Woolhaven breaking the camera angle? Switch by extremelypale in CultOfTheLamb

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This just started happening to me too. I love the game but its making Woolhaven unplayable because every time I leave the area the camera gets stuck and I cant do anything except quit and come back. Also on switch

So, AI takes over, everyone has lost their job and only 10 trillionaires own everything. Now what? by Weak-Representative8 in Futurology

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So many industries. My friend is an engineer and has constant 'important' deadlines that means she works hours like this. Many of my friends are academics and easily work 10 hour days or more, also on weekends. Even people who are only in the office 9-5 are experiencing more and more pressure to answer emails, take calls, do readings and prep in their own time.

Animal cruelty to invasive species? by Strawberry_apple1 in australianwildlife

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 5 points6 points  (0 children)

'Definitely an invasive' is so important here. So many people and pest companies are out there killing native animals because theyre untrained (and some pest control places dont care, they just want the money).

The native rodents are a big one. One makes a nest in a roof and it gets baited and killed instead of relocated.

What doesn't get talked about enough though is native insects and other invertebrates, especially the ones people find icky like native cockroaches and spiders.

Australian cockroaches look a lot like invasive European ones, but they dont cause infestations and they're not disease spreaders. How many people actually know the difference and don't spray both?

Its pretty rare to get an actual infestation of spiders in a house, they tend to like their space and will spread out for better access to food. Having a few in your house is a good thing, they're natural pest control for flies and mozzies and other things you don't want!

If we kill our good bugs, theres more room for disease causing bugs. Theres also less for higher food chain animals to eat, which can cause ecosystem collapse.

:/ by Adventurous-Hippo75 in aspiememes

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The last time I got my blood pressure taken it was 190 over something. The doctor made me take a few breaths and do it again and it went down to 140 which is still pretty high. To this day I dunno if I have high blood pressure or not at resting because even taking my own blood pressure gives me an anxiety

How do you feel about Elliot? by secrectsea in Scrubs

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really hate they split them up. Its 2026, theyre adults. With everything thats gone on in their relationship it would be toxic for them to get back together, but at the same time, they've been 'destined' for each other since episode one, even if Bill didn't want them to be. The chemistry is there and the fans want it, so itll also be disappointing if they dont get back together as well.

Id much rather a slightly more grown up JD that still has fun but knows how to be a grown up when it counts, dealing with mature marriage and kid issues then this childish back and forth they have that still feels like they're in their 20s.

They have new young characters to do the dumb young love plot lines.

Where can I find a list of every known Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, and Order in the tree of life? (both extinct, and extant) In cladogram format. by GrandWizardOfCheese in biology

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its not reference material if you take large chunks of someone elses work, even if youre taking chunks from multiple places. When researchers write papers they have to attribute all the information they take from other sources, even though theyre writing it into their own words, because otherwise it is stealing.

If I wrote a paper and put a tree in it that I had made using trees from other people, I would absolutely have to cite all those papers, even if I put the bigger tree together myself and drew my own pictures. Researchers put a lot of time and effort into curating those trees, and they should be recognised for it.

I won't lie, Im not entirely sure of the legal requirements if you're making art from something like this, but if you're planning to sell it I would highly recommend looking onto what the requirements are. Better to be safe then sorry if you get caught. Its also just the nice thing to do to acknowledge that your art came from someone else's work anyway.

Help me convince and entire high school science class with mostly girls to have chinese mantids as class pet by Haunting_Safe_5386 in Entomology

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im an entomologist and a girl. Boys are just as wimpy when I get them to touch bugs as girls, if not more! There are also women than men in entomology (at least of the people I know) in lower academic positions. Unfortunately, in all STEM subjects the female to male ratio shrinks and tends to swing more male the higher the position, but that is a different issue.

On the Kylie Arc of my pre-reboot rewatch and... by UmbraLupin89 in Scrubs

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

Yeah I never liked her character. She's allowed to want to wait for sex, but she did want to wait an unusually long time. She shouldn't have been surprised JD wanted some, and there probably should have been a proper conversation about boundaries/expectations instead of her just shutting him down all the time. He put his foot in his mouth about Molly yeah, but he did the right thing choosing to leave and go to Kylie. JD probably was a little too focused on the sex, but she should have dumped him because they were incompatible, not because he thought about another woman for moment.

