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Every interaction with elderly mother turns into an argument (programming.dev)
 

(This is a pattern that has been going on for a lonnnng time so I don't think I can write it off as early dementia.)

Basically, my mother wants me to come visit her more, talk to her on the phone more, but she disagrees with every single thing I say. If I'm passionate about something, I'm wrong. If I found a new great band, they're bad. If I like a book, that genre sucks. If I dye my hair, that colour looks too dark, but if I dye it back, it was better before. So naturally, I have started to share less and less. Then she gets snarky at me for not sharing anything. But when I do, it's wrong. Apparently, if I enjoy a singer that SHE HERSELF likes, I'm wrong about that too. And if I dare to ask a rude question like "what did you do this weekend?" she'll snap at me that she's sick, so not a damn thing of course. How dare I.

Why does she nag me through voice messages and texts to come visit, if she dislikes everything about me and every word that comes out of my mouth?! I feel bad, because she's physically very frail and limited and could have anywhere between 6 months and 2 years left. But since every interaction with her gets toxic, I want to have as few of them as possible.

Has anyone been in a similar situation and how did you cope?

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[–] yelling_at_cloud@programming.dev 1 points 3 weeks ago

But polyphonic music really does summon the devil!

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[–] yelling_at_cloud@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Could these principles be used for ID/age/humanness verification?

Facial recognition data is a key to your identity – if stolen, you can’t just change the locks in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] yelling_at_cloud@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

Well at least some years ago, Apple's face ID stopped working when I got bracers. I'm guessing the models are better now, though

Hister: self-hosted search engine for webpages and files with offline result preview in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] yelling_at_cloud@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

I have actually been looking for something like this, look forward to giving it a go!

EU ID App for Minors: EU Commission Gets Serious About Youth Protection in c/privacy@programming.dev
[–] yelling_at_cloud@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

Yes, the same one they spent the last year making!

EU age verification app can be hacked in 2 minutes, claims security expert in c/privacy@programming.dev
[–] yelling_at_cloud@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

I'm sorry, but this made me cackle out loud

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[–] yelling_at_cloud@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

The first thing I ever did in Python, after the obligatory "Hello World", was to follow a tutorial to make a simple task tracker web app. Then I made a small routine to edit Excel files. A few months later I was getting paid to write Python code (and yes, I got lucky as shit, but my point is that it was easy to keep going as soon as I just got started). Just start making things, it doesn't really matter what as long as you enjoy it. It will be useful. Follow tutorials, look stuff up online, you'll absorb syntax without cramming it. You've got this!

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[–] yelling_at_cloud@programming.dev 5 points 3 months ago

I'd rather accidentally stumple onto pain olympics or lemon party than accidentally stumble into a black mirror episode

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[–] yelling_at_cloud@programming.dev 6 points 3 months ago

If anyone irl asks, I'm "trying to learn how to use Linux". Which is technically true, I still learn new things all the time!

Maybe they just don't know any better in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
[–] yelling_at_cloud@programming.dev -3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

They started selling user data and integrated AI

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[–] yelling_at_cloud@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago

10€ extra total, 8 extra for Tidal instead of Spotify and 2 for a paid email service.

But that's not an entirely fair comparison, Tidal is a better service than Spotify, and there are plenty of free email providers to choose from.

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[–] yelling_at_cloud@programming.dev 21 points 3 months ago

I already saw this Black Mirror episode

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