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Good morning all. The second book in the Cavenden series, The Cavenden Women, is good so far. I think we'll be finished with my second playthrough of XC3 today and hopefully next week I'll be able to play animal Crossing again, and yes, the goss will be back for those who asked for it. It's also Drew day today, and this will be the real test. Meds seem to be working so far but I haven't tried eating anything but the bland food I normally have to live on. Today Drew is going to do a roast chicken dinner, and if I can have a little of that without getting trouble I'll know the meds work. Here's hoping. Have a great day.
in reply to Lulu Hartgen

Aww, I hope stuff will work out for you. I am really exercising patience here until I can read this new book in a series I was reading before. It is awesome, and it made me look into things I wouldn't have considered before. I recommend it, if fantasy is ever your thing. :)


One of the things I love about Fedi is the community of neurodivergent people figuring out together how to be good humans, and explaining the methods to each other. I've spent my whole life doing this.
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in reply to Brain Pilgrim

Me too. Or, I try to. :) But yeah, nobody in my small, boring country wants to help or diagnose, either, so I am superstuck. Oops, that word now exists. I had to figure out things on my own, but I looked at your posts, and saw you had no luck either. and then we expect the world to be better... It can't be better if we, ourselves are not better first. We make it, the world what it is. Some compassion won't hurt people, either.
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@tardis I would say you don't need a diagnosis, and I speak as someone who has one.

It helped me in the work world, but no more than a note from my doctor did, and I could have just gotten the note from my doctor.

I get more help from my fellow autistics online than I ever did from my official diagnosis.

Neurodivergent peoplestic know neurodivergence & it's different for everyone. That's who I listen to now.

in reply to Brain Pilgrim

That's true. I mean, my math teacher told me a few years ago, so. I didn't pay atention but it kinda hit at some point when I became more aware of these things. Like, awareness development. I am a good copycat, I just copy people and that's how I go by in the real world.
in reply to Winter blue tardis🇧🇬🇭🇺

@tardis The real world is the one that actually exists, which is why I study the Tao.

The outside world is something they created for their own purposes. It's not the real one.

They do like to pretend. Way too much. I'm not falling for it.

in reply to Brain Pilgrim

Like living in a virtual world. :) I'm something between study Tao and Buddhism and understand how they complement and connect to each other, so I take my ideas from both. I'm glad I am no longer limited, and I'm glad you are not either. This is how humans should be; open-minded, aware of reality. But honestly, both Taoism and Buddhism, plus meditation helped me a lot when I struggled. I was like dissociate in an already unreal world so it becomes even worse. Like, virtual glitch of the virtual world. 😂
in reply to Brain Pilgrim

I wonder why I haven't talked to a lot of neurodivergent peoples. I don't really fit in or something with anyone. I am just good at being a loner. Haha.


Slow start this morning. New coffee beans, not very potent but deliciously creamy.
Struggling with energy, per usual. I know the medical people are on it, but the time feels long when you're waiting for these things.
in reply to Dave Taylor

@davetaylor2112 yeah, I could probably stand to eat more fruit but the rest is good. Thyroid problem, alas.
in reply to Sean Randall

Ah, well, good luck with that, and at least you're taking the positive action you can, rather than just sitting and waiting



good morning all, last day of the working week. Ah yes we made it. Hope everybody has a super day.
in reply to Derry Lawlor

Have a nice day! :) And yeah, Friday is good, means I can read the book I have postponing to read do to excitement, so have to keep my head in work and not in the book, hence the postpone till the weekend. I hope you have a nice wekend too. :)



#humans make me sad.

#CURL is my lovely gem, a masterpiece they ever created, but what do I see on their documentation pages? This:

CURLcode res = ...
if(!res) {
...

That's how they check for success, meow.

On, no. Meow! Meow! Meow!

