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[–] CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works 52 points 10 months ago (7 children)

This week? AdGuard Home to block ads network-wide. Optimizing it so I can compare it to my Pi-Hole to see which I prefer. We'll see what obsession next week holds.

Where my ADHD homies at?

[–] Beefcyclone@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago

This is absolutely my life and it can go fuck itself, think ive had about 10 new potential careers this year.

When you go off the burn though it may aswell not exist.

[–] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

hello fellow ADHD homelab homie

rn I have some time off so I’m attempting to force all my random code project repos to use the same structure. Paying down the tech debt at last

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[–] HiddenRetro@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Did that earlier this year. Ultimately not a huge difference at the end of the day. Decided to go back to pihole but I don’t think you can go wrong with either.

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[–] athos77@kbin.social 39 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Why do those little pieces of skin keep sticking up next to my fingernails. (Not cuticles / hangnails, the skin next to the nails)

[–] Toes@ani.social 29 points 10 months ago

I tend to bite them and tear them off hoping they don't act like a zipper and all of me will pour out

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Just clip theme as close to skin asyou can and move the heck on. No good can come from further engagement

[–] TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Never bothered to learn how, now I know. Hopefully I will remember it too.

For the curious:

! [Something goes here to prevent autoformatting

A

] (urltoyourpic.jpg) but in one line and without any spaces and words

I'm also too lazy to look up how to escape special characters so Sync doesn't format them to interesting other things.

Fuck this

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago
  1. !
  2. [] empty square brackets
  3. (url)
  4. New paragraph/line space
  5. Caption thats not actually part of the link format :)
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[–] Malkor@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago
[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 28 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Art I make (and what tempts me to make it)

Barrel troll

Cosmic cube X All-Spark

The Wizard of Oz if it was like Pokemon

Crying

Social services in a nutshell

New Year

[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)
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[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Very cool, bae :) love the Pokémon/Oz pastiche

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[–] DuckOverload@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

My phone's home screen.

I'm not obsessed with it, per se. I have it dialed in and don't think about it much. But I use a special launcher and organize the app icons carefully. When I get a new app, I put time in to consider where it goes and where to shuffle things around. I'm very deliberate about the widgets I keep around. I'm proud of it and I've shared my layout and the apps I use on Facebook. So I think this counts.

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Mind showing your home screen layout / config? I'm still using Nova Launcher bc I haven't liked any of the other launchers I've tried.

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[–] Extrasvhx9he@lemmy.today 22 points 10 months ago

EBay deals and thrifting. I can spend hours just looking at different things, seeing how much of a deal it is and not buying it

[–] DragonAce@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago (9 children)

Corals.

Specifically reef keeping. I will spend hours browsing coral on aquarium sites, looking to find the perfect one for my tank.

[–] GoodbyeBlueMonday@startrek.website 3 points 10 months ago

Do you have a favorite site to suggest how to get started?

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[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I need desktop / homescreen wallpaper that is minimalist enough to not be distracting and yet is more complex than a flat color or gradient. And a single one in place will bug me after a time, so I borrowed a bunch of powerpoint tech backdrops.

[–] Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

Thank you for sharing. I enjoy this fact about you.

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[–] kromem@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Simulation theory.

It's like every few months developments happen that makes it even harder to ignore.

[–] DharmaCurious@startrek.website 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ooh, care to link to any of your favorite things? I love simulation theory.

[–] kromem@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

I have a few links in the community !SimulationTheory@lemmy.world

But for me personally it's the thing I mention in this comment that's most compelling. It just seems really unlikely that our world lore has something so ancient that's also so specifically discussing things tied to the emerging picture of tech. It's almost to the point of being heavy handed.

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[–] Popus@eviltoast.org 14 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I’m obsessed with Astro Vans. I love them. I can’t get enough of them. And I own one!

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[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago (6 children)

This year, mostly GURPS. It's such a delightfully comprehensive TTRPG. If you can think of it, you can do it, and odds are that unless you're thinking of something really out there, it's explicitly outlined in one of the source books. Even if it is really out there, you can probably find several forum posts outlining several ways to run the mechanics.

It's not a perfect reality simulator, but it's good enough for me.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Fun fact, the original Fallout was first using GURPS before they had to invent SPECIAL.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

Mhmm! They had to invent it because Steve Jackson Games wasn't terribly keen on the level of violence in Fallout.

Another fun fact, their 3e Cyberpunk supplement was so convincing that they got raided by the US Secret Service under suspicion of cyber terrorism.

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[–] febra@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

Math. More specifically, ring theory

[–] NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)
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[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Calanthesrose@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What have you done? Anymore recommendations? This might become a new obsession.😂

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[–] TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago

A lot of things. But specifically this week it's the Lemmy v0.19 upgrade. I'm going through the github release, the various posts on the various instances, gathering every info I can find.

[–] carnimoss@lemmings.world 7 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I would watch Over the Garden Wall over and over and over which reminds me...

Well now it's Infinity Train

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[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one 6 points 10 months ago

In the winter, tinkering with my magic decks, or becoming obsessed with a video game if one grabs me.

In the summer, riding my longboard long distances.

[–] thorbot@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Painting miniatures and then playing long swooping campaign games with them. Here’s Deep Rock Galactic: the board game painted up, mid mission:

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[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Boxes. I love boxes. Like old metal ones or decorative stash boxes. Crazy about boxes. Nice ones though. no cardboard.

[–] Drusas@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago

Mushrooms.

They're beautiful, adorable, and delicious.

[–] StickyDango@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

I'll never be able to hold a candle to my grandma, but planting seeds and seeing the little seedlings poke out of the soil. It's really satisfying to know that I've done something right to be able to create life.

[–] sour@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago
[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

This week? Pre 2010 screamo.

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Renovating my home is a hobby of mine, but I can't stand tiny imperfections like walls that aren't perfectly smooth, surfaces that aren't exactly level, and mail-order furniture which isn't quite the same color as it was in the pictures. Usually I can get things just right eventually, but sometimes I have to recognize that doing that would be crazy (i.e. it would require spending tens of thousands of dollars to demolish and rebuild something which everyone else tells me already looks great) and then I get really upset, give up in the middle of the renovation project, and never finish it.

The funny thing is that this level of perfectionism is actually just right for the sort of programming I do at my day job, so work ends up being less stressful than my hobby.

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 4 points 10 months ago

I used to have similar perfectionist perspective in my 20s but then i look at my own skill and reflect on it, it just that i can't reach the perfect that i wanted with my skill, or the situation on hand just doesn't allow that, so right now in my 30s i just do my best and finish a renovation project without second-guessing myself too much. No one gonna scrutinise my own work in my own home other than myself, that sort of perspective change is what work for me.

It's also help when the maker that inspired me also make mistake on camera and teach others how to fix/hide it.

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[–] stackPeek@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Trains. Specifically Japanese trains. I lived there about a decade ago and often uses the trains to get to Tokyo or malls on weekend, and have grown to be obsessed with it. From regular passenger trains to Shinkansens (bullet train).

My biggest wish is to be able to live there again. I really miss those times!

[–] popcornmango@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

That mix up with Holly Jolly Christmas and lil Jon.

[–] n3m37h@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Jerking, jerk... Jamaican jerk! Get your mind out of the gutter!

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[–] yamanii@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Vtubers, I follow too many and sadly end up knowing about drama too.

[–] violetraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 months ago

Roller Derby skate setups

[–] Presi300@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Trains, idk what it is, I don't even like travelling by train, I'm just oddly obsessed with them...

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