatar

Flu ravaged my house this Christmas.

Mr_Blott, (edited ) in What hobby do you have that no one else in your family shares?

I love the World Rally Championship, but it’s a pretty niche sport as it is, I doubt there are many fans in my whole town!

But to answer your question, probably wanking

Pea666,

Now, I don’t know the man personally, but I’m pretty confident to state that your dad enjoys a good wank every now and then.

Mr_Blott,

Poor cunt’s dead 😂

Pea666,

Well. ‘Used to enjoy’ then.

Viking_Hippie, in Who doesn't use an adblocker and why?

I use uBlock Origin and Consent-o-Matic. Works like a charm!

RazorsLedge,

Consent o matic is a new one for me. Thanks!

Viking_Hippie,

You’re very welcome!

themurphy,

One question though.

Can’t you enable a filter list on uBlock Origin that removes all cookie consents?

I think I have it on. It’s under “Annoyances”. Maybe it’s not as good since you have them both?

the_post_of_tom_joad,

Can’t you enable a filter list on uBlock Origin that removes all cookie consents

What what what?!?! Ive used ublock for years and i didn’t know this

themurphy,

Yeah haha, there’s actually some nice block lists in the settings you can turn on.

Also region specifics.

Viking_Hippie, (edited )

I’m sure there is, but tbh I don’t know how, since I don’t need it.

The way Consent-o-Matic works is that it accepts all, securely deletes all of it immediately before it can do anything. That way the site thinks you have all of it so it won’t ask again, but you actually get none of it.

All this plus removing the consent- and other pop-ups for you. A few of the nastier pop-ups might be on your screen for a tenth of a second or less as Consent-o-Matic gets rid of it for you, but otherwise it’s like they were never there to begin with!

victorz,

Does it work better than “I don’t care about cookies”, if you’ve tried both?

brb,

What is the difference between that and “I still dont care about cookies”?

Honytawk,

That addon accepts all the cookies.

Consent-o-Matic blocks all the cookies.

ExtraMedicated, in What hobby do you have that no one else in your family shares?

Game development. I do the coding, 3D art and animation, everything. I don’t know if I’ll ever even finsh another project, and it’s incredibly time-consuming, but I enjoy it.

CaptDust, (edited )

Same, but honestly for me it is such a lonely existence. Even when I show off my projects to friends/family they can’t understand the effort that went into it… many seem to think there’s a “make racing game” button or something and I just added some textures or built a track.

I often wonder if I should pivot into wood working or something else, at least I’d have something tangible to gift or sell at the end. People just seem to appreciate things they can hold in their hands more.

Valmond,

So what are you working on just now?

Ol’ gamedev making a no-graphics multiplayer game here :-)

ExtraMedicated,

I have a GIF of a quick placeholder character I made a while ago (I kinda want to keep it though). I’m also hoping to make it multiplayer, but not sure if I’ll be able to optimize it enough to make it playable. https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/pyvdc8opqay.gif

Valmond,

Nice prototype start, good luck!

ExtraMedicated,

Thanks!

Viking_Hippie, in Who doesn't use an adblocker and why?

My mom uses Edge, told me not to block Facebook ads and clicks on most of the clickbait articles on her MSN home page. It’s like she WANTS them to collect as much data to sell and spy on her as much as possible 🤦

themurphy,

You’ll be surprised how many people likes ads, and likes how much they know about you.

I don’t agree, but I can see the logic in that. If you see ads anyway, why not see them specialised to you making them somewhat relevant.

Awful take I know, but it’s the reality for many people.

GoosLife,

That’s not necessarily an awful take, to be fair. That is arguably to the benefit of the consumer, that they can learn about products that are relevant to them.

Trainguyrom,

I’m completely disconnected from what new movies and TV shows come out after years of blocking all ads. I can see wanting to change but ads have only gotten more annoying so I have no desire to change yet

BraveSirZaphod,
@BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social avatar

Personally, I get actually relevant Instagram ads pretty frequently, particularly for various events that I'm interested in. I've seen more than a few shows specifically because I saw an Instagram ad.

I'd naturally prefer no ads, but when they are necessary - and someone does have to pay the costs of running large platforms - I would prefer them to be actually relevant. It's still ultimately my decision as to whether I buy something or not.

Elephant0991, in What hobby do you have that no one else in your family shares?
@Elephant0991@lemmy.bleh.au avatar

Lemmy!

therealjcdenton, in What do you like about socialism?

I like democracy

13esq,

How are socialism and democracy incompatible concepts?

OtakuAltair,
@OtakuAltair@lemmy.world avatar

I think they were implying the opposite

AlfredEinstein,

Economic Democracy

electric, in Who doesn't use an adblocker and why?

Ads are what have been keeping the internet largely free. They don’t really bother me anyways. Both the creator/site/company and the consumer benefit from this transaction. If the ads make the experience unbearable though, easy enough to simply disengage from it.

PlasterAnalyst,

If it's free then why do I pay ~$150/ month between phones and home service?

squid_slime,
@squid_slime@lemmy.world avatar

That’s the price of freedom my friend

electric,

That’s an issue between you, your ISP, and your carrier.

ShroOmeric, (edited )

Internet is not free, and there was plenty of cool stuff online well before everyone decided to make money out of every single thing. So no, bad argument.

