thecodeboss

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I still did for a while after that, though I think I tried to be a lot more careful. A couple years ago I started to wear clear teeth aligners to straighten my teeth, and I couldn't really bite my nails while wearing them. Since I had to wear them 24/7 for 6 months I ended up losing my nail biting habit entirely.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

It was the skin on the side of my thumb that folds under the nail. I used to chew through it sometimes when I had a hangnail from nail biting.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I got a pretty bad infection on my thumb years ago from biting my nails. Doctor had to remove a chunk of infected tissue/pus or whatever it was using a scalpel. He tried 3 times to do local anesthesia, didn't work, so finally he said he just needed to get it done. It was the most agonizing thing I've ever experienced.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

For Christmas I bought a box of Ferrero Rocher chocolates, carefully unwrapped each one, replaced them with brussel sprouts, and wrapped them back up. My wife's reaction was priceless as she went from pure joy at the gift to absolute horror. Of course after we had a laugh I got out the container of chocolates and gave them to her (they're her favourite).

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Tried it on Bing too for comparison, 4th result and it's actually the current version.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Omg I hadn't seen this one before, laughing so hard

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I go there still when I want product recommendations that aren't full of marketing/ads. If I use a search engine to search for example, "dashcam recommendations," I get a million results that are sponsored, SEO-optimized, or otherwise garbage. If I go on Reddit, I'll find an entire community devoted to the topic with seemingly real people discussing the pros/cons of all different models.

I've tried searching with Lemmy but most of the time I can't find the answers I'm looking for so end up crawling back to Reddit.

I absolutely don't go there to doomscroll like I used to, I've thankfully moved on from that life.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

My legs generally don't get cold. Even in that -20 C weather my legs just don't seem to be bothered. I have no idea why, other than I'm acclimatized to cold weather or something, though it's possible there's some nerve issue in my legs that makes me not feel the cold - again, no idea.

Other parts of my body get cold, like you won't catch my shirtless or shoeless in that weather.

On the other hand, if I wear pants, my legs will sweat profusely and get itchy, which is way more uncomfortable to me. I'm also generally a very warm person, and usually sleep at night without a blanket covering me (otherwise I'll sweat all night and be uncomfortable). If I turn the thermostat down then blankets become tolerable, but then everyone else in my house will complain it's too cold.

I'm also aware of the dangers of frostbite, so if I expect to be in -20 C weather for extended periods of time (like an hour or two) then I'll put on pants. If it drops to -30 C then I always put on pants no matter how long I plan to be outside.

Hopefully this clears up some of the confusion, though I expect it also raises new ones.

[–] [email protected] 83 points 10 months ago (7 children)

This is how I met my wife 10 years ago. It was -20 Celsius outside and I was in shorts waiting for a bus. She came over to ask why I was wearing shorts, which sparked conversations and now we've been married for over 5 years.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

They could even have one of the commands on the cheatsheet be to hide it, so anyone who doesn't want it will immediately see how to turn it off.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Thank you, it drives me nuts when people say shit like "chemical-free". Everything is made out of chemicals, tell me which one otherwise I'll just assume you're uneducated and afraid of things you can't pronounce.

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