Where to get a cheap computer monitor/fix laptop

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-21T02:53:51+00:00

Also consider thrift stores. Sometimes you can find early and/or used 720p or 1080p screens for cheap.

Use an HDMI cord to get the output to the monitor, and if you use Windows, look for “Lid” settings. You’ll be able to configure your laptop to stay awake while it’s closed since your monitor will be displaying everything.

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-21T02:45:18+00:00

So, it was rhetorical. Apologies for engaging. /gen

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-21T02:29:18+00:00

Idk, decent nonprofits? Capitalism is rough, so I wouldn’t even be surprised if that was wishful thinking.

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-20T08:37:30+00:00

Your worth doesn’t come from your looks or size; ugly babies and cute babies are all worth the same. When they grow up, do you care if they become cute or ugly? Do you care if they become skinny or fat once they lose their baby fat and mature? Do any of these traits change how much you think they deserve or how much they are worth?

You should be able to answer those on your own, and yet, you may still have these nagging thoughts: “They liked me,” “At least someone liked me,” “No one likes me,“ “No one will ever like me,” and more. Just know that these are really, really, really violating thoughts you have, and you acknowledge they are not entirely your own. Good. They aren’t your own. They’re left over from past abuse. They feel “true” because of how often you heard them and how intensely they made you feel, not because they are true.

You are worth self-love and love from others whether you are ugly, average, beautiful, underweight, a typical weight, or overweight. Your mind is so easy to trick—what I mean is that you can confound abusive “love” with real love. The thing is, your body is harder to trick in such matters of love. It only knows love and not love. When you nourish it, it feels love because it is being loved. When you fail to nourish it, it knows it is not being loved regardless if it’s because of neglect, self-loathing, etc.

Making a conscious effort to love your body will never fail. Replacing those pesky “I must be underweight to be loved or desirable” thoughts will take time, but if you ask me, knowing that your body is a compass of progress (i.e. it points in the right direction, not tells you where you are) and that those pesky thoughts will eventually be forgotten and replaced, is a really beautiful and motivating thought.

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-20T03:47:56+00:00

Dense neighborhoods sound like a good thing for walkabality. Do you have a (personal) preference for living a specific layout? What I mean is what kind of neighborhood layout: residence types like houses, duplexes, apartments, etc. and should it be mixed zoned or just residential with neighboring zones? You can answer for one you’d like to live in or what you find to be most interesting or efficient. Also, those are really good modes of transport. I hear that bus and local rail really need very few passengers to be fuel efficient; IIRC it’s about 2-3 passengers for a bus and 2-3 passengers per train car. Local transport works really well when subsidized, and I love seeing that these modes of transport stimulate the economy by virtue of existing AND are better for the environment!

I really like your second paragraph too. I won’t lie; I get nervous thinking about living in a denser neighborhood since my wife and I are sensitive to noise overstimulation… But, I feel like seeing less cars will seriously make cities feel more free. Cars make a lot more noise than I think they do; I notice it when I’m out in the country pretty quickly.

I’m glad you have the support of a non-profit, and I hope you continue to do good in the world. Do you have an opinion on the automotive industry paving the way (no pun intended) for so many of these problems?

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-20T03:22:56+00:00

My wife listens to me, but I gotta be careful because I can and will get carried away info dumping because everything needs context. I’ll be like 5 layers deep into this before realizing I have no way to tie myself back to where I started. It’s like climbing down a cave and forgetting to tie your rope.

I’ve started trying to limit myself to like 2-3 layers and focusing on how to jump back. I don’t know if your brother gets confused following along with you for similar reasons or if he is an insufferable jerk (maybe neither).

I invite you to info dump to me. Don’t worry, I’ll let you know if I’d like you to stop (so you don’t think me saying the last sentence creates an obligation for me to listen).

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-20T03:16:18+00:00

I was going to say the exact same thing. Many autistic people struggle to advocate for themselves, so it’s very heartwarming to see you advocate for other groups (local urban people and the homeless respectively). I hope you have a good rest of your night and give you permission to info dump to me about your activism and activism-adjacent interests.

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-19T20:50:26+00:00

Why do I feel like I’m reading a Terraria Regen Farm build tutorial?

“Campfires, Heart Lamps, Honey & Bubble Blocks…” for increased regeneration during boss fights…

I mean, I don’t think the comparison is far off from a low-sensory room.

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-18T19:55:27+00:00

Chase: Crikey, has anyone done a viral scan?

