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I'm an idiot.

I was trying to install #Haskell on a machine and thought the installer was taking a really long time. In my defense, the last line of text was:

Installation may take a while.

It sat at this stage for over an hour while I did other stuff, because I hadn't bothered to read the previous line:
Press ENTER to proceed or ctrl-c to abort.
in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

It's not you, it's bad design. The prompt should always be the final line of output.


I find that hlint is a great tool for pointing out where your code can be improved, but sometimes its suggestions are... interesting. Case in point, it just recommended changing
map (\(a, b) -> {- ...stuff... -}) $ zip as bs

to
zipWith (curry (\(a, b) -> {- ...stuff... -})) as bs

instead of
zipWith (\a b -> {- ...stuff... -}) as bs


*sitting at my desk*

Why is there no music in my headset?

Oh.

*restarts the aNONradio stream that I stopped when I stepped out for a moment, and goes back to doing other stuff*

*~60 seconds pass*

Wait, there's still no music.

*Selects the correct audio output device.*

Isn't ADHD fun?




Has anyone else been having troubles getting updates from @The Tor Project's #Debian repository? The signing key seems to be expired.

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I wonder how many times I'm going to have to re-learn how to use lenses in #Haskell.


Mormonism, mention of suicide

Mormon apologists: Maybe the reason the teen suicide rate in Utah is so high is because of the altitude.

Me: That feels like bad planning on God's part when he told Brigham Young to settle there, doesn't it?





I can't wrap my brain around how it can have rained all day long and still feel so hot.


Server was severely griefed over the weekend. Restoring from backup and logs are being inspected to ban the offending party.

Edit: typo



PSA: If you are in a group and there exists one or more individuals within that group who must not be criticized under any circumstance, you are in a cult.


uspol
A while ago, I set filters on the words Biden and Trump, so I'm just now learning about the events of the 13th.
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uspol

You know what might've helped?

Gun control laws.

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uspol
Doubt it, unless by "Gun Control" you mean confiscating firearms from Republicans.


Got an oscilloscope as a late birthday present. One of the features listed on the box is "firmware updates".

Why on earth would an oscilloscope need firmware updates? It's an oscilloscope.

Next up: learn how to use an oscilloscope. πŸ™ƒ

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I would worry an "update" might be an anti-root patch to prevent owners from adding features and higher sampling rates found in much more expensive models


Wait, there's been more than one season of #FLCL since 2018. How am I only learning this now?
#FLCL


Why is it taking like eighty cops to pull someone over in front of our building?
in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

It's ridiculous isn't it? It's like every traffic stop requires a swat team.
in reply to Spaced Goat

@Spacegoat From what I overheard it sounds like it was a drug bust. They hauled the driver away and eventually towed the car after a bunch of them turned it inside out.



We have to order @Benny's food from the vet because he's on a prescription diet. Tried using their on-line ordering option. We ordered his food a week ago. It just arrived this morning.

We just got tracking now.

Thanks. That's helpful.



@wing Been meaning to give Jellyfin a go ever since you and Hex mentioned it. Finally got around to it. You'll be happy to know that the first video I tested it with was, in fact, Big Buck Bunny.
@wing
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haha, very good ^_^ One day I do intend to actually watch that to completion



I have come dangerously close to allowing myself to run out of coffee.

This will not do.




There seem to have been a lot of extreme weather warnings for my area recently. It's almost like the climate is changing or something.




Can anyone in Waterloo region recommend a place (such as a coffee shop) where one can just sit down with a book for a while? I don't mind if I have to buy a coffee or something. Just looking for a change of scenery.

There's always the library, but the nearest one to me is in a high school, and I feel weird about loitering around there.

#kwawesome #wrawesome

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I like Stockyards Coffee in Catalyst 137 (Glasgow near Belmont). There’s some other seating around the building in addition to the coffee shop


"Another person who won't debate me because they can't handle my arguments."

No friend, another person who won't debate you because you're freaking exhausting and I just can't be bothered... but you keep telling yourself that.

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ADHD (possible AuDHD) experience: seeking input (also long-ish)

A while ago I asked a question of the #ActuallyAutistic and #ADHD communities on my old Fosstodon account and got some pretty good feedback, so now that I'm back in my regular fedi home, I figured I'd do so again (as before, boosts welcome).

I find that when something is stressing me out, I'll obsess over it until I've either solved the problem or it overwhelms me to a point where I need to completely disengage (at least for a time). Often when this happens, loved ones will notice my distress and try to help in the form of asking questions or making suggestions. The problem is that if I'm in problem-solving mode it derails my train of thought, and if I'm in "disengage" mode it prevents me from... well, disengaging.

This frequently results in me responding in ways that are... unpleasant for all persons involved. I've identified this as a problem and am trying to find better ways of handling such situations, but it's easier said than done. Has anyone else experienced this? Are there any good strategies for dealing with it?

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@loose cannon I hadn't considered that, nor in fact did I realize it was a thing to consider.

The most recent example was when this server failed. It's actually what prompted me to start asking. In addition to being a fedi server, it also runs a bunch of other services I depend on: calendar, file synchronization, contacts, to-do list, etc. All stuff I use to make navigating everyday life possible. Took me four days to fix (should've taken two, but I had to keep taking mental health breaks).

This was an extreme example, but it usually happens when something disrupts my regular routine, like losing my phone or keys.

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@loose cannon further answer to your question. Fortunately, it usually happens at home, partly because that's where I just usually am in general, and because that's where 99% of my routines that can be disrupted exist.
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@loose cannon In this case, the disrupting party is usually my partner. We've talked it out and I think she has a better understanding now (as do I).
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One of my pet peeves: when someone (often an advertiser) says that something is "chemical-free".

What the hell does that even mean?



Me in the morning before my #ADHD meds have kicked in:

Maybe the ninth time I walk into the bathroom I'll remember to put deodorant on.

#ADHD


It rather amazes me the number of people who are suspicious of the pharma industry, who then turn around and put total and absolute faith in the supplement industry.

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a shocking amount of pharmacuticals are essentially just rehashes of naturally cultivated bioactives.
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@know FWIW, I wasn't making the argument that the pharmaceutical industry is trustworthy. πŸ˜‰
@know
in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

i tend to resist popular criticism of the supplement industry. supplements are underrated.


Dear hlint:

I value your input, but in this case, I disagree.

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Our local grocery store has a program where you can get a box of assorted discounted produce so long as you're not picky about what's in it. Katy and I had been meaning to try this out for a while, and it's been a pretty good experience so far. We're both creatures of habit, especially where food is concerned, and finding new recipes to figure out how to use the stuff we normally don't have has been rather enjoyable on the whole.

If keeping your grocery bill low is something you're trying to do, I recommend seeing if your local grocer has such a program.

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@Judy Anderson My bigest gripe was that I'm sure their app is collecting all kinds of data on me behind my back (Flash Food in this case).


So all the posts I've missed over the past four days during the outage are starting to pour in now. So far the new machine's handling the influx of traffic like a champ. The old one would be really struggling right now.

I am happy about this.




Hooray! I finally got the last of the systems I depend on daily back up and running.

Perhaps something I should consider is a contingency plan for the (hopefully very distant) next time my server fails.

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