[-] Deadful@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

I got a couple Rubik's cubes for my kids a few years ago for nostalgia and they didn't want anything to do with them once they realized it wasn't easy to fix.

I tried to encourage them to keep plugging at it but they said "how am I supposed to do this if you can't?" I realized they had a point so I downloaded an illustrated book that takes you step by step through the beginner method, and after a couple of hours I solved it!

I felt like I had climbed Everest and the first thing my kids did was scramble it again as soon as I showed them. That was the beginning of me getting into cubing as a hobby, and I have to say it's one of the LEAST expensive hobbies I've ever been a part of!

Like with any hobby there are entry-level cubes and then enthusiast cubes that are more feature-rich and expensive. But the Delta between the two is surprisingly small. The cube that I use the most is one that has won world records and it was about $20 I think?

I have bought several variations of the 3X3 and other form factors. I have also bought a few as gifts as well as a Bluetooth connected cube with an accompanying robot and I don't think I've spent more than $300-$350 total for the lifetime of the hobby.

That said you could easily be competitive with a world class cube, a timer, a mat, and some "Cube Lube" for maintenance all for about $60-$80 no prob. It's about the only hobby I have my wife fully endorses, lol.

[-] Deadful@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

I'm an EEG/Sleep technologist and an older coworker just gifted me an ancient book with a similar image inside that may have the genitals. I'll check when I'm back in my office and upload if applicable. 👍🧠🍆

[-] Deadful@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Sleep technologist with 18y experience here.

I don't mean to nitpick, but you're likely just sleep deprived. You probably don't get enough sleep or the quality of your sleep just isn't very good because of an issue like sleep apnea. When your sleep sucks, a simple bump in blood sugar from lunch is enough to throw you into a neck-breaking tailspin. The more you know... 🌠

[-] Deadful@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago
[-] Deadful@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago

I would eat it, but I would do so on rare occasions in the same way I might have a drink with friends once a month. I became vegetarian for health reasons in addition to the reasons listed by OP and I have grown to really enjoy meat-free eating, so I don't really miss it but would view it as a treat best enjoyed sparingly.

[-] Deadful@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

A Serbian film is tops for me. I watched it on my day off while my 2 year old daughter was taking her mid-day nap and when she woke up I couldn't bring myself to pick her up out of the crib. I just felt too compromised by what I had just put into my eyes to touch her for a while.

[-] Deadful@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

God I hope not!

[-] Deadful@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Is there a way to see a list of the posts I have upvoted and downvoted like I could with Boost for Reddit or is tracking those metrics limited by the lemmy platform? I have been missing this info in Jerboa and just assumed it would be tracked in Boost for Lemmy.

[-] Deadful@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

When playing music from USB-C the audio precessing is happening in the adapter, not the phone. You may want to get a different/better adapter and that should solve your problem with low volume.

This one from Amazon sounds good, gets crazy loud, and is very inexpensive:

USB Type C to 3.5mm Female Headphone Jack Adapter https://a.co/d/40sa5qF

[-] Deadful@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago
[-] Deadful@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

I can hold my breath for 4 minutes. Does that mean I'm technically living more life than the rest of you?

[-] Deadful@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

I'm a medical lab manager. I don't work in tech professionally, but it has always interested me. By default I handle all my labs technical issues. Lol I loved using reddit via a 3rd party app and was disgusted how things were handled so I have come here to test the waters. So far I'm finding this exciting and I'm having fun!

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