Addfwyn

joined 2 years ago
[–] Addfwyn@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Your spouse actually calls you? I just use Line with my partner.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Can you be more specific as to what you mean? Considering Beijing has a LGBTQ Center, that's not strictly true.

I mean, there are medical centers that specialize in sexual resassignment surgery.

Rights can definitely be better, but I don't see it as being accepting of LGBTQ rights is banned.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago

Most MOBAs are pretty notoriously bad, though Heroes of Newerth was definitely the worst one of those i had played.

Anecdotally, my personal worst experience was with FFXIV, which was probably exacerbated by how much praise that community gets otherwise. The Novice Network system they have is a mess, new players are put into a channel with a bunch of "mentors" that don't really want to help anyone, at least on the server I was on. They either wanted a global chat channel for their own use, or just wanted the cosmetic rewards mentors had on offer. I remember one actively trying to get new players to quit if he found out they had come from WoW. The channel is entirely self-moderated, and mentors would kick people out just for fun. It's an AWFUL first impression for newer players.

One thing WoW definitely does better with their Guide channel is giving literally no tangible rewards to guides, if somebody is opting into being a Guide it is only because they want to help new players, they get nothing else for it.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

One can only hope that without the “cloudy” connection the thing will continue to function on a “dumb” level.

I actually like smart products, but this is a requirement for me. It needs to be a functional "dumb" product if internet connections/servers fail, I usually won't buy anything I can't verify that for (or will return it if I find out that is not the case when I test it). I never want to be stuck in a situation where I can't turn my house lights on because the router went down, or the blinds become inoperable.

Smart features should always be on top of basic functionality, they shouldn't be a requirement just to remove a couple physical buttons.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Things I use it for with almost 100% accuracy: Timers, Alarms, Lights, Pausing/Playing TV.

Things I use it for with like 70% accuracy: Weather and anything interfacing with maps. To be entirely fair to it though, I live in a non-English speaking country and use voice assistants in English usually, so city/place names REALLY throw it. If I change the voice assistant to my local language and use it, it works a lot better.

I have honestly never tried setting a reminder because my brain is still rooted in early voice control tech where something like that would never conceivably work.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmy.ml 32 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Most social media.

I used to use reddit, I have moved all my presence over here. That's about it.
I have a FB Messenger account because that is how a lot of my family keeps in touch with me, and I have this. I had a proper FB account back when I was in uni and Facebook was still only for uni students, but I think I dropped it shortly after that.

It's not some grand principled stance, I just don't get most of them because I am apparently an old man. Like Instagram, why do I want to share pictures with just random people? How am I networking with anybody by doing so? I honestly don't get why it is so popular.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Kind of similar situation, I am [sole] IT for a 24/7 business so I am never fully off-duty. Getting Teams notifications routed to my watch saves me from having to look at my phone as much as I otherwise probably would be. It actually reduces my overall phone time, which is a honestly a plus.

We do have a ticketing system, but execs like to ping me directly to look at the ticket they just submitted.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

The health stuff on the Apple Watch is basically just for entertainment at this point. Which isn't to say it can't be useful, I definitely know people who have gotten more active because of the "gamification" of things like the activity rings.

If your watch reports say, a single atrial fibrillation event in any otherwise healthy individual, it doesn't do a whole lot for you. Even if you bring that information to your doctor, they can't be expected to do much with it. They could strap some additional monitors on you, but if it is a very rare event there isn't much chance of it recurring when they are actively looking at it. In some cases, the anxiety caused by worrying about it can actually cause more issues than just not knowing.

I actually like my watch a lot, but more for just a notification device/convenient payment interface rather than a health tracker.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I have only very recently come around on that. When voice commands first came out, they were absolute garbage. I am still conditioned to never expect them to work, and am always pleasantly surprised when they do.

To be fair, I largely only use them for things like setting my alarm, because I still have an engrained expectation that they won't work otherwise.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

I have always hated that advice. While exceptions exist, there is no faster way to burn yourself out on something you love than making a career out of it. I generally do like my work (IT) now, but a lot if that is because I actively try to not even look in the direction of a computer when I am not in the office. I probably consume less tech/IT industry news now than I did before I worked in the field.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I feel like if you feel like you need to cultivate a mindset for a particular activity, you are probably better off finding another activity. Unless you have extremely specific goals that really demand a particular exercise, it is better to simply be moderately active doing something you enjoy doing.

I've tried running/jogging, I am actually not bad at it. I freaking hate actually doing it though, I would rather be doing almost anything else. Which makes it a terrible exercise for me to do, because I will find any excuse to not do it. Same for lifting weights. I enjoy swimming but dislike public pools, in my current country nobody has private pools, even the rich.

For me I have always enjoyed martial arts, particularly sparring. I can't necessarily find people to do that with regularly where I live now, but I can still practice forms and the like by myself. I get a not insignificant workout from regular Beat Saber sessions too, honestly.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

The pay isn't great (even in upper management, unless you are at corporate), but working in hospitality does have its advantages. It does make travel planning a lot easier.

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