for some reason, i have both gnome platform 46 and gnome platform 47 installed in my system. that’s probably it

flatpaks are fine and useful, i just wish we didn’t move into a scenario where applications that used to be easily available in distro repos start moving away from them and are only available through flatpaks. distro packages are just so much more efficient in every way. flatpaks are easier on maintainers and developers but that comes at a cost to the user. i have about a dozen or less flatpak apps installed and already i have to download at least 2 gigs of updates each week. i run debian

i’ve seen this story being posted so many times over the years and every time it’s such a good read

it’s a really important misconception, though. disabilities and disorders are not illnesses and should never be treated as such

this is the correct answer, as much as people here don’t like it. the only reason neurotypical people are typical is that they’re fit as workers in a class society. everyone has limitations, including neurotypicals, but our limitations make us misfit to a class society. we’re not as able to output work consistently 40h per week and do what we’re told without being told it

they’re not illnesses and that’s not even a controversial statement. no mental health professional worth their salt would call autism or adhd illnesses

so cool to be late to my therapy appointment at 9:30 even though i woke up 7am (me rn)

what’s weirdest to me is that if i try to force myself to not doing nothing for an hour after i wake up, it feels weird and wrong in a way i can’t explain

it looks like you’re implying state investment isn’t capitalistic. if that’s the case: capitalism requires state intervention

not sure if this is bait, but public companies are inherently more efficient per dollar than private companies from the simple fact that they don’t need to waste money paying shareholders

i feel like people are misunderstanding your point. yes, generative ai is bullshit, but it doesn’t need to be good in order to replace workers

this confirms what i just said in reply to a different comment: most cases of ai “success” are actually curated by real people from a sea of bullshit

this summarizes most cases of ai “success”. people see generative ai generating good results once and then extrapolate that they’re able to consistently generate good results, but the reality is that most of what it generates is bullshit and the cases of success are a minority of the “content” ai is generating, curated by actual people

people are downvoting you, but you’re right

take all this with a grain of salt

if you don’t need to lose weight immediately for health reasons, focus less on weight loss and more on making healthy habits feel natural

regarding eating, i’d say the following are essential:

• avoid getting hungry
• food should be as tasty as possible. you have to actually like what you’re eating
• no forbidden food. do not try to take anything away from your diet
• absolutely NO strict rules in general. they’re bad enough for neurotypicals, so they’re fatal to us
• introduce healthy food you like. if you can, start with fruits, lots of fruits. fruits are the easiest kind of tasty healthy food
• try to eat on time as much as possible. kind of a corollary of “avoid getting hungry”
• have go-to foods you can eat at each meal/whenever you get hungry without thinking. one of mine is strawberry smoothie
• don’t eat anything you don’t like. it doesn’t matter how healthy it is, if you hate it, it’s bad for you. there’s plenty of healthy food out there
• give a chance to foods you don’t like too much once in a while. maybe you’ll end up liking them eventually, maybe not. just try and you’ll find out
• above all else, make any of these changes incrementally. the point is building solid habits, not having a solid diet from the get go

any of these follow from: eating is one of the most important things in our life; never make yourself feel bad while trying to get healthy.

good luck

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unpopular opinion: firefox copied chrome because the unified bar is simply better. the separate search field always felt like clutter to me even before i used chrome

do we have any idea about how this lawsuit is going?

some deb packages add new repositories to the system, so there’s a possibility that just installing a deb package will ensure updates keep coming. if i recall correctly, that’s what zoom does

dad came to visit five months after we last saw each other. i was extremely nervous i wouldn’t be able to be a good host, but it’s been very fun so far

wasn’t this a thing already in kde 3 or 4? or i’m hallucinating?