I am still working full-time remote. There are definitely some social aspects of going to the office I miss, but I really don't miss the commute or the shitty office politics. Overall I feel I am still more productive from home and happier overall.
Fucking nobody wants to go back to an office full-time.
As someone that strongly prefers working in an office, this makes me sad. I do my best work when I’m surrounded by other people doing the same kind of work as me. Coworking spaces and body doubling on Discord don’t work the same (and one of those is $300-$400 a month to boot). I realize I can’t make my coworkers come in. But god damn do I wish they had any desire to work in person. I haven’t seen most of them in person in 3 years, and half of them are within walking distance of the office!
I have to say I’m not sure what they were hoping for, the discourse hasn’t felt overly mean by internet standards, but maybe that’s just my bubble. I’m sorry they died, but now that we know all the details it’s a bit like the guy that decided to hike up a lava field last year....
As such, there's one death to mourn and like four to actively celebrate.
No death should be actively celebrated, imo. No matter who they were, or what they've done, they were people. Every single human being that has ever existed, or will ever exist, deserves at least the same level of baseline respect. And for me, that includes not celebrating their death.
I'm not telling other people not to feel the way they do, to be clear here. Emotions are individual, and no emotion is inherently wrong to feel. I just want people to leave me out of that celebration, and not assume I feel the same way they do.
(I realize that I started this thread here, so obviously not talking about you in particular. More people on the other parts of the internet I visit that don't take "please don't have this conversation with me" as a valid response to a topic I dislike)
I always have subtitles turned on for games. Audio processing isn't my strong suit at the best of times, let alone when fantasy accents and weird vocabulary end up involved. I usually end up using them for TV shows and movies as well, at least when watching by myself. I just wish real life came with them, haha.
I know on the discord there's a channel dedicated for linking to helpful documents and websites. It's a huge help, especially for people new to the community or the concept of nuzlocking itself....
You should see what applying for ODSP is like when your spouse has a mental illness and the doctor "doesn't have time" to sign the papers for 10+ years...
I'm very glad I don't have that experience! I know a couple people on ODSP and it's definitely a nightmare trying to apply and then managing all the restrictions they place on you.
I agree that some things are a little confusing about Rose's scenario in particular. And she definitely needs some help navigating the legal and tax side of all of this!
The code is open source, right? I’m tempted to go poking at it. I genuinely enjoy writing good front end code and am a fairly design-oriented developer, so it might be fun to put up a PR or two.
I don’t generally drink at all, so that part is easy haha.
I’m definitely a “show on in the background” kind of person when I’m working from home. Podcasts I end up getting too into them and ignore my work.
I find myself wandering when I’m doing anything requiring mental effort. Debugging a weird test (mocking axios requests is currently the bane of my existence), writing API routes, that kind of thing. Anything I can do without having to think too hard about it gets done pretty effectively. The problem is that I’m almost senior, so I’m expected to do the hard tickets!
The timers work, but only for a week or so at a time. Then they stop working for a few weeks. Repeat. XD Same with my reminders (because yeah, the Reminders app is a godsend).
I am medicated, but we’re still figuring out the dosage. I’m on 18mg Concerta right now - probably going to ask my doctor to raise it at our next appointment. See how that goes.
Background noise is generally helpful for me as well. I usually have the TV on in the background! Generally a series I’ve seen before, but right now I’m working my way through King of the Hill. Anything that I can half-listen to and still be able to follow, haha.
I was running to get my train. For a reason i still can't explain, in the station entrance hatch, i turned right instead of continue right and hit the glass with my face. I have now a scar near the eyebrow.
I’m ridiculously clumsy, so I hurt myself on a pretty regular basis. Waking up with random bruises when you don’t remember walking into anything is always fun, haha.
The one that wins for “most stupid” was falling and spraining my ankle less than 500m from my house. In broad daylight. On flat ground. I managed to trip over my own feet well enough that I actually hurt myself.
Personally, I think Questionable Content, Kevin and Kell, and Dumbing of Age are great for this. They all have a ton of history, and Kevin and Kell is actually one of the longest running webcomics ever.
And yeah, I enjoy Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal from time to time. It’s one of those ones where I forget it exists for a couple years and then go back and binge read it, haha.
I intentionally switched to an iPhone this year, haha. Got fed up enough with my Pixel that I said fuck it and moved. It’s not as big a difference as I was expecting it to be.
