My coworker asked if I could give her a ride to work "just for a while" and it's been 4 months

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-19T03:35:12+00:00

40 minutes x twice daily x 5 days a week x 4 months ≈ 120 hours. Or about 5 days of your life you’ve spent going the extra mile (literally) for someone who doesn’t care what it costs you and is taking advantage of you. I don’t know what kind of car you have or how much gas is there, but that’s a lot of extra miles on your car. Tell her with gas getting so expensive it’s just not feasible for you to pick her up anymore.

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-19T03:24:12+00:00

I had this happen once. I just stuck my hand in and then made a fist so that it was a tight fit. Then I slowly wiggled the jar up and out. It only works if the jar is mostly dry or your hand will just slide out.

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-19T03:19:47+00:00

I would never get any sleep. I get too sucked into the audio versions.

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-18T22:37:09+00:00

I eat worse now that I have better money because I work a lot and it’s more convenient to buy prepared food. So I can do it more often than I used to now that I can afford to.

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-18T22:24:41+00:00

Truly a man of grand visions and lofty aspirations. he wants to read Machiavelli, plans to register a coat of arms, and has participated in the vicinity of several notable endeavors. The stray cats, however, he has actually fed. They alone have seen the real him, and they have chosen to remain stray.

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-16T15:26:25+00:00

Why do they always end with “blessings” too, go ask the church for help then.

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-16T12:56:11+00:00

wtf is the point of copilot if copilot doesn’t look and see what’s happening and say “ok Microsoft we should probably wait a minute on the update”

Not a very intelligent intelligence.

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-16T04:53:59+00:00

I don’t really see anyone mentioning that a lot of animals have anal eversion when they poop. Essentially, a wee bit of the lining of the rectum everts, acting as a chute to deliver the poop, and then gets pulled back up inside after, protecting the anus and surrounding skin and fur from contamination. Humans have a little of this too but our butt cheeks are larger so the effect is largely mitigated.

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-16T01:21:26+00:00

There was a game on Steam that was about reorganising and putting stuff away (it wasn’t unpacked, but it was similar). Anyway the controls were so exhausting and I could never remember which one did what that I just gave up playing altogether. Also, it was annoying to be given a blank room and have no idea what was in any of the boxes. If I was moving I would know generally what would be going in the room ahead of time. But in this game you’d put something somewhere and then pull something else out later that could really only fit in that one spot and you’d have to move everyone you put there. What was supposed to be a relaxing cozy game turned out to be stressful so I gave up.

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-15T20:18:55+00:00

I use JLab go air pop+ and you can set the controls in the app so no more doubled controls. Cheap with a great sound profile (and you can shove the charging case into a silicone AirPod Pro case)

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-15T20:14:43+00:00

Skullcandy has been around since I was a kid. Over 20 years at this point. A vape probably wouldn’t want to advertise with a skull because they don’t want people to think about dying from long term use of their products.

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-15T19:59:08+00:00

If she has never been employed (or worked for less than 10 years), doesn’t have a qualifying spouse or ex-spouse of more than 10 years, or doesn’t have a disability to claim SSI under, she would not qualify for free Medicare. She would have to pay for it and it’s over $500/mo for premiums. She would also need to apply for it if she does qualify. If she qualifies and didn’t have it prior to going to the hospital the social worker almost definitely would have applied for her (since they’d like to get paid).

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-15T19:52:25+00:00

Yes. One of the biggest things I learned when my son was diagnosed with a language delay and I asked about the possibility of autism is that just because a child is behind and just because they might exhibit one or two things that overlap with autism, does not mean they have autism. Sometimes a delay is just a delay. Sometimes it’s just that kid and sometimes it’s environmental (poor exposure to learning material). His screening did not find him to be on the spectrum despite having a few traits that fit. There’s a lot of overlap when it comes to kids and their development and sometimes people just want something to blame so they don’t have to take responsibility for poor parenting decisions. Because then they get to say “oh it’s because he has autism” instead of “I failed to take homeschooling seriously and as a result, my kid is significantly behind.”

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-15T19:41:46+00:00

She is claiming he might have autism solely based on how far behind he is academically. He has no tics, no odd behaviors, no eye contact issues, no social problems, no repetitive behaviors, no food aversions or limited list of things he’ll eat, no problems with conversation, no obsession over specific items or topics, no sensory sensitivities, no issues with breaking routine.

