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  • I recently listened to Daisy Jones and the Six and the audiobook was incredible. The book was written as a series of interviews, which worked great as an audiobook. There were definitely times I got a bit distracted but it didn't impede my understanding too much. It does take a bit to absorb all the characters, so you'd probably want to listen uninterrupted for the first ~hour.

    Killers of a Certain Age is another good one. Written about mature women assassins. It's a fun thriller and an easy listen.

    Final rec is any of Ken Follett's Kingsbridge series as read by John Lee. They're long as hell, but straightforwardly told. There's something I just love about how John read them, too.

  • Absolutely. Good shoes, a good rain jacket, and switching from glasses to contacts made a world of difference for me!

  • Blundstones. I live in a coastal city that's wet (but rarely snowy) the vast majority of the year. Having rain-resistant shoes that are comfortable AND durable has been a game changer.

    And if I can mention a second: A proper, long raincoat. Combined with good shoes, I'm able to tolerate the weather here much better than when I'd first moved to this city and relied on sneakers + regular jackets.

  • I love to see this moment mentioned. It was so moving. Even thinking about it now, I have chills.

  • I'm thinking of Jira right now. October 1 rolls around and a comment from yesterday is suddenly "last month". Very often not helpful. I just want to see when it was made!

  • One I haven't seen mentioned here is familiarize yourself with tenancy laws in the place you want to move to. It is always good to know your rights, and with landlords these days, you have to be as savvy as you can. A lot will come from experience, but knowing what they're allowed to do or not do is priceless.

  • Steel cut oats boiled with fruit, sweetened with maple syrup, and served with some type of dairy. I always use cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and ground ginger!

    Fruit is either:

    • Cut apples
    • Frozen blueberries or strawberries

    Dairy is either:

    • A drizzle of milk
    • A couple tablespoons of plain greek yogurt
  • I have regular ole bipolar disorder but I find that I tend to have depressive mood episodes more often in the depths of winter, when it's darkest and coldest. Before I was medicated, I routinely blanked out basically from December to February.

  • What are your thoughts on semi-colons? Not the ideal for organs, I'm sure, but for punctuation... ?

  • Does anyone have recommendations on how to block ads on Android without rooting? I've tried AdAway but it doesn't seem to be terribly effective. I'm pretty tied into Chrome and would prefer not to change browsers but I understand I might have to.

    • Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age: Inquisition are both games I've played though and loved multiple times over
    • Skyrim lol but it's infrequent for me now
    • Civ (I've only played 6)
  • Thank you for such a thorough write-up! This was SO helpful. Genuinely appreciated :)

  • I'll have to check it out. How is Tidal for music discovery? I found that GPM was great for helping me find artists with the "I'm feeling lucky" feature. YTM hasn't scratched that itch.

    Part of what's kept me on YTM is that I'm still grandfathered into the GPM pricing, and I really like the ad-free feature for the rare occasions I am on YouTube. But—I could deal with giving that up!

  • I definitely don't want to see how many people like a song I'm listening to or what they have to say about it. I want my music experience to be more personal. I will just go to normal YouTube if I want to discuss something.

    Ugh, I still miss GPM so much. YTM is worse to me in just about every way.

  • Me too. I suppose I was too optimistic about what Lemmy could be, eh. :( Then again, maybe these are just some additional growing pains. Time will tell!

  • I have bipolar disorder lmao

  • I'm learning that second point right now and it is tough.

  • cries in SaaS

  • Lol I say that first one to my cat too!

  • Lemmy411 - Don't know where to find what you're looking for? @lemmy.ca

    Technical or professional writing communities?

  • Gaming @beehaw.org

    How do you continue to enjoy Skyrim after 1,000 hours?