LurkyLoo

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[–] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah it's a shame because there was a time that Toms hardware was so good and often neck and neck with Anandtech in terms of great articles to read, but at some point it became more sensationalist and the line betweens tom's guide and tom's hardware blurred (with tom's guide seeming to take over). There are still nuggets that are okay, but just not like it used to be.

[–] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

This one exactly. But don't lose hope, the word doesn't really convey figuratively other than online people who mostly sound foolish trying to push buttons. It is usually used as an emphasis when someone wants to say how close to the actual literal situation things were (even if not literally the same). People who use it as "figuratively" are in decline, kind of like people that throw a fit over "moist" and as long as we keep pointing out how ridiculous they are (both moist dramatics and literal confusers) their relevance will continue to fade.

[–] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I like that because of the roads it's actually faster to go up into Oregon and back down into California. Hehehe

[–] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago

You can usually call or check out a website rather than driving. Most people save them up, then take them all at once or take them when they are going there anyway with other stuff to dispose of.

Also be really careful if one breaks (get everyone out of the room and air it out first).

https://www.epa.gov/mercury/cleaning-broken-cfl

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

And then he gets mad :(

[–] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Yeah that's not quite it. Placebo is actually present for most/the majority of people, but they (researched of various kinds )are looking for effects that are above and beyond the level demonstrated by the placebo alone.

One fun thing to think about is that most (maybe all) treatments include some degree of placebo effect inherently.

[–] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

What does the fox say?

(Uhee ahee ahee)

[–] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Don't worry, you can get a big wagon, buy tons of ammo and then fill that wagon with just hunted meat (you may never see Oregon, or probably the equivalent of Ohio either).

[–] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

They are going to be more similar than different really. Both lean heavily on the B part of the name (applied Behavioral analysis, and cognitive Behavioral therapy), and at their core are learning new skills or behaviors that more effectively navigate the world (one not inherently designed around an autistic experience of the world(as if there was just one)). They are both about making behavior changes that lead to being more comfortable long term, and that usually revolves around practicing behaviors (often pretty frequently, which can be uncomfortable short term).

[–] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Apparently Apple backed it.... Color me confused.

[–] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I'll add on as someone that works with trans folks preparing for hormones/surgery, FFS is usually less common compared to other procedures, and is itself a cluster of surgeries that people may choose to do any combination of. Some of those surgeries are less drastic some are pretty intense (graphic warning: basically peeling back a portion of your face from your skull, changing bone and slapping that face back on). The more intense options are understandably not for everyone. FFS (and most other surgeries) usually comes into play after people give hormones a few years to do their thing and see where things end up. Let the canvas stabilize before working on it.

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