sunbrrnslapper

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[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

OMG, right?! Great film!

[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I live out in that big red blob and our power was out for like 5 hours, which wasn't bad. There were a couple of downed trees, which made it difficult to get around. It is windy here every year. People who didn't grow up here (like 75% of residents) seem shocked every October.

[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

Wait, no - I was wrong. Not a trial attorney. Not even a licensed attorney at the time of the murder. He had to get his licenced renewed to be a volunteer assistant attorney on the OJ case. BUT did create MovieTunes, the business that brought you music between movies in the theater. Huh!

[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

WHY?!? She was the best positioned anyone could have been AND STILL LOST. Running again would be a terrible use of everyone's time.

[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I'm not really into either, but I love a good comedy-mystery: Clue, Glass Onion, Hot Fuzz, etc.

[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I think her dad was a trial attorney. Maybe that has influenced her interest (and possibly there's some hidden genetic talent there too).

[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yikes, dude. I don't think you are well positioned to be in any relationship. Which is unfortunate because your partner sounds like they need a good support system. If you like your partner enough, fix your behavior. If you don't, break up with them.

[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

That is excellent news! I have friends impacted by T1 and being able to pay for insulin is a regular part of their life planning. I hope it eases things for people in CA a bit.

[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Love it - that feels very do-able these days. I'll be out there in my political attire and holding a sign. Hope others are able to make it too!!

[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

[Edit: the economic challenges were in part] from the inefficiency of having full employment. I know this isn't the USSR, but there is a fascinating Netflix documentary called A Perfect Crime about the assassination of Detlev Karsten Rohwedder, a West German politician who oversaw the Treuhand agency. The Treuhand was responsible for converting over 8,500 state-owned companies in the former East Germany into private businesses. Most of it focuses on his death, obviously. But I found the economic aspect truly informative. Thousands of people lost their jobs because they produced inferior products too slowly to compete outside East Germany - and there wasn't enough economic power in the East alone to support it (there are one off examples of companies that bucked this trend, but they are the exception). Not any one individual's fault - but it demonstrates the challenges of the system - and a good use case for informing our own economic designs.

[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (4 children)

While there were many reasons for the fall of the Soviet Union, their economy was one of them. I'm not sure it is a great model.

[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I believe some tech companies have neuro diversity hiring programs, if you haven't stumbled across those yet. The jobs don't demand less, but they have a setup to be more supportive of the candidates.

 
 
 

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My son (10 yo) has a few very strong interests that he talks about pretty much nonstop. We haven't discouraged any kind of talking because he was quite delayed. However it has come to my attention that his narrow focus on these topics can annoy his peers at school. I don't want him to feel ashamed about his interests, but I also don't want him to be ostracized at school. I'd really appreciate any thoughts this group may have on how to handle (or not) this situation. TIA!

 
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