How to spy for China and not get pregnant

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I don’t really remember much from my childhood so that’s not really helpful sorry.

I know, I don’t know the equivalent term for small kids, you know the high-pitched sing-songy exaggerated tone that people use when they talk to kids (or pets)? I’m saying I can’t do that sort of stuff.

It’s pibling, although, not as commonly used as nibling.

I avoid ziplock bags now. I only keep them around now for travel (to store liquids for flying). Otherwise, they only create more waste and generate microplastics during use. You should especially avoid using them to store food due to potential microplastic contamination.

Thanks, but what do I say when I first meet them? I did meet the older older one four years ago, but she may not remember much from that time, and I’d be meeting the youngest one for the first time. They are aware of me in general though so it’s not like I’m a total stranger.

Sure, I could ask about their interests and what they did recently recently, but what after that? I’ll be living with them for a couple of weeks so I can’t ask them the same questions every day. Also I don’t want to bombard them with questions either, otherwise it’ll seem like an interview. What do I say to them when I run into them the first thing in the morning? Like I can wish them a good morning of course, but what after that? How do I pan out the conversations across day 2, day 3 etc? I don’t want to sound like a broken record and repeat the same dialogue every day.

I’m not really good with small talk even with adults btw, but if it’s something about my work or hobbies, I can talk for ages - however I can’t really do that with the kids though.

But were they also not in concrete agreement when you said that you didn’t want kids? Or did they only give a vague response? Just curious what was the initial agreement exactly, and how did they changed their stance, because I’m currently on the market myself and I’ve been pretty upfront that I don’t want kids, and it’s usually my very first question before I proceed to even ask them about anything else. Those who don’t want kids are also generally upfront about it and would agree immediately, whereas others may either give a vague reply or be on the fence, or straight up say they wanted kids - all of which would be an immediate rejection from me. Unless they’re in firm agreement, I don’t proceed any further with the chat.

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I agree with what @carl_dungeon wrote. If you’re really that paranoid about your privacy then you shouldn’t even use a cellphone in the first place - never mind a smartphone. Look at Richard M Stallman for example - he avoids cellphones completely for this reason.

And that’s because there’s no fully-open cellphone out there, and even if there is, it doesn’t prevent your carrier or government from snooping on you, as long as you’re using GSM communications (which is btw very vulnerable). The moment you’ve decided to carry a cellphone around with you, you’ve signed away any expectations of privacy.

So you either live the Stallman way and avoid cellphones and other modern conveniences, or just say fuck it and use them like everyone else. Otherwise, you’re just a hippocrite, fooling yourself into a false sense of security, because prying open a modern smartphone and checking it’s internals is a completely pointless exercise.

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My interaction with my neighbors is just to the extent of saying “hi” when we bump into each other and that’s it. They have a friendly dog and I love dogs, so I did offer them that I could dog sit for them if they ever needed it, but they never took up the offer. I’ve spoken way more to their dog than I ever did to them.

Oh well. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I believe the era of “love thy neighbour as thyself” is long gone. Back in the day there were many reasons to interact with your neighbors, such as for keeping up with the local news and gossip, borrowing rations when you’ve run out of stuff, or keeping an eye out on your place when you’re away etc. But these days, in the era of the Internet, home deliveries and security cameras, there’s very little need to interact with your neighbors. Which is a bit sad, but I guess that’s the way the world works now.

I’m not Indian, but I’ve got a few Indian friends and have attended a few Indian weddings as well. From what I’ve seen, there’s no “traditional” gift - most of the gifts I’ve seen are something which would be useful for the couple or their house, eg a dinner set, clothes, jewelery, maybe even a gadget or appliance. But this really depends on the couple - younger couples these days may explicitly say no to any physical gifts (because they may just end up becoming clutter) and would prefer accepting cash or gift cards instead. So if you’re close to your friend, I’d say ask them upfront what sort of gift they would prefer or if there’s any type of gift they wouldn’t want - and that should help you narrow it down. Beware that they may say not to worry about bringing a gift and just your presence alone would be a gift (I’ve heard this dialog a few times…), but regardless, you shouldn’t back down, and insist that you will gift them something irrespective of what they say, so this should make them back down if they’re being stubborn. :)

As someone else said, a Polish gift might be a good idea - doesn’t have to be a “useful” thing, but something symbolic to remember you would be nice.

No, actually your suggestion is quite valid. I have returned to gaming thanks to the Nintendo Switch, and found that it was much more easier on my arms. Since then, I bought a PS5, and also got a handheld emulator to play some retro games.

I’m not keen on getting back into PC gaming though.

Same here, never got around to cursing, just not in my vocabulary.

Building a top-end gaming PC. It was always my dream as a kid to have a beast of a PC, with an overclocked top-end CPU, maxed out RAM, full custom water cooling, battery-backed hardware RAID etc. And I built it a few months after I got my first proper job. I was super hyped for it - now I could play all the games I wanted to, without paying any attention to the system requirements. I even bought almost all the games I could never buy as kid, bought every single Humble Bundle etc. I was living the dream that kid me dreamt of.

Except, the reality of adult life struck me, and it struck me hard. After a hard day’s work (we did 10 hour shifts at the time + overtime), I found myself too tired to actually game. I really didn’t want to sit in front of a PC again after spending 10+ hours in front of one at work. Also, due to the nature of my job (service desk), I developed carpal tunnel, so that put me off gaming even more. In a couple of years, I almost completely gave up on gaming due to my carpal tunnel, tiredness and lack of time. As I switched to other carpal-tunnel-friendly hobbies like watching anime and reading manga, I completely stopped using my PC, and it just kept collecting dust in the corner. I just couldn’t face the reality that I was no longer a gamer, no longer young. And I couldn’t bear to sell it off either, it was my first proper, gaming PC afterall, built with my sweat and blood. So it still stands solitarily in a corner today, a sad reminder of my youth that is no more.

Again, what you’re saying isn’t relevant to Lemmy at all. Please elaborate how would a graphics card on some random server help protect actual victims?

I don’t see the problem here. What makes you think that the false positives in this case is “unacceptable”? So what if Joe Bloggs isn’t able to share a picture of a random kid (why tho) or an image of a child-like person?

That’s unfortunate. I can’t say that I have full memories of my childhood either, but I do have a few strong memories like watching cartoons and reading comics. Maybe it’s because I matured late and continued some of my childhood hobbies into adulthood (mostly watching anime these days, or “kidult” cartoons like Lower Decks and Futurama), or maybe it’s the fond memories of watching them with my mum and having a laugh (eg Tom & Jerry, Flintstones, Top Cat), or maybe it’s because I never really had friends as a kid, so books and TV were my friends…

Good point, I’m sure they did, but I left the school before they would’ve introduced those classes (basically left before high school).