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for youtube i use ytdl (very easy to install with pip or w/e new thing there is now). then at least it's more of a deliberate choice to watch something rather than random thrill seeking.
this is exactly why you should use a gift card for shady subscriptions.

with all the ai hype buzzing around, i'm too paranoid to link it to a bank account

these people this money grows on trees, and i suppose if you're google it does >.>

Re:Trying for 1 month but can't learn pixel art still on Saturday April 04, 2026 @04:43PM (#47643160)
i just recently learned that the inner critic your talking about can be tamed. there are ways to practice turning it on and off, setting boundaries for it.

eg - in the Natural Way to Draw - the best exercise (author's claim not mine) is daily homework of making a small composition from memory with a hard set time limit 15 mins. no touch up ever again. one and done. you're mind will want to do more, don't let it.

Re:Trying for 1 month but can't learn pixel art still on Saturday April 04, 2026 @04:36PM (#47643110)
what game are you making? what assets do you need for it to work? draw those.
damn, this would make a cool midi controller
Re:Loneliness at 19, How to Cope? on Monday December 29, 2025 @02:46PM (#46424665)
talking is a skill to hone. i'd recommend plato's republic to learn a very invigorating strategy to keep conversations entertaining.

if you want someone to ask you how your day is, you need to ask them how their's is.

Re:I'm turning 41, but I don't feel like celebrating on Friday October 10, 2025 @01:16PM (#45541339)
i haven't celebrated a birthday in decades. i think prince or the artist formerly known as is right. you were born on a day years ago, that's not the same day as the yearly rotation around the sun even if it matches silly marks on a calender.
Re:I'm turning 41, but I don't feel like celebrating on Friday October 10, 2025 @01:14PM (#45541308)
you don't have to listen - get google gemini to make a transcript & summarize key points.