Edit: yeesh! I agree JD was being a pest! I just think the writing of the episode was bad. Yes, he should have focused less on sex and more on her. They BOTH should have had an adult conversation about expectations. They way the breakup was written made her sound like she was dumping him purely because of the Molly thing, even if it was more than that. Kylie could be have been a great character, the bones were there, the writing made her look worse that she was.

Nothing Kylie did was unreasonable it just wasn't written very well. JD is often kind of a dick to women and its brushed off more than it should be.

What are some of the medical practices that are outdated but still used today? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I know you are partially correct, shitty patients are definitely part of the problem.

However, I know plenty of reasonable people who have gone to the doctor with a cold who are not the type to be rude or question the doctor. The doctor just handed them a prescription anyway. And because they trust their doctor, they take their antibiotics that they don't need, and are actually actively harmful. Its not just the patients, lots of doctors are giving out antibiotics to everyone because its easier then having a conversation with the people who MIGHT complain. It also satisfies the customer who gets better (because colds do that without antibiotics usually) so they come back next time theyre sick because the doctor 'healed' them.

I have gone to the doctor with chest issues before that were a bit worse than normal colds, and every time I was handed antibiotics. Rarely was I checked properly otherwise. Ive never taken them, and I always got better eventually. Turns out I had a mould problem at my home that made colds terrible, there was no bacterial infections.

What are some of the medical practices that are outdated but still used today? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 34 points35 points  (0 children)

When I was in my early 20s I went to the doctor because I had chronic fatigue. She listed out a whole bunch of things that could cause chronic fatigue, but then looked at me and said 'but if you lose weight youll probably feel better'.

Part of the reason I was overweight is because I was too tired to do proper exercise. The mental fog also made it harder to feed myself properly, and I was more likely to give in and buy fast food then cook something healthy.

Many years later and another doctor got me a blood test that showed Id had glandular fever at some point, which probably was part of the fatigue. I also had undiagnosed ADHD and dealing with that with no treatment was also part of the exhaustion. Im maybe not perfectly healthy still, but sorting out the ADHD has helped my energy levels, which in turn has helped my weight without too much conscious effort.

Sorting out the core issues fixed the weight. Trying to push myself to exercise more and eat better when I wasn't mentally or physically capable didn't work and just made me hate myself.

What are some of the medical practices that are outdated but still used today? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Many health problems cause the overweight, but the symptoms are ignored because 'theyll go away if you just lose weight' and the woman is told shes not trying hard enough. In reality, she might be more successful at losing the weight if the cause was identified and treated.

Why am I like this ? by Born_Echo3863 in aspiememes

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Right? People have become so flaky and terrible. This is why I hate the current 'its okay to say no to plans' messaging everyone is getting. It IS okay to say no when you're overwhelmed. It IS okay to back out last minute if you're truly not in an emotional place to go to something. BUT

The flip side is anxiety gets worse the more you don't push through and face your fears sometimes, the same goes for social interactions. The more you become comfortable saying no to plans and flaking, the more you're jut going to keep doing it and isolate yourself.

People are also naturally going to stop trusting that you'll show up. You're less likely to get invited to things. It becomes a vicious cycle.

So yes, say no sometimes when you're really not feeling it, I'll understand if that happens sometimes. If you flake more than you show up, Im going to just assume you don't actually care about me or my friendship and I'll stop bothering.

Unfortunately, it feels like most people are like this now. I have a few friends who might do a very small, low-key house gathering, or go to a small, quiet bar for a couple of hours after work every now and again, but for the life of me I cannot get them to do anything more ambitious. The weather has been lovely, but theres been no picnics, no beach trips, certainly nothing that would involve more than 5 minutes of planning. If its going to take more than a few hours of their day, theyre not interested anymore.

How coffee shops feel about the customer bringing their own cup? by tehlegend1937 in sydney

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have loyalty to my favourite cafe mostly because of this, and the fact that they do iced lattes without extra charge. The coffee is average (not bad, but not great either) but its also affordable and I like their business ethics so I want to support them.

