This CDC article about a study from the 90s looked at 90 children who had ingested cigarette butts. Although some had to be hospitalized, all recovered fully within 12 hours.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00046181.htm
So, yeah, definitely not a good idea.
I love that website. I’m considering getting the printed volumes to support them, even though I’ve read most of the articles already.
You might enjoy this book. It’s like dictionary of random slang words from around the world, with different chapters based on categories.
Personally, I was a little disappointed because 99% of the definitions are just one sentence or sentence fragment. I was hoping to find out a little more about the origins of more of the words and maybe a little of the culture behind them.
Could be! I have no idea.
I’m not an expert, but I believes he codes the Linux Kernel on Asahi these days.
If you know the model of your motherboard, you could look up the user manual. Then you don’t need to open it to see if you have two slots. Also, I don’t know your setup. If you have a slot for a physically bigger hard drive, then it might be a good idea to get a bigger storage drive as your second drive. If you like Linux, then reinstall it to your main drive and keep the second drive as storage drive.
Over the years, I’ve gotten more accustomed to my sleep paralysis episodes. (Partially because I’ve trained my husband to wake me when I hum in bed. I can’t scream, but I can do a dull, monotone hum.) The result has been my brain making my sleep paralysis demons move towards me faster. in fact, they’ve recently started full-on sprinting at me and jumping towards me in bed. I can even hear their feet pounding as they run down the hallway.
Anyway, I do kinda miss it when they just hovered over my bed instead. So, I feel this comic.
My husband didn’t know I had these episodes back when he first started sleeping over at my place. The first time I had one, I awoke him as I lunged at the air above me, seemingly trying to choke thin air. (For me, the paralysis always seems to lift “all at once.” And, at the time, I frequently felt the “demons” were sucking my energy. I wanted to stop them. I think this was my brain’s way of rationalizing feeling lethargic the day after an episode.)
Anyway, my husband asked me “what was that!?” I groggily responded “she just wants our money I bet, hah!” and just fell right back asleep.
He was confused and terrified. He kept talking to me until I woke up enough to explain what happened.
I had a dream that my cousins and I were having a get-together at my aunt’s house, in the yard. My cousin, John, was the last to arrive and his car fell into a ditch as he was attempting to pull into my aunt’s driveway.
We all ran to his aid. He got out quickly and yelled “I’m okay!”
We all laughed. I said “Wow, this is just like old times! Everyone is here, even (my other cousin) Jane! … wait, Jane is here?”
I look at Jane, and time stops. The color fades from the background, but she is still there in full color, smiling at me. I wake up crying.
Jane (not her real name) died a couple years ago, and I have variations of this dream still.
A lose-your-shit post?
Also, libre office has randomly crashed for me on multiple distros now, while doing really mundane things like… resizing a window or trying to save the document as PDF.
I will second only office. It’s more stable for me.
I’m in a very similar boat. I’ve been telling my husband gently that almost nobody in my family makes it to 70…
I’ve had no problems compressing Blu Ray MKVs into MP4s with handbrake (using MX Linux). My drive is a branded, internal one (I want to say LG or Asus.) I am at work right now, by I can look at the model number when I get home if you want. Interestingly, I have actually used it on both German Blu Rays and North American ones.
I was born in 1990, and I had a Teddy Ruxpin bear.
Actually, me too. Leos are supposed to be outgoing, but I’m usually not. Eh, exceptions prove the rules, right?
I’ve kinda made up my own pseudo science that astrology is real. However, it has nothing to do with the location of the stars when you are born.
Instead, the time of year when you are born affects your personality for life. Think about it: babies born in winter and constantly being wrapped in blankets and mostly isolated from others except around the holidays. Babies born in summer wear light clothing, and are more likely to have encounters with others, perhaps causing them to be more social later in life.
They’re free, you know? I have 6. Well, one of those is actually paid.
Oh look at this individual with all their potassium and hydration.
Fuck you. (Not really)
I am really enjoying it so far. I’m almost finished with the second map.
So many people seem to hate it for reasons I don’t quite understand. I also really liked Outer Worlds, though.
I’m enjoying the story, the characters, the inventory system - everything everyone else seems to hate. I really don’t understand why other people say the world feels dead. I guess I enjoy not having to run around to find NPCs who are always on the move? (Looking at you, Skyrim.)
Sure, most weapons in the game are exactly the same. But that makes the “unique” ones so much more interesting. I like that I can upgrade those unique weapons, so that they always stay useful. No more quest rewards that are already underleveled when I receive them! (Looking at you, Skyrim.)
I saw someone in this thread say they missed the “stolen item” mechanic. I’ll tell you what I don’t miss: becoming a wanted man because I took some food off a table in a common area or accidentally clicked and took one of the thousands of items lying around that are lootable.
I’m enjoying the Balder’s Gate 3 camping system, but I’m glad you don’t need to “spend” food for every night in camp.
My only “problem” is that it feels a little unoptimized. I get low frame rates sometimes that don’t go away even at the lowest settings, especially inside cities. But, it’s relatively minor. I can (and do) live with it.
It feels like a full game with no glitches on release, which is nice.
Although, if your glass textures all look frosted and weird, then turn “global Illumination” up to at least medium.
I’m curious, what’s your highest play time on a game? Or maybe top 3 even.