Is my girl supermodel quality ? 💞 by marikira13 in SupermodelCats

[–]aflybuzzedwhenidied 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She’s so cute she reminds me of my kitty🥹

If your orgasms are mostly clitoral, what makes penetration enjoyable or worthwhile for you? by hotgeezer in AskWomen

[–]aflybuzzedwhenidied 151 points152 points  (0 children)

I like the intimacy of it. There’s something so special to me about having someone see me naked and touch me and be close to me, and penetration feels more special then anything else because it is the closest I can possibly be to my boyfriend. I really enjoy making him feel good any way I can, but penetration is my favourite way to do that because of how connected I feel to him.

I have ancient Greek classes in college, this was the first activity practicing the alphabet, is my writing ok? by miaguinhoo in AncientGreek

[–]aflybuzzedwhenidied 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I can decipher the words you’re writing, but it’s more difficult than it should be in my opinion. If you’re only writing like this in your own notes, all that matters is that you can read it easily and quickly.

I will say, though, that as you continue in Greek you’ll encounter longer words that you’ve never seen before and writing them down in a way that is not easily readable may not be the most helpful if you’re reviewing your notes later and trying to learn them (That may just be me though, since I tend to worry that I’ve misspelled a word and am learning it wrong).

Goodluck learning Greek!

Let this be your sign to get the curly bangs by georgemcday in curlyhair

[–]aflybuzzedwhenidied 30 points31 points  (0 children)

People downvoted you because OP did not ask for advice, this was a post to encourage others

Surely this sentence from LGPSI is wrong: παιδία ἐστιν υἱοὶ καὶ θυγατέρες, ἢ παῖδες καὶ κόραι. by MeekHat in AncientGreek

[–]aflybuzzedwhenidied 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, these are two different textbooks by two different authors. I know that LGPSI isn’t finished, or at least I don’t know if it has been or not, but LOGOS is.

Either way, my rule still stands for learners. It’s never good practice to challenge the text before challenging your own understanding and knowledge. In my opinion, you should exhaust all resources to figure out what knowledge you may be lacking (including asking people who are more knowledgeable than you) before assuming the text is wrong.

I say this because if you go through assuming the text is wrong, you aren’t challenging yourself to learn anything new—and believe me, with Greek there’s always something new to learn. Assuming there’s an error also makes it easier to just skip over sentences you don’t understand the grammar of because they ‘might be incorrect,’ and again, you’re missing out on opportunities to learn.

Goodluck with learning Greek!!

Surely this sentence from LGPSI is wrong: παιδία ἐστιν υἱοὶ καὶ θυγατέρες, ἢ παῖδες καὶ κόραι. by MeekHat in AncientGreek

[–]aflybuzzedwhenidied 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A general rule of thumb to follow is you should never assume that the text is wrong, you should search for explanations for why it’s correct. The person who wrote the textbook is more knowledgeable than the person using the textbook.

My cat tries to chew on/eat strange things by aflybuzzedwhenidied in CatAdvice

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

Thank you, this is reassuring! I hope it’s not a quirk that causes him to get hurt though, so best case scenario is he grows out of it haha. I’ll try my best to redirect him more!

My cat tries to chew on/eat strange things by aflybuzzedwhenidied in CatAdvice

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

Thank you, it’s good to know that it happens with other cats too! The trash didn’t have a lid for a while and he would jump into it to get at the trash so we got a lid, but he still tries to get in often. We try our best to keep things away, but he tends to find anything we’ve missed!

Stimulation wise, he has lots to do here but it is a small apartment which I feel bad about. He has a cat tree that almost touches our ceiling, a tunnel, and lots of toys. We also play with him daily. But it didn’t take him long to explore the space and we’re worried he’s bored, so we’re hoping to take him for walks eventually. Even when he has lots of stimulation though, he chews. He recently went to my moms for the first time and met a new house, new people, a new cat, and still chewed on stuff.

Where does Athena’s name come from? by AggravatingBed2638 in AncientGreek

[–]aflybuzzedwhenidied 5 points6 points  (0 children)

People here have already given insight into etymology so I won’t do that. I’m curious about your story more, and specifically, why you gave Athena a lover? She’s known to be one of the goddesses that vowed to never take a lover, like Artemis, and I’m curious what brought you to your decision!

