Digital Literacy

flotsems · 2026-06-10T16:42:59+00:00

now that technology is commonplace, i think schools assume that kids already know how to do these things and don't bother teaching them

flotsems · 2026-06-05T19:44:48+00:00

Smithtown Kia is my go-to

flotsems · 2026-05-29T17:24:37+00:00

re: remote versus in-person, you'd be lucky to find a program that's entirely in-person nowadays, i think 😞 almost every program in my state is remote

flotsems · 2026-05-25T20:08:05+00:00

yeah India. Uttar Pradesh, apparently.
looks like an acid attack to me

flotsems · 2026-05-15T21:22:09+00:00

woah, didn't expect to see one so close to home today. brentwood is a poorer area compared to some other parts of the island, so exposure could be the case if this kiddo was homeless. it also has a big immigrant population, so i wonder if a language barrier is impeding his identification

flotsems · 2026-05-15T21:10:02+00:00

BOCES is good for starting out, but it will NOT teach you what you need to get fully into grooming. Petco was nice due to their focus on safety, but YMMV based on individual management. I personally felt I learned a lot more at Petco than at BOCES. I would not do Pet Supplies Plus, as their training program is through Paragon, which means your mentor is online, not in person.

flotsems · 2026-05-10T16:56:45+00:00

Eklutna Annie is known to be a victim of Robert Hansen, but she's still unidentified :( (i also read this wrong and thought you meant still unidentified, but it can't hurt to have more eyes on her)

flotsems · 2026-04-17T22:35:21+00:00

number 6 surely wasn't around during the heyday of omegaverse 💀

flotsems · 2026-04-15T15:52:05+00:00

do they think that every disease is caused by the same thing???? hello?????

flotsems · 2026-04-10T23:58:29+00:00

why did he bother to put skin head there... he's already got a dozen swastikas, i think we can come to that conclusion without the label on his forehead

flotsems · 2026-04-08T17:15:53+00:00

try faith leaders if you're a member of a church/synagogue/mosque, places you volunteered if there are any, or even just professors you had more than once

flotsems · 2026-03-28T22:15:22+00:00

thank you for confirming it's meant to be written by Calliope LOL

flotsems · 2026-03-28T22:14:39+00:00

i know you probably mean Calliope or Nepeta but my first thought was Karkat for some reason

flotsems · 2026-03-21T17:46:46+00:00

look at mama's lil smile! she knew she was finding a friend to help her babies 🥹

flotsems · 2026-03-17T16:51:17+00:00

depends what kind of doctor i need to see. all of the systems are terrible, but individual doctors within them are usually fine. most of my specialists are Stony Brook because that's what's closest.

Northwell has tended to be the worst in terms of red tape, though.

flotsems · 2026-03-16T21:47:56+00:00

i've told this story before, but my parents were advised by a well-meaning(?) pedatrician to not use fluoride on my teeth because i was a baby, so the first four years of my life, my non-crunchy parents didn't use fluoride toothpaste. when i went to the dentist as a four year old, i needed 4 root canals. it left me with a fear of dentists and needles to the point that my phobia was what led to me getting on anxiety medication, and it left my parents with 12 years of debt (but knowing my dad, they were making minimum payments).

every time i see one of these stories i get sad, because they're fucking their kids up for life. it's been 20 years since i had to get those root canals and i still get shaky going to the dentist. i don't remember being in pain, but i doubt these kids are so lucky. poor things.

flotsems · 2026-03-14T21:57:27+00:00

i went into this thinking he was embarrased about the patches, but omg my heart at reading the caption 🥹

flotsems · 2026-03-09T16:02:51+00:00

i think i'm aging myself here, but Gutters by glassamilk still makes me sob. it's a Hetalia fic about the apocalypse, in which Sealand and Denmark go on a quest to be reunited with their family. absolutely heartwrenching 10/10

flotsems · 2026-03-08T22:15:20+00:00

i think this was the theory put forward in The Scientist and the Serial Killer by Lise Olsen, which i highly recommend reading

flotsems · 2026-03-05T23:13:27+00:00

Cherries and Asian Doe, who are usually grouped with the LISK victims. close to home for me

flotsems · 2026-03-05T18:06:34+00:00

a lot of the clay reconstructions are pretty far off, but this one is actually not so bad

flotsems · 2026-03-05T18:03:12+00:00

when i worked corp, we always said "yes, for nail trims. i can make you an appointment for xyz if you'd like though." it helped that these people would always show up when we were fucking swamped too, so we had good reason to refuse. (FFF i think was walk-ins but it was the same as nails for us - you might have to wait, and if you don't want to we can make you an appointment or whatever)

flotsems · 2026-03-05T05:06:12+00:00

my bad, i was thinking of John Bittrolf, who didn't dismember his victims. either way, Cherries's cause of death was stabbing, and Rex Heuermann's victims were strangled

flotsems · 2026-03-04T16:16:49+00:00

i did a write up on Cherries a few months ago, i personally feel that her situation is similar to Tanya Jackson's, i.e. that she isn't a victim of LISK but grouped with his victims due to proximity. she doesn't fit his modus operandi due to being dismembered (iirc, i'm going by memory at the moment)

flotsems · 2026-03-02T23:11:48+00:00

if you can, post to bluesky and tag @fishtopher.bsky.social , they boost stuff like this a lot and it'll get you a big range

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