I hope the new job is going to work out for you!

Personally, I’m pretty unhappy in my company, but I’ve mostly been using the free time to do things that I can be fulfilled with - especially Wikipedia editing, which can be done while remaining available for the colleagues and even looking like I’m working because I’m online :)

Maybe this could be some kind of partial solution for you as well?

As for the alcohol, I’m so sorry for this and I hope things will get better. If you feel like you’re losing control, I highly recommend checking out if you can get professional help, by a specialist who won’t judge and is there just for that.

Good luck!

hahaha you’d be surprised! I don’t know why but when I started doing more sports and eating well, I gained weight (a little bit) for an entire month and then lost A LOT in the span of a couple of weeks. The beginning can be weird while your body adjusts.

Congrats on the run, and great news for your wife! The physical effort may also simply mean you’re gaining muscle, which is heavier than fat :)

For the videos specifically, probably hosting them on a friendly Peertube instance?

Fellow French - wait until you realize their unions only apply to one company and not a whole industry so they can’t actually do anything on a large scale. This broke me.

In an European context:

• Food, shelter and water.
• Identity papers.
• Access to the Internet for essential administrative proceedings, since it’s all getting digitalized really fast. If possible a smartphone with wifi access and access to a way of charging it, if not and in an urban area, public library access.

You may survive without it but it’s nice to have a (digitized) proof that you’re allowed to be wherever your shelter is, and to be able to renew your ID.

That’s an excellent point, thanks for sharing your insight!

Ahh gotcha! And yeah that was another post by me, from the same website, on the same community, so the confusion is understandable:)

That is a reference I do not get.

good luck! I believe in you!

not as far as I know from my younger sisters. to be fair, we didn’t learn much media literacy in my time either.

This makes me think of last year’s update by Matrix saying that they are used by multinational corporations all over the place, but they themselves aren’t even sure they can afford to work on their own product anymore, financially, because these Megacorps don’t give them a cent.

I’m a solid 7, pretty happy

This rat is absolutely adorable. My condolences.

I really am terrified of this, and actually that’s the main reason why I never had a pet.

I’m afraid I’d be even more depressed by the wtf moments in a public organisation, but I am also considering it.

• In french: https://jlai.lu/comment/696086
• In English: personal blogs https://beehaw.org/comment/761073
• In English: other https://beehaw.org/comment/389412

Thank you for this super sweet message. It makes my day better, and I hope many other people too!

I’m on todon.eu

It has a 1312 character limit, which tells you a lot about the vibe of the instance, if that’s what you’re into

Ah yes, money laundering, I know that one

I’ve mostly left social media and replaced it with RSS feeds of a couple of news outlets that I trust for good AND non-depressing news coverage (can’t really recommend them as they are in French; in English I just have a couple of “extra sources” for LGBT & sports topics).

It’s been wonderful to finish the list and not have anything left to read. No more doomscrolling! It’s great!