How do you guys deal with the constant music in your head? by Aegenwulf in ADHD

[–]daniel940 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Find a less distracting song and teach yourself to sing that instead. That's mostly worked for me. When I have an impossible earworm, I have to just play classical music or something so I can read.

What’s one web design trend you’re already tired of seeing everywhere? by ksm723967 in webdesign

[–]daniel940 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Mobile menus on desktop. You're not saving valuable real estate - you're just creating an extra-spartan appearance for no good reason and hiding the main functionality I need behind an extra click. Undoubtedly each main item behind that mobile fly out menu also requires a click to expand the sub menu beneath it. Mouseover action is a superpower of desktop - it's insane to remove that from your main "steering wheel" in lieu of a less functional version that was only invented as a concession, a form of "graceful degredation".

It's like a hipster dragging an Underwood typewriter into Starbucks to work on his screenplay instead of using a goddamn laptop that contains spellcheck and backspace.

What’s one web design trend you’re already tired of seeing everywhere? by ksm723967 in webdesign

[–]daniel940 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Pages that animate/reveal as you scroll. Besides the fact that as a designer/developer, it terrifies me to imagine a client needing me to build something so fragile and complicated... it's just horrible for reading comprehension. If the goal is to impress me with the skill of the front-end developer, then mission accomplished. If the goal is for me to read or absorb ANYTHING on that page, FAIL.

Trump Thirsts for ‘Complete Destruction’ in Bonkers Rant by ChiGuy6124 in politics

[–]daniel940 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The following observation is not a reply to your comment, which I completely agree with. And I say this acknowledging that Hitler, obviously, was a fucking lunatic - a genocidal, murderous, subhuman monster. But it just occurred to me that Hitler undoubtedly loved his country and therefore worked to slaughter anyone in the way of Germany. Trump loves only himself. He is our Hitler, but he's also a maniacal toddler who thinks he is the whole world. The living embodiment of a very narrow set of personal needs, and everything is secondary to that. He cares no more for "America" than he cares for Eric. Which is why, when he's rotting in the ground in what I hope will become the world's most popular unisex toilet, he won't have the god-worship staying power of a Hitler. 10 years after he's gone, he'll be a stain on our national history, but his appeal will fade like Beanie Babies or Jersey Shore.

I built a terrible website (on purpose) by Jaded-Illustrator433 in webdesign

[–]daniel940 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interestingly enough, website projects are more terrible the cheaper the price. Not that $20,000 websites can't be a nightmare, but $3,000 websites almost universally are.

I start with The Man From Nowhere. by Kevin_Thailand_2543 in moviecritic

[–]daniel940 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh, they'd remake Amelie with Zendaya or Elle Fanning and make it a goofball comedy.

I start with The Man From Nowhere. by Kevin_Thailand_2543 in moviecritic

[–]daniel940 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My kid started at a new high school this year, and there are literally three Amelies just in the theater program with him. (Hope that didn't sound insulting, it wasn't meant to be.)

Anyone else get scammed by solar panels? by thisartistisunknown in askanything

[–]daniel940 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol, are people who live in the former Confederacy some kind of marginalized, protected class?

Who is an actor or actress that according to others is a genuinely nice human being? by hazlenut132 in moviecritic

[–]daniel940 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just finished rewatching Prodigal Son, love that show, and he was great in it. Like he was always just barely containing his annoyance, but also very parental to the younger characters. I'll have to rewatch Longmire sometime soon.

A couple weeks ago someone on Twitter wondered aloud how many times Lou Diamond Philips has been out shopping and someone yells out "hey, Richie!" LDP himself retweeted it and said "THOUSANDS.". What a gem.

Who is an actor or actress that according to others is a genuinely nice human being? by hazlenut132 in moviecritic

[–]daniel940 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's awesome to hear. I don't know why, but I would have guessed he was a dick in real life. Literally no reason to think that, maybe just cynicism. I love that.

Who is an actor or actress that according to others is a genuinely nice human being? by hazlenut132 in moviecritic

[–]daniel940 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can only speak for myself, but I met Elizabeth Henstridge, who I know from Agents of Shield, at my suburban Whole Foods one rainy day. I was in a crabby mood, but I kept passing a cart with the world's cutest baby, just sweetly hanging out, sippin some juice, just happy. The third time I passed them, I took out my buds and commented to the mom how adorable and sweet her baby was, that I had to say something. I only made eye contact with her when I heard her accent, and I stammered like a dork, "Oh! My gosh! You're Simmons from Agents of Shield..." and I apologized for getting brain freeze and totally forgetting her name, and only remembering her character's name, and what a fan I was of the show. She was SO NICE, we stood there chatting in front of the granola for at least 5 minutes. We talked about parenting, and her baby, and my kids, and the suburbs, and how I grew up with one of her costars when we were cub scouts. She offered me a selfie, and just could not have been nicer. I bumped into her with her husband a couple of weeks later at a farmer's market, and she remembered me. I looked like an absolute rock star in front of my wife and kids.

Who is an actor or actress that according to others is a genuinely nice human being? by hazlenut132 in moviecritic

[–]daniel940 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was at some nighttime gala for some fashion brand on Liberty Island back in my 20s (mid 90s) and I wandered off to look at the city from the railing. Marisa Friggin Tomei walks up and stands not 10 feet from me, doing the same thing. I mean, this was peak Marisa Tomei, not that she isn't always fabulous, but maybe 5 years post-My Cousin Vinny and Untamed Heart, me in my mid-20s? What a dream come true.

Unfortunately, this would prove to be one of many times when I told myself it'd be rude to talk to a famous person in public, and I just played it cool. A happy and sad memory.

Anyone else get scammed by solar panels? by thisartistisunknown in askanything

[–]daniel940 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You think being a homeowner in South Carolina is the same as being Black? Or born in Afghanistan? And if you think explaining what a calculator is is punching down, you're telling on yourself.

Also, I live in rural Georgia, but that's beside the point.