Sounds dumb but I watch my backyard ecosystem a lot. Like a LOT. I smoke on the back porch so like I say. A lot. I’ve carefully cultivated this nice little nature preserve and have watched the birds raise families. All families that return year after year and grow their own families. I recognize them and know their patterns and that’s helped me to feed them and their young at the times needed and in a way that minimizes their vulnerabilities. Same with squirrels, possums, etc.

It hurts when you see one of your babies fall prey to something bad. Hawk, neighborhood cats, nature, and worse, humans.

But I began to recognize that’s the price I have to pay to be involved. Realistically I shouldn’t be involved and in an ideal world humans would leave all animals be, but I live in suburbia and animals are sometimes dependent on us here.

But being involved is a precious thing and sometimes it just hurts. Remember that you’re likely right about the kitty falling prey to another animal. But don’t fault that animal as they are simply doing what they know. Just be ultimately grateful that nature recognized you as a safe person/safe place and that’s a pretty awesome thing. Let that thought lift you up when the dark underbelly of nature shows itself.

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Oh man hey’ya fellow adhd’er. I’m in the same boat. I like going to this nice little city park with a pond. I park there for lunch and read. Sometimes I listen to the radio so I can see how that could be used for the audio. Plenty of people are posted up there for lunch so I don’t really look out of place. And if the weather is nice I can get out and find a place to sit on the lawn.

I got you man I knew what you meant. Fish around.

And do so every evening and start fresh everyday

Why is anyone surprised? Isn’t that her family values? Take what you want and sneer when you get caught?

I’ve used this before: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0107WU67M?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_N5VY96CYFB4BGN2J080Z

Make sure the measurements are large enough since I’m not sure this is the exact one.

One of us! 7 months in, how is it?

Works on small things like a small nail but larger things just get really damn hot

Or get a housing for the unit and a glass slide for the inside of the coil. By the time you do that it will be pretty dialed in. Source: I’ve built a few

thanks for the info. Sounds like i need to find some tutorials on containers, Docker, Jellyfin....

I have a fan running on mine. You made me feel good about that choice! I have a 5T external SSD i purchased. Would I be able to house media, as well as a private lemmy instance with a front end and the ability to hold pics users upload, etc? Just family stuff, nothing enterprise level.

Thanks for the information. Being completely honest, I had to look up what transcoding even was. But hey, that's the point of this current project I'm working. To learn all this stuff! I have a pi4 and really only plan to use that to run the server. Then i was going to use my PC (Linux) and macbook for coding project, etc. and building the front end(s). Does any of that make sense?

raspberry pi? just asking because i'm currently setting up a home server with plex in mind using a raspberry pi 4 and a 5tb ssd. dunno what i'm in for but hey, the project is for learning!

Apologies all, I thought you meant Titanfall 2

Gawd I miss that game

More likely someone trying to invoke the improbability drive

Honestly I moved over here a couple months ago and haven't had the urge to look back. I love this place.

Out of curiosity I read that post and top comments. That place just smells tainted now. If that post is on tenth accurate I feel bad for anyone that feels the need to stay and be part of that drama.

The fediverse has felt just so much more comfortable and safe. I hope it stays this way.

Actual reading: Dune. listening to: [The Wanderers by Chuck Wendig](Listen to Wanderers by Chuck Wendig on Audible. https://www.audible.com/pd/198489174X?source_code=ASSORAP0511160007)

I got that joke. Nice.