swelter_spark
@swelter_spark@reddthat.com
- Comment on 5 days ago:
I can smell worms, period, but I don’t think it’s gross.
- Comment on 5 days ago:
Stinkbugs only smell bad if you scare them. They never smell bad to me, either, but I also try not to scare insects.
- Comment on 5 days ago:
Ants definitely produce sound when they walk. And why wouldn’t they?
- Comment on Real Struggle 😔 1 week ago:
I used to work at an office where all of our documents were kept electronically. A few of my coworkers couldn’t figure out how to open any file type except pdf, so whenever I added documents to the system, I’d convert anything else and add a pdf copy for them.
Another group of coworkers was infuriated by this, because they believed I was spending hours every day scanning a ton of paper documents unnecessarily, because I guess they didn’t know any other way to create a pdf?
I ended up being called into a meeting with my manager to justify why I was wasting so much time scanning documents. I explained that I wasn’t scanning anything, I was just opening files that we received in an electronic format and clicking “export to pdf”.
He was blamed me for none of the people who complained knowing how to do this. We were all administrative staff.
- Comment on How to stay sane in a hostile environment that you can't get out of? 2 weeks ago:
It’s scary at first to do everything for yourself, but it becomes less scary over time, as you get used to it. Stay focused on your goal of one day not needing them anymore, and don’t give up.
- Comment on Oh nuts! 2 weeks ago:
I love watching the squirrels at my feeder, especially the young ones still learning to find food. I buy a mix that has corn and nuts in it just for them.
- Comment on EXCLUSIVE: OnePlus Is Being Dismantled 3 weeks ago:
I used to want to try a OnePlus. Their phones looked nice. So sad.
- Comment on The Blackcoat Duelist 4 weeks ago:
Cuuuuute!
- Comment on With the ICE raids coming up at a very faster rate, do we need more self-defense (or community defense organizing) classes? 4 weeks ago:
There are lots of interesting manuals available on the internet.
- Comment on I have seen a lot of movies where the Catholic School Nuns smack a students hand for being disruptive or something is this a trope or a real something? Like most notable in Blues Brothers 4 weeks ago:
My principal had that, too! He kept it hanging on the wall in his office, and students could see it when we walked by. It scared me, but I never saw or heard of him using it on anyone.
- Comment on Sincere question: why play long video games? 4 weeks ago:
If you’re playing a game and enjoying it and it’s long, you get to enjoy it for longer than if it was short.
- Comment on How do I feel comfortable/safe going outside by myself after being so used to have parent(s) be with me outside most of my life? 4 weeks ago:
You just have to work up to it, little by little. Getting a job, hobby, or volunteer work that takes you to lots of different places can help.
- Comment on conditional soap 4 weeks ago:
I’ve heard it’s good for your skin, too. Supposedly, pregnant women’s urine is the best.
- Comment on Grippy handles too. Luxury. 5 weeks ago:
Not sure about shrews, but some animals hide their feces because the scent can let predators know where they are.
- Comment on Seeing Flame Scourge 1 month ago:
Awesome.
- Comment on Orbital Witness 1 month ago:
This looks so cool. The Plant Milk series is great.
- Comment on Natural Insecticides 1 month ago:
I enjoy the smell too.
- Comment on at what point in life it's too late to go back to school? 1 month ago:
I’ve known even elderly people to go back and complete advanced degrees.
- Comment on Google AI summaries are ruining the livelihoods of recipe writers: ‘It’s an extinction event’ 1 month ago:
I agree. Once you know how to prepare an ingredient or use a specific technique, you really don’t need to read a description of it over and over again. I don’t really understand the popularity of recipes.
- Comment on Beneath the Rift 1 month ago:
So dramatic.
- Comment on Are you a market or supermarket enthusiast? 2 months ago:
Local supermarkets, local brands. I would like to buy more directly from the source, though.
- Comment on Which RSS are you using? 2 months ago:
My favorite is RSSOwl, but I’ve been using Liferea for a while now.
- Comment on Men after finding out what women's romance novels are actually like: 2 months ago:
That was a huge thing in the 80s. Even my mom was into that crap. Not really around that much from anymore, what I can see. Now it’s all hot asshole billionaire high school students.
- Comment on Violet Against the Wall 2 months ago:
So pretty. What model is this? The petals are so regular and symmetrical.
- Comment on Do you ever feel like your life is "scripted"? Like everything is written by some entity controlling your life? Like you live in a fictional universe? Is this feeling normal/common? 2 months ago:
I don’t feel like any of those things, personally.
- Comment on Are people with High functioning autism allowed to become police officers? 2 months ago:
Weird. I used to work with someone who was diagnosed with high functioning autism who later joined the military, and that was after he was forcibly institutionalized for trying to murder someone (and drug problems). Had no idea that was supposed to keep you out.
- Comment on [Android] How is Florisboard not popular? 2 months ago:
I’ve used it for years and like it a lot. Development seems kinda slow, though, and there aren’t that many themes. Those might be downsides to some people. I think it pretty popular, though. A decent number of people seem to use it.
- Comment on What browser(s) should I use? 2 months ago:
I’ve read good things about it.
- Comment on What browser(s) should I use? 2 months ago:
Me too.
- Comment on Wrathful Watcher 2 months ago:
Badasss. This looks lik something from a movie poster.