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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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I chose red and green #holo with black and gold stamps for my #holiday #NailDesign. This is the sum total of my holiday decorations. ^_^ #NailPolish #NailArt #holidays #christmas

A photo of the nails on my right hand. The index finger and pinky are deep green holo, the remaining fingers are deep red holo. Each nail is stamped in black and then gold with a lillypad/snowflake design.

sapphire, to tea
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Are any folks who are grossed by microwaved water willing to do a double-blind taste test?

Prepare 2 cups of with everything identical except how the water is heated. Have someone split each of those 2 cups of tea into 3 cups each, so you have 6 total cups to taste from. (Don't use the microwaved cup, it'll be warmer than the rest.) They record which tea is in which cup, then leave the room so they can't influence you during testing.

Can you tell the difference?

sapphire, to random
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Compare:

Streaming service: $10-15 per household for 0-720 hours of entertainment. Watch 1hr/day = 30-50 cents per hour of entertainment.

Video Games: Most of my time is City of Heroes & it's free. Steam library ranges from never played to 4 cents/hr, to 30 cents, to $1/hr for smaller games.

Movie theater: $10-20 per person for 2-3 hours of entertainment. Result: $3-10/hr. (Plus snacks.)

There are many reasons far beyond cost why I don't go to theaters anymore but yeah. It's expensive.

sapphire, to random
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You can use a magnifying glass to symbolize looking for something.

What would you use to symbolize having found it?

dalfen, to random
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Has anyone looked into prosecuting Kristi Noem for animal cruelty?

Serious question.

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https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/40-1.html?all=true

sapphire,
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@dalfen

Isn't this a crime? In Florida you're definitley not allowed to just kill your dog, even if it is YOUR dog and no matter how it's behaving. Even if it obviously has rabies, you still have to call animal control. So.. how has she not been arrested for admitting to this crime?

sapphire,
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@dalfen @CStamp

Per the page I linked, the law states "any person."

Title 40. Animals and Livestock. Chapter 40-34. Dog Licenses and Regulation.
40-34-1. Killing of dog lawful when disturbing domestic animals.

It shall be lawful for any person to kill any dog found chasing, worrying, injuring, or killing poultry or domestic animals except on the premises of the owners of said dog or dogs.

Source: SDC 1939, § 40.1312.

sapphire,
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@dalfen

Okay so I found this page:
https://www.animallaw.info/statute/sd-dogs-consolidated-dog-laws#s34_1

And apparently not only is it LEGAL to kill a dog that is harassing poultry, a person can be FINED for "harboring" an animal that does so.

Holy fuck, shame on you South Dakota!

(Like yes, protect poultry too, but this is not the way!)

sapphire,
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@dalfen

I also don't know how she skipped right over the option of rehoming the animal with someone who can provide a better environment for all that energy. Nope, straight to murder. Makes me wonder how she punishes her kids.

sapphire, to random
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I've been doodling with watercolors between projects to practice techniques and learn what the paints can do.

Six watercolor doodles of squiggles, leaves, and flowers.
Twelve watercolor doodles including leaves, a sun, and lots of gradients.
Twelve watercolor doodles including flowers, lines, triangles, and gradients.

sapphire, to random
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I used to let my phone notify me of every new email & social media notification. I've come to view this as unhealthy & no longer allow anything to notify me (except alarms, reminders, calls, & texts obvs).

Random interruptions to our attention aren't good for us, even if we don't drop what we're doing to respond. I've tried to minimize other people's ability to randomly interrupt my attention as well. (I mute most people on Teams at work.)

Attention is currency; spend yours wisely.

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.

18+ o76923, to random
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Ugh. I worked around 30% more last year and drove around 500 extra miles last year for just under $1k extra gross. So my adjusted gross dropped from $5k to $2k. Lovely take home pay for a job that's absolutely not a scam.

sapphire,
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@o76923

It must've, I see nothing. Weird, I never saw anything cross my notifications, and the page was sitting open. Oh well, dodged a bullet it seems?

sapphire,
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@o76923

O_O I can't see what this is in response to?

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!

CindySue, to random

It always amazes me how many people in cities drive big ass vehicles. I drive an SUV. I live on a dirt road, drive dirt roads the majority of the time, and have to have four wheel drive to get up the road in the winter. What is their excuse?

sapphire,
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@CindySue

"Look how big my truck is! This means I have a big penis!" Is my guess.

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.

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?

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!

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

madargon, to drawing
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I saw some photos of them, they are called Bluestripe Butterflyfish (I hope I noted it well :D)

sapphire,
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@madargon

Again, this looks like a photo. Amazing!!

madargon, to drawing
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Sitting - based on my mother's photos. I rather exactly "copied" its pose.
For some reason pattern on its head and wings looks like the sky for me. Not sure if it was so visible on original photos.

sapphire,
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@madargon

Beautiful, as always!

sapphire, to random
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I've attempted to tackle this project a couple times, but this is the first time I'm somewhat satisfied with the result. I used the video linked below as tutorial. My first time without a line drawing as a guide. This will be part of a series; I wonder if anyone will recognize what I'm going for? It'll hopefully be obvious when I finish more in the series.

https://youtu.be/I-uYd12i_zE?si=miaMGMqlP5SR2vmt

sapphire,
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Now that I know people recognize what I'm doing, I can finally let everyone else in on it: I'm illustrating novel titles to help me remember them & their order. So far they are:

Book 0: New Spring
1: The Eye of The World
2: The Great Hunt
3: The Dragon Reborn

(and gold sharpie)

sapphire, to random
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Tonight once the sun goes down, I'm gonna try to remember to go out and count how many stars are visible. Because yes, there is so much light pollution here that even if it's a clear night, the stars will be very countable.

My estimate is six. I'll update yall later! And I'd love to hear from you, are the stars in your sky countable?

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
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.

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