toynbee

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[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 56 minutes ago

Perhaps an amalgam.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

He kinda looks like Qui-Gon Jinn.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Many years ago, I learned the word "Luddite" from a Terminator novel (also where I learned the name "Lenin"!). I can't decide whether I feel this post supports or detracts from their use of it.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

I personally hadn't heard the ten fingers metaphor - it makes sense but I wasn't familiar. I do know of the five eyes but likely wouldn't have made the connection.

If you are taking my thoughts into consideration: no matter how meaningful your project name is, it doesn't matter if it's not unique. Now that I know what it means, I can appreciate it, but (until it gets big) I still need to look it up. If you called it something like "Avoid the Ten Fingers" or "Ten Fingers Privacy" it would be a lot easier to find (note that I don't recommend either of those names, but you're welcome to them if you find them palatable).

I'm thinking of "ungoogleable." My best example of this used to be the band "The The" but I guess Google cottoned on to this because they're the first result now.

Anyway, I've never done any promoting of any kind. Please do not take my advice as any kind of expertise. Good luck with your promoting!

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago

I've only ever seen a few episodes of that show, but I'll never forget that rice can produce "binding" thanks to it.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Between your typo and username, I don't know what to ... Uh ... Believe.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago

I'm more curious what happened between the 00's and 30's.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Hello! To be clear, first, this is all subjective. My opinion doesn't mean much.

However, if you're inclined to consider my opinion, the intro page was largely fine. Yes, it could be improved, but so could pretty much any intro/about page. I, an amateur, wouldn't consider that my priority were I in your position.

The problem I had was that you didn't show up when I searched for the exact name of your project. I have never done SEO so I can't specifically suggest improvements in that regard ... Except that your project name is fairly generic and not really related to the function of the software. Unless you get big, people are going to have trouble finding you. You should go for something more specific or at least unique.

Otherwise, as I said, at a glance your tool looks pretty cool. I wish you luck with it.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Gotcha, thank you for the edification.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Doesn't Firefox have reader mode with dark mode built in? Don't get me wrong, I find that functionality indispensable, but I didn't think it required a plugin.

 

They almost blend together.

 
 
 

Pretty much the title. It's really weird to scratch my chin and not run my fingers through hair. As a plus, my five year old keeps telling me "you look like a completely different person. But I still know you're my daddy!"

 

Newbie was a rescue from a dog fighting house. According to the shelter from which we got her, they couldn't get her to fight, so they used her for breeding. For her entire life with us, she had scars from where they tied her down for breeding... But despite coming from the most abusive background imaginable, she was the absolute sweetest dog. She was in my life for about a decade and, other than in her sleep, I never once heard her make an aggressive sound.

Unfortunately, she died a few years ago from a failing pancreas. She's the only dog I ever had to choose to let die. I wish she were still here.

edit: She was really stinky, though.

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Them: Knock knock!
Me: Who's there?
Them: Boo!
Me: Boo who?
Them: Boo! I'm a ghost!

 

A while ago, Maze hurt her ear. Since then we've been giving her all kinds of medication. Obviously things aren't pristine, but she's doing way better and her wheezing has nearly disappeared!

 
 

My wife pronounces it three different ways, each of which she can support. I pronounce it one, but other than that it's the way I've heard it I can't support my pronunciation even after some searches. What's yours and why?

 

Last week, I made a post about a demon in my backyard at 4am.

For anyone curious, this is how it disguises its form during daylight. Pretty convincing and a lot less unsettling.

 

Jokes aside, I remember the PoM song being titled "She Fucking Hates Me," but according to Wikipedia it wasn't part of the title, just the lyrics.

I guess it actually was more mild than I remembered.

edit: Add a word.

 

My 5-year-old has set up a selection of large rocks on the railing of my back porch, which my kitchen faces.

In the kitchen, there is a small TV with a red status LED, which due to the window construction reflects twice.

As I naively walked into my kitchen, the only person in my house awake in the early morning, the rocks and lights lined up in an alarming way. I got quite a start.

(I know the picture isn't great quality ... I think the phone camera didn't want to focus on reflections. Also I zoomed in to hide my kitchen clutter.)

edit: Clarifications.

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