grrgyle

joined 11 months ago
[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 days ago

Honestly the worst broccoli I've ever had

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

We also didn't rely on the internet as much as a resource. Like of course you would do some of your research online, but if you were really working on something serious, you went to the library!

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 days ago

Yeah the internet now is so much nicer. And I don't just mean the corporate spaces with the edges sanded off, but the indie web, fediverse, and random forums. There used to be this incredibly toxic masculinity that crept into everything.

A lot of us have also grown up. I know because I'm still in a forum with people I've known online from 20+ years ago, where we used to post the most heinous, edgy shit.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 days ago

The grocery stores have even added little maple leafs next to the prices for Canadian goods, which makes it a lot easier.

I'm curious to see the numbers on this after a while.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 days ago

Look up "indie web" and just start clicking links until you see URLs you've never heard of before.

Congrats, you're surfing the web. Let us know if you find anything cool.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 days ago

I bet you it's another moom being.

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

That's a totally reasonable number!

Also, just an FYI you can use nginx as to serve multiple domains/websites from a single server on the cheap. ;)

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

Oh nice. What kind of ‘indie stuff’ are you making?

So far, it's just my morning pages. I figure if I share my most raw and unfinished stuff, then it will be mentally easier to share the stuff I actually put polish into.

I have this server running an Quartz frontend, that I can just push markdown files to. But yeah, that'll probably move to a subdomain, and the main site will be wacky neocities type stuff, idk. Something rough and fun, though.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 days ago

Anationalism, yay!

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 42 points 5 days ago (10 children)

I would, however, recommend Arch if you're a Linux novice looking to learn about Linux in a more accelerated pace.

 

Self explanatory.

 

Just something I heard years ago, and it's been rolling around in my head ever since.

Hoping to pass it along. Rid myself of it.

 

Hey sobernauts out there on the clear dry seas lol. The pink cloud is gone, so now I'm just in the daily living part (7mos), but even still, had a bit of a realisation recently.

I got unexpectedly laid off from my job recently, which previously would have been a big trigger to hit the bar. But this time I was thankful that I didn't drink anymore (or smoke for that matter). Not even for the money (although that is one factor), but that despite all my problems at least I don't have to deal with the ravages of booze on top of everything else. I can move forward with real world solutions to my actual problem with a clear head.

It especially hit me when shortly after my layoff, a friend came over with a "care package" of junk food and a light beer, saying to my partner "c'mon not even one beer." But I realised that I wasn't even tempted (though the inertia from old habits could have easily led me to drink).

Anyway, this friend doesn't know how much I value my sobriety (we used to drink together a lot a lot), so I thanked him for the thought, but gave the beer to another friend of mine.


That's the story. My physical addiction to alcohol isn't that great thankfully, so it's not that dramatic, but it still felt like a nice reinforcement that I'm on the right path.

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by grrgyle@slrpnk.net to c/hopeposting@lemmy.world
 

Screenshot of Mario Kart for SNES with text reading "give up?" And two choices shown: "yes" and "no." The option "no" is selected. Luigi is also pictured on the lower half of the screen.

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