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In other news: PUPPY!

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I think we’ll probably need to get a new therapist for next year. Our current one is really good but she’s not a specialist in trauma, and doesn’t know much about DID. I made a shortlist but I shudder to think of the fees these specialists charge judging by their office location. Probably the best case scenario is they do a mix of private and public work and there’s a spot available with them in the public sector.

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PSA

Don’t trust people who only ever talk in absolutes.

Don’t trust people who can’t admit to any wrong.

Don’t trust people who apologise and then never make the effort to change themselves/their harmful behaviour.

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tenants: my main source of income is gone, this sucks

landlords: tough lmao fork over the rent

tenants: no

landlords: omg my main source of income is gone, this sucks

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One of the hardest feats to accomplish with regards to dog training is getting the owners to take any steps in behavior modification. It is infuriating.

For example:

Lady: my dogs won't stop eating poop. What do I do?

Me: there are supplements you can try to discourage it but the only surefire method is to have potty breaks on leash and clean up the poop immediately.

Lady: I'm not taking my dogs for a walk three times a day!

Me: you don't need to. Just take them into the yard on leash

Lady: I go outside with them anyways. I clean up the poop.

Me: have you tried putting the dogs inside while you clean up

Lady: I have to wait for all of them to go poop.

Me: stagger their outside time?

This is how most requests for help with behavior modification go. Person asks for help and then shoots down each and every idea off hand without even trying them.

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it should be illegal to provide subtitles that don’t…���. match the fucking dialogue. some shows on netflix (and probably many other places) think it’s okay to just leave out a bunch of words.

sometimes it’s words they don’t consider important for some reason but absolutely do affect the meaning and tone. sometimes it’s swear words, which is even more insidious - disabled people don’t need censorship wtf.

not only are you actively misrepresenting the dialog people have every right to assume is rendered word for word, it’s also incredibly distracting if you can hear or lipread what’s actually being said.

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“Don’t let the dogs in while you eat, all they do is beg!”

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banish the idea that platonic love is a lesser form of love

if you go through life not investing in your friendships the same way you invest in romantic relationships, you will always be looking for love, feeling lonely, completely blind to the love all around you

friendship is not a lower level relationship. it is not a lesser form of love.

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WHO is going to have a subtextually homoerotic swordfight with me that stems from our major unresolved sexual tension

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Federal Government announced a $130 billion coronavirus wage subsidy for businesses to pay workers. Here are the key points:

The “Job Keeper” payments are for businesses to subsidise wages up to $1,500 per employee to prevent people from losing their jobs.

There will be a legal obligation for businesses to pass on the full amount to employees.

This will include not-for-profits and cover New Zealand citizens working in Australia who are unable to access welfare.

This is the 3rd and largest stimulus package announced since the coronavirus outbreak.

Part time and casual workers must have been in their job for at least a year to receive the payment

The payment is backdated to March 1st to include those recently stood down

Businesses will be eligible if they have an annual turnover of less than $1 billion and have had a 30% fall in revenue since March 1st and those above $1 billion need to have had a 50% fall in revenue

The ATO will oversee this, not Centrelink

It also applies to sole traders, self-employed, partnerships and trusts

The parliament, which had rescheduled its next sitting day to be August 11th, must now be recalled if its to pass these measures so this isn’t law yet. The plan though is to have people receive money in May.

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harry potter au where everything is the same but the burrow is an actual burrow, it’s like a giant hobbit hole in the ground

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Language really matters, so change the way you phrase certain things around autism. For example, instead of autistic symptoms, say autistic traits. Instead of disorder, say neurodivergence. Instead of people with autism, say autistic people. It’s not hard to make these little changes and yet the impact they have is huge. It’s a big step in the right direction towards autism acceptance.

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include straight trans people in your activism and representation or i’ll take out your fucking knees with a crowbar this has been a warning

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Current mood: have a song by the mechanisms echoing around the inner world for several hours. Listen to a different song by the mechanisms. Have a song by the mech-

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stressful week and a bit. But soon ... there will be dog

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I can help with basic politics and philosophy. For politics I’ve studied political theory, policy making, and Chinese and Middle Eastern politics at undergraduate level. I can help generally with all areas of philosophy at an undergraduate or lower level but I’m currently writing a thesis on metaethics and evolution (involving epistemology) so if anyone wants to talk over some morals, metaethics or epistemology that’d be great.

They weren’t my majors but I could also help a little with queer, gender and race theory and especially disability theory though tbqh tumblr itself can be a pretty good resource for all of these if you’re careful in your curation.

For all you students who are suddenly finding yourself with online classes, here is list of graduate students who are willing to help out with anyone struggling and our specialties/areas of interests. We’re all colleagues and we’re all in this together! Let’s be a true academic community and support each other as much as possible in the coming months.

ceebycee - introductory physics, modern physics, quantum mechanics, astronomy, calculus (differential, integral, multivariable), linear algebra

@feamir - upper level physics and math

@andbeavillain - anything science and math related up to the university level, editing papers of any subject for clarity and grammar

@softcroft - biochemistry, biology (particularly genomics and transcriptomics), public health, epidemiology, social and behavioural health, PH biostats, organic chemistry, scientific writing, presentations, resume/CV/interview prep for bio sciences, Latin language

@cancerbiophd - biology (human physiology, mammalian cells, biology lab techniques, cancer), fellowship applications, grant writing, presentations, academic/scientific communication

irishfencer456 - biology (genetics, cell biology, signal transduction, intro biology subjects), technical writing, fellowship applications, grant writing, presentations, academic/scientific communication

@studyevergreen - environmental studies, biology, lower level chemistry, physiology, toxicology, environmental education, environmental governance, high school level subjects, proofreading and editing

@adelicateculturecell - general biology, genetics, basic chemistry

@xmarksthenerd - general biology, molecular biology, some orgo and biochemistry, algebra and geometry

thesleepiestsleepscientist - biochemistry, systems neuroscience, human physiology

@my-lions-mane - anatomy, human biology/anatomy, developmental biology, biochemistry, forensic toxicology, microbiology, interviews, applications, and statments

@narrativerehearsal - osteoarchaeology, archaeological science (isotopes, radiocarbon dating), skeletal anatomy and pathology, general archaeology and world prehistory, some medieval history (mainly British), some zooarchaeology

caffeinated-phd - computer science, Java, Scala, Python, C, C++, C#, Haskell, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

@professorerudite - English and Japanese

@myskyisempty - psychology, educational psychology, counseling and education

@gardenforsparrows - outdoor education/recreation, environmental education, environmental science, program evaluation, GIS, lower level english and literature

And speaking for myself, I’m more than happy to chat or answer questions about what I’m studying for anyone who’s curious, regardless of whether or not your studying it!

It you want to be on (or off) this list, just send me a message.