AskBeehaw

I used to enjoy the label in school of being “weird”, but after many years of conformity it’s hard to remember what those things were.

What makes you weird/unique? Characteristics, hobbies, connections, etc I want to know!

I love this comic and it’s a reoccurring conversation. What has worked for y’all for sharing tasks, specifically at home?

https://english.emmaclit.com/2017/05/20/you-shouldve-asked/

I’m trying to decide between a trip to Colombia or Argentina for next year. Where would y’all like to travel if you could?

For me it’s cats 100% they are low maintenance and each of them have their own personality and they’ve been largely unchanged (ie further domesticated) for at least thousands of years. I just think they’re neat! 🐈

As we have almost made it to Friday once again, what helps recover from the workweek?

Everything just takes so much energy, work and time! Then it’s Monday again!

For me, it’s access to cheese. There’s no one that sells cheese that isn’t queso fresco in my neighborhood and I can’t (don’t want to) use it for pizzas or pastas.

Even though I’m in Peru now, I sometimes miss my hometown San Antonio, TX (minus the politics of course). Hands down there is the best Tex-Mex and my Dad’s garden.

What is special about your hometown?

My sister in laws want to have a get-together for Valentine’s Day, they’ll provide the drinks and I’ll be hosting. Other than balloons and karaoke I’m out of ideas for homemade decorations and snacks.

Any help is appreciated, as my internet searches have been unhelpful.

So we’ve got the basics (Tylenol, ibuprophen, etc), but it seems like the whole family is sick this week.

What medicine/remedies are useful to keep on hand just in case (as the pharmacy is quite far)? 💊 🍵

Im looking for new ideas to cook food out of my usual repertoire. It can be anything tasty, dinner/lunch related, spicy, cakes, sweets, vegetarian/vegan, breakfast, snacks, sauces, I’m interested to hear about it! 🍽️

One of my students yesterday said, for him, that creativity is the freedom to generate different ideas.

For me, I have a more traditional definition I guess: the motivation to make art. What do y’all think?

Hello it’s me again, asking for y’all’s best decluttering tips/organizing systems because wow do I have a bunch of currently useless things that are hard to get rid of, for example

-glass jars (we don’t have a solid glass recycling system here)

-trinkets like old bracelets and coins from different countries

-old jackets that maybe one day I will wear

-a whole bunch of yarn I once used to cross stitch with

-lots and lots of old family photos both in print and digitally (reliable storage and how to get the best digital copy?) ✨

I’m in the process of moving and trying to figure out some sort of furniture layout or feng shui. I have a loose idea, but I’m unsure if the place will yield itself to any inspiration. Any help or suggestions?

One of my students today told me to have a peaceful Christmas. I don’t know if I want to have a peaceful Christmas, as it’s been hectic and filled with visiting family. Furthermore, I think I prefer this to being bored. What type adjectives would y’all use to describe your ideal holiday season vibe?

After a decade and becoming disillusioned with the academy, I'm using my time to reengage with what brings me meaning. I'm leaning towards applying my research and literature review skills to documentary or fact checking work. It would bring meaning and help me contribute to knowledge in a way that's not accessible nor impactful in academia. I would appreciate insight into how to approach this change. I also care to share my story that brought me here so you can understand my trajectory and thought process.

Engineering a Historian - Or Not

When I was a kid, I was absolutely in love with history. I was abnormal in that I preferred nonfiction books about Rome or The American Civil War, OG history channel and TLC, over fiction or cartoons. I visited museums and went to battlefields for fun. I lived and breathed the stuff, even in games I learned so much from Shogun and Rome Total War, Caesar II and III, and Lords of the Realm. My father was not supportive. There was no money in history. I would never be successful. He was a serial entrepreneur, and serial failure at it. Always trying to out perform, chase the next idea, and push me to be wealthy and successful at all costs. He set me up for failure by refusing to help with anything but pursuing money. He refused to support a university for history and pushed me to go to a school for the burgeoning IT field. I. Hated. It. I switched to history in that school, which was definitely not known for it. Rebellion continued as I joined the military (before 9-11, as in doing ROTC on 9-1...great timing), and promptly burned out and lost direction after two deployments and disillusionment.

After the military, which was not a good time for my soul or mind, I was accepted into school on a history MA PhD track. I thought the post 9-11 GI bill would cover it, was told it would, but upon a review an administrator in Oklahoma (of all places) said I didn't qualify and denied it. I appealed. Denied. That's a story for another time. So, I dropped out before I started. Started working in a service industry, did well, started teaching for a trade association in it, and when I decided to seek an advanced degree, I wanted to study the disasters and emergencies that harmed so many people in my work - earthquakes, yeah, but also modern day slavery. Commodities for those wondering, coffee.

Ten years after dropping out of an MA PHD track, I got a PhD in Policy Analysis. I got to teach, research, publish. Now I am watching the field and higher end crumble away. Fighting so hard for so long only to watch the same callous administrators maintain their roles yet cut student resources and faculty was a huge hit. Watching grants disappear and colleagues I admire consider suicide after burning out just solidified it all for me - its time to go and get back to the core idea - teaching and helping people learn while doing what I've loved since I was a kid.

That's where I am. I'd be happy in a museum writing programming, doing fact checking for history and analysis youtubers/podcasters, or working on documentary teams. I could spend the rest of my days happily combing documents and archives because I love engaging with the past. How to get into that and prove I'm capable, well, that's another thing. Any advice or ideas are welcome. Thanks all.

Hello Mates, I am new to lemmy so I need your help are there any mobile application for lemmy which make it easy to use lemmy.

Title. They were created for or by brands and open sourced

Are there any countries that consider pagan religions illegal? (the ones that worship ancient gods)

It leads to aimless scrolling and sometimes reading if I’m motivated.

I want to make the best effort to find news sources that aren't heavily biased nor full of shit. ProPublica has been recommended. How do you all feel about Reuters, Associated Press, National Public Radio and BBC? Please, recommend any other news sources. Thank you.

My child was just diagnosed with being on the spectrum. Having no personal experience or information about it, I am looking to better educate myself in order to be a better advocate for my son. I realize there is a lot of disinformation out there, so where is a good place to start? I know this is a really big question but anything helps.

I wish this was a joke. Bosch used USB Micro-A on some of their e-bike motors to connect to a phone, which is USB C. The only one I've been able to find is the one Bosch made that's like 3 inches long and basically useless.

My spouse found the jewelry I was planning to give her, didn't like it, and has given me a moritorium on purchasing any more jewelry. Please help me, I didn't have a backup and I want to do better than a rice cooker.