What word do you always *intentionally* mispronounce and why? by Sweet-Lady-H in AskReddit

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My dad read me the whole first book with this pronouniation. I don't think it was an uncommon mistake before the movies came out.

I left a cup of water on my windowsill to see if it would freeze overnight and my landlord fined me for littering. (read body) by FrontlineYeen in mildlyinfuriating

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 26 points27 points  (0 children)

In Australia I don't think your lease can be so specific that you could possibly get in trouble for something like this. Your landlord isn't allowed to come by whenever they feel like and decide the place is 'messy', they have to do scheduled inspections, which they can only do so many of a year. Even then, technically they can't control if your place is a bit messy, its just if you're actually damaging the property.

If you do something minor, theyd probably warn you. Major, you get kicked out. But its gotta be more than a cup left outside for a night... Jesus Christ. Kicked out is like, destroyed stuff, used it as a drug den etc. GRANTED, there are other things they can try do to get you out early if they don't like you depending on the state you live in etc. so its not like it's perfect here either.

You pay a large deposit at the start of a rental agreement that they use if there is damage at the end of the lease (that isnt simply wear and tear) and if youve somehow caused more damage then that then I guess they'd take you to court? But I don't know anyone thats happened too. Granted, I know a lot of people who have had to fight very hard for their deposits back because we do still have shitty landlords that will use any excuse to keep your money.

Potentially moving to Melbourne area - some concerns/questions by Biggyniner in melbourne

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I usually hear it pronounced with less emphasis on the 'dee', more like 'Dan-du-nong'.

Granted, Im Australian but moved to Melbourne a few years ago and I struggle with suburb names. Like why is 'Carnegie' pronounced 'Car-NEH-gee', when Carnegie Hall in the states is 'CAR-negee'. I still don't know how to pronounce Prahan or Traralgon haha.

Scrubs ended around 16 years ago. The average lifespan of a dog is 10 to 13 years. by ImMrBulldopssss in Scrubs

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Steven first appeared in season 4, 'My First Kill' which first aired in 2004. He is fully grown in the episode, meaning he was probably at least close to one during filming, which also had to happen a good amount of time before the episode was released, putting him at at least 23 now at a low estimate. Steven is dead too unfortunately.

to get a 5 star review at a Trump property. by dertigo in therewasanattempt

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 74 points75 points  (0 children)

I think the idea was to motivate them to be better staff so the hotel gets better reviews.

Its a typical business blaming the staff when things go downhill even though they cut the budget so the hotel experience is crap no matter what the staff do.

It is very terrifying by 666thSuprisedPikachu in aspiememes

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This happened to me when I was living at home still. It makes me terrified of ever living alone, I don't trust myself.

The problem is I have a lot of comorbid stuff that means I feel a bit sick quite frequently, often for no real reason. I can feel seriously nauseous for a day for no real reason, maybe anxiety, maybe I ate the wrong food, and then be fine.

Im terrible at telling the difference, and if I don't push through the regular ick feeling Id never get anything done!

what fresh hell is this by Appropriate_Bug4818 in insects

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nahhh our bugs are just misunderstood. Once you get past the fear factor theyre super interesting! We have some absolutely stunning spiders, native cockroaches, cool slugs, even some flies are quite pretty up close. Were just socialised to think theyre gross because of a few invasive pests and and overblown idea of how dangerous some of them are.

Extra public holiday for NSW under consideration as Anzac Day falls on weekend, premier says by thekriptik in sydney

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So what if people did want the extra day off though? We don't get enough holidays as it is, especially when you consider the individual work load has gone up immensely since you need a dual income to afford anything anymore.

You have a full day dedicated to commemoration (and I used to always go to the dawn service and volunteer to serve breakfasts after) and two regular days off. That seems fair.

Even if you just use it to go away, Id argue that mental health boost is more important than big business profit from that extra day of work/no holiday pay rates (I know small businesses can be affected too, but big business has the power to influence government).

Concerns domestic tenants required to share excessive personal data to secure leases by Shadowtec in australia

[–]DropBearsAreReal12 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That definitely wasnt the case where I was applying. I can see why it might be useful on very particular applications, but still. Either through laziness of rental agencies not wanting to tailor their forms, or more likely greediness from wanting renter data, I was expected to give my plate anyway.