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Absolutely, thats something you get with population centers, but I think they’re farther right politically than most major US citites.

Miami, maybe. But I think they’re still pretty left in comparison to the Rest of Florida

It is a little weird that D&D is synonymous with tabletop RPGs, considering how many other great games are out there; especially these days. But D&D is by no means a bad game and people should still play it.

This is the thing that old people get where they think that every issue works both ways. They care about Trump so they assume we have the same opinions about the liberal elites like Clinton or Biden, or Obama.

This is also where the “Father, I cannot click the book” comes from. They can’t find reliable info online and think that kids cant find reliable info from books.

Honestly, it’s going to be awkward regardless, but it’s an important conversation to have. Just speak frankly, dont judge him, and don’t press the issue.

He doesn’t need to worry about shaving pubes, he’ll figure that out if he wants to do it, but it might be a good idea to let him know he should do it because he wants to, rather than because his partner does.

Hygiene is also not likely an issue if he’s gone this long without problems. If he doesn’t wear deodorant yet, just buy him a stick the next time you get groceries and let him know he needs it now.

Regarding porn, mention that it’s entertainment, not a guidebook. Porn is not like the real thing so don’t try to imitate things.

This has been true for 15 years, but video game execs don’t care about the game itself, they only care about the money it makes

Almost certainly no. This is the gateway for “the algorithm” to start recommending pop science and science communicators, and from there, a seed will sprout for people to get interested in “real science”

The jar with the stern chinese woman on the label contains wonders.

A crate full of microSD cards shipped as cargo could deliver speeds like this with a ping time measured in hours

Me too, although I also switched instances from lemm.ee to lemmy.ca when they shut down

Satisfactory was a phenomenal video game that you guys can play together. Not quite like Minecraft, but similar.

Bitwarden is FOSS but requires some technical setup and has no redundancy.

Bitwarden offers a cloud-based service in addition to self-hosted options. I choose to pay $10/year to get access to store OTP codes and easy Yubikey enrollment

AI reminder: If the person claiming that AI is going to be a huge boon for the industry stands to gain by using it to replace workers and keep wages low, then their opinions on the tool are not to be trusted.

There really isn’t a choice in the corporate space.

Switching to Linux desktops in an enterprise environment is a whole other beast than switching your home PC. To pull that off, you need to be aware of every application and process your company uses and have a way to migrate that or plans to migrate to a suitable alternative. To say nothing of things like Active Directory or Entra ID sync.

Oh, I fully agree.

I really want to go back to electronics and appliances being both more robust and more repairable. It’s just that the vast majority of the population disagrees with that once they learn that it will make things cost more initially.

I think the “black box” nature of electronics is mostly illusory due to how we treat our devices. A friend bought a walking treadmill that wouldn’t turn on out of the box. She contacted the company, they told her to trash it and just shipped her a new one.

She gave it to me, I took it apart. One of the headers that connects the power switch to the mainboard was just unplugged. It took literally 10 minutes to “fix” including disassembly and assembly, and all I needed was a screwdriver.

This is a symptom of industry switching to cheap “disposable” electronics, rather than more expensive, robust, and repairable ones.

From the treadmill company’s point of view, it’s cheaper to just lose one unit and pay shipping one way rather than pay to have the unit returned, spend valuable technician time diagnosing and fixing an issue and then pay to ship the repaired unit back.

About 50 years ago, you could find appliance repair shops that would fix your broken toaster or TV, and parts for stuff like that were easily available. Now, with the advanced automation in building these, combined with the increased difficulty of repair(fine-work soldering, firmware debuging and the like) it makes way more sense to just replace the whole thing.

You’re not wrong. I love onions, but I will freely admit that they are a powerful flavor and they are basically in everything.

I will note that if you’re in this camp, that if you soak your onions in water for a couple minutes after slicing they are significantly less pungent, and will allow you to taste the other stuff better without sacrificing the texture they add

“He’s thrown out the old playbook. He’s not going through normal diplomatic channels.”

The man tries to treat politics like the Mafia dealings he’s more familiar with. “I know a guy” is the official channel

It does feel that way sometimes, but humans as a species are shockingly resilient. This isn’t the first crumbling empire we’ve had to deal with, nor will it be the last.