NABDad

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[–] NABDad 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

On the other hand, it needs to be made clear to the less tech savvy consumers, and that is sometimes far from easy.

My mother-in-law received a rechargeable electric lighter as a gift. The instructions included told her to use the 5 inch long USB C cable to plug the lighter into her computer to charge.

She doesn't have a computer.

She does have a smart phone that came with a USB C charging cable and power adapter. It took us almost 20 minutes to get her to understand that she could take the cable she uses to charge her phone and use it to charge the lighter. She was incredibly confused by the concept that a phone could share the same charging hardware as an electronic lighter.

[–] NABDad 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Alternatives:

Shaking a raised fist

Double middle fingers

Fingers pointing up, thumb touching nose

Right fist thrusting under left hand

[–] NABDad 8 points 2 days ago

Think no. Brain not good.

[–] NABDad 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It's the North Carolina/South Carolina border.

https://www.sobpedro.com/

[–] NABDad 47 points 2 days ago

Trump has no friends.

[–] NABDad 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Butter and lard aren't the problems with the American diet.

It's almost impossible to find anything still made with lard anymore.

[–] NABDad 4 points 4 days ago

It changed my life. I hate it, but I'd be dying without it.

[–] NABDad 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I will wake feeling rested

Depending on your situation, a sleep study and CPAP could help with that.

[–] NABDad 2 points 4 days ago (6 children)

Agreed. It's just not where I'd start changing things.

[–] NABDad 47 points 4 days ago (19 children)

Anyone who looks at the U.S. and thinks it's a fucked up country because of the food just isn't paying attention.

[–] NABDad 42 points 5 days ago (2 children)

A company that lays off workers should be banned from hiring H1B workers for 10 years.

[–] NABDad 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I thought it was clear from context, but I’ve been over estimating people a lot lately

I recognized a flaw of myself and that I need to be more careful and remember there's a reason newspapers are written at a 6th grade level.

So, this reminds me of an interview question I like to ask and the worst possible answer I've received.

I like to ask people to describe a mistake they made, what they did to recover from it, and what they changed to avoid the same mistake in the future.

I think mistakes are great, because it's how we learn. I like this question because at its core it is recognizing that we are all flawed and we all make mistakes. When I ask it, I generally offer to share one of my own first so that they understand what I'm asking and also so that they understand that they won't be judged for the mistake.

The worst possible answer is when the mistake they think to share is along the lines of "trusting others".

It's a bullshit answer that suggests that the flaw they see in themselves is not recognizing that not everyone is as perfect as they think they are. It's not the worst interview red flag, but it's up there. It takes an incredibly un-self-aware person to screw up the answer that bad.

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submitted 1 month ago by NABDad to c/guineapigs
 

Seeing lots of cat pictures, but not enough guinea pigs, so here's Daisy and Rose.

Rose, by the way, seems to have recovered completely from her intestinal parasite.

She was getting better, but her recovery coincided with us introducing fresh wheatgrass into their diet (we grew a little window garden for the girls).

They both loved it, but Rose may have loved it too much and gave herself a bellyache. Rushed back to the vet and got more X-rays just to find out that Rose perhaps doesn't know the meaning of "enough".

She's doing well now, and having no problem with the wheatgrass.

We're also pig sitting for our daughter while she takes finals.

This is Etch, the chill college boy:

He's unique among guinea pigs in that he was abused by the other pigs in his environment before she got him, so he wouldn't tolerate being around other guinea pigs. He does ok with Daisy and Rose, although they are in a different pen at a suitable distance from his.

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Baby kangaroo (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by NABDad to c/mildlyinteresting
 

I have no idea what a kangaroo has to do with my employer, but they brought in a baby kangaroo for an event, so I waited in line to hold it.

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by NABDad to c/guineapigs
 

We got Rose's test results back on Friday, and she's all better, so Rose and Daisy can be together again!

Edit: this is what things were like every day while they were separated:

https://youtube.com/shorts/SkCAVoe-cbM

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submitted 3 months ago by NABDad to c/guineapigs
 

We had to take Rose to the vet on Friday because she stopped eating hay and started having diarrhea.

Diagnosis: intestinal parasite and gas in her stomach.

She's on antiparasitic meds, antibiotics to prevent secondary infection, and a nutritional supplement to replace the hay she isn't eating.

She takes the tiny doses of the meds ok, but she's not a fan of the supplement.

We had a lot of trouble until we figured out how to get her burrito towel wrapped correctly.

She's starting to do better. More normal poops, started nibbling hay, and she stopped fighting the supplement.

Daisy and Rose are inconsolable because we had to separate them until Rose is all better.

The gateway between the pens is closed now and they keep pulling on it like they're trying to pull it open.

 
 
 
 

This is probably a stupid question, but if I want to add a line to a PDF telling people to direct any comments to my Lemmy account, how would I specify that?

 

Obviously teenager is 13-19.

"Young adult" would start at 20, but where's the cutoff at the upper end? Similarly, what's the range for "adult", "old", "elderly", " ancient"?

If someone asks for responses from "old men", how do I know if it applies to me?

 

It seemed like every time we visited WDW, there was some event or show taking place in front of Cinderella's Castle, and the interior was closed.

When I visited as a kid, you'd walk through the castle and ooh and aah at the mosaic.

I've wanted to see the mosaic again for years, and it was always closed. I finally got the chance again last time, and I took some pictures.

 

Where has this guy been?

When my wife and I went to Disney World in 1996, we planned nothing in advance. We found ourselves waiting in massive lines for rides and spending hours waiting for tables in restaurants. We realized we screwed up and we had to do better.

That was 27 years ago. Since then, we had kids and raised them to adulthood.

Every trip after that we scheduled reservations in advance. Every morning we wake up, we know what park we are going to. We spend about 20 minutes every day we are there planning that day's activities, and we roll with whatever changes we encounter.

I don't understand how having a plan in place in advance of your vacation somehow makes it more stressful. I've always thought it was easier to not have to wonder what we'll be doing and where we'll be going during our Disney trips.

Are there really people who insist on just showing up with no plan and then blame Disney when they are stressed?

Also, it seems like most of the Disney criticism I see is coming from Fox news in some form or another. Is that just my news feed, or is it an extension of the culture war that the right is trying to foment?

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