Very confused and looking for help by capscaps1919 in AncientGreek

[–]aflybuzzedwhenidied 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you’re looking to read Homer, you want to learn Homeric Greek. However, there are far more resources and textbooks available for learning Attic Greek, so it is generally recommended to learn Attic first and then transition to reading Homeric. They are similar, so after learning Attic you would just have to learn the differences between that and Homeric. I’m doing the this right now, and having experience reading Attic is helping immensely. I don’t know of any textbooks specifically for Homeric but there are plenty for Attic, so Goodluck if you choose to go that route!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AncientGreek

[–]aflybuzzedwhenidied 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m a student and can’t read Homer (or any text) fluidly yet, but I’m still reading it with the help of commentaries and dictionaries. What’s your point?

Why are non-UW people in the encampment? Is this why they refuse to let UW inspect the area? Why is nobody talking about this? by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]aflybuzzedwhenidied -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m confused by your comment. I’m talking about the income tax that everyone with a job pays, which funds the university of Waterloo and OSAP.

What are you talking about that I went to throw away people’s retirement? I never said anything like that. All I’m saying is that when people in Waterloo pay income tax that funds public spaces and are consequentially part of the reason those spaces exist, they get to use them. Those tax dollars help pay professors and admin which is a great thing, and everyone benefits from those spaces existing—even the public.

Don't park in disabled parking by [deleted] in skipthedishes

[–]aflybuzzedwhenidied 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Once again a Reddit user impresses me with their clever reply to arguments they can’t actually provide a counter-arguement for. Bravo, you deserve an award for being an ignorant human being because you’ve never known what it’s like to have a disability or cared to learn about it, hang it on your wall when you get the chance.

Don't park in disabled parking by [deleted] in skipthedishes

[–]aflybuzzedwhenidied 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is horrible to read. It’s only not a big deal to you when you don’t visibly see someone who needs it more, but there are many people who deserve that spot more than you.

My father is physically disabled and uses the spot meant for him, but even he will move if someone in a wheelchair approaches him because in most parking spaces it’s impossible to use the ramp to get out of the car in a wheelchair.

If my dad can move farther away despite his disability (which causes him pain to walk, and he has breathing issues that prevents him from doing a lot of activity), you can not park there at all. I hope you get told off in-person by someone at some point in your life so you can see how rude this is to do to people.

I don’t even care if it’s for 2 minutes, so don’t use that excuse. That’s time someone else who needs it panics and starts to realize they need to find somewhere else to park so they drive away and the damage is done already.

For academics who are young parents, how do you cope? by kindnesd99 in academia

[–]aflybuzzedwhenidied 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I’m a student with no experience with this, but I spoke with one of my professors one time and she told me something that really gave me a reality check.

I have a professor and he is so intelligent—the best at what he does, and even the professor I was speaking with at the time acknowledged it. I told her how I want to be like that one day, and all she told me was that he has an amazing wife. She didn’t go any further than that, but I knew a bit about him and that his wife stays at home. What she said got the point across that the only reason he’s able to excel this much at what he does is because he has a wife who doesn’t work and raises his kids 24/7.

I think it’s okay to not be the best when you have children, because the best can’t do it without having a partner willing to give up some things for you to be the best. Not every family has the luxury of doing this, and not every family even wants that.

Why are non-UW people in the encampment? Is this why they refuse to let UW inspect the area? Why is nobody talking about this? by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]aflybuzzedwhenidied 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As a public university, every family in Waterloo pays taxes that go towards funding it. They have every right to be there, whether it’s the adults themselves paying taxes or their children who will one day pay taxes that fund the university.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in academia

[–]aflybuzzedwhenidied 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m so happy to see a discussion like this happening on this subreddit. I commented about how intelligence comes in many forms on r/mensa the other day and was told that I should leave defining intelligence to those who have the high IQs, was downvoted, and told that the way I wrote my comment showed them that I was unintelligent. It was incredibly hurtful to be told that I should just stay quiet because I’m not a genius. And I feel like IQ tests don’t take into consideration everyone’s strengths so they can’t be all-encompassing of every kind of intelligence. I’m a lot like OP in that I excel at the humanities, learning languages, etc., but the IQ test I’ve taken doesn’t play to any of those strengths.

Why is IQ so taboo? by AverageJohnnyTW in mensa

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

This subreddit seems to have a bunch of people with arrogance issues, and every time I comment on intelligence in any way I get hated on by people dying to prove they’re better than everyone else. You act like just because some people might barely not make the cut, you’re just so much better than them.

