overview for toynbee

[–] toynbee 4 points 4 hours ago

I need to know the content of the footnote.

Billionaire Anti-Aging Zealot Shares Data on Son’s Erections in c/nottheonion

[–] toynbee 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

I've been ruminating on this comment for many of the last 21 hours, in part because I want to give a good answer and in part because I suspect I see the direction of the conversation.

I think the answer is, of course I don't want my kid to die, but I want them to be able to without suffering when and if they're ready to and mature enough to make such a decision.

QoL not declining kind of seems like a fantasy to me. Taken literally, living "forever" means that you'd outlive the planet, the sun, ultimately the universe. Sounds like a lonely and eventually boring life though, yes, you'd likely experience a lot of thrills before that point. IIRC, among other media, there's a section of H2G2 that briefly addresses this.

Taken less literally, there are mornings during which I wake up and think "I have to go through with this for how much longer?" If I could spend the rest of time without physical or mental health once dipping, I might feel differently, but especially the latter seems unlikely to me (even if it is a laudable goal).

For anyone reading this with concern, I'm happy with my life, I'm not depressed and I'm not at risk. If you were going to say something about that, thank you for caring, but it's not necessary.

edit: Added detail.

Signal will finally let you transfer your encrypted chat history to new linked devices in c/technology

[–] toynbee 1 points 4 hours ago

See the other response to justify that part, heh.

Signal will finally let you transfer your encrypted chat history to new linked devices in c/technology

[–] toynbee 1 points 4 hours ago

That's why "in this context"!

the sea hates your teeth but lemons love them more in c/microblogmemes

[–] toynbee 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Huh. I always interpreted that as meaning "until your skin is raw from the extended and unceasing friction." TIL, I suppose.

Pine person in c/[email protected]

[–] toynbee 5 points 8 hours ago

Moisturize me!

I do not want AI to "polish" me in c/[email protected]

[–] toynbee 1 points 8 hours ago

Reminds me of an old joke: https://ahumorsite.com/polish-divorce/

Bollards in c/microblogmemes

[–] toynbee 5 points 8 hours ago

How can a jar be alarmed?

Signal will finally let you transfer your encrypted chat history to new linked devices in c/technology

[–] toynbee 5 points 15 hours ago

TIL. Thank you!

Signal will finally let you transfer your encrypted chat history to new linked devices in c/technology

[–] toynbee 6 points 15 hours ago (8 children)

What's Molly in this context?

Maybe he is a romantic racoon? in c/microblogmemes

[–] toynbee 10 points 1 day ago

I misread it as "a garage on every street" and didn't get it at all. On a reread it makes much more sense.

I have a nice rack for my stuff. in c/[email protected]

[–] toynbee 3 points 1 day ago

You should probably give your kids at least one room rather than rolling them up in a box.

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I said something nonsensical to a friend (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by toynbee to c/dull_mens_club

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Earlier today, I basically passed out. (I've had guests for most of the past week and have had very inadequate sleep.) Before I fell asleep, I texted a friend about a YouTube video that might interest them (Legal Eagle suing Honey). Then I fell asleep.

While I was sleeping, the friend responded with their insights about the case. I have no memory of it, but apparently the attached picture is how I responded to their comments on a video about a legal case. For some reason, that friend did not respond.

edit: Just refining the wording.

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I accidentally blocked a user (self.lemmyconnect)

submitted 1 month ago by toynbee to c/[email protected]

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Like the title says, I accidentally blocked someone. I tapped the three dots under someone's post and then accidentally tapped again as "block user" fell under my thumb. This user doesn't seem like someone I want to block, so I would like to unblock them. I found the "blocklist" under my profile, which says it lists blocked instances, communities and users; but (while I haven't blocked any instances), I only see communities. That said, it's not allowing me to scroll through the blocked list, so possibly the blocked user is lower in the list. If I navigate to the user in question, I see how to block them again, but no option to unblock them.

How do I find a blocked user and how do I unblock them? Thanks in advance.

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Recently, I was shopping for a hard drive at a big box store and tried to filter by capacity ... (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by toynbee to c/[email protected]

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I'm not even sure how many chickens I can fit on my current hard drive, but it's probably more than the number of persons I can fit.

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SOFI TUKKER x Amadou & Mariam - Mon Cheri (youtu.be)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by toynbee to c/music

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I've loved this song since I heard it on American Dad! It took me an embarrassing number of views to realize that the older and younger couple are supposed to be the same people, though. (Knowing Portuguese might have helped.)

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Cooper Alan - THE FRIDGE (youtu.be)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by toynbee to c/music

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This song is very relatable.

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She doesn't care about the TV ... unless there are raccoons, then she's obsessed (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by toynbee to c/cat

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I don't know why she cares. She's chill about everything else. She's never met a raccoon. She's never met any wild animal other than a praying mantis. Still, when my TV wasn't wall mounted, we had to make sure not to put on anything raccoon related or she'd try to jump into the TV, Super Mario style.