And this does not discourage humans to write such posts

daniel.haxx.se/blog/2021/09/27…

where they say common failures are:
1. Skipping the documentation!
2. Failure to check return codes

meow ((((

#programming

in reply to daniel:// stenberg://

@bagder pets have much limited mental resources, and they are wasted to translate !res to res == CURLE_OK

At a pet's glance the latter is shouting whereas !res means something is not in the way things should go, need to dig deeper and check what's wrong. With one-day memory retention capabilities it's much harder to memorize that simply means okay




Wow, it is already *nine* years since I attempted to write an RFC titled "TCP Tuning for HTTP" (it was later abandoned)

daniel.haxx.se/blog/2015/11/08…

The last published draft is still around here: datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/…



Hackers are stealing more info than ever. These 4 actions keep you safe pcworld.com/article/2472725/ha…


Windows 11 24H2 breaks popular Alt + Tab shortcut. Here’s what you can do pcworld.com/article/2514044/wi…

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@mcourcel Microsoft did bring back the single letter shortcuts for navigating items on the task bar.



Buenos días desde la Administración Pública.
Hoy no es mi día.


8 security tips for small businesses malwarebytes.com/blog/podcast/…


Large eBay malvertising campaign leads to scams malwarebytes.com/blog/scams/20…

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Confused By Your Router? Grasp These Wi-Fi Basics Before Buying a New One cnet.com/home/internet/dont-be…


The 2024 AppleVis Community Survey: A Summary of the Results and Looking Ahead applevis.com/blog/2024-applevi…


For the users of the OneBlocker extension on iOS. How do I know the thing is actually working? I turned on every possible switch I could find, even turned on VPN support and all that, but I still see ads in Safari and other web views. What gives?
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@svenja You can test it on this page. But to be honest, for me only AdGuard works on Safari conveniently. All the other blockers to even reach 30% in the test. Adguard goes straight to 99% if you use one more list beyond the default

d3ward.github.io/toolz/adblock…



I just looked in my “spam” folder in Gmail and must admit that found there quite a lot of interesting stuff. Also, a lot of emails that are far overdue for a response. I would even call them “obsolete”. :)
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Prokletí při rekonstrukci. Voda. Ano, voda. Ale ono je to asi fuk, jestli jde o komín, elektřinu nebo třeba plyn. U nás je to voda.

Začalo to sprchovým koutem. Řemeslník se na sprcháč těšil, ukazoval nám fotky snad všech koupelen, co kdy dělal. Nechali jsme mu klíče od domu i od kůlny, kde byla krabice se sprchovým koutem, ať si ho, až bude potřebovat, vyndá.

Je to sprchový kout bez vaničky – přímo na podlaze. První, co nás mělo varovat, byl sklon podlahy. Na těch 80 cm činí sklon 6 cm. Inu co, nevyznáme se, asi to tak má být.

Když už byla koupelna hotová, telefon. Mám problém, povídá. Vzal totiž za bernou minci, že jsme řekli, že sprchový kout je 80 x 80 cm a blbec si to nezměřil podle reality, byť klíče i sprcháč měl. Podlahu tedy připravil na 80 x 80, ale sprcháč má reálně 77 x 77. Dveře nešly dovřít, mezi nimi fuka asi 7 cm.

Odepsali jsme sprcháč, snad se nám podaří ho někdy někomu prodat. Je prakticky nový, sice byl namontovaný, ale nepoužitý. Rozebral ho a vrátil do bedny.

Instalatéři pak o týdny později zjistili, že jim tenhle šikula při přidělávání toho sprcháče provrtal měděné trubky ve zdi s vodou k topení. Ty trubky, které pár dní před tím sám zaházel a obložil. No super. Takže rozebrat kus koupelny a opravit to.

Jedeme dál. Firma zapomněla objednat sprchovou baterii. Po urgenci jsme ještě týden čekali, aby přišla... vanová baterie. Na to už fakt sere pes, čekat znova, potřebujeme se aspoň trochu vykoupat. Tak máme vanovou baterii.

Došlo na první koupání. Ten sklopenej prostor pro sprcháč na podlaze se rychle zaplnil vodou, která se roztekla po celé koupelně. Ano, tušíte správně, odpad neodtékal.

