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grysbok

@ grysbok @lemmy.sdf.org

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I'm a systems librarian in an academic library. I moved over the Lemmy after Rexxit 2023. I've had an account on sdf.org since 2009 (under a different username), and so I chose this instance out of a sense of nostalgia. I do all sorts of fiber arts (knitting, cross stitch, sewing) and love dogs.

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    If all meat was banned except for insects, would you eat insects?

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  • I've nibbled on my dog's cricket flour treats. Tasted like any other dog treat. She adored them, though.

  • If there was any TV show that was cancelled or cut short that you could see the planned continuation/ending of, which would you choose?

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  • I'll use my arrrrchival background to find a copy

  • If there was any TV show that was cancelled or cut short that you could see the planned continuation/ending of, which would you choose?

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  • Mini rant: I went to an anime convention (ConnectiCon) and was wicked excited to see that Pirates of Dark Water had a time slot. I'd finally get to see the full run!

    Then someone had the bright idea to play it in a different time slot to cover something that fell through and so it wasn't played in the schedule time slot (due to rights issues or something?). I'm still annoyed.

    I should probably just find an alternate way to watch it, it's been over a decade since that convention.

  • This is all true

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  • My dog used to stand over me making vomit noises until I woke up and fed her.

    At first it was because she had an upset stomach when it had been too long since she'd eaten (like first thing in the morning). Then we swapped her to a better dog food, but by then she'd learned we'd feed her if she made those noises. We never tried to train get out of it because we appreciated that she was communicating her needs.

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    What game from your childhood is most nostalgic for you?

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  • Super Mario World

  • When talking to yourself, do you use the pronoun 'I' or 'you'?

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  • We and us-- "let's go do blah, we ought to blah"

  • Which color power tool should I buy

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  • I got a pink camo tape measure on the theory that 1. It's on sale and 2. I'll never lose it.

    I've had that sucker for 5 years and never lost it. The only less losable tape measure I own is shaped like a large rubber duck.

  • Duolingo CEO says AI is a better teacher than humans—but schools will exist ‘because you still need childcare’

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  • Give Hey Japan a look. I'm a noob, but it seems friendly.

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    What made you realize your parents aren't good people? /srs

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  • Probably not (I don't think she's remarried yet), but maybe my aunt is. My aunt and my mom hate each other because they're almost the same person.

    Anyways, I'm sorry your stepmom sucks. I hope you're able to get away from that unhealthy relationship.

  • ICE Barbie Is Now Accusing Dems of ‘Felonies’ Over Detention Center Clash

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  • You're not a felon until after you're convicted. Until then you're just a sparkling nogoodnik.

    (Please pardon if the joke falls flat, I'm in a queer mood.)

  • A VPN Company Canceled All Lifetime Subscriptions, Claiming It Didn’t Know About Them

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  • I'd say it depends on how much the license costs vs how the service costs.

    The analogy that comes to mind is old cemeteries (YMMV, this is from a New England perspective). People buy a grave and expect to occupy it forever. This is a problem for cemeteries because a cemetery will eventually run out of graves to sell. The sales of graves goes towards the upkeep of the cemetery. Once there's no more space, there's no more sales, and there's no more income for upkeep.

    Some cemeteries get around this by reusing graves. You rent a grave for, say, 20 years and after 20 years of occupancy your next of kin is asked if they'd like to renew your subscription.

    Other places charge a much higher upfront fee and invest it, using the interest to pay for ongoing maintenance.

    Other places just abandon the cemetery and let it grow over with weeds.

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  • Thanks. The scars are still there, but things are getting better.

    The best thing to come out of my dad's death was me becoming closer to his sisters. They're mostly lovely. Like, they have blind spots, but they're minor and sometimes adorable. (Example: one of them kept talking about her daughter and her daughter's roommate. After a couple months of this, I asked directly "are they dating?" Yes, yes they were. They're now married. My aunt was just awkward about saying her daughter was dating a woman because she lived through times when that could have been a fight, and I think it was habit.)

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  • My brother was adopted and my grandmother was similarly biased against him, asking my mom if we got any money from the state for taking care of him. Like, no, he's her son! There wasn't even the excuse of racism--my brother is blond-haired and blue-eyed. He just wasn't her blood.

    Eventually she started liking him as dementia kicked in and she forget his origin. Still messed him up.

    I'm glad your nephew didn't have to deal with her for all that long, though it sounds like it was already long enough.

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  • Mom always thought she was a good person and not racist. The cracks started to show when she'd express options on Facebook, like that sure, black people go to jail for much longer that white people for the same crimes, but it's their fault for being criminals.

    Lots of little things like that. I started therapy in my late 20s for anger management. A couple months in, my parents and brother came from out of state to visit. It was a Bad Time. My mom and brother kept needling me constantly. They mocked my opinions. They told me I was wrong about local facts. They asked a local for directions then mocked him for having a Boston accent. In Boston.

    The several-day visit ended with me driving them back to their hotel room and my mom telling me the whole trip had been a waste, we were probably the sort of family that should only see each other at funerals, preferably hers.

    Poor dad was hard of hearing, so missed a lot of what was said. He apologized for any part he played in it.

    A few years later in December 2020, my mom brought COVID home from what she described as a mandatory work Christmas breakfast potluck. My dad caught it from her and spent a month in hospital. I don't know how mandatory that potluck could have been, tbh--she retired a few months later after my dad died. She was all shocked Pikachu that my dad, who was known to be immunocompromised, could die from COVID.

    She also lamented to me, the week before he died, that dating as a widow sucks. Either you date too soon and everyone thinks it's inappropriate OR you don't and everyone thinks you're sad. (Not saying she shouldn't have thought ahead to her widowhood, but don't say these things to your kid.)

    Anyways, she sucks and is blocked on my phone. She could email if she cared. My dad was the Good Parent and he had his warts, but he at least tried to relate to me and explain things instead of just assuming I could read minds.

  • Florida's plan to replace migrant workers with children falls apart

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  • Sadly, Florida doesn't have the right geology for mines.

  • Author of Texas bill to ban 'furries' in schools cannot come up with examples of it happening

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  • Author of Texas bill to ban 'furries' in schools cannot come up with examples of it happening

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  • Tbh, kitty litter sounds like a practical idea in case of a lockdown. I was just cautioned to make sure my office trash bin doesn't have any cracks.

  • WTF why my filament exploded?

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  • Can't fool me, that's clearly a pile of Twizzlers around an empty filament spool.

  • Website For MAGA-Friendly Businesses Backfires As People Use It For Boycotts

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  • I used to get letters from Who's Who among American High School Students. Wikipedia has a write-up about that category of questionable practice.

    I've used similarly-titled books from the late 1800s/early 1900s for research, but nowadays we have the Internet.