nostupidquestions No Stupid Questions Why does the USA have so few legal protections for ordinary people, and how can we change that?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 3 weeks ago 100%

    This is why we have commas.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy what's your favorite thing to put on fries that isn't ketchup?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 1 month ago 100%

    If it's just fries, then nothing other than salt.

    Otherwise, cheese curds and gravy.

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    Photography ShadowCatEXE 2 months ago 96%
    Beaver

    Bonus Beaver ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ca8940e6-05f9-4425-81d7-29c1fef804f2.jpeg) ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b8e654af-cfe2-43b7-800f-36fbdf3cbfe4.jpeg)

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    asklemmy Asklemmy Tell me something interesting about yourself
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 2 months ago 100%

    A lot of it has been family and college. The college I attended has a research group that allows students to do internships.

    The college also runs job fairs every one in a while. Those kinds of things I huge.

    Conventions of any kind as well, where you can speak to people in booths, or even any of the other attendees.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy Tell me something interesting about yourself
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 2 months ago 100%

    My first ever job was running a wood chipper under my uncles tree business. Did that almost every weekend for a number of years. Even sometimes in the winter. I wasn’t even a teenager when I first started this job.

    Second job was working in a warehouse at a company my mom worked at. They really needed weekend help.

    My third job was doing landscaping over the summer at a smallish company where my brother in law worked at. The owner loved to hire students for cheap.

    Fourth was a few software development internships ran by a research group at my college. I had a friend who was part of the group and vouched for me.

    My current job is my first true career job as a software engineer. The project manager from one of the internships I had actually got a job as CTO at this company. Offered me a junior position there out of college. Been there almost 6 years.

    I have applied to places where I certainly would have needed interviews, but I was never offered an opportunity.

    To make this even more awesome is that I’ve interviewed candidates myself at my current job for junior positions.

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy What is your favorite video online?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 2 months ago 100%
  • asklemmy Asklemmy Tell me something interesting about yourself
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 2 months ago 100%

    I’ve never had to do a job interview. 5 different jobs, all word of mouth.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy iPhone users, what's stopping you from switching to Android?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 2 months ago 91%

    Used to use android, but switched to iPhone when the 12 came out. I simply don’t care about the flexibility anymore... I used to tinker a lot, but now I personally don’t find it amusing. And even if I did want to tinker, the Shortcuts app provides a lot of cool features. iOS is refined, sleek, and I enjoy the UI. AirPlay works miles better than anything on android. CarPlay is a better experience. The ecosystem just works. Apple Maps street view is available in places google maps isn’t. I’m currently on the 15 pro max, and the design and feel of the phone is awesome. Probably a handful of other things that don’t immediately come to mind.

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy What makes you feel like you're in the future right now?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 2 months ago 100%

    We pay for things with plastic.

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy I give you 100 dollars (or the equivalent in your country) and you must spend it today all in a single thing. What do you pay/buy with it?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 3 months ago 100%

    Fuel.

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy My workplace has a budget for office ergonomic upgrades, what should I ask for?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 3 months ago 100%

    I will need about 15 years worth of home office allowance to be able to afford one of those. That doesn't even include shipping and taxes.

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy What did you routinely fall asleep listening to as a kid and what does it for you now?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 3 months ago 100%

    Robot chicken. Now, I usually have on some kind of space documentary, creepypasta or some long gameplay videos.

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  • lemmyshitpost Lemmy Shitpost I will not be taking questions.
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 3 months ago 100%

    My cat has not once tried unraveling a toilet paper roll. He has stolen money before, but he steals shit, so that’s normal. But never toilet paper.

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy What's your biggest gamer achievement?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 3 months ago 100%

    I’ve completed GTA 5 a handful of times, so I’m hoping that because it’s a rockstar game, I’ll be able to finish it… But only time will tell.

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy What's your biggest