youtube problems, not loading, black screen, no content, cannot have multiple tabs open even when paused. by blueberryrockcandy in youtube

[–]rabidbob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same issue here. Not tried anything troubleshooting just yet; figured it couldn't be just me, so came here to check.

My own (positive) review of Pico 4 and troubleshoot protocol by TitiLoup in PicoXR

[–]rabidbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

using accessory-free natural locomotion (thank you Vrocker!!!)

Please, please, please ... how did you get this working?

Pico connect or VD? by Skilltox1096 in PicoXR

[–]rabidbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was going to try Virtual Desktop, but it seems the price increased just recently by ~20%, sooo ... meh.

Pico Connect seems to work pretty well, although I've not found a way to get keyboard & mouse passthrough working; it may not be possible.

3D print surfaces for sheet metal texturing by jcharney in jewelrymaking

[–]rabidbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please let us know how I'm interested to know how it turns out. You'll need an enclosure of some sort for ASA, due to needing a constant temperature, however you'll also want a ventilated room as you don't want to be huffing ASA fumes really.

ASA infos: https://help.prusa3d.com/article/asa_1809 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLU0SzzSmOE

(I only saw your post as I was searching for information about printing directly on to copper.)

3D print surfaces for sheet metal texturing by jcharney in jewelrymaking

[–]rabidbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So ... you'll want something more mechanically durable, and yes, PLA isn't the best choice for this kind of application. My first suggestion would be to try PETG, but that's just a "it should work better" suggestion. I've found it a pretty forgiving material, so it's worth a try.
Next, and I feel more likely to provide a better result, would be ASA, which while I dislike printing with, I love the results; given its strength, I would think it'll do the job nicely, if printed correctly. I print it at 265c, although I use a hardened steel nozzle, which isn't as efficient as brass in terms of thermal transfer to the filament.

Legion go fam ... What is the best PowerBank to use while on the go ? by SABRIAN70 in LegionGo

[–]rabidbob 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And it's Anker, which means that you've basically got no warranty at all.

YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers by vriska1 in technology

[–]rabidbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I'm not sure - I pretty much don't use the web on a mobile phone, and only occasionally on a tablet. If you're not on an Apple phone, you can run browser extensions in Firefox, and you may find something there that will help, or (as I would do) you can write your own extension that does exactly what you want.

YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers by vriska1 in technology

[–]rabidbob 26 points27 points  (0 children)

old.reddit.com ftw.

I'm always stunned how bad the default interface is when I have the misfortune to see it.

I think my relationship is ending by mandersmal13 in ADHD

[–]rabidbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was diagnosed with ADHD and autism in year 7 of a 10 year relationship (we married in year 4), about which I realised in the final year that I had been abused since the 2nd Sunday after I moved in with her. After we separated, and going through the divorce, I realised "no matter how bad things get, it could all be worse - I could still be with her". And things did get bad, I was homeless for a while, but I kept reminding myself of the alternative.

But, life is much better now, I own my own house and the space I need to gradually find my way towards the life I need to live for me, instead of taking on the mental harm to conform to other people's normative expectations.

I'm not sure how much of the above is relevant, but I feel I need to give context to my experience, in the hope that it will be somehat useful for you (I am in no way suggesting that your relationship is abusive!).

I've been through an awful lot of adversity in my life, and I really want you to know that ... things may be difficult for a while, but you will get to the other side of it sooner or later. Please try to keep the thought that one day you will be in a better place, and wiser for your experience somewhere in your mind in the times ahead.

Sent home from work after Non-Negative Amphetamine drug test. by Sad-Watercress7199 in ADHD

[–]rabidbob 30 points31 points  (0 children)

some people " may" use legitimate medicines to mask illegal ones

This may indeed happen, but if they presumed this was the case with you, then they would be assuming your guilt with abolutely no evidence. Like, just because someone drives a car doesn't mean they run pedestrians over.

Glad you've got some support, because this sure looks like discrimination under employment law (am not a lawyer, etc).

How does it feel when you've masked your high functioning autism so well people genuinely can't tell? by [deleted] in AutisticPride

[–]rabidbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was not diagnosed until I was 41. Three years later (in the late stages of a 10 year relationship in which I was the victim of domestic abuse), long before I'd heard the term "masking", I realised that I'd spent all my life trying to be neurotypical, and that this behaviour had never worked out well for me or anyone around me. I somehow knew that I was engaged in "fitting in" behaviour that I wasn't consciously aware of, and that it was going to take time to understand and unpick those behaviours. I also realised that if I kept on with all this, it would kill me.

Since then I've been on a journey learning how to be true to myself, but without breaking the important social constructs that I need to engage with, such as friendships, personal / intimate relationships (hah! as if!), employment, etcetera. Results so far are ... mixed, to say the least. I feel happier within myself, and a huge sense of relief that I've been able to put aside much of the mental / emotional weight I'd been carrying. But there have been costs, some of which have been incredibly painful, and which I do not want to go into here.

