• 0 Posts
  • 40 Comments
Joined 1 year ago
cake
Cake day: July 24th, 2023

help-circle

  • I don’t want kids so that narrows down the dating pool to something more like a dating puddle.

    I generally keep to myself. Every social skill I have comes from deliberate practice.

    I did manage to find a girl. What I did:

    Figure out what my strengths are and in what situations I get to show them. I get compliments on having a pleasant voice. So anywhere I’ll talk some is good.

    Work on mitigating your weaknesses.

    Work on being a {pick one or more: fun/pleasant/useful/positive/etc} person to be around.

    What I did not tell you is how long I had to do this.





  • Attitude: I generally don’t care unless they try to tell me what to do based on their religion. This is generally never a problem, I’ve had more vegans and environmentalists bother me.

    Getting along: we have some high faith denomination of Christianity here. I’ve worked with a few and generally don’t notice unless they drop something heavy on their foot and don’t swear.

    Thought of believing: not since I was 12 or something.

    Do not like faiths: I acknowledge they can create a sense of community and belonging. I have a dim view of the dogma that tends to come with them.





  • zxqwas@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlzodiac sign
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    25
    arrow-down
    3
    ·
    edit-2
    6 months ago

    Turns out you can make up any arbitrary distinctions and they just start existing. The question is if they severe any useful purpose.

    I can make zodiac 2.0 exist by adding shoe size to distinguish between regular aquarius and aquarius without platypus (above EU 42 is with). So now the Zodiac 2.0 exists with the same predictive power as 1.0.




  • In my case it was because Ubuntu broke on me for whatever reason (and the threat of snap packages looming).

    I did not feel like putting anymore effort into getting the computer back to working so I just switched to something not Ubuntuoid at semi random to anything that promised an easy installation.

    A year later and it’s still working. I’ll notify you when it breaks so you can tell me “I told you so”.





  • Sweden: you can apply for a licence from the police for target shooting if you’re an active member of a club, or a hunter if you have passed a hunters exam (like drivers license basically). You’ll have your criminal record checked.

    Either way the gun must be suitable for the purpose. Shotguns and hunting rifles are not very hard to get. If your criminal record is clean and you’ve got the hunters exam you’ll probably be granted a licence for up to 4 hunting rifles/shotguns with the only question being if you have a large enough gun safe. You’ll get to keep them forever unless you’re convicted of a crime. (There is a debate right now if doctors should tell the police if someone is unsuitable, the argument against is that people would not go to the doctor if they suspected they could lose their guns)

    Hand guns are harder to get and the license needs to be renewed every few years and you’ve got to prove that you are actively hunting/target shooting.

    Magazine size for semi automatic is limited. Length of rifles and shotguns are regulated as to not be easily concealable. All firearms must be stored in a heavy safe when not used. You’re not allowed to carry it around town.

    As for my opinion as a hunter it’s not excessively burdensome to get your license. The time delay has been due to under staffing rather than the laws itself. I do take issue with the “suitable for purpose” as they can arbitrarily deny you a licence because it “looks” like a military rifle.