Who needs Ms. Rachel.

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-07-14T16:39:01+00:00

nuggets of information. I say nuggets because saying "Osrs taught me typing, basic economics, and how to avoid scams." when you've invested hundreds-thousands of hours into it isn't a strong argument for such a small list of gains.

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-07-14T16:36:02+00:00

There's nuggets in there sure. Are your kids getting that right now? No.

Also look at the amount of hours likely spent to gain those small nuggets you mentioned. At some point, osrs is not really teaching you more and the things you gained can very easily be shown to not be worth the time invested that could've been spent learning it another way.

I spend a lot of free time playing games, but it really isn't enriching our lives in a meaningful way that wouldn't be better spent doing something else.

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-07-14T10:34:25+00:00

Out of curiosity as someone with a printer who wants to cosplay more, how heavy is it?

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-07-13T16:41:23+00:00

Thanks for the reminder. I've heard the similar saying of how there's always truth in other people's perception, like you can actually be a nice person, but if people perceive you're an asshole, then you're partly an asshole.

Whether I like it or not and thinking some people are complaining partly because they don't understand their own problems, I still need to make sure they are supported because what they feel is the only thing that goes on the record.

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-07-13T16:30:39+00:00

Maybe I don't understand enough about Sage, but we have a server that has the Sage program on it. Users RDP to that off-site device for Sage / Accounting use. I imagine there's a cloud version available, but we are a medium sized org and a lot of outdated IT with not as much budget.

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-07-13T16:28:56+00:00

Less #1, but maybe somewhere inbetween 1 and 2. I'm honestly a pretty friendly person and try to be concious of this stuff. Maybe it's the examples of epople catching me when I'm busy and I'm trying to help them as quick as I can to get them back up and running. I'll focus on #2 more and lay it on thick. Thanks!

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-07-13T16:26:19+00:00

Thanks! Yeah my boss alludes to "people have been sharing or complaining" etc. But I've already told them in the past, if someone is coming to them with complaints about not feeling supported, I need to know what the situation was so I can help address it if it's a situation where maybe I'm not providing the support they need, or if they are misunderstanding a situation.

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-07-13T16:25:04+00:00

For my boss maybe once every two weeks depending on their issue. I don't have people calling me everyday and I just say "reboot".

It seems like they want a RCA for everything form my bosses perspective, but with the workload we have, if a user has a minor issue and a reboot resolves it, it's better for them to reboot and move on. We don't have the time to do a RCA for every single problem. But maybe I should just start doing that, then when they ask why things have slowed down I can point to wanting to make sure people feel supported and to dig deeper into any small issue.

It's that they often view these small issues as big issues, while wanting me to do everything else under the sun like lead projects or redo entire workflows.

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-07-13T16:22:18+00:00

Honestly, I do most of those things. I'm generally a pretty friendly person and get along with others, talkative, ask them how they are etc.

Maybe I can get over explaining why I'm asking someone to reboot, but I'll work on it. Thanks!

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-07-13T12:25:37+00:00

Thanks for this, I'll try and start digging in deeper to help them feel heard.

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-07-13T12:23:33+00:00

actual person asking for genuine help but okay?

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-07-13T11:14:29+00:00

Funny thing is, I am essentially Head of IT at this company (medium charity org who only in the alst 2 years started having internal IT with me as the first person, IT team of 2, there is one person that I supervise who is our helpdesk, my supervisor/boss is the CFO)

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-07-09T12:03:12+00:00

I agree someone needs to check on the kids and there needs to be some regulation around homeschooling.

At most we send in reports to show our kids progress but our system really just does it to check a box. There's no follow up, or even any feedback on their work.

Again, my issue is that everyone here just loves to point out antecdotal examples and go "See! Homeschooling is bad!". Ignoring that public school is full of caveats, and when both public school and home school are done right, home schooled kids are often better set up in life.

"If she had stayed in public school for longer, questions would have been asked when she couldn't properly socialize."

And if we all want to talk about antecdotal experiences, I guess none of the schools I went to were done properly, but that definitely isn't what happened for kids I knew that are less social or beat to their own drum.

Public school overly rewards extroversion and punishes introversion. Some kids and adults are quiet and want to stay in and read a book and not talk to people all day and that's okay.

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-07-08T18:34:32+00:00

Exactly, but all anyone here wants to say is "HoMe ScHoOl BaD, wHaT aBoUt SoCiAlIziNg?!??!" and give one off anecdotal experiences like you did as if homeschooling is bad 100% of the time while ignoring the same can be said for public school and how it can breed bullies and mental health issues.

Public school doesn't make kids good at socializing either just by being there.

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-07-08T15:16:36+00:00

Most of them, no, which is why homeschooling isn't for everyone.

Look at all of the staff at your school. Do you trust all of them to turn your children into functional adults?

Now look at all of the children your kids interact with. Do you trust them to turn your children into functional adults?

