Bilbo_Haggins

joined 1 year ago
[–] Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago

Not OP, but we have a bidet and a basket of cut up t-shirt cloths next to the toilet that are single-use and then go in the wash every week. I wouldn't personally reuse washcloths for wiping out of fear of UTIs, but I'm extra paranoid.

[–] Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

Agreed. We have kept wearing masks in specific places (public transit, crowded events, airplanes) and it really does make a difference. I never get sick from airplane trips any more, which used to be a fairly regular occurrence.

I will say, I was never able to figure out how to stop a properly fitted mask from giving me a terrible headache after 8 hours of use so I'm glad I work from home and don't need to make the choice of mask vs comfort at work.

[–] Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thank you for letting me know this was a thing!! Total game-changer.

[–] Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Can't quote the lyrics without sharing the awesome lyric video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbQSzs11euk

Used to sing this song to my kid at bedtime but he hasn't asked for it lately. Maybe I'll try to work it back into the rotation.

[–] Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

I have a white Prius named Shadowfax so if I need to go somewhere fast I can yell "run Shadowfax, show us the meaning of haste!"

[–] Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Local takeout ftw. I haven't eaten at a pizza chain in years and don't miss it at all!

Now the real question in New England is Italian-style vs Greek-style pizza

[–] Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Another vote for mindustry! That game is a blast.

[–] Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Highly recommend IGNEA if you like melodic metal. A few faves:

Jinnslammer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF_qqeXzM4g

Disenchantment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnV9vpEit6E

Mermaids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU9WFEwsQQw

But gosh their stuff is just all awesome.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee to c/spiders@lemmy.world
 

Great for getting kids to be less afraid of spiders, or just learning a lot about them. It's jam-packed with information and the illustrations are great.

Science Comics are great in general but this is one of my favorites.

[–] Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

Wow! Absolutely stunning! What a beautiful spider.

If it's larger, more than half an inch long, once it matures fully, then it's probably a female. Female spiders are often bigger than males.

[–] Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

When watching eagle nest cams, I've seen little birds and mammals hanging around eagle nests and scooping up scraps of leftover prey. I think in many cases a large raptor isn't going to go chasing around a little birds when they've already caught something bigger and the little birds play clean up crew and take away scraps that would be too small for the larger birds. Not sure if that's the case here but it's a cool little cooperative situation to notice. You'll also see little birds nesting under osprey nests, probably for the same reason.

[–] Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

What could possibly be in your browser history that you don't want people to see?

I'm sorry, do you live in the same world as the rest of us? Seems like half the country wants to murder gay people and thinks porn should be illegal and you can't fathom why someone might want to hide perfectly acceptable parts of their identity?

This would basically disallow any closeted gay/trans person from ever running for office, for example. People deserve their privacy.

[–] Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I have a cheap smartwatch (amazfit bip) that tracks sleep and I have found it to be very accurate for me. I assume it tracks when I fall asleep based on heart rate and movement?

Anyways it plays nicely with my android phone and only cost about $50 and honestly I'm pretty happy with it! I was pretty skeptical at first but it's really handy as a fitness tracker too and I feel like it encourages me to stand up and exercise more.

I also have a somewhat erratic sleep schedule and it's nice to know when I'm starting to get into a sleep deficit and need to get caught up.

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