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MariaRomanov

@ MariaRomanov @lemmy.sdf.org

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  • We should use the internet with more intention.

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  • I think that's a good way to get out of scrolling, but not a good way to become a part of a community. I think doing what you're doing is a good start, but also frequenting a few places (especially more niche communities) can also really help.

  • Apologies for asking about Instagram here but I’m stressed trying to help my brother who obsesses over things and I can’t do it, deets in body

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  • Oh man. Yeah if you're in Europe I definitely think that's the way to go.

  • How are you managing your interaction with redundant communities?

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  • The way I see it, some communities will thrive and others will die. No need to worry about the mess in the process. For now during this early stage just post to all of them or pick one you like and stick with it.

  • Apologies for asking about Instagram here but I’m stressed trying to help my brother who obsesses over things and I can’t do it, deets in body

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  • Can you share a screenshot of what happens when you login with the new pass? That's certainly strange.

  • What habits do you have to protect your privacy?

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  • No worries, man! Should have clarified with /s. Cheers!

  • What habits do you have to protect your privacy?

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  • Fair enough! I was mostly joking. Those are some great tips.

  • Mastercard demands US cannabis shops stop accepting debit cards

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  • 41 downvotes. I am arguing that it is a liability. What have I said that would suggest it isn’t?

  • Self-care for Men?

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  • A few things:

    1. Writing down five things I'm grateful for. Actually I was doing this every day earlier this year when I was depressed. Don't just bullshit it. Write down what you're looking forward to that day, or things that you are appreciating. It will encourage you to appreciate more, to slow the fuck down and live a peaceful life.

    2. Blogging/Journaling. I have been blogging on a wordpress blog but haven't shared the URL with anyone, not even my spouse. It's so helpful just to organize my thoughts and is helping me get in touch with my emotions instead of suppressing them.

    3. Two lists. I keep two lists that I refer to frequently. One is my to-do list, which I have organized in Notion. When I can see that I am getting shit done, and more importantly, I have a system for prioritizing what shit gets done, I feel better about my life. The other and arguably more important list is my anti-productivity list. My just for me list. My shit I like to do list. Take out the feelings of your parents, your partner, your friends. Be selfish for a damn minute. Write down the things that truly make you happy. And make sure you do something on that list at a minimum once a week.

    For me some of those things include:

    <List>

    1. Long showers during the spring time with the windows/doors open so a breeze can come in.
    2. Smoking a cigar in the bathtub with a glass of scotch.
    3. Watching Studio Ghibli movies.
    4. Watching my favorite movies in general. "Midnight In Paris", "Lady and the Tramp", "Lloyd's of London", "Jab Tak Hai Jaan".
    5. Going home to visit with my relatives.
    6. Chinese hot pot
    7. Going to the movie theater
    8. Creative writing like I did as a kid. No pressure to produce anything great. Just write and tap into that joyful creativity.
    9. Going to a craft beer brewery
    10. Getting a massage
    11. Playing MTG with my cousin and brother
    12. Playing Kingdom Hearts
    13. Cooking some comfort food
    14. A nice road trip with the windows rolled down and no destination in mind.

    </ End List>

    1. Meditate. Look I'm not a crunchy person. But just focusing on box breathing / basic breath work at the end of every day has helped me tremendously. I think everyone should do it. It is physically proven that deep breathing done in the right way physically calms you down.

  • Mastercard demands US cannabis shops stop accepting debit cards

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  • They could lose millions and third party payment processors would potentially cut ties with them. It could literally tank their entire business. Don't get me wrong. I wish weed was legal and I also wish there wasn't financial pressure from banks and lending institutions to blackball the weed industry, but if there is any industry that is going to stick strictly to federal law, it's the financial sector. I don't think they have anything against weed, I think they have something against loosing millions of dollars.

  • Mastercard demands US cannabis shops stop accepting debit cards

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  • I'm not sure Mastercard can easily win a suit by the DOJ over enabling Schedule I drug transactions.

  • Mastercard demands US cannabis shops stop accepting debit cards

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  • Exactly. Not sure why everyone is down-voting me to hell. I didn't say I like it, but it is a liability.

  • Books from around the world

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  • It's a very long read, but it was fantastic.

  • Mastercard demands US cannabis shops stop accepting debit cards

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  • Not surprising. You can’t expect a company like Mastercard to open themselves up to that kind of liability.

  • Books from around the world

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  • Gone With The Wind from the Southern USA.

  • How do you store database secrets for an application in your source code management system?

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  • Yeah, or just continue to have two separate config files.

    My team is in a bit of a different situation as we are cloud hosted but I suspect it's a similar approach. We have secrets hosted in AWS and our config file just references the secret name. We then have a SecretReader utility in our code which we reference to pull the secret from AWS at runtime, that way it doesn't show up as plaintext in our code. Our CI/CD doesn't touch the secret at all in that use case -- we only use secrets in our CI/CD if there is a step such as connecting to a DB that is part of our pipeline.

  • How do you store database secrets for an application in your source code management system?

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  • You can probably write a utility in your PHP that just pulls the value from Ansible Vault and decrypts at runtime. Still not 100% secure but better than having the value in plaintext in your config.php.

  • ‘X’ Rebrand Gets Twitter Blocked Under Indonesia Porn Laws

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  • I was curious about the Musk experiment, but I think he's proven himself to be an idiot now. How did SpaceX do so well?

  • Signs You're A Good Or Bad Programmer

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  • On the flip side I work with people who have been doing it for 20+ years and are "bad" programmers.

  • James Michener

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  • Some spoilers ahead.

    It was fantastic, but very long -- seems to be a theme for his novels. I find myself thinking about it now even all this time later. It does feel like the whole science vs. anti-science theme kinda got slipped in towards the second half of the novel as a plot device and it felt weird at times tbh, but I did think it was poignant. The big climax with the Apollo 18 mission didn't hit me as hard as Pope sharing his memory of Claggett with his class afterwards.