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sapphire

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raptor-ish (not a dragon). gamer, geek, nerd, ferret mom. brown ajah. she/her.

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sapphire, to random
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My parents used to play a dice game called Cosmic Wimpout when we had guests. One rule of the game is called "Futless Rule." Another is called "You may not want to but you must."

Years later, they misremembered the rules and in our house, "Futless rule" came to mean "you may not want to but you have to." Yes, they both conflated two separate rules into one and botched the wording on the second.

So anyway, whenever I have to do something I don't wanna, I say "Futless rule!" and do it anyway.

o76923, to random
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It's okay to be rusty and out of practice. The point of fun little side projects is to get the rust off.

It doesn't have to be a perfect result that's completely efficient, expertly architected, modular, extensible, and all that. It just needs to make silly pictures of kitties.

sapphire,
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@o76923

“A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault.”
― John Henry Newman

o76923, to random
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Don't beat myself up. I just missed a detail while my ADHD meds were wearing off. It doesn't reflect on me as a programmer. It's a simple mistake that's easy to fix.

sapphire,
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@o76923

Treat yourself as you would your best friend, not you worst enemy. Be forgiving and patient with yourself, not mean and critical. I need to get better about this too.

o76923, to random
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It's me before I gave up on dating sites.

sapphire,
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@o76923

If someone sees who you are as a red flag, you're better off without them! I know how hard it is to be lonely though. I hope you find a good match!

tylermumford, to random
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I (you) could watch YouTube videos about _____ for five hours straight

sapphire,
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@tylermumford

Science!

I already do watch a couple hours of YouTube every day. Content includes: science, general news, food, nail polish swatch & reviews, watercolor painting tutorials. (All nonfiction.)

My husband also watches a lot of YouTube. Discussions of Magic the Gathering & Legends of Runeterra, video essays about various anime series.

We watch very little "regular" TV. Wheel of Time, Star Trek, a small number of other shows here and there.

madargon, to drawing
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Created intentionally as "draw clearly separated shadows" training. I am not much happy with final result :/

sapphire,
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@madargon

I'm sorry you're not happy with it. I think you did a good job!

sapphire, to random
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Informal poll & thought experiment:

I think it's reasonable to pay (price range) for (object) and then I shouldn't have to buy another one for (number) years.

Objects:

  1. new smart phone made by a major manufacturer
  2. new high-end personal computer for gaming or media/editing
  3. new personal/family vehicle that has some comfort options but isn't top of the line or a sports car
o76923, to random
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I need help. A couple days ago a mystery started coming from my kitchen and it's driving us all nuts. According to a spectrogram it's at 4,086 Hz. It hasn't stopped for days. It's clearly the kitchen because enough walls or distance block it. We've tried unplugging all the appliances we get to to no avail.

sapphire,
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@o76923

Eek, that sucks! I have no idea if a bad outlet could do that. My first thought is theres an appliance you forgot to unplug when checking. Toaster or toaster oven? Coffee pot? Fridge? Maybe it's the light fixture?

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