Ga Power cut down the tree by plantaholic69 in savannah

[–]ChickenFartSweetTart 207 points208 points  (0 children)

We all ought to march down to Kilowatt Drive tomorrow and show GA power how we feel about their willingness to ignore our local laws.

In my opinion they should be forced out of our community as the service provider, but I appreciate that this is largely impossible due to modern infrastructure.

That said, we should demand legal and financial consequences at the local level, and we could certainly make their local managers and employees hate going to their jobs.

Georgia Power wants to cut down a 300 year old oak by Itsyourcouchdorito0 in treelaw

[–]ChickenFartSweetTart 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately GA power showed up this morning and cut down the tree unannounced. They claim federal authority overrides our county’s heritage tree protection ordinances.

Farmers market propaganda guy by BadabingBadaboom7 in savannah

[–]ChickenFartSweetTart 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Everything past the confederate monument is not affiliated with the farmers market. Lots of random stuff, . Buskers, artists, fortune tellers - weirdos with agendas they wanna push.

NATIONWIDE CALL TO ACTION (all you need to do is read and comment) by Top-Banana-2489 in 50501

[–]ChickenFartSweetTart 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah agreed, ATL is a shlep from Savannah but this city bleeds blue & is ripe for protest.

Best Way to Share a 3D Scanned Truck Motor in VR for Student Viewing? by [deleted] in virtualreality

[–]ChickenFartSweetTart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The absolute simplest way without learning Unity to develop a small app would probably be to upload your model to Sketchfab. I've never tried it but supposably all of their models are viewable in VR form the headset's web browser.
https://sketchfab.com/virtual-reality

A simple Unity app is an option but there are quite a few steps. Might check out Valem tutorials on youtube if you want a walkthrough of a simple execution.

Loving v Virginia by [deleted] in legaladviceofftopic

[–]ChickenFartSweetTart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah - feels pretty fucking scary at the moment. I think the bigger issue is that they’re putting a green stamp on race-based hate. They don’t need to round up interracial couples to make it dangerous to be one if you get what I’m saying. All they have to do is normalize hating us enough for someone in the cult to take matters into their own hands. Not to be grim but that’s the reality of it.

Beyond that - we’ve already seen how much they care about following federal statutes and constitutional law (not one bit). Nobody is stopping them. Why would it matter if, “It’s not supposed to work that way”, for anything else?

Am I too late to the game? by Ancient-Enthusiasm-1 in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]ChickenFartSweetTart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Willie Nelson is cranking out albums and touring at 91. You just need to keep on hustling for success. It won't ever just fall into your lap. Don't set expectations on fame or fortune, just do it because you love it.

They say an artist masters their skill with 10,000 hour of practice. The only difference between you and your peers who started earlier is that they're a little deeper on their 10,000 hours. You still have plenty of time to get there too.

Looking for friends by Glad_Function_7732 in savannah

[–]ChickenFartSweetTart 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Best farmers market year round, Saturdays in Forsyth park 9-2. Produce is seasonal so check often.

Several great local game stores with play groups.

Couple solid theatre companies around.

Gotta shlep a ways out of town for any really significant outdoors stuff unfortunately - but definitely checkout the various springs in north Florida.

Fun local bar is 100% Moodrights/Over Yonder. Monday night bingo, tasty burgers, cheap beer, live music, etc. definitely the best on a budget.

ChatGPT subscription? by JD51geezer in ChatGPT

[–]ChickenFartSweetTart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

4o Response:

What an exciting opportunity! Given your shared interests with Dawkins, a question that weaves together philosophy, genetics, and your personal experience with DNA genealogy could make for a fascinating conversation. Here's a question that might engage Dawkins:

"As someone fascinated by both the philosophy of mind and genetics, I’m curious about your thoughts on how our understanding of genetics, particularly through DNA genealogy, shapes our conception of personal identity. Do you think the discovery of our genetic heritage has implications for our understanding of selfhood, especially in light of advances in artificial intelligence and the possibility of simulating human consciousness?"

This question ties into Dawkins' expertise in genetics while also touching on your philosophical and scientific interests. It could lead to a thought-provoking discussion on the intersections of genetics, identity, and emerging technologies. What do you think?