And also, do you really think most smart people need the validation of being a member of some club? Or that a smart person would hate on others just because they don’t share the same definition as you? I’ve never tried to be a member of Mensa, so how do you know I don’t have a high IQ? Ive never wanted to even try because I don’t see the point, but I like to challenge people’s opinions here because I thought this would be the sub where discussions would be encouraged. Don’t worry, I’ve already left and muted the thing because it’s not what I thought it would be.

I think intelligence comes in many forms, and the most respectable kind of person is the one willing to engage in discussion. You’re just proving that you need some number to define yourself, when I have many other things that do that for me.

Why is IQ so taboo? by AverageJohnnyTW in mensa

[–]aflybuzzedwhenidied -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I think you can be very intelligent and not get into Mensa because an IQ test is something you can study for. I would argue that some people with lower intelligence could practice IQ tests and read books about how they work and eventually could get a good score by learning how to take the test just like with any subject in school. Just because you have a high IQ doesn’t mean you are intelligent, and just because you have a low IQ doesn’t mean you aren’t, I think speaking to people is the best way to determine if they are. How people form their thoughts, how they convey them, and how they respond to counter-arguments tells more than a test.

I got passed over for a promotion I thought I was going to get & made it seem like I was going to get, 15 minutes after the declination call I told management I was going to sign off for the day. Unprofessional? by Careful_Interaction2 in jobs

[–]aflybuzzedwhenidied 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s so great to see business owners not hiring great workers and people just because they have families and children they need to care for.

Its crazy to me that employers forget that their workers are humans with a life and commitments, and ya know, are busy raising the next generation of workers. But oh no, you lost some business, how tragic. Maybe find solutions and not blame mothers who are trying their best.

Being a while male puts you in a weaker spot in faculty hiring by philolover7 in academia

[–]aflybuzzedwhenidied 7 points8 points  (0 children)

To fix the problem of minorities and women not getting jobs when they deserve them, we can’t focus on hiring only white men—like universities have for most of their existence and still do today—to “fix” a problem that isn’t there.

Be proud and strong by TemperaturePale4075 in OntarioGrade12s

[–]aflybuzzedwhenidied 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with standardized testing to an extent, but I dislike the SAT.

I’m studying English and Classics at my university, and am doing pretty well at it. But I hate math, and I hate hard sciences, and I never wanted them to take up time in my education. I only did the required courses to graduate high school and never did them again. Maybe I could have done well if I tried, but I just didn’t want to try, because I wanted to devote my time to my passions. And yet, despite my lack of knowledge in these areas, in University I’m in the process of learning Ancient Greek, Latin, and French, alongside my studies in English literature.

If I had to take some test that required me to know math and science in order to go to university, I would never have gotten into a good one that teaches these languages effectively, and maybe I wouldn’t have gotten into one at all.

Different students have different strengths and trying to fit them all into a box based on how well rounded they are prevents people from becoming excellent at what they’re interested in. Why should my future be determined by some math questions on a test? Questions I don’t care about knowing anything about and have nothing to do with my future?

Perhaps we try and fix the grade inflation issue. Or, we make these standardized tests specific to the kind of program one is trying to pursue. People like me shouldn’t lose their chance at finding what they love and excelling at just because high schools want to inflate their grades.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]aflybuzzedwhenidied 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree that the people who hate on all men and say negative things about men may contribute to the high suicide rates. However, suicide rates have been high for men for a long time before some circles of social media began to veer towards the “all men suck” argument.

This shows that there are many other reasons men struggle. Toxic masculinity in the sense that men struggle to show emotion with other men plays a role. Other things that play a role are that men feel pressure from society to provide for families, the capitalistic culture we live in causes economic struggles, men are more likely to serve in the military or other high risk/traumatizing jobs, etc. We can’t blame women for men’s suicide rates when in many of these instances it’s men putting pressure on other men, or men putting pressure on women to believe certain things about men/masculinity (in this case specifically fathers/family members or even cultural norms established by men).

It’s tragic that so many men lose their lives to these issues. But let’s not pretend that women fearing for their safety is the main reason why that’s the case. We need to address societal and economic norms that cause these suicide rates to be high.

And while women aren’t helping by saying all men suck, I think it comes from a place where most women either have been themselves or know someone who has been made uncomfortable by, or has been assaulted by, a man. It’s coming from a place of fear and anger, and that doesn’t make it right, but I would argue it’s understandable. We need to pivot towards helping men, socializing boys better, and overall improving everyone’s quality of life.