When growing up my parents taught me to stand up to bullies. (We’re talking about verbal abuse and manipulation, not physical bullying.) Following that advice as a kid led to mixed results yet it’s stuck with me into my adult years....
When I was in school (long ago), I always kept to myself, never bothered anyone, but people still picked on me sometimes. Once I was sitting in class and another kid put me in a headlock, for no particular reason. He probably expected me to do nothing. I didn’t want to hurt him or start a commotion, but I punched right at his nose, and pulled my punch right before making contact. Well, this must have startled him a great deal, because he jumped back while letting out a loud fart. It reeked. The teacher came into the classroom and she had to clear everyone out because it smelled so bad. But anyways, I don’t think he ever messed with me again.
So basically, see if you can make them fart in front of everyone.
I would occasionally like to use (wired) headphones, but 90% of the time I am fine with just hearing the audio that comes out of the crappy monitor speakers. If I plug the 3.5mm cable into the monitor’s headphone jack (even without headphones attached), then no audio will come out of the speaker anymore....
I mean, they would have started appearing in there from the first moment that someone created one and hosted it somewhere, no? So it’s already been a thing for a couple years now, I believe.
You ever see a dog that’s got its leash tangled the long way round a table leg, and it just cannot grasp what the problem is or how to fix it? It can see all the components laid out in front of it, but it’s never going to make the connection....
I just want to give a shout out to North Carolina’s fantastic State Park system. These parks are completely FREE to visit! It was such a surprise when I went to parks in SC and VA that required entrance fees....
Me and my wife are in our 40s, and currently in good health. I get insurance through work, but it’s a high deductible plan. I have enough in my health savings account to cover the out of pocket maximum for a few years....
Is this thing just broken, or what? They locked 3 achievements behind the mode, but I almost never see any tournaments being held. I saw one a while back but it was at some ungodly hour in my timezone, so I couldn’t participate. Then they held another one today which I thought I would be able to play. I went into the battlehub...
Been seeing a lot about how the government passes shitty laws, lot of mass shootings and expensive asf health care. I come from a developing nation and we were always told how America is great and whatnot. Are all states is America bad ?
It varies from person to person and place to place. But generally, I would say that America is a pretty good place, but not perfect and has a lot of room for improvement.
Yes, healthcare is expensive, but we have some government programs to provide cheaper care for certain groups, like the very poor, the elderly, and veterans.
Violence varies from place to place, but I feel like I live in a safe area, and I have never seen or heard a gun fired at someone in a public place.
A lot of the bad laws typically involve disenfranchising certain minority groups. I am lucky enough to not be affected by most of this, and a lot of people are fighting back against it by trying to vote in better politicians.
So, the TMNT content came out of nowhere and was a nice surprise. But along with the Onitsuka Tiger thing, it’s clear that Capcom is going to do a lot of sponsorships and product placement along these lines going forward....
A California court says it won’t buck the false advertising case against the maker of North Carolina-based hot sauce Texas Pete, meaning this battle is only just heating up....
I was not aware of this player before now, but I think it’s really awesome that Street Fighter has such good audio and accessibility features to allow all types of people to enjoy the game.
Registered voters who do not have an acceptable form of identification for voting purposes can now get a free photo ID from their county board of elections office. No special documents are needed. Voters will simply provide their name, date of birth, and the last four digits of their Social Security number, and have their photo...
When using Connect, I don’t see all of the comments. I was just looking at a post where the counter showed over 40 comments, but I counted them and only saw about 16. Then I opened up the same post in my web browser and I was able to see all of the comments there.
I consistently hear people on YouTube complain that the subscribe button doesn’t do anything for viewers, now that channel notifications are controlled by the bell. But it does do something: it puts the videos from that channel in your subscription feed, which is readily accessible on all versions of YouTube. So why do people...
I use the subscription feed and it’s how I’ve always used YouTube. I certainly don’t want it giving me random notifications. It’s not like I need to drop what I’m doing during the day just because someone published a video. When I want to watch videos, I’ll go check my subscriptions.
Asuka recently posted a video on her YouTube channel where she meets with an architect to discuss plans for building a huge house in Japan where she will be able to enjoy playing video games....
When browsing some communities, I would notice post titles full of urls and stuff. At first I thought these might be spam or something, and then I noticed that they look a lot different from the mobile site....
I was using stable diffusion a lot previously, but haven’t really touched it in the past several months. I was wondering what interfaces people are using these days?...
I would love to eventually see ad blocking in this app, because it's incredibly painful to try to look at articles from a lot of mainstream sites. But I imagine that might be a difficult ask, so in the meantime, an option to just have links automatically open in my external browser would be nice.
Alternative to bad parental advice: "Stand up to bullies"?
When growing up my parents taught me to stand up to bullies. (We’re talking about verbal abuse and manipulation, not physical bullying.) Following that advice as a kid led to mixed results yet it’s stuck with me into my adult years....
