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  • Metallibus@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlMy Cats
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    1 year ago

    For those interested in solving this problem…

    Cats generally use furniture because it works better than the alternatives they are provided. Companies aren’t selling your cat a scratching post - they’re selling YOU the scratching post.

    If your cat uses a particular piece of furniture, find a post of similar size/shape and place it next to it. IE, if they’re scratching the back corner of the couch, get a 3 foot tall post and place it next to the corner of the couch. If they’re tearing up the rug, get one of the scratchers they stand on, and place it near that spot.

    Cats scratch in different ways/angles/shapes to not only sooth their nails, but also to stretch certain muscles. If you can give them a scratcher that is aimed at similar muscles, it’ll be more pleasant to use than the furniture, and they’ll likely use that instead.




  • Yeah, this is the one I don’t see happening.

    Look at Twitch. Microsoft, Facebook, and (somewhat) Google have attempted to dethrone them and they’ve all failed. Things like Rumble and Kick are still going, and Kick may have a slight chance.

    But that’s a much smaller platform, that everyone agrees is absolute garbage and trying to kill itself at every turn. YouTube would be a much bigger challenge.


  • Metallibus@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlBut I love death
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    1 year ago

    However, many of the nutrients found in meat are essential for our health. Protein, iron, and B vitamins are just some of the nutrients found in meats.

    These nutrients are found in non meat sources as well. Meat doesn’t carry anything unique besides B12 because we wash the fuck out of our vegetables. Plant based diets make it pretty difficult to miss nutrients unless you’re just sitting around eating oreos all day.



  • Just wrote a comment but Lemmy choked and I don’t see it showing up so I’m going to rewrite… Sorry if this becomes a dupe.

    I haven’t bought this particular chair, but have bought a few in this style for myself and friends, and I have the link handy because I posted it as an example elsewhere in thread:

    https://www.amazon.com/PatioMage-Ergonomic-Adjustable-Armrest-Computer/dp/B0BLJLP7FM

    These style of chair are very ergonomic, extremely breathable, and very comfortable for long periods of time. I can’t vouch for this specific brand and it’s quality, and the foot rest thing looks a bit gimmicky, but this mesh style chair is generally pretty high up in terms of function and comfort, while still being relatively cheap.

    It’s pretty comparable to the sihoo doro mentioned in another comment, but figured I’d point out there are a few similar options on Amazon and I’ve bought multiple in that style directly off Amazon and never had a problem - just check reviews etc.

    I highly recommend these over anything with foam/flat bases and backs - your spine and body are curved, and you don’t want to press yourself against flat boards for long periods of time. You get “one point of contact” and that gets uncomfortable. And foam wears out over time. Mesh conforms to your body and supports you evenly across the surface, and is way more comfortable. I’ve had mesh chairs for over 5 years that are still just as comfortable as the day I bought it. The foam armrests tend to be what gives out first.




  • But unfortunately these chairs are great value, you can’t find office chairs with the same comfort features for that cheap.

    This is blatantly false. There are tons of options on Amazon alone with better comfort features for the same $400 you listed. I’ve bought multiple for just about that which are on oar with $1200 chairs. Office chairs over $1000 are almost all Herman Miller and those are just overpriced. There are plenty of options if you just search Amazon for “office chair”.


  • They’re good, but I wouldn’t say “that good”. They cost way more than they should though.

    Gaming chairs are basically impersonating race car seats, which are designed to be safe and keep you inside them at high speeds. They are not designed to be comfortable or ergonomic. Companies have started adding weird pads to them to make them seem more legit, but they are still not ergonomic or good for long term sitting.

    Office chairs in the other hand, are usually made to be sat in comfortably and properly for long periods of time.

    I recommend finding “Herman-Miller-like” chairs, or finding cheap Herman-Millers being sold used etc. I highly recommend mesh backs and bases, as they are way more comfortable than any amount of padding, and they are often pretty ergonomic. They’re also way more breathable than a foam pad.

    Look at a side view of a spine/skeleton and note that it’s curvy and s shaped - you don’t want to press that up against flat boards for long periods of time.

    Herman-Miller chairs are good, but they’re not $1000+ good. You can find plenty of equivalent or better stuff in the $300-$500 range if you just poke around for decent office chairs.



  • As someone pursuing a career in health care I became more and more concerned because some store patient files and notes in unsecured text files/apps like notion, google docs and even excel.

    This is just the beginning - the medical space is notoriously awful and also a place where you probably really care about privacy. But using secure alternatives is too annoying for most medical staff and they just see it as ankther hurdle. Actually getting people to use secure software that’s not the software they’re already used to is way harder than it should be.

    People just don’t understand or don’t care. Convenience is way more important to people than anything else.



  • IMO the thing is that people don’t care about their privacy. Sure, some people around here do, but your average person owns an Alexa, has a FB/Instagram account and constantly posts their location, uses the same password on many sites, uses TikTok, doesn’t block cookies, etc etc etc.

    Most people don’t actually care. Some claim they do, but then can’t even be bothered to stop using Instagram etc because of the “inconvenience”… So do they really care?

    Some companies (Apple, etc) push their products under a narrative around safety and security, and people will repeat that point as a way to justify a decision they already made, but if they actually cared, they would be doing other things too. But they don’t.

    The number of us who do actually care about privacy and security is actually very small.



  • Yeah, my main problem so far has been finding communities actually worth following/joining/contributing to.

    If suddenly tons of average people join, they won’t really find communities, they’ll deem that their analysis of Lemmy, and leave with tiny chances of a second chance. It’ll just boom and bust in it’s current state. Most people aren’t interested in starting or growing a small community.

    Meanwhile, if we stay at this size for a while, communities may form/grow, and as people trickle in, they’ll grow bit by bit.