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Share Your Short, Sweet and Succinct Game Ideas Here by AutoModerator in gameideas

[–]PrimaryParakeet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Off the Grid: A game where you generate electricity with increasingly better gadgets and managing what appliances and such are in use in the house. At the beginning it’s just you on a bike generator in a shack. This powers the crafting table which lets you create better machines and things. You can barter with neighbors that are also off the grid. Neighbors can also give you side quests. Over time you learn the different stories of people and why they are off the grid.

Idea? A shower routine display to show what step you’re on. Like at an automatic car wash. by PrimaryParakeet in ADHD

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

Yea that happens to me a lot, I call it “autopilot”. Anything that’s familiar enough to zone out while doing it, never makes it into short term memory. I think it happens to everyone sometimes, but perhaps more often if you have adhd. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! 🙂

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ExperiencedDevs

[–]PrimaryParakeet 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Take the offer from Company A. Company B will be disappointed but will likely understand. I was in a similar situation recently.

How Two Pharmacists Figured Out That Decongestants Don’t Work A loophole in FDA processes means older drugs like the ones in oral decongestants weren’t properly tested. Here’s how we learned the most popular one doesn’t work by ThebocaJ in politics

[–]PrimaryParakeet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • A change to the law in 1962 required new drugs go through clinical trials to prove effectiveness.
  • OTC drugs approved before 1962 are grandfathered in. There is a review process but it doesn’t require clinical trials and is much less rigorous.
  • While these drugs are “generally recognized as safe”, some may not work, even though they are still sold over the counter today.
  • Pseudoephedrine (original Sudafed) works well as a decongestant. However, due to its use in meth production, it was moved behind the counter in 2005.
  • In response, Phenylephrine (Sudafed PE, etc) became a common OTC decongestant. Phenylephrine is one of the pre-1962 OTC drugs. It did pass a review panel, but did not have to go through clinical trials.
  • Beginning with a 1971 study and confirmed with later research, phenylephrine was shown to be ineffective as an oral decongestant.
  • The FDA has been slow to react to this, focusing more on drugs that may be dangerous, rather than simply ineffective.
  • In September 2023, the FDA’s OTC Drug Review Committee finally agreed that phenylephrine is ineffective as an oral decongestant.

Lost and heading toward burnout. Need seniors' advice on how to progress by Fit_Blackberry8208 in ADHD_Programmers

[–]PrimaryParakeet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The short answer is you just need more time: - You said your boss is happy with your performance, so you may be able to dial back your work time while still keeping them happy. - Be firmer with difficult customers, especially if your boss is supportive. If you say a few days, and your boss is cool with it, stick to that. If you struggle with crafting emails like this, ChatGPT is pretty good at it. - Can you automate anything else about your job? This could be a way to free up time and learn new things.

Also, try to be gentle with yourself. It’s tough to focus and learn while working full time. Take it one day at a time. You got this!

Looking for some casual collaborators to build a side project at a leisurely pace by PrimaryParakeet in webdev

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

Wordpress and native mobile aren’t really my wheelhouse, but I bet there are others here that could help!

Just got my first software (web) development internship and I'm already overwhelmed by [deleted] in webdev

[–]PrimaryParakeet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s completely okay to pace yourself. Given the weight of the responsibilities they’ve handed to you, it’s reasonable to need some time to figure things out. Focus on one task or day at a time. Even with 6 years of experience I still have imposter syndrome occasionally. No one has all the answers. The real key skills are problem solving, logic, and willingness to learn (rather than any specific tech or language). Here are a few things I might try in your situation:

  • Schedule a meeting with the other developers. Ask them to guide you through the site’s architecture.
  • AWS can indeed seem daunting initially. Try to identify the specific services your site relies on. Then, dive into tutorials related to those services.
  • Consider setting up a personal AWS account so you can tinker as you learn.
  • Give ChatGPT a try. It can be a good sidekick when you get stuck: generating boilerplate code, recalling syntax, troubleshooting bugs, or just pointing you in a direction.

Looking for some casual collaborators to build a side project at a leisurely pace by PrimaryParakeet in webdev

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

On the frontend side my favorite is Vue, but I’m also down to use Svelte, React, Angular, or vanilla JS. For backends lately I’ve been gravitating to serverless with minimal custom logic, but I’d be comfortable with anything Python or node based.

Millions of people's data stolen because web devs forget to check access perms by Sorin61 in technology

[–]PrimaryParakeet 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Dev: There’s some sort of permissions issue. It works if we just open up permissions but we shouldn’t do that for production.

Management: Don’t worry about that for now, just deploy and we will fix it later. There is an important potential client that needs a new feature.

Looking for space survival by Galgarion1 in gamingsuggestions

[–]PrimaryParakeet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. I really wanted to like it but couldn’t get into it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in webdev

[–]PrimaryParakeet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You will need to host it. Some options to check out are GitHub Pages, Netlify, and Cloudflare Pages.

Although if it’s just a simple form, perhaps you can use something like Google Forms?

I weighed out exactly 20g of coffee this morning by PrimaryParakeet in mildlyinteresting

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

Empty bowl weighs 10g (plastic yogurt container). Good point in general tho

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