compostgoblin

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[–] compostgoblin@slrpnk.net 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wouldn’t say either party are the “good guys”, but the Republicans are the worse of the two, and it isn’t even close.

[–] compostgoblin@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago

I’ve done this before with a laptop and KVM switch. It worked fine. YMMV depending on the dock and switch in question though. The only issue I ran into was needing separate cables for the mouse/keyboard and video from the switch to the dock.

[–] compostgoblin@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

One of my new favorites when trying to decide if something is worth doing - “Is the juice worth the squeeze?”

[–] compostgoblin@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago

Wichita Lineman is excellent - “the first existential country song”

 
[–] compostgoblin@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 days ago

I am so happy I never need to do calculus again

 
 
 
 
[–] compostgoblin@slrpnk.net 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Not an instance, but there is Bridgy Fed

[–] compostgoblin@slrpnk.net 27 points 4 days ago

I, too, enjoy being investigated by the USPIS

[–] compostgoblin@slrpnk.net 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Where are you planning to go?

[–] compostgoblin@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 days ago

Fortunately, I have advanced degrees and an internationally recognized professional certification, and my partner is a doctor. I don’t imagine emigrating would be easy by any stretch, but I think we’d have better odds than if we didn’t have those credentials.

Good point on Canada. I’ve also been looking at Panama or Costa Rica. Europe may be an option (I work in clean energy and remember Macron’s outreach to climate scientists after Trump withdrew from the Paris Agreement), but may be harder.

[–] compostgoblin@slrpnk.net 10 points 5 days ago

Oh, and someone here reminded me: cannabis. Lots and lots of it.

I shudder to think about how poorly I’d be handling things if I didn’t have cannabis lol

[–] compostgoblin@slrpnk.net 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I feel you on voting with your feet. I left beet-red Indiana for a Democratic-leaning swing state a few years ago. And yet, once you get outside the city by just a few minutes, it’s Trump signs everywhere. Doesn’t feel very reassuring.

It’s cliche to talk about moving to Canada after a US election, but I have started to collect my passport and papers and look at multiple countries for ease of entry, in case shit hits the fan.

[–] compostgoblin@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What exercise plan, if any, are you following? I let my fitness slip pretty hard during COVID, and haven’t had good luck getting back into the groove with anything I’ve tried so far

 

I’ve already mailed in my ballot, and I volunteered to be a poll worker (though they haven’t gotten in touch). With a week (maybe two) to go before we get the result, I feel caught in a limbo. It feels more important to me to be copying my important documents and organizing go-bags to be ready for a crisis than it does to do anything at work. I also recognize that that is probably a reaction to stress and anxiety and isn’t helping me. That said, I’m part of many groups that the right-wing hates and is openly threatening, so feeling unsafe doesn’t feel unreasonable either.

How are you all holding up out there? And tips for me to deal with this better?

 
 
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