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[–] goji@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You know… I’m not sure I’d recognize my own voice if I heard it

[–] goji@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The regex redirect feature is another massive pro. I hope they bring it into Orion as well.

I already use Stop the Madness for this, and probably will continue to as it’s a more global solution, but having it built right into the search engine at least shows they’re taking real steps to hand control back to the user.

[–] goji@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 year ago (4 children)

My go-to is to ask what they like to do in their spare time.

A lot of the time you’ll get answers about how they have none or how it’s filled with chores, but you can always redirect and say, if you suddenly had a bunch of free time just for yourself, and you couldn’t use it to work, what would you fill it with?

In my mind the latter gets you down to what brings them joy, and in some cases how they want to see themselves, which can tell you a lot about a person.

[–] goji@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh I didn’t mean to imply otherwise - Overcast is awesome.

I guess I worded my question poorly. I’m more asking if there’s any way to block trackers without blocking the entire podcast.

The stream/download just hangs, or errors out because it “cannot connect to creep.noteventhehost.fm” or whatever - just won’t load at all until I unblock and it’s able to do its dirty work.

Not sure if this is even within the capabilities of a client… I’m starting to think not, and that I’ve asked a stupid question lol

 

I’ve been using Overcast (on IOS) for years and for the most part love it, but having explored the privacy reports in its settings, I’m wondering if there is any way to actually do something about all the trackers podcasts are using these days.

I’ve tried blocking the specific trackers with AdGuard DNS, but when I do that, the podcast refuses to play at all.

Using a VPN helps to obscure some of the gross invasively personal dynamic ads, but is pretending I’m in Amsterdam really the best I can do? Doesn’t feel like it’s actually addressing the problem :/

[–] goji@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

If you live near water, kayaking can be an incredibly immersive pursuit in nature that doesn’t really tax the body (unless you want it to)

Trail running is another one of my favourite things to do, but while much safer than MTB still can have some risks… minimal though, comparatively speaking

[–] goji@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

You can filter out instances with Memmy now, via Settings > Filters

[–] goji@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Evolutionary psychology is behind one of the primary theories, in the simple way that it’s prudent for us to be wary of things that might hurt us. Bugs can sting, bite, invade, cause sickness/death, or poison us.

There’s also the disgust aversion angle, which is tied to the relationship between a lot of bugs and indirect environmental threats (also ties into evolutionary reasoning) like rotting things, or corpses specifically.

In the broadest strokes, we associate bugs with pain, disease, death, and decay.

[–] goji@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I will never not laugh at this.

I mean at some point it’s got to burn itself clean …right?

[–] goji@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Because I’m tired of wearing them by the end of the day, and most of what’s on our household tv I’m not really watching anyway.

Also if I’m messing around on my phone, glasses need to be off b/c distance, and I’m not about to put them on/off every time I switch focus when I’m just trying to relax.

I will wear them if I’m watching something intentionally, though. Like a nature documentary or something with visuals worth appreciating.

[–] goji@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Oh damn, good to know. I’m still kind of newly figuring out better privacy-minded options for myself. Thank you!

[–] goji@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you like google’s engine without all the trackers and other garbage, check out https://startpage.com

[–] goji@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Ungoogled Chromium is my current favourite

Previously was using Firefox Developer’s edition which is also decent. But I like a minimalist browser that acts more like a framework to which I can just add what I want, and doesn’t come with a lot of bullshit I don’t need.

 

Delicious alliteration

I’ve been eating terribly lately, but I made an effort here. It actually turned out pretty great!

Salmon is chipotle & lime, with cilantro crema, peperoncini & scallion on top, seared in a cast iron pan with a little butter

Salad is field greens, fresh basil & oregano, cucumber, blue cheese, roasted beets, strawberries, almonds, and a bit of balsamic vinegar

They might not classically go together, idk, but they made me happy

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by goji@lemmy.ca to c/wefwef@lemmy.world
 

I spent way too much time drawing these lol

You're welcome to crop & use them on your personal devices, if any strike your fancy

No charge, but I do accept dopamine and compliments

No commercial use, please. I'm happy letting y'all use them if you like em, but they're still my work

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