It depends on the situation - did the rumor cause serious damage to my close personal relationships, career, etc? Are they willing to take responsibility for lying? Did they spread a rumor because they themselves believed it was true or with the intention of causing me harm? Have they matured as a person and is the apology sincere? I’m a forgiving person so I would most likely accept the apology if it was genuine and not too harmful.

“Are you from Mississippi? ‘Cause you’re the only miss whose piss I’d sippy”

“You must be from Iowa the way you’ve got me making these corny jokes”

“Are you from Georgia? ‘Cause you’re a peach!”

Is the problem that you don’t like the field itself (IT), that you don’t like your school, or you don’t like the way it is taught? Maybe see if there is another professor who teaches the course, or change schools if it’s possible. You can also look research IT bootcamps or certification programs if you don’t want to go the university route, and build a portfolio of projects in your spare time to add to your CV.

Good luck!

It could be because you are switching between WiFi and mobile data or are using a VPN.

Just by knowing something was created by AI makes it repelling to me. That’s not to say it can’t generate interesting material, but I so wish this technology didn’t exist in the first place. But, it’s here to stay, and refusing to adapt to it entirely it may not be in our best interest in the long run. It’s possible I have enjoyed content without knowing it was AI-generated too; it’s not always obvious. Not everything made by humans is good either, although I respect the effort the creators put into it. Luckily there is an extensive catalogue of reputable human-made literature and art to choose from that goes back centuries :)

I like how Lemmy is reminiscent of early Internet forums and how users have a choice to share as little or as much as they want about themselves. Having online status publicly displayed detracts from that experience. We shouldn’t have to justify being offline or simply not wanting to respond right away. The internet is at our fingertips but it doesn’t mean we need to be accessible all the time.

Exercise programs, language courses, and music streaming services are a few things you can try out before committing to them. The free trial should be enough to determine whether the methods are helpful enough for you want to continue for the first two, and the latter is a convenient way of discovering new music without ads that doesn’t drain your battery quickly.