Ask Lemmy

1. How are you focused mentally?
2. Do you think about other things at the same time?
3. Are you focused on the lines, the imaginary half line, the staring points, the previous letter alignment, spacing, what comes next, what will fit on the line, the artistic expression of style, or simply the pure minimal effort required to communicate written thought?
4. Do you often find yourself bored and evolving or changing your style of writing as an outlet of secondary creativity along with whatever task is at hand?
5. Are you concerned with the impact your writing style has upon others, or are you only concerned with the expansion of your own short/long term memory and usefulness?
6. Are you aware of the loose correlation between intellect and handwriting? What does that mean to you personally.
7. Are the ergonomics a point of conscious focus?

For more than a year now, our cat has been in and out of a cone because she keeps tearing up the flesh in front of her ear. We've taken her to the vet several times, they give us a different answer each time and whatever the solution the provide it ultimately does nothing. Ears are clean, no fleas, no obvious health issues. Anxiety meds just made her scratch lazily, antibiotics for cat scratch inflammation, did nothing. Topicals and antifungal, just make for slimey scabs. The best I've managed is using an anti itching cera-ve cream 4 times a day, but if I miss, there goes her face again.

We're at a loss at this point. She's otherwise very happy and loving, but it's starting to take a toll. We have to baby proof the house because when she can't scratch the spot she'll just scratch it on box corners, table edges, the dish washer, etc. She can't groom in the cone and when we try to brush her she just shoves her crusty wound on us to itch it. We love her so much and just want her better.

And what language and region is it?

I've noticed my language teacher uses the informal you in one language and the formal one in the other.

I've had a pretty depressing morning, scrolling through my Subscribed feed and realising that 90% of new posts were from the same two bot accounts (bagel and somethingmelon, can't be remeber exactly and I've blocked them.)

Thankfully, a few people had made "ai slop" comments under one, so I checked the post history and, sure, a new account posting at a implausible rate. And once you started looking at the posts they were kinda samey, generic or a bit off. But I think that if the bot had been programmed to post at a slower rate, I don't think I'd have really noticed.

So my question is, should people be allowed to report bot accounts? And can/should mods be expected at assess someone's humanity? The very idea is gross, but so is the thought that lemmy would be very easily swamped by a small number of more careful written bots.

i'm talking about things we use without a second thought that might seem utterly ridiculous or inefficient in 50-100 years. like landlines or vhs players seemed to us. what's your pick?

i'm talking about the mundane stuff, like how we still carry around a bunch of plastic cards or wait for water to boil in a kettle instead of instantly. or maybe just our collective obsession with short form video? keen to hear what makes you shake your head thinking about the future.

For me, it's small business retail. Point-of-Sale systems, physical inventory management, the existing options are not built for smaller operations or are not good.

i'm talking about those little things that just grind your gears. like, why do shoelaces exist when we could have instant foot-enveloping technology? or why is the 'reply all' button always so tempting? i just had to battle a blister pack for like five minutes for ONE tiny pill. there has to be a better way. what's your pick for the most infuriatingly simple problem that needs to just... disappear?

I'll give an example. For some reason, every time I hear or think of the word nepotism, I think of the Greek god Poseidon. No idea how or why this happens. Have any other examples ?

All the ones I’ve found appear to be dead.

I’d be particularly interested in a community where people listen and offer feedback on each other’s projects, allow you to promote your released music and network with each other. Reddit has r/wearethemusicmakers and r/indiemusicfeedback which are thriving and positive spaces, for example. I just haven’t seen anything like that here l, at least nothing that’s caught on.

Fellow musicians, where we at????

I currently use a DualShock 4, and I'm looking for an Xbox layout controller for PC that is ergonomic. I was looking at the 8BitDo Ultimate 2 for its extra buttons and Xbox style, but I'm not sure how ergonomic it is.

Additionally, with the announcement of the Steam Controller (2), I'm waiting for that to release to see what people think as well.

Bonus question: Are there any controllers you have used that feels comfortable or is ergonomic?

Idk I kinda crave for wholesome stories, hides away the depression lol

I know that "s." refers to "shillings" and "d." to "pennies", and I believe that "6d." is "sixpence".

Anyone?

If you have a source, all the better!

I count on my fingers using this method:

1. No fingers = 0, assume all values are cumulative unless stated otherwise.

2. Start with index finger on Right hand:

• 1 = Index
• 2 = Middle
• 3 = Ring
• 4 = Pinky
• 5 = Thumb

3. After five, clear hand and start from Thumb and go until 9 (Ring)

• 6 = Thumb
• 7 = Index ... etc

4. Double digits are counted on Left hand*, following same process as 1-3.

• For example: 13 would be:
  • Left Hand: Index
  • Right Hand: Index, Middle, Ring
• For something like 47 would be:
  • Left Hand: Index, Middle, Ring, Pinky
  • Right Hand: Thumb, Index

Using this method, the highest you can count to is 109:

• Left Hand: Thumb, Index, Middle, Ring, Pinky
• Right Hand: Thumb, Index, Middle, Ring

You could also probably differentiate 5 and 10 by half-raising your thumb for 5, and full raise for 6-10.

Besides 42, of course.

i'm thinking something exotic, so they can tell me all the neighborhood gossip in a language no one else understands. or maybe just english, so i can finally figure out why they stare at walls so intently. either way, the secrets they hold...