jimmux

joined 2 years ago
[–] jimmux@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

I'm on the cusp of X and millennial, so I've been around plenty of both.

Some X's have done well for themselves, but those without a bit of luck and assistance have mostly had to give up on big dreams of housing security and family.

Millennials have had it tougher, but many of them still got there, with a bit more luck and assistance.

It's been a long decline, with the concentration of capital making it harder for most of us every year. The generational divide is just another distraction from class warfare.

[–] jimmux@programming.dev 8 points 1 month ago

I'm surrounded by forestry operations where I live. I can't go anywhere without getting stuck behind a logging truck on winding and often slippery broads. It's amazing how complacent I've become with these things.

[–] jimmux@programming.dev 7 points 1 month ago

Should have been a sack of doorknobs.

[–] jimmux@programming.dev 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Based on all the British immigrants to Australia rocking fake tans and bleached hair... constantly?

[–] jimmux@programming.dev 11 points 1 month ago

Not being familiar with this place, I'm pretty surprised it's a thing. It just seems terribly impolite to comment on purchases. I never would have done it when I had a cashier job. There are plenty of other things you can make conversation about, you should try to pick up on whether they even want the chitchat. Not everyone does.

[–] jimmux@programming.dev 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The image is from the Nausicaa manga? I need to give that a read.

[–] jimmux@programming.dev 12 points 1 month ago

I heard a comedian call these "infinity knives" a few years back, and now it's all I can call them.

[–] jimmux@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

Well shit, I just found an approval email from exactly two years ago... and that's not even my oldest account.

[–] jimmux@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I tried a bunch of Fireforks, and found bugs I couldn't live with in all of them - until I tried Floorp. It was last on my list because the name and icon are ugly so I assumed it wouldn't have as much polish as something like Waterfox. Turns out it's got sensible defaults and works very well, with better performance than vanilla Firefox, so I'm happy.

[–] jimmux@programming.dev 11 points 1 month ago

I've been in situations like that, where I was more than happy to pull over and let them pass, but I missed all the safe spots because I couldn't see them while being blinded. I had to drive slower because they made it harder to see ahead on dangerous mountain roads, too. Bloody idiots.

[–] jimmux@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

I was going to suggest some other flavours to try while you're at it, but honestly they're all pretty good.

[–] jimmux@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I haven't seen them sell root beer here in Australia, but the sarsaparilla isn't hard to find. I wonder if they just modified that.

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