bojackstorkman

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by bojackstorkman 7y ago
This ian't the sort of topic that I normally comment on, but today's events have been particularly disturbing, so I thought I would share what I have experienced. I have seen two very different people that are very close to me rad
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by bojackstorkman 7y ago
To begin, I know that my resume is quite different from many others in this thread, so if my qualifications aren't appropriate, I'll take this down. I figured I would post here anyway because in the past I have had some truly wond
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by bojackstorkman 8y ago
Most (maybe all?) CGMs need to be calibrated regularly with finger pricks. In fact in the case of both the Dexcom G5 (haven't known anyone on the G6) and Medtronic Guardian sensors they can occasionally sort of derp out and ask for mul
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by bojackstorkman 8y ago
By happenstance I have spent about half of my life living with people with T1D and this post echos pretty much exactly what I have heard over the past decade or two. A lot of non-t1d folks seem to fixate on the needle/lancet parts of m
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by bojackstorkman 8y ago
I find this post interesting. I moved out of Portland last year because I was summarily priced out of the city. By "Portland" are you including Gresham/Milwaukie/Beaverton in your estimation? About seven years ago my fri
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by bojackstorkman 8y ago
This was an interesting read. I guess I'll start with the response. As has been pointed out by others, bringing up the book was a weird humblebrag. It kind of makes me think that Polly chose to answer this particular request for help b
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by bojackstorkman 8y ago
This is really neat. The stylization of the hexagonal tile sets reminds me of a tabletop game I played years ago called Heroscape. Is there any chance that it was inspired by that?
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by bojackstorkman 8y ago
This made me laugh. Perfect. :)
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by bojackstorkman 8y ago
I find the phrase "oriental philosophy" to be problematic in addition to being quite vague. Additionally, your statement that this "oriental philosophy"(?) doesn't give "due credit" to abstractions, which
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by bojackstorkman 8y ago
Thanks for that! That actually looks quite promising for my goals. Just gotta figure out student aid or loans for random expenses haha :)
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by bojackstorkman 8y ago
I have been homeless in very affluent cities on the California coast, including San Franscisco. I strongly disagree that having a "million dollar view" constitutes "living the dream." If a person is at risk of assault or
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by bojackstorkman 8y ago
Though I strongly disagree with the overall sentiment here, as well as some of your specific statements, your post touches on some interesting points. In an earlier post, I mentioned a very, very small group of people that I have met that w
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by bojackstorkman 8y ago
Thanks for reading! 90% of what I read about on here is stuff I don't fully understand that I read juat for self improvement, so it's nice to be able to contribute to a thread occasionally :)
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by bojackstorkman 8y ago
In my experience of living in multiple shelters/streets/camps in multiple cities is that there is a lot of truth to this idea. For example, I knew a man that was incredibly ornery, almost always drunk, and prone to occasional viol
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by bojackstorkman 8y ago
I am happy to read about programs like this. I have struggled financially for the better part of a decade due to a variety of issues ('08 crash wiped out pretty much every job that paid a living wage in the city I lived in, sickness&#x
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by bojackstorkman 8y ago
I have personally seen an entire friend group abuse buprenorphine recreationally. It doesn't produce the traditional opiate euphoria, but for people with little opioid tolerance it can be a very strong intoxicant. From my experience, k
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by bojackstorkman 8y ago
I think the problem more relates to how the risk associated for privacy violations is communicated to people. "People don't care about privacy" is a reasonable conclusion to reach if you don't factor in the perception of
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by bojackstorkman 9y ago
Thanks! I'll pass that along.
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by bojackstorkman 9y ago
I am curious as to how narrow your scope of industries/requirements will be in the future. I have a friend with a BA in Photography and a MA in Collaborative Design. She is very talented and intelligent, but has trouble explaining exac
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by bojackstorkman 9y ago
I am glad that this is becoming more prevalent. While I personally have never really gotten into any trouble, I know a lot of people that have been incarcerated for weed. In other cases, the presence of weed allowed for entry/search by
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by bojackstorkman 9y ago
I think this is a wonderfully poetic viewpoint. It somewhat reminds me of the general tone of the Tao Te Ching. This cheered me up a bit, thanks!
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by bojackstorkman 9y ago
It is 2018 so this is a good time to have this debate. Geocities > Angelfire > Homestead > Lycos Tripod. I remember holding this opinion but cannot remember why, or if it was actually informed by anything.
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by bojackstorkman 9y ago
Oh my gosh, I used to know a guy that went by 'puppies' or something that used to talk extensively about the "AOL progz" and I just got a flashback. This is incredible.
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by bojackstorkman 9y ago
This is actually quite charming. Thanks for sharing it!
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by bojackstorkman 9y ago
Too bad caffeine makes me anxious! Jokes aside, I think this is kinda neat. Platforms like this are becoming more and more necessary for a segment of the population. I have been considering taking up a blog or other writing endeavor, but be
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by bojackstorkman 9y ago
I understand your view on critical thinking, and I am intentionally trying to foster that by encouraging other stakeholders to speak up. Namely, us Poors! In this case, what speech is privileged over the rest? I read the article, her post,
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by bojackstorkman 9y ago
No problem! 1. This is kind of open ended, so I'll give it a shot. Both of my parents were janitors. I went to a private school in middle school on a work scholarship (we had to drive an hour each way, open and close the school every d
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by bojackstorkman 9y ago
Thank you for sharing! I ABSOLUTELY know what it's like to have people believe that you deserve poverty. Sometimes when I get really depressed, I feel that way toward myself. The idea of reduced inherent personal value seeps into every
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by bojackstorkman 9y ago
I have also lost access to education because of resources multiple times. I cannot stress how much this has impacted me materially and in terms of morale, both in the short and long term. The amount of inertia that the self-perpetuating con
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by bojackstorkman 9y ago
I am poor and volunteered my voice on the subject of how poverty affects people. I specifically asked (as a question, not a substantive statement) whether or not my input was welcome. I have also made a point of saying that I have no issue

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