Volal jsem tedy instalatéry a reklamoval práci. Přijeli druhý den a z trubek vytáhli ucpávku z malty a silikonu, která se do potrubí kdo ví jak dostala. No, tvl, to už snad stačí, ne?

Ne.

#CestaZMěsta

in reply to Unterwasser

6 cm sklon ve sprcháči 80x80 😳
My děláme v metrovém koutě maximálně 2.5 cm
1 cm na metr má být
in reply to Archos

@archos
držím palce, toho kokota se zbav
Já něco podobného, se střechou na zahradě. Dohoda co udělá, za kolik, peníze na materiál dopředu.
Pak to začalo, po rozebrání střechy
- potřebuji 5k za odvoz staré střechy
- nestíhám, budu pokračovat za týden
- špatně jsem to spočítal
No, střechu (chatka 6x4m) dělal přes 3 měsíce, nikdy nedodělal vše co měl, chybí okapy, navíc ze mne vytáhl asi 20k.
Normálně jsem ho chtěl prásknout na FU
Ale už jsem to rozdýchal a to mi na záchod zatýká
in reply to Unterwasser

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Zážitky s vodou pokračují v kuchyni. Dřez. dodali ho se sifonem, nicméně my máme dřezovou skříňku z IKEA, která má šuplíky, a tudíž potřebuje speciální mělký sifon. Ale dřez dodali se standardním sifonem. Objednal jsem ten správný a čekání jsme si zkrátili montáží dřezové baterie.

Sakra, ty hadičky nejdou přišroubovat! V balení byl jiný průměr závitů v baterii a jiný na hadičkách. Reklamace. Hadičky vyměnili.

Když jsem konečně přidělal hadičky, zjistil jsem, že jsou krátké. Takže opět do obchodu a koupit prodlužovací hadičky.

Když jsem konečně přidělal hadičky na roháčky, omylem jsem otevřel kohout pro myčku a trochu si opláchl zeď, skříňku a ksicht. Pustím tedy tu správnou vodu a... teplá teče, ale studená čůrá jak starej prostatik. Sakra.

Tak rozebírám. Profouknu hadičky – čisté. Vyzkouším s kýblem, zda teče voda z roháčků – teče. Ano, opět reklamace baterie.

Do toho konečně dorazil sifon, ale průměr odpadu neseděl na průměr odpadové trubky sifonu – opět do krámu a koupit redukci.

No, nebojte, už to končí. Voda konečně teče, odpad odpaduje, jen ten sprcháč jsme zatím stále nekoupili a sprchujeme se jen tak na dlažbě a stěrkou na okna pak vždycky stáhneme nacákanou vodu.

Doufám, že až se dnes vrátím domů, nebudeme vytopení díky nějaké píčovině, která se s vodou zase stala.

#CestaZMěsta

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Guten Morgen :coffeepot:
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Want to learn about how to use and run accessibility testing with NVDA?

Our friends at @intopia have an upcoming Public Training Course which kicks off on Tuesday 12th November.

The course involves 3 x 2 hour sessions over 3 weeks.

The course is very hands-on with activities throughout each session. Learn how to quickly setup & use NVDA for #A11y Testing, navigation, exploring graphics, elements, forms & more!

Full info & registration: lnkd.in/g9rZCJvN

#Training #Accessibility

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If you want happier employees, treat and pay them better.

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dear god the evil cynical part of me wants to hear what they have to say about us asexuals
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CMake must be so amazing that you have to wrap it into a reinvented wheel, namely "just".


Spotted while visiting numerous hardware stores in small city Aotearoa New Zealand:

A large man (60s?) in a 90s Ford Laser with an I Love Samoa bumper sticker, belting out the words to The Bangles song Eternal Flame. Expression euphoric. Chill incarnate.

A man (30s?) ambling with a young human (9?).
Young human: I thought Mum said you were supposed to go to the paint aisle not look at tools!
Dad replies wryly: I thought you were too sick for school.
Young human is sheepish: I am!
Dad: Well, the tool aisle's on the way to the paint aisle.

