PetroGuy

joined 1 year ago
[–] PetroGuy@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 months ago

a then coworker that usually threw small get togethers for work friends, invited me to an event in his house. i thought it was the usual kind of reunion with a few people from work, so i show up with some snacks and a 12 pack. turns out it was a massive party with a couple hundred people from the small town he lives in. within the first 5 minutes i arrive, once i realize what’s going on and adjust to the unexpectedness of it all, i see someone dancing in a group of people that i find very attractive. after staring for a few seconds, they turn to see me and we exchange a few flirty looks. after a couple hours of talking with friends and mingling, we end up in the same table. although we haven’t talked to each other, we keep exchanging looks. no one has the courage get up and go talk to the other one. since i drove with friends, when they decide to leave i just follow them back to our car to go back home. but right at the door i’m like “fuck it, i’m going for it”, and i tell them i forgot something and have to go back. on my way back, i meet the other person halfway from the far back table we were sitting at to the entrance. we just stare at each other for a moment and they say: “hey, can i get your number?” to which i replied “that’s what i came back for.” we moved in together 5 months after that and we’ve been together for 7 years now.

[–] PetroGuy@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 months ago (7 children)

this is the real answer. unless you gave the app a bunch of permissions it shouldn't have, they cannot see what you do/say in matrix. but they don't need to. you willingly feed them enough information through location/posts/comments/private messages/friends/contacts/+a very long list of things for them you figure out your interests and serve you tailored ads.

[–] PetroGuy@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 months ago

so you are choosing to go from having issues with those things to not being able to do it at all? I don't understand. isn't finding/solving the issues part of the testing you mention?

[–] PetroGuy@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

if it’s fingerprinting you care about, i’d give mullvad browser a try. it’s a firefox fork tailored to increase privacy and blend you into the crowd (as long as you don’t change any setting/install addons). it’s very very neat.

[–] PetroGuy@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago

noooo, never. because i know myself i have a hard rule to never ever try gambling, casinos, and the like.

[–] PetroGuy@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

sunk cost fallacy. i’m in too deep to stop now. really, this is how i manage everything. once the smallest amount of time has been invested in something there’s no stopping til i see it through.

[–] PetroGuy@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 months ago

regular M&Ms. even more so when high. there’s no stopping til they all disappear.

[–] PetroGuy@lemmy.ca 7 points 9 months ago

it says so in the blog post

[–] PetroGuy@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I’d love one!