Acamon

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[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I'd agree with the other poster that maybe setting moderation goals would be a really good first step. I guess it depends if you're aiming for less masturbation, less porn, or less specific types of porn. And it depends on what level you currently find problematic.

For some people the problems with the addictivness of porn are linked to the dopamine hits of modern Internet porn, searching for the perfect thing, changing to newer / different stuff frequently. The a first step might be to continue to use porn when you need to, but your only allowed a single fairly tame video that you've downloaded. Eventually it'll feel boring and you'll it's not really just porn your craving, it's the whole dopamine hunt.

It's why vapes work so well for many people in giving up smoking. Nicotine is physically addictive and hard to resists, but also just getting your nicotine without all the other fun parts of cigarettes quickly makes it feel less tempting. It's much easier to give up something meh than something you're obsessed with.

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (18 children)

With any addiction or habit you want to change the most important part is not expecting it to just be done with, however hard you try. If you want to stop looking at porn all the time, then becoming someone who struggles with porn, and still breaks every couple of weeks is a big step. If you can keep that up for a longer time you might start being someone who breaks every three weeks and so on. What's tempting is to say "I can't do it, so why even try" and just give up.

Also, it's up to you why you want to stop a habit like that. Being conscious of your reasons and motivations can make it a postive step (whcih is easier to motivate) rather than just something you're preventing yourself from doing. When I was giving up smoking, it was helpful to think about postivies (breathing easier, having more energy, not stinking of smoke) because when I felt stressed and wanted a smoke telling myself "no you shouldn't" wasn't motivating.

It can also be helpful to identify the steps that lead up to a difficult decision point. If you're not wanting to look at porn, but you find yourself thinking "but I'll just look up some innocent pictures of blahblahblah, that's not porn, that's okay" and then suddenly you're in a situation that requires much more willpower to not fall down the rabbithole.

Good luck!

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Commenting cause I'm interested in the answer too. From reading online the basic idea is digging the cellar lower in the ground (how deep depends on your soil) to keep the temperature regular, and adding appropriate ventilation to remove damp and warm air.

Are you looking for other books because that ones not good? Or because you can't get a copy of it. Because it's in Anna's Archive if you want to check it out (and then, if you like it, try to buy a copy).

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What looks realistic on screen is carefully pieced together from countless shots. An erotic moment feels much less hot if it's the 29th time you've performed the exact same moment, and there's a dozen guys standing around holding microphone booms and complaining about the lighting not being right, and some dude keeps sending for more fake sweat to reapply to your forehead.

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I don't know a single person who would marry for that sort of reason. But the people I know weren't under any pressure to get married. Some of them are single, some are in long term committed relationships with kids, and some are married.

Maybe if you live in a subculture that expects people to get married by a certain age this is an OK take. But it's so far from what I see that it seems like a really niche perspective on a complex cultural institution.

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (11 children)

Cool image. What's the context?

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I'm sure that's handy, but I'm disappointed. I thought it was going to be a weird shrine where I could in-game move symbolic items that represent the different mods I have installed, and their location in the shrine changes their load order.

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I've (fortunately) never seen such a story. What sorts of things are usually reported on being considered for deletion?

 

More of a "waiting while cloud flare verifies my humanity thought" but this is the closest c/ I could find.

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I can "look like I'm listening" or "actually try to listen", I can't do both.

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

I was today years old when I relaised that "gag" in that phrase presumably means "make me vomit" not "silence me". I've spent many decades being confused about that...

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It really depends on how you define the traits of autism. Traits like "difficulties in social communication" are a big part of ASD profiles, but a condition like ADHD can also lead to problems in social communication for entirely different underlying reasons. Basically any complex human capability can go wrong for a variety of reasons, and completely different conditions can lead to quite similar problems, just because those problem areas require that everything is running together smoothly.

That said, I did an autism screening as part of my adhd diagnosis, and came out with 0/40. I joked, "oh good, so I guess at least I'm normal in that area" and they replied "uh, normally people get around 10-15/40, 0 is pretty rare". So I guess I'm pathologically un-autistic.

 

Given my Elder Millenial age group, the mid ninties as the birth of bisexuality rings pretty true on a personal level.

But as someone who thinks that bi is the most natural of sexualites, it's probably the only one that didn't need to be "invented". Homosexuality in the modern sense is quite recent (although same sex attraction itself is timeless) and heterosexuality seems to require an awful lot of policing and enforcement for something that's meant to be "natural"...

Whether the finger guns and leather jackets have always been part of bi identify remains a question for cultural archaeologists.

 

Recently got an immersion heater and vacuum packer and I've been experimenting with lots of sous-vide cooking. This 'roast' beef (gently cooked for 24 hours then finished on a hot griddle) was great, so smooth and rare with still a lovely browned crust.

 
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Just tried to hide a post (don't like pictures of spiders) and it didn't disappear. It just sits there (like a gross spider) and the only difference is if I click on the menu it now has Unhide as an option. Which also doesn't visibly change anything.

I've tried it a few times, closed and restarted the app. Doesn't seem to make any difference. I've used hide before (but not for a while) and it worked fine, not sure what's changed? Or is it just a glitch?

Edit: solved! Show Hidden Posts had been turned on, so it was working just as intended.

 
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They slide in nice and smooth now. Wish I'd done it months ago, it was very easy.

 

I've got some smart home devices that need to be setup by another device on the same WiFi network, but it has to be 2.4ghz network. My modern android phone insists on connecting to the 5ghz network and so can't complete the setup.

Currently, I use an old android tablet that only connects to 2.4ghz to get round this, but it's clunky. Previously I've changed the WiFi network to produce seperate ssids for the two bands, but I'd rather not have to switch these settings around everytime I need to modify something.

What I want is a system setting in android or an app that forces my phone to turn off its wireless N capabilities and only use the 2.4ghz band. My searching and reading stackoverflow posts suggest this just isn't possible, but surely that's not true?! It seems like a simple enough option to have!

Tldr : how to force my phone to connect on 2.4hgz WiFi rather than 5ghz

 

I love Southern fried chicken, and I'm pretty fond of waffles (savoury with bacon and maple syrup, or sweet) but I cannot imagine the combination as working at all.

They're both a little dry on the outside and soft on the inside. It feels like they really don't complement or contrast with each other. I'm sure I'd eat it if I had so alternative, but I can imagine how it is a classic American paring. I'd much rather have fries, slaw, or potato salad which all seem to offer a creamy or crunchy contrast.

Am I missing something? People who like it, what's good about it? Is the secret lots of maple syrup? Are the waffles different that usual? Is it not actually that popular? I'm a decadent European, so I can't just go somewhere and try them myself.

 

I don't really like discord, but my gaming group have been using it for rpg stuff. Chat channels, video calls and easy to setup bots have all been really useful.

But I get the feeling the enshitification is going to get worse, so I was looking for somewhere else to migrate to. The video stuff isn't as important, we could switch easily to other services. But before I start a new campaign, and spend time setting up bots with routines for rolling dice and calculating tables, I'd like to do it somewhere that isn't in talks for an IPO.

I'm not really up on stuff like this, so I don't know if there's some obvious similar choices or an alternative medium that I haven't considered.

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