countrypunk

joined 11 months ago
[–] countrypunk@slrpnk.net 11 points 2 weeks ago

It's not a universal rule at all. I know people who are very ADHD who if they drink coffee they have a panic attack. I know people who it makes tired, and I know people who it makes productive. Personally it makes me more talkative.

Basically, it's not a criteria for diagnosis at all. Everyone's brain chemistry is different. There might be a higher percentage of people with ADHD whom caffeine does not affect compared to the general population, but that does not at all mean that to be ADHD you have to have that same thing.

[–] countrypunk@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 weeks ago

I have a t480 and didn't need to do that

[–] countrypunk@slrpnk.net 8 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

What do you mean? Testosterone is a controlled substance.

[–] countrypunk@slrpnk.net 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Windows kept shoving their stupid Edge browser down my throat. Tried every way to remove it and it kept popping back up like malware. Kept annoying me with "upgrade to Windows 11 popups." I've used windows 11 on other people's laptops and was flabbergasted that there were ads on paid software. In addition to that I heard 10 will stop getting security updates next year so I bit the bullet and switched to mint full time. It's worked well for me so far.

[–] countrypunk@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 weeks ago

A lot of people on Lemmy are also on matrix, which is an FOSS alternative to discord.

[–] countrypunk@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Interesting. I'm usually wired in the morning, crash late afternoon/evening, and then get wired again at around 11pm.

[–] countrypunk@slrpnk.net 18 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Straterra didn't do shit other than make my libido nonexistent. Ritalin has worked well for me. I know people who felt like they were in hell while on Ritalin. A lot of it is trial and error since all bodies process them differently.

I will say, there are genetic tests you can take to see which medications are tolerated well by your body. I took one and surprise surprise, I had the markers for straterra not being well tolerated. Also if you have other family members who have ADHD and are on medication it's a good idea to ask them since your genetics will be somewhat similar.

[–] countrypunk@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Won't somebody help the poor poor shareholders crying in their yachts?

[–] countrypunk@slrpnk.net 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)

That's insane that they have so much power to begin with

[–] countrypunk@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago

Yup. I've had the same issue with invidious. Hope it'll get fixed soon. Freetube works for now.

[–] countrypunk@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I've been using screwdrivers not drill bits. It's a 4mm screw

 

I stripped this screw in my laptop and as such can't open the back cover to replace parts.

Things I've tried: -Different size/type screwdrivers -Rubber band -Hammer -Hot glue gun

Edit: got it unsuck. Thanks everyone for the advice

 

As per my previous post regarding Instagram, it was suggested to me to add it to a separate profile on grapheneOS. I have a couple of questions about it:

1.) Does the VPN on my main profile apply to my secondary profile

2.) Do I even need a VPN on my second profile if the only thing on it is Instagram and most permissions are off

3.) Is there a way to transfer selected images/files to the secondary profile

Any other tips for limiting Instagram's tracking are welcome as well. EXCEPT for "Instagram bad get rid of it." I am already aware of that.

 

I want to preface this by saying that yes, I know that Instagram is bad. I am planning to get rid of it in the future but as of now I have to keep it for communication with people who are only on that platform.

So I have grapheneOS, use protonvpn (free version), use mull as my browser, and do not have google play services enabled on my phone. I do have some apps downloaded through aurora store such as Instagram, whatsapp, mychart, and mint mobile, but the rest came from f-droid.

I have noticed multiple times that after having private conversations on matrix, I get Instagram content in my feed that is scarily accurate to the conversation I had on the other platform immediately after. I know that things discussed in Instagram direct messages and group chat will give suggested content based on those conversations, but I get stuff that that is very specific to what I have ONLY discussed on matrix and didn't look up via my browser.

So my question is how is Instagram doing this and what can I do to mitigate the spying it's doing on my other apps. Thanks.

 

Cross post of my post from elsewhere. I was told y'all might appreciate this.

 

Hey y'all,

I stumbled across this free extensive course on permaculture by Oregon state university on YouTube. Thought y'all might be interested.

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