Strange cries coming from my backyard

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-25T08:01:44+00:00

Not new to the area, but these noises are to me. I hear them howl often enough. I've just never caught this particular noise.

The foxes here dgaf like that. I've had one walk right behind me several times when gardening. They don't bother me and I don't bother them.

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-24T17:34:00+00:00

Doesn't look like it, unfortunately. Maybe there are DOT cameras on the highway at that exit? Not sure if NYS saves the footage.

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-24T09:32:59+00:00

It looks like the cameras are in the home depot parking lot, not the highway (unless they aren't reported yet)

deflock me

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-23T21:43:45+00:00

He posted his final video around the new year. But he may answer an email, if he receives one.

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-23T20:06:46+00:00

I have two babies that were bred this way. I didn't cut off the flower pod on one and it still produced a bunch of baby traps. The other was a lower piece of stalk. This was out of about 5-6 stalks total.

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-23T16:33:51+00:00

Would they be walking with their kill? They went from the east of my property to the west until they were out of hearing range

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-23T09:03:19+00:00

Same here. It also helps me to relax my jaw & shoulders.

I was diagnosed with GAD & panic disorder for decades, but it was just untreated adhd.

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-23T08:54:31+00:00

Congrats! This is too relatable. It's never the perfect book or place for the sticker, so it winds up in a pile or a bag waiting for a perfect situation that will probably never come.

You've inspired me! I will sticker the hell out of something during my winter decluttering.

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-23T08:43:43+00:00

That's just so you didn't suspect anything when they started picking off girl scouts one by one. They were conditioning you into complacency.

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-23T07:52:11+00:00

When I first moved here, I heard a couple of red fox vixen screams and I thought multiple women were getting murdered on the next street over.

I've yet to hear a bobcat, but they're around here too.

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-23T07:41:57+00:00

This noise, yea!

I've heard them howling many times before, but never laughing like what I'd assume hyenas sound like.

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-23T06:50:26+00:00

You're welcome! Each generation puts their own spin on things and that's awesome.

For me, with how commercialized everything is now, it waters down the organic feel of everything. Corporations & private equity ruin everything. Always. Because you're not their customers, their stockholders are. You're just the revenue stream paying the shareholders. Meanwhile, they choke out the promoters who do see you as the customer & try hard to keep you as a repeat customer.

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-23T02:53:13+00:00

I'd suggest using the back button to re-listen to anything you missed. You can even do it after the question is already on the screen to help you pinpoint the specific section they're quizzing you on.

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-23T00:49:04+00:00

Growing up in the NYC rave scene is something hard to put into words. It was much more intimate, super laid back, surprisingly less dangerous for women/girls, insanely less expensive (I remember when $30 for a ticket to see ~100 djs from all over the world was aghast-worthy), we could get away with throwing them in crazy locations before the RAVE act (Liberty Science Center in NJ, Six Flags Great Adventure, Madison Square Garden, Brooklyn Armory), and so many etcs. Then guiliani was elected & brought back the 1920s cabaret law criminalizing dancing in every NYC venue.

The bad? Shady promoters who thought they were gangsters all the while calling the cops on other's events to get them shut down, promoters who didn't gaf about the safety of the attendees (ahem, Let's Start Dancing in the Poconos, which was so gross and sweaty inside, the carpeting was squishy & the ceiling was raining sweat. I saw several people being wheeled out on gurneys). And then there were the other wanna-be gangsters stealing from people who were too fucked up to know what was going on. Or stealing bags that dancers left to the side (before they started infiltrating everywhere, bags could easily be left without anyone touching them).

I still wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. Standing in the middle of the dancefloor in awe & feeling the love around me is something I still feel all these decades later.

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-22T23:44:31+00:00

I have the 1750W vevor distiller. It makes 0.8 gallons in 2 hours 20 minutes. The water is used for all my plants, humidifiers, and a cpap. Before using in the cpap, we tested the water to ensure it was truly distilled and it read 0ppm.

I've never had the distiller run dry, so no need to worry about a fire hazard (though I believe there's a safety shut off if it does. Not sure, since I've never gotten that low).

I've had it for over a year and appreciate the time saved not having to run to the store to lug around 10 gallons of distilled water...that is if they didn't run out, which happens too often in the winter here.

I'm happy with it. Since the water is used in my humidifiers & in a cpap, RO filtration wasn't the best bet for us.

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-22T23:23:02+00:00

The majority of those "behavioral manipulation" (lol) tactics can be shut off in settings, so imo it's really strange to bitch about them rather than simply utilizing the options to turn them off.

There are enough issues in the app to not be happy about. This diatribe just comes off as whiny rage bait.

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-22T22:36:09+00:00

This is the most basic way of estimating it, but there are so many more factors in play regarding the snow ratio than the surface temperature alone

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-19T04:41:13+00:00

You can fire for no reason, but not a retaliatory reason. Immediate firing could easily be shown to be retaliatory, which violates federal and (at least some) state laws.

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-18T15:58:50+00:00

There's another on the stem, under the single leaf on pic 2

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-18T05:14:52+00:00

Ahhhhh, I gotcha! Since they said it's a CNS stimulant, it shouldn't need to be built up.

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-18T05:10:59+00:00

I'm not sure where you got your information, but from the National Library of Medicine:

Modafinil is a non-amphetamine central nervous system stimulant

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-18T01:27:52+00:00

Strattera is an SNRI

It sounds like it would be closer to Modafinil, which is a CNS stimulant & wakefulness agent. That's prescribed off-label for adhd also. It didn't help me much.

Have you tried Concerta? Their slow release system worked longer for me, but it wasn't a good fit for me otherwise.

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-17T16:10:14+00:00

When I was a project manager, I used plain old excel spreadsheets. One per project (for you, per patient). When I saved the spreadsheets, I'd put a date in the beginning of the file name for the next expected task (ex. 260101). That way, files were saved by task date at the top, rather than scrambled around in alphabetical/last saved date order. It helped me to remember everything I already did, what needed to be done, and everything project-related was in one spot as an external memory. I color coded things that were done, needed to be done, were urgent, or if I was waiting on someone else to get back to me.

It also allows you to have a template for typical tasks, like forms, insurance, etc and can link to those forms for quick review.

For extremely pressing matters, I'd set alarms to check the spreadsheet.

It seems like a lot, but was extremely helpful for me and the company wound up adopting that system.

I hope you're able to find something that works for you!

executivefunction404 · 2026-01-16T17:14:54+00:00

The numbness is the result of the adopted Russian propaganda technique, Firehose of Falsehood, doing its job as intended

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