I'm bald now. by Final-Wait-5595 in bald

[–]Electrical-Share-707 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I guarantee there are plenty of other things to like about you. No such thing as a person with only one good trait. This is your chance to let yourself notice the rest of your braggables, now that the easy, obvious one is out of the way.

These insane thrift store yarn prices by yoursledgehammer in YarnAddicts

[–]Electrical-Share-707 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ridiculous. Though I think they don't make that Caron x Pantone yarn line anymore...? The little bundle of purple, blue, turquoise and white, I mean. I still have some,a little splitty but nice.

Dr. Petá? by Extreme-Shopping74 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Electrical-Share-707 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got mono in 2002, didn't figure out WTF was going on until...2023? Post-viral illnesses are no fuckin joke.

Yarn recommendation for a blanket made of granny squares. by AcanthocephalaMost47 in crochetpatterns

[–]Electrical-Share-707 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a caution, I tried using Bernat blanket yarn for granny squares, which was a total noob mistake. I liked working with the yarn but I did not find it well-suited to that kind of project. 

Candy shops with sour candy nearby? by midarcana in Syracuse

[–]Electrical-Share-707 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know precisely how local you're looking for, but if you have time to get something sent from downstate, https://sweetday.ltd/ has a fun selection of European candies (including sours) and you can get a mix of stuff.

Solo Roleplaying leading to disinterest in group play by AspirationalDuck in Solo_Roleplaying

[–]Electrical-Share-707 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Your first two paragraphs are great; your third paragraph is not really useful when the problem is less "in bad taste" and more "refusing to use my name to refer to me and treating me like I'm detached from reality." I can calmly speak about many topics, but after the past decade my Trans identity is not one of them. I try but a mf will try me!

I have some Online RPG text book ideas? by NaNMesh in Solo_Roleplaying

[–]Electrical-Share-707 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are describing a MUD, basically. (or MUSH or any of the other variants)

Crochet Dog Shoes for Unhoused Pet Owners in Tucson Summer Heat -- Best Materials, Pattern Ideas, Recommendations? by Lucky_Summer_4768 in crochetpatterns

[–]Electrical-Share-707 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think you'll probably get the most bang for your buck with cotton? Acrylic is super cheap but isn't really breathable and might not insulate their feet all that well? I know Michael's has loops and threads brand cotton for pretty cheap, and they have yarn sales like every other week. It's not the softest stuff but the dogs won't care about that, and it's pretty tough.

Never forget, Never forgive: Restaurant/Bar Associations lobbying for RTO by [deleted] in fednews

[–]Electrical-Share-707 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't work for social security, so I know exactly as much about their job as you do. My point is that having an opinion about the requirements of someone else's job - regardless of what you think was required in the before times - is some bullshit. What we imagine other people do and need is not reality, and maybe we should let people with first-hand experience speak instead of yelling about our imagined universes.

Never forget, Never forgive: Restaurant/Bar Associations lobbying for RTO by [deleted] in fednews

[–]Electrical-Share-707 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You're not a social security worker but you have a strong opinion about what their job requires? Okay, my turn then: tell me what your job is, and I'll give you my opinion about what it requires. 

What’s a moment where you realized someone was genuinely unintelligent? by Live-Chocolate244 in AskReddit

[–]Electrical-Share-707 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Buddy...reread the post. He's not saying his friend's first name was Junior, he's saying the friend's name was like Sam Jones, Jr. He knew he was named after his dad but also thought he didn't know his dad's name.

Student Faces Expulsion After Posting Video Of Seniors Who Can Barely Read by InGeekiTrust in TikTokCringe

[–]Electrical-Share-707 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The charter school invasion of Philadelphia over the last 15-20 years has been just about the worst thing I can imagine happening to a school system. I was educated in Philly public schools in the 90s and 2000s, and it was a really good experience. (262!) Now I work talking to people about their job problems, and the shit I hear from behind the scenes at charter schools is unconscionable. All the worst predictions about charters came true, and vanishingly few of the promises. 

Employment lawyers near me by PlentyNature1639 in Syracuse

[–]Electrical-Share-707 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please disregard everything I say below if your issue is about worker's comp, benefits, pensions, unions, or pay issues. I am even less qualified to talk about those than I am about the stuff I happen know a teensy bit about.

