ApollosArrow
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- Comment on Y'all ever have intrusive thoughts about accidentally dropping stuff in storm drains? (particulary when you have your phone out) And like if that happens, wtf is someone supposed to do? 2 days ago:
It was in California, which gets very little rain, so the drain was clean. Thankfully it wasn’t that deep either, about 6 feet down. If it had been in a city with active waste going down the drain, I would have left it down there. I got into the bad habit of leaving my phone on my lap in the car. When I got out of the passenger seat, it fell on the grate and slowly slid through the cracks, I just missed catching it before it fell in.
I am very careful about always knowing where my phone is placed now.
- Comment on Y'all ever have intrusive thoughts about accidentally dropping stuff in storm drains? (particulary when you have your phone out) And like if that happens, wtf is someone supposed to do? 2 days ago:
I do, because I had my phone fall down the street drain. Thankfully it hadn’t rained in a while. I was able to open the manhole cover, drop down and grab it.
- Comment on Would it be silly of me to get a small dog if I am a little afraid of bigger ones? 1 week ago:
I will give you my experience since it reminds of yours. When I was about 4yrs old I was at the park with my father and sister. Someone let their pit-bull off their leash and it ran through the park. It found me. My dad had my sister on his shoulders at the time, playing, so he didn’t have much leeway during the event. The dog chased me in circles multiple times around my dad until the owners finally came. The dog never bit me, but the trauma was set. I could not be on the same sidewalk as any dog. I would force my parents to cross the street. I lived in a city, so you can imagine how annoying that was.
Fast forward a few years. My aunt was visiting in town and dropped off a surprise. A brand new puppy (in hindsight them accepting this dog was probably a gamble, but maybe they were banking on me not being afraid of a puppy). It was some kind of labrador mix that stayed really small. The dog terrified me at first, but it was a puppy and it needing us really helped me with my trauma and anxiety. I had two more dogs later in life, a shih tsu and a beagle mix. All three were great dogs. The last one came from a shelter. One thing to keep in mind is that dogs have personalities. If you are getting a dog from a shelter you’ll need to feel out who matches you.
I still have massive anxiety around large dogs, especially pit bulls or any of the Police favorite breeds. Only you will really know if you are ready, but this is just me telling you it is possible to not be afraid of smaller dogs and own one, while still being afraid of larger ones. In terms of being a dog magnet, just cross the street if you can while walking the dog.
- Comment on (I can't see the aita community on this instance) am I in the wrong for asking as a young teen if they still hired at a daycare center? 1 week ago:
As someone who was in the childcare field for 6yrs, I was around many people who did not want to be around children and probably should not be employed there. This sounds like one of those people.
- Comment on Today is the 40th Anniversay of Zelda! 1 month ago:
I actually did proofread a few times. By now I think I’ve had to admit to myself that I may have mild dyslexia, and should see about getting diagnosed. I usually have to read through something multiple times, and even then, typos will remain. I do appreciate you pointing it out though! I’ve updated the title.
- Comment on Today is the 40th Anniversay of Zelda! 1 month ago:
It’s amazing how many things happened so quickly, like the goldeneye multiplayer being a thing created over the weekend before launching or something.
- Comment on Today is the 40th Anniversay of Zelda! 1 month ago:
The fact you were only about 25% through the game was pretty crazy to me back then too. It’s still one of my too Zeldas.
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- Comment on Is there a culture/country that doesn't have sarcasm in its language? 1 month ago:
Drew Lynch is amazing! I’ve gotten to see hime live.
- Comment on Would the United States actually risk a Tiananmen Square incident? 2 months ago:
- Comment on How do I deliver an American eBay package to my hotel? 2 months ago:
As another option, there are storage lockers and other places you can have things shipped to as well. UPS and some others have these services. I’ve never lived in Chicago so do some research around where you will be staying.
- Comment on [USA] ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Series Premiere To Stream For Free On YouTube 2 months ago:
At least this looks like it will add some variety.
- Comment on [USA] ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Series Premiere To Stream For Free On YouTube 2 months ago:
With all the IP Paramount owns, they sure doubling down on Star Trek. I think they have more concurrent shows right now than Star Wars. Hell I think Star Wars is down to just Ahsoka now, and a like one cartoon.
- Comment on How come laptops or pc's don't have a "webcam" facing both ways instead of just the user? 3 months ago:
There are some laptops where the screen flips over, I have one of those laptops. I have to say I only use that feature like once every 3months or so.
- Comment on Is there a point we can track down when we stopped caring about doctors, nurses, teacher, etc? And thought it was a great idea to pay atheletes millions and screw everyone else? 3 months ago:
If I had to guess, “athletes” was the first thing that popped into their head. But I have to assume they mean people who don’t “arguably” contribute to furthering of humanity. So Actors, musicians, athletes vs doctors, teachers, scientists, etc.
