I love the subject of how to get things done. While serving as a Navy Nuclear Propulsion Engineering Lab Tech I had to stand a 24/7 two week long continual watch managing all radiological controls and reactor/steam plant water chemistry. I was also responsible for all radiation surveys and hot reactor compartment entries. I was taught two "mantras" by some of the older hands that served me wonderfully in both my military and later civilian life. The first is so simple. "The next indicated thing" Once an action was complete as quickly as possible decide the next indicated thing. The second is what you use if you're stuck on the first. "Observe, Evaluate, Decide, Act". I have written an essay on the second because it has many interesting nuances depend on the number of actors involved and the command/management structure employed. But when it's used individually and practiced regularly great effectiveness and efficiency ensues. Expect the essay on my substack soon.
With refernce to the self-help book recommendations, if your planning and carrying out complex or even simple tasks has anything to do with ADHD, I recommend Driven to Distraction, by Dr. Ned Hallowell (Revised and updated with recent medical information.)
I never joined Twitter, a fact I’m more grateful about since it was stripped of all ethics and content regulations. I don’t think social media is without value, just that it comes with huge consequences and pitfalls. Plus, how valuable are those relationships? Is 100,000 followers as valuable as 10 intimate friends? Clearly, Twitter/X has become less safe and free of hate speech. At some point it’s just not worth it for decent, kind and inclusive people.
I’ve been having trouble deleting since my account was suspended (for asking, “What is that word that Black people use for someone who is Black on the outside but white supremacist on the inside Candace Owens?”
Since then the ratio of ignorant, misogynist, racists to anyone with something intelligent to say has shot up like one of Musk’s rockets.
I am hoping for a “rapid unscheduled disassembly”, of the entire Xitterverse.
Likewise I never signed on to Twitter or Facebook I used to feel like a Neanderthal for not doing so, but maybe I was right all along. I can't agree more with you assessment of "followers" vs real friends.
Addicted? I prefer to think of myself as - persistent. The pot isn't boiling yet - my pot isn't even more than lukewarm tbh - and while I may not get the content I once did, I still find it useful. Plus I've been there so long, I really feel like fuck if I'm gonna let that jerkwad drive me away grr argh. All that said, I actually started getting interactions on Mastodon this week which makes it more worth using, imo.
I don't get to have the satisfaction of deleting twitter because I never installed it in the first place. Oh well, still eating the popcorn watching it slowly wither and die.
An initial X is hard for English speakers, though we have several words with it: xylophone, xenophobia, xerox. The standard hack is to use Z, so we get zylophone, zenophobia, zerox. The Slavic name XENIA is frequently spelt KSENIA to get people to try. Looking to other languages, in initial SH is sometimes used. So shitter works.
Yeah, I was reading an article about how that and FB refusing to carry news in Canada because of new laws saying they need to pay for doing so might mean that agencies have to develop their own ways of getting news and real information out there, which will probably suck for a few years while they get the hang of it but overall may be better for us all in the long run.
I still call it Twitter because I will not do what Musky Boy wants. I hope every time he sees Twitter instead of X that he cries and dies a little inside. Yes, I am petty.
So, after literal years of procrastination, I finally got serious about taking the first steps toward a kitchen renovation. I approached a few remodeling specialist firms, but their services 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 at $50K. No thanks. That's, like, one-third the whole value of the place.
I figured out that the only shot to keep this reasonable was to use Home Depot. They can do it one of two basic ways: tear out the cabinets and put in all new ones, or resurface the existing cabinet boxes and furnish all new doors and drawers to match.
I thought I would price it out both ways. I was interested in all-new cabinets because I assumed that the existing ones were crappy, even though they looked OK. But this morning, I had the Home Depot guy over to give me an estimate on the refinishing option. He swore the existing boxes are fine -- solid wood and nicer than any new cabinets I would likely find affordable. If they really are usable, the only reason to get all new cabinets is if I want to change their configuration, and I don't, really. At least not enough to tack on up to $10K to the job, as well as several months to the time span when I won't have a kitchen.
So if I decide to go with the resurfacing/new doors option, the job the Home Depot guy gave me an estimate for includes quartz countertops and a new sink. I'll still have to select new flooring and have it installed, as well as buy a new stove. All told, I think I'll be able to pull this off for mid-$30s, which I can handle a lot more easily.
I'm not stupid enough to believe the hype about how you make all your rehab costs back because it increases the value of your house that much. But it should hike it somewhat, especially considering how terrible my current kitchen is. I figure that when they wheel me out of here and into the nursing home, the increase in resale value will buy me an extra month or two.
