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Comment on What do you think on how suicide prevention is handled in the world? What can be done better? in ~health.mental
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Comment on Sonic The Hedgehog was released this day in 1991 on Sega Mega Drive. What are your memories playing Sonic? in ~games
BrokenRobot LinkI didn't have anything Sega really, we usually got my cousins' consoles once they moved on to a new system, and that started with Nintendo. I do remember spending a couple weeks at their home with...I didn't have anything Sega really, we usually got my cousins' consoles once they moved on to a new system, and that started with Nintendo.
I do remember spending a couple weeks at their home with my aunt & uncle though during the summer (they live six hours away from us), and my aunt and uncle were a little more strict than my family at home, so no tv at bedtime which was awful for me because I had terrible insomnia and usually wouldn't sleep for a day or two at a time.
They eventually got Game Gears, and I remember hiding under the blanket late at night to play Sonic on low volume - and they even had a battery pack attachment on it, so I could play for a while. I remember it being so FAST and COLORFUL - it was beautiful and smooth - and a lot of fun. I looked forward to going to bed at night to play it when I was there.
I don't recall which Sonic it was though, but when I got older (late teens), I was given the Game Gear with the battery pack .. and the Sonic game. I still have it stored away.
Good times.
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Comment on Favorite podcast app? in ~tech
BrokenRobot LinkI've used Podcast Republic for a really long time. It seems to have a lot going on for options, but I have never explored this myself. I have read previously on Reddit about folks making requests...I've used Podcast Republic for a really long time. It seems to have a lot going on for options, but I have never explored this myself. I have read previously on Reddit about folks making requests for features and the dev delivers.
Regardless, I've used it for as long as I have an Android phone and have had very few issues with it (honestly, the only thing I can think of is if you're streaming a podcast vs downloading & then playing a podcast, it may randomly repeat 30 seconds of a part of the podcast you have already listened to).
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Comment on Wanted $100 Android tablet for sheet music and Google Drive in ~tech
BrokenRobot (edited )Link ParentI have a Galaxy Tab I got a few years ago -- I can't remember the exact model/year off the top of my head, but I have to agree with @wowbagger that (at least the one I have) is awful. It's like...I have a Galaxy Tab I got a few years ago -- I can't remember the exact model/year off the top of my head, but I have to agree with @wowbagger that (at least the one I have) is awful. It's like those cheap free phones you get from a pre-paid cell phone service - I have essentially nothing on it (a browser and the Kindle app) and I can barely scroll on anything without it lagging, crashing, and running like junk. :(
I'll edit my post with the exact model type when I get home! :)
I hope to find a recommendation in here so I can upgrade to something actually usable.
Edit: it's a Galaxy Tab A (Model SM-T510)
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Comment on What are some of your favorite cookbooks that you find yourself returning to time and time again? in ~food
BrokenRobot Link ParentI'm glad to hear that you've had success with his recipes! I only ever tried one - his version of Ikea Swedish meatballs - and they were by far the most unappetizing thing I have ever eaten. I...I'm glad to hear that you've had success with his recipes! I only ever tried one - his version of Ikea Swedish meatballs - and they were by far the most unappetizing thing I have ever eaten. I almost threw the whole batch out. I was surprised that the meatballs also didn't call for any salt... and they were amazingly dry.
But, I also did not make any gravy or whatever goes along with it typically - I only wanted the meatballs. Big mistake, haha. I will stick to the Ikea frozen ones for that!
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Comment on How is your mental health? in ~health.mental
BrokenRobot LinkDepends on the day, really. ADHD medication has a national shortage (US), so it's hit or miss if I'll get a refill. Taking and then not taking medication is like an emotional roller coaster by...Depends on the day, really.
ADHD medication has a national shortage (US), so it's hit or miss if I'll get a refill. Taking and then not taking medication is like an emotional roller coaster by itself.
I seem to overly absorb feelings around me and don't know how to process them - in the past year, my brother has thrown away everything he had going for himself and brought himself to (almost) homelessness - and I didn't want to enable the poor decision making that brought himself there, which in turn made me feel even worse about everything.
Also, my SO has developed a chronic unknown condition that had him hospitalized twice, and we are left with no answer, no diagnosis and no direction with symptoms still coming and going - there's so much fear that there's nothing I can do to help him. The initial hospitalization happened after I brought him there after hearing a thunk and finding that he had fallen in the tub (& his hit eye on the faucet). I find myself scared every time I hear a loud noise now, or if he's uncomfortable, or if he stops snoring for a hot second at night that I'll find him dead.
My mom (who I have recently come to the realization that she is a narcissist) has been away from our home state crashing on people's couches (she's homeless) until people get tired of her shit and kick her out has come back to our home state. I have mostly cut her out of my life because of the damage and pain I feel when she's around. I only talk to her via social media or text - she didn't know where I even lived until the internet caught on via public records - and then she started mailing me random junk (almost to prove a point). Anyway, she's here in the state now, she knows I will not see her unless it's an arranged meeting (lunch, a hike, etc). A few years ago she showed up at my workplace (different place) with stuff to pretend that was the reason she came - 45 minutes away from where she was staying. This week she did the same thing - she traveled an hour to show up at my workplace (different workplace). She sent me a message asking if I was there, gave me six minutes to respond before she was already in the building asking multiple coworkers where I was.
Although she did nothing technically speaking, the whole ordeal has ripped open something I thought was tucked away - it has had me questioning reality even, and facing emotions and feelings I don't even have words for. Logically I understand it - but I don't understand how or why it's absolutely breaking me.
Other days I'm just happy to have a drink and a cheeseburger.
It's very interesting to me how different people can feel in regards to feeling suicidal/having suicidal ideation.
I think preventing suicide really depends on why someone is feeling this way - is it situational? A tragedy, a stressor? Something in their immediate environment? Is it depression-- or a mental illness? Is it simply due to having an inescapable (terminal) disease? Or perhaps even someone without mental illness that didn't agree to play the game of life and isn't interested? (I don't have better wording)
It's an interesting question, but I think treatment and/or prevention really depends on the reasoning behind the thoughts.