Mine‘s getting so accustomed to cold showers that I a) absolutely do not mind cold water for swimming etc. anymore and b) could not enjoy warm or hot showers anymore. They just weren’t nice at all.

      • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
        2·
        14 days ago

        I offer a course of cook everything in one pot as much as possible, then move the pot to the fridge and eat only that till it’s gone, clean pot and start over. 1 pot, 1 crock pot fit on my second shelf, drinks on the bottom, and fruits vegatables in the drawers. If it’s on the top shelf, I probably need to clean it out because I never know what’s there. Likely cheese.

        You’ve completed the course.

    • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
      2·
      14 days ago

      Yea, my partner says my superpower is my spacial recognition. For me it’s totally natural to disassemble things and spin them around in my head, for her it’s totally foreign.

      We also don’t both have internal monologs, and we are an extrovert/introvert pairing, so we do tend to talk more about our mental differences, maybe that’s why.

    • RBWells@lemmy.world
      2·
      13 days ago

      Wow, I can do this too! I thought it was just a human thing, like being able to evenly split something in half or hang something on the wall level without a level.

  • Boomkop3@reddthat.com
    68·
    15 days ago

    In visual studio, a program for software developers, one of the type of templates you can start up and make a program with is in “blazor webassembly”. One of Microsoft’s fancy new things.

    In there, right after starting it, there is some example code thrown in your face. Code that contains pi… with a rounding error.

    So I, being the insistent autistic nerd I am, made a pull request and had it fixed. And I still wonder how so many people looked at that and it bothered absolutely no one enough to go and fix it.

      • kuneho@lemmy.world
        11·
        15 days ago

        yeah, that’s what I heard, too.

        funny thing is that I haven’t seen any of them, still know everything about it, thanks to 9gag through osmosis.

        for a long time, this is why I decided not to watch any of thr movies, as I never would be able to experience it as first time.

        but now, since I’m a bit older I know that’s stupid, it’s just some movie so I’ll watch those eventually with gf.

        • anothermember@lemmy.zip
          3·
          15 days ago

          The thing I like about the original Star Wars trilogy is not that they were great stories, but just that they had really, really good pacing. The characters and scenarios were introduced at just the right rate so that when the big action scenes came around you really cared about them, especially in the first one. That’s also where the later films fell down. I don’t consider myself a huge Star Wars fan, but I would say it’s worth appreciating for the art of it even if you already know the stories.

      • Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        15 days ago

        Capitalism doesn’t care that what made Star Wars special in the first place was that it only came out every twenty years of so.

        There’s no profit in Absence makes the heart grow fonder

      • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
        1·
        15 days ago

        I’m not toxic, but I am a fan! So, so much money in the franchise and they’ve all been mediocre-to-bad since Return of the Jedi. Some slight exaggeration to this opinion, but it’s mostly true. And there are some truly incredible stories in the old novels that are now discarded and considered not canon. Such wasted potential…

      • IronKrill@lemmy.ca
        6·
        15 days ago

        I enjoyed 7 when it first released. The visual style in the first 10 minutes was appealing and I figured we were retreading the same notes for nostalgia before going on a different plot with Finn. Nope, just poorly written rehashed story lines with nonsense plot devices. So much potential thrown away.

      • CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee
        1·
        14 days ago

        The prequels were a hot mess too. I watched episode 1 in theaters when it first came out and didn’t bother watching 2 and 3 until probably around 2019 and have zero regrets about that.

        I think they’re getting a pass now because 7-9 were even worse, but this is like looking back at George W. Bush fondly just because of how awful Trump is.

      • schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de
        4·
        14 days ago

        2006: “You” is Time Person of the Year

        2015-2024: OH MY GOD SOCIAL MEDIA IS BAD FOR DEMOCRACY AND WE NEED TO BAN IT FOR CHILDREN AND MISINFORMATION AND PORNOGRAPHY AND HATE SPEECH AND FASCISM AND (“(&)§$()”§&(&$(")§&$

        I was a preteen in 2006 and still hold the optimist views about technology and its democratization that so many people held in 2006, but it seems I’m nearly the only one who even remembers them.

        • SwingingTheLamp@midwest.socialEnglish
          4·
          14 days ago

          You’re not the only one! I think it’s worth noting that back then, “social media” was a new model in which the viewers provided the content, a democratizing force which broke the hold of a small priesthood of editors, producers, and owners over the message we hear.