Edit: Let me correct myself: there was much more cool stuff before.

electric,

It costs money to host a website. And if the creator feels they are entitled to some money if people keep viewing their content, then that’s alright.

ShroOmeric,

They are free to feel entitled. Good for them.

Honytawk,

It costs about 15€ a year to have a domain, and a bit of electricity with server equipment depending on the size of your platform.

They can get the money by selling merch in their webshop or even like Wikipedia rely on donations.

It doesn’t need to be a whole datacenter, like Facebook. Better not to actually.

Khrux, (edited ) in What are some dark sides to cute super-powers ?

A lot of people have read this question to mean the accurate scientific implications of everyday superpowers which isn’t really in the spirit of superpowers. I’ll try to say powers that feel generally altruistic or built for cute characters that have cruel implications.

Healing us the classic cute superpower, but if the user of the power chooses to overheal somebody they could probably cause basically mega cancer.

It’s pretty easy to imagine the the implications of controlling animals, and it’s a pretty good power to sit in the background as a utility power until the user decides to have every insect, rat and pigeon in the city bombard somebody.

The ability to share memories is hard to be used villainously but two fucked applications would be to beam somebody’s traumatic experience I to somebody else’s head (or an experience that happened to one person that could trigger someone else’s PTSD), or if the user has trained themselves to be able to alter their memories to fictional events on demand, turning what is basically a truth finding superpower into an abuse of perceived honesty.

Finally the superpower of using Reddit and Lemmy your whole life and generating a very standard way if responding but having the cruel and unusual twist of always sounding like fucking ChatGPT.

Chetzemoka,

The power of healing could be used to infinitely torture someone without killing them. Definitely has a dark side.

All power must be applied ethically

Fades, (edited )

The heal to cancer ratio is a perfect example, deepens the power itself too instead of being a superficial “you’re fixed now!” vibe

jacktherippah, in What hobby do you have that no one else in your family shares?

I am a tech, foss & privacy enthusiast 🥹

Apollo2323,

Me too!

surewhynotlem,

There’s dozens of us!

pastermil, (edited )

I feel you, dude! 🥹

MigratingtoLemmy,

Yes

MigratingtoLemmy,

Include IoT and maybe electrical engineering in that if you’re hard-core into cheap little devices/sensors from Aliexpress/Taobao

Valmond,

Making my own decentralized takedown safe sharing protocol (and implementation) 🥲

kromem, (edited ) in Have you ever seen a rudolph moment happen in real life?

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  • Bennettiquette, (edited )

    love this, thank you for sharing. after 33 years of life hiding and compensating for my perceived differences, earlier this year a healthcare professional finally diagnosed me with AuDHD. i have always had several surprising standout skillsets with which, as an adult, i have been able to monetize in order to support myself. but i have also always struggled severely in a number of unexpected areas that have a noticeable impact on my daily life. the context my diagnosis provides has been full of healing and understanding. i can be proud of my unique abilities and also accepting of my unique limitations.

    it is super exciting to hear how another neurodivergent mind has learned to harness their gifts even amongst the obstacles. cheers!

    sanguinepar, (edited ) in What hobby do you have that no one else in your family shares?
    @sanguinepar@lemmy.world avatar

    House/techno DJing - I’ve got decks and about 800 records, but very very rarely have any time to practice as it’s nobody’s cup of tea! Oh well :-)

    sanguinepar, in What makes a (good) monarch?
    @sanguinepar@lemmy.world avatar

    No monarch is a good one IMO. The very idea of a monarchy is repulsive to me.

    However, there are certainly some who are worse than others. The trouble is that by the time you find out, they’re already the monarch and you can’t get rid of them without a great deal of trouble.

    deadcatbounce,
    @deadcatbounce@reddthat.com avatar

    The moment I think about - UK - say, president Blair, Johnson or Sunak, I change my mind.

    sanguinepar, (edited )
    @sanguinepar@lemmy.world avatar

    This argument comes up every time. What if you get a KING Blair, Johnson or Sunak? At least a president can be voted out.

    deadcatbounce,
    @deadcatbounce@reddthat.com avatar

    I don’t think you really understand how monarchies work.

    FYI Charles I was voted out to all intents and purposes.

    sanguinepar, (edited )
    @sanguinepar@lemmy.world avatar

    Ok, how do I vote out the current King then? What’s that? I can’t?

    I absolutely do understand how monarchies work, so don’t patronise me - or at least not without expanding on your point so I can reply with more than "Yes I do”.

    jcrabapple, in What is the goofiest Christmas present you received this year?
    @jcrabapple@infosec.pub avatar

    As a joke gift my mother-in-law got me a cartoon sized Star Wars pen and a Star Wars activity book. I’m 41.

    SharkAttak,
    @SharkAttak@kbin.social avatar

    Joke's on her, that's the best gift.

    thetaoistonline, in What hobby do you have that no one else in your family shares?

    I’m a Taoist student. I also still play league of Legends and I’m a writer.

    DharmaCurious,
    @DharmaCurious@startrek.website avatar

    Recommend any online communities for learning about Taoism?

    thetaoistonline,

    Yep! Wayfinders.global. I’d also recommend the tao-zen exchange on Discord.

    DharmaCurious,
    @DharmaCurious@startrek.website avatar

    Thank you!

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