I think this place starts to feel dead when atrocities are committed, then we get zillions of the same posts, rightfully so because these things should not be ignored, but then it seems like nothing else is really happening here.
I agree with you on the shitty sources. The ones that spread misinfo will spam a wall of text with links to ‘sources’ and trying to call them out becomes an overwhelming chore. Then the extremely toxic ‘did you read the article??!?’ when the source is just some shitty opinion blog. It’s exhausting, which is why they do it.

Just watching people do normal tasks is depressing, like watch people at self checkout, it’s painful. Surely not every person is experiencing self checkout for the first time but it hurts to watch. Same with watching other people use a computer (they get a pass on this one, not everyone has spent hours optimizing their workflow…fine. It’s fine.) Seriously, just watch people do stuff, it’s rough out there. These people can vote or run for office and I wouldn’t take those rights away, it’s just scary and it explains a lot.

If you don’t want to store the media then yarrlist has a bunch of sketchy streaming sites that work well enough with an ad blocker.

Gotta run pacman -Syu one more time real quick then I’ll uninstall the windows

Uncle Iroh

Only involves one single person, still manages to destroy the earth.

Subnautica, I thought it was just minecraft under water, which sounded ok. Didn’t expect it to have a story, absolutely didn’t expect it to have an interesting story. The audio logs had some charming characters, ham and cheese had me cracking up whilst trying not to die. BUT, the exact moment I realized this game was special was the translated message you get after getting your arm poked, suddenly hours of environmental story telling snap into place as you realize what is about to happen. 11/10 would buy again.

You will not be able to unhear it. I’m so sorry. To make it up to you on the youtube version that is just the audio with the picture of the dudes in front of the sun there is an easter egg for a few seconds when they start saying we’ll rub a mexican.

Get lucky by daft punk, when the robot voices say ‘we’re up all night to get lucky’ I can’t unhear ‘we’ll rub up a mexican monkey’.
I’m sorry for ruining this song for you.

I use the big TV for stuff I watch with family, little screen is fine for just me.

It’s easy to forget that just because they do it full time does not mean they are a subject matter expert, or even good at it.

yarrlist has a list of servers that are like the old fmovies, some are worse than others so use an adblocker.

I loved it, I had a lot of tasks that would only require intervention every few minutes so I could initiate a task and then go start laundry or something. At the end of the day I was actually free and not just bogged down with more chores.
The biggest drawback was not being around coworkers that I actually liked but that same coin meant I didn’t have to be around people I didn’t like.
I think if I took another remote job I’d put more effort into having a 3rd place.

It looks like you may have thought the potato was locked in there with you but actually you might be locked in there with the potato.

mate?

I’ve always liked the idea of a rando being in events with the worlds best so we can get an idea of how much better the pros are than average. I’m down to be that rando in any event, I’ll give it everything I’ve got. Once.

Have 2 sets of goals, one set is measurable and achievable near term, this can be as simple as going to bed on time or doing one proper pushup or saving $5 this week. The other set of goals are for your dreams or ambitions, have something in mind worth fighting for, they don’t have a set timeline and you may not ever reach them but if you do you’ve accomplished your life goals or set up the future so someone else can get there. The important part is to have the goals and start to figure our what steps you need to get there.
Don’t feel guilty about just enjoying life, if you enjoy getting your guilty pleasure just drop the guilt part, that’s not to say go ahead and spiral out of control but you are allowed to enjoy things that are within your reach.
People will offer to help you with stuff. fucking let them help you, people like to feel needed and feel better when they get to help you, stop feeling guilty about accepting help. you are letting them help so that they feel good about themselves and you might accidentally form bonds with other humans.
It is ok to be bored, healthy even. Do absolutely nothing once in a while, no music, no phone, no background noise. Just let your mind wander and decompress. I use my evening commute for this, except on science friday, imma learn about some shit on fridays, like how it is ok to be bored sometimes.

you are allowed to enjoy living.

It’s Cheryl! You’re not my supervisor!

You skipped this part:

Echoing a statement from the American College of Radiology after the study’s release, she stressed that the study’s projection of cancer diagnoses from CT scans was based on statistical modeling, not actual patient outcomes.

There are no published studies directly linking CT scans to cancer, the statement says. “Americans should not forgo necessary, life-saving medical imaging and continue to discuss the benefits and risks of these exams with their healthcare providers,” it continues.

You can tell whatever story you want from statistics, it could be that people that get CT scans have a higher chance of getting a cancer diagnosis because they are getting medical care and others just go undiagnosed.

The point isn’t that CT scans cause cancer, that was always a risk with any ionizing radiation. The point is that radiation exposure from CT scans varies wildly based on the operator and you should do what you can to reduce your exposure, but don’t skip a CT because of a scary headline.