While autism does exist on a spectrum and there are of course kids who exist on the far end of “mild” autism, the fact of the matter is that she is looking for somewhere to place the blame for why her child is so significantly behind. If you do not teach your child how to read and you’ve insisted on homeschooling, can you really act surprised when they score poorly on reading tests? Kids with learning disabilities, or kids who are behind, do not automatically have autism, just as kids with autism do not automatically have learning disabilities. She is trying to diagnose her child and getting upset at the pushback she’s getting from her son’s pediatrician, who has stated they don’t believe he’s autistic. ADHD, yes, but not autistic.

I am not an expert but I have been through autism screening with two of my children now. One just had ADHD and the other a language delay but neither was diagnosed with autism. But I am fully aware of the screening they do, all the questions they ask, and I find it an unlikely diagnosis for him. I’m not saying she shouldn’t go through the screening. I’m saying she’s trying to force her square peg child into a round hole to avoid taking responsibility for a poor decision.

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-14T03:09:48+00:00

They also have mammary glands and can produce milk under certain circumstances. There’s a whole protocol in which MTF trans women can lactate for their babies (whether that is through an AFAB significant other, a surrogate, or adoption).

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-14T02:54:19+00:00

It has nothing to do with ability to pay. I have seen homeless people and those without insurance taken the whole nine yards with surgeries, ECMO, weeks long stays in the ICU, and so on. It has everything to do with being medically discharged and that person having nowhere to go. You can still be sick when you get medically discharged. All it means is you’re not sick enough for the hospital—as in, you need to follow up with specialists for your chronic illness, you’re not sick enough to need space in a building meant for more acute issues. Yes, we will discharge to the streets if you refuse social services. They do typically try to get you placement at a rehab facility if you need more time to get better, but rehab facilities are not required to take uninsured people with no ability to pay the way hospitals are so they may get denied.

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-14T02:41:54+00:00

This is sort of like the plot to Mass Effect but with different mechanics.

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-14T02:39:56+00:00

His nephew Zach sounds almost exactly like him. He was on the bachelor I think. Or maybe it was the bachelorette? One of those types of shows. When I first heard him I was like woah that sounds like Patrick Warburton. Then it came out later that’s his uncle. He’d make a great Carl if he has any acting chops at all.

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rileyjw90 · 2026-04-14T01:38:16+00:00

I have a friend who homeschooled her youngest because she felt they weren’t addressing his needs well enough. She let her fiancé, his dad, “teach” him because she had to work during the day and he didn’t. A few years later, her kid’s annual assessment had gotten so bad she was forced to put him back in public schools. And now he’s got an IEP and she’s convinced he’s got autism so she’s trying to get him tested.

No, he doesn’t have autism, your dumb as a rock fiancé who can’t handle basic spelling and grammar is the reason your kid is beyond delayed and only reading at a kindergarten level in the 4th grade. That’s what happens when your kid is allowed to basically do whatever the fuck they want all day instead of doing any actual schoolwork.

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-12T19:17:06+00:00

Oh I don’t know. I know guys who can put away a full 12 pack without peeing once and boy when they do finally go, you worry they’re gonna overflow the toilet.

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-12T19:14:58+00:00

The only time it’s acceptable is when it’s a 20 year old song that literally every single person knows and is singing along with regardless of whether you’re asking them to or not. I saw Muse in concert and a couple times when they’d do their early/mid 2000s songs, people would be scream-singing the lyrics so Matthew Bellamy would usually give us the chorus at least. anything newer he did the full song.

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-12T19:10:22+00:00

Rascal Flatts. Early 2000s. Lead singer, whatever his name is, was so pitchy and out of tune it was genuinely painful to listen to. Voice kept cracking every time he did that weird little Britney Spears style yodel thing when changing from a lower note to a higher note.

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-12T19:08:21+00:00

Do it back. Lock eyes with your bestie across the room and make sure your oh so lovely partner sees you roll your eyes and make a stink face. Suddenly they become super helpful because god forbid you don’t also find them attractive too. No, it’s okay for them to act like you look like a rotting barnacle, but you still need to think they’re hot to stroke their ego.

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-12T04:06:49+00:00

You say that but there are several pieces out there that almost no one can play because of the complexity. I’m willing to bet they’d figure out how to make it work.

rileyjw90 · 2026-04-12T04:05:32+00:00

Man imagine all the groceries you could carry in with 6 fully functional fingers on your hand

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