Last time I went to a new-to-me grocery store that I didn’t have a loyalty card for, I just used [local area code]-867-5309. Jenny hasn’t failed me yet.

Nice list, but your links don’t work for me–they all go to something like https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/hivebrands.com instead of https://hivebrands.com/ .

It wasn’t that uncommon at the time. Take a look at this 2005 study the US GAO did on the issue: Social Security Numbers: Federal and State Laws Restrict Use of SSNs, yet Gaps Remain Also, this news article on the trend.

My college ID used to be my social security number, so maybe it was something like that? Iirc that’s no longer allowed in the US.

The app openvibe does that for Mastodon and Bluesky. You have to have an account on both, though. I think they’re adding in other services eventually.

I just had a successful transaction on Craigslist today. Don’t give up the dream!

It’s worth noting you’re only allowed to insultingly say someone has a mental illness in relation to their gender or sexual orientation.

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Edit: and the changelog is a hoot.

Would she use one of those little password-keeper books? It’s not as secure as a password manager, but it might help get her self-sufficient.

You could start not knowing how to do things, give slower answers, just give bad customer service. Or ask her if whatever she’s trying to do can wait until she gets home to get computer.

I know the feeling of wanting to help, it’s part of why I became a librarian. I also know the pain of old folks coming in and asking the same questions. I had one lady, really sweet, that would come in and ask for the phone numbers to maybe 3 businesses a day. Like, we’d show her how to look it up, we’d walk her through it on a public terminal, she’d still ask us again the next day. It gets frustrating and you pick your battles.

At least I could go home after a shift and stop being the tech-knower. It doesn’t sound like you get to and that sucks.

Thanks. It was the toughest decision of my life, but once I’d made it I knew it was the right decision. No regrets.

We’re currently watching our elderly (~16yo) pup with early kidney failure and hoping he stays enthusiastic as long as possible. He’s a sleepy boy but still enjoys his hobbies, and seems unbothered by his health conditions (except that his kidney food is less interesting than any other food.)

Thank you for clarifying.

After I put my dog 5 years ago (because end-stage kidney failure) I have a better appreciation for the idea of not letting a critter suffer. The part of the article that rubbed me wrong was when they were just like “well, we’ll wait and hope things get better”. Hope is not a strategy.

Not a equine person, but the article says he also had a condition that made a leg sore, causing him to (technical term) tripod. Wouldn’t that habitual 3-legged stance also cause overload of the remaining legs, similar to being overweight?

America elected Andrew Jackson and we learned our lesson. /s

Oooh. I’ve not upgraded yet, but that looks exciting.

Shout-out to Beyond Compare! It makes my life as a many-hatted systems librarian much easier.

I have a dog, so I’m bringing up the average. We’ve got (dog-sare) tennis balls galore!

Ditto. SDF feels very nerdy and comfortable.

I sat down with my partner last night, to help him pick out an instance to join. He said he wasn’t unixy enough to feel at home on SDF.

I feel comfortable with his decision to join dbzer0. Folks from dbzer0 seem like good sorts, and somehow none of y’all have pissed me off enough to get added to my block list.

Am librarian and can confirm: we all do this. It mostly comes up when shelving or retrieving books.

I picked up Stranded: Alien Dawn on Humble Bundle a few months back and it scratches the same itch. I know I’m going back to Rimworld soon, but S:AD has prettier graphics and similar gameplay. You can also build multi-story buildings. It’s been a good change of pace for me.

Ooh, new relationship energy can be intoxicating. Then once it wears off the other person loses their gloss and you realize they don’t like dogs and chew too loudly.