Hobofarmer's recent activity
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - Have you started Dr. No by Ian Fleming? in ~books
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Comment on What workplace absurdity are you forced to live with? in ~life
Hobofarmer LinkThe last few days I am the only thing preventing the older students from steamrolling the younger ones during the recess transition. I don't like this because: A) it's entirely avoidable B)...The last few days I am the only thing preventing the older students from steamrolling the younger ones during the recess transition. I don't like this because:
A) it's entirely avoidable
B) there's no communication
C) I'm that asshole teacher telling the kids to sit and wait
AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
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Comment on Stop Killing The Internet: No digital ID and no age verification in ~tech
Hobofarmer Link ParentGuarantee that this would be up charged and heavily profiteered up front making the child locked devices useful for only the middle and upper class, while the rest get whatever devices they can.Guarantee that this would be up charged and heavily profiteered up front making the child locked devices useful for only the middle and upper class, while the rest get whatever devices they can.
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Comment on Sleep struggles: how do I get better sleep quality? in ~life
Hobofarmer LinkHello everyone! Thanks for all the responses, I did read reach and every one. I've been able to pull a lot of good suggestions from this. I hope it helps someone else as well. I really am grateful...Hello everyone! Thanks for all the responses, I did read reach and every one. I've been able to pull a lot of good suggestions from this. I hope it helps someone else as well. I really am grateful to this community for their thoughtful comments and ideas.
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Comment on Sleep struggles: how do I get better sleep quality? in ~life
Hobofarmer Link ParentMy mattress is garbage but I can't afford an upgrade right now. I do want one in the future! This is the one thing I know I have absolute control over.My mattress is garbage but I can't afford an upgrade right now. I do want one in the future!
This is the one thing I know I have absolute control over.
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Sleep struggles: how do I get better sleep quality?
Life is especially stressful lately, and with that my usual sleep struggles are just getting worse. When I was younger, I struggled to fall asleep - and at times, I still do - and I was able to...
Life is especially stressful lately, and with that my usual sleep struggles are just getting worse. When I was younger, I struggled to fall asleep - and at times, I still do - and I was able to develop some strategies that helped me soothe my overactive mind (ADHD brain goes brrrrr). As I'm getting older, I'm having a different problem come up though.
Now the trouble isn't so much getting to sleep as it is staying asleep long enough to get the rest I need, or at least want. For example, this past week has been the first week of school for me as a teacher. It is absolutely exhausting. I crash out between 8/9pm every night. Then I find myself awake at 2/3am without fail and just toss and turn until either I eke out a half hour of sleep before my alarm at 5am or just give up and get up.
Of course those hours I spend lying awake in bed are the perfect time for my mind to turn to dark and terrible thoughts as well. The small hours of the morning are apparently perfect for this. That's a whole other thing I'm working on dealing with.
I know this isn't a unique problem, I know that there isn't a catch all solution, I'd just love to hear some different ideas on what to do about it.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump cannot strip Obamacare protections from trans people’s healthcare, judge rules in ~lgbt
Hobofarmer LinkAh yes but you see people are already hurt by this and that can't be undone. I'm tired of this treadmill.Ah yes but you see people are already hurt by this and that can't be undone. I'm tired of this treadmill.
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Comment on AI data center developers begin suing local jurisdictions behind bans and moratoriums — claims range from officials exceeding authority to violations of due process and equal protection laws in ~tech
Hobofarmer LinkMy local government is in HOT water right now and being sued for pushing through a data center without proper procedure. If it gets to the point where locals sue their government to block a...My local government is in HOT water right now and being sued for pushing through a data center without proper procedure. If it gets to the point where locals sue their government to block a binding and developers still get to push through that development, what does it mean to be a citizen anymore?
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Comment on I love Tildes in ~tildes
Hobofarmer LinkThe community has helped me through some troubled times. I've gotten to know quite a few of you, and would like to keep meeting more. Like others, I love the close knit but vast nature of Tildes....The community has helped me through some troubled times. I've gotten to know quite a few of you, and would like to keep meeting more. Like others, I love the close knit but vast nature of Tildes. It reminds me of a forum I was a part of decades ago. I'm still friends with many people from there, all this time later.
I don't know that I'll keep in touch with many people from here, but I know at least one of you will!
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Comment on Why normal people aren’t using AI agents in ~tech
Hobofarmer Link ParentThat last comment is the most Illinois statement on driving around I've ever heard, thanks for the laugh. /noiseThat last comment is the most Illinois statement on driving around I've ever heard, thanks for the laugh.
/noise
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Comment on Others that also have an aversion to onions, when is it OK? in ~food
Hobofarmer Link ParentNope. I like shellfish such as scallop, mussel, oyster, and clam though.Nope. I like shellfish such as scallop, mussel, oyster, and clam though.
