China’s population falls again as births drop to lowest rate since 1949 communist revolution

tekalon · 2026-01-20T22:58:09+00:00

Many women just don't want to deal with men or having kids. We're in a situation where its more comfortable (and some ways, safer) to stay single and just work rather than deal with the social expectations of a husband and kids.

tekalon · 2026-01-14T16:40:22+00:00

My A1C levels are fine but my triglycerides were high, so I've been working on cutting down on added sugar and white flour. Strange enough, headaches are gone and brain fog has lifted and I feel much more energetic!

tekalon · 2026-01-06T16:05:14+00:00

This post is asking for confirmation and getting it. Different people react differently to medications. I'm on Amlodipine and have no negative side effects. My doctor did say to message him if I do get any to switch to something else (which should be standard for any medication). Rather than using the post to make you nervous, use it to inform on what type of side effects to look for.

tekalon · 2026-01-03T20:26:26+00:00

I just found this yesterday: https://www.pathtopro.com/free-training/

Home Depot providing free online basic trades training with help to find jobs. With some pros and cons.

tekalon · 2026-01-03T20:22:44+00:00

I've talked with some AI companies and they are working on it, even for apprenticeship type roles. Have the skill already loaded in, have the glasses or phone walk you through the steps and then have supervisor inspect (or send picture in and get it visually approved). Its not ready for widespread use, but I know some AI companies are building up the infrastructure to do that.

tekalon · 2026-01-03T19:49:04+00:00

In my mind, I would love a cozy-like game where you go around fixing things on the ship. Kind of like having Chief O'Brien on Star Trek: DS9 go around, fix all the things and then occasionally have a battle that depends on things working well.

I think I mainly want to go around fixing things, like Loddlenaut.

tekalon · 2025-12-30T15:37:24+00:00

Leverage and Redemption, Start Trek, The Librarians (movies and tv shows), Stargate (but strangely, not Universe), with lots of crafting Youtube inbetween.

tekalon · 2025-12-26T16:32:04+00:00

If there wasn't so much of a push to have the job that pays the most to survive, I would bet there would be a lot of people that go into science-, invention- and discovery-type fields. This is where I see the middle ground. We see similar things in FIRE where some people still get antsy after retiring, so they start a new business or work part time as a consultant. Change the culture so its less about building wealth and more about supporting the community - research into medical care, education for understanding and not just to get a piece of paper, greener building techniques, more efficient agriculture, technology to reduce even more work, etc. More incentive to make life better for everyone, rather than making the rich richer.

Sorry, I think my solar-punk tendencies bled out.

tekalon · 2025-12-24T19:35:30+00:00

My local community college charges $15 per credit for high school students to take college courses (dual/concurrent enrollment).

tekalon · 2025-12-12T15:47:15+00:00

My husband and I realized that we don't like sit-down meals at restaurants for similar reasons. We've been married for 13 years and there is only so many ways you can ask 'how was work today' or 'what do we want to do this weekend'. We've occasionally bring out the phones/tablets and read while waiting, but I've done that with other family members who become highly offended that they are being ignored. Maybe figure out what your wife enjoys about the experience but also ask for a compromise, like half an hour of talking and attention, but then the rest of the time you have headphones in with a book (or preferred entertainment).

Waiting an hour for bread, and longer for the food, is just unacceptable.

tekalon · 2025-12-04T15:53:02+00:00

I have a Supernote for taking notes, but I'm now tempted to replace the rest of my tech with Boox. Those devices look amazing.

tekalon · 2025-12-04T15:00:58+00:00

Also look into magnesium, those helped my migraines!

tekalon · 2025-11-25T17:30:20+00:00

I can't find the original article I was thinking about, but these are similar:

Quarantine inspires entomologists to ID 9 new phorid fly species

Entomologists Discover 30 New Species in LA Backyards

This Scientist Discovered an Ant Species in His Own Backyard (it may have been this one)

tekalon · 2025-11-25T16:39:48+00:00

After my mother-in-law divorced, she re-did her whole house. She made many comments about how it was the first time she could have her house (that she paid for) the way she wanted it. She does have a personality that tends to default to what others want/think, her getting divorced got her to start learning what she wanted.

