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  • Optimistic nihilism is my chosen way of life. Here’s a really good kurzgesagt video on it: https://youtu.be/MBRqu0YOH14?si=2xh3B1eQJN4xosI6

    [insert happy/sad bus meme, but both sides say “nothing matters”]

    Another way of thinking of it, if you only get to experience this once, make it the best experience you can.

  • Who is/was a great role model for your generation of boys/men?
  • Weird Al is a massive source of inspiration for me. The guy has been doing nothing but making whacky music through decades of music trends coming and going and never missed the mark.

    From a really young age, I appreciated that not everyone has to take everything so seriously.

  • Which side of the bed is the driver's side & why?
  • The side closest to the door or furthest from the wall if it’s up against one. It’s the side the first person would take if they were the only one sleeping in it most of the time.

    Also “My mom is gonna get me a CB radio so I can talk to all the other car beds.”

  • Is my girlfriend gaslighting me? (Edit: No, she is not gaslighting me, but may have some other issues.)
  • You might want to X-post to c/relationshipadvice as well. That being said, the only one responsible for kidnapping anyone is the kidnappers. And no one should expect their friends or lover to kill their kidnappers. It would likely get you killed in the attempt. On top of this, these are all hypotheticals.

    Someone who is using hypotheticals that they made up in their head against you is more worried about themselves than you.

    It is not my place, but this person sounds like someone I wouldn’t even want to be friends with, let alone date. Friends are there to build each other up, not tear them down and add anxiety.

  • How are engine sounds in racing games played ?
  • Most older games will have 2-3 engine loops that they will blend between and pitch accordingly, however Forza 5 specifically was the first in the series to use granular synthesis which is a much more modern approach.

    These will have a series of sound files including all the different parts of the engine, exhaust, turbo, etc. Then the software slices these files into tons of pieces in real-time and plays the slices based on the players inputs.

    It’s tricky to explain without examples, so here’s a video that does a decent job of explaining how it works in music: https://youtu.be/ftDLRYnRYZQ?si=SEHOl55K7rimi4Eu

  • Lower your fucking ticket price
  • This will be my first ever year attending a race (Las Vegas) and it was admittedly only possible due to a decent disposable income that happened to line up. I can imagine how many people want to attend but can’t because their favorite track is impossibly expensive or the more “affordable” tickets being out of travel distance.

  • If you don't work IT, retail, or food service what do you do for work?
  • Screenprinting. I also did work as a quality tech for machining. Manufacturing jobs in general do not seem to get any public recognition even though they can be some of the most engaging and can cater to a lot of people that don’t enjoy the employee-customer relationship.

    That being said, finding the sweet spot for management can be a challenge.

    It’s a career path that’s practically ignored in schools and I wish math classes used more examples from engineering and manufacturing to answer the age-old “Where am I ever going to use this?” question.

  • What the heck is a god dang cloud?
  • I speak from experience that no one other than professionals should be handling their own mail servers in 2024. I worked for a mail host. The amount of spam and attacks that befall a mail provider, even a small one, is bonkers. Plus, mail is just too damn important.

    I wish it wasn’t the case because the idea of everyone privately hosting their own mail servers would be pretty awesome. Sadly the modern internet makes it way too risky.

  • The surprisingly not so doomed effort to force US drivers to stop speeding
  • This right here is what defensive driving is supposed to look like. If you have the option to distance yourself from the other cars on the road, that’s always best.

    It baffles me seeing a group of cars on the road all bunched up with less than a second between them going 75. If there’s a hazard on the road that the cars behind don’t see, they’re all going to crash into each other when the guy in front slams his brakes.

    Driving is all about awareness and predicting what others might do. I just assume at any point, anyone could need to suddenly brake hard. Plan accordingly and position yourself defensively.

  • The latest Ads
  • Okay, but their teas are actually pretty darn good and not loaded with sugar. I agree about the water though.

    (Although, aluminum is essentially infinitely recyclable compared to plastic, so is probably a better alternative to bottled water)

  • /c/cybersecurity - Cybersecurity News & Discussion @lemmy.ml otacon239 @feddit.de
    Looking for a "dumb" IP camera

    Not sure if there’s a better community to ask this, but I’m trying to find a good quality non-cloud-based IP camera that I can feed into a standardized video recording software over a network. Ideally, it would be Wi-Fi capable as well.

    Everywhere I’ve looked, they all reach out to a third-party and go through an app or are through junction box and are analog-based.

    Does anyone know if an option like this exists?

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    Here's a song I made
    soundcloud.com Green Wave v0.4

    Listen to Green Wave v0.4 by Otacon239 #np on #SoundCloud

    Green Wave v0.4

    I’ve been making music for about 10 years but haven’t officially released anything. I’m hoping to release my first EP this year, though! This is one of the tracks that’s nearly finished.

    Side note: does anyone here know of a community similar to r/wearethemusicmakers on Lemmy for music production?

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    My collection, 7 years in the making

    I’ve been building a collection ever since I noticed some of my favorite titles would come and go from streaming services back in 2017 and many of these titles aren’t available at all on any streaming services at the moment, or only on one of the ad-only “free” services.

    Nothing is in a particular order at the moment. At one point, they were all separated by category, so you might notice some groups, but I haven’t re-sorted since moving to a new shelf.

    My tastes vary wildly from art house to total trash and everything in between and building a collection of favorites has helped me visualize the kind of movies and shows I enjoy.

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    datahoarder @lemmy.ml otacon239 @feddit.de
    A Data Hoarder, I Am Not

    So I’ve been consolidating all of my storage and removing all the duplicates and junk files.

    In actual physical storage, this was spread across 12TB worth of hard drives, all partially full.

    After everything was said and done, I’m using 1.3TB of space if you don’t include games. ¯\\\(ツ)

    This is stuff dating back to 2015. Sometimes it’s actually worth it to just clean up your junk files.

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    An old custom setup of mine

    Super old minimalist setup with KLWP on a Nexus 5. One of the best phones I’ve ever used and it still powers on. Too bad almost all the apps have moved way beyond what it was made to do.

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    Fully disable “Seatch for text when I start typing”

    I have the option in settings unchecked, but when pressing / or , it still shows up. Can this feature be entirely disabled? Ideally, Ctrl + F should still work, but if I need to disable it entirely through the about:config somehow, I’d be willing.

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    Looking for a community regarding copyright

    I’ve recently been considering starting to sell artwork by request, but have never attempted before. Is there a community where I can ask questions about what may or may not be considered breaking copyright law such as fan art and the limitations, etc?

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    InitialsDiceBearhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Initials” (https://github.com/dicebear/dicebear) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)OT
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