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Musk will need to draw from his Twitter profits to get by
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Musk will need to draw from his Twitter profits to get by
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Those of you who shower barehanded: Do you lather and then use your hand, or just shove the soap wherever it needs to go?
The way this question was phrased killed me. lmao
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How can my wife and I make new friends?
Anything where you’re meeting the same people on repeat occasions. It’s pretty rare to form a friendship after only meeting people one or a couple of times. Friendships are often formed gradually. It’s easier growing up because it’s structured into so many things. You see the same people in classes, sports, clubs, etc. Friendships will form naturally in those settings. Try to find something to replicate that. It could be volunteer work, a workshop to learn something new, joining a community that shares a hobby. The key is bumping into the same people over and over
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Reddit search is a little broken right now
This would be more noteworthy if the search was actually working for the first time ever
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“I Will Remember Apollo”
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Wefwef app feels like I’m on Apollo. I love it
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No matter who you are, thanks for being here.
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The information contained in past posts and comments on Reddit is immense. Usually, the easiest way for me to find advice is a Google search that includes “Reddit” in the search field. It almost always returns a comment with exactly the information I was looking for
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Dev on porting Apollo for Lemmy/kbin
The legacy of Apollo lives on through Lemmy app imitations. Good for him to move on to something different.
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ChatGPT users drop for the first time as people turn to uncensored chatbots
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Where is the chatbotsgonewild community when you need it?
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This SUV parking
Blocking sidewalks anywhere is a shitty move. If you can’t park without blocking the sidewalk, you shouldn’t park there. This includes your own driveway
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Say goodbye to the name Twitter’s Bird. Elon Musk changing Twitter logo to ‘X’
I thought I was reading a headline from The Onion at first.
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When you're a kid, you don't realize you're also watching your mom and dad grow up.
It’s hitting me kind of hard watching my folks in their mid-60s. Their health is starting to slip a little bit in small but noticeable ways. I never really saw it until recently
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I respect hard work more than anything else. I hate to see someone working their butt off via overtime, multiple jobs, etc and still struggling to get by. Hard work should pay off even without a highly developed skillset
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This 1,500-year-old Cave in India was Carved out of a Giant Boulder
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People of Lemmy who have either "reinvented themselves" or gone through a mid/quarter-life crisis, where did you start off and where did you end up?
Nothing too extreme, but I’m in my mid-30s and this year has been one of the most productive of my life. I started a new job in late December. The pay is similar to the job I left. The stress is much lower. Immediately I felt like I had a better work life balance. I have so much extra energy every day.
I started dieting and taking long walks. I lost 35 pounds in 6 months. I listened to a bunch of audiobooks while walking and I’ve also read some ebooks. Together I’ve read 25 books and counting this year whereas most years I’ll read 2 or 3. Once I was nearing my goal weight I increased my calories and started exercising more intensely, with a goal of gaining muscle and losing fat while maintaining weight. I picked up indoor rowing. I’m on week 11 of a 24 week training program. I row hard (working up an intense sweat) 5 days a week Monday- Friday in the mornings. In addition to this I’ve started weightlifting 2 days a week and will gradually increase to 4 days a week while keeping up my rowing routine.
Financially, I started budgeting with YNAB and it has transformed my personal finances. My savings rate has increased significantly and wasteful spending decreased. I moved my savings into a HYSA. I left a financial advisor who was charging excessive fees and moved my investment and retirement accounts to Fidelity where I now manage my portfolio myself. Some of my reading was investing books which gave me confidence I could do this. I’ve tripled the amount I’m contributing to my 401k.
Although I’m new to my job I’ve received constant praise from multiple people in the time I’ve been there. I feel like I have room for growth to move up positions. At the rate I’m going I think I could realistically expect to move up in another 6 months or so.
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Reddit's Traffic is Down 3.36% Month-Over-Month, According to SimilarWeb
Is this common for this time of year? I know I’m online less in the summer. Reddit is going/has gone to hell, but it seems like there are other factors here
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What are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long?
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Scam for sure. Hard to say it’s been unnoticed for a long time though
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What are some of the best purchases of your life?
Rowing machine. I use it Monday-Friday before work. Puts me in a good headspace and makes my workday feel less stressful. I’ve lost a bunch of weight also. I like that I can workout hard multiple days in a row without risking injury.
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They’re losing subscribers and money so I guess it’s not surprising. I’m down to zero streaming services after cutting back this year. The last couple subscriptions I’ve gotten I immediately cancelled and binge watched for the month my subscription lasted. There was no need to extend the subscription after that. Most services you can exhaust the content in a month or two of heavy use.
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1,500-year-old Ceramic Maya Figurine with Removable Helmet, from El Perú-Waka', Petén, Guatemala
I keep seeing the helmet discs as large eyes. Reminds me a bit of Clank from Ratchet and Clank.
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Why do people call it DM?
DM stands for Dungeon Master, the person who makes up the story in the game Dungeons and Dragons