Owning the libs by giving tens of thousands of dollars to the richest man on the planet.

You are correct. However, I don’t mess with my work computer and let the IT department manage it. Sometimes, they manage poorly.

tbf, I have rebooted my system and uptime didn’t also reset. It appears that newer Windows has this “fast startup” feature. Pinky swear I told the truth.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-10-up-time/02176a76-1a18-4fc8-9ef6-39b149aae3fb

Up until my late 20’s, I had very oily skin. I think I might need to change a few things because I am still oily but I do feel some skin dryness from time to time.

In the AM…

Wet my face with warm water.

Clinique All About Clean Soap - face wash - I used this after trying a few others. I like this ok. I might revisit the CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser. I don’t remember why I stopped using it.

Rinse off with warm water. Blot face with towel.

Thayer’s Witch Hazel - toner - When I got the Clinique face wash, I got the three step set. It came with a toner that they called “Clarifying Lotion” and I hated it. I actually read it and it contains alcohol so I stopped using it. (Some “lotion”!) I saw that one of the ingredients in the toner was witch hazel, and it looks like it’s good by itself, so I just roll with that now. Just put some on a cotton round and gently apply it to the whole face. I use it because it makes my skin feel nice. I occasionally skip this step.

Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel - facial lotion - I’ve tried so many facial lotions and they usually cause acne for me. Including Cetaphil. I love this stuff. This is good by itself when I’m oily. When I’m a bit dryer, though…

Clinique Dramatically Different Hydrating Jelly - facial lotion - I put this on when my normal moisturizer isn’t enough. I put it on after the other stuff sinks in.

I use SPF after that. I either use Clinique City Block or the SPF included in my foundation if I’m wearing it. I want to get back into Korean sunscreen but I haven’t looked into it. I use what’s on hand for skin not on my face. The City Block is meh but it’s by far the least unpleasant feeling on my face.

If I am feeling extra lazy, I just cleanse my face with micellar water and moisturize. The micellar water I use is Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water, pink cap.

In the PM…

If I’m wearing makeup, I remove it with micellar water or Clinique Take the Day Off makeup remover, depending on what I put on that day.

I wash my face, use toner. Then…

Clinique Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector + Interrupter - serum - I’ve tried this because I want to get rid of some of these dark spots on my face. I’m going to finish this bottle and not re-buy this though.

I moisturize when I’m done.

If I’m feeling lazy, I do the same micellar water and moisture deal like in the morning.

For the rest of my body, I use Gold Bond Diabetic Body Lotion, and I use Mediheal hand cream for my hands. I also apply witch hazel to irritated skin. If I have an irritated spot that would take over a week to resolve itself, using witch hazel makes it heal in just a day or two.

I used to use Stridex pads because I would get pimples often until my mid-20’s or so. I stopped using them. They were good but I haven’t found the need to use them any more.

I used to use Ole Henriksen Truth Serum at night. I stopped during the pandemic due to… Well I wasn’t feeling great at that time. I liked the serum, though.

I was thinking of researching what I can do for my dark spots and pitting from acne from years ago. I was going to look at Paula’s Choice, but now looking at your link I am reconsidering.

How is the tretinion treating you? Is it worth getting a script for it? If you’re American, was it difficult to get? I hear it is really good for many skin concerns and might help with the ones I’m looking to treat.

Shit, I wouldn’t name my own child that, but that name is cool as fuck.

Parentificantion is fun…

What ð fuck are ðose symbols?!

You’re tearing me apart, Lisa!

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That Tommy Wiseau was truly a visionary.

Is the spike in the early 2000’s from the cinematic masterpiece The Room? Three sex scenes in the span of like 15 minutes, ooh la la.

Seriously though, as much of a horndog I can be, I like the decline of random sex scenes in movies. Very rarely added anything to the story for me. I’m not a fan of violence, but fortunately it’s not too hard to avoid.

I left because my family was abusive to me.

I ended up in an abusive marriage. (After several abusive relationships.) It was so bad that I thought that abuse was just normal and that my family wasn’t so bad. So I came back.

After leaving my abusive spouse, I left the family again. (Until the patriarch of the family died.)

Life is much better with all that behind me.

Ooh, a Pez dispenser!

My block list has I think 7 people on it. I only block if someone makes my Lemmy experience worse any time I see something from them. Disagreement I am fine with. It’s healthy to see other viewpoints, even if I don’t agree. (Or if it’s an issue of morality, like not viewing minorities as people, a grim reminder that people think like that. Fortunately by the time I see those, someone else has replied on the matter.) Being inflammatory and adding no value to any discussions is what gets you blocked for me. I know I have blocked several spammers, but it appears that their accounts got deleted.

I have blocked many communities though. It’s mostly porn. Furry porn, not for me. Anime porn where the subjects look too young… Just don’t want to see that. Porn that just isn’t my taste. I would just block NSFW but there is some NSFW that isn’t necessarily porn that I want to see. (Ex: frank discussions about anatomy)The stuff that isn’t porn is just communities that are inflammatory echo chambers.

I browse all because I don’t have many subscriptions that are active, so that is why I have so many communities blocked.

Hey good for you for taking care of them. There’s nothing wrong with helping out if you’re able and willing.

In America, the older folks tend to have more money than the younger folks. So culturally speaking, we don’t really think to send money to our elders.

The first way is pensions used to be common, so older folks get that. There are also retirement accounts that people would pay into their whole working life. (These are very commonly offered and are pretty set and forget.) Cost of living used to be a lot lower too, so they also had greater opportunity to save up as they aged.

Another way is that established people tend not to have to spend as much money. If you live in your own house and have for a while, your home goods are typically handled and you only need to replenish as needed. (I’m talking things like furniture, small fixtures… Stuff that would be a pain to move or replace if you are not as established.)

Also in the United States, current working age people pay into social security, which older folks can draw from. (There are rules and exceptions, but for the most part, this is how it works.)

So here, the older folks are in a better financial position overall. (There are of course exceptions, and with their advanced age it is harder to dig themselves out.

For myself, I am doing well. But even though I’m ahead of many of my peers, I’m still not doing as well as my parents when they were my age. The cost of my schooling was much higher than that of someone that graduated 30, 20, even 10 years before me. (But it did allow me to get a very good job.) The cost of living rose quite a bit higher than wages, so I wasn’t able to save and invest like they did. I’ve had to take on second jobs to pay for healthcare. (My parents did not have to.)

I might be a bit biased though, because I was also told I would get no financial help from my parents after I became an adult. I would be far more inclined to help if they invested in my education, which would have made me be way more far ahead financially.

However, I do help my mom when I can. I visit. I help her fix things. I don’t help her financially though.

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Lots of people covered other things I dislike more, so I’ll say the curved screen at edges. I liked it flat better. It also makes it so much harder to install the screen protector.