I think it must be, everything looks so dry. It’s like the Sahara!

I think I am in love with whoever wrote this site.

This is why many of our packages weren’t delivered. We have a low front gate with a latch, and we have had many parcels taken to the post office without a delivery attempt.

After calling aupost for the umpteenth time, they have told me that their drivers have been instructed to not enter any sort of gate because of dog attacks, unless they know the house and that there is not a dog.

The second line of our address for everything now says “NO DOGS! Thank you!” and since doing that no problems.

People have commented that it’s crazy that I have completely disabled all updates on my win10 machine. This sort of thing is why.

Edit: I haven’t had a virus or malware since… I was a teenager. It seems like if you use an adblocker, don’t click links from unknown sources, and are aware of your network activity, you are pretty safe. The writing is on the wall, I am aware that I will need to switch to Linux soon, but I am also aware that Linux has compatibility issues with my particular machine and doesn’t work with certain activities I like to do. I am hoping these issues will be mostly sorted by the time I make the leap.

Amazing! <3

What does the girl say at the end?

This is great. :)

I know, just today on my lemmy home page was a w10 user who had their desktop background image changed and the stupid search bar added to their task bar again after an update. This is why I don’t allow my machine to update. It’s rediculous!

Linux will be so much better, but it will require some effort and time, and probably some help. I will have to get there, and once I do I know it will be a relief to have an OS that only does what I tell it to!

Thank you for the kind wishes stranger. I wish you health and happiness as well. I am sure you will see me again after I have made the leap, with some silly question or another. :)

I am the user above, and the writing is on the wall - I am aware that I will need to switch to Linux when I can no longer make w10 work for me, or when it is no longer supported by the games and programs I use.

The reasons why I don’t switch now are more complicated. I use a Lenovo Legion Slim 5 as my daily driver, as I was in an accident and can no longer sit at my desk with the pc I built. This laptop is on a rolling desk over my bed.

Anyway, while some Lenovo laptops support Linux, this one does not, and my reading tells me that I may have difficulty with certain things. I may have trouble with drivers for the graphics card, I may have trouble with adjusting the monitor brightness or the second monitor, I may have trouble with sound. or even the keyboard.

There are github pages devoted to helping with utilities to fix many of these problems, but they definitely require troubleshooting, thinking, and planning.

I have also had a friend who recently switched to Linux, who tried to stream a game for me. Before he switched his streams were flawless, this time we spent a while figuring out how to get his game audio, then the stream quality was abysmal, freezing, and in the wrong resolution, so he played while I googled solutions he could try on the fly.

Streaming games through discord on Linux is apparently a whole thing. That more than anything keeps me on win10, because I cannot play most of the games I used to play, they require too much movement, so my husband or friends will stream for me.

I am hoping things become easier as more users join Linux before me.

This is all a long winded explanation that I am sure you didn’t ask for, but I just wanted to let you know that sometimes even people with a somewhat good grasp of tech have reasons keeping them from switching.

Payphones across Australia are free for domestic calls, and also transmit free wifi. :)

https://www.telstra.com.au/consumer-advice/payphones

No fucking thank you, I have long since completely neutered my pc’s ability to update. I updated enough to install drivers and get it stable, and that’s it. I don’t trust windows.

As an Australian, regarding their comments towards us: they can get fucked.

This is less a problem with legalizing marijuana, and more a problem with a pharmaceutical medicine not having proven origins and certifications. If a pharmacy sold other medications without proof of origin and certification they would be shut down.

I went down the rabbit hole and tried to type out the youtube links he posted, here is what I found:

Proof of miracles: https://youtube.com/shorts/fov-IdhBa5s?si=eT3x9yix0_b60EAI

Video removed but description sounds like this one of Former DA Myron May discussing being a “targeted individual”: https://youtu.be/alvIkUjR14 This is a sad story, there is a good summary here: https://youtu.be/ym-tLU_2Ctg

FBI head Ted Gunderson - the link here is wrong, but here is the video the guy seems to be referring to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTnN-8BDswI Gunderson is where the satanic death cult conspiracy theory started. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Gunderson

Video of Mattias Desmet: https://youtu.be/Egq5Y0taok4 A professor in Belgium who has published books spouting nonsense about mass mind control which have been debunked as pseudo science by his peers, went on American talk shows comparing Biden to Hitler, and is an avid covid denier. His duties as professor were reduced in 2023 after admitting he lied on the talk show, and after students publicly testified that his courses included his conspiracy theory book as the only required reading material, telling students they must repeat his opinions in order to pass the class. His book is no longer allowed to be used as course material. Translated wiki page: https://nl-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mattias_Desmet?_x_tr_sl=nl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Translated sourse article from wiki page with student statements: https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20230328201321/https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/studenten-beschrijven-hallucinant-gedrag-van-complotdenker-en-psychologie-prof-mattias-desmet~b7338742e/?_x_tr_sl=nl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc More recent article about his book no longer being allowed course material: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTnN-8BDswI

My curiosity is now sated, and my youtube and search history is now contaminated.

Ugh. Remember when you could search for a video on youtube and it was just a page full of results? I remember.

I had this same issue recently when I searched for something innocuous (ways to put up my long hair in a bun) and was served clickbait shock videos of anorexic women and other nonsense.

You are getting plenty of amazing advice on fathering from other dads here, but I wanted to pop in with a suggestion regarding youtube.

After that last interaction with youtube I ended up down the rabbit hole looking for a fix. I tried a few browser addons but none seemed to work properly, but then I heard about youtube front ends.

This one is “invidious”

And this one is “piped”

In both you connect to an “instance” like lemmy does, which can impact their performance. I haven’t chosen my favourite yet, invidious seems to perform better sometimes, but I like the ui of piped.

Congratulations to you and your growing family. <3

Edit: Here is a bonus screengrab with your search terms, there is still a lot of “how to have a boy” stuff, but some videos with general advice, being supportive, and fertility in general.

Clickbait article with images from 10 years ago, scanners now show generic body shaped images with the area to search highlighted.

This reminds me of those old smut mini novels you could get at truck stops. Very cute post!

Yup. I got a new laptop with win11 and dutifully tried to get used to it. I ended up installing win10 pro by the next day, and even that I modify to behave a bit more like I expect. Maybe we are just old?

Hey there, I’m not sure since my laptop only has usb c free, but one of the reviewers on Amazon said that it works fine over usb a.

We started with an Aeropress, then got a mid range Delonghi all in one machine and never looked back. After 3.5 years or so we decided to upgrade to their newer all in one that does cold brew as well.

We make at least 6 cappuccinos every morning, and often a cold brew latte or two in the afternoons.

Before we decommissioned the old one we checked the system settings and it said it had brewed over 2800 coffees. We stopped buying coffee out in most places because often we would decide the machine at home made better coffee.

If you like coffee with milk, both cold and hot, we can definitely recommend the Delonghi Eletta Explore. The coffee is good, the new milk carafes are way easier to clean, and the machine works well with all types of coffee.

Even the wanky app that “adjusts the grind to the variety and roast of your beans” surprisingly seems to work - though the rest of the app is trash.

Maybe see if there is someone you can connect with in your local foster caring community. Most foster parents are long term and take many children temporarily through the years. Perhaps you could give your house to a younger fostering couple that rents currently, or put it into a trust to be used as a group home?

If you are near a hospital or cancer center, you could leave the house to be used as a place for families to stay near sick or dying loved ones.

Either way, its a beautiful thought you have, I hope you find a way to make it happen. <3