[-] tamal3@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

I didn't want to say it first! But a huge salamander was living in the water holding tank last I checked! It seems to have gotten swept in during the hurricane in September, and I'm not sure how to get it out as the water in the tank is nearly 10 ft deep.

I've never seen that before though--the system is pretty tight. The water comes out from under a huge oak tree into a sheltered area, and stays sheltered until it comes out of the tap. Nobody has ever gotten sick off it to my knowledge... though the salamander is a new development!

I'd love to get the water tested, but I haven't looked into it other than some local offices that test mineral content. How would I look into testing for parasites?

[-] tamal3@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago

What do you think about my unfiltered spring water

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Lemmy, a few minutes ago I tried to change my notification settings for a website, but it was not possible using Gmail:

From my phone email inbox I clicked the link to unsubscribe. This opens the website, but via the gmail app. To sign into the website, they sent a single-use sign in code to my email... which I can't access because I'm using the email app to view the website. If I exit the website to view the new email containing the code, then I will lose my place on the site and need a new code sent to sign in. Thus an unresolvable loop.

Is this an asinine gmail issue, or am I an idiot? Please advise. I have ended up staying subscribed to several extremely annoying websites because of this bug/tactic.

[-] tamal3@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago

Can we please not start arguing in favor of eugenics?

[-] tamal3@lemmy.world 24 points 4 months ago

I hear you, but it's also fun to see how excited Democrats are right now. It's partly shock and relief at Biden dropping out, but I think there's also real excitement in the mix!

[-] tamal3@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago
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submitted 4 months ago by tamal3@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Hi all,

I'm attempting to change careers into landscape design/architecture, but I'm struggling to gain professional experience.

I've applied to 4 different job in the field, interviewed at one, but haven't had enough "professional experience" to land any of the jobs. Any tips on how to proceed? I was thinking about keeping my current job while also trying freelance for very nominal pay, but I'm not really sure how to go about that either.

For background, I've been at my current (unrelated) job for 6 years, took a community college class on AutoCAD, did a planting plan for a friend, and put together a portfolio (work in CAD, Photoshop, SketchUp, and physical media). I have some experience with plant nurseries, and a degree in biology. An in-person college architecture program is not option due to distance and expense, and I can't find any online programs. My portfolio gets compliments, but I seem to need more drafting experience.

[-] tamal3@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

202-225-4101

Mailbox is currently full, but I'd say give this guy's office a call tomorrow.

[-] tamal3@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I think another problem in schools is that classrooms are so isolated, which means that teachers are isolated from each other, too. The little world of a classroom can have a great culture and atmosphere, but it can also be pretty fucked up in a multitude of ways when one adult is overseeing 15-25 kids every day for a year. Honestly, it even gets kind of lonely as a teacher when you have so little meaningful time spent with peers.

A good principal steps into each classroom regularly, but more co-teaching and interdisciplinary studies would both be better for students as well as an improvement to teacher culture.

[-] tamal3@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

A bear on my road has learned to open cars by using the door handle. Pretty amazing. It got into mine, ate something sugary, and left with no damage other than mud absolutely everywhere.

Now I lock my car doors at night with respect for this boss bear.

[-] tamal3@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

"Are you afraid of the dark" gave me similar fears for years.

[-] tamal3@lemmy.world 62 points 6 months ago

Thank goodness. I loved "Your Name" and hope for more films.

[-] tamal3@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

I do not use self-checkout for several reasons, including what other people have said: i don't get a discount, it's taking someone else's job, it's annoying as fuck. Further, I use my own canvas bags, and that machine yells about the weight mismatch no matter what I try. I'd rather listen to nails on a chalkboard.

But i also shop for groceries 1 time per week, which means I'm buying beer, which means the self-checkout STILL requires somebody to help me. I end up standing around for longer than it takes to go through the regular line.

Anyway, the self-checkout lines generally see very loud usage in my NC town.

[-] tamal3@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago

I don't know, but let us know how it goes.

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