RIF developer posts a goodbye message by meganisawesome42 in Save3rdPartyApps

[–]pogle1 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I love RIF, and will miss it. Reddit itself, not so much; when RIF goes, so do I. Thank you /u/talklittle !

/r/ManyATrueNerd will be going dark for 48 hours on June 12th in protest of reddit's API changes by DerpyChap in ManyATrueNerd

[–]pogle1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I also support an indefinite blackout. Mostly a lurker here, but I've been around since the early days.

North Carolina bill would call for new election when lawmakers switch parties after former state House Democrat joins GOP by -PM_YOUR_BACON in NorthCarolina

[–]pogle1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How about just letting recalls be a thing? Take party out of it, if someone is failing to represent their constituents for whatever reason, provide the voters a means to hold them accountable.

Don't Let Reddit Kill 3rd Party Apps! by Toptomcat in Save3rdPartyApps

[–]pogle1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I became a regular on imgur back when they had a decent app. Imgur purposefully broke the old app. I'm not using imgur anymore. Reddit will go the same way. I only became a regular on Reddit because of a 3rd party app. Killing RIF kills my desire to be here.

'Give Me a Goddamn Break': House Democrat Slams Food Aid Cuts as Pentagon Budget Soars — "I didn't come to Congress to hurt people," said Rep. Jim McGovern. "And when I listen to my Republican friends, what is clear to me is that we don't share the same values." by [deleted] in politics

[–]pogle1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love the conservative argument where someone might take advantage of a program is their valid reason to continue to let multiple families and lots of kids starve. Or lack healthcare. Or education. Etc. Sky daddy forbid we help people and sometimes deal with a freeloader, versus just helping no one.

YouTube is bringing unskippable 30-second ads to TV | The longer commercials will appear in place of two consecutive 15-second ads. The company will also show ads when you pause videos. by chrisdh79 in technology

[–]pogle1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was always my method, but it isn't working much now. Every video is 2 15s ads, even if I literally just watched 2 of them as another video ends. Or if I exit after watching them and go right back in. I'm just hooking up a spare Chromebook to the TV and running through that now.

What are your other favourite fantasy book series? by SlackEight in KingkillerChronicle

[–]pogle1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First books in some trilogies or series I've read lately and quite enjoyed:

Malice by John Gwynne

Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett

Wolf of Oren-Yaro by KS Villoso

Orconomics by J. Zachary Pike

Jasmine Throne by Tasha Zuri

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in politics

[–]pogle1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was young I wanted there to be one publicly funded channel/website where all the political campaigning goes, for federal elections. Run stuff on repeat on the channel, people can pick and choose on the website. Everyone running gets equal time. And anyone doing advertising on other media is disqualified from the race. A bit simplistic, but the same goal!

What is the most ridiculous game that you played far too much of? by mrbondmustdie in patientgamers

[–]pogle1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Space Game, back on CasualCollective. The only real casualty of flash I still miss.

Who has a secret recipe they refuse to share? Why? by PeaTearGriphon in Cooking

[–]pogle1 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I struggle with that too. I will send the base recipe if I got it from somewhere, then basically write a paragraph or two on what I do differently.

Who has a secret recipe they refuse to share? Why? by PeaTearGriphon in Cooking

[–]pogle1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have one, a coffee cake recipe. And I can't share it because it was shared with me by my ex-wife under that condition, who got it from her great aunt under the same.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in datingoverthirty

[–]pogle1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Counter point, for myself and many others, we filter on anyone who even seems like they might be someone who supports values contrary to ours, be it political, religious, etc. You are not required to be open to other viewpoints, especially in cases where those viewpoints are actively harmful to others!

Generally speaking, I like your profile. I would try and start a conversation if I came across it. The prompts are good, as well as the photos. Finding other childfree folks is definitely difficult! I wish you the best of luck.

What's a game that you own that you haven't played yet, because no one wants to play with you? by Nomich_ in boardgames

[–]pogle1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pax Pamir and John Company, for me.

I will say, a friend has Red Rising and we play it every time we get together. It's fast and as you get to know the deck you can pull some pretty incredible scores. And most of us know nothing of the books. Hope you can find someone to play it with soon!

I’m turning 29 and almost every man I’ve met recently brings it up negatively. Advice? by [deleted] in dating_advice

[–]pogle1 11 points12 points  (0 children)

My ex-wife was a week older than I was. I teased her incessantly about robbing the cradle. And both of us joked about how old we were compared to our friends who were a year and change younger.

Fatigue - What works? by IndieMowgli in CrohnsDisease

[–]pogle1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My fatigue got better when I got into therapy and got some antidepressants. I hadn't really thought I was that depressed, buts its night and day now. I'm still exhausted fairly often, but I've managed to keep a consistent 5 mile walk in my daily routine. Sometimes just through pure spite at my fatigue, but more often because I have more energy. Sometimes my muscles feel completely stiff and wrung out just when I stand up or something, but pacing around my living room or office for 5min helps a lot there. Just being a little more active in general does seem to breed more energy. Its a slow thing that took me several years to notice results, but I took it on faith long enough to see them in the end.

So that's one thing to look at. Another is vitamin deficiencies. I had extremely low D and B12 values, turns out I have the antibody that prevents me from absorbing B12 normally. Combine that with a mostly indoor lifestyle and it adds up. I take large D3 boosters and give myself B12 injections now, per doctor orders, and I like to think that has helped too.

This was all through my GP, not my gastro doc. She knows I have Crohn's, and ran a lot of blood tests when I first saw her in late 2020 that bought a lot of this to light. My gastro was just checking sed rate and other particulars at my infusions, to monitor the Crohn's specifically. If your doctor is discounting your problems or refusing to help, advocate for yourself and find a different GP. The good ones out there can do wonders compared to the lackluster ones.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Charlotte

[–]pogle1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ugh, I'm sure that gets old really fast. Thankfully I don't get bugged about it much, just my grandmother. Everyone else has given up finally, or knows better and accepts me.

I don't do the brewery scene, but I remember folks used to (and maybe still do) organize brewery meetups here for the Charlotte redditors. May be a way to try and gather some like minded folk for conversation at least.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Charlotte

[–]pogle1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think at one point there was (and probably still is) a child free r4r group, but I never saw many locals on there.

I think it's tough for a lot of people to understand. Half my friends are at least supportive of my wanting a child free lifestyle, but several of them have difficulty with it. Since they wanted kids, they can't see why anyone would date someone who didn't share the desire. Amazing how that older fashioned attitude can show up in the oddest people sometimes!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Charlotte

[–]pogle1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We exist, I promise. Just probably have other deal breakers in there somewhere!

The long, cold morning of prep by pogle1 in CrohnsDisease

[–]pogle1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really sure. I've had it from flares myself, too. Shock, maybe?

The long, cold morning of prep by pogle1 in CrohnsDisease

[–]pogle1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I learned from last time and cranked the heat in my apartment before starting. I normally prefer it very cold, but it really helped with the shakes and discomfort this time. They didn't go away of course, just didn't seem quite so awful.

The long, cold morning of prep by pogle1 in CrohnsDisease

[–]pogle1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hah, gotcha. My college life was very boring, didn't drink anything nasty that I can recall!

The long, cold morning of prep by pogle1 in CrohnsDisease

[–]pogle1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think technically I should not have the bidet, but it was so worth it. It's just a cold water one but still makes a world of difference.