Fixing up your kitchen is one of the nicest thing you can do for yourself. It looks great feels great and then you actually spend more time in your kitchen doing things like making good food for yourself.
Yep. The tiny kitchen in my place was all brand new and shiny when I moved in. Literally my only complaint is lack of an icemaker in the fridge, everything else has been amazing.
Yeah. I got the rest of my condo fixed up just before the pandemic hit, and thank dog. I enjoy my space now, more than I think I ever have any space I've ever lived in.
Special cookware, and check the electrical feed line for correct voltage. I noticed there are fairly inexpensive induction "hotplates" so you can try before you buy.
Another stellar treatment, Lady Sara! 🤩
Public Service Announcement: Indeed get outta there, immediately, if not sooner. Just saw this—
https://gizmodo.com/twitter-brings-back-political-ads-for-2024-election-1850785042
Head: Twitter Removes Its 'No Political Ads' Policy Ahead of the 2024 Election
Subhead: The company that was recently rebranded as X claims it will have a moderation team for political ads on its platform.
YIKES!😳🤦🏼♂️ G*ddammit, Elno!
“Of course you’re okay! You’re better than okay: you’re fabulous. You’re creative, funny, and bizarre. We love this in a human!”
YES! Normalcy is overrated, self-awareness is not.
thanks sara, i needed that! new mexico man follows new jersey woman's heartfelt advice.
This is awesome self help. That put their fucking creep in jail.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/26/revenge-porn-leaked-nudes-police/
I love the subject of how to get things done. While serving as a Navy Nuclear Propulsion Engineering Lab Tech I had to stand a 24/7 two week long continual watch managing all radiological controls and reactor/steam plant water chemistry. I was also responsible for all radiation surveys and hot reactor compartment entries. I was taught two "mantras" by some of the older hands that served me wonderfully in both my military and later civilian life. The first is so simple. "The next indicated thing" Once an action was complete as quickly as possible decide the next indicated thing. The second is what you use if you're stuck on the first. "Observe, Evaluate, Decide, Act". I have written an essay on the second because it has many interesting nuances depend on the number of actors involved and the command/management structure employed. But when it's used individually and practiced regularly great effectiveness and efficiency ensues. Expect the essay on my substack soon.
Excellent! subscribed to get the essay :)
With refernce to the self-help book recommendations, if your planning and carrying out complex or even simple tasks has anything to do with ADHD, I recommend Driven to Distraction, by Dr. Ned Hallowell (Revised and updated with recent medical information.)
I never joined Twitter, a fact I’m more grateful about since it was stripped of all ethics and content regulations. I don’t think social media is without value, just that it comes with huge consequences and pitfalls. Plus, how valuable are those relationships? Is 100,000 followers as valuable as 10 intimate friends? Clearly, Twitter/X has become less safe and free of hate speech. At some point it’s just not worth it for decent, kind and inclusive people.
I’ve been having trouble deleting since my account was suspended (for asking, “What is that word that Black people use for someone who is Black on the outside but white supremacist on the inside Candace Owens?”
Since then the ratio of ignorant, misogynist, racists to anyone with something intelligent to say has shot up like one of Musk’s rockets.
I am hoping for a “rapid unscheduled disassembly”, of the entire Xitterverse.
Likewise I never signed on to Twitter or Facebook I used to feel like a Neanderthal for not doing so, but maybe I was right all along. I can't agree more with you assessment of "followers" vs real friends.
Addicted? I prefer to think of myself as - persistent. The pot isn't boiling yet - my pot isn't even more than lukewarm tbh - and while I may not get the content I once did, I still find it useful. Plus I've been there so long, I really feel like fuck if I'm gonna let that jerkwad drive me away grr argh. All that said, I actually started getting interactions on Mastodon this week which makes it more worth using, imo.
I’m liking BlueSky, but I have to keep reminding myself it’s still new and figuring shit out. Like threading.
I don't get to have the satisfaction of deleting twitter because I never installed it in the first place. Oh well, still eating the popcorn watching it slowly wither and die.
I deleted twitter years before it was cool. (never had the app! surfed it on bowsers)
anyway, last week there was a fire 15 miles away moving fast and shut down the main route out of town to the west. Local news updates were too slow.
I had to make a new account and log in to see any posts newer than 2 years old, so I did.
jfc what a shit show. The news feeds were fine, but the random replies to stuff shared here are god awful shitty fucked up people or bots, IDK.
Deleting again after fire season is over.
At this point everyone still on Twitter is helping Elon stay relevant so thanks for that, I guess.
