LainTrain

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[–] [email protected] 129 points 3 weeks ago (18 children)

Mantric Rechargeable Remote Control Knicker Vibrator I got on sale for 50% off. I'm not super into the whole public thing, but I've been using it way more than my magic wand, that fucking tip is shaped perfectly. Plus it would make an excellent phaser prop.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Which GPL violations is he referring to?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, these movies are the definition of "high concept", like it's an interesting premise like Speed has an interesting premise, it's not meant to be overly complicated or artsy or sophisticated, but at least it's just a kind of neat blockbuster, rather than more capeshit content.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Tangas don't have to be wide in the sides, there are many without and I'd honestly find them more comfortable than strings to work out in, but with both the main issue I'd get worried about is anything rubbing or chafing, especially with cardio but I don't do cardio so YMMV 🤷‍♀️

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I'd say so, but it really depends on the style of the thong you're comparing to. Some thongs also have less whale taling than others, (they can sit very low).

Why not just get some leggings that ride a bit higher so you don't have to worry about it? When I'm just casual or going for max comfort or working out I always just wear leggings way high and then cover any tummy bulge unpleasantness with a loose tank top.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

🎶Jane Fonda on the screen today,

Convinced the liberals - it's okay!

So let's get dressed and dance away the night,

While they kill kill kill kill kill the poor

Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor

Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor tonight~🎶

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Because more money buys you more time.

If you got 7 hours and 500 bucks, you've got 7 hours.

Why? Because you've paid people to take care of all your chores.

If you've got 7 hours and 0 bucks, you've got 0 hours.

Why? Well you're taking the bus to the discount grocery store, you're doing your laundry, cooking your meals, you're commuting 1.5 hours each way on broken trains to work and pay £20 for the privilege, you're looking for new jobs because you think you'll be fired, and then you won't be able to make rent, you're doing 1-way AI-led recorded video job interviews and pumping out cover letters and CVs for job applications, yet never heard back, you're comparing payday loans to pay for heat, you're listening out for debt collectors, you're chasing up your GP for that blood test result from 6 months ago you never got, you're trying to find a cheaper place, you're doom scrolling your bank account balance, wondering whether you can cut down on something, anything, maybe a thicker jumper to sleep in during the winter.

At the end of the day, you might have a few minutes to kiss your partner, or apologize to a friend you still haven't got back to for weeks, and not much else.

So yes, most people cannot afford hobbies. The only thing people can risk it on is something that promises lots of money and an escape from misery, and it's almost always a grift.

Now there's no such thing as a hobby coder, it confuses the average person that someone could, as an adult, just make an app for them and their friends, as just a fun thing, as art, as expression or project or whatever. I always tell my coworkers I'm studying for qualifications, but I'm really just learning active directory because it's interesting.

It is only a thing you either grind for to make money through and pay your dues to the tutorial grifter culture promising big bucks selling endless courses on YouTube by people who are suspiciously not themselves employed as software engineers, or you don't do it at all.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Noooo, 20 years ago was the 80s!! /s

Still considered a child in America at 21 I think so there's a that

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Wild. I'm not American but I don't think watching movies and shows is an exclusively American thing.

Well, welcome to the world Gen Alpha, it's a bit shit.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

Final Destination? Darn I didn't know this place had underage people in it.

Either way though check 1, 2 and 3 out, they're not high brow masterpieces or anything, but decent 2000s blockbusters, especially if you're someone that goes on or around planes, rollercoasters and subways a lot and makes regular visits to the dentist.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It's not really about hours alone.

In the UK the average salary (no data on median) in 1980 was ~£6000, but average house price was £23000, or 3.8x the salary. This is during a recession.

In 2024 the median salary is ~£34000, but the average house price in the last 12 months is £299000, or 8.7x the salary.

And that's just housing. Everything else is more expensive too. And you need more things to participate in society.

The country is FUBAR'd by neoliberalism and austerity policies. The houses that go for millions are barely fit for a dog shed, rotten through and through with mold, filled asbestos, insulation that kills you with gas when it burns, and boy will it burn once the boiler older than the 5 day work week finally explodes.

Almost no young people, few as they may be, have any interest in anything beyond making it to the top 1% and why would they? For them CompSci was a grift, and FOSS is just how you get something in your resume. So maintainers get defensive, and well meaning but less apt coders get discouraged too.

For our generation it doesn't matter if you know git and vim, or only meth and hopelessness, you live in the slums same as everyone. I'm in the top 20% of earners and I couldn't really even justify a big mac as a treat nevermind spending time on passions.

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