impudentmortal

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What's a piece of advice you think everyone can benefit from? in c/[email protected]
[–] impudentmortal 8 points 2 days ago

But I want a peanut

Is proofreading dead? in c/[email protected]
[–] impudentmortal 8 points 6 days ago

I think part of the problem is that people see the same grammatical mistakes repeatedly and think it's normal; especially since it seems most of the written content people consume is written by the average person and not edited (TikTok, YouTube, Instagram etc). So they honestly don't know what's proper or not.

For example, I've seen multiple YouTube shorts in which people pluralized words by adding " 's" to them. Someone I met recently thought the same too.

Not sure if there's a solution since grammar and spelling aren't things people care about. Can't force people to have better written content if their viewers don't care or know any better.

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President and vice president (lemmy.world)
 

From The Main Duties of the Vice President

Low budget gift suggestions? in c/[email protected]
[–] impudentmortal 6 points 3 weeks ago

One gift I've been giving out that's pretty popular is an automatic foam soap dispenser. It's a nice little quality of life improvement and since you add water to the soap to make it foamy, soap lasts a lot longer too.

There are a bunch on Amazon. I would find one that you like the look of and make sure it charges with USB C.

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Boys? Who needs em? (lemmy.world)
 

Source: A Scummy Gap Student With a Hard Life Calls Upon a Lady of the Night (Ch 33)

The algorithm in c/comicstrips
The algorithm in c/comicstrips
[–] impudentmortal 1 points 1 month ago

But it makes me wonder if they know it's a reference to Inglorious Basterds

What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever seen at a thrift store? in c/[email protected]
[–] impudentmortal 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sorry, should have been clearer. The chia pet was inside too. Well, at least the pot was. I didn't really want to stick my hand in to see if the seeds were there too; on account of the dead lizard

What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever seen at a thrift store? in c/[email protected]
[–] impudentmortal 21 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Bob Ross head chia pet. I really wanted it so I opened the box to make sure the pot was inside. Found a dead lizard instead. Store employee had to properly dispose of the whole thing.

The fires of Mordor got nothin' on this in c/[email protected]
Games to play with my late 40s brothers? in c/games
[–] impudentmortal 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Here's a full list of crossplay Xbox and PC games. I figure if it's on the pc, there's a good chance it could be played on the steam deck as well.

Notable mentions in there that I've played and enjoyed are Destiny 2, Overwatch 2, Remnant 2, Left4Dead 2, (I'm seeing a pattern here), and Deep Rock Galactic.

Just a small request in c/[email protected]
[–] impudentmortal 2 points 2 months ago

She kind of looks like Patrick Stewart

What a prize in c/[email protected]
[–] impudentmortal 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oddly enough, I was just thinking about what a bizarre show that was. Were there really any winners on that show? And didn't it have multiple seasons?

He would go on to stand there for about 30 minutes in c/[email protected]
[–] impudentmortal 11 points 2 months ago (6 children)

"But Main Street's still all cracked and broken"

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What's a good handheld for a kid? (self.handhelds)
 

Wanted to give my cousin (11) a handheld since he's never had a game console.

He saw my stepsister's PSP and was interested in it but she wanted to keep it.

Would like the system to be as simple as possible since he's not very tech savvy but also be able to play some PSP games since that's what piqued his interest.

Budget under $100 just in case he doesn't like retro games

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How do you manage power outlets? (self.battlestations)
 

I've got a lot of devices that need to plug into an outlet at my desk. Right now, I have 2 surge protectors completely full.

I wanted to get a smart surge protector to auto turn off/on devices I don't want left on all the time (ex: speakers, monitor, DAC/AMP, printer). But the smart surge protectors have fewer outlets than my current one.

My question is, how do you manage your outlets when you have a lot of devices that need to be plugged in? I don't want to have 3 surge protectors plugged into the wall. I'm already drawing a lot of power in my home office with my mini fridge also plugged in (on the opposite side of the room).

I've also heard of something called UPS. Would that be better than plugging it into a surge protector?

For those curios, the devices I have are:

  • Two monitors
  • Speakers
  • DAC/AMP
  • Router
  • Modem
  • Printer
  • Ethernet Switch
  • PiHole
  • Solar panel monitor
  • NAS
  • Landline phone
  • Backup external hard drive
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Questions about a mesh network (self.homenetworking)
 

I'm looking to replace my old Netgear Nighthawk with a new router. Currently my house does have some dead zones which we make up for using a powerline. But the powerline isn't always stable and we have to switch wifi networks depending on where we are in the house.

My question is, is it better to get a mesh network or a standard router with either range extenders (ex: TP-Link OneMesh) or mesh features (ex: Asus AiMesh)? I couldn't really find any article that listed the differences between mesh routers and standard routers with extendable features. They only compare mesh routers with standard routers.

More info:

Preferably, I would like to go with the standard router for the higher speeds and extra ports but I'm afraid that won't solve our dead zone issues. Also, buying two or three standard routers is way more expensive than a mesh network with multiple satellites.

Speed and signal strength are important for me since both I and my brother WFH and do online gaming. Unfortunately, the home office (where the router is) and bedrooms (where we game and where my brother works) are on opposite sides of the house. Another note is that when the garage opens, my brother loses signal in his room for some reason. I haven't experienced that despite being closer to the garage than him

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Wheres the best place to get ramen? (self.orangecounty)
submitted 10 months ago by impudentmortal to c/orangecounty
1 comments fedilink
 

Preferably S. OC (ex: HB, NPB,Costa Mesa, FV) but wouldn't mind recs for other cities.

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