violetgarden

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by violetgarden 6y ago
Yeah! I have a very soft voice. I’ve practiced to make it bigger, but even my loudest voice is not terribly loud. Ordering things behind the counter can be tough for me especially if there’s background noise of people chattering or machines
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by violetgarden 6y ago
I love watching shows like this! The Great Pottery Throw Down was good too on HBO Max. I love watching creative people work. I find they have a lot more freedom to their process than I do. I’d probably logic myself out of 10 ways to do some
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by violetgarden 6y ago
It’s crazy to think about the child Malala to this!
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by violetgarden 6y ago
Thanks for the details! I know what I’m gonna try when I row later.
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by violetgarden 6y ago
This gives me hope. I thought I just couldn’t breathe through my nose while exercising. I find it super uncomfortable to unbearable when I feel like I’m not getting enough air. I didn’t realize you could just practice more.
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by violetgarden 6y ago
This is so sad. Reminds me of the Challenger where the concerns from engineering were ignored due to pressure from management.
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by violetgarden 6y ago
I went to SF two years ago. I was just shocked by the amount of drugs around. Walked out of my hotel at 8 AM and was offered crack. Waiting at the walk signal, there would be people in the throes of a high hallucinating and screaming at no
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by violetgarden 6y ago
That’s really cool! I’m in the US, and the farms I have seen are so large, I don’t think a normal person could pop in and ask questions. I’ve never seen a building near one of these farms because the rows of vegetation goes on for miles it
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by violetgarden 6y ago
I’m American, and I don’t know anyone who eats this much hamburger. A lot of us find them to be pretty heavy, so it’s more like a meal that you have once in a blue moon. However, someone commented below that it might just be the income brac
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by violetgarden 6y ago
Where I live, there is extreme weather like hurricanes or tornadoes. Even if you opt for a more expensive roof, the wind might come along and wreck it. Most people I know have shingles, and they wear down in the elements after 20 years or s
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by violetgarden 6y ago
I’ve heard this too. They have a term for dying due to being overworked called Karoshi. People who specifically commit suicide due to overwork are called Karojisatsu. This site has some stats on suicide due to overwork, but it doesn’t have
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by violetgarden 6y ago
Shoot, I’m so grateful to be in a state that was loose with the lockdowns. A friend in another state was frustrated that even the large parks where he lived were locked down. Even in our strictest phase, you could still go to the park and g
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by violetgarden 6y ago
Exactly! There’s a totally different bar to entry. Look at North Korea. I don’t think they rank highly as a concern with traditional kinetic warfare, but they have made themselves a major security concern even with scant resources because t
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by violetgarden 6y ago
I’m surprised by the backlash regarding this tool. Well, I guess surprised is the wrong word. I get that it is creepy. There are lots of websites that do this very thing like whatsmyname.app. I personally like running my username through to
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by violetgarden 6y ago
When I was younger, I thought homeschooling was almost exclusively because parents were weird and controlling - maybe even in a cult like situation. Or I thought homeschooling was for socially hopeless kids that couldn’t cut it in “real” sc
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by violetgarden 6y ago
I moved my television out of the living room and into a spare room. I felt like I was binging too much and wanted a jolt to my routine. Since doing so, I’ve read a backlog of books and even stated practicing tech skills I wanted to develop
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by violetgarden 6y ago
The marketing/sales talk like, “Am I to understand you’d like to cancel even though our product could be saving you $xx in time and money?” repulses me to no end. I understand they’re trying to keep a customer. I just hate the leading
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by violetgarden 6y ago
Unfortunately, unless you have someone to vouch for you, it kind of can be a popularity contest. This is from a corporate point of view, where lower managers have to appeal up the chain to fight for promotions for their people. It’s much ea
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by violetgarden 6y ago
I agree with you! I also find that team building can be stressful depending on how your work is fluctuating. If it’s under a heavy load, then it feels frustratingly like a waste of time when you could be getting things done. While I think t
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by violetgarden 6y ago
I even like the commercials! You don’t realize how slick everything is nowadays. It’s kinda nice to see something simpler.
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by violetgarden 6y ago
I actually went to some high end furniture stores and was surprised that a lot of stuff on the floor was still IKEA quality. Maybe a slight step up, but a lot of it wasn’t solid wood. Additionally, a lot of it was a bit too fussy or looked
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by violetgarden 6y ago
I’m not successful in a side hustle, but I do study or practice skills after work, and it took me a long time to escape from being too tired to do anything. These things helped me: - Stay dressed for “work.” Basically, I don’t change into m
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by violetgarden 6y ago
If it was me, I’d have probably gone straight to Twitter too. My thought would be that they’re hosting the content, so they’d probably be able to get it removed the fastest. It also wouldn’t occur to me that an agent wouldn’t find CP to vio
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by violetgarden 6y ago
Same!! I cannot do things like “while x is boiling, chop the vegetables.” I have to get everything prepped before I cook because I’m not skilled enough yet to be able to multitask.
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by violetgarden 6y ago
Oh good idea! Bootable Linux would be so handy.
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by violetgarden 6y ago
I hadn’t heard of Zettelkasten until today. I want to give it a go, but I’ll be honest, I feel a bit overwhelmed after reading about it. I’ve never catalogued my notes before or given each one a unique id.
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by violetgarden 6y ago
I agree. It makes me sick. Everyone in the comments is so giddy, and there’s a sickening, “look how smart we are” vibe.
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by violetgarden 6y ago
Yup! I have a notebook for thoughts that pop up when I’m not working where I can jot down ideas or things I need to do. Otherwise, I find I feel like “I better do this real quick before I forget.”
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by violetgarden 6y ago
Yeah! I got a 13” mbp because I thought it would travel better, but after getting a 16” for work, I ended up getting the 16” for myself. The bigger screen is just so much more comfortable if I’m out and about.
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by violetgarden 6y ago
You’re telling me! I got my mom an Oculus since she wouldn’t need a beefy computer to run VR. A few weeks after getting it, they want the Oculus account switched over to Facebook. Luckily, she can use the Oculus account for a few more years

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