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gigastasio

@ gigastasio @sh.itjust.works

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  • What's the OLDEST surviving meme that YOU still use today, regardless of format, either with or without an image?

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  • Whatever Weebl’s own site was called. That’s where I usually went because I liked his other stuff too.

  • What's the OLDEST surviving meme that YOU still use today, regardless of format, either with or without an image?

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  • You know what I remember about this? I remember that if you let it play long enough, the audio and video went out of sync.

  • Who is the most hated musician and band that isn't really that bad?

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  • Ghost comes to mind. I’ve never had a problem with them and a lot of their songs I think are pretty good. Seems like they get shit on a lot though.

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  • If you’re offered hospitality (like coffee, water, whatever) accept it even if you don’t really want it. Little things like that leave a good impression on people.

  • What’s your go to show that you fall asleep to?

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  • Adventure Time

  • How can I best help prevent people from committing suicide?

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  • Kinda surprised no one’s mentioned 988 yet. (Edit, okay yeah I saw it.) It’s relatively new but it’s absolutely a thing. I also happen to know the VA has a crisis line as well if anyone can use that. They promote it often.

    In my experience there’s two types of suicidal people. One is the person who talks about it frequently, sometimes jokingly, sometimes not, and that person is easy. They’re asking for help and for someone to intervene. They want to be stopped.

    The second one is the one we should worry about. They’re dead set on taking their own life and will make sure they can’t be stopped. They’ll make a plan quietly, secretly. They’ll carry out the plan when no one is around. They may even look okay, because often a person who has made the final decision to do it will appear calm and happy. If you suspect such a thing, the only thing you can truly do is make sure they never get the opportunity. Make sure they’re never alone. Keep them talking. Watch their mood. Tell others in their circle to do the same.

    Which brings me to another point: Call in the cavalry. You don’t have to fight someone’s suicidal ideation by yourself. Get their friends and family around them to move them towards professional help, because it’s a group effort.

    As far as real, actionable advise, that’s really the best I can offer.

  • what's the craziest weather you've experienced?

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  • I see I’ve got a fellow Hurricane Floyd survivor here. Here’s my story:

    I was living in eastern NC at the time. What I remember is they expected the storm to pass through during the night. So we hunkered down, went to bed, I remember waking up a couple times during the night and hearing the wind but I didn’t get up to look.

    In the morning I stepped outside and discovered that I couldn’t go anywhere. My apartment was at the top of an incline near a creek and most of what was below us was underwater. So many of my neighbors lost their homes, their cars…the streets were flooded. It was like living on an island. We had no power so I cooked with a little propane camping grill. I remember power being out for a couple days. Only once the power came back on did we realize the full extent of the damage. I vividly remember aerial footage of dead livestock floating in floodwaters.

    I worked at a small music store at the time and it got completely gutted. Flood water came in the back entrance, went out the front entrance, and carried almost all our gear away with it. We had to reconstruct the entire interior of the building and purchase all new inventory. We weren’t able to open for business for almost two weeks.

    Funny story about that: A few weeks later a guy came in carrying a power amp he said he found about a quarter mile away alongside the highway. He assumed it was ours. We checked the serial number and it was in fact ours, but by that time we had already received insurance and emergency funds and were able to write off almost all the lost inventory. So we said he could keep it. Couple weeks later he came back, said he disassembled it, let it all air dry for a couple days, reassembled it, and it worked fine. Dude scored a $700 power amp for free.

  • Do you think you are a good person?

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  • On one hand I strive to live a fundamentally “good” life. I have a work ethic, I love and take good care of my cat, I do my level best to be a good dad for my kid, and I try to be a good neighbor. I take care of my physical and mental health. I keep a tidy house and my car in good working order.

    On the other hand, well, let’s just say I have done things. Vile things. Criminal things. I have ruined lives and I have destroyed other peoples relationships. I have partaken in acts of debauchery that would make Caligula blush. And here’s the kicker: Not only do I not regret those deeds, but in some cases I revel in them. And I might not be done.

