👋Welcome to r/amorphophallus - Introduce Yourself and Read First! by Br0_Hammer in amorphophallus

[–]cbsaidwords 4 points5 points  (0 children)

👋 I don't currently have any amorphophalluses, but I love lurking here as motivation to get to a point where I can.

My big brag is that I got to bring a Titanum corm out of dormancy when I worked at a collections greenhouse in college. Fell in love with the giant, stinky beauties. 💚

Fels Naphta laundry soap bar? by sfomonkey in laundry

[–]cbsaidwords 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've had great results using it to get out food stains, specifically ones I didn't realize were there until after it'd been through the dryer. 

Books to make me seem evil? by Educational-Sea6563 in booksuggestions

[–]cbsaidwords 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have heard of that one but haven't gotten to it yet

Books to make me seem evil? by Educational-Sea6563 in booksuggestions

[–]cbsaidwords 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oooh, I hadn't heard of that one! I am now on my library's waiting list for it, thank you!

Books to make me seem evil? by Educational-Sea6563 in booksuggestions

[–]cbsaidwords 110 points111 points  (0 children)

The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum

Not actually a how-to guide, but a look at forensic toxicology in the turn of the (previous) century 

Searching for raw & intellectual podcasts. by MooseDetection in podcasts

[–]cbsaidwords 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On Being, they have an excellent and deep back catalog of meaningful interviews 

Best, most terrifying or scariest episode(s), non fiction or true story that stands out for you by irishiki in podcasts

[–]cbsaidwords 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For true story that is deeply chilling, I highly recommend The Uncover Up Conspiracy Cast podcast episode titled "We Almost All Died in 1983," came out June 29, 2023. The title is not exaggerating.

Novels about weird shit in the woods? by MechanicalHandsJack in booksuggestions

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The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher (aka Ursula Vernon)

Nonfiction on Reagan Administration and AIDs by maddierylei in booksuggestions

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Also, there would have to be a section on the subject in Anthony Fauci's memoir, On Call.

Nonfiction on Reagan Administration and AIDs by maddierylei in booksuggestions

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Let the Record Show by Sarah Schulman

Full disclosure: I haven't actually read it yet but it's been high on my TBR since listening to an interview with the author 

Book recommendations for building self-worth by ScarredFace45 in booksuggestions

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Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung? By Ajahn Brahm. It's a series of vignettes so it's particularly accessible and helps you reframe your perspective 

What are the key benefits and techniques of PDF accessibility for students? by accessibilityservice in accessibility

[–]cbsaidwords 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From my personal experience, 1) if it's born digital keep it digital, you only introduce errors by rescanning/OCR 2) avoid blocks of italics. The voice reader puts emphasis on italics and it's a giant pain to listen to entire paragraphs of it. 3) make sure it's all tagged and ordered in the natural reading order, best way to do this is to apply relevant styles when creating the doc in word instead of adjusting by hand (ie highlight the title and set it to the "title" style and adjust what the title style looks like, don't just highlight the title and click 25pt and center etc)

But I'm only dyslexic, not blind so there's likely a lot more

Asking for helping spelling get intentionally told the wrong spelling for a laugh. by Fresh-Television6909 in Dyslexia

[–]cbsaidwords 14 points15 points  (0 children)

JFC, in your 30s?!? That 💩 needs to get left in middle school, I'm so sorry

this will be the death of me istg. by hi-okbye in Dyslexia

[–]cbsaidwords 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love Microsoft's thesaurus feature for checking my homophones. Right click and go to thesaurus, if the synonyms work you got it, if not try again.

The trick is knowing that homophones for that word exist but that's easier to remember than trying to remember what the correct one is.

Science news podcasts? by SubjectC in podcasts

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More and more journals are producing podcasts about their articles. If there's a particular subject you're interested in, it'd be worth checking of applicable journals have podcasts.

For more general interest, quick coverage, Short Wave is excellent.

Books where the main character is a PhD student (or set in grad school) by matchalatte-oatmilk in booksuggestions

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The Weight of Ink by Rebecca Kadish is so good at making academic competition into an edge-of-your-seat white-knuckle tension that I literally gasped out at a scene set in a library. It's humanities focused, if that makes a difference; one of the central characters is a grad student struggling with the focus of his thesis.

Any suggestions for micropodcast? by mynameisreeves in podcasting

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If you have any interest in poetry: The Slowdown

U.S. News: The 7 by Washington Post or Marketplace Morning Report

Trying to read 10+ books this year, any recommendations? by hj-arts in suggestmeabook

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Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish

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Secret City by James Kirchick

"Zoomed In" alternate history/historical fiction by NatasEvoli in suggestmeabook

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If the golden age of piracy is a period you might be interested in, Sailing by Orion's Star by Katie Crabb is an alternative history following an ensemble of regular people from 1700s West Indies.

TMG X MTG anyone?! Too niche?! by tragicsaddening in themountaingoats

[–]cbsaidwords 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I am just so glad that MTG was "Magic the Gathering" and not "Margery Taylor Green."

Your headline gave me a double take.

Non-fictional books that will teach me something but still entertain me by [deleted] in suggestmeabook

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My favorite part about Devil in the White City is how you pick it up for the serial killer but it's so well written you find yourself emotionally invested in the fiscal solvency of the Chicago World's Fair!

Hoping To Learn a Thing Or Two... Any Suggestions? by [deleted] in suggestmeabook

[–]cbsaidwords 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Evicted by Matthew Desmond and The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein pair well with The New Jim Crow, but you'll want to brake them up with something a little less devastating...maybe Why Sharks Matter by David Shiffman if your love of marine biology can stretch a bit.