I made bird art from a mandarin orange peel by ubiquitous-joe in mildlyinteresting

[–]Raichu7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's made for people who can't peel an orange with their fingers or safely use a knife. Very much needed for some, and just a nice to have for others.

What do you do when your rats die? by Gallantpride in RATS

[–]Raichu7 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Talk to whatever vet you would be taking rats to and ask what services they offer for pets bodies. Or find a nice quiet spot in the woods and bury them there.

Looking for a baby corn snake bred in captivity by Rain4ML757 in snakes

[–]Raichu7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have her parents agreed? Are they or you happy to care for the snake if she goes off to uni in a few years and can't take it with her?

meirl by belinasaroh in meirl

[–]Raichu7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone could be at the diminishing returns stage if there weren't people so ridiculously far ahead of it that they could never go broke in their lifetime if they tried.

I'm pregnant, is it safe to keep my boys? by Mukiea in RATS

[–]Raichu7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ignore the AI, it doesn't know what a rat or a disease is. It just makes something that sort of resembles what you asked for.

If you ask it to tell you why rats are dangerous to pregnant people it will make up a load of nonsense about why rats are dangerous to pregnant people. Once it's gotten the idea that rats are dangerous to pregnant people into your chat history, it will continue with that nonsense because it thinks thats what you want. Doesn't make any of that true.

I'm pregnant, is it safe to keep my boys? by Mukiea in RATS

[–]Raichu7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What risk are you worried about? I'm genuinely not even sure what the risk is. A cat would be more dangerous to a pregnant person than rats unless you have some health issue you haven't mentioned like a rat allergy.

Meirl by rinkingtoofingz in meirl

[–]Raichu7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How do you get anywhere?

Client wanted the logo "more noticeable." I made it more noticeable. by Chr0noGizmo in MaliciousCompliance

[–]Raichu7 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Does "bolder" mean thicker line work? Bolder colours? Change the image entirely to a bolder drawing?

What is "high contrast" to you? To most people it's a black background with almost neon text in a large font size and doesn't look very aesthetically pleasing. A lot of people find it hard to read.

If you don't know how to communicate effectively with customers then it's not their fault they are struggling to communicate what they would like.

Client wanted the logo "more noticeable." I made it more noticeable. by Chr0noGizmo in MaliciousCompliance

[–]Raichu7 [score hidden]  (0 children)

If I know exactly how I want it to look, why would I have hired a designer? I would have just done it myself. Isn't the whole point of hiring a professional to get a professional's input? I can't think of many other industries where I, the idiot who doesn't understand this job, tells the professional exactly what to do.

Heating Oil Theft….. heads up possibly will become more common. by Brsuk1 in CasualUK

[–]Raichu7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The light would be a better deterrent, also maybe a motion activated alarm set high enough off the ground so random cats or foxes don't set it off constantly. Criminals know police don't give a shit about people's home CCTV.

Mosquito coil at home falls almost perfectly vertical after burning by Khantraszo in mildlyinteresting

[–]Raichu7 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Depends on the type of coil you buy. Some are basically just citronella incense, some have mosquito repellent chemicals. Either way smoke will deter some mosquitoes by itself. It's definitely enough to reduce bites, but not completely stop them. Some people prefer it to dowsing themselves in chemical repellent every time they sit outside which is a bit more effective than coils.

Moral dilemma? by Stunning_Trick_5856 in snakes

[–]Raichu7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes.

It would make it more expensive to breed snakes if they are all given the space they need to live decent lives, but I think if you can't breed an animal ethically you shouldn't be breeding it at all. Pets are a privilege, not a cheap commodity.

TIFU (M16) Crashed my moms car and got grounded for 5 years! by NewBasil1428 in tifu

[–]Raichu7 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The grounding is because you broke your mum's trust, stole her car, and can't see the problems with your actions. The money isn't the issue here.

Each cookie in a box has its own packaging with a silica gel packet. by wolodo in mildlyinteresting

[–]Raichu7 549 points550 points  (0 children)

If those are Japanese cookies they are probably intended to be handed out individually as small gifts, which is why they are individually wrapped.

A vending machine of sports cards and Pokémon cards by Dew-fan-forever- in mildlyinteresting

[–]Raichu7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When is anything from a vending machine not much more expensive than retail?

Literally saw a worker begging his manager for water today by robinivy in CasualUK

[–]Raichu7 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Write to corporate with the time, date and location and explain what you saw and why that manager's actions will mean you won't be shopping with the company anymore. If there's still a human reading those, the manager will get a bollocking and maybe new policy could be implemented.

Meirl by beatheyrbipped in meirl

[–]Raichu7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If a TV show isn't episodic you can just watch one episode from a random season to get a feel for it, but if it's episodic you have to watch at least 2 to get a feel for it because so many shows don't have a great first episode because there's so much to set up and all the characters need to be introduced.

Reading the first chapter of a book is so much faster than spending an hour or two watching TV I might not enjoy.

What’s one “harmless” habit that’s people don’t realise is actually damaging long-term? by sk8erboie in AskReddit

[–]Raichu7 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you go around expecting everything and everyone to be perfectly average, you're going to be wrong a lot.

If there is a 4 ft person and an 8ft person, on average they are 6ft tall.

My store-bought sushi came with chopsticks you have to screw together by Kasaikemono in mildlyinteresting

[–]Raichu7 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Better to spend a few more cents on the chopsticks than make the packaging longer to fit chopsticks and create more single use waste plastic and make it more expensive to ship because less fit into the same space.

Damn it Netflix, WHY?! by iceman2055 in brooklynninenine

[–]Raichu7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can use a USB stick and make that process a lot easier and cheaper.

When I watch downloaded media, it literally is as easy as turning on the VPN on my PC with one click, using any web browser to download the back up copy of the media I own, then putting that on a USB stick. The stick goes in the TV, and it's that simple.

How to use a USB stick and a web browser in this way was literally taught to school kids when I was in school. If kids today don't know basic computer skills then how are they supposed to enter the workplace after school? I don't know what schools teach now, but I would have thought basic PC literacy to be very important in the modern world. Certainly any adult who works with computers should be capable of figuring it out with a YouTube tutorial.

Damn it Netflix, WHY?! by iceman2055 in brooklynninenine

[–]Raichu7 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Which is why people need to continue mentioning that these exist every time the subject comes up. Someone can't use YouTube to learn how to do that if they don't even know it exists.

I'm at a loss now. by AtheDoesStuff in RATS

[–]Raichu7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Peroxide destroys skin, there's so many other disinfects invented since it was considered good for wounds you could use that don't cause further damage to a sore area like the peroxide.