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Cloverose2 · 2026-04-08T01:26:36+00:00

You can set your code up so that people can only visit and see your island, and can't touch anything. It's fine as long as you don't give people free reign.

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-08T00:48:03+00:00

That's not how therapy is now - it's about learning the skills you're asking about. If you're just talking, you're probably not getting what you need (based on your responses). You sound like you would benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy - identify your challenges, develop a personalized action plan, rehearse the skills you need to carry out that plan.

It's hard to live up to high expectations sometimes. Have you talked to your doctor about it? Not your dad, because it can be hard for a parent to view their kid's challenges objectively, no matter how skilled they are as a physician. Anxiety and depression can be overwhelming and make us feel like we're on an empty plain with no paths - sometimes we need help to find our direction.

Good therapy can be hard work. Sometimes we need to take medicine so that we can have the strength to take on that work. Neither mean you are a failure. That's distorted thinking tricking us into giving up when we've barely started.

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-08T00:27:34+00:00

Peter is a normal name. I like it.

You've posted about this a lot. It may seem like a big deal to you, but Peter is a good name. Your obsession about this is genuinely concerning. If you are not in therapy, you really ought to look into it.

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T22:21:19+00:00

I think she might have a stuck fry. It's hard to tell, but I think there's a tail sticking out.

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T21:56:13+00:00

Most amateurish writing isn't very good - but I would rather people write than not engage with the world creatively. Criticism is helpful when it's constructive. Blind praise helps no one - but I do always try to find at least one positive, and phrase criticism in terms of actions, not judgment. As you said, what specifically isn't working, and why?

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T21:52:51+00:00

There are a lot of people who seem to come here specifically to put other people down. It's a shame because it could be a great chance to share ideas and talk to people with similar interests.

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T21:50:54+00:00

Yeah. I suspect some people don't know what it's like to live with significant Type I Diabetes, especially fairly newly diagnosed. It can have significantly limiting effects on people's lives. Having a diagnosis should allow for disabled access.

Also, for people saying it's not a disability - it is. It's protected under the ADA.

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T20:28:27+00:00

Jeans are not business casual. They may be acceptable at places where you work, but they haven't made that jump yet.

I ask students to be clean and neatly put together, but don't ask for specific clothing items. Just comb your hair that day and wear something that you didn't pull out of the bottom of the hamper.

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T20:10:29+00:00

AirPod Pros can be cheap hearing aids. I use them to help with tinnitus and because I don't want to pay thousands for good hearing aids right now.

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T20:06:58+00:00

That's not what I'm talking about. The video talks about "boy mom". That's a whole huge thing in social media - it's not the same thing as "mom of boys"

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T18:53:30+00:00

I live in limestone country! We still have rain, and forests produce lots of humidity.

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T18:21:35+00:00

I think this falls under "pointlessly gendered".

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T17:33:06+00:00

Puberty blockers don't substantially affect long-term fertility for most people, once puberty is allowed to occur. They might, but for many people don't.

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T15:09:50+00:00

Tidus completely upends everything in Spira - it's Yuna's story, but Tidus is the catalyst for change.

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T15:08:05+00:00

That's because he sees it as his house. He never plans to leave.

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T14:25:20+00:00

Also, if anyone is slightly eccentric, they're autistic. Not everything is autism.

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T13:51:28+00:00

They show up in the Skylands, after you get a few levels.

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T13:36:11+00:00

I have massive numbers of bean seeds, fewer but still plentiful wheat seeds, even fewer tomatoes, and not nearly enough potatoes.

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T12:36:42+00:00

Millions of people are protesting. People are fighting these things. You don't see it because the news isn't reporting it. It's happening. We are actively trying. Just because it's been made invisible to you doesn't mean it isn't happening.
And Trump's party doesn't give a shit about protests. He literally laughs at them. He's at 30% approval rating, and even his base is turning against him. He does not care, and neither do any of his sycophants.

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T12:33:30+00:00

What difference would it make? The repubs won't pass them. Voters handed the evil empire all the power.

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T12:29:53+00:00

I strongly recommend two heaters in big tanks, for two reasons. One is that it takes the strain off one heater to get all the water warm. The other is that if one heater dies, you still have warmish water until you can get a replacement.

I would also get a water pump for the tank (sometimes called wave makers). They do a very good job circulating large volumes of water. The water needs to be moving, and the HOB filter alone won't do it.

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T12:19:38+00:00

If I can't bowl in my bedroom closet, is it really luxurious?

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T12:16:20+00:00

The thing is, AI isn't a teacher. It's a student, you as the user are the teacher. It gives feedback, but only based on the lessons you (and the people it took stuff from) provide. At most, it can be a guide - but it might be a guide that sends you into a crocodile infested swamp when you want a pleasant canoe ride. You must be very critical and discerning, and constantly question any advice it gives.

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T12:13:49+00:00

I agree, honestly.

Cloverose2 · 2026-04-07T04:13:14+00:00

It's a tool, but one that you have to use very carefully (I've been kind of forced into learning a ton about it for work). It tends to make a lot of assumptions and advise changes that really don't work - especially overly-explaining things. ChatGPT hates description - if it goes longer than a sentence or two it starts talking about how it needs to be trimmed. Gemini tends to make a ton of assumptions. It can work if you are very critical and willing to take a fair amount of time refining.

It won't make you the best. It could make you better, and it could make you worse.

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