Has anybody had surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
I'm due to have it in a couple of weeks, apparently to open up the tunnel in my wrist to put less pressure on the nerves.
Some people I know have been unable to use their hands much for up to ten days, one was OK within a day, so I was wondering what I should plan on.
Fortunately it's only one hand, my right, which I need for some tasks, but I can do more with my left than most right-handed people.
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Open ai (capitalized like that) has just emailed me from a .ru domain, telling me that I need to update my payment details to continue using their "Premium" service that I never subscribed to.
I'd better get right on that.
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I love how when PHP fails on this project it just gives me a blank page rather than an any kind of useful error message, essentially "something bad happened, you figure it out."
Also, testing in production is fun. 🙃
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Watching a YouTube video about "fake foods" and the announcer was talking about how Velveeta isn't legally considered to be cheese, but "admittedly makes for a great queso".
Umm... who's gonna tell her?
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Also, she was bemoaning ingredient lists getting more "chemically".
Has anyone found anything to eat that isn't chemicals? Photosynthesis maybe?
Man, those health influencers are legit bonkers.
I like theplantslant. A bit sweary, but down to earth and relatively sciencey.
Also, NutritionByKylie. Very nice recipes and nutrition tips, very sweet demeanor. Very humane.
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PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO SOLID DHMO CAUSES SEVERE TISSUE DAMAGE. GASEOUS DHMO CAN CAUSE SEVERE BURNS. ACCIDENTAL INHALATION OF DHMO EVEN IN SMALL QUANTITIES CAN CAUSE DEATH.
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I think, in American English, "queso" is a type of dip/sauce that is _primarily_ cheese-ish. This is opposed to Spanish (Hispanic or Castilian) where "queso" IS cheese.
But, maybe I've just been beaten down my the internet for being to "prescriptive". In any case, people often use language in ways that don't match my understanding, and it certainly doesn't mean _they_ are wrong/flawed.
(Still, it _is_ funny.)
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@BoydStephenSmithJr absolutely. We all speak our own language, I think, with some tolerance for variance.
Everything outside that is wrong.
I would argue people who speak more than two languages come around to the point that there is no "wrong". Just failure to convey meaning in a particular context.
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YouTube just recommended for us a video about the transit system in the region I've lived in my whole life. It felt weird because the whole thing was footage of familiar places, which is not something I'm accustomed to in a random* YouTube video.
* Okay, not random because YouTube obviously knows where I live and that likely informs their algorithm.
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So, I've recently discovered Tubi. Yeah, it's got ads, and I'm sure it's a privacy nightmare like everything else, but at least my ad-blocker seems to work on it.
This feels like a too-good-to-be-true scenario, which begs the question: what's the catch?
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TONIGHT AT SHAKEDOWN STREET!
Live Simf Jam, SIMF BATTLE LEAGUE OF DEATH! ☠️
#livemusic, #omaha, #synth, #benson, #tob, #synthesizer, #urmom
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I'm just running my own #Mastodon instance here, so I don't have a ton of reach.
I'd love it if any of you who are willing would boost/quote this post.
My current SRE role is coming to an end, and the current market is scary.
The most current project was getting 3 line-of-business applications (for a national retailer!) moved to AWS, with some infra design, and lots of Terraform and Ansible.
I've got some Python chops, too.
I'm looking for a new role, remote preferred, or local to the PDX area.
I'd love to get #FediHired
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Welp, checked the mail to see that we got nabbed by a speed camera. This is the day that keeps on giving. Now I get to figue out how we're going to make rent again. :/
I know it's important to keep traffic under control, but these cameras feel like a cash grab when there are more effective (but less lucrative) methods available.
So, I don't want to count my chickens before they're hatched, but a freelance job that I should be able to knock out in a night or so may have just fallen in my lap that will hopefully resolve this.
When I was Mormon, I'd have taken this as a sign that I was being rewarded for my faith and obedience. I don't know what it means now that I'm a filthy apostate. 🙃
As it turns out, happy coincidences are a thing that happens sometmies.
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Been thinking about getting into #locksport for a while. I finally picked up a basic pick and a cheap lock from the dollar store (under the assumption that it would be relatively easy to pick). Strangely enough, when I insert the tension bar, the barrel spins without resistance or disengaging the lock.
I know I'm a total newb, but everything I've researched up to this point says this shouldn't be possible. What witchcraft is this?
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that's probably not a pin and tumbler lock - the cheapest locks are warded and you can open them by pushing a button on the inside basically
Like somebody else said, Master 140 is one of the better ones to learn on
I list recommendations here, but the links might be out of date: skullsecurity.org/2019/how-do-…
Hey folks, I run a lot of lockpicking villages and such, and have a pretty big collection of locks, picks, and knowledge.ron
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Picked up a crochet kit from the dollar store. We've never done crochet, but the kit purported to contain all the necessary materials (it does not) and instructions. The instructions are very hard to follow. There seem to be important steps missing.
At this point, I'm going to consult outside sources if necessary, but I'm going to figure this out on principle alone if nothing else.
Spite can be a hell of a motivator.
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When Katy and I do groceries, we'll often try a store brand we've never used before if it's cheaper. If we don't like it, we'll usually end up finishing it and just making a mental note not to get it again because I hate wasting food and we're in a position where we have to be very intentional about our cash flow situation.
This relish we just got though... we've decided to make an exception and just yeet it into the sun. It's just not worth punishing ourselves over it.