I’ve been seeing people call it Xitter on line, which, in my head, translates as Shitter. And, after all, isn’t that what it’s become?
An initial X is hard for English speakers, though we have several words with it: xylophone, xenophobia, xerox. The standard hack is to use Z, so we get zylophone, zenophobia, zerox. The Slavic name XENIA is frequently spelt KSENIA to get people to try. Looking to other languages, in initial SH is sometimes used. So shitter works.
Preeeeeeety much.
I've been thinking more along the lines of ex-twitter, mainly because it's slowly circling the drain. Like it's dead it just doesn't know it yet.
Exitter, as in someone who is exiting.....
That's akin to my designation for the PAB: xxx-president. Given his obsession with porn, it seems right. Also, he's a wanker.
Or circling the loo? AKA Shitter.
I like calling it Xitter . . . tho I admit, I'm still there . . .
Sound bite culture kind of sucked, the Nazi normalization was just the turd on top of the shit-show sundae.
Yeah, I was reading an article about how that and FB refusing to carry news in Canada because of new laws saying they need to pay for doing so might mean that agencies have to develop their own ways of getting news and real information out there, which will probably suck for a few years while they get the hang of it but overall may be better for us all in the long run.
I still call it Twitter because I will not do what Musky Boy wants. I hope every time he sees Twitter instead of X that he cries and dies a little inside. Yes, I am petty.
It’s okay to deadname Twitter.
We can be petty with you.
So, after literal years of procrastination, I finally got serious about taking the first steps toward a kitchen renovation. I approached a few remodeling specialist firms, but their services 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 at $50K. No thanks. That's, like, one-third the whole value of the place.
I figured out that the only shot to keep this reasonable was to use Home Depot. They can do it one of two basic ways: tear out the cabinets and put in all new ones, or resurface the existing cabinet boxes and furnish all new doors and drawers to match.
I thought I would price it out both ways. I was interested in all-new cabinets because I assumed that the existing ones were crappy, even though they looked OK. But this morning, I had the Home Depot guy over to give me an estimate on the refinishing option. He swore the existing boxes are fine -- solid wood and nicer than any new cabinets I would likely find affordable. If they really are usable, the only reason to get all new cabinets is if I want to change their configuration, and I don't, really. At least not enough to tack on up to $10K to the job, as well as several months to the time span when I won't have a kitchen.
So if I decide to go with the resurfacing/new doors option, the job the Home Depot guy gave me an estimate for includes quartz countertops and a new sink. I'll still have to select new flooring and have it installed, as well as buy a new stove. All told, I think I'll be able to pull this off for mid-$30s, which I can handle a lot more easily.
I'm not stupid enough to believe the hype about how you make all your rehab costs back because it increases the value of your house that much. But it should hike it somewhat, especially considering how terrible my current kitchen is. I figure that when they wheel me out of here and into the nursing home, the increase in resale value will buy me an extra month or two.
I really *want* a new kitchen, but I *need* a new bathroom. Finding a contractor has proven to be difficult.
We ripped out our bathtub and put in a walk-in shower. Best thing we ever did.
Fixing up your kitchen is one of the nicest thing you can do for yourself. It looks great feels great and then you actually spend more time in your kitchen doing things like making good food for yourself.
Yep. The tiny kitchen in my place was all brand new and shiny when I moved in. Literally my only complaint is lack of an icemaker in the fridge, everything else has been amazing.
Yeah. I got the rest of my condo fixed up just before the pandemic hit, and thank dog. I enjoy my space now, more than I think I ever have any space I've ever lived in.
Do consider a range with an induction top.
I love mine.
Hayaa! Wok ha?
[UncleRogerLegDown.gif]
You mean, an electric range?
Nope, induction is way better than electric.
It's magnetic.
It's very responsive, boils water quickly, no collateral heat, and easy to clean.
I told Mr. Demme that if anyone wants to take away my induction cook top, they will have to pry it from my cold, dead, hands!
(Before I used it I was very skeptical.)
It's better. It uses electromagnitism to heat the cookware. I got to use on in an Air BnB in Marseille - highly recommend
I will look into it. Got a little research to do, on stoves and many other things. Thanks.
Do you need special cookware to use with it?
All my iron and enameled iron is great, and stainless steel usually works.
Some of my aluminum didn't work.
Non-stick is fine if it is ferrous, (has iron in it) or has stainless steel.
Special cookware, and check the electrical feed line for correct voltage. I noticed there are fairly inexpensive induction "hotplates" so you can try before you buy.
It has to be ferrous.
Yes, you shouldn't be on Twitter. You know why. You don't need me to tell you what you already know.