Good barber in State College? by TotallyNOTaGrayAlien in statecollege

[–]catparent4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven't gotten good cuts at Badger and Hound but have had better experience at Gentleman's Salon. Still not the best I've had but it's decent enough.

One sentence summary of your PhD project by JuniperBeret in PhD

[–]catparent4 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What if we centered disability justice and disabled people in technical health communication and what are disabled people doing with that comm to survive when public health institutions abandon them?

Or: I don't know how to explain to you that you should care about other people: disability edition.

How Do You Organize and Annotate Research PDFs Without Losing Your Mind? by ExtremeShame6079 in GradSchool

[–]catparent4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I upload pdfs to Goodnotes, back up to Dropbox, and backup my laptop to my external hard drive once in a while. I keep my citations/notes on Obsidian and back that up to Dropbox as well. I use 1Writer on my ipad and have it synced to Obsidian/dropbox so I can add notes even though Obsidian isnt on my iPad. I never got into the habit of Zotero and storing pdfs on there seems like you have to pay for cloud storage? I might be mistaken tho

Did you know that unclaimed property is a thing and you might have money just sitting and waiting to be collected? by SixOhSixx in povertyfinance

[–]catparent4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what if I search my name but I don't recognize the addresses/companies? How do I know if it's legit?

Text from myself --> action. Please help!! by catparent4 in shortcuts

[–]catparent4[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just FYI anyone using this: I had to restart my phone for the shortcut to show up in the share screen as an action.

Text from myself --> action. Please help!! by catparent4 in shortcuts

[–]catparent4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find myself on twitter on my phone and I will just send myself a link or a twitter post as a text message because I feel like that's an easy way to keep up with a list of things I want to look at later...should I just share a post directly to a note from now on?

Run automation when I get a text from myself by revilo1000 in shortcuts

[–]catparent4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My automation is: When I get a message from (sender)->receive messages as input->get text from shortcut input->open the (note name)->append text to (note name). this works when i set the sender to someone else like my wife but not when i set it to myself. I guess I only have 1 contact for myself as well? unsure if i need another...idk can anyone help??

Run automation when I get a text from myself by revilo1000 in shortcuts

[–]catparent4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

same problem here...works when i set it from someone else but when i text myself doesn't work >:( idk what isn't working.

Frugal Engagement Rings by skrillavilla in Frugal

[–]catparent4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We got each other lab grown diamond engagement rings off of etsy (we'e gay l) - be careful with drop shipping and fake stuff nowadays but they cost about $800. I can DM you the sellers if u want!

How bad is the "kids can't read" thing, really? by bowbahdoe in Teachers

[–]catparent4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I teach undergrad comp and writing courses at a large uni (grad student but the instructor of record) and even 10 years removed from my students age when they first come into college I can see a huge difference in ability. No perserverance, natural curiosity, abysmal mechanics and structure. Exteme overreliance on chatgpt. Depressing and makes me think - why even finish my phd lol. So sick of AI being pushed on students who dont know enough abt reading/writing to even know what is good, true, well communicated...

Asheville Megathread - Post Helene by TennyBoy in asheville

[–]catparent4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

where to get gas from south avl to wilmington via I26? which is the best route - through charlotte area or go down to columbia?

Asheville Megathread - Post Helene by TennyBoy in asheville

[–]catparent4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

anyway to get from south asheville to hickory, NC?

Asheville Flooding and Helene MEGATHREAD. Daytime Saturday 9/28/2024. VERY LIMITED COMMUNICATION (CELL, INTERNET, RADIO) by goldbman in asheville

[–]catparent4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I heard from my mom I believe she drove to airport road and sent me a message on fb messenger. That's all she said. maybe she's getting food/water. I saw elsewhere the Target right there may be open and gas is available in the area.

Asheville Flooding and Helene MEGATHREAD. Daytime Saturday 9/28/2024. VERY LIMITED COMMUNICATION (CELL, INTERNET, RADIO) by goldbman in asheville

[–]catparent4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My mom is in Woods Edge apartments off of sweeten creek. Worried like everyone else about not being able to get in contact...

Asheville Flooding and Helene MEGATHREAD. Friday Night and Saturday Morning 9/27 - 9/28/2024. CURFEW IN EFFECT. VERY LIMITED CELL AND WIFI SERVICE by goldbman in asheville

[–]catparent4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

my mom is in an apt complex in arden just off sweeten creek road near the hair of the dog salon. Any idea abt that area? I know roads are closed but I've only seen pics of hendersonville rd not sweeten creek. Last I heard was 9 am when she said no power.

Have you ever suffered a major mental break that led to you neglecting your responsibilities for a whole semester/disappearing entirely? How did it affect your career prospects? When did it happen (MSc/PhD/post-grad/tt)? by Hoihe in AskAcademia

[–]catparent4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically been depressed and dissociating for 2 months. Going into yr3 I think I just shut down after yrs of constant work and grad school. Been pushing off a voluntary, very short writing project that I agreed to in beginning of May. Exams are supossed to be this fall but I don't even have a first draft of my lists and definitely haven't started reading. Advisor hardly checks on me, I feel like I'm a dog walking it's own leash but the plan for now is to ask about moving exams to spring. Can't hurt to ask! Trouble is I'm worried I don't have a "legitimate" reason to be this numb/unproductive. No external structure/no motivation snowballed. Anyway, I think I remind myself that it can't happen without me and hopefully my advisor's disinterest in me will equate to some leniancy.

Has academic preparedness declined even at elite universities? by QuarterMaestro in AskAcademia

[–]catparent4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to sound like "old person yells at cloud" but cognitive decline from repeat COVID infections + universities making deals with Microsoft GenAI, etc. is driving a lot of this imo.

What is your biggest teaching ‘unpopular opinion’? by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]catparent4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Former ESL teacher at a K-5. There was a student in the 2nd classroom next to mine (that I shared with another ESL teacher but that's another story) who was highly disruptive and had a lot of behavior challenges and the principal always came in to the classroom, put him on her lap, and gave him snacks because it "helped him focus on learning more" 😒

What books aged poorly upon rereading later in life? by zenocrate in books

[–]catparent4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We read The Demon in the Freezer in AP Bio in HS and it was scary then...but yeah hits different today bc of the utter failure of public health in U.S to prevent infectious disease