A very pregnant woman asks a nearby browsing woman (70s?) if she knows of any low maintenance houseplants. The other woman laughs. Says: Remembering what it was like after my kids came, I'd say fake ones! But if you want alive ones, let's see what there is.

A golden retriever trying to mind control the operators of a sausage stand in front of a hardware store. Meanwhile its human is happily chatting, impervious to all sausage related emergencies. The patient doggy martyrdom is everything.

A man stopping in his tracks in the garden section: 18 bucks for a tomato plant!
His wife keeps walking, says: Could you say it any louder?
He looks incredulous: Yeah. 18 BUCKS FOR A TOMATO PLANT!
She looks at him exasperated and then bursts into laughter at his sucked lemon expression.

Any typos spotted in this post are questing for an odd sized screw to fix a broken garden tool. This is tiring work, so if you spot them please offer them a hotdog.



What I think is that Trudeau needs to shuffle his cabinet and get rid of the traitors. I still think people are sadly mistaken about Trudeau. Much of the criticism is propaganda and the R-wing premiers are part of the problem. These need to be voted out!


the New York Times Tech Guild is on strike and asking you not to play NYT games or access the NYT cooking section in the meantime

however they have made a Frogger clone about getting strikers across 8th Ave to the picket line that you can play instead

nytimesguild.org/tech/guild-bu…



do you think i know what im doing? dont think like that :D #aoe_mobile
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Wellp, now got rid of #telegram as well. It also claims to be more secure than it actually is at this point. And just another pointless/half inaccessible messenger with no good clients left.
in reply to Khronos

@khronos Yeah but it doesn't has files or voice messages anymore. Generally tc is kinda buggy and I'm looking forward to the rewrite.


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AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail’ voice, Elwood Edwards, dies at age 74 theverge.com/2024/11/7/2429070…

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One of my favorite facts about English linguistics is that there are two mechanisms of bringing foreign words into English, and the resulting words are called "loanwords" and "calques."

In a calque, the components of a foreign word or phrase are translated to make a compound word; a loanword is just used as is, as an English word.

The thing that makes this great is that "calque" is a loanword, and "loanword" is a calque.

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NVDA has overtaken AAPL as the world's most valuable company by market cap:

NVDA: 3.42T
AAPL: 3.37T

Spread: 50B

#nvda #aapl

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in reply to NV Access

@NVAccess I'm sorry. I didn't realize that you were using this hashtag. It won't happen again.
in reply to David Meyer

Thank you, and I completely understand how you used it. I just haven't seen many people use the stock code as a hashtag to find posts about Nvidia, so it seems to make most sense to use separate hashtags as that way people looking for finance info will find your posts and people looking for the screen reader will find that info without too much cross contamination between :) have a great weekend!


When RFK, Jr gets there... that will surely end.

CDC expands bird flu testing recommendation of dairy farm workers: t.co/GJ1xY7mhN6 #USA #DUMBFUCKISTAN

in reply to somecanuckchick

maybe someone here will have the courage do lock down the border when it goes bananas

in reply to mistress ashten

intense biting is best done with first aid supplies within reach (preferably with antibiotics that the bitee/blood-donor is not allergic to).


do not take first aid advice from social media at face value, especially when bad advice could kill.

please.

in reply to Seirdy

if what your doctor says sounds way too simple compared to blogs from people with questionable credentials maybe ask yourself if there’s a reason why people with less skin in the game are less reserved (less careful) about what they choose to keep quiet about.

(yes i have gone on a tangent oops)

in reply to Seirdy

TLDR: if you give advice, people are going to run with it. blindly.

this is not a big deal if your advice is “how to pet a kitty”.

this is a big deal if your advice is “how to administer lifesaving first aid”. that advice needs to be extremely simple and limited, and should still not be taken at face value.

potentially expensive in-person training is the only safe way to fully learn some things.



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