OTA is still available with a reasonably cheap walmart antenna. I got one because I wanted access to the local channels without forking out for a major streaming service that includes them. Happy with my Google and $25 Philo channels and my antenna.

Ymmv in rural areas. I’m very familiar with being on the far side of a mountain from the broadcast antenna and not being able to pick up but 1-2 channels. But fortunately I live in flat land now where I’m not limited by geological obstructions.

I just wanted to add to ask the doc if they’d give the green light to seeing a physical therapist. The PT was way more effective in helping me manage my back pain, whereas the doc would advise painkillers, muscle relaxers, and heat.

I guess it depends whether you prefer reading fiction for entertainment or nonfiction. If you’re reading fiction, does it matter if AI wrote or helped write it? Do you watch movies with CGI or only practical effects?

If you don’t want to give your money to an AI’s handler, utilize the library.

If you’re concerned a book will be bad or a waste of time, then adopt a personal policy of giving yourself permission to abandon reading the whole thing if you’re not enjoying it. I call this my Bristol Rule, because I was in Bristol (Tennessee) during the last time I forced myself to finish drinking a cocktail that tasted horrible, and I didn’t want to waste my money. I ended up with a VERY regrettable hangover. I then resolved to give myself permission to give up, not finish, throw away, walk away from, or generally discontinue something I’m just not enjoying, and accept the monetary loss and the lesson.

Looks like it could be a starling. They like to nest in the nooks of houses, and they’re about that size.

Maybe she came from a food service establishment. Does she also yell ‘behind’ or ‘corner’ when moving around the house?

My cat also loves the bend of my arm. I think she’s getting a big snootfull of mom scent, and it gets me emotional that that is her happy place.

I played brass but sat in front of the timpani in high school orchestra. I loved them! And I’m pretty sure they led to my interest in taiko drumming as well.

I can see how they may make a frightening sound for children though. And if you had an early asversion to them, why they still cause discomfort.

They’ve since edited their comment. It originally said they blocked the .world instance. Did you read their reply to me?

I am confused. I’m using Jerboa, and it shows your account is a .world account. And this AskLemmy is on .world. Did you mean c/latestagecapitalism in particular? How/ why would you block the instance that you joined? Not trying to be dense or contrary, just honestly confused.

If hate for pickles was snapped away, then I suppose I wouldn’t be minding so much when errant pickle juice gets on my food.

It’s not a disagreeable compromise.

Hate.

If it has to be something tangible, then idk, pickles maybe.

Which is kinda how we got to making flat earth posts in the first place, no?

Yeah, I’m saying a whole lot of people say it with a “shun” at the end. I blame the media and people originally trying to differentiate themselves from a perception of being an ignorant hillbilly. The hillbilly prejudice is much better now, but I was still personally encountering it even in the aughts. And the pronunciation has stuck because "that’s the way you’ve always heard it said. "

Everyone who lives in those hills (with the exception of a few pockets of yankees) says it “at-chan”.

Ok, at least the Virginia version is ‘Nor-fuck’. And some long time residents say ‘Naw-fuck’.

This makes me think of the State Farm commercial showing football players in a ballet class. “Boon-dlay…sah-vey…”

The mountain range on the eastern side of the U.S. is the ‘apple-at’chans’. At least nearly everyone from the southern end of them say it that way (source: I’m from there).

‘Apple-ay-shuns’ is just as strange as saying ‘Nor-folk’. Immediate indicator of you’re an outsider.

What about FAQ?

Most everyone I know says F.A.Q. But I like saying ‘fack’, as in it’s the page where you find the facts.

My aunt does the same with ‘salmon’.

This whole thread shoulda come with a trigger warning, lol

That was last night at the family gathering. Why was the tv volume on at all? Everyone was shouting to be heard over everyone else. The amount of questions directed at me and me not able to string two thoughts together to reply intelligently because someone turned it on some bakeoff marathon and then hid the effing remote.