We know for certain that Gboard accesses the internet at least so it's not out of the question. I've settled on Openboard, and my only problem with it is that the UK English keyboard suggests American spellings, but I've read that that's a problem with all open source keyboards because of the .dict file, so I'm currently settling on the latter side of the dilemma between sacrificing privacy for Gboard and putting up with being recommended American spellings.
I'm going to university this September. Nearly everybody says "In university they don't try to understand what you've written it is unintelligible." My handwriting is incredibly ugly. I want to improve it by the time I go to uni....
They're called hands, because you do them with your hand. A font is a given instance of a typeface, which is a design of a script. Now you can be pedantic too!
I recently scored a free 1974 Deelite Apollo 10 speed. As far as I can tell, it has all original parts, but most of the stickers have faded out and there are a few places where the paint has failed completely on the tubes....
I bought a vintage racer in 2018 with the intention of fixing it up, repainting it, etc, as it had clearly rusty parts and exposed steel, and I ended up not bothering for one reason or another, but it was every bit as zippy and manoeuvrable when I had an accident on it last year that meant I had to chuck it in the tip. I shouldn't brag or whatever but I remember this little speed counter thing saying I was breaking the limit a few minutes before the crash.
The work bathroom is currently a warzone, on their phone speakers people like to play music, play games at full blast, and one guy likes to chill to ambient rainforest. What song can I play to passive aggressively make it known that I don't want to listen to their tik tok feeds while I work out my demons?
There are stations on Anglesey where you have to stick your arm out to hail the train, and the only two routes they lie on are served by the kind of 1970s DMU like you mentioned on its way to Chester or a Pendelino on its way to London or something.
Bit like that Žižek interview where he says his perfect date involves putting a dildo into a plastic vagina and throwing them in the other room while the two people can sit and have a nice cup of tea together.
I am currently struggling heavily with depression. Which impacts my quality of sleep. Sleep now has never been a talent of mine. So I generally make up for it by napping. I used to absolutely love it. Both the initial and the waking up (feeling well rested). But lately the waking up part is getting more and more difficult. It...
Regarding antidepressants: I was on them for a number of years and I'd say they're a stopgap to keep you surviving until you can finally tackle the problem once and for all with something therapy. They make you feel very grey, assuming there's no side-effects, which can be anywhere between mildly amusing to headwrecking. But of course, grey is lighter than black, and on the other hand, I've known people who've been taking antidepressants for decades. I'm ridiculously self-disciplined so I often find it relatively easy to rationalise ruminations away but some aren't so lucky. So I agree with the others saying you should ask a doctor about it. I spoke to my GP about it to begin with.
It bugs me when people say "the thing is is that" (if you listen for it, you'll start hearing it... or maybe that's something that people only do in my area.) ("What the thing is is that..." is fine. But "the thing is is that..." bugs me.)...
Dutch has the same phenomenon, being so similar to English, but the standard way of writing it is by putting a comma after the noun phrase. So in your example, it'd change to "the cookie he had had, had had..." Typically practical solution that forfeits a charming oddity.
Fairly well paid (I can work parttime and still pay the bills).
I'm ridiculously self-disciplined and stress-resistant so I find it quite easy.
I get to see behind the curtain at a lot of restaurants.
I've built something of a local reputation and a circle of friends in the industry.
Being good at cooking, organising, and leading people is in itself very satisfying.
People find me more attractive because of it, haha.
I'm just sick of making money for other people and sort of sick of working evenings. Oh, and people are always asking me to cook for them. Otherwise, I'm fulfilled. It'll be time for me to look at setting up my own place soon enough.
It's like I've told a number of my bosses in the past: you have to treat the people making your money for you well, or they just fuck off. They never listen, and everyone always just fucks off. I'm a soothsayer!
Speaking as a Briton, I've been almost brought up to hate American culture, I suppose out of some sense of rivalry or something, and I do my best to treat them fairly, but I still have vestiges of antiseptic attitudes. They remind me of friends I've had who'd brag about everything, so you end up resenting letting them have anything no matter how genuine an achievement it is. I still can't stand the accents if I'm tired or in a bad mood or whatever either. Just rubs me the wrong way.
It feels silly to "admit" as it were, but I remember once matching with someone on a dating app, so I went like, "what's your story", and he said "I'm a trans man and I'm American", and I felt bad unmatching in case he thought I was transphobic, but come on, haha.
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How can I improve my handwriting?
I'm going to university this September. Nearly everybody says "In university they don't try to understand what you've written it is unintelligible." My handwriting is incredibly ugly. I want to improve it by the time I go to uni....
Is there any real physical proof that Jesus christ ever existed?
Almost all of the American ones I've heard of are terrifying. ( lemmy.world )
Paint a vintage bike or just ride it as is?
I recently scored a free 1974 Deelite Apollo 10 speed. As far as I can tell, it has all original parts, but most of the stickers have faded out and there are a few places where the paint has failed completely on the tubes....
If a handheld device cannot withstand being dropped, it’s planned obsolescence
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What song should I play for my bathroom neighbors?
The work bathroom is currently a warzone, on their phone speakers people like to play music, play games at full blast, and one guy likes to chill to ambient rainforest. What song can I play to passive aggressively make it known that I don't want to listen to their tik tok feeds while I work out my demons?
what's the latest image in your download folder?
that you're willing to share obviously
how are some people able to fall asleep anywheres?
I see people sleeping on concrete, in cramped plane seats etc...
Self-balancing commuter pods ride old railway lines on demand ( newatlas.com )
Do you like olives?
I need to settle an argument I started. My argument: olives are gross....
Bumble Founder Shares Odd Future of Dating: Your AI Dates My AI ( gizmodo.com )
I have chronic sleeping problems therefore I love(d) taking naps but waking up afterwards is absolute hell. What should I do? **Edit: I have found a short-term solution**
I am currently struggling heavily with depression. Which impacts my quality of sleep. Sleep now has never been a talent of mine. So I generally make up for it by napping. I used to absolutely love it. Both the initial and the waking up (feeling well rested). But lately the waking up part is getting more and more difficult. It...
Proton Mail Discloses User Data Leading to Arrest in Spain ( restoreprivacy.com )
You have 24 hours to do anything with absolutely no consequences. What do you do?
What linguistic constructions do you hate that no one else seems to mind?
It bugs me when people say "the thing is is that" (if you listen for it, you'll start hearing it... or maybe that's something that people only do in my area.) ("What the thing is is that..." is fine. But "the thing is is that..." bugs me.)...
Is your job fulfilling?
Is everybody just phoning it in for a boss that just needs you to do busy work?
No one has predicted the end of the world in a while.
When I die, turn me into soup ( lemmy.world )
YARRR ( slrpnk.net )
TIL about exploding head syndrome, which causes patients to hear a loud, frightening noise when falling asleep or waking up. Up to 10% of people may have it, but cases often go undiagnosed ( en.wikipedia.org )
cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2659121
America bad ( lemmy.zip )
Not what my claim was for but it definitely impacted it ( lemmy.world )