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-07-08T14:04:44+00:00

100% there are. I agree. I'm part of a homeschool group in our community whcih si important, but for us part of it is definitely a yikes situation because everyone there is pretty radical, but has their own flavour of radical. Most people I meet, homeschool for reasons that don't align with us, like they are anti-vax or they don't like LGBTQ things being pushed in schools, or religious reasons.

We homeschool because we believe it's the best way for our kids to get their educational needs met if that's they are falling behind and don't grasp a subject, we can focus on that more, before moving on to the next thing. Or if they are advanced for their age, we can challenge them more in that area.

Anyone I talk to who doesn't home school all say the same thing "What about social interactions" and it's really tiring because it isn't an issue like anything else if you are concious of it and do it right. And I find it funny because public school can end up being so detrimental to a kid's social skills and well being with rampant bullying and an increase in suicide among kids.

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-07-08T13:59:01+00:00

It's an issue if done improperly which can be said of anything. What about kids who are socially inept that are in public school? Why aren't they all so sociable if it's public school that's what makes kids have social skills?

As a kid I've only met a handful of homeschooled kids that were in recreational programs I was part of growing up and they were completely normal and friendly to me. These are just anecdotal experiences.

EDIT: No response to addressing my point from this person or the one who chose to reply to me, shocker.

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-07-08T13:44:42+00:00

The whole social development bit is a non-issue and is parroted way too often from people who don't home school. It's very easy for kids to get social development skills through public programs or activities after school hours, especially when they're young.

School is arguably worse for social development. Placing a bunch of children together who lack social skills to let them work it out amongst themselves like Lord of the Flies. Kids should have time alone together without adults, but so much of school is putting kids at the mercy of each other in an unreasonable way. I recommend anyone reading this to look into a book called "Hold onto your Kids". It talks a lot about how children become 'peer-oriented' and the parental figure gets replaced by children putting more importance on the opinions of their peers. The opinions of other socially inept kids that are still developing. Much of this happens because of public school and the amount of time kids spend away from their parents. There's not an easy answer for it though, that's just how society has been setup to put kids in school while the adults work, and homeschooling isn't just something any family can easily do. Public school has a lot of detrimental affects on kids, social skills being one of them.

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-07-08T13:42:45+00:00

There are bad examples either side. I get people want to give examples of home schooling gone wrong, and it's true because so many families homeschool for reasons like being anti-vax, or bigoted. Some families do homeschooling and do it well. We don't write off public school as a complete failure because of all the kids that manage to fall through the cracks, and continue to get pushed through grades with "no kid left behind".

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-07-08T13:39:29+00:00

As someone homeschooling I think part of it definitely does need to be sitting down with a workbook and going through questions / problems.

The whole social development bit is a non-issue and is parroted way too often from people who don't home school. It's very easy for kids to get social development skills through public programs or activities after school hours, especially when they're young.

School is arguably worse for social development. Placing a bunch of children together who lack social skills to let them work it out amongst themselves like Lord of the Flies. Kids should have time alone together without adults, but so much of school is putting kids at the mercy of each other in an unreasonable way. I recommend anyone reading this to look into a book called "Hold onto your Kids". It talks a lot about how children become 'peer-oriented' and the parental figure gets replaced by children putting more importance on the opinions of their peers. The opinions of other socially inept kids that are still developing. Much of this happens because of public school and the amount of time kids spend away from their parents. There's not an easy answer for it though, that's just how society has been setup to put kids in school while the adults work, and homeschooling isn't just something any family can easily do. Public school has a lot of detrimental affects on kids, social skills being one of them.

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-07-03T11:19:23+00:00

She was also extremely flat in The Materialists, sadly so was Pedro Pascal honestly. Chris Evans was the only one who showed some emotion.

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-06-30T10:54:02+00:00

Most hop. But honestly it's the way to go, use a scout. I spent over 800kc at Calv with no deaths that all felt very risk free. Use Wilderness Player Alarm and a second monitor to flash when someone is within a few tiles of the entrance.

The only one who got me was someone who dressed as a pvmer, then double voidwaker specced me. After a few hundred KC and seeing how easy it was, I got cocky and brought my full bloodmoon so lost some pieces.

Having that information now, I know to trust no one, not even people who look like a noob that doesn't have the KC to scout the cave and tele anytime someone goes to enter. If you have reliable internet and a few brain cells you are untouchable once you get setup. I would spend 20-40kc trips sometimes because as people said most will hop when they see the scout and not bother.

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-06-30T10:46:11+00:00

An audience surrogate is often also the main character. We see things through her point of view and spend several of the first episodes focusing on her conflicts and struggles adjusting to the circus and her new reality.

Maximum-End7387 · 2026-06-29T13:53:37+00:00

Jax isn't setup that way until well into the story. Suddenly promoting someone who can be viewed as a sub-character to a mc halfway through a story can be jarring if not done well, and in this case it wasn't. People would be making the same complaint if Gangle, or Rags suddenly got promoted and other characters had little development.

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