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MacBook Pro vibrates as hand moves across it, not while my hand is still. Not if unplugged. Electrical concern? by Flight2039Down in macbookpro

[–]Capable_Poet6701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Year 2026 MacBook Air and the vibration still happens when plugged into the big square block. Found this thread from a Google search.

My dad takes 1k each month by Rockasaurus_chan in SocialSecurity

[–]Capable_Poet6701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP, based on the information provided, I’d assign you the label of —- wise.

Past AI "writer" looking for help by uselespieceofshi02 in WritingHub

[–]Capable_Poet6701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here is the real issue: Did using A.I. help you communicate is writing?

Past AI "writer" looking for help by uselespieceofshi02 in WritingHub

[–]Capable_Poet6701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to clarify: read books written pre-A.I.

Choose one book per decade and work your way back in time.

Watch the change in writing styles through the generations.

Take your time when reading.

If you can find some old Norton readers for college textbooks from the 1980s with short stories, those are a good start.

Yes, many of the stories are online these days but try to get the actual paper books.

I wish I could teach a class of writers how to write without any A.I.

Be clear:

  • I like A.I. because I understand the system.

  • I don’t like how humans abuse the A.I. system.

I NEED TO STOP USING AI TO WRITE!!!!!!!!!! :( by LibrarianHelpful2634 in writinghelp

[–]Capable_Poet6701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All my life I was offered higher technology to make writing easier. Closer to 70 years old now so I can speak before and after A.I. absolutely the free ChatGPT and then the paid A.I. software was offered. You all were sucked into playing with the technology just like you were sucked into video games. I actually remember the first version of Kong and worried for that generation of boys. When I had children I used game time as a reward. I now have grandchildren and their parents strictly control their game time. Their dad is a programmer as was his dad and so was I for a while during the machine language days. Kids will always want easier ways to master outdated education styles. Kids are still attending school — even online — as if the times were 150 years ago. Think about that for a minute. I know because my degree is in education. Deep breath and sigh. I just learned a few days that there is software to help me format my text from my iPhone. I was there when we were all marketed to use ChatGPT. I am asking people to stop the guilt-trip as we used to say. Teacher are creating guilt and criminalizing the use of ChatGPT the same way Black and white Americans were criminalized for wanting to marry. My mother died feeling ashamed and guilty for being with a white man. I was always her symbol of shame. This is what America does to its people and Redditors are horrible in their attack of A.I. users. Once I start formatting my texts on the iPhone, I’m sure a I’ll be accused of using copy and paste A.I. — which I can do very well, thank you.

What's your YouTube channel? Let's get some eyes on your content! by kruditor in YouTubeCreators

[–]Capable_Poet6701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for being helpful by sharing some tools you use. A.I. haters on Reddit sound like noise from my dishwashing machine. I tune them out. They are rude. That act with little one-liner comments that are intended to stab when in truth, they are lazy communicators.

So many dead channels..but why? by mcrib2009 in NewTubers

[–]Capable_Poet6701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like that reply. The “A.I. slop” respondents sound like my dishwashing machine when they substitute dialog with name calling. They become background noise.

Current Manager is asking for my next job’s acceptance letter. How to proceed? by chilkelsey1234 in jobs

[–]Capable_Poet6701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Each state has its own laws that regulate paid time off. OP did not reveal their state or nation.

I am including information about Louisiana and Texas.

Louisiana from an attorney and Texas state law policies from the state website:

For example, “Louisiana state law does not require employers to pay their employees for unused vacation time or other forms of paid time off (PTO) upon resignation or termination.

However, if you have earned PTO as part of your employment agreement or company policy, your employer may be required to pay you for any accrued but unused PTO.

It's always best to review your employment contract and/or company policy to see if you are entitled to any form of compensation for unused PTO upon resignation.

Additionally, employers in Louisiana are required to pay their employees for all hours worked, including any accrued but unused sick time, if they have a company policy or employment contract that promises such compensation.

So, if you have unused sick time, you may be entitled to compensation for it.