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Comment on Others that also have an aversion to onions, when is it OK? in ~food
Hobofarmer Link ParentAny! I just have an aversion to even trying it at this point. I was a very picky eater as a child, and while I've gotten much better and opened my palate up considerably, there's some foods I...Any! I just have an aversion to even trying it at this point. I was a very picky eater as a child, and while I've gotten much better and opened my palate up considerably, there's some foods I still have an innate "ick" feeling about.
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Comment on Others that also have an aversion to onions, when is it OK? in ~food
Hobofarmer Link ParentI actually do like peanuts! Peanut sauces can be hit or miss, mostly miss. I'm not sure what's so special about peanut butter that I dislike. It's to the point where I've said I'm allergic to just...I actually do like peanuts! Peanut sauces can be hit or miss, mostly miss. I'm not sure what's so special about peanut butter that I dislike. It's to the point where I've said I'm allergic to just make it easier for people to understand or accept.
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Comment on An AI created viruses not found in nature in ~science
Hobofarmer Link ParentHmm yes because there's not a very famous story and series of movies about how this can't go wrong at all.Hmm yes because there's not a very famous story and series of movies about how this can't go wrong at all.
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Comment on Others that also have an aversion to onions, when is it OK? in ~food
Hobofarmer LinkI'm just here, curious why people dislike onions. That being said, I have the same loud reaction against peanut butter (even the smell makes me gag) and shrimp (texture).I'm just here, curious why people dislike onions.
That being said, I have the same loud reaction against peanut butter (even the smell makes me gag) and shrimp (texture).
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Comment on Rural NY school district will be one of first to bring humanoid robot into classroom in ~tech
Hobofarmer Link ParentHi there! I teach 2nd grade in a mid-sized city. This is going to be my 2nd year in Public Education but my 17th overall. I'm curious what brought you to Education at such a late point. I love...Hi there! I teach 2nd grade in a mid-sized city. This is going to be my 2nd year in Public Education but my 17th overall.
I'm curious what brought you to Education at such a late point. I love working with kids, as you said it isn't the teaching that's hard, it's engagement. With students, with parents, with the community. Having some robotic assistant in class won't help, especially when we get scant training on the tools we already have. Most of what I've learned about our district software/hardware was all from fellow teachers crowdsourcing that knowledge.
I agree with what you're saying about Education being the Golden Goose. It's happened before and it'll happen again. The kids suffer for it and nobody knows (everybody knows) until a decade down the line when a generation is imperiled. Look at Sold a Story.
I think there's a good intention and proper way to do "self directed learning" however a majority of what people envision it as isn't it.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
Hobofarmer LinkI made patatas pobre last night. Absolutely delicious dish, I highly recommend it. Any tips on motivating myself to cook for one? I find it rewarding to cook for others but struggle when it's just me.I made patatas pobre last night. Absolutely delicious dish, I highly recommend it.
Any tips on motivating myself to cook for one? I find it rewarding to cook for others but struggle when it's just me.
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Comment on Any obscure songs you'd like to share? in ~music
Hobofarmer LinkI like this band, they aren't well known: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=4xxn06bscOE&si=9dAUt9ylfXtyIu3_ https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=NLNcjfr_Yuk&si=hoe_IlS2WaKJyXoL And this one from a...I like this band, they aren't well known:
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=4xxn06bscOE&si=9dAUt9ylfXtyIu3_
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=NLNcjfr_Yuk&si=hoe_IlS2WaKJyXoL
And this one from a long time ago. The singer died of cancer shortly after the album released:
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=ggiNJ0zUOio&si=IYor0-rXoRNYpPag
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Comment on Icelandic coast guards and special forces seized a ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson and detained its crew in ~enviro
Hobofarmer Link ParentTotally valid angle, yet what is more viable? Global ban on whaling or on pig farming?Totally valid angle, yet what is more viable? Global ban on whaling or on pig farming?
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Comment on Icelandic coast guards and special forces seized a ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson and detained its crew in ~enviro
Hobofarmer Link ParentPer the article it had mostly been exported to Japan but then Japan resumed whaling and so demand slackened.Per the article it had mostly been exported to Japan but then Japan resumed whaling and so demand slackened.
Random story time:
In 4th grade I got really into James Bond. I had played Goldeneye 64 endlessly and was enthralled. I watched the movies and when I went to the library I got the books. It was a bit over my head, but as an AuDHD kid in the 90s people just let it ride.
Except for my teacher.
She saw me reading in class (something I'd keep doing and, despite always having the right answer when called on, teachers always took exception to it) and noticed the book has a scantily clad lady on the cover. Her immediate thought was "this is smut" and she called for a conference with my parents about it.
The story I'm told is that after a confusing discussion on my reading habits everyone agreed that I'd probably be fine but I needed to bring different material to school.