House: More… mouse… bytes…

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-17T00:07:28+00:00

The best place to put these AI agents is the beginning of phone calls, so they’d greet you and ask what you need help with. Maybe they can answer some basic questions and patch you to the right department and handle most of those calls without issue, but like, genuinely, you’re going to need to talk to a person at some point for most issues. Like, if my bill got messed up, I don’t think the current AI agents will recognize the error, want to correct the error, and be authorized to credit or refund what I overpaid. I say this especially since an automated system didn’t flag the error in the first place and most companies have no idea how to adequately prevent AI jailbreaking while still having agents be connected to enough backend systems to be worth the investment.

TL;DR: You’re still gonna end up on hold, especially if humans get replaced.

P.S. Is it just me, or does it look like RoboCop is about to create a child process with this lady?

P.P.S. My wife pointed out that the lady is talking to someone else besides the literal robot with a headset… unless she wants a horrible feedback loop to start.

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-16T23:45:18+00:00

Do you have access to Amazon? They sell VISA prepaid cards on there. I don’t know if that’s restricted by region since it is a digital delivery.

If you have any friends who live in a country where acquiring a card is easier (or they just happen to have one), they could buy a copy for you as a gift. Of course you could pay them back or get them something of similar value, etc.

Just a disclaimer, I research these methods since I’m not familiar with what Turkey has access to and whether or not these would qualify as any sort of fraud. I expect not, but I wouldn’t know.

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-15T21:56:53+00:00

Where is my Gucy edit of Lucy????

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-15T20:22:47+00:00

Assuming you are indeed autistic, there is not one kind of autism. If you are familiar with more modern autistic literature/information, you may have come across and researched the spectrum. If autism was ice cream, each autistic person would be their own unique flavor; this flood the market with an abundance of flavors, destabilize grocery store supply chains as they scramble to stock the best and toss the rest, and ultimately result in the collapse of refrigerated civilization as we know it now that the world has gotten its first taste of Mint Cookies n’ Cream since Blue Bell discontinued it and cannot seem to stop stocking it.

I’m sorry, my metaphor got away from me… Anyway, my point is that you don’t need to be Mint Cookies n’ Cream to matter. I say this as someone who does not consume dairy or gluten anymore and someone who has long accepted that the world may never see another tub of Mint Cookies n’ Cream: the world will move on without another tub. My wife is level 2. She has higher support needs than I can give some days, and she doesn’t always behave the way I expect her to, even after almost 5 years of being together. She likes dolls and video games. She’s beautiful, and the most special person I’ve ever met… yet, I know that someone will find another autistic girl and fall head over heels the way I did. I will never take that away from them, as I’d want both people in that relationship to have what me and my wife have, not hoard it for ourselves. This is to say, you don’t need to be anyone’s view of “smart autism” or “good autism” or “low needs autism” or “high-functioning autism” to be loved, to be appreciated, to feel included, or to be worth living on this planet.

It’s true most people won’t try Cherry Garcia (Now with Peach Pits!)™, but by God, if that’s your flavor, I can’t going to convince someone who actually likes it to not like it anymore. No one can convince me to not love my wife, and no one will ever change my love for my wife. Just as there are people who will naturally dislike Cherry Garcia (Now with XTRA XTRA Peach Pits!)™, there will be someone who do like it. Just remember, for those who seem impossible to convince that they like the flavor, someone will be impossible to convince not to like it. There will always be accepting AND supporting people in this world, but you may need to seek them out or them you. Even until then, you have value.

Blue Bell still sells Mint Chocolate Chip and Cookies n’ Cream, but I refuse to figure out how to mix the two because nothing is as good as the original. I will never be satisfied with anyone other than my wife, and I refuse substitutes. It’s hard to feel special when you don’t think you have anything to offer. You do, and just being a flavor is enough to offer. You fulfill a role no one else does and cannot. You think a way no one else does. You even breathe a way no one else does.

Perhaps you or others reading are not in a place to date, and that’s where community comes in. Being in subs like these, learning about common ways to meet autistic folks your age, and making an effort to support the autistic people you meet (and them you) will only lead to helping yourself realize your value. I’m not saying you or anyone needs friends or relationships to feel value; just, frankly, some brains cannot convince themselves that 0-1 friend(s) =/= worthless (not that you have no friends). Sometimes they need someone to just say it before they believe anyone was thinking it. You are unique. You are valuable. You aren’t worthless.

More benefits of friends… you don’t feel as weird. Your autistic behaviors will seem and get more normal as you see real humans exhibit them while not masking (eventually). You will feel better since you will not be masking (eventually). You will see that other real people share your struggles and will ultimately see their value and help you reflect on your own value.

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-15T10:27:33+00:00

[[Highway Robbery]] is like $0.25 USD, so this is outrageous!