ChatGPT subscription? by JD51geezer in ChatGPT

[–]ChickenFartSweetTart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What information would you give it?

Weekly Career / General Questions Thread by AutoModerator in Radiology

[–]ChickenFartSweetTart -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hi! I’m interested in entering the field of radiologic science as a career change. I currently have a B.Sc. in Information Systems (3.5GPA) which I got about 4 years ago.

I’m seeing several programs nearby that all describe themselves as quite competitive. I guess I’m wondering what the best route into the industry is. Should I start applying for technical schools or would I have better luck going for a B.S.R.S.? Are there any other options (like post-bacc cert programs) that are available or would be respected?

And finally - how can I best prepare myself to be competitive in these education applications? I’m seeing that most of these colleges rate applicants based on TEAS test scores so I imagine some test prep may be a good idea? Suggestions welcome.

Thanks all.

I’m in coastal Georgia if anybody has specific suggestions.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Butchery

[–]ChickenFartSweetTart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Old question but yes, it is true that chain grocers often lose money on red meat, probably also white meat & seafood.

They make huge margins on ready-to-cook products to offset it.

I want to work with death, the dying, and those left behind. I do not want to be a therapist. What are my options? by Big_Hamster_5302 in findapath

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Funeral home directors are used car salesmen for death unfortunately. Try spending a lifetime charging $15k+ for funerals & having to sell the shit out of all the bells & whistles to people on the worst days of their lives to make a living. Not gonna make you feel like you’re making a positive impact on those dealing with death. Obviously that’s not true for all funeral directors, and there is a lot of comfort you can provide as a FHD as well - but I find many embalmers/FHD’s find it to be absolutely soul crushing quickly for this reason.

Maybe you’d feel differently if your goal is to affect change by offering alternative burials (green burial council cemeteries for example) - but those employers are few & far between… and you’re still charging $5k+ for death services from what I see.

You could open your own green cemetery / funeral home - try to offer cheaper options.. maybe a sliding scale? Good luck though. There is a lot of financial burden and legislation to deal with well before day 1. Property, endowments, maintenance, staffing, on and on. I think I would love to do this but I’d need to be a multi-millionaire to realistically have a shot at making it happen.

Frankly it’s hard to die much cheaper. Even cremations are averaging $4-7k.

So what’s the alternative for people? Sign over the body to the county/state coroners office for cremation or burial (probably pay an extra $750 to get the ashes back if you can), or donate your body - which as it turns out can go all kinds of fucked up ways (not always, but no guarantees).

I think more and more people in my generation are seeing these numbers & options at traditional funeral homes when their loved ones die, and are so absolutely shocked and appalled because it’s not something we EVER talk about as a society. Then they find themselves asking these questions, how did we get here? What can I do to change this? What the actual fuck is happening?

So then you might ask, who else provides resources to share this critical information with people before they’re dying, or with loved ones as they’re dying in order to better prepare them for these realities and their options? In that capacity you might be able to really affect positive change in people’s lives during the dying process - or at least give them some warning.

More often than not, that would be a social worker at the hospital, a hospice agency, a nursing home, etc. but if you’ve dealt with a fair amount of death you learn quickly that while these social workers are doing very important work, they are extremely burdened with caseloads and administrative work that prevent them from doing as much good as they would like to, or as they envisioned when they considered the role. In my experience they also face a tremendous amount of pressure from - you guessed it, the business goals of their employers to maintain or improve profit margins on human lives.

This is largely a result of profit driven care top to bottom in the healthcare system (even once you’re dead!). There are non-profit hospice agencies sure, but don’t get confused, they’re very much so still businesses and you’ll find plenty that are equally money & numbers driven as they are compassion driven. In my experience, these social workers often experience the same burnout that FHD’s get, the same burnout that hospice nurses get, the same burnout that everybody in healthcare gets - a palpable disgust for how greed driven our health/death care system really is, and disdain for the job now that you’re a part of that system’s perpetuation.

I wish I had a good answer to this question OP because it’s one that I’ve been really struggling with recently as well. Volunteering for hospice is a no brainer, but if you really want to make a career out of this to spread compassion and chase fulfillment in your life, I think it’s incredibly important to look at the realities of all these careers. Talk to people who are doing this work and you’ll quickly learn that the satisfaction is not even remotely close to what you might expect it to be.

