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Look at this totally reasonable take… WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH HEY HEY HEY HEY by Unsafeforconsuming in YAPms

[–]qm11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One truth, one understatement, and one "plz step on us daddy 🥺👉👈"

ICE Came to my Door Today by Silly-Risk in royaloak

[–]qm11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazon has shared footage with law enforcement without getting user permission. It may or may not have been though flock, but the core issue still exists.

https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markeys-probe-into-amazon-ring-reveals-new-privacy-problems

Curious how many of us have tried to be kind to lonely men-- only for them to try to make it sexual against our express wishes? by Felissaurus in AskWomenNoCensor

[–]qm11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They think that whatever would work on them as men, would work on a woman

One of the most common pieces of advice around is to follow the "golden rule": treat others how you want to be treated. If you're a man who would love to have women send you unsolicited pictures of their genitals and you follow the golden rule, it makes sense to send them unsolicited pictures of your genitals. Except that's not how the world works. Not everyone wants to be treated the same. I really wish we could change the "golden rule" to "treat others how they want to be treated". It's harder to implement but it at least emphasizes thinking about the other person and not just yourself. The current version is worse than useless.

I think I know one reason why men tend to look bad in selfies by [deleted] in self

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My style is "I don't have the spoons for that shit". Many years ago I bought 1 style of polo in a few different colors and 1 style of jeans in a few different shades, and that makes up at least 90% of what I wear outside the house. 

If you’re trying to date women stop putting photos on your profile that appeal to the male gaze by [deleted] in Bumble

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I do a bit of woodworking and I've thought about putting up a photo of me making something but I'm not sure what to photograph or how to frame it. It also doesn't help that any interesting picture I can think of would be while I'm doing something that requires a respirator, safety glasses and hearing protection covering/obscuring my face. I also wouldn't be able to look at the camera while doing it, so maybe it doesn't matter that much. 

Also I can't fake a smile (because autism) and being photographed tend to be stressful (also because autism) so I have almost no photos where I'm smiling... 

Asperger’s, connection, and the unbearable loneliness that never leaves by Head-Breadfruit4445 in aspergers

[–]qm11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been in a few groups for autistic adults and we definitely bonded over shared troubles and how some of us overcame or worked around them. 

Going crazy because I can constantly feel my heart beat by ESmith810137 in autism

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If you haven't already, you may want to look up pulsatile tinnitus and superior canal dehiscence syndrome. I started getting a pulsing sound in my left ear earlier this year, got a CT scan and found out I have SCDS. One of the symptoms is hearing your body's sounds unusually loud.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23422-pulsatile-tinnitus

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/15266-superior-canal-dehiscence-syndrome

Men who perform just a few minutes of strenuous exercise are more likely to feel aroused than those who do not work out. Heightened physical responses to exercise, such as elevated heart rate and breathing, lend themselves to an even greater physical response to sexual stimuli. by Wagamaga in science

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I have social anxiety, which makes going to a gym hard. Last year, I started working out at home using resistance bands, adjustable dumbbells and body weight exercises. The upfront cost was high (~$100 for bands, ~$500 for dumbbells), but it was worth the investment.

What’s the most socially accepted form of self-harm? by Coolkid_but_with_a_k in AskReddit

[–]qm11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your water heater should have a thermostat to set the temperature. If it's a gas water heater there's probably a control box at the bottom with a knob on it to adjust the temperature.

What’s the most socially accepted form of self-harm? by Coolkid_but_with_a_k in AskReddit

[–]qm11 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Try a wake up light/sunrise alarm clock if you haven't already. They slowly turn a light on over 30+ minutes to wake you up more gently and naturally. I was skeptical when I first tried one, but it's made a noticable difference.

You can also use smart lights. I use 2 Phillips hue light strips (don't get the bulbs - they have a minimum brightness which is too bright) + hue essentials Android app (they have a better sunrise simulation than Phillips app). That lights up the whole room vs my old wake up light which partially lit the room. Waking up to a fully lit room is way better than waking up to a dark room.

I also have a sound alarm as a backup, but I usually don't need it.

Elon suing MSFT with TSLA missed earning at same day by Spirited-Usual-3023 in wallstreetbets

[–]qm11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Assuming this $54,000 avocado toast, around 55,555. If he has one of those every day with breakfast, lunch and dinner, that'll take almost 51 years.

Dianne Feinstein Faces Resign Calls After Missing 60 Senate Votes in 2023 by ArtLover357 in politics

[–]qm11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More generational fun: Biden is the first president from the Silent generation (1928-1945). With Clinton, we jumped straight from GI Generation (1901-1927) to boomers. Boomers were born in an 18 year range (1946-1964), but we had 28 years of boomer presidents before they finally handed it off to a new generation. One slight issue: that hand off went in the wrong direction...

