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  • I used to be an experimental chemist in the bathroom sink after my parents fell asleep. On one occasion, my father told me that he had to throw out my concoction I had saved since the night prior because it had attracted and killed a few roaches. I accidentally made a roach attractant and poison as a kid using substances found in an ordinary home.

  • Backpacks full of $1.1 million worth of cocaine found in wooded area near border with Canada
  • So the USBP doesn't practically patrol regular routes at regular times? And the people smuggling $1.1 million in cocaine across the US-Canada border don't know those routes and times? And the smugglers happened to accidentally leave that much contraband laying around and disappeared with miles and miles of woods while USBP is patrolling? And they left it on the route to be easily found by some government employee just doing their routine? And the USBP agent just happened to be paying attention enough at the right time to spot 2 black backpacks? And when they checked, they found $1.1 million worth of cocaine inside? And no one was arrested in connection to that much cocaine just laying around at a border?

    Yep, nothing else to investigate here. Pack it up, boys.

  • Flirting
  • Just like phylogenetics and moleculargenetics are both biology, but astrophysics is not, though all 3 are natural sciences.

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  • Isn't brass more commonly used?

  • Distro suggestions for a dumb-dumb who only knows linux through meme osmosis
  • I haven't used Windows in about 3 years, so I may be out of date, but in my experience, Ubuntu and its derivatives work easier with scanners and printers. For me and my printer-scanner combo, I literally just have to place it and the Linux desktop on the same network/WiFi. I don't even have to add the printer-scanner. The OS finds it in the background on its own. It confused me the first time it happened because like you, I had wearisome issues in the past. Last I used Windows, I had to tell the OS to search for the printer and find the drivers for it myself online. Now, it's installed before I open.up.printers on my OS.

  • Inside the Gaetz ethics report, a trove of new details alleging payments for sex and drug use | AP News
  • Devil's advocate: The FBI falls under the executive branch. Maybe allowing the executive branch to police Congress like that is seen as an unhealthy power imbalance from a higher perspective.

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  • In case you aren't aware and interested in hearing an opinion on that statement, here it goes.

    A lot of people might find it offensive and dismissive. The obvious issue with it is that it is extreme by including "everyone" and "all their failures in life" and saying that one issue is blamed for it entirely. That is just not true. I understand that it could be taken as a figure of speech and that the reader is to understand that not literally everyone and all of their failures, but I disagree with even a figurative interpretation. In my experience, few people attribute most of their lifelong issues to ADHD. Out of that small set of individuals that do attribute issues to ADHD, many of them are valid, while some are likely removing any accountability from their own choices. Yes, it is likely that some people avoid taking responsibility and therefore seek unnecessary accommodations from others for their lack of effort by placing blame on a mental health diagnosis that they might not even have. However, it is my belief that the majority of people don't do that. ADHD is a mental health condition/neurotype that affects every single aspect of a person's life. A person isn't ADHD in only school or work. They are ADHD when they complete daily tasks, socialize, read a book, follow instructions, visit the doctor, place their keys down, etc. ADHD truly does affect every area of their in a world that is designed for people that are not ADHD, so they end up violating cultural norms and performing subobtimally in comparison to their peers. When someone with ADHD states that their entire lives are affected by it, they are not exaggerating. Stating that everyone blames all of their failures in life on ADHD is dismissive of their difficulties and can appear aloof, insensitive, privileged, or malicious. Statements like that can drive away understanding, compassionate, and caring people, limiting your interaction with individuals that have those traits, leaving you more exposed to the kinds of individuals that would use mental health diagnoses to avoid responsibility for their failures.

    That's only my opinion, so do what you like with that.

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  • I'm convinced that most psychiatrists and psychologists have control issues that they satisfy through their practice. It makes them feel powerful to be able to gatekeep, judge and implicitly control their patient's life and get paid for it.

  • Will Luigi Mangione be bailed out?
  • I disagree that lawlessness is better. Lawlessness is merely a brief period between two political systems. It could be good or bad. You might get fresh Animal Farm revolution, Lord of the Flies, or whatever else. Roll the dice and hope you don't get snake eyes.

  • Feds Warn SMS Authentication Is Unsafe After ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’
  • I don't think so. It was on three seperate computers. I also used two FIDO keys, both identical. Maybe they're of poor quality, so it could be that. Any recommendations on a reliable FIDO key?

  • The difference between Constantinople, City of Istanbul, and Istanbul
  • Paris, Texas

    • Settled: by 1824
    • Named: 1844
    • Inc.: 1845
    • Named for: Paris, France [emphasis mine]

    It's crazy what you find out about a city's name if you look into it.

  • The difference between Constantinople, City of Istanbul, and Istanbul
  • grok

    Understand (something) intuitively or by empathy.

  • Gotta keep yourself entertained, I guess.
  • My car hit 25k and needed a new battery

  • Distro meat
  • Mint is great if you want a Linux experience that works with minimal hassle. It uses the Cinnamon desktop environment that is similar to Windows UI. It also has lots of apps and settings that imitate Windows, so it should be intuitive. Ubuntu is also an easy transition for new Linux users, but not as intuitive as Mint, and it has been getting some critique lately for decisions made by the distro's developer (Canonical). The decisions are likely not going to make much difference in your daily use as a new user, so I wouldn't worry to much about that specific issue because Ubuntu is a great distro for new users as well. In fact, Mint is based off of Ubuntu. Additionally, Ubuntu Server is one of the most popular server builds because of its ease of use. If you are unsure, you can make a Live USB of each and try them out for a few days.

    Tip: As a new user, it's possible that you will eventually make a mistake or change to your build that you would like to undo. To undo easily when the time comes, make sure you set up Timeshift when you first install your build. It takes snapshots at whatever regular intervals you would like so that you can revert back to one when the time comes. It has saved me lots of frustration.

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  • GNUniverse

    Where x = verse:

    • GNU's
    • Not
    • Unix
  • Never understood why iOS/macOS users install so many Google apps
  • Can you elaborate? To me, all of the TOTP authentication apps I have used are nearly identical aside from some minor aesthetics.

  • Best alternative to WhatsApp?
  • a backup is to bridge WhatsApp with Matrix and use Element on your phone

    Any recommendations on where to start learning how to set up a bridge like that?

  • I don't want to have tons of subscriptions to read interesting news

    I understand that effective journalism costs money to produce, proficient journalists should get and will go where they are paid, and sites need funds to maintain their operations. All that makes sense. However, I don't read one website I use Lemmy and internet searches to find news I'm interested in reading. I maybe go to the same paywalled news site twice a week at most, but rarely if ever quarce a month. It would make no sense for me to have a subscription to any paywalled news site even if I wanted to spend money. I have no option other than to use proxies, assume the article from others' comments, or just read the title.

    The internet news media system sucks, but I don't see a solution.

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    Have you considered that the cops are involved somehow?

    Considering that the house has been broken into so many times, yet the police decline to help you, maybe they are involved. It would make sense. The robbers/burglars repeatedly target your house, so they must feel confident they will not suffer consequences. The police refuse to make any efforts to apply consequences. It matches up nicely.

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