My monitor has a headphone jack in the back. Can I use it only sometimes without having to plug/unplug it?
I would occasionally like to use (wired) headphones, but 90% of the time I am fine with just hearing the audio that comes out of the crappy monitor speakers. If I plug the 3.5mm cable into the monitor’s headphone jack (even without headphones attached), then no audio will come out of the speaker anymore....
AI-generated images now appearing in Google image search results (lemmy.ml)
Found it first here - mastodon.social/…/111692479718694120...
What's the simplest thing humans are too dumb to grasp?
You ever see a dog that’s got its leash tangled the long way round a table leg, and it just cannot grasp what the problem is or how to fix it? It can see all the components laid out in front of it, but it’s never going to make the connection....
'Muppets Treasure Island' edited to 'Toy-Box - The Sailor Song' (youtu.be)
I finished visiting all 41 of North Carolina's state parks!
I just want to give a shout out to North Carolina’s fantastic State Park system. These parks are completely FREE to visit! It was such a surprise when I went to parks in SC and VA that required entrance fees....
(USA) Do supplemental cancer/critical illness policies make sense?
Me and my wife are in our 40s, and currently in good health. I get insurance through work, but it’s a high deductible plan. I have enough in my health savings account to cover the out of pocket maximum for a few years....
What is actually up with the tournament mode in SF6?
Is this thing just broken, or what? They locked 3 achievements behind the mode, but I almost never see any tournaments being held. I saw one a while back but it was at some ungodly hour in my timezone, so I couldn’t participate. Then they held another one today which I thought I would be able to play. I went into the battlehub...
Is America Really That Bad?
Been seeing a lot about how the government passes shitty laws, lot of mass shootings and expensive asf health care. I come from a developing nation and we were always told how America is great and whatnot. Are all states is America bad ?
Thoughts on the TMNT DLC?
So, the TMNT content came out of nowhere and was a nice surprise. But along with the Onitsuka Tiger thing, it’s clear that Capcom is going to do a lot of sponsorships and product placement along these lines going forward....
Court denies Texas Pete hot sauce maker’s request to dismiss lawsuit accusing North Carolina manufacturer of false advertising (myfox8.com)
A California court says it won’t buck the false advertising case against the maker of North Carolina-based hot sauce Texas Pete, meaning this battle is only just heating up....
BlindWarriorSven wins set at EVO (youtu.be)
I was not aware of this player before now, but I think it’s really awesome that Street Fighter has such good audio and accessibility features to allow all types of people to enjoy the game.
Voters Can Now Get Free Photo ID Cards from County Boards of Elections (www.ncsbe.gov)
Registered voters who do not have an acceptable form of identification for voting purposes can now get a free photo ID from their county board of elections office. No special documents are needed. Voters will simply provide their name, date of birth, and the last four digits of their Social Security number, and have their photo...
Not seeing all comments
When using Connect, I don’t see all of the comments. I was just looking at a post where the counter showed over 40 comments, but I counted them and only saw about 16. Then I opened up the same post in my web browser and I was able to see all of the comments there.
Do people just not use the YouTube subscription feed?
I consistently hear people on YouTube complain that the subscribe button doesn’t do anything for viewers, now that channel notifications are controlled by the bell. But it does do something: it puts the videos from that channel in your subscription feed, which is readily accessible on all versions of YouTube. So why do people...
Is Asuka preparing to leave WWE? (youtu.be)
Asuka recently posted a video on her YouTube channel where she meets with an architect to discuss plans for building a huge house in Japan where she will be able to enjoy playing video games....
InvokeAI 3.0 released (youtu.be)
It’s looking really good! Major features include controlnet, support for SDXL, and a whole bunch of other cool things....
(Official) Street Fighter 6 Character Guide - Rashid (youtu.be)
Peacock announces price increase (www.theverge.com)
Premium increasing by $1 per month, while Premium Plus has an increase of $2 per month.
North Carolina medical marijuana bill likely dead for this year, House speaker says (www.wral.com)
[Feature Request] support for ruby annotation for Japanese (lemmy.world)
Some post titles display weirdly
When browsing some communities, I would notice post titles full of urls and stuff. At first I thought these might be spam or something, and then I noticed that they look a lot different from the mobile site....
Which interface are you primarily using for Stable diffusion?
I was using stable diffusion a lot previously, but haven’t really touched it in the past several months. I was wondering what interfaces people are using these days?...
What's up North Carolina? What are your summer plans?
Have any cool plans for the upcoming July 4 holiday? How about any fun vacation plans (within NC) coming up?
Feature Request: always open links in external browser
I would love to eventually see ad blocking in this app, because it's incredibly painful to try to look at articles from a lot of mainstream sites. But I imagine that might be a difficult ask, so in the meantime, an option to just have links automatically open in my external browser would be nice.