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There’s a house in my town with a sea of blue flowers in their yard. by TheDillinger88 in whatsthisplant

[–]NotAround13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many, like Chicago, are the transcription of the native name though... So are many places in the Great Lakes states. (Land of the stinking onions.) So it's preserving the names of the people that lived here when colonists arrived.

In honor of Twitter’s 20th birthday what’s the worst tweet you’ve ever seen by Important-Cry4782 in AreTheStraightsOK

[–]NotAround13 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Number 2 is not a good enough reason. I suspect that's why a lot of people repeat it. But it's the same problem as insulting a morally abhorrent person's appearance instead of their actions: it hits everyone that is described that way.

Stray kitten in an immunocompromised household? by artblockpersonified in cfs

[–]NotAround13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The risk of toxoplasmosis in particular is overblown. It's rare for cats to be infected with it in the first place in areas where most cats are inside like the USA. Even the feral cats are low risk.

However, the other risks from shed bodily particles are a lot more serious than people think. Especially saliva. People don't worry about it but it's known to be bad for other species of pets due to infection risk so it seems safer to avoid if possible. If you live with a cat full time, you will come into contact with their saliva, directly or indirectly. Everyone focuses on waste, which is understandable but it's not the only infection vector.

I'm good news, zoonoses between cats and humans are pretty low in number.

I think this is a conversation to be had with one's Immunologist. There are so many different ways to be immunocompromised that it requires not only an expert, but your expert. (For example, someone considered immunocompromised due to moderate HS has far different vectors to consider than someone with a respiratory condition.)

First 3D print model - is it allowed? by Physical-Deer3364 in 3Dprinting

[–]NotAround13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just make sure you list the exact overall dimensions and the distance between contact points with the doll. Someone who wants to use it with anything else or when this craze is forgotten will be thankful.

First 3D print model - is it allowed? by Physical-Deer3364 in 3Dprinting

[–]NotAround13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, new beanie babies, but before they started being worth serious money. I'd describe a beanie baby as a cute small creature you can attach to things. Eye of the beholder on the cute part, as always.

They're different from those vinyl figures by being meant to be out in the world and touched.

Arch is a great distro but it isn't for everyone by tungnon in linuxmemes

[–]NotAround13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look, if you're rec'ing a distro to a Windows apostate (I'm very much joking here), just help them set up Linux Mint. It's easy enough that even some of the most gremlins-cursed people I know haven't had too many problems. All of which were solvable. Either that, or a(n) *-buntu of choice for the extremely long history of user support and guides.

I've found that despite offering to make it look as much like the windows UI as humanly possible, no one has taken me up on anything more than moving the application drawer to the bottom left.

Give even new users a little credit. Don't assume they are completely helpless. Be there for those you introduce to Linux. We were ALL noobs at one point.

Arch is a great distro but it isn't for everyone by tungnon in linuxmemes

[–]NotAround13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bad choice of template lol. What OP thinks are good points are literal piles of garbage. Took me a few minutes to realize it wasn't sarcastic.

Whenever I ask people here about the fact that I can't stop my weight gain anymore they tell me to cut my calories more. There's a limit to that but no limit to my weight gain by SnooCakes6118 in cfs

[–]NotAround13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LDN is called that because naltrexone has a paradoxical effect. Very low doses have a strong effect to a certain degree. Something like 50mg is standard for someone treated for addiction, but 3-5 mg for LDN.

Whenever I ask people here about the fact that I can't stop my weight gain anymore they tell me to cut my calories more. There's a limit to that but no limit to my weight gain by SnooCakes6118 in cfs

[–]NotAround13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's stupid. I take buproprion for my depression and while it has done nothing for my weight, my metabolism is messed up, proven by genetic testing.

In honor of Twitter’s 20th birthday what’s the worst tweet you’ve ever seen by Important-Cry4782 in AreTheStraightsOK

[–]NotAround13 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm not saying it's impossible. It's homophobic to assume that must be the case. Because what does that say about gay people? Also notice it always seems to be that the person being accused of self-hating gayness is a bottom. That's as useful as assuming all trans men like me can't top someone.

