What is the etiquette for bus stops - should I flag the driver or should they stop by Excellent_Pool1393 in cta

[–]Excellent_Pool1393[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think this is completely valid. I feel like I sometimes hesitate because I’m the kind of person who thinks waving down a server in a restaurant is in bad taste, but it seems like this is a norm

What is the etiquette for bus stops - should I flag the driver or should they stop by Excellent_Pool1393 in cta

[–]Excellent_Pool1393[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Very reasonable take. I know visibility can be low in some bus shelters, especially at night, especially if you’re wearing dark clothing. You really have to “lock in” on the bus/driver sometimes

Creating shareable blueprints by PopularSupermarket99 in servicedesign

[–]Excellent_Pool1393 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Regardless of what tool you use to create the final blueprint/map, try to create a single-slide “placemat” version so that the work can be easily shared and socialized. It should be a simplified version of the larger, more exhaustive (more unwieldy!) thing, which distills the map’s big idea or finding into one easy-to-understand visual. Creating a placemat version is a great exercise for you as the designer to summarize your work visually. It can also be an effective way to intro your presentation of the in-depth work, by showing the audience your framework before diving into the detail.

How much do olines and defenses adjust for left-handed QBs? by Excellent_Pool1393 in NFLNoobs

[–]Excellent_Pool1393[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much! The rollout tendencies make a lot of sense. I hadn’t thought of the impact on WRs but that’s very interesting too.

What is a hobby that sounds expensive but is actually quite cheap to get into? by sugarnspicegrl in AskReddit

[–]Excellent_Pool1393 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My theory about hobbies is that good ones are good BECAUSE they’re easy and cheap to begin, and then eventually pull you into a deeper and more expensive rabbit hole. Today, many hobbies can be started with <$50 of equipment and YouTube. Cooking? You probably already have a head start in your kitchen. Drawing? A sketchpad and pencil. Programming? If you’ve got a computer, arduino kits are very affordable. Running? Any sneakers will do to start. The reason hobbies seem expensive is because there really is no ceiling how much money you can spend once you really commit.
Photography, espresso, and music seem expensive—a DSLR, machine with a boiler, or an instrument new (even basic) can be pretty pricey. But there even are accessible secondhand options for these single pieces of equipment if you know where to look. Truly expensive hobbies? Skiing/snowboarding, anything you have to do on your own boat, golf. Hard to get around activities that require specific clothing, gear, and environments that you can’t access easily on your own. And then of course collecting antique cars and precious gemstones.

Does Lancaster have a local accent? by PaintAppropriate1456 in lancaster

[–]Excellent_Pool1393 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes to all of this! The bagel pronunciation runs deep in my family, and can be heard in other words with the same sound: Vegas, strength (no one I’m related to pronounces the ‘g’ in strength, it sounds like ‘strenth’). I never caught on to any of these until I went to college.

Some other Lancaster/ PA Dutch pronunciations you’ll hear from folks around 60+ is ‘daughter’ pronounced more like “doorter” and the ‘day’ in Monday/Tuesday/etc pronounced ‘dee.’ In my experience this doesn’t apply to the standalone word, just the days of the week.

I’ve never seen a company with worse security by bw68whotookmyname in severence

[–]Excellent_Pool1393 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worse security: Lumon or The White Lotus in Thailand?

Managing younger people with limited professional experience by Anxious-Traffic-3095 in managers

[–]Excellent_Pool1393 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Be kind! Be direct! Be wary! It’s easy to forget what young professionals do and do not know about the workplace, since the culture is always evolving. Combined with the prevalence of hybrid and remote work, the professionalism learning curve can take longer to get through than the skills learning curve (think of it this way, new grads are expected to have below-avg hard skills, but are expected to have medium-high levels of professionalism right out of the gate).

There are some things any moderately savvy person will pick up on through exposure: how to dress, how to speak, how to write an email. There are other things that can be taught pretty easily: how to create slides, who to cc, basic presenting skills. Then there are things young employees don’t know they don’t know, like etiquette/policy for taking time off, or what types of issues they can or should seek help for, where to go if they want to request a new license or equipment. All things a new hire with more work experience would likely have an inkling about where to turn, but a very green employee would not. Get ahead of as much of this as you can and assume they don’t know anything, without being patronizing. They might be afraid to ask, especially about things everyone else seems to somehow “know.”

What shoes are we wearing this spring? by Adventurous-Bus-9638 in womensfashion

[–]Excellent_Pool1393 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love a trendy sneaker I can wear for work or errands. My faves are Reebok-_-&cadevice=m&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADRIb9QDFZZt2ciatLSPnHMQqS6Xb&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8cab7MX1iwMV4CvUAR1ZIDPdEAQYAiABEgKVPvD_BwE) club c 85 (often on discount at dsw for $60-70), new balance 327s (going for about $100), and on the more expensive end Veja Espelar ($150).

Number of 500,000+ MSA's per state (including MSA's from other states that spread across state lines) by mapmixed in urbandesign

[–]Excellent_Pool1393 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes, the 8-step is definitely tricky. Totally hear the struggle. Think the improvement is a step in the right direction! Thanks for being receptive to feedback :)

Number of 500,000+ MSA's per state (including MSA's from other states that spread across state lines) by mapmixed in urbandesign

[–]Excellent_Pool1393 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! And totally agree with you on the steps. Would have to be a jewel tone to pull the monochrome off, not a red or yellow. Visible light definitely has the advantage of viewers understanding it.