I’m going to miss the non-technical subreddits I visit. I’m sure all the ones geared toward techy people will end up migrating, but the others… I’m not sure. And I’m not interested in running anything myself, it’s more responsibility than I want. The niche ones will be hard to find as well - sometimes I just want pictures of snakes with hats!
Same here. My Jinhao sharks are some of my favourite pens, and I managed to get a two for one sale on a Jaipur to handle my flex nib needs. With those, a Metropolitan, and a Hongdian Black Forest I’m basically set. Inks though… can never have too many inks!
My current favourite is my Diamond Red Lustre. But a coworker signed a goodbye card in a beautiful teal shimmer ink that I really need the name of. And the shimmers in general don’t play well with the Metropolitan and the Black Forest, so I need to be careful what pens I put them in. T_T
Still trying to wrap my head around exactly how the fediverse works. I understand it is decentralized. Are kbin and lemmy somehow intermingled? Meaning am I able to view lemmy content here on kbin and interact with it without having to create an account on beehaw or whatever?...
That’s the issue I’m currently running into as well. Along with a lot of my communities probably not switching over because they’re very non-technical, haha.
Oh man, that sounds brutal. Grew up in a house with no A/C, so I have a couple tips that might make it a little more bearable.
Fans don’t technically make anything colder, but the air circulation at least feels nice. Flicking some water in front of the fan feels extra good. Frozen treats like popsicles are a godsend, though you’d obviously want to do homemade ones for the kiddo.
How many of you are still working full-time remote and how is it going? If not, why not? Was the decision made by you to go back to the office or did your employer decide for you?
I am still working full-time remote. There are definitely some social aspects of going to the office I miss, but I really don't miss the commute or the shitty office politics. Overall I feel I am still more productive from home and happier overall.
Here's why people are being so mean about the Titan going down - CBC (www.cbc.ca)
I have to say I’m not sure what they were hoping for, the discourse hasn’t felt overly mean by internet standards, but maybe that’s just my bubble. I’m sorry they died, but now that we know all the details it’s a bit like the guy that decided to hike up a lava field last year....
Majority of gamers play with subtitles turned on (gearsrealm.com)
For instance, Assassin’s Creed Origins had subtitles turned off by default and 60% of players turned them on.
Do We Want a List of Links in the Sidebar?
I know on the discord there's a channel dedicated for linking to helpful documents and websites. It's a huge help, especially for people new to the community or the concept of nuzlocking itself....
Quadriplegic Ontario woman considers medically assisted dying because of long ODSP wait times | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
This is… absolutely horrible. I fully support the concept of MAID, but this isn’t what it should be for!
I made the mistake of checking Reddit (using my last few days of Apollo) and came across a complaint about Lemmy that flabbergasted me (lemmy.world)
Do people actually like all of the overdesigned clutter to the point where it makes them not want to switch sites?...
Summer rule (files.catbox.moe)
Productivity Tips for Work?
Hey all! I’m a software developer that was diagnosed with ADHD a few months ago....
Is lemmy.ml just a tankie recruitment zone? (lemmy.ml)
The shear amount of tankiness over on lemmy.ml is making me seriously consider leaving the platform.
What's the dumbest way you hurt yourself ?
I was running to get my train. For a reason i still can't explain, in the station entrance hatch, i turned right instead of continue right and hit the glass with my face. I have now a scar near the eyebrow.
OC What’s the best webcomic to pick up and read the entire archive for?
Personally, I think Questionable Content, Kevin and Kell, and Dumbing of Age are great for this. They all have a ton of history, and Kevin and Kell is actually one of the longest running webcomics ever.
Waiting for Apollo to create a Fediverse fork be like (reddthat.com)
Subreddits you are going to miss?
I'm going to miss AITA. Even if someone makes it a community, it will take a long time to populate.
What is a low-cost, easy to start hobby?
As a favorite time waster site implodes, I’m sure many of us are in the market for a hobby.
New user with a few questions I guess?
Still trying to wrap my head around exactly how the fediverse works. I understand it is decentralized. Are kbin and lemmy somehow intermingled? Meaning am I able to view lemmy content here on kbin and interact with it without having to create an account on beehaw or whatever?...
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Canada marks Clean Air Day with worst air quality in the world, as feds consider disaster response agency (www.ctvnews.ca)