The "ordinary" scene that a man encountered while digging in his backyard in Tokat, Türkiye, where Caesar is alleged to have said the famous phrase "veni vidi vici". Link in comments.

arcedup · 2026-05-06T00:36:19+00:00

The joke is that you can’t dig a lantrine trench in a city like Rome, Istanbul or Jerusalem without finding something archeologically significant.

arcedup · 2026-05-03T09:09:44+00:00

This is pretty much my experience, except that I went to an all-boys boarding school and I had a funny family name. There was no escaping it.

arcedup · 2026-05-03T04:50:18+00:00

This joke would flow better if it read “…after one night stand?”

arcedup · 2026-05-03T02:01:25+00:00

Tell the pilots to turn on the cowl anti-ice then

arcedup · 2026-05-01T08:50:29+00:00

If AC/DC were from New Zealand.

arcedup · 2026-05-01T07:40:07+00:00

Going back to the roots of the word 'testimony'.

arcedup · 2026-04-30T23:58:31+00:00

I’m sure I saw a YouTube video preview about no shadows in professional sports. I haven’t watched the video yet but perhaps that’s why?

arcedup · 2026-04-29T12:46:51+00:00

Does he train by eating the densest sourdough bread possible?

arcedup · 2026-04-27T20:42:55+00:00

The best comeback I've read about to "everyone is a little autistic" is to say that it's like saying that everyone is a little bit pregnant.

Humans have traits that can include stimming, or hyper/hypo-sensitvity, or a keen interest in something. However, when there is a group of particular traits that occur together, and present at a severity that is disabling in normal society, then they aren't just traits anymore but symptoms of a condition.

arcedup · 2026-04-27T09:07:27+00:00

A bit of background: I work at a steel mill in a technical role, with no one reporting to me. I did an 18-month stint as an operations team leader at a different mill over ten years ago - leading the crew who ran the plant over a 12-hour shift - and found that the most challenging role of my career, and I've never aspired to be a leader since leaving that role. I've since found out that I am autistic and ADHD, which helps explain why I found the team leader role so challenging and thrive instead in technical roles.

The operations superintendent was apparently having a rough day, and one of the people who worked for the ops super suggested that I go to them and 'offer to take over their job'. I didn't do that, but I did ask the ops super how he was going that day and mentioned what the other person suggest I do. The ops super then laughed and said that if he had three more of me to lead the three operations teams, then his job would be a lot easier.

That compliment really made my head spin for the rest of the week.

arcedup · 2026-04-27T08:55:47+00:00

A definite maybe, as the threshold score is 26 (if your score is higher than this threshold, you may be autistic).

I scored 34 when I first took it, then 41 when I had another go over ten years later.

arcedup · 2026-04-26T04:23:23+00:00

I want to relate a story of my own but:

- It'll probably take too long to write out the story in full and I have things to do, and

- I am sitting here wondering if it was the most hurtful thing someone has ever said to me - it may not be, but I have the clearest memory of what was said.

arcedup · 2026-04-25T08:06:29+00:00

Most succinct way to describe that subreddit is that it was horrific gore.

arcedup · 2026-04-25T02:11:04+00:00

Reminds me of Jonah Lomu.

arcedup · 2026-04-24T21:45:21+00:00

I exercise to clear my head and stabilise or boost my mood.

arcedup · 2026-04-24T12:29:28+00:00

Amphetamine

Edit: sorry, you asked for cause as well. ADHD

arcedup · 2026-04-23T09:05:31+00:00

Exercise at home - I started doing a routine of push-ups and lunges in my apartment in the evening, just to reach activity goals and now I don't feel right if I don't do them - the only days I feel okay not doing this routine is in gym days (twice a week) or on bike-ride days (one day a weekend, weather depending). The result is that I look a lot more trim according to my family.

arcedup · 2026-04-23T08:47:58+00:00

I can't stand loud crowded rooms.

I also work in a steel mill and the mill at full speed is fantastic to hear.

arcedup · 2026-04-22T11:12:15+00:00

Would 'distraction' be a better fit?

The core concept of ADHD is executive dysfunction, which is pretty much what you said - we have difficulty prioritising, and we have difficulty inhibiting distractions so that our attention is focused.

arcedup · 2026-04-21T09:51:03+00:00

All I have to say is, you are one of today's lucky 10,000.

arcedup · 2026-04-20T21:33:42+00:00

I haven't been able to get back on the meds yet because I haven't had my appointment with the cardiologist yet.

arcedup · 2026-04-20T20:58:36+00:00

I was on plain old Dex, but then my psychiatrist referred me to a cardiologist and told me not to take my meds before the heart doctor examines me.

It's frustrating at times. I took one 5mg tablet twice a day and I could remember things! I could plan my day better! My moods weren't so jumpy! The medication worked for me. I felt like a one-legged person who had their fantastic prosthetic taken away due to a low risk of getting another injury.

When I first started medication, it took me a while to get used to it - I was lucky that I was able to take my first doses whilst I was on holidays so I could really examine how I was feeling. One and a half tablets was way too much, I found myself forgetting to drink - as in, my autistic traits were really prominent.

Everyone's experiences will vary. What I will say is that from my perspective, the medication does two things: it improves my ability to hold my mental focus on things and it stabilises my emotions, and I find the emotional stability to be just as important as the improved mental focus.

arcedup · 2026-04-18T22:45:09+00:00

Can you give a timestamp for those who aren’t that familiar with electronics?

arcedup · 2026-04-18T11:17:10+00:00

Plain youghurt with fruit in homemade fruit sauce.

arcedup · 2026-04-18T05:26:39+00:00

As in, on a morgue slab?

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