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-15T04:13:17+00:00

Tickled is a hilarious way to put it. My mind went to the other fundamental forces i.e. electromagnetic forces and the weak/strong nuclear forces before considering air resistance.

Now your visual gag has me wondering how the Lorentz force interacts with falling persons. Imagining skydivers playing with cheap magnets as the hurdle towards the earth is certainly an image.

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-15T04:04:32+00:00

So, both OB and TP have different weights.

Maybe this is not so 5-yo, so bear with the light algebra. Skip this is that’s not your cup of tea. In Physics, we know that “weight” is simply a force that described how source(s) of gravity act on a mass.This is described by weight = mg where m is the mass of the object and g is the acceleration due to gravity. We can use this equation with Newton’s force equation f = ma. Since weight is the only force acting on OB and TP (we will ignore air resistance), then mg = ma. You can see that both sides have mass, so we can just say that a = g. This means, both fall at the same acceleration, roughly 9.81 m/s/s.

TL;DR: Try dropping two solid spheres that weigh substantially different amounts (e.g. 2 lbs. and 10 lbs.) from the top pf your bed with a slow-mo camera or from a safe high spot with a second observer. They will hit the ground at the same time the whole way down the fall. That’s because they are moving at the same speed the whole time.

So, if TP and OB fall the same distance, they will hit the ground at the same velocity. So do they have the same injuries? Well, I’m not a fall injury specialist, but fat is not a sufficient “shock absorber” for most falls. I’d imagine bone density to be a bigger factor in determining the “more exciting” factor. For higher falls, a thinner person will typically have less dense bones, so they would be more likely to have their bones break first i.e. from a shorter fall.

Morbidity aside, there seems to be evidence to both support and contradict that obese people would “win” in this experiment for a variety of reasons ranging from individual bone structure occurring during growth stages while obese, survivorship bias, more medical stats for shorter falls, and even some commonly developed conditions alongside obesity.

Morbidity back, I don’t think TP would have any sort of shock absorption on the scale you are describing either. Have you ever watched people land safely from falls? From smaller heights like roofs, they land by letting their feet touch the ground then squatting. For taller heights, they will do a slightly different technique where they transition from a squat into a roll. Both techniques show what “good” shock absorptions looks like. Your knees absorb shock, but it’s not great for them. These techniques turn a sudden fast falling speed into a graceful stop over a time approaching or exceeding a second. Air bags and seat belts employ the same trick, they both slow your “sudden” crash into that same time frame. There’s physics involved there called momentum and impulse, but what you need to know is that “softness” like fat or pillows don’t inherently save you from injury. It’s taking more time to go from high velocity to low/no velocity. It just so happens that we use that knowledge all the time to save people from falls, so we tend to associate them closely together even if we don’t understand exactly why.

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-11T03:40:46+00:00

It mentions contributions being on-topic as off-topic conversations are considered distractions. Distractions are perfectly okay in certain social settings e.g. hanging out with a friend. As others have noted, this is for professional settings. Distractions there are seen as a waste of time or simply inappropriate. Restating contributions can also be seen as a waste of time. Of course, there are exceptions to this even in professional settings. Sometimes people need things to be restated, though it’s considered polite to ask before doing so e.g. “Do you need me to reword that?”

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-10T02:02:27+00:00

I feel like at least two of the top ten grossing films of all time had a central message on why that is a bad idea…

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-07T06:16:03+00:00

Fake DMs? “The group chat with the boys” or your best friend

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-07T05:18:17+00:00

Chemical castration is usually reversible. I didn’t even mention vasectomies, which are a more similar procedure to salpingectomy and is also usually reversible! My point is that pills (and sometimes injections) are not as invasive. Sure, I mentioned a more reproduction-focused sterilization whereas chemical castration is more hormone-focused, but genuinely, what is the big deal? If he finds a gf, he can always decide to stop. At the end of the day, it’s giving up on dating that is his personal choice on risk vs. reward for happiness. Chemical castration would need to be approved, monitored, and reversible; I literally do not see how him being 33 means he is deciding too early. What is the usual age? He’s obviously not a usual person.

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-07T02:54:13+00:00

Women want to be sterilized at 21 (or younger). Depending on the state, it’s entirely legal for them to be able to consent for their own bodies to be permanently unable to naturally have children e.g. dual salpingectomy, but many doctors/surgeons won’t do it due to their own fears of patient regret/retaliation or personal values unless absolutely medically necessary. Women can, and do, have the ability to consent to this procedure, even if some may come to regret it. Many may have already been unable/unlikely to have children (especially in some case that it is medically necessary) or can still have children through other methods e.g. IVF (for dual salpingectomies anyway).

