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  • I was distracted watching TV. Both my sinus nasal spray and vape were on the table.

    I realized I was congested and needed the spray. As a heavy smoker, I am used to grabbing my device mindlessly all day.

    So I picked up the vape and proceeded to stick it up my nose because my brain mixed up what I was doing.

    I laughed really hard.



  • My babysitter showed me Critters (in secret) when I was 5. Rather than be scarred, she turned me into a avid horror fan. I saw all the 80’s classics when I was way too young for them thanks to HBO and Cinemax.

    None phased me.

    Laughably, what finally got me was so mild. In Poltergeist 2 or 3, there’s a scene where the kid’s reflection no longer mimics his own movements. It’s not even the scare, but rather the set-up.

    I started staring at mirrors when I was alone, just waiting for my reflection to break into a sinister smile. My fear was, when it did, what would I do? No adult would believe me. Mirrors are unavoidable. Something supernatural would be after me. I knew I wouldn’t be able to pull off some “final girl” shit IRL.



  • It’s turned into the car stereo thing. In 2002, I wanted a rainbow vomit colored faceplate, CD-R and MP3 support, CD carousel in the trunk, a USB port, steering wheel remote

    Now I just want bluetooth, an aux in and a volume button.

    Until phones merge with a steamdeck or something, there isn’t much to look forwards to anymore.

    My phone from 2014 pretty much did everything my current phone can. Certainly nothing worth spending hundreds of dollars on if you have a working cell.



  • Ok, I’m old and this wasn’t a computer prank but it’s along the same lines.

    I used to have a digital watch that functioned as a small universal remote. (It looked like an 80’s calculator watch with tiny numbers.)

    You did have to program it with the universal code for that brand, but my middle school had bought their TVs in bulk, so the ones permanently mounted in the rooms were all identical models.

    I simply programmed my watch to that model, and I’d occasionally keep turning the TV on during a lesson. I did it fairly infrequently, and always in different classes so as not to give myself away.

    I never got caught. Back then Tvs only went to channel 100-120ish without special equipment for satellites. If they went higher I would have LOVED to keep changing it to channel 666.





  • GentlemenPreferBongs@lemm.eeto196@lemmy.blahaj.zonePrivacy rule
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    1 year ago

    I read a lot of / am highly into cypherpunk ideology. I work hard to protect my privacy.

    But I also have shitty bottom rung / entry level jobs. ALL of them use apps with atrocious privacy policies for group messaging and posting schedules.

    A) I am a cashier. Why do you need to be able to reach me 24/7?

    B) It makes all my effort trying to keep a minimal digital footprint moot when I am forced to share tons of personal info to register. And I am also required to get the app.

    C) No corporate manager who also hates their job is trying to listen to my diatribe about why “WhatsApp” is evil.

    I am seriously considering buying a prepaid flip phone and pretending that’s my “real” phone for my next job. That’s the only solution I can think of. But I just hate that it’s a problem at every $10/ hour job.