A mysterious brown paper bag was tossed out of a car window aimed to land near me playing in the front yard…

Like god intended.

Yeah, I’m not clicking that :P

This so much. I walk my dogs by a gradeschool and I smell it in the air every morning. Gradeschool. They aren’t even teenagers yet. At 8am. Every. Day.

Bonus points for the deluge of infused product packaging litter everywhere.

Imagine that. Someguy is watching pornhub, just jackin it, and then his webcam records him as he suddenly without warning gets punched in the face.

And we all watch.

… in horror because it is that dude’s kink.

This is genuinely funny. The only thing missed is he didn’t draw the pope over 100kg.

Speaking generally, repair/Haynes manuals for vehicles and home appliances (the ones that exist ofc). Some are out there, but I almost never find the one I want.

Copying code directly without permission is a copyright violation.

Mimicking a patented process is also grounds for a lawsuit.

That said, you can make products that have similar functions so long as you aren’t copying too closely. For example, Lemmy vs. Reddit. Both are social media platforms allowing posting and up/downvoting. But the nuts and bolts are significantly different.

Your parents are right. It is absolutely a skill that you should learn. The ‘times have changed’ crowd just haven’t stepped up to the new level of difficulty.

It is not wrong to strike up a conversation with a stranger so long as the setting is appropriate and you pick up on the clues they give on whether the interaction is welcome or not. That is the skill you’re learning.

Whether it is technically ‘necessary’ is debatable, but it is antisocial to flat out avoid doing so by definition.

Knock it down, one way or another.

Modern era. Living 5 centuries in the past would suck. No germ theory of disease so everyone is ignorant regarding the importance of washing hands and basic cleanliness. Anything wrong with you? Better get the leeches to balance your humors. Uh oh, stubbed my toe. Guess I’ll just die.

The only caveat is if you get to know what you do now and can transform society because of it. As King I’d either bring about the Renaissance within a decade instead of centuries unless I was branded a heretic by the Church and beheaded for flapping my mouth.

The people that didn’t vote against this shit are going to suffer for it.

YDI - There is an obvious disconnect between your “identity crisis” and argument which leads me to believe this is about the drama and not some passionate protection for the autistic community.

Also, multiple mods calmly explained their reasoning and you started screaming at them. Yeah, that gets a hard ‘nope’ from me.

If your doctor is confident enough to declare it a scam I’d go with the opinion of the trained certified medical professional whom you let do unspeakable things to all your orifices protected only by latex gloves instead of listening to anonymous idiots like me.

That said, if you insist on listening to me then you can do your own allergen test at home:

• Wash (with soap and cloth) and sterilize (with iodine or isopropyl alcohol) your stomach and a sewing needle.
• With the needle gently scratch a series of small bloodless paired nicks an inch apart.
• On the left side leave clean for a negative comparison and on the right dab a miniscule amount of a single suspected allergen on each scratch. Maybe jot down which scratch has which substance so you don’t forget.
• Wait 20 minutes and compare the left to the right. Any on the right side significantly discoloured, swollen or blotchy compared with its respective left side negative are likely allergens and should be avoided.

Disclaimer: Not a doctor and not medical advice.

From a behaviourist’s point of view there are 3 things you can do to help her:

1) Reward bravery, and ignore fear. Dog is trembling? Don’t use a soothing voice and pet her. You’re literally encouraging her to be frightened if you do. It’s tough I know as it goes against what ‘feels’ right. Ignore her. If she jumps up for attention/pets/cuddles let her be near you but don’t pet/console. Do your own thing while also letting her hang out if so inclined. If and when she seems no longer afraid then pet her or treat her however is appropriate.

2) Gradually acclimate her to noise Have a TV or radio on in the house to generate ambient noise. Set the volume low to begin. Raise the volume as high as you reasonably can until you get a concerned response from her. Tone the volume down a tick below that and go about your day. Increase the volume a tick after you see her relaxed for a long time repeatedly. If you can have the TV or radio on at a level that doesn’t bother you or your neighbours that is good progress

3) Lead by example. Act unconcerned and unafraid of noises. Is she afraid to go outside? Go outside, look around, and call her to you. When she comes, shower her with praise/reward. Then go do something in the yard that doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with her. If she flees back inside don’t call her back immediately as that may be rewarding her fear with attention. Wait and call her back out after a bit. The longer you hang out outside while it is noisy the more normal it will become in the dog’s eyes.

Combine all these strategies in escalating difficulty as she improves. For example, feed her nearer and nearer to the TV/radio, etc… Do you take her for walks? Perhaps as final challenges start walking nearer and nearer to ongoing construction, or the busy street. If you do this last thing don’t keep getting closer until she panics. Walk a little bit in the direction of noise and turn 90deg walk a bit and then walk away for that day.

Good luck. This is something that will take a lot of thought, work and patience on your part but she sounds worth it.

Not my proudest fap.

“Deep cuts to NASA’s science programs would be the end of America’s leadership in space science. It would clearly signal to the world (and to America’s children) that America is a declining power.”

Yeah, tht’s been clear since Donald Doofus got voted in the first time. It’s time that the signals get registered by America.

It wasn’t Luigi. He was banging my wife at the time.

!Civic_Engagement@sopuli.xyz

You’re calling the CCP liars? A bold move.

How many people were massacred during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?