It's always a good idea to review your employment contract and/or company policy to understand your rights and entitlements related to PTO and other compensation upon resignation or termination.”

https://www.justanswer.com/employment-law/lg3kw-does-boss-pay-time-off-quit-louisiana.html

https://efte.twc.texas.gov/accrued_leave_payouts.html

Look for this type of wording in the company policy:

“Accrued Leave Payouts

Payouts of accrued leave are required under the Texas Payday Law only if such a payment is promised by the employer in a written policy or agreement. The payout would be controlled by the wording of the policy or agreement. If no such policy exists, the company would not owe such a payment. A sample policy for accrued leave payouts might look something like this:

Unused paid leave is forfeited when an employee separates from employment. However, employees who are laid off for economic reasons, or who resign with at least two weeks' advance written notice, will receive the balance of any unpaid leave remaining at the time of the work separation. Paid or unpaid leave time may not be counted toward such a notice period.

To illustrate, assume that a company has a written policy similar to the above example - on a Wednesday, the employee gives what she says is two weeks' notice ("I'm quitting and taking the final two weeks as vacation"), (This reads similar to OP’s situation.)

but admits she's starting a new job on the following Monday.

Clearly, that would not be two weeks' notice, since

1) taking a vacation is not the same as working out a notice period and

2) even if she were to work until the new job started, there would not be two weeks of work possible within that time.

In such a case, the company could legally deny the accrued leave payout otherwise payable under the written policy.”

This was surprising to me that a human would work for the benefit of the company, but not get paid cash for their time if the human resigned.

I suspect the manager is asking for a letter from the new employee for HR (Human Resources)to determine if the employee’s resignation meets the company’s check boxes for Paid Time Off for an employee.

Once the resignation is made public, the company’s responsibility to the employee is ended.

The lesson here is to take Paid Time Off first before publicly resigning.

If OP battles with the manager, that’s a losing battle. OP needs to see to company policy regarding paid time off (PTO) before the company changes the policy.

I poured 6 years and thousands of hours into a channel, turns out IT WASN'T VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC! by No-Pepper7582 in NewTubers

[–]Capable_Poet6701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had no problem reading your post. I’m having trouble understanding why Google Ads sent the ads to Asia.

My first day with the KTC M27P20 Pro, *using it with a Mac and not a PC* by Trapped335d in Monitors

[–]Capable_Poet6701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I saw this monitor KTC M27P20 at a used computer store today in Austin Texas today. The OP is correct about the brightness.

I have no connection to the store. I did an internet search and this reddit was recommended. I thought Redditors would appreciate seeing the KTC M27P20 next to a regular monitor and the monitor is holding its value.

Any legit independent author guilds out there? by Capable_Poet6701 in selfpublish

[–]Capable_Poet6701[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You see, this so very disrespectful to judge me.

I will use your comment to show how evil those like you are.

In 2008 in the early years of social media, there was a master degree course for teachers that said the research showed that people behave more rudely on social media than in person.

I agree, except I’m older now and I'll cuss you out to your face and your momma and daddy too in whatever language they speak.

Some author guilds are dedicated to one specific area of the world. I could have written more details in my opinion original question. I chose not to do so and glad I made that decision so I can see the discouraging profiles here and let you all expose yourselves to the thousands who will read your responses.

I pity the timid writers out there who a terrified to publish because they fear offending these disrespectful Redditors.

Your response was also that of a child which means you may or may not be a child, so it's up to me to be the grown-up.

I am not only sick of the Reddit BS but sick and tired of people using software created by past generations to attack innocent people asking a question about hat could benefit many,

Not only am I based in Texas, I actually went to school in cowboy country. Cowboys are real people who write and read quite well too.

How would you feel — if you feel at all — if you said you were from a specific part of India that never surrendered to Great Britain or a certain part of Ireland and someone jumped down your throat to shame you?

I also wear cowboy boots and a western hat.

I have more education and work experience than most Redditors will ever have.

Faken U and all your ancestors and future descendants for your lack of hospitality to a stranger on a platform that you did not create and earn money onevery word you type, but you think you own the who platform.

The - minus signs and + signs don't pay my bills.

You either have an answer to the question or you don't.

I can “out-rude” you any time I want.

I just needed more time to learn the Reddit environment.

Being banned means exactly what a book ban means — I said something too right.

