[–] 7 points 4 days ago

I don't want people to have glowing opinions or me or even be overly impressed. What I do want them to describe me with is that I cared. Maybe not for them, but in general. "He's quiet and detached, but his actions showed he cares in his own way."

I spend time around holidays creating little gifts for my dentist, doctor's office, co-workers, and other places I visit. Why? Partly because I want to make a difference. I want to make an impact. Did my little gift brighten someone's day? If it did then it was worth it. If it didn't then better luck next year.

A selfish part of me wants it to be an expectation. That if I ever die or move on they might wonder why I stopped. That I might be remembered for it. I guess it's just my way to leave my mark on the lives of those around me.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    For recording you want to do noise cancelling in post, not realtime. Tenacity's noise reduction works really well. Better to have a clean environment in the first place though.

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  • [–] 29 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    It might take more than a few days. I asked my brother about a similar thing - he was a cheerleader and part of that is practically groping butts. He just said after a while the act in that context got desensitized and wasn't an issue, but it was awkward until then.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    Ueah I agree, and perhaps I over simplified with my "swing state" statement. My district was ~52% to ~46% in the presidential election. That's close enough for me to stick with the program. The story is even closer for the 2016 one where I voted 3rd party.

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  • [–] 36 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    As someone in a swing state, I made the mistake of voting third party once. As much as I'd love to be represented by someone outside the two parties shoved down my throat, the system needs major change before such a vote can actually affect the outcome.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    Exactly. It's the same reason why if your landlord hires a maintenance worker to do routine maintenance and they damage your property, you have to go after the landlord, not the contractor. It's the landlord's responsibility to go after their contractor.

    Granted the landlord won't tell you that.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    My house was built in 1999, my furnace in the attic is original. 27 years old and going strong. True every year I need to blow it to get it up and running, but compared to the alternative I'll take it!

    In a similar vein, the gas fireplace is also original and also going strong.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

    The benefit here is the software by design can't read your traffic - it's using SNI to route, not the host header, so SSL pass thru keeps the payload private. It's billed as shareable for that reason.

    Also this is open source and you can host it yourself.

    Edit: I concede BakedCatboy's point.

    In either case I would probably just use FRP.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    In the US at least, this is why you use a credit card. If your package gets lost in transit and the merchant refuses to remedy the issue, that's a easy dispute for merchandise not received. It doesn't matter what the merchant tells you, it's their responsibility to ensure the merchandise arrives.

    That being said, every shipping protection scheme I've personally seen is billed as a convenience feature - "less hassle".

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Don't forget the momentary feelings of depression when you start looking into a niche thing and you get overwhelmed by a desire to consume all content and realize there is not enough time in your life to truly give it the attention it deserves. And this makes you feel like I'm a way you're betraying the countless creators who came before you because you.

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