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syzizeky

@ syzizeky @lemmy.ml

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  • Textise - removes everything from a webpage except its text (and links)

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  • My use case is to access text and link content on a web page anonymously over Tor without getting blocked by Cloudflare.

  • Textise - removes everything from a webpage except its text (and links)

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  • My use case is to access text and link content on a web page anonymously over Tor without getting blocked by Cloudflare (such as when browsing warez sites).

  • Alternative frontend to Instagram: imgsed.com

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  • I tried it before finding imgsed but each instance had issues loading images past the first page of a user's profile. But I will check back occasionally

  • Alternative frontend to Instagram: imgsed.com

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  • lists of other alternative front-end services or projects that i (also) have not vetted:

    "A web extension that redirects YouTube, Twitter, Instagram... requests to alternative privacy friendly frontends and backends." https://libredirect.github.io/ - the list they use. https://github.com/libredirect/libredirect - extension (source)

    list of some instances https://farside.link/ - (source)

    a list of projects, with some other stuff on it too https://www.funkyspacemonkey.com/foss-front-ends-and-alternatives-for-twitter-instagram-reddit-youtube-and-more

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    Alternative frontend to Instagram: imgsed.com

  • That feeling when you're googling the answer to some technical question, and your own Lemmy post appears 4 results down.

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  • Maybe google downranks db0 instance like it does other pirate sites?

  • This

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  • same sfm

  • Lemmy, from a new angle!

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  • Oh yeah, complete with no explicit emotion. The reddit alien was smiling.

    The advantage Kitty-chan holds is her lack of a mouth. The reason for this is summed up best by Yuko Yamaguchi, the current character designer (meaning "boss") of Hello Kitty:

    "[She doesn't have a mouth] so that people who look at her can project their own feelings onto her face, because she has an expressionless face. Kitty looks happy when people are happy. She looks sad when they are sad. For this psychological reason, we thought she shouldn't be tied to any emotion – and that's why she doesn't have a mouth."

    The power of Hello Kitty's interpretation now extends a layer deeper, beyond our idea of what she represents into our idea of what she is feeling. This gives her life in our minds, in a way that "mouthed" cartoons can't. What Mickey Mouse is feeling at any given moment, not counting his situation or environment, can be clearly seen through his mouth. Hello Kitty, lacking this feature, could be feeling anything at any time! And thus whatever we may be feeling can and probably does get transferred onto her face.

    https://www.tofugu.com/japan/hello-kitty-face/

  • Advanced pirates, whats a tip others might not know?

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  • Another longtime JD user here, I'd love to hear what your reasons are for each of these!

  • Stoner

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  • Cheers! I'd like to pass on this info though, for anyone who enjoys both like myself:

    Caffeine drinking potentiates cannabinoid transmission: interaction with stress effects - Neuropharmacology 2009

    Our data suggest that the cannabinoid system is implicated in the psychoactive properties of caffeine and in the ability of caffeine to reduce the pathological consequences of stress. Chronic caffeine assumption sensitized GABAergic synapses to the presynaptic effect of cannabinoid CB1 receptor stimulation by exo- and endocannabinoids. The synaptic effects of caffeine were slowly reversible after its removal from the drinking solution. Furthermore, although exposure to caffeine for only 24h did not produce measurable changes of the sensitivity of cannabinoid CB1 receptors, it was able to contrast the down-regulation of CB1 receptor-mediated responses after social defeat stress.

    I copied the rest from bloommedicinals.com, just the relevant bits. Also added the links to the studies and the pages with additional descriptions.

    TL;DR:

    • Low levels of caffeine can help to maximize the effects of THC, but too much caffeine can lessen the impact of your cannabis
    • Caffeine and THC can both increase dopamine levels, but too much at once can trigger anxiety, agitation, and paranoia

    What Happens When You Smoke Weed and Drink Coffee?

    Since coffee and cannabis may offer so many health benefits on their own, you might think it’s safe to assume that enjoying a little bit of weed with your coffee would be okay. The reality is … it might be safe for most, but not for all. Here’s why.

    THC and coffee can boost the amount of dopamine in our systems. Although dopamine can promote feelings of happiness and euphoria, too much of it at once can trigger anxiety, agitation, and paranoia. In addition, both caffeine and THC can both increase your blood pressure and heart rate.

    This is why many doctors advise that those with heart conditions and those at risk of heart arrhythmia or stroke, should not mix caffeine and THC. So, if you’re new to mixing coffee and cannabis, it’s important to consult your doctor to make sure it makes sense for you. If it does, begin with lower amounts of coffee and cannabis than you would normally consume on their own. Then if needed, you can increase your dosage slowly.

    Back in 2014, a study was conducted to measure the effects of mixing caffeine and cannabis on squirrel monkeys. The results of this study were published in the Journal of Neuroscience. (also described here)

    The monkeys were given the ability to self administer cannabis whenever they wanted. All they had to do was to pull on a lever. When the monkeys were given low doses of a substance similar to caffeine, they seemed less likely to reach for the THC. But, when they received high doses of caffeine, they seemed to reach for that lever more often.

    Then in 2018, a study led by Marilyn Cornelis at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine seemed to back up these findings. This time, the study examined the effects of mixing cannabis and coffee on humans. It found that the more caffeine people consumed, the less cannabis their body was able to metabolize. (also described here)

    So, although small amounts of caffeine can help your THC go a long way – too much caffeine can lessen its effects.

  • Is it possible to bundle or group sublemmys?

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  • Hi JB, I went down this rabbit hole last week, here is a post I made summarizing what I found, with links to the dev's GH discussions of the different ideas for implementing the linking of communities, both within an instance or across instances, public or private, mod or user created. These features would likely be implemented separately.

    There is also a link to a firefox extension that you may find useful while the dev work is ongoing.

    See https://lemmy.ml/post/1615183

  • Multilemmys

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  • Thanks for explaining, I like that approach too

  • Multilemmys

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  • P.S. in the meantime, a user has created a FireFox addon that might be useful, I have not checked it out myself.

    "Missing the MultiReddit experience? I built a Firefox Add On for that" - @Leraje https://lemmy.ml/post/1611805

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    Multilemmys

  • Visiting the US soon - do I really have to tip?

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  • Not at all: Not if you avoid purchasing anything involving tipped-services! People who pay their workers so little that they need to be tipped tend not to get my business.

  • When was the last time an open source project disappointed you?

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  • I'm only trying to help

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  • same

  • Netflix adaptation of 3 Body Problem

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  • For anyone who doesn't know, there's a Chinese Tencent adaptation (wikipedia) which originally aired January 2023, is not the same as the Netflix adaptation which is not yet released.

    The Tencent adaptation is 30 episodes and currently available in full ~in 1080p~ in 4K! with english subtitles from Tencent on their yt page:

    I'm about halfway through the Tencent adaptation and I think its accurate to the source material and accurately capturing the mood well, however:

    • The buddy cop guy was added for exposition which is lazy writing
    • The pacing is really slow which sometimes works really well and other times drags out scenes with no benefit. I'd say this could have been compressed into 22 episodes without losing any content or creating pacing issues while still leaving plenty of time for scenes that were meaningfully slow. Just needs an editor to cut it down a bit. Oh well!

    I think I only recommend it if you're a fan of the book because its not disappointing from that perspective really, but maybe the Netflix version will be comparably faithful while being structured a bit differently or having better storytelling. I look forward to comparing them.