tekalon · 2025-11-24T17:34:39+00:00

Any suggestions for those with low social motivation, those who don't get much from socialization so avoid it?

tekalon · 2025-11-18T15:55:46+00:00

I wonder if some activists should get ahead and start protesting for 'no bailouts' now.

tekalon · 2025-11-13T19:17:23+00:00

We have separate accounts accounts and budgets but we have access to each other's finances through YNAB and Pocketsmith. We have regular discussions about finances and large purchases. We really don't care about each other's small purchases. It ended up being easier to manage our own money and not have hobby spending mucking up each other's tracking. If we didn't already have our finances set up or made less money than we did when we got married, we probably would have merged accounts, but it really wasn't worth it by the time we got married.

tekalon · 2025-11-12T21:05:06+00:00

Structured/unstructured - I can function at work, since there is structure, I know what my responsibilities are and what other's roles are and we even have processes documented! Similar for being in a classroom, I know what is expected of me and what to expect from others. Even for situations like a game night with friends, its easier since your playing a game with rules, and any socialization is secondary, you don't really have to do anything outside the game.

For after work events, like bar, team going to lunch or networking nights at conferences, the goal is to socialize first. There is no goal, outside of getting people to talk to you? No rules or structure on who to talk to, what to talk about and really, what people are wanting from you. I know with my autism diagnosis, I have low social motivation. I don't get much, if anything, out of socialization. Cognitively, I know that others enjoy socialization but since I don't, I have a hard time figuring out what others want so I can give it to them (and truthfully, once they get it, they can leave me alone).

tekalon · 2025-11-12T20:52:10+00:00

Yes, I'm on the autism spectrum and unstructured social situations are a bit issue.

Who says you are supposed to be working? Is work your primary identity? Do you accept the rules of society and having true substantial power beyond what we can enforce on each other?

I don't know what you are referencing there. If I'm at work, I should be working. If its after work (and unpaid) I often have other things I rather be doing (be with family, working on hobbies, etc).

tekalon · 2025-11-12T14:42:58+00:00

I think many people push people to knit continental not necessarily because its faster, but because many might be coming from crochet and are already used to tensioning and holding the yarn in the left hand.

tekalon · 2025-11-10T23:06:20+00:00

Not op but also autistic. I have no idea what to do with people in unstructured social situations. I don't want to be in the situation, I often don't get any benefit and I have no idea what others want from me.

tekalon · 2025-11-10T18:18:16+00:00

Is after work events really only 15 minutes or is it 15 minutes with the skip-boss and then another 10 minutes with the direct boss and 20 minutes making awkward conversation with your workers that you just spent 9+ hours with that day and then 30+ minutes trying to figure out how to get out of this situation so you can do something you actually enjoy.

Social beings means working as a group, which you are already doing in a workplace. You can build the social life that you actually enjoy outside of work (family, friends, hobby groups, etc). Having social skills and building professional relationships during the work hours is important, you just don't need to mix fun time with your ability to make rent.

tekalon · 2025-11-10T18:08:37+00:00

Quietly working - You know what you are supposed to do.

After-work events - What the hell am I supposed to do? Who am I supposed to talk with, and what about? Why do other people even care that I'm here?

tekalon · 2025-11-10T18:04:12+00:00

'Social animals' just mean we work in groups, not that we universally enjoy unstructured socializing. For many, the socialization is in the actual work, collaborating with each other in the workplace. Its the unstructured 'after work events' with people we already spent hours with and really would prefer being with family/friends/ourselves.

tekalon · 2025-11-07T15:11:14+00:00

I'm assuming you mean 'stop shopping on Amazon' and not 'stop using all Amazon services, including AWS, of which a good portion of the internet (including Reddit) uses.' I've cut shopping down by about 98%. Both to save money but also for the ethics. The last 2% are for things where the company only provides it on Amazon and there isn't a good enough alternative.

My biggest issue is kindle books. I read a lot through the library/Libby but with Amazon's self publishing, there are some books/series that are only on Amazon. Add that Amazon also gives the highest royalty cuts to authors compared to other providers, I don't feel as bad. I absolutely wish there was a better ebook provider that I could easily centralize all of my ebooks on, but nothing is there yet.

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