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trans people are one of the most diverse groups of people in the world and i think that's beautiful. we literally come from all backgrounds and all walks of life
so if anyone ever tries to tell you that trans people are somehow a majority of white people from well off backgrounds please reflect on the picture below and consider that this MIGHT NOT BE OUR DOING
please then also consider that the person with this narrative is trying to erase some of the most vulnerable people on here, and consider why they might be doing that
then walk away from that transphobic bullshit as fast as you can and don't give it any more of your time
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There's also like a whole conversation of "transition is for the privileged."
And that's why gatekeeping needs to be pushed back on. Because yeah, traditionally transition HAS only been for the privileged - people who can afford hormones, surgery, etc. People who don't get kicked out of their homes for being queer.
LOTS of people choose to suppress their identities or not medically transition because they can't afford/can't access the care they'd need in order to hit their personal goals.
And of course, those same barriers are the ones that disproportionately affect non-white, non-affluent people.
Gatekeeping ends up ultimately being racist and classist, is what I'm saying.
Question for the #CasioCult:
I'm looking to maybe replace my watch. I currently have an F-91W. I mostly like it but I have two specific complaints:
1) It lacks a timer.
2) The backlight kinda sucks.
I'm looking for recommencations on a new watch. These are my requirements:
1) Resolves the above issues.
2) Must be cheap.
3) Bonus points if I can set more than one alarm.
Also, it doesn't specifically need to be a Casio.
Edit: additional bonus points if I can re-use the strap I got for my F-91W
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I also really like the Casio W-800H. It doesn't come with a countdown timer or 5 alarms like the F-201. But it's modifiable for both. I bought 3 of them back during the pandemic for $12.50 each for me & our boys.
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Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
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Every time I would take the part of the pen that the converter plugs into out of the ultrasonic cleaner, a little bit of (still quite dark) ink would would drip out.
I finally figured out what I was doing wrong. It turns out that this part is so narrow that the surface tension of the water was causing an air bubble to get trapped inside, preventing the feed from being properly cleaned. I solved it by manually injecting some soapy water with a syringe inside to blow the air bubble out and it cleaned right out afterward.
Still, that's two hours of my life I'm not gonna get back.
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@VulcanTourist I've kinda settled on a system that sorta kinda works most of the time...ish.
I've been off ADHD meds for a while though, so that makes things more difficult.
LIVE SUMO w/ commentary | Day 5 of September Grand Sumo tournament in Tokyo, Japan! | 9 hours of live sumo for 15 days!Twitch
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I find it annoying to. It isn't too common that the distinction becomes important, but still!
I guess it's kinda like internet vs. web
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Boss: I think you’re letting your personal interests impede on your work productivity.
Me: *wearing paper clip chain mail* thou knowest not of whither thou speakest, foul knave!
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I'd rather eat out all the time, or at least do takeaway, but cooking at home + meal prep was the only way I could get my sodium intake down to reasonable levels.
(My BP stubbornly remains high, tho.)
These days I continue it because the closest restartant (that isn't a food truck or also a convenience store) is a 15 minute drive away, I think.
Dear Mastodon instance admins,
Palestinians are facing genocide and famine.
If there is a Palestinian account from Gaza on your instance and it is *not* exhibiting bot-like behaviour PLEASE AT LEAST CONTACT ME before limiting/suspending it so @joynewacc and I can attempt to verify them by having a video chat with them on Signal and adding them to Gaza Verified:
Blocking the accounts of Palestinians in Gaza on the fediverse is like repeatedly slamming the door in the face of Anne Frank.
Please have some humanity.
Also, if your server is a safe space for Palestinians from Gaza, please respond and let me know and I’ll add you to the list at gaza-verified.org/guide/
#mastodon #fediverse #Gaza #Palestine #genocide #famine
I’ve personally had video conversations on Signal with the people from Gaza whose Mastodon accounts on the fediverse are listed here and I verify that their accounts are genuine. – Aral Balkangaza-verified.org
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No such thing as late. I’m limiting it to Mastodon instances just to keep things simple for everyone at the moment but I’ve bookmarked this if we get to a point where we have the bandwidth to support Lemmy also 😀
Really appreciate your support and I might have had a little chuckle at one of the posts on the anarchist.nexus server ;)
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All Palestinians and anti-fascist allies are welcome on freefree.ps/about
We have a "Galaxy" plan with masto.host, with elastic search.
It's mostly just me moderating, and sometimes I take social media breaks from reading the home feed but I always check the server multiple times daily for reports, new user requests, DMs, and mentions.
If anyone wants to help, or would like a freefree.ps subdomain to operate a new fediverse server, I am open to that!
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oh god my samba configuration broke
I never have a good time when I have to remember samba exists
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For those of you who may not know. It would appear as if the Guppe groups are down for good. Apparently the bloke who ran it got knifed in the back by the domain being sold to another ahead of schedule and before he could renew it. Whether he will be able to get it back up and running in another way, I don't know.
Fedigroups run a similar service, for those interested. I tagged the autistic one above. about.fedigroups.social/home
I'm not sure how widespread this information about the Guppe groups is yet. But, for those of you who us it a lot, whether for autism, or anything else, it may not be the worst idea to post something similar to this to your followers and help spread the word.
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@Douglas Edwards @Actually Autistics @Kevin Davy According to the WHOIS database:
Domain Name: gup.pe
Sponsoring Registrar: NIC.PE
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A major component of hierarchy is privileged people assuming they know our bodies better than we do
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in reply to Jonathan Lamothe • • •i got one the other day that told me my subscription had expired
but it was never specific about what subscription it was or for what product
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