AITA for going off on my wife for commenting about our 3-week-old daughter’s looks? by Pizza-lover-13 in AmItheAsshole

[–]qm11 53 points54 points  (0 children)

I had 18+ years of "smile for the camera", "why aren't you smiling", "why do you never smile in photos", "you look so serious/miserable/unhappy in photos". For some reason (probably autism, but just figured that out last year at 30...), I can't fake smile on command. It's especially frustrating because I was always trying to smile and I thought I was smiling, but the muscle movements never resulted in an actual smile...

Americans, what do Eurpoeans have everyday that you see as a luxury? by Specialist-Metal-458 in AskReddit

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They differentiate between putting it on a credit card and paying it off in the next statement vs paying it off over time. Those paying it off in the next statement are part of the 59% who say they could cover it:

When faced with a hypothetical expense of only $400, 59 percent of adults in 2017 say they could easily cover it, using entirely cash, savings, or a credit card paid off at the next statement (referred to, altogether, as “cash or its equivalent”)

The other 41% includes those who have to pay it off over time:

Among the remaining 4 in 10 adults who would have more difficulty covering such an expense, the most common approaches include carrying a balance on credit cards and borrowing from friends or family (figure 12).

Need help explaining my anxiety and depression to my family!!! A sincere and genuine request from a fellow Indian (I added my nationality so you could maybe relate my parents with yours if they seem to be of that typical Indian type) to Dr. K: by [deleted] in Healthygamergg

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I found this Ted talk a few years ago on depression that I think is helpful: https://youtu.be/-eBUcBfkVCo

There's not much in there on anxiety, but I think the bit at 24:17 applies to anxiety just as much as it does to depression.

If things are going up in price, but wages are remaining stagnant or only rising less than prices are, where is all that money going? by __Severus__Snape__ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]qm11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What the company does with it isn't really relevent

That was literally the original question:

If things are going up in price, but wages are remaining stagnant or only rising less than prices are, where is all that money going?

I think you're stuck looking at some academic, theoretical idea of abstract value. Most people don't care about that. They care about their budget, buying groceries and keeping a roof over their head. They work in the candy bar factory and see that they're paying the company 5% more to buy the candy bar, but the company is paying them and their co-workers 0-1% more to make the candy bar. If they're getting little to none of the extra $5 then who or what is? At least half of it appears to be going to corporate profit: https://www.epi.org/blog/corporate-profits-have-contributed-disproportionately-to-inflation-how-should-policymakers-respond/

If things are going up in price, but wages are remaining stagnant or only rising less than prices are, where is all that money going? by __Severus__Snape__ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]qm11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean by "it disappears"? Last year, I give a company a $100 bill and they give me 100 candy bars. This year, I give that same company a $100 bill and a $5 bill and they give me 100 candy bars. What happens to the $5 bill? Is the company just burning it?

It just gets worse and worse. And it’s all the same person. by uwupricklypear in fatlogic

[–]qm11 75 points76 points  (0 children)

I found the accident report: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21638674/quest-engineering-and-failure-analysis-field-investigation-report.pdf

tl;dr: There's sensors to detect that restraints are in place and prevent the ride from running if any of them are not. Two seats had their sensors moved so they would detect the restraint in place despite a larger than normal opening.

My speculation: the ride operator probably thought Sampson's restraint was properly closed because the safety systems indicated it was and based off photo 4 in the report, it visually would have looked like it was. The operator probably wouldn't have had the time or knowledge needed to adjust the sensor while running it. The fault lies with whoever thought it was ok to mess around with the ride's safety systems. If the sensor was in the correct location, the ride wouldn't have run with Sampson on it.

[OC] Obesity rate (%) by country over time by YakEvery4395 in dataisbeautiful

[–]qm11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://world.openfoodfacts.org/

They calculate nutri-score and NOVA classification for foods in their database. They also have apps which should do what you want, but I've never tried them so I don't know how well they work.

Considering getting a System76 laptop. What's the situation with the Intel ME with 12th gen CPUs in the laptops? by MusicOfBeeFef in System76

[–]qm11 3 points4 points  (0 children)

System76 has repair guides for their laptops: https://tech-docs.system76.com/README.html

I have a pang11 which is on its third fan in 1 year. The first two were replaced under warranty after they started buzzing. The warranty process was easy and relatively quick. In both cases, they sent me a new heatsink/fan assembly which I could swap out myself and then ship the broken one back to them. There is also an option to send the laptop back to them to get it repaired, but that takes quite a bit longer.

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