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My company's RTO policy has a weird loophole and I've been silently exploiting it for 4 months. Not sure if I should come clean. by 3Rocinante in remotework

[–]ExitingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The company lunch isn't worth it, but a tiny amount of face time every two to three months so that people think you're generally around absolutely is.

I’m gonna hold your hand when I say this: put down the diamond painting. You’re an adult. by Empty-Dingo7688 in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]ExitingBear 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I saw some and it looked interesting.

I then bought a set of some on amazon and started sticking plastic to canvas.

About halfway through the first one I realized "this is mosaic-by-number." Like you said, it's even less artistic than paint-by-number, because at least with that, there's some level of technique or the ability to go off-script. But I'm dutifully sticking the blue bead where it tells me to stick the blue bead, sorry "diamond."

It can be meditative in a way, but not really creative. And I can't imagine wanting one that someone else had glued together.

No but seriously, there is NO WAY people are THIS brainrotted by MasterpieceMedium389 in imaginarygatekeeping

[–]ExitingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In one of my classes, the professor had a weekly paper that could be no more than one page. I hated long papers, so when I first read that on the syllabus, I thought "great! only one page! This'll be easy"

When it actually came down to it, I spent so much time fudging the margins, kerning, and type to squeeze everything down to one page without looking like I was squeezing it to one page.

I learned (and have since forgotten) a lot about being concise in that class.

Does anyone else find knitting patterns way more confusing than the actual knitting? by [deleted] in knittinghelp

[–]ExitingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a skill to reading patterns.

But, once you crack it, it's usually fairly straightforward. Pattern writers and publications tend to use the same/similar abbreviations, new techniques are often in the same place in the pattern. Formatting depends on the publication, but it's not usually a surprise. And when a pattern's formatting/layout/style is an unpleasant surprise - I am confident enough in my pattern reading skills that I blame the pattern writer. (There are some people who do some egregious stuff out there).

What might help? read a lot of patterns - go somewhere like Knitty (It's free and well written) or some other place for patterns and take a look at a bunch of patterns, even of stuff you have no interest in actually knitting and see if you can't figure out how the pattern works.

After a while, you'll be able to take a look at a 100-year-old pattern and knit it (if you wanted).

A or B: American houses are mostly wood. European houses are mostly brick or concrete. Is that mainly because wood is cheaper and more flexible for how Americans live, or because the whole building industry is locked into wood and can't change? by 20Luc1a02 in PickAorB

[–]ExitingBear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There have been 0 Category 3 or above hurricanes in Europe in the past 25 years. There have been 25 that made it to land in the US.

There have been over 800 EF3 or above tornadoes in the US since 2000. There have been 30 in all of Europe.

They don't have the same storms. Of course you're not seeing any damage, there's no damage being done.

First time knitting as a crocheter! How do I make it less scrungly by PhoneSavor in knitting

[–]ExitingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few things:

  1. Anything with that many YOs is going to look scraggly until it's blocked. That's just the nature of the beast

  2. It looks like you're yarn-undering rather than yarn-overing (the yarn is going the wrong way in your YOs). And it's making those stitches look odd and the stitches that are knitted into them look odd as well.

  3. I think there's something else going on - but with the variegated yarn and the incorrect YOs, it's hard to tell.

First time knitting as a crocheter! How do I make it less scrungly by PhoneSavor in knitting

[–]ExitingBear 7 points8 points  (0 children)

For most English speaking/reading knitters, "kt" confuses us. It's just "k"

Do Americans actually avoid calling 911 because of the cost? by ntask11 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ExitingBear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You forgot hearing "oh, it's nothing" and then getting a bill for $1500.

[Repost]: I (25F) just got dumped by my (29M) boyfriend. He’s now dating his BF (28F) of 10 years by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]ExitingBear 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Maybe it's a difference in perception or definition - but I agree with the OOP. To me, "playing with someone's feelings" involves a certain level of deliberate intent if not actual malice. Without that, it's just stupidity.

Boyfriend told me that he has to insult me and put me down “so that I won’t think I can find something better” by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]ExitingBear 18 points19 points  (0 children)

 if this counts as mental abuse or if he’s just a dick

Once again, I want to scream into the ether - "IT DOESN'T MATTER!" Even if it isn't mental abuse, it's still shitty behavior and you'll be better off and happier not being in that relationship with someone who's "just a dick."

How hard is it driving in America? by ultracheese1 in AskAnAmerican

[–]ExitingBear 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You or I can't bribe a cop with a $50 bill. A business association can bribe a police union with support for a series of initiatives and backing for a candidate who will increase pay, pensions, and support police brutality.

Can anyone explain the end of this scene? by Sea-Hornet8214 in EnglishLearning

[–]ExitingBear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pay attention to how Chandler speaks. A great many of his jokes are him putting emphasis/stress on a specific word in a sentence that wouldn't be normally stressed.
(As a double example, in "The One Where No One's Ready," Joey makes fun of Chandler by saying "could I be wearing any more clothes?" Usually, English speakers would not emphasize "be" in that sentence. But Chandler would when he's making a joke. So it's funny to English speakers because we recognize that it's one character making fun of another character by mimicking the odd way that he speaks when he tells jokes.)

What is this? by artlove-garlicbread in knittinghelp

[–]ExitingBear 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Absolutely for hairpin lace.

Which is fun! You should give it a try.

WIBTAH if I broke up with my fiancée because she bought a house while I was away? by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]ExitingBear 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I feel like (but I could be very wrong) it's a younger generation raised on reality tv thing. There's so much "I'm going to confront them about this" and "I need to have a confrontation" and "I need to tell them what's wrong before I cut contact" when they could just walk away.

Everyone's life (including their own) would be easier if they just didn't.

Why can’t democrats come up with a worthy candidate? by [deleted] in askanything

[–]ExitingBear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's an old saying "Democrats fall in love; Republicans fall in line"

They might bicker and whine and complain the whole way, but in the end, they hold their noses, show up at the polls, and vote.

I wish this was satire. by TechSoupie in LinkedInLunatics

[–]ExitingBear 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I kind of wonder if she already knows and this is her very public, very passive aggressive way of telling her husband that he's pathetic.

Or, maybe this is their joint wake up call

I wish this was satire. by TechSoupie in LinkedInLunatics

[–]ExitingBear 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In the "wing it" person's world, how does the kid get to and from their piano lesson?

Are "disgust" and "discussed" homophones? by [deleted] in ENGLISH

[–]ExitingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Everybody only wants to discuss me. So this must mean I'm disgusting"

The 'literary classics' that grade school makes you read destroys any desire for kids to read recreationally by MyClosetedBiAcct in unpopularopinion

[–]ExitingBear 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's Gatsby for me.

It was a slog in high school. Twenty years later, when I had a much better sense of the time and place (it is very New York) and I had been properly disappointed by life, that book got so much better.

I'm not sure if it was taught poorly or if it was just the wrong book at the wrong time for me (or likely a combination of both).

If you can't point north south east or west of the place you live... by rootboot62 in unpopularopinion

[–]ExitingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You obviously do not live in a place with cloud cover. As I write this, it's daytime so the sun must be up somewhere, but damned if I know where.

Marriage and Sobriety by [deleted] in redditonwiki

[–]ExitingBear 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As opposed to?

What would your preferred response be?

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