[-] brotkel@kbin.social 7 points 8 months ago

Will the API be opened on Kbin.social prior to the release of your mobile app, so that other app developers also have a chance to try it out before there's an "official" solution? I feel strongly that having a single developer in control of the only client is going to end up with a lot of people waiting and possibly being disappointed again. Much better to let people experiment early and have several available options.

[-] brotkel@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

Not actually said by Miyamoto, at least not originally. Turns out it was said by Ellen Beeman of Origin (Wing Commander II, etc.)
https://www.resetera.com/threads/solved-if-miyamoto-never-said-his-most-famous-quote-who-did-acriticalhit.787275/

[-] brotkel@kbin.social 59 points 10 months ago

You know they had to add the $200 fine afterwards because the instant death part wasn't enough of a deterrent for some people.

[-] brotkel@kbin.social 17 points 10 months ago

Doesn't say it has to be your own face.

[-] brotkel@kbin.social 12 points 11 months ago

Yeah, that's kind of the idea. I mean, who really needs that many towels?

[-] brotkel@kbin.social 13 points 11 months ago

Every tech job I'm applying to is asking if I'll accept being in the office 2-3 days a week. It's not like I can afford to say no, even if I preferred remote.

[-] brotkel@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Burning stuff stored in fat is one way to get toxic levels of stuff into your bloodstream, but I can’t imagine it’s the only way. It would just be hard to get sick off pot through normal use and not realize it.

I think you could get into a bad cycle with this if you didn’t have the information about what was causing it. Nausea makes you not want to eat, which makes your body burn fat. Not wanting to eat but knowing you have to might cause you to smoke more to treat the nausea. Nausea gets worse making it harder to eat, etc.

[-] brotkel@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

Anecdotally, yes, a heating pad helps, but not as much as a hot shower.

[-] brotkel@kbin.social 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just wanted to mention that my dad had this and it doesn’t get enough attention, imo. He was a daily smoker since his 20’s. It wasn’t until his early 60’s when it started affecting him, though. Due to unrelated medical issues, he started losing a lot of weight at that time and the cannabinoids that were stored in his fat cells started getting released into his bloodstream. Unfortunately, it took a year or more before his doctor happened to hear about this syndrome and put it together. During that time, he was pretty miserable and it really restricted him from going out. But taking a break of a few months and then limiting his usage afterwards was enough to make a full recovery.

When weed enthusiasts say that cannabis has no medical downsides, I think it hurts people who are negatively affected by real, debilitating medical issues like this. Especially when the treatment is so simple and doesn’t even have to involve fully quitting, it almost makes weed look worse by not acknowledging it’s existence.

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