          Now, so-called social media is synonymous with The Algorithm. That is, the powerful and connected have figured out how to tame it and gatekeep information again, this time in a far more insidious way. It still has the veneer of populism, but scratch the surface, and the owners largely control what you see.

          It’s darkly hilarious to read discussions on here in which people deny that Lemmy is social media at all, rather than an example of the ur-social media, the good kind.

          • schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de
            4·
            14 days ago

            Yeah, not going to defend “algorithms”.

            I wonder how we managed on web forums where the entire “algorithm” was… thread bumping, and that’s it.

      • pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        19·
        15 days ago

        Only in that they happened before my life fell apart several months ago and they’re about the only interesting things about me I could come up with

    • frosch@sh.itjust.worksOP
      10·
      15 days ago

      Congrats on your personal achievements, as I reckon they both required quite some determination, training and stretching!

      Were those things related… thematically or chronologically?

      • pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        2·
        14 days ago

        Not really, I’d started running like 2 years before starting toying and running with stuff it would end up chafing you terribly. Life kind of came to a crashing halt and I haven’t run since March and still can’t really fit half the things I used to

  • Lorindól@sopuli.xyz
    35·
    14 days ago

    I have a hyper sensitive sense of smell. Sometimes useful, most often a nuisance.

    At work the roof had small leak few years ago, I could smell the wet concrete several days before the water reached the ceiling of the upper floor office and became visible. I told my boss about the leak as soon as I had first smelled it and located the correct room. “There is no leak here, you’re just imagining things” was the response after I showed the room to my boss. “There is and we shall see in a few days.” After 4 or 5 days the ceiling started dripping water and I received an apology.

    I’ve been able to mentally bypass most of the awful smells of the world and people around me as long as I can remember, so it isn’t so bad. But after a few drinks the mental filter turns off and I can smell everything, including my own metabolized alcohol infused sweat. That is not fun at all.

    • Notyou@sopuli.xyz
      4·
      14 days ago

      Are you like the person that posted they can smell ants? Dude was able to find a single ant by sense of smell.

      • Lorindól@sopuli.xyz
        5·
        14 days ago

        I do not know. I have never actively tried to smell ants nor had them inside any apartments I’ve lived in. I shall test this when summer returns one day. But I do remember that the ant guy wrote about having some genetic quirk that ables him to register some compound that’s out normal human range of smell.

        • frosch@sh.itjust.worksOP
          2·
          14 days ago

          actively tr[ying] to smell ants

          Is my funniest mental image for today, thanks. Just some person outside creeping around the ground vigorously sniffing ants.

      • thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz
        4·
        14 days ago

        The ant-smelling trait is a genetic thing. I have a co-worker that can smell ants, but otherwise their sense of smell is unremarkable

    • Mobiuthuselah@lemm.ee
      3·
      14 days ago

      I was a super smeller but lost the sense during Covid. It still hasn’t fully returned. I have good days where I’ll surprise myself by picking up something subtle and off days where popcorn smells like vomit or skunks smell like brake dust. I was considering a sommelier course prior to this.

      • Lorindól@sopuli.xyz
        2·
        14 days ago

        Yeah, Covid was a freaky experience. I got off easy, no fever or other symptoms, I just realized one day that I was unable to smell freshly cut grass. Then I realized that I did not smell anything at all.

        My sense of smell started coming slowly back after a few days and I can’t tell if it’s diminished or not. But after Covid every brand of whiskey smells and tastes like vomit to me, so there was a price to pay. Also the smell of someone eating rice cakes became utterly disgusting, as well as yogurt. Before Covid I barely registered these two.

    • RBWells@lemmy.world
      2·
      14 days ago

      I would hate this superpower. Having grown up with brothers, I learned to breathe defensively without smelling, but it’s also so nice to be able to use scented products and perfume without it hurting.

      • Lorindól@sopuli.xyz
        1·
        13 days ago

        Perfumes or scented products are not a problem for me at all, unless of course someone uses way too much. Like I said, I kind of block all the unpleasant stuff unconsciously and focus on the good ones.

        It’s kind of like listening to radio, all the channels are broadcasting all the time, simultaneously, but you still tune in to listen only one at a time.

