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Cake day: July 2nd, 2023

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  • To add to this with my own anecdotal experience: I got into a trade at 18, right outta high school. Had mediocre high school grades, and decent college grades for electrical. Got a job in a place I didn’t wanna work for about a year, but made good connections and got good experience. Used that to get a job in my home town, and literally jumped from job to job, or was able to keep my job through intense layoffs by being a good bullshitter.

    Some of the best advice I ever received was “it’s not the grades you make, it’s the hands you shake”

    Get into something that might interest you, and network with people. Networking for me from a trades background as a young guy got me a work from home job doing IT in my 30s.

    Best of luck mate, you’ll figure it out. Time is on your side, just don’t be idle for too long if you can help it. Older you will thank you.






  • TJDetweiler@lemmy.catocats@lemmy.worldHow on earth?
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    3 months ago

    Haha damn, totally missed it.

    It’s actually significantly more expansive than it looks. Part of the bridge you see runs under our deck, and then on the other side there is an enclosed ramp up to our kitchen window. Another part of it forks off to the front of the deck so they have a primo sunbathing spot .We simply unlock the little cat door that was installed in the window screen, and they are out.

    Thanks for the kind words. We feel good about the compromise of letting them outside, but not letting them kill all the surrounding wildlife.


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    3 months ago

    I made a catio in my backyard (3rd one attached the house) because our little bastards will kill everything in a kilometre radius. Not that we’ve ever tested that, but we’ve seen how they act when creatures smaller then them are out and about within their purview.





  • Rogan used to have great stuff on his show pre-covid, especially MMA talks. He even had a great episode with Michael Osterholm at the beginning of the pandemic.

    Shortly after that, he 180’d on his vaccine stance, and moved from Cali to Texas. Since then, he’s been a total conservative pundit.

    I’ve long since kicked Rogan from anything I listen to, but there was a time where he was entertaining, and did have great guests. Some of his “talking nonsense” was kind of what made his show fun, when it was harmless. Now he spreads misinformation and perpetuates brainrot in young men.






  • Total asshole thing to say on his part. We have down vote buttons for a reason.

    I have to say, I’m not sure I agree with your points entirely either. However, I do appreciate you voicing a pretty unpopular opinion, stating your points in a calm manner, and not taking rage bait. Lemmy can often feel like a left wing echo chamber, and it’s nice to know I’m not seeing comments from the same 5 people with multiple alt accounts. The fediverse is starting to feel alive.