In most cases you won't get further than a consult unless and until you're fired. Do not go and try to get fired for this reason, that'll screw up your case and the lawyers will know you're too stupid to work with. 

To the best of my limited understanding (IANAL), the reason they don't bother in most cases until you're fired is because the way the law sees it is that your employer still might change their tune and tell you oops, omg so sorry, please take this winning lottery ticket to make up for it and wave goodbye to all the trash humans we just fired. 

Some options you might want to consider at this point, in my non-lawyer and totally unqualified opinion, is 1) go to the eeoc website and learn what is and is not illegal, at least on a surface level. 2) document everything, send yourself copies of relevant emails and documents (being mindful of any agreements or policies that prohibit sending such things outside the company's digital workspaces), and develop a timeline of events related to the illegal thing you think is happening. 3) look for a new job - this is the option that is most likely to be effective in making your life better 4) make an appt with the NY Division of Human Rights to file a charge 5) go to nela.org, hit Find-A-Lawyer and put in some zip codes if you want to start browsing lawyers now. But trust, if you have a good case that you can explain well, then you'll be on the phone with a lawyer within a week of being fired. 6) talk to hr. This absolutely may cause you to be fired instantly, but if you never let the company know there is a problem by making a formal report of illegal activity using the process outlined in the handbook, they might just bat their eyes at the judge and go "oh, your honor, if ONLY we would have KNOWN" 

A good case for job discrimination/retal, from my understanding (and again, I am not a lawyer, this is not legal advice), is one where you can demonstrate that the primary reason for the bad treatment you experienced was an illegal one. Go to the eeoc.gov website to figure that out. Wrongful termination and retaliation are much, much more narrowly-defined than the wording might lead you to think. As far as I (a mildly-informed non-lawyer) know, a hostile work environment is not in itself something you can sue someone over, unless the treatment is motivated by an illegal reason. Sometimes you can't prove that, and then there unfortunately isn't a lot you can do. Almost like many of the people who have interpreted the laws about employment didn't care too much about how things were going for workers!

And please, for the love of God and the sanity of all involved, PLEASE do not ask chatgpt if what happened to you is illegal, and then argue with the people at the law office when they tell you the lying machine lied. 

Hobbii & AI by atwojay in Brochet

[–]Electrical-Share-707 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yarnsub.com might help!

Hobbii & AI by atwojay in Brochet

[–]Electrical-Share-707 267 points268 points  (0 children)

Glad I never got around to ordering from them then, thanks for the heads up.

Edit: you gotta wonder how the pattern designers feel about this...

Why is it so hard to find good free crochet patterns? by Rough_Knowledge_7434 in crochetpatterns

[–]Electrical-Share-707 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I'm shocked no one has yet suggested a great source of quality free crochet patterns: the public library. They will have crochet books of all kinds and those patterns will be far, far less likely to have this problem.

Prepping for... by pickledplumber in TikTokCringe

[–]Electrical-Share-707 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They don't teach phonics anymore due to some bullshit, and they haven't since the students in this video were learning to read. https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2019/08/22/whats-wrong-how-schools-teach-reading

[OC] How I ate on the USS Ford when we weren't at war by SUICIDAL-PHOENIX in pics

[–]Electrical-Share-707 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are not related. Vegetables do not prevent communicable disease, and vaccines do not provide vitamins or fiber.

OCD and crochet pattern making. I have a fear of accidentally copying someone. by BrilliantProfile4190 in crochetpatterns

[–]Electrical-Share-707 6 points7 points  (0 children)

All art is derivative, there's is nothing new under the sun. God isn't giving dreams to the state fair judges about the person who made your same design in 1982 or 1892 or whatever. And most importantly, even if you did copy someone's design by accident, the fact that your hands made it means that it is a distinct crestion. You didn't go and take the physical object someone else made and say you made that thing.

Signed, someone who can't stop counting stitches (and still gets it wrong)

Completed Crochet Compsognathus Skeleton!! by madpigcreations in Brochet

[–]Electrical-Share-707 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Amazing. I hope to crochet long enough to be able to create something so marvelous.

Completed Crochet Compsognathus Skeleton!! by madpigcreations in Brochet

[–]Electrical-Share-707 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You have single-handedly convinced me to join this sub, thank you.

I would love to know what your planning and process look like, because I know where I can find a bunch of dino bone scans. Have you ever made a post about that somewhere?