        And when I’m intoxicated, theyre all blaring at the same time and cannot be silenced :(

      • Lorindól@sopuli.xyz
        3·
        13 days ago

        I don’t usually bring this “gift” of mine up in real life, it tends to create pretty awkward and unpleasant situations.

        “Oh, if you have such sharp sense of smell, then tell me what deodorant/lotion/perfume I’m using?” How the hell could I know the names of every hygienic/cosmetic product, especially when the reek of detergent, fabric softener and sweat is mixed with the scent I’m supposed to recognize?

        Or people just laugh at me and call me a liar.

        But my friends are aware of my talent, when someone is considering to buy an apartment they often ask me to accompany them for a presentation. I can tell almost instantly if there’s water damage or mold. When I was buying my own apartment I found one spot under the stairs that had a very faint but odd smell, like wet cement mixed with the smell of a wet dog. There were no water pipes or sewers even near that wall, nor were there any signs of leaks from above. I called the seller to ask about this and he started laughing. The spot was their old dog’s favourite place to curl up for a sleep after a walk in the rain. And it was years since the dog had passed away, they had even painted the wall once and renewed the floor laminate after that. So no worries, I bought the place.

  • Valmond@lemmy.world
    26·
    14 days ago

    I made a full fledged MMORPG, playable up to level 12 with items, quests, bosses…, in full 3D and a victorian setting.

    In hindsight I think it was therapy. There was a video about it on daily motion (mindoki).

  • iii@mander.xyzEnglish
    261·
    15 days ago

    b) could not enjoy warm or hot showers anymore.

    Grew up without hot running water and I can relate. It’s only a problem in some hotels really, where the showers don’t get cold enough.

    My weird flex would be being so accustomed to command line that I don’t know how to use well, and get frustrated by, GUI applications.

  • Bruncvik@lemmy.world
    24·
    15 days ago

    I’ve been running every single day for the past 4.5 years or so. Not counting the days anymore. Related to that, my smart scale puts my physical age at 17 years below my real age. Before I started running, the same scale had my physical age 21 years above my real age.

      • Caveman@lemmy.world
        61·
        14 days ago

        Running is beneficial for knees and ankles over medium to long timeframes. There’s a 100 year old guy that runs 10k every day and his knees and ankles are doing fine.

      • Bruncvik@lemmy.world
        3·
        14 days ago

        Not too bad. But to be honest, I started mixing trail running into my schedule. It’s fun, better for your joints (even though I’ve never had problems), and as a runner gets older, longer distances become more appealing. I’m beginning to consider some easier ultras, and they are usually on trails.

        • captnanonymous@lemmy.world
          2·
          12 days ago

          I was a fairly regular runner up until about year ago, and I’ve not had too many knee or ankle issues either. Trail running sounds fun. Might give it a go (once it’s not fucking freezing here).

    • whoisearth@lemmy.ca
      5·
      14 days ago

      Reminds me I still need to make a new set of running t-shirts

      1. I plan on outliving you
      2. Runners are objectively crazy
      3. I run to escape death

      I’m on a sabbatical from running over the holidays but I would routinely run 10k and normally do about 30k a week.

      For anyone reading this, heart health aside it does wonders for your mental wellbeing.

      • Bruncvik@lemmy.world
        1·
        14 days ago

        Where are you having them made? I’ve been looking for a print shop that would do the print on the back, where it’s more likely that someone would read them when I’m running.

        • whoisearth@lemmy.ca
          2·
          14 days ago

          Dunno probably Google it. Find a printshop on my area like “Newmarket Ontarians t-shirt printing” and realize it’s ass so instead go “Newmarket printing” and reach out to the top 10 and see who can offer or provide a contact.

          The future is “I know a guy”" fuck this internet shit.

          Human nature should be “yo I need my books balanced” and a"sure I can help"

          The problem is everyone googles shit. Just ask your goddamn neighbor first. Chat may it not help but chat are idiots. Fuck chat.

          Meet your goddamn neighbours everyone. Those are the people that matter in life.

          Edit - I’m drunk and high AF so take my opinion for what it is. I’m out here wildin’ listening to Tierra Whack doing “Black Magic Woman” thinking this world ain’t ready for her. I’m fucking right btw. Y’all fuckers ain’t ready for her.