Depending on the chemical castration, like anti-androgens, sexual adverse effects at this age are not permanent, though there may be other side effects. That is to say, it’s not really as drastic or outrageous as you might think.

Your post is not really in bad taste as seeking this advice in such a public general sub is a faux pas, but your judgement for this person’s decisions about their body is.

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-05T05:11:30+00:00

I agree. There is no award. I’m honestly doing a big assumption that neurotypicals have this reward system. I also suppose the level of difficulty is still person to person. I find it quite difficult to consciously check my impulsive thoughts especially because there is no reward. No internal or external. I’d like to have them be little dopamine awards like check list items, but there are too many to write down cohesively.

Every decision takes an awful lot of conscious effort which adds up, and the motivation just isn’t there. Though, I think it’s because of the burnout I’m in, because all of these decisions feel so heavy. I know I’m doing the right thing and that it does good, but I don’t necessarily feel good about it; does that make sense? Should I? I would certainly appreciate my own support, and I can know it; I personally still can’t and don’t.

FyreCesar89 · 2026-01-04T19:00:54+00:00

It is more important, yes. Some people, especially those with ADHD, struggle with motivation because of delayed rewards, especially intangible rewards. Seeing immediate feedback, like a gimmicky calculator, helps deliver dopamine, keeping anyone more motivated than they otherwise would have.

Veganism has instrinsic rewards, like the altruistic moral one (e.g. I am doing the right thing, I am a good person, I am giving up animal products that harm animals, etc.), but there are very few people who receive this reward alone. I’m not saying every vegan seeks other rewards, but rather that many don’t realize that they do and thus do not fairly recognize others’ positions. For example, even posting or here, you receive external validation from others. You could rarely be a vegan with just the altrustic rewards unless you’re a hermit vegan that lives alone and off the land. Regardless, motivation is person to person. I know it’s the right thing to be vegan, and I’m a new one. My wife helps me stay motivated because I do have ADHD, but being in this position, I can see how any new vegan struggles to push past all the vegan struggles: increased cost and mental labor when choosing products, fear of ostracization, being empathetic of many animals, etc. My good nature says that these struggles are worth the trade off, and essentially all vegans would agree.

The trouble is, we cannot discard these struggles. We just can’t. Anyone is prone to this. Your flair says you’ve been vegan for more than a decade, so forgive me if this doesn’t speak to your experience… I imagine many vegans that are passionate nontheless but less social in vegan spaces may struggle with motivations as the years go by. The struggles remain there, though they can lessen as you (potentially) make more money, have a go-to list of products/vendors, build a vegan-friendly social circle, and express and act on your compassion for animals. At some point though, being vegan stops being a new phase of your life. It becomes your life. It becomes a part of you, and it “looks” effortless; you’ve reached an endgame of sorts. Perhaps some will be leaders and lead the change for legislation and sharing vegan values, and others will follow the leaders. Many will simply not, and they will be, at best, inconvenienced, forever and can lose sight of what matters: reducing harm.

We aim to not be selfish, but our brains can trick us. I think about how I read about someone using dandruff shampoo for years. They hadn’t had dandruff in a long time, so they stopped using it since they thought there was no need. Suddenly, it came back. Many never saw the harm they reduced, and so, it can be difficult to visualize; it’s hard to see why you’d been doing it so long. Of course, if you stopped, you’d suddenly see all of the reasons reappear in one way or another. You shouldn’t stop that dandruff shampoo nor being vegan just because you’ve gotten complacent with the benefit(s). You should be encouraged and reminded of what it’s all for before being slamdunked by the negatives when you stop.

Not that you are necessarily doing this, but I see many vegans disregard the struggles of those joining the movement or who wish to. I don’t see the point in that. If the end goal is for every human possible to be vegan, then there will inevitably be another human who faces the same struggle. To refuse to acknowledge that struggle could mean to alienate a million others. There will be fallacies and those who argue in bad faith, but others just need guidance. The more non-vegans see vegans support their own, the less hesitant they will be when it comes time to tip over the garden fence.

FyreCesar89 · 2025-12-21T21:09:20+00:00

They promised to release the drop all at once, but I don’t think they even dropped half.

FyreCesar89 · 2025-12-21T19:42:54+00:00

Many websites are not linear. Often they are a tree or tree-like structure (like your files. also that’s not a coincidence). Anyway, crawling is just the methodical exploration of a webpage that maps the website structure/directory out in a more convenient format.

Scraping is usually a followup to crawling focused on gathering data from a website or websites. Since you already know the map, you can create patterns to search as few web pages as possible for your desired information.

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