KammicRelief

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26 March 2025 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

With Rattle and Hiss, the Slither brothers...

‘Tornadoes are not out of the question’: Portland could be in for wild weather tomorrow in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

batten down the hatches!!

I don't even have a basement, so... fingers crossed a tornado doesn't come right to my place.

There are lots of reasons to read, so I'm wondering what y'all get out of reading? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I basically read two types of books. One is lit-nerd stuff (Joyce, Pynchon..) where you can read and re-read and still find new things, find communities online of people discussing it, read it with a friend and share what you got out of each chapter, etc. The other type I do is more immersive sci-fi/fantasy (Rothfuss, Stephenson, etc.) which I read for totally different reasons.... like you said, an escape into another world.

TV makes me feel like a spoonfed zombie. I'm trying to watch Severance, and it's good, but I hate the feeling of being hooked, tied to it, and having to sit there and binge it. And they're doing all the imaginating for me. I much prefer to spend that 50 hours with a good thick book. No judgment on how other people like to do it... I just prefer the quiet of paging through a book!

Devils Panties 03/21/2025 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Same. Because of the halos, right?

Some things never change in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I keep hearing about this thing. Does it really do all the photoshop things? adjustment layers, masks, dodge+burn, all that stuff? and I guess, does it do it well, with big files?

When I try to go on a ricing journey again in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Yeah, that. Opaque means no transparency. Easier to read/work, or see a picture/video without background stuff mixing in with it. But for my non-focused windows, I'm not actively working on those, so rice it up, transparency all the way! (but still add blur to those, just so I can read them if I need to....)

When I try to go on a ricing journey again in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I have my focused window opaque, the rest transparent+blur.

Day 240 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games l've been playing until l forget to post Screenshots in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Ah, glad to hear it! I'll definitely give it a whirl, thanks.

Day 240 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games l've been playing until l forget to post Screenshots in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Dang, those are beautiful screenshots. I recently moved over to Linux and have only tried a couple of games on here, but I should see how that one works... haven't played it in a few months, and I have ways to go in it. I don't even remember what chapter I'm on.

ELI5 Why doesn't Canada just turn off all the power it supplies to the states? Would that not show the Cheeto who is actually in charge of most infrastructures? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

peni

Tied for third in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

of the corn XD

Sharing one photo every day until I forget (Day 4) in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think because I'm kinda colorblind, this one's tough for me. My eyes mainly see the geometric shapes, the squared wood and stones in the upper right and left. The plant in the middle kind of blends into the rest of the shot for me. Maybe if i could see green better...!

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What Lemmy app do y'all use on Linux? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hello.. new Linux convert here, mostly been using the web interface (alexandrite) and Connect on my phone. But I'm wondering what's good on Linux. I'm on Arch btw, lol. :P thanks!

EDIT: ok, sounds like browser it is. Thanks all!

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Specular Tempus (lemmy.world)
 

Does anyone here own one? I have questions! Kind of lusting for one, but, I need to know a little more about the functionality of selecting and combining patches (and people on youtube seem to only go through the sounds). Thanks!

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Battery use on OLED when screen black but not "off"? (lemmy.world)
 

Hey, what's up. I've been trying to get my phone (oneplus 8) all perfect again, after I recently decided not to use fingerprint security anymore. I now use a password, which feels right, but when I'm just sitting at my desk it feels like overkill to have to retype it so many times when I'm just checking little things. So.. I'm trying one of those pretend-screen-off apps (Blackr) with which I can "turn off" the screen with a quick press, for the times when I want my screen off, but don't need full security (like, I'm not leaving my desk, cops aren't breaking down my door, etc.). Then I just double-tap the screen to turn the screen back on. If I want security, I use the actual power button to turn the screen off, and then when I open it back up it asks for my password as usual.

Anyway! I've been trying this for a day or so, and.. it just seems like my battery is draining faster. I think. Is it? I can't be sure, and I know the answer is to do some rigorous scientific testing, but I ain't got time... I knew someone(s) out here has been through the same thing and has the answer, so... anybody know? :)

Thank you!!

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What non-SMS non-Apple app can I use to "text" my younger kid on their iPad (lemmy.world)
 

Hi! My less-than-10-year-old has their own iPad (registered under my apple id) and wants to be able to "text" with the rest of the family. Most of us are not Apple people though: Android phones, using some combo of SMS, Discord, and Signal. The little one doesn't have a phone, so I think that prevents us from signing them up for Signal. I could probably install Discord on the iPad, though it doesn't feel ideal. They use iMessage (or whatever it's called) to text a couple other friends/grandma/etc who also have Apple stuff, but what should we use for our mostly-non-Apple family that wouldn't require a phone number?

An internet search pointed me to WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber.... stuff I've never used but it seems popular. Facebook Messenger also, but screw that. Google Chat/Hangouts (or whatever it's called now) is another option, which would require creating a google account.

If nothing else appeals to me we'll probably go the Discord route, and I'll just have to be clear, don't join random servers :) But, anybody out there use WhatsApp with your kid, and does it not require a phone number? I'm open to other ideas! Thank you...

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Anyone mineralize water for brewing? (lemmy.world)
 

We just installed a reverse osmosis (RO) filter system at our house, because the tap water tastes gross. I tested the TDS and it was 3ppm! I thought "oh that must be great, pure water," but my friend told me you actually want minerals in there to help extract.

So... Anyone else in this boat? I know there are RO systems that will remineralize after the filter, but ours doesn't.. And I don't think I want to uninstall this beast. I know there are little drops you can add, but they seem expensive... Just wondering what y'all other home brewers do. Thanks!

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my board (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Howdy! Here is my current signal chain, starting from either a Strat (2001 American deluxe) or an Ibanez Artcore AS-73.. ...micro Q-Tron > Phase 90 > sf300 (painted by my kid) > OD-200 > Signa Comp > e-lady > polytune > dd-500 > rv-500 > rc-1 > jc-40

I'm still playing with the e-lady position. And I'm still trying to find the best use for the volume pedal. Currently it's hooked up as an expression pedal for the dd-500, but.. I find myself never using it. I originally thought I'd use it for volume swells but I never used that either... Maybe not worth the real estate? Also, still playing with using sf-300 mostly as a boost, or mostly as fuzz... Never ending!

Edit: still trying to get the pic to post from this mobile app...

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A Non-Definitive Guide to Non-Duality (every.to)
 

This is a great read. It clarified some stuff for me on non-duality, and dare I say that the instructions (on "the mental move") are effective.

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