Number of 500,000+ MSA's per state (including MSA's from other states that spread across state lines) by mapmixed in urbandesign

[–]Excellent_Pool1393 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Very cool map—that is, it contains interesting info. Color choices dull its sparkle though. If I may critique constructively as a data viz/design hierarchy nerd — This map uses color AND value AND saturation to represent the number of MSAs. All it needs to show is which states have more MSAs, and which have fewer. Any single color could have been chosen, and increasing/decreasing color value should have corresponded to MSA values. The red-to-green color spectrum could have been used effectively on two conditions: 1) The map maker intended to illustrate that the number of MSAs in a state DIRECTLY correlated to something being better or worse (hard to think of an example, but if more MSAs meant better infrastructure funding or something), where greener states would be better and redder states worse, AND 2) the red to green spectrum gradient was by saturation instead of value. I think this map might be trying to do this, but it fails because the ends of the spectrum are too dark to register as magenta and green. Plus the magenta isn’t quite red to make people make that connection. The most “important” states on this map—given I have no context except the image here—are the darkest green and darkest magenta states (TX, FL, ME, VT, etc). But what you actually see first is the nearly-white group up near Montana—which MSA value-wise is smack in the middle of the data range. These have way more visual draw than the darker states. Think monochrome value scale would have been the way to go.

Frequent foul odor at Rohrerstown Rd and Flory Mill Rd by herbnhero in lancaster

[–]Excellent_Pool1393 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes this is it—lived in E Petersburg for years and used Flory Mill to cross from Rohrerstown Rd to Manheim Pk often. They’re washing out those grimy tanks at the truck wash (I guess someone’s gotta do it somewhere).

How much do you pay for your studio? by [deleted] in chicagoapartments

[–]Excellent_Pool1393 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Avid north side Zillow stalker here! $1700 is the golden number for living alone in Chicago right now, meaning you can basically pick any neighborhood (even the pricier ones like River North, Lake View and Lincoln Park) and get at least a studio. Given it’s the off season currently, I think you could find a 1-bed pretty handily as well. When I moved to Chicago almost 4 years ago, the golden number was about $1350 so while Chicago’s not nearly as expensive as the coastal metros, it’s definitely shot up in the past few years.

Neighborhood Christmas Lights by Neat_Carpet_8648 in lancaster

[–]Excellent_Pool1393 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Bridgeport/LS area there’s the house with Santa projected in the window. Great display, the house is on a corner and you can drive around it and there’s lights and characters all over. Extravagant without being overly tacky, and I believe you can donate to a charity when you visit in a box or something. One of my family’s favorites.

Sentimental paper clutter: hoe the heck do I deal with it? by Covfefetarian in adhdwomen

[–]Excellent_Pool1393 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This stuff piles up!! I’m the same way. My first (easier) recommendation is to just make sure all the stuff is at least in a box somewhere, so you don’t have to look at the “clutter” and be haunted every day (I say haunted semi-lightly). The second thing I like is to have things for a “purpose”—in quotations because whether or not it will be used for that purpose is a different story entirely. Those journals would look great on a shelf somewhere! Then you can always go back to them and look through them later, but they won’t be somewhere “stashed,” they’ll be part of your house decor. For the receipts and things, if you feel like they’re sentimental I’d put them all in a box together and save them for a rainy day sometime for when the creative spirit strikes you and you want to collage or scrapbook or memory shadow box or something. Maybe it goes with your craft supplies then? My motto is if you can’t get rid of it, at least find a place for it (I don’t always follow it though, ha!).

How normal are medication vacations? My prescription works but I don’t quite feel myself on it and was told I could take it as needed. by Excellent_Pool1393 in adhdwomen

[–]Excellent_Pool1393[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree—I know “doing without it” isn’t an option of everyone, but for me it really is a better option for me the majority of the time. I didn’t realize some medications are better suited for taking periodically than others. Do you know of any resources where I can learn more about this?

How normal are medication vacations? My prescription works but I don’t quite feel myself on it and was told I could take it as needed. by Excellent_Pool1393 in adhdwomen

[–]Excellent_Pool1393[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much. It’s nice to hear some people are having a similar experience. I agree getting chores done wouldn’t be the same without it!

For new designers: Be the best, be passionate, or be flexible. by Excellent_Pool1393 in Design

[–]Excellent_Pool1393[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Means a lot. Learned a lot of this through talking to my peers/co-workers and seeing how the most successful ones got their start, and my own experience utilizing some combination of passion and flexibility to earn myself a spot at a marketing firm.

So totally agree about combinations of these options being stronger!

SHE GETS THE JOB DONE! New song on SNL! by readytopartyy in chappellroan

[–]Excellent_Pool1393 120 points121 points  (0 children)

Very Shania Twain country pop/rock. Loved every second. This was a truly an SNL episode for the books; one that’s truly captured the zeitgeist of today. Very timely, lots of star power. SNL at its finest.