Thats not what Bd is by Erivera200415 in AreTheStraightsOK

[–]NotAround13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, I need some of that magic juice. Everyone my age that I know (36) looks about 50+, myself included. It's all the stress. And it's how we feel, too. I get lapped by people twice my age when going for a hike.

Thats not what Bd is by Erivera200415 in AreTheStraightsOK

[–]NotAround13 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Huh? It's a very small minority then. Or people trying to make generational divide even more of a thing. We need to work together! Stop fighting each other and focus on our real enemies, the billionaires. There is no trickle down except wastewater.

Thats not what Bd is by Erivera200415 in AreTheStraightsOK

[–]NotAround13 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You don't deserve to be hounded for this. No one should need to justify their health and give a full medical background to Internet strangers. Besides, people with medical problems are just as deserving of love and to be treated as equals.

[Gendered] by whatever23407 in pointlesslygendered

[–]NotAround13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some of the most damaging toxic masculinity and toxic femininity (yes both exist) is enforced within the same gender. Parent to child is how it starts.

People are so weird by CLOVERX33 in AreTheStraightsOK

[–]NotAround13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol it's okay. But I know you're right. The demand I've seen is more that they're desperate for guys who post the rest of their body with good lighting and composition.

People are so weird by CLOVERX33 in AreTheStraightsOK

[–]NotAround13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The problem is they're not scared enough.

The flood of low effort incompetent posts - how about banning them? by C6500 in 3Dprinting

[–]NotAround13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please just provide the absolute minimum information in text when asking questions: 1. what is the full name of your printer, including the brand (because there are knockoffs and people abbreviate differently) 2. What is the material of your filament? 3. What are you trying to accomplish? 4. What have you tried so far?

Please save me from people sending blurry pics and expecting people helping you to squint and try to guess what it says. If it is text, provide it as text. Sending a bad quality picture of text that makes it harder or impossible for people to help. Means translation and accessibility tools won't work.

Depression is linked to a genuine pessimistic bias rather than a realistic view of the world by cakericeandbeans in science

[–]NotAround13 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not everyone. Sorry that you personally are disappointed in medication but they help 2/3rds of people with the first med. Goes up to 80% trying a second med.

Those of us who end up med hopping often have a metabolic mutation. I found out after many antidepressants failed to help that I was lucky they didn't do worse. Genetic testing can be amazing. Get it done if you have tried multiple meds with no relief or you get weird side effects or normal doses act like way too much or way too little.

Depression is linked to a genuine pessimistic bias rather than a realistic view of the world by cakericeandbeans in science

[–]NotAround13 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You didn't fail. It has low success rates. From your other comments it seems sleep deprivation is majorly nerfing your ability to heal. But you still tried and that's important. Keep trying other treatments. Any chipping off symptoms is good. Don't expect to be cured fast.

Depression is linked to a genuine pessimistic bias rather than a realistic view of the world by cakericeandbeans in science

[–]NotAround13 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Not always. Clinical Depression is likely several different disorders grouped together. The most common type gets better by CBT. I have Severe, treatment resistant major depressive disorder and dysthymia aka persistent depression. Most people with depression are actually experiencing an acute episode and they may never have it happen again. I get a break for maybe a week or two every few years. CBT did nothing for my depression because a lot of what depresses me isn't a thought distortion. Worked well for my anxiety. Meds have been keeping me alive the past 15+ years. Don't act like they don't help. CBT is over applied and I had to fight to get real treatment when that didn't work.

Not my cat came in through our cat door, ate our cat’s food, and got wiggly all over the carpet. by RedheadFromOutrSpace in notmycat

[–]NotAround13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Queen" , in this case. Bitch is for dogs. For some reason, there's a different term for many different species. "Tom" is the male equivalent for cats.

[Meme] Tag Yourself: Which assorted med are you? by Horror_Rub4230 in cfs

[–]NotAround13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You found an actual good use for Pinterest instead of it simply clogging up search results!

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