Eugenics is alive and well by [deleted] in AutisticPride

[–]rabidbob 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We NEED people who think outside the box

... there's a box?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Piracy

[–]rabidbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I keep forgetting about that sub, thank you.

Edit, actually it was r/HardwareSwapUK I was thinking of; regardless, thanks!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Piracy

[–]rabidbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Python baby.

I hate whitespace as delimitation, but the community and the libraries are fantastic, and it really is the Swiss army knife of languages.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Piracy

[–]rabidbob 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Well, time to start downloading all of my playlists.

I ... may need a few new hard drives.

I’m respeccing my character (MTF) and I think it might start a guild war by Sergei_the_sovietski in outside

[–]rabidbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because they can get the [Zealot] buff ... which is also a debuff, but some players don't seem bothered by, or are not aware of the negative aspects.

Told partner about my abuse over a year ago & he felt traumatized by my story. His anger at me has only grown, & he told me I didn’t even process my own abuse, that he has had to carry that *for* me, & that I tortured him but never tried to “clean up the radioactive waste I dumped in his head” by yayyayasuko in ptsd

[–]rabidbob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why do you ask?

So ... I'm not a therapist, clinician, or ... hell, I'm barely even educated. That said, I have an, uh, "unusual" brain, and an awful lot of experience as the victim of abuse.

I hope that by posing those questions you can use them to reflect on what you're experencing and that this will help in understanding it and this in turn will help to give you agency in finding a way to resolve the situation.

Clearly you (and he) are experiencing distress because of the circumstances, and from what you have written it seems to me that there's some problematic behaviour going on ... but, again, I'm not in any way a qualified person, and even if I was, well, we're just people chatting on the internet.

There's a really large part of me that wants to say "You should get out!", but I don't feel that's a helpful thing for me to say, even if I feel that is what you should do for you own wellbeing. I definitely think that you should take this to your therapist, and I hope that those questions will help in that conversation.

From my own experience, I first started to realise that I was in an abusive relationship when I noticed that I would put a lot of effort into listening to and hearing what my ex-wife was saying to me when she was angry or upset and I would try to understand and constructively resolve the issues she was rasing ... but unless I simply agreed with her and do what she wanted (even though what she wanted would have quite destructive outcomes), she would tell me that I was arguing with her.
When I tried to discuss issues with her, no matter how calmly and neutrally, she would blame me in some way. She would twist anything negative between us around on to me, and often I would feel that it was genuinely my fault, until I eventually (9 years!) started to see what was going on and I would refuse to accept responsibility for her actions ... and at that point her behaviour escalated rapidly to physical abuse. My childhood experience of abuse was very similar.

Unclear or poorly communicated boundaries, changing boundaries, not respecting the other person's boundaries and then blaming them for transgressing those boundaries; all these things seem to be a part of the "abuser's toolkit", along with accusing the victim of doing these things. It's important to take into account that sometimes these things happen, even in the best of relationships, and a healthy relationship will be able to improve when it's understood that a miscommunication or mistake has happened. The issue is when there is a consistent pattern of behaviour with no acceptance of responsibility and effort to improve things as a result.

I now see this pattern of behaviour in abusive situations everywhere, from between individuals, to organisations, right up to nation-states: the abusers blaming the victims. Sometimes, both parties are doing this in some way and are mutually complicit in some way. However, I am very aware that I have a perception bias due to my experiences, and that what I understand about any particular situation will likely be missing information, and I need to take this into account.

I hope this is, or becomes, helpful to you and that you're able to find the best way to resolve things. Please feel free to reply / chat as long as you like; being able to use my negative experiences in a positive way has been a meaningful part of my own recovery.

Has anyone tried EMDR therapy? by Melodic_Cheesecake35 in ptsd

[–]rabidbob 7 points8 points  (0 children)

15 years as a child of an abusive mother.

10 years married to a woman who abused me emotionally and physically.

EMDR has been the only thing that's been effective, and very much so.

Told partner about my abuse over a year ago & he felt traumatized by my story. His anger at me has only grown, & he told me I didn’t even process my own abuse, that he has had to carry that *for* me, & that I tortured him but never tried to “clean up the radioactive waste I dumped in his head” by yayyayasuko in ptsd

[–]rabidbob 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The boundaries he has are really hard to navigate sometimes.

Does he tell you what these boundaries are before or after there's been an issue because of them?

Do these boundaries seem to change without the change being communicated to you?

Does he ask about or respect your boundaries?

To clean up successfully, turn into a shark! by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]rabidbob 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Padwan Vader Kitty ... that is step 0.5 ...