- Comment on Is there a point we can track down when we stopped caring about doctors, nurses, teacher, etc? And thought it was a great idea to pay atheletes millions and screw everyone else? 3 months ago:
I think the seeds may have been planted with the radio. Once athletes became celebrities it was only a matter of time. I know little about baseball, but even I know who Babe Ruth was, who played into the 1930s. TV blowing up in the 40s added an additional layer of connecting the names to the faces. This eventually gave way for MTV to come into the mix creating the beginnings of modern pop culture.
- Comment on if you're offered a position you can use to advance your career but it involves people without boundaries, do you tell your maybe-future-to-be manager you don't want to work with those people? 5 months ago:
A few words in and I could already tell who it was. I have no idea how this person is still in a field that involves people.
- Comment on Is it possible to be a leftist, but still really enjoy capitalism? 5 months ago:
Yes, this confused me. Also wouldn’t unregulated capitalism just end with one company in the end?
- Comment on Why do i tip my bartender $2 per drink and per bar food order but 20% when I order food from a waitress? Am I tipping wrong? 7 months ago:
I agree tipping should go away, but I’m wondering how those economics would work out? Most food places barely break even, I can’t see anyone being able to pay their servers more, so they would still pass that onto the customers.
Add to this that people aren’t really smart. I remember some time ago, some places testing out paying their waiters, plus showing how much food would be with tax included with no surprised. People preferred paying more with tipping, the big price sticker drove business away.
- Comment on Why do people like the Punisher comics? 8 months ago:
Likely because 99% of the time he doesn’t shoot people.
- Comment on Where are all the successful "red cities"? 8 months ago:
That second website is horrible on a phone.
From what I’ve found, if we’re going by population, then Jacksonville, Florida seems to be the largest red city.
- Comment on People who have been in meetings to determine back to in office policy. What was the discussion like? 8 months ago:
Boiled down to “Me in charge. Come in” as a response to leadership.The reality is they rented out an office to hold 200 people, laid off half of them, and then were upset the place always looked empty when they brought clients around. It went from “You all need to be in office on Wednesdays, so we look like a big company”, to wanting everyone to return.
The problem is a good majority of people had moved away during covid. Those were the first people to be laid off unless they were superstars. They had a lease agreement until 2026 and were already subletting the previous offices (They kept moving into new spaces as they grew before other leases were up) that also had long contracts. I am no longer there, but rumor is they are trying to sublet the 200 person office and find yet another small space. They are slowly turning into a real estate company.
- Comment on [deleted] 8 months ago:
You’re not… supposed to tell these mortals about being immortal… it’s literally in the first page of the handbook.
- Comment on Why is the progress pride flag so poorly designed (especially the intersex progress pride flag)? Will it be redesigned? 9 months ago:
I honestly didn’t even think about it from that point of view. That’s a really interesting perspective. I’ve known instances of Americans going overseas and realizing they are suddenly a minority. They do not like it at all.
- Comment on Why is the progress pride flag so poorly designed (especially the intersex progress pride flag)? Will it be redesigned? 9 months ago:
That was the general consensus from what I read about using the term “minority”. As someone who has been labeled a minority their entire life, the term didn’t strike me as odd from a technical standpoint point, but I can see where it would not sit well for many people.
- Comment on Why is the progress pride flag so poorly designed (especially the intersex progress pride flag)? Will it be redesigned? 9 months ago:
I’ve gone down the rabbit hole and gsm is apparently a common incorrect way to say it. Also a lot of LGBTQ people dislike the term.
- Comment on Why is the progress pride flag so poorly designed (especially the intersex progress pride flag)? Will it be redesigned? 9 months ago:
I just learned about GSM two days ago here on Lemmy. Now I am learning about GRSM, and while I like both, learning that there is now an additional letter leads me to believe it may go down the same rabbit hole.
- Comment on [deleted] 10 months ago:
Okay, got it. Thank you for clearing that up for me. It’s very unfortunate you don’t have a safe space.
- Comment on [deleted] 10 months ago:
What is the concern about hotlines? Are you worried people may be recording and using that against you somehow? What you linked to doesn’t really mention hotlines.
- Comment on ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Nears $800M Global, ‘Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning’ Tops $450M & ‘Ballerina’ Bows To $51M WW – International Box Office 10 months ago:
I did not expect Lilo & Stitch to be doing that much, given how much complaint I saw online about it coming out. I guess this is a prime example of the vocal minority. I’m sure a sequel will be fast tracked.
