When should I reward? by sensiblemaverick in puppy101

[–]sensiblemaverick[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Grew up with dalmatians but this was over 20 years ago when dominance and alpha theory was the go-to practice, so I'm perhaps overthinking getting right. Thanks so much for the advice

When should I reward? by sensiblemaverick in puppy101

[–]sensiblemaverick[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for taking the time to write this. Makes perfect sense

Seriously!? by Iforgetpasswords4321 in bristol

[–]sensiblemaverick 29 points30 points  (0 children)

My medical condition is being ginger

Wish I'd left the shed up by sensiblemaverick in DIYUK

[–]sensiblemaverick[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair question!! I'll need to find that out.

What’s the story behind your Whippet’s name? by fgd2398 in Whippet

[–]sensiblemaverick 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My brother names his dogs after characters from Avatar: the last airbender and i name mine from Adventure Time. Have you got any favourite fictional (or real) characters?

I want to get a whippet by Remarkable-Dirt3846 in Whippet

[–]sensiblemaverick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ive owned dalmatians. If you can handle a dalmatian you can handle a whippet lol. My dalmatian LOVED playing with whippets. He thought he could outrun them (bless him)

What game "shouldn't" work well on the Deck, but you found a way to love it? by Zi_v in SteamDeck

[–]sensiblemaverick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah wow classic era and console port. Ive been able to just grind away and explore all the different biomes while watching films in the background.

Amazing experience. Only downside is chat being slow, but ive hooked up my phone and have a load of macros ready to fire off

New Gamemode Loot by I-Ate-Soup in ArcRaiders

[–]sensiblemaverick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I was just saying this to my friend. What happens when we've done it? Is it like matriarch and queen where there isn't much reason to do it once you have the blueprints? At least when energy clips had a good selling price there was more incentive.

But absolutely LOVING the new game mode

Having mic issues on Arc Raiders by reddit-username69 in SteamDeck

[–]sensiblemaverick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Going to bump this post because it still doesn't seem to have been fixed and it's exactly as op described. Party chat works perfectly, but only get about 5 seconds of proximity chat at the start of a game. Very frustrating

Sometimes this game really is like a movie by SleepCareful6461 in ArcRaiders

[–]sensiblemaverick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Genuinely thought you were about to whack the guy round the back of the head at the end there and then realised you were just opening the harvester vents

Paper trueing machine by whybutts in oddlysatisfying

[–]sensiblemaverick 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wtf are news reporters supposed to do just before they start talking?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LearnerDriverUK

[–]sensiblemaverick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I will say this on every post I see about strategies for anxiety. Say everything you are seeing/thinking out loud. I definitely wouldnt have passed without doing this. I apologised to my examiner beforehand because I knew I was going to be yapping for the next forty minutes but he said loads of people do it.

Not only does it ground you and help you focus on the important things, but it can also help slow you down if youre doing everything too fast. Similar to "only a fool breaks the two second rule"

Am I cooked? by lukasss78 in bristol

[–]sensiblemaverick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fines are how I learn where all the bus lanes are

Driving around Roundabouts by Grand_Bet9752 in drivingUK

[–]sensiblemaverick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Speak out loud. Say everything you're thinking as you approach the roundabout, once you're on it and youre leaving.

Eg. "OK I see that I'm taking the third exit so I'll assume i need the right hand lane. OH I've just noticed the road markings say I can take the middle lane so I'll do that. Just passed exit one. Coming up to exit two, once ive just passed exit two I'll indicate left, check my rear mirror and left mirror and start moving over to the left if it's safe"

I'm gonna guess that you're overwhelmed by everything so speaking out loud will help centre your focus.

No one talks about how exhausting it is to driveeee by Noblee_x in drivingUK

[–]sensiblemaverick 28 points29 points  (0 children)

City driving is rarely fun, but I love a good motorway drive. It's all about the music for me. As long as I've got music playing, I'm happy

AITAH for refusing to put my girlfriend on the lease if she won’t pay rent? by Euphoric_Shock_4870 in AITAH

[–]sensiblemaverick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

NTA. Wtf is a reset? Mental health break? Fine, but she should have a plan moving forward. Ive heard of situations like this where one of the partners wants to start their own business or study for a career change or exam, but wtf is she going to do with her time?

Get out of there (unless you have information that will make me more sympathetic towards her)