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MrShankles

@ MrShankles @reddthat.com

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  • NSFW

    What some weird stuff your body does?(can be NSFW)

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  • I can do it, but only with my left ankle! It's almost like I'm sliding the tendon across the bone? making a really loud "popping" sound, over and over. I've been able to do it for as long as I can remember and it's never hurt. Never met anyone else who could do it!

  • ISP rule

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  • Thank you for that, it made my morning brighter

  • What's the best general-interest Lemmy instance?

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  • I like 'Reddthat'; it's smaller size makes it feel cozy and responsive to their community. I have accounts on multiple instances, but reddthat is what I'm using 95% of the time

  • What successful or popular movie that many loved you just HATE?

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  • Didn't realize Tim Burton was behind Big Fish. I enjoyed it, but it kinda grew on me more than anything

  • YSK There’s someone running around Lemmy posting misinformation against Wikipedia

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  • Same. I guess we were able to share it together though, so that's something!

  • Like Neo in The Matrix and "I know kung fu", what one ability would you choose to upload directly to your mind?

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  • Impossible... that would break some fundamental law of physics or something

  • I somehow feel wealthy when my phone and headphones are both at 100% charge together

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  • I have mine stop at 80%, but it'd be cool if it would still show that as being 100% ... just to make my brain feel nicer about it

  • Blacksky Is Nothing Like Black Twitter—and It Doesn’t Need to Be

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  • I've recently used YT more than I ever have in the past... and was surprised at some of the suggested content at first (like, why tf would you think I'm interested in that‽). And it was weird being able to almost "see" the algorithm and what it was trying to decipher about me (to offer more personally-relevant content of course!)

    I started getting suggestions for click-bait shit at first, and if it got me for even a moment ('I wanna see what this is about'), the suggestions became even more brain-dead and polarized.

    I had to actively choose to cut my curiosity off while mindlessly perusing... because apparently, if I want to watch bull-riding, that immediately means I want to see rage-bait bullshit about power-dynamics and diviciveness. It was a bit much, seeing in real-time how someone might be casually walked into an echo-chamber of self fulfilled crazy.

    So I did end up encountering the surface layer of it, but now it's sliding back into my hobby-areas of interests. But it still pops shit up with AI generated images for videos (that never actually occurs in the video) with click-bait titles, and is inherently only used to induce "doom-scrolling" while increasing engagement. It's fucking disgusting, to put it bluntly.

    I just wanna see how different drywall anchors work sometimes, I don't need to know how a "Navy Seal pwned a police officer that pulled them over (AI picture of a dude body slamming a cop)". Dumb shit

  • westerners, how do you pronounce the letter "w" do you say dablu or double you or just dub or double v?

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  • "Dubba-you" is my informal; "dubbya" if I'm throwing an exaggerated southern accent

  • What literary terms like 'palindrome' or 'semordnilap' are your favorite and why?

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  • I'm not sure I'll ever truly recover what "telephone" means... it's like a fleeting hazy picture, disappearing as I turn to look

  • What Loot would you drop when defeated?

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  • Debt

  • why so much Star Trek?

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  • I started watching the show because of the Star Trek memes around here lol. Turns out I was a fan all along, who just never watched it before. Now I've watched TOS and TNG, I'm over halfway through Voyager and Lower Decks as well, and will probably start throwing in some DS9 soon. It's good stuff, especially if you like sci-fi

  • Does anyone else cook a whole meal hungry and upon finishing, you don't want to eat it at all?

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  • I've heard smelling coffee beans can sometimes help when this happens; regarding the whole smell fatigue thing others have mentioned

  • real rule

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  • You've got red on ya

  • Happy anniversary

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  • Would you walk away?

    For anyone who hasn't read it, "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" is worth a bit of your time. It's just a short story, not a long read at all... but a good read nonetheless

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    what's a good present for some friendly nurses who taught me little tricks to work better before I leave the hospital I'm working at?

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  • A personalized thank-you card/note, for sure... telling them you appreciate their help and how it has helped you grow and/or become better at what you do. Doesn't have to be long, just a quick thank you

    For a small token: a fun badge reel is usually always welcome. Maybe a very tiny gift bag with a keychain-sharpie, a badge reel, keychain (tiny) flashlight. Things nurses always use and appreciate, not very expensive. Coffee gift card is normally always welcome too, but can be a little more expensive, depending on your budget

  • What was the dumbest way that you lost a friend?

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  • I really appreciate it. All will always be well, in the end. It just can get rough sometimes, but storms pass one way or another. Thank you though

  • What was the dumbest way that you lost a friend?

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  • I am doing ok, and thank you. I try my best to take care of myself and have gotten much better at identifying/modifying maladaptive coping methods. It's always a work in progress lol

    I've worked around a lot of death as an ICU nurse, which I think has helped me with a little insight into "how to process". You're never ready when it's someone you love and especially when it's sudden, but seeing other people go through it regularly can give you a different view sometimes, I believe. But thank you again friend

  • What was the dumbest way that you lost a friend?

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  • No, everyone was pretty much spread out across three different US states. Just unfortunate happenstance (and timing, really)