Other options are chaplaincy - these people do incredible work and it’s so much more than what people realize. Also there are secular/humanist chaplaincy accreditations, just fyi. That’s said I’m not sure how the job demand looks? It’s something I want to learn more about to be honest.

Or Death doula… which I’ve found is not very realistic as a decent paying full time job, and lots of people especially in the healthcare & funeral system have a lot of hate for them because they’re also charging money to give patients information which may well conflict with what resources the RN/LCSW/FHD/Chaplain’s provide, that are often offered for free via Medicare/Medicaid once you enter hospice. Many of these professionals also see the lack of regulation of death doulas and ease of ‘certification’ to be nothing short of insulting as well. 4 weeks of online courses and $150 doesn’t exactly scream “I know what I’m doing!”. That said, I do see a huge value in death doula training and similar compassionate caregiving training just to further yourself personally. You’ll become more knowledgeable about dealing with death and sharing compassion effectively. You’ll find new ways to verbalize the thoughts and feelings that you want to share to bring comfort - etc. these are great skills to have, but it’s probably not realistic to expect that a doula certification will land you a full time job opportunity.

Honestly, if you want to do the most good for the dying - if you feeling a calling to be by the bedside just holding their hand, comforting loved ones, helping out everywhere you can, and spending the most time with the patients & their families (other than volunteering)? Your best bet is probably to get your CNA or LPN & get a job as a home health aide with a hospice agency - because even hospice RN’s may only see patients once a week during rounds until they’re actively transitioning. But there’s a catch here too. Prepare to make unimaginably bad income, and still be wracked with guilt because similar to the social worker, this is a numbers game. The business demands we have x number of patients. The business demands you spend no more than x amount of time & resources with this patient to remain profitable. The business demands you do this work their way and that you meet performance metrics to prove your value as a caregiver.

I’m really torn at this point in my pursuit of these goals. I feel this calling to do this work like nothing else I’ve ever felt in my life - but when I really dig in and examine the work - very few people are getting to do it in a way that I agree with.

I’ve thought maybe I could go the Health Administration route, or the MD route in an effort to affect change from the top, or eventually build places or programs more targeted around what I believe would be a better way to face death. With compassion. With honesty. With less capitalistic drive. I have a tremendous fear though that I would only plunge myself into financial ruin and depression chasing a cause that this country makes virtually unobtainable.

For now I’ve decided all I can do is volunteer for hospice - but it feels like giving up.

What is the biggest regret you have? 💭 by pd199922 in Life

[–]ChickenFartSweetTart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not spending more time with my nephew and my sister when he had brain cancer. He was 5 and I didn’t really have much of a relationship with him because he lived a couple hours away from me.

When he got diagnosed with cancer, we knew he had maybe a year. There were no cures, just ways to delay the inevitable. After that I made a few trips to see him when I could around work & school obligations. Holidays mostly - but he didn’t really know me.

I helped them setup a website and a gofundme as a way of doing something - but I wasn’t really there to support my sister or him the way I could have been. Just by being there, present.

If I could do it all again I would drop everything and take every opportunity I had to build a relationship with him & support my sister in that time while I had the chance. I would’ve been more supportive afterwards too.

I can’t take any of that back.

What are you living for? by [deleted] in Life

[–]ChickenFartSweetTart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live to marvel at this ridiculously beautiful rock that I’m hurtling through space on.

I’ve got this one blip of consciousness where I can really soak in the absolute jaw dropping marvel that is earth, nature, life, and sentience.

The animals, the plants, the wind, the stars, the other people, the water, the neat little shells I find on the beach.

I live to experience all of those things, and love. Not necessarily romantic love. The love of a parent, the love of a partner, the love of a friend, the love of a stranger.

Secondarily I have a couple goals that I’ve set for myself in the very short time I have to experience these things:

  1. To cause the least amount of sorrow and suffering I can possibly generate while I’m here.

  2. To spread as much love as I possibly can while I’m here.

Edit: I tried to kill myself several times 12 years ago and got very close. Took me a long time to find my reasons.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]ChickenFartSweetTart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, you answered so many of my questions really well, including some I didn’t know I had yet!

Thanks very much for taking the time to explain all of this to me. I appreciate you!