Anything fun or interesting going on? Relaxing, doing chores, listening to music, playing games, reading? I wanna hear about it!

Normally when this is asked, people think about reviving, curing, resurrecting. This question is about who you save if you were transported to a time a little before their death, like maybe a day before or even a week before. Anything about terminal illnesses or diseases contracted don't really count here because, when those things happen, they happen and there's really nothing you could do to have prevented it.

I think I would've wanted to prevent JFK's assassination. I'd tell him "dude, do not get in that limo and drive down Elm Street" and I'd show him a newspaper clip of the day of his assassination. I'd probably be looked at a little crazily and suspected of maybe being involved in something that pertains to that day. But, it's an effort I would've gone through to do that.

Management may eventually purge engineers that won’t adopt AI.

Or is this just a poor old man being harassed?

My elementary school teacher told us once that Americans only poop once a week. The climate is colder in North America, so their intestines pack the poop together very densely such that they only need to poop once a week. She said you'd be sent to the doctor if you poop daily in America.

Is this true?

Currently typing with bandaids on both thumbs so please excuse typos and missedspaces.

Did some mechanic work a few days ago and forgot gloves. I washed with a nail brush and dishsoap as always but Now im suffering from both thumbs being inflamed and sore emanating from where thenail meets the thumb. I tried sucking and scraping to clean and cut the nails as short as i can. My usual trick is to scrape hard soap in under the nail before scrubbing, which works really well most time, but no cleaning method has worked this time. I can just barely see some black at the deepest part which i assume is engine oil. I dont think its some metal shard, since its both thumbs, didnt grind anything and usually splinters hiding spots can be pin-pointed by pushing on it but idk for sure. Also no pus leaking.

How do i get it out??? 😭 Whats your secret to dealing with inflammation?

Im thinking either some hydrogen peroxide cream on bandaids or moist gloves to soak in to loosen things up before trying to get whatever gunk is still there. I usually heal very fast, two other cuts from the same time are healing well and fast.

Idk anymore and its really frustrating…

Wishing you a good day and happythumbs!

For me, it would be GLaDOS.

What about you, what is your favorite media villain?

In my opinion, AI Slop is content made with AI that is low effort. People feel and know the quality of something, and if it feels like slop, it feels like slop.

AI being used is not a deal breaker for me as long as the product is good. AI isn’t magic and it takes skills and knowledge to use it and to judge what the model outputs.

You may see it differently however, some might believe that the use of any AI tools whatsoever turns any app into slop the moment the first commit with AI code in it is made.

What do you think, what does AI Slop mean to you?

I like a whole lot of mediums, but my absolute favorite is the humble drawing. If pressed, I'd say pen on paper is my preferred category.

I love how one can take the simplest of materials and create a window into an abstracted reality. It's a raw medium, where it's hard to undo what is already there, so one has to either incorporate errors into the final piece or avoid them entirely.

So what is your favorite medium for visual art? Have you attempted it yourself?

For me:

lmao = la-mayo

lol = lawl

rofl = rawful (rawful-copter)

lmfao = el-em-ef-ay-oh (like that one ancient party band)

Hola a todos. Hace unas semanas pasé por una situación familiar bastante complicada. No tenía con quién hablarlo en ese momento, pero sentía la necesidad de sacarlo de mi sistema. Decidí escribir una carta muy íntima diciendo todo lo que no me atrevía a decir en voz alta, y el proceso fue increíblemente terapéutico.

Cuando las cosas se calmaron, me quedé pensando en ello. Soy programador web desde hace unos 3 años, y se me ocurrió una idea: crear un espacio (tipo red social o blog) donde la gente pueda desahogarse de forma totalmente anónima, sin presiones, sin el ruido social típico de las redes actuales y sin juzgar a nadie. Algo así como un diario personal pero con la opción de compartirlo si quieres.

Llevo un par de semanas programando este proyecto y me gustaría saber su opinión sincera: ¿Les resulta interesante una idea así? ¿Se sienten identificados con la necesidad de desahogarse de esta forma? ¿Creen que un sitio web así realmente ayudaría a las personas? Los leo.

You shouldn't text and drive, but I keep noticing myself doing it anyway. As part of my efforts to return to the caveman days and spend at least some of my time disconnected from the internet, I want to stop this. However, I have terrible impulse control. So the only solution is to put my phone in the trunk before I start driving, and use something else for the tasks I would normally use my phone for. Here's what I want:

• gps
• podcasts
• audiobooks
• music (Ideally, music would function as "radio with a skip button". I want to choose a familiar channel that I know I will probably like, and occasionally hear something new - but my local radio stations won't work because they don't play the Tony Hawk video game soundtracks.)
• everything free forever
• no ads forever
• minimal configuration/setup (I don't want to manually download music and create playlists)
• works offline
• lockout of everything except fast forward/rewind/pause/volume while car is in drive
• integration into my existing steering wheel controls (fast forward/rewind/volume)
• ability to run additional apps (like iOverlander) when not driving
• A pony

Things I don't care about:

• Open source
• Not being tracked
• Voice controls
• Having all these features in a single device
• Sleek design (I will mount it using 2x4s and wood glue if needed)

My car is a 2013 Corolla with a broken stereo that I've been meaning to replace anyway. I know there are a number of products out there that more or less fit my needs and/or could be hacked together into something workable, but I'm asking the hivemind. Tell me what to do nerds! Tell me how to live my life!

Edit:

Probably I will end up with a head unit with android auto, but I've never used one of these before, and don't know how well it will isolate me from my phone. Will I need to get a separate cheap-o phone to use it with to ensure distraction isolation?

If I do go this route, I am wondering about make/model recommendations so I don't buy something that will break immediately.

Finally, is paying for spotify just the way to go these days? I’ve been avoiding it by using newpipe for years, but newpipe doesn’t have radio-like functionality to just pick a station and listen.

Two questions:

1. How do you find new podcasts to listen to, and;
2. What are 1 or 2 podcasts that you would recommend to others?