It was possible to set a bios password. They might have done that to prevent you from booting the computer without permission.

I’d like to say that no, I’d prefer to experience the highs and lows. But in reality, cannabis is legal in my country and I use it when I want to forget my troubles for a while. I assume others use alcohol for similar reasons. So my most realistic answer to the question is: is probably take out most of the time, and quit when I wanted an extra dose of ambition or creative drive.

This is disrespectful to mods. I work for free, and Reddit makes money from gfs product? That’s not how capitalism works (anymore/yet).

Find a custom jeweller. I wanted to get my wife’s ring remade after 10 years, and it was far less expensive than I expected. And they can give you great ideas.

What if I don’t care about flavanols, but I like the texture a banana produces? What else can make a smoothie smooth like that?

Ah, ambitions of conquest.

The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life. Rabindranath Tagore

Do you think this makes any sense? If not, why not?

I don’t know what words might better express what I’m thinking. So I’ll tell a story. I was raised religious, in a demanding Christian sect. There were a lot of expectations and judgement about what it takes to be a good person. Now, I’ve arrived at a point in my life where I reject the religious ideology and the conception of what it means to be a good person. I think that life is due to chance, that life is brief and temporary and that meaning is created only in my mind. I’m married and have kids. That gave me a lot of meaning, but my wife and I have drifted apart and my kids are mostly grown and are mostly independent. What now? I enjoy sports, and VR gaming and public speaking. I also tried cannabis (legal in my country) and it’s fun. Is there any reason I shouldn’t use it often? Is there something more important I should do with my life? Will I regret later doing things that are fun now?

Maybe none of it matters, but I’m curious what other people think and feel and believe. I’m happy to hear philosophical views, but I’m really curious about how others live.

I used to think that. Now I know that regrets are inevitable. And I think they make life interesting. I’d rather have regrets than boredom.

I love it.

I use the GL.inet Shadow and have been happy with it. If you want 5Ghz and don’t mind that it’s a little larger (still small), I’d consider the Slate. It supports the latest version of OpenWRT. https://openwrt.org/toh/gl.inet/gl-ar750s

They include a custom GUI on top of OpenWRT, which I like. But LuCI is still there.

Maybe more blunt: Please stop interrupting my work.

Also, if you are logged in to iCloud and you copy text on your iPhone, you can paste it on your Mac. And vice versa.

I’ve already been removed as a mod. Oh no! Anyway…

More time to scroll through Lemmy now.

I use transmission because I can install it from Ubuntu repos and it runs from the command line in Ubuntu server.

I’m on vacation with my extended family and I brought my laptop. I didn’t expect to get a lot of work done, but so far I’ve only been able to keep up with emails. There’s always something to do and someone who wants my attention. Family definitely comes first, and I’m enjoying the vacation, but I’m getting very little work done.

How did you manage that? Who did you travel with? How did you separate work time from fun time?

This seems very simple, but I think it holds a lot of truth. Sometimes I’d rather walk in the rain listening to sad songs. And that’s okay.

Or, simply: noblesse oblige.

Actually, this might be the absolutely most obnoxious possibly response, especially in English. I’ve heard it used unironically in French, and I think I recall hearing it used sardonically in English. Anyone else?

I own an early model of Brother Ink-vestment printer. I’ve been happy with it. It prints wirelessly from all my apple devices.

It was too long, and that’s what happened. It was one of those days.

This seems eminently reasonable. But why do you choose joy over suffering? Clearly you value one over the other and expect others to feel the same. If we all agree, doesn’t that make it right (for us)? And why do we plant trees that we’ll never get to sit under?

Do it! I wanted to like that sub, but just couldn’t.

Is that because video games are awesome, or because you haven’t used your creativity to come up with anything else?

You have your own theme music! I’m a little jealous.

This sounds really good to me. How did you escape others’ expectations?

I have the right to be wrong. My wife disagrees.

I see it as a win. These are my people.

I think that a good rule of thumb is: would you say “male doctor” or “male politician”? If not, is the professional’s gender relevant? Probably not, in which case it sounds pejorative to include it.

Save me a click. What are they?

I’m not sure about all your requirements. I use 1CRM. It’s based on sugar crm, which is open source. It’s self-host-able. I had a good experience with support while I was setting it up (I pay for hosting). They are located on the west coast of Canada, if time zone matters.

I think you have excellent taste in music. But my wife disagrees, so we just don’t listen to music together. Is music taste non-negotiable for you? What ate things you’d like to do with someone? Board games? Video games? Quiz games? Reading May or may not work. Other new hobbies or sports or activities you’d like to try? That at least suggests some social interaction and maybe get noticed by someone with similar interests.

You might be surprised to hear that I've explored Buddhism somewhat, and I think it has helped. I went from worrying that I'm not good enough and I'm not achieving enough, to just accepting who and what I am. I feel that's been positive. The video you linked sums it up nicely. I enjoy the book Who ordered this truckload of dung? : inspiring stories for welcoming life's difficulties by Ajahn Brahm (https://archive.org/details/whoorderedthistr0000ajah).

Capsule wardrobe. And whenever you buy a new item, discard an old item.

You could start by fostering, to see how it goes.

“I’m a bun“ song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOKY52MM3p4

I really like your answer.

Do we have a c/UnexpectedFirefly yet?

I used to use your strategy. It works fine. But since I migrated to Nextcloud on a VPS, I use the next cloud password manager. It keeps a copy of the database stored on my device.

Music makes life awesome.

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