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dumpster_fire commented on The Future of the Vim Project   groups.google.com/g/vim_d... · Posted by u/mrzool
bombcar · 2 years ago
This is one of the reasons that I’ve begun to pare down the number of online financial accounts I have, even though churning for bonuses is fun.

Every single one will have to be dealt with eventually by someone, so if I can reduce the number of banks I deal with it’s worth it, even at some small cost of not being “perfectly optimal”.

dumpster_fire · 2 years ago
Yeah I used to have a massive spreadsheet tracking the entirety of household finances. I was worried that no one would know where the money was if I suddenly died, so I started a monthly finance 1:1 with my spouse. Even wrote an "upon death or incapacitation" playbook for her.

The second session was just her saying WTF I can't keep track of the location, ownership and tax benefits of 40 accounts!

I've since closed 3/4 of all accounts because of that.

dumpster_fire commented on Marijuana addiction: those struggling often face skepticism   washingtonpost.com/health... · Posted by u/andrewl
bennyschmidt · 2 years ago
With respect, this sounds like a kids show depiction. It's not like an opiate, nor anything like being drunk. People use it while working - coders, writers, artists, etc. in the day time, often along with coffee. I think a lot of people get this wrong about weed, because "functionally useless" is not at all how I would describe it. Some of your favorite music, video games, even coding libraries were created by stoners!

Also when you say coffee smells good and cannabis doesn't - highly subjective right? I love coffee, but some really high quality coffee smells like s*t haha (literally). There are some fruity, piney, lemony, and floral scents from fresh cannabis, just like there is a nice aroma from fresh coffee. In both cases you're talking about a flowering plant, with highly subjective smells and varying terpenoid profiles. However, note that the terepenes "pinene" "limonene" etc. in cannabis are the exact same plant terpenoids in pine trees, lemons, etc. so if you like the smell of pine trees, lemon, mangoes, roses, and other highly floral scents, you will likely also at least appreciate the smell of cannabis.

I've said too much for Hacker News!

dumpster_fire · 2 years ago
Liking the smell of pine does not mean I want the smell of a pine forest fire in my house all day long. You don't see caffeine addicts rolling up coffee grounds to set fire to it, do you?

There's nothing subjective about not wanting smoke in my lungs. If someone wants to get pot buzzed, go eat an edible and waste a day of productivity for all I care. Smoking the entire house, and costing me my deposit while justifying it with "George Carlin wrote jokes on weed" is peak pothead narcissism that makes me want to have it permanently banned.

dumpster_fire commented on Marijuana addiction: those struggling often face skepticism   washingtonpost.com/health... · Posted by u/andrewl
bennyschmidt · 2 years ago
Cannabis "addiction" is as problematic as caffeine "addiction". I put those in quotes because neither are what typically comes to mind when a person thinks about drug addiction.

If you think quitting weed is hard, try quitting coffee if you have it every day. For me, suddenly quitting coffee results in severe migraine headaches and I can't do my job well. Extreme irritability and fatigue, it's truly a stimulant drug withdrawal. It takes about a week or so to get through it, and having green tea in its place is the only way I can reasonably taper down.

A similar kind of thing happens if you suddenly stop smoking weed when you use it daily - cold sweats, irritability, but it only lasts about a day. Anyone who has struggled with caffeine, alcohol, or amphetamine addiction (yes, including ADHD pills), who has gone through a cannabis withdrawal will be pleasantly surprised for lack of a better description at how short-lived it is. I believe that's why so many stoners exclaim "I can quit at any time if I wanted", it's not that big of a deal.

I really believe the negative effects of over-consuming caffeine (irritability, cold sweats, heart racing nervousness), and also the effect of withdrawing from caffeine, are both more severe than either with cannabis. Because caffeine is an accepted daily-use stimulant in our society, I compare it to that.

dumpster_fire · 2 years ago
While I agree on the withdrawal symptoms, the main differentiating point for me is that drinking coffee doesn't waste time. Marijuana consumption is one of the most unproductive things to do for leisure. I don't do alcohol for the same reason, it's a massive waste of time. Both render the consumer functionally useless for hours, and, if you're older, assures that the next day will be extremely unpleasant.

There's also a big difference on a social level. Have you ever had a pothead as a roommate? The entire house smells like a garbage dump 24/7. Whereas freshly ground coffee actually smells good. Coffee addicts only bothered me with their unwashed V60s lying around in the sink.

dumpster_fire commented on The Resilience of Costco (2018)   minesafetydisclosures.com... · Posted by u/awiesenhofer
Matheus28 · 2 years ago
Just sit on the couch near the middle of the store and send her a text. O(1)
dumpster_fire · 2 years ago
That depends on the other person's search pattern. I did the same and got O(n^2). :(

Now I just use the hotdogs as the meeting point.

dumpster_fire commented on Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints   reuters.com/investigates/... · Posted by u/mfiguiere
dumpster_fire · 2 years ago
The Tesla cars are the only cars I've ever driven that can simultaneously provide one with the very best, and yet absolute dog shit driving experience. It's a weird car that I honestly don't understand. Especially when people talk about the software being the best on the market. I don't recall the last time I cared about car software more than being able to use the turn signals properly. Great acceleration though.
dumpster_fire commented on Simple Sabotage Field Manual – How to Destroy Your Organizations   butwhatfor.beehiiv.com/p/... · Posted by u/stanrivers
dumpster_fire · 2 years ago
This just reads like a basic description of every large organization out there with humans in them.
dumpster_fire commented on India’s ban on rice exports raises fear of global food price rises   theguardian.com/business/... · Posted by u/vanburen
taneq · 2 years ago
And after that happens, how long from the point where you worried to the point where a whole bunch of people starve?
dumpster_fire · 2 years ago
Okay I'm properly worrying now. I'll throw in a couple more thoughts and prayers to change the mind of Modi while at it.
dumpster_fire commented on India’s ban on rice exports raises fear of global food price rises   theguardian.com/business/... · Posted by u/vanburen
dumpster_fire · 2 years ago
I'll only actually worry when Thailand bans hom mali rice exports.
dumpster_fire commented on Study finds billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving containers   news.unl.edu/newsrooms/to... · Posted by u/thunderbong
scotty79 · 2 years ago
They probably don't advise serving the water that you used for sterilization to your child.
dumpster_fire · 2 years ago
Well yes, but whatever milk/water you serve in it right afterwards will still taste and smell of burnt plastic. I take it as something inevitable because no one's going to be giving a glass milk bottle to an infant.

Maybe I should dump every single child plastic drink/dinnerware for 18/10 stainless steel.

dumpster_fire commented on Study finds billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving containers   news.unl.edu/newsrooms/to... · Posted by u/thunderbong
n8cpdx · 2 years ago
> then heated them at full power for three minutes in a 1,000-watt microwave

This seems like unrealistic use of a microwave. The liquids are likely boiling for well over a minute. Are people really boiling liquids in the containers they’re serving their infant children?

I’m not especially plastic-phobic but I also don’t think a reasonable person would think it is a good idea to boil liquids in their children’s bottles regardless of heating source.

dumpster_fire · 2 years ago
https://blog.mambaby.co.uk/feeding/how-to-self-sterilise-the...

Popular milk bottle brand instructing users how to sterilize their product with the microwave.

Boiling milk bottles is a very common way of sterilization as well.

u/dumpster_fire

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