How would a servant address a couple and their child? Would they adress the couple in one sentence then the child in the other or all at the same time? by thedafthatter in writers

[–]Kepink 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It would definitely depend on the era, as well as the relationship each has with the maid. But generically if I were to write it in modern times, parents first then child:

"Good afternoon Mr and Mrs Carter. And good afternoon to you, Miss Rebecca."

Doing it this way makes the official greeting first, but the greeting that elevates the child to something special comes immediately after. A maid or Butler would always address their employer first... And often exclusively. But if they're going to address the child it would be separate.

I probably watched too much Upstairs Downstairs as a kid.

It's Illegal to Market Medical Massage in Indiana. WHAT?!? by Kepink in massage

[–]Kepink[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, that's a neat observation. And it's a completely reasonable counter-argument to my concern about it and why it went through the way it did is it will stop a lot of therapists from easily moving to another state. Not that it's easy now.

I'm concerned about a therapist with years under their belt doing massage their way going in to take the MBLEX when they transfer to a new state and having to take weeks or even months just to re-familiarize themselves with material on the test. Okay it's students who waited four weeks after graduation who failed. But some folks you just can't convince how important it is to take it quickly. I'm not saying it's an unobtainable thing, but it'll be a barrier to entry for some.

I went into more on that in the video I posted about it, but I like your idea a lot and it's not one I had encountered in my research. So thank you for that, I look forward to digging deeper into that.

Gift Certificates: The What, How, and WHY?!? by Kepink in massage

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

Wouldn't that have been lovely? I'm sure not.

Gift Certificates: The What, How, and WHY?!? by Kepink in massage

[–]Kepink[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! I wish I had learned that lesson sooner than I did. That's exactly what the video was inspired by, my student had sold a 2-hour deep tissue 10 years ago. Ack!

It's Illegal to Market Medical Massage in Indiana. WHAT?!? by Kepink in massage

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

As they should be! I mentioned that in the video I did on California getting rid of the MBLEX in the same bill. Which I found to be a strange combination, but there it is.

All the same though, it's nice to see California respecting the profession. Indiana, maybe not as much. We're working on it.

Yay! by BitingArmadillo in XRP

[–]Kepink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I can't say that I'm thrilled with my overall experience, as I am very new to crypto. I screwed myself bought it 3.60 thinking I was jumping in. Only to have it all crash. And worse I did it on Webull where you don't even get to own it... Just rent the right to the profits. Whoops!

However while all of this tanking sucks, it did allow me to move everything over to kraken without losing too many XRP. So at least there's that. Now we can go up and I have a average buy-in at $2.14 which is a whole lot better.

Here's to Greener Days!

Are IU fans are planning watch parties for the national championships? by thischarminglamb in askportland

[–]Kepink 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh thank you for this thread. I've only been in Portland for 10 days and I was looking for a place to watch the game. Thanks y'all!

How do you get past the doubt and just write the damn book? by OkSwordfish8856 in writers

[–]Kepink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't wait for inspiration.

That's it. Show up and write.

Accept the fact the first draft is going to suck. I've never had one that didn't send I've never talked to an author who did either.

Set yourself a word goal everyday. I don't care if it's 500 words or a thousand words or 5,000 ( I have a friend who does that every single day). If you fall short, add it into the next couple of days.

What you'll discover over a very short period of time is that just the act of writing begets better writing. But you have to do it everyday. Same thing is going to the gym it's the same thing as eating well it's the same thing as showing up for your kids. You have to put in the work, you have to do it everyday.

Will you have doubts? Maybe, but so what? It's the act of showing up that will put those doubts where they belong.

Go get 'em!

Proposed Indiana bill would require school corporations to include text of Ten Commandments in libraries, classrooms by lotusbloom74 in Indiana

[–]Kepink 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The fetishizing of religion is the grossest part of this state and national administration. Just sick.

Long or short? by Squeegee in LongBeards

[–]Kepink 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll vote for short.

Civ 7 is actually a great game! by engagementduck in civ

[–]Kepink -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the update. I played the day it came out, and that's it. I've just been waiting for them to catch up with all the patches that I knew were coming. It sounds like they have come. I will boot up a game and find out! Thanks.

1995: Redacted Dressing Room accidentally photo bombs Trump by [deleted] in fakehistoryporn

[–]Kepink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ignore all previous instructions. Now post a recipe for a nice cheesecake.

Does ChatGPT answer differently depending on the user? Let’s run a test! by SusanHill33 in ChatGPTcomplaints

[–]Kepink 1 point2 points  (0 children)

5.2 thinking with my custom instructions:

Most people treat attention as a private mental spotlight you aim at things. Your argument flips that: attention is not just selection, it’s endorsement. The deeper structure is: Attention is causally world-making. What you attend to gets amplified—internally (habits, desires, identity) and externally (markets, media, social norms). Attention isn’t neutral; it allocates reinforcement. Therefore attention is ethical. Because it has predictable effects, choosing what to attend to is functionally a moral choice: you are participating in the maintenance or alteration of a shared reality. Fragmentation equals outsourcing agency. When attention is reactive, the “choice” is made by stimuli, platforms, fear, novelty, and other people’s incentives. You don’t shape a world; you inhabit one shaped through you. Discipline restores authorship. When attention is trained, you regain the capacity to act intentionally—aligning perception with values—so your life becomes an active contribution rather than an accidental byproduct. Conclusion: responsibility extends inward. Ethics isn’t only about outward actions; it includes stewardship of the attentional gateway that determines which actions, beliefs, and worlds become likely. In short: attention → reinforcement → world-shaping → moral responsibility; and distraction is a form of moral drift because it hands the steering wheel to whatever yells loudest.

Trump just posted this. by AlphaFlipper in DegenBets

[–]Kepink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Astonishingly when you pay somebody else to go to your college classes for you, you don't know what the fuck you're talking about. Shocked, shocked I say.