  • returning to lemmy (again)

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  • There was a teeny little kerfuffle not long ago over something called the “Tesseract list.” You should go see if you’re on it. If you’re are, you’re in good company. ;)

  • What archetypes do you have as coworkers?

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  • My boss is the clean-cut, captain-of-the-football-team all American type. Imagine Homelander but not evil.

    We got a guy in the lab who’s your grouchy but friendly dude who’ll go on all day about how the place sucks but knows every piece of equipment inside and out and will drop whatever he’s doing to help you. Short and majestically bearded. I call him Gimli. But not to his face.

    New guy is the quintessential live-off-the-land redneck. He always brings in food he caught or hunted himself. Every. Day.

    We got the nerd tech who exudes, “I’d rather be at ComiCon.”

    Our manager who is pure, undiluted metalhead. Pick a metal band. He can talk about them all day. Kicks everyone’s ass at Name That Riff.

    For a while we had the autistic, terminally online Gen Z kid. He lasted about six months.

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  • Sorry, my sea lion detector went off.

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  • “someone on reddi-“Yeah no one here gives a fuck.

  • What's an animal that's MUCH cuter as a baby?

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  • Hippos.

    I mean look at this cute little shit…

    He’s going to grow up to be a 3-ton water-borne death machine.

  • What automations have you made to make your life more efficient and simple?

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  • I mean I have a few lights in the house on timers and my thermostat pretty well programmed. I do much more than that I wouldn’t feel in control of my life.

  • What are some clever band/artist names?

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  • Some bands I like with names I think are clever:

    The Callous Daoboys

    Drop Dead, Gorgeous

    unpeople

    Bloodywood

  • Beep boop beep

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  • Sock/shoe then sock/shoe, or sock/sock then shoe/shoe? Explain yourself.

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  • If I’m going to work, sock/sock, shoe/shoe for what I would hope are obvious logistical reasons.

    If I’m off, neither. I don’t actually care for footwear and if I have to venture out I have sandals and I don’t mind rawdogging the porch or lawn.

    If I’m drunk it’s a free for all. Shoe/shoe, or Shoe/sock, or just sock, not necessarily where said sock is designed to go.

  • What are you having for lunch at work today?

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  • This I might actually try. The southwest variation with chicken sounds really good.

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What are you having for lunch at work today?

  • What's something cool you've made?

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  • I make songs. I’m not sure how to link to them or any of my artist profiles without doxxing myself but yeah. I make songs. It makes me happy.

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Who needs to stop taking themselves so seriously?

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    The trap is set

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What's that silly and interesting piece of trivia you know but never have the chance to share?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Have you noticed an uptick in drivers who are aggressive, rude, or just plain bad over the past few years?

  • cats @lemmy.world
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    "Sup."

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What's a good non-cash compensation/show of appreciation to a neighbor for cat-sitting?

  • cats @lemmy.world
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    Going out of town for a few days next week. What are some good ways to keep my cat occupied and happy while I'm gone?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What's that thing the internet insists you be outraged about but you just can't bring yourself to care?

  • cats @lemmy.world
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    Noodle's favorite place to hang out whenever I'm in my studio

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Do you know any card tricks?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Have you ever panhandled? What was the experience like?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Are all the Backrooms videos considered "official" canon/lore? Or just the ones made by Kane?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What are the most important things to teach a child that they're not going to get in school?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What's that video game boss you've never been able to beat, or took you the longest to beat?

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    When is the last time you fed your Tamagotchi?

  • cats @lemmy.world
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    Been stuck here over an hour. Legs are getting numb. Pretty sure this is my life now.

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What album cover goes the hardest?

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    Do you feel a kinship with people who drive the same make/model car as you?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Do you think there's too much emphasis in popular media on working your ass off?