pickleprattle

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[–] pickleprattle@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

"He added that individuals or businesses that are found to still be accessing X by using virtual private networks (VPNs) could be fined R$50,000 ($8,910; £6,780)."

Pretty sure that will include Starlink.

[–] pickleprattle@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

My hygienist told me to just use OTC instead of trying to do it at the dentist's office. She didn't suggest a specific brand though.

[–] pickleprattle@midwest.social 22 points 1 month ago

You're very young to have decided that a partner will never happen for you.

The very best thing you can do is socialize without expectation of partnership and learn to have fun and enjoy flirting with people without the intention of following through. When you can get with a bunch of friends, laugh and flirt and go home alone and feel good about it, like appreciate the joy inherent in those moments without ruining it by pining for more... you will be doing yourself two favors.

One, you'll stop feeling like not dating is celibacy - it's just where you're at.

Two, you'll become much more attractive to potential partners, and you'll find folks won't care so much about your looks. The vibe will be way different, for real, because of the self-confidence inherent in enjoying your life without needing anything from anyone else.

Bonus - You might find, by flirting with people you have no intention of sleeping with, that your tastes expand. Just don't tell a woman you're not following through because she doesn't meet your physical standards, that will get you in a dating blacklist in no time.

[–] pickleprattle@midwest.social 11 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I mean... Bank drive thru, too?

[–] pickleprattle@midwest.social 13 points 5 months ago

Found your alt account, Elon, nice try.

[–] pickleprattle@midwest.social 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Jump Man, Space Taxi, and Ghostbusters on Commodore 64. I was using that version of the Ghostbusters song as my ringtone for years, back when I got phone calls ;)

[–] pickleprattle@midwest.social 0 points 8 months ago

This is the sort of thing a person rattles off on gut alone. "Artistic freedom" is not legally defensible - if your work isn't entirely unique, you need to fit within Fair Use in the US.

If you're in many places outside the US (like Japan) there is NO Fair Use carve-out to copyright (which is why Palworld may be more fucked than if they were a US company.)

[–] pickleprattle@midwest.social 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Who, with sufficient expertise, is willing to participate in creating this? Maybe they're out there, but I think this incompetence is perhaps the best they could find.

Tragic on many levels.

[–] pickleprattle@midwest.social 12 points 8 months ago

GODDAMMIT

It is.

[–] pickleprattle@midwest.social 11 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I can't believe in 2023 we are still in the position of having the only convenient capable way of incapacitating someone from a distance being to destroy their body.

I'm not trying to sound super anti-gun, it just seems like it's not the right tool for the job most of the time, and it sucks that that is the choice we have to make.

[–] pickleprattle@midwest.social 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A local personal assistant that isn't just focused on media consumption or purchasing. I want to ask about my most efficient route or ideal presents for my partner or a medical condition without it being data mined.

[–] pickleprattle@midwest.social 21 points 10 months ago

Being in my 40s, I am relieved to say that I keep finding women attractive that are my age, and I look at people in their 20s as, well, kids. Even in my porn, I keep looking for women more my age.

That's true physically, but also emotionally. There is a humbling nearly all decent people seem to go through in their late 20s to 30s that at this point is a necessary point of bonding for me.

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