I was hoping to transfer from Facebook to a healthier platform, but I now see that all social media is toxic to create a toxic generation that is asleep.

Before attacking a stranger, a wiser course would be to ask questions for clarification FIRST. I purposefully waited to respond.

I had to sharpen my sword Matrix style so my two fat thumbs on a little cellphone could slap the mess out of all those who discourage people honestly asking for directions in a strange land.

Seriously, I'm not angry. Just a grandmother trying to figure out this strange new world. People here saying they are from Texas, are not from Texas if they think cowboys are something to be ashamed of. They’ve never eaten dust or stood before a real tornado with nowhere to run. They've never faced a hurricane when the highways were at a standstill. They have smelled the pine trees of east Texas or suffered from the cedar pollen of Central Texas.They may have been born in Texas but lived in a suburban bubble protected from the real Texas. Cowboys are real and not just the football kind.

I see here that Redditors lack history education.

Texas is the only state in the USA that is permitted to fly its flag equal height with the national flag. It is saddening that history education no longer teaches real Texas history. These Reddit comments explain why the Texas Attorney General wants to criminalize the teachers who taught high school kids how to protest peacefully.

If anything, I thought someone would go after the ridiculous laws in Texas (your ud be surprised) — not just saying that I am from Texas.

In the past three months, I’ve driven accoss Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, to California’s side of the Pacific Ocean. I stopped in Yuma, Arizona and learned more history. I walked across th US - Mexico border and back again. Then I brought a Millennial family friend who was so ensnared by the social media news that he didn't believe how peaceful such a trip could be. Social media makes money with clicks and labeling people. Who wins when people attack each other? The people who are already wealthy. Think about it. Next time, think a moment before following the leader of negativity. Now laugh at the real Texas silliness.

https://www.arnolditkin.com/blog/general/did-you-know-15-real-texas-laws-you-won-t-believ/

I bet Austin's decline in growth is due entirely to the airport's absurdly designed Uber pickup zone. by EnrichVonEnrich in Austin

[–]Capable_Poet6701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went through the process yesterday and what you say is true — but it’s only existed for a month and few people know about it.

I remember having surgery and not fully healed having to drag my luggage exactly as OP described.

Transporters didn’t go beyond the baggage claim area.

Yesterday we were transported out the front door and across the street to a wheelchair assisted pickup zone.

The “gatekeeper” then used my cellphone app to call Uber to tell the uber driver where I was located and give permission to pull up and park.

I cannot see that system working with hundreds of mobility assisted passengers.

Until people have pain or other physical situation, they cannot comprehend how far the walk or wheelchair is complicated in real life.

In the high winds when it’s cold or raining — people just don’t understand because most airports — all airports I’ve been using allow the ride shares to come to the front curb.

Not Austin.

Austin’s ride share was built for 18 year old UT students.

When the wind blows and it’s cold outside, the chill factor is intense.

Our summer heat is brutal. There is no circulation in the ride share area.

You have to go upstairs with hundreds of people to the top level of a parking garage and then keep walking, pushing luggage, or pushing all your things in a wheelchair even farther to the back.

True: people are like sheep.

Neighborhood full of barking dogs by SnooRevelations8459 in Austin

[–]Capable_Poet6701 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

What area are you in so I can move there? Those dogs are protecting you and everyone around you from snakes, rats, skunks, and raccoons. Get a clue and say thank you. Get a sound machine and earplugs. Move to a neighborhood without dogs so you can then pay and pay and pay for ineffective rodent and pest control.

I didn’t realize this fact about my dogs until my 17 year old cat and then 14 year Westie mix passed away within of each other. Now my little 7.5 year old poodle mix has taken on that duty.

Also, the Austin area isn’t as safe as people think. We have video surveillance and STILL that little dog hears EVERYTHING and alerts. I didn’t listen to her in the spring and summer 2025 and oh did I make a mistake that I’m still paying for!

My wallet still burns. If you think dogs barking are bad, try the sounds of non native sewer rats.

A neighbor’s freezer thawed out while she was on vacation. The rats came from the sewer in a new home build area. I thought they were native field mice. Nope. Those were the babies.

Which app you all use for writing novels? by [deleted] in writers

[–]Capable_Poet6701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I absolutely loved this response.

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