The dichotomy of me: I have always wanted pet rats. I have also lived in a home with a horrible rat infestation. Like, to the point where whole sections of wall have been missing from them chewing them. Keep the food in plastic totes instead of cabinets, and they still chew through the totes. Wild rats, while the same species, are truly horrible to live with them. Not their fault. They’re still adorable, intelligent little creatures. But good God does it absolutely suck to have them free ranging themselves in your walls
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Dharma Curious@startrek.websiteto World News@lemmy.world•Russia offers political asylum to Elon Musk over Trump feudEnglish81·2 months ago“Elon has too much government information to go to Russia!”
Y’all, please, listen, Russia already has our government information. The important thing to note here is that whether Elon runs off to Moscow or not, Russia making the offer may well drive a wedge between Russia and Trump. That, in and of itself, is good news. Trump has very few political allies at this point, with most of the world turning against him and trusting the US less. If he is even further alienated, there’s a decent chance his party loses reelection or refuses to go along with his insane 3rd term plans. It’ll take us a long time to rebuild international goodwill, but alienating Trump is a good thing.
Happy to proven wrong is there’s an aspect I’m not considering here, but in my mind when the fascist fight each other it’s good for the rest of us. Makes them easier to tackle, especially if the nonfash (and specifically the left) can unify.
I had one, and it was great for listening to my CDs when I was laying in bed, but if I had to actually walk anywhere I took my walkman and a bookbag full of tapes (half of which were books on tape and not actual music lol). Dealing with the skipping was just too damn irritating. Walkman was the clear winner for my use case
Dharma Curious@startrek.websiteto Android@lemdro.id•Lawnchair - Android Launcher has early access release on play store.English8·9 months agoI thought so! When I saw this my first thought was “wait, isn’t that the one I used to use several years ago?”
Yeah, it is. Ended up not being compatible on a new phone is why I switched, I think…forgot about it after.
Dharma Curious@startrek.websiteto memes@lemmy.world•The perk is actually kind of a downgrade81·1 year agoI’m not gonna lie, I straight up love taco bell. I avoided it for years and years because of the stereotype about it making you sick or being cheap and gross. Then I was out a few years ago and had 2 dollars in change and an empty belly. That shit was good and no stomach upset. It’s now my go to fast food, especially considering it’s easy as hell to get veggie options.
Also, gas/bloat is not specific to taco bell, it’s fucking beans. Eat anything with beans and you’re gonna get gassy. Not directed specifically at you, just anyone who needs to hear this.
Dharma Curious@startrek.websiteto Technology@lemmy.world•Meta just showed off Threads’ fediverse integration for the very first timeEnglish3·1 year agoWhen you say export, is there a tool for that for, like, mass exporting your subs? Or do I have to manually search each one and sub again?
I ask because I’ve been meaning to switch to my alt, but I made a point of subbing to as many communities as possible to make Lemmy more fun to use for me, and good lord, it’s a lot to do.
Dharma Curious@startrek.websiteto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Where is a good place to move to?131·1 year agoDon’t forget the discrimination and frequent unreported assaults on queer folks and people of color!
Tennessee: The volunteer (to give up any reasonable expectation at a decent quality of life) state!
Dharma Curious@startrek.websiteto Technology@lemmy.world•Oh, Zot! Nomadic Identity is Coming to ActivityPubEnglish6·1 year agodeleted by creator
OMG, yes!
When I was like 11 or so, we had a company called EarthLink for Internet, and when we tried to cancel one month because we were broke, they gave us 3 months free. After the third time of that happening we realized we didn’t have to pay for Internet anymore, and spent the money on a second phone line instead.
It. Was. Glorious.
A wire coat hanger shoved into the back of the TV to get it working
Going next door to borrow the phone because you’ve been downloading something all day and didn’t want to lose it
Being hyper aware of the current status of the street lights in summer evenings
Dharma Curious@startrek.websiteto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Opinions: What is a movie you genuinely like, that is rated below 60% on rotten tomatoes?2·1 year agoThe scene with the wounds on his hands, something like:
“does it hurt?”
“Not really”
Pours salt in wounds “Does it now?”
“No”
Breaks thermometer into the wounds “how about now?”
“A little”
“Aww! Poor baby!” Bandages wounds
That scene has played on a loop in the back of my brain for decades. It’s fucking hilarious. That and when the evil master reveals his name is Betty, and plays Big Butts. I loved that movie before I started smoking weed, and I loved it even more the first time I watched it stoned.
I started using Linux in 2008. A friend of mine on an old forum showed me wubi and helped me get set up. When he went AWOL and stopped posting, I went on some Ubuntu forum and asked for help with a problem I was having (WiFi had stopped working randomly). Those people tore me apart and spit on my bloodied corpse. It was brutal. Apparently, I was a disgusting moron for using wubi instead of replacing windows (on my netbook with no disc drive) entirely. It was insane. I’ve since discovered that I’d just found a particularly toxic group by chance, and that most of the community is actually very kind. But at the time, it was genuinely hurtful. I not only stopped asking for help for a long time, I stopped learning about Linux and computers in general because I felt like it was something I’d never understand, I was clearly too stupid to get it.
Dharma Curious@startrek.websiteto World News@lemmy.world•Pope Francis: ‘Today the ugliest danger is gender ideology’English5·1 year agoI love the idea of an officiant with total free reign. “You may now kiss… The grooms mother on the cheek. … Just playing, y’all. They gonna dance. Dance, boys!”
Dharma Curious@startrek.websiteto World News@lemmy.world•Pope Francis: ‘Today the ugliest danger is gender ideology’English11·1 year agoGood use for it! My best friend is a former Baptist preacher who still occasionally preaches at different churches, and he likes to use it whenever that comes up.
Mind if I ask if it was a religious ceremony?
Dharma Curious@startrek.websiteto Open Source@lemmy.ml•Bitwarden will be switching to native apps for both Android and iOS118·1 year agoQuestion. I am a computer dumb. Is this scary for me? Lol.
Dharma Curious@startrek.websiteto Technology@lemmy.world•Yelp says going all in on remote work boosted job applications by 43% and led to a more satisfied workforceEnglish673·1 year ago10 years ago me and my mom worked jobs from home. I did CenturyLink (phone company) and HSN and QVC. She did dish network, directv and Eddie Bauer. It was easier then to find wfh jobs than it is now. Then it was unusual, but no stigma. Now it’s like you’re an evil clown bent on molesting the village’s sheep if you even suggest it. -_-
Dharma Curious@startrek.websiteto World News@lemmy.world•Pope Francis: ‘Today the ugliest danger is gender ideology’English822·1 year agoCame here looking for someone to have quoted this. I quote it to bigots all the time and it straight pisses them off.
Dharma Curious@startrek.websiteto memes@lemmy.world•Virgin pork bacon vs. Chad Kosher bacon1·1 year agoI’ll keep that in mind if I get to try it!
Oh that was a big part of it. Thankfully, we no longer have to deal with a rat infestation, not in a long time. But I still keep all my mason jars and jelly jars. Lol. Öld habits. They’re also great in lieu of Tupperware, and depending on the type and how much you fill them, they’re freezer safe. I love my mason jars and cast iron lol