MadgePickles

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[โ€“] MadgePickles@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm interested in batteries/energy storage science and want to know who's the big players in R&D big picture stuff, so yeah cars included but that's not like my specific interest.

 

Not sure how to word this.. But who should I be following in terms of battery/energy storage research and development companies? I'm less interested in start ups and more interested in bigger companies who are investing heavily in R&D

Yes to stages!! If I try to do the thing immediately I will get lost in an inception of side quests. So I have tables in every room dedicated to "things that need to go in another place". Then when I'm going there, maybe I'll remember to grab one of them ๐Ÿ˜…

Yes to multiples of things in each room/my car!! Off the top of my head I can think of: phone chargers, cups of pens and scissors, fly swatter, fans, Chapstick, hair ties. If I have to move it, Ive lost it

[โ€“] MadgePickles@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Horseshoe crabs not blue crabs

 

Today's new accommodation is a set of (crappy) shelves by my key hook next to the door so I can put stuff that needs to go to the car.

What's your new accommodation?

[โ€“] MadgePickles@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

My question is what will they try to do when all of a sudden women are less willing to get married in the first place?

I finished installing the flooring in my laundry room instead of proofreading a report that is painfully boring.

[โ€“] MadgePickles@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Disney claims it needs to destroy the content to cut costs on platforms that arenโ€™t making money, but experts say the company is overstating the value of its content โ€” which could ultimately help the company pocket a higher tax break.

In May, Disney told regulators that it will incur $1.5 billion in losses as part of its content purge. Disneyโ€™s chief financial officer, Christine McCarthy, told investors Disney was making โ€œexcellent progress on our cost-cutting initiatives,โ€ on its May earnings call, including โ€œremoving certain content from our streaming platforms.โ€

How can it be both?

I am so angry that they don't have an easy "report this posting" button. Firstly, you have to go on a computer, you can't do it at all on the app. Then it's a tiny bit of text kind of hidden under suggested products and the report form doesn't allow you to upload photos or anything so it just feels like it's a throw away form. So I did that and then contacted the customer service bot and you have to be careful how you word it because "I need to report a fraudulent seller" makes the bot respond with prompts about phishing emails or calls pretending to be from Amazon and if you try to go back and start over it remembers what you've already said and gets confused and just gives you dead ends... But if you can just get it to give you a customer service rep you can eventually get them to say nice words to you pretending they will investigate an "take care of it". Which I'm sure is bullshit. Gahhhhh such angry

 

I just spent way too much time tracking down how to report a scam on Amazon to Amazon and the FTC and then reporting it and writing a review to tell people how to report it for a $6 can of cat food that I personally did not order ever. ๐Ÿฅด๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ’€โœŠ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

[โ€“] MadgePickles@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I really resonate with your comment and also struggled with depression throughout my teens into adulthood until I learned about late diagnosed adhd and how those who fly under the radar for that can often lead to chronic burnout which is very similar looking to depression. Have you ever considered you might be ADHD?

 

Reading is hard. I often want articles and PDFs for work to be read aloud while I'm doing something else. Anyone have any Android apps for this?

I'm keeping my normal stimulant medication and adding 1mg guanfacine at bedtime. That's going to be tricky for me I think I'll need to put it next to my bed bc I forgot last night to take my first dose which sucks I wanted to start on a weekend. My biggest worry is daytime sleepiness which is why they recommend taking it at night

[โ€“] MadgePickles@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good to know! I know it's not necessarily effective for everyone but I'm hopeful. I haven't heard of effect so thanks for sharing! Good luck ๐Ÿคž

[โ€“] MadgePickles@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm an older millennial who missed too much of the computer revolution so I find it hard to follow a lot of the vocab. Voyager shows my subscribed communities in alphabetical order, but when I use Lemmy on browser by signing into lemmy.dbzer0.com the list of communities (subscribed, local, and all) are not. It's not clear how they are sorted. So you're saying that the instance does something but has no control over the look of browsing Lemmy, i.e. all instances look the same in a browser. Just trying to make sure I'm understanding correctly. Thanks!

 

I'm feeling really excited and hopeful and nervous. I found an awesome doctor who is not part of some huge corporate medical conglomerate, is LGBTIQ+ safe and is relatively knowledgeable and accepting of Neurodivergence! I could cry. Only an hour away from me (lolsob) but is open to telehealth if a physical exam is not necessary.

When I asked if he was familiar with Guanfacine he said yes all casually(!). I forgot to pick it up on my way home so I'm going to wait and take it tonight. I'm nervous but I've been trying to get this for months now so I'm just really hopeful it can help me.

For those unfamiliar, Guanfacine was originally developed in the 80s as a blood pressure medication but is approved by the FDA to supplement stimulant medication in support of ADHD. It was found to help with anxiety, RSD, irritability/anger and insomnia. Even inattention and impulsivity. Common side effects are sleepiness/fatigue, headaches, dry mouth, but generally get better as you get used to the medication.

It will take several weeks to fully build up and feel the full effects, so I'll edit this post with the results in the coming weeks.

 

I'm paying for the low deductible insurance at my company (higher cost, supposed to be better benefits). I made an appointment for diagnostic assessment at the beginning of the year, their next available appointment was SEPTEMBER 30. They called me yesterday with the estimated cost to me after insurance (I mean nice that they do that but you'll see why...) It's going to cost me $800.

Yeah ok. Guess I'll just remain self-diagnosed.

 

My lofi isn't cutting it today, but my podcast is pulling too much of my attention so I can't think on my work. I need that sweet spot of interesting enough to quiet my mind but boring enough that I can ignore it and think on my work. Gonna look for a history documentary on Carthage or smth

 

Both in this instance webpage and voyager app Edit: yes it was because I had unchecked show read posts

 

This is causing me issues in the voyager app, not sure if it would be an issue elsewhere.

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