honeyontoast

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I had a uni lecturer pronounce MySQL as "my squirrel"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

When I was a kid I'd play Fable The Lost Chapters as a regular villager. I'd buy a house, get married, equip a stick (because you had to equip a weapon) and just walk around interacting with the other villagers.

Eventually I'd get bored though, so I'd out-of-rp murder my wife, then "discover" the body and go on a rampage through Oakvale.

It sounds so much worse written down.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wasn't but you make it really tempting. I also love how I've been on many a different server, and each one has been completely unique in design. It really mastered the balance between a survival exploration game and creative sandbox.

 

A somewhat pertinent song given the recent turmoil involving Reddit.

(Off-topic: What a brilliant job Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 did filling the soundtrack's gaps with modern songs that fit the tone perfectly)

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

Do you mean a full hob (e.g. 4-6 spots) or a single plug-in 'hot plate' type dealio? For the former Bosch or Hotpoint should be decent enough, I don't know if they make the latter though. I personally stay clear of Beko but that's not because of their hobs, used to have a washing machine they made and it was awful.

Either way we made the switch to induction earlier this year and love it. Just check your pans are magnetic first, or be willing to replace them!

 

Been on a big Dire Straits kick lately and have this song stuck in my head all the time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kids have always had wild career dreams, it's not new it's just a different medium. It's fine. I'm not sure it's a conscious decision to escape the grind though. I grew up with kids who wanted to be movie stars or athletes. Why? Because they idolised movie stars and athletes and want to be like them. It's what they're exposed to the most. Now kids are exposed to influencers the most, so they wanna be one too.

I wanted to be a train driver 🚂

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

We get a lot of dandelions here anyway so they'd probably end up mingling whether intentional or not - Now I did hear a while ago that all the parts of the dandelion are edible, and that the flowers are delicious fried, but I'm a little afraid of eating things from the lawn because the neighbourhood has a lot of roaming cats and they.. use.. my garden frequently, which puts me off nibbling on them.

I was thinking of intentionally growing them in a raised planter though.

 

I've heard they're better for pollinators, are more drought resistant, and are easier to maintain.

It's hard to see a downside.

Has anyone here made the change? How'd it go?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Some really good points I hadn't considered there.

I think it's important that the medical professionals do not use such terminology and instead try to be as neutral as possible, e.g. "coping with" or "receiving treatment for". If a patient wants to say they're fighting cancer, that's up to the patient. For some it might help them feel like they have a bit of control over a situation where they're powerless, for others it might make it worse.

 

New to gardening, spotted the first strawberry today. I've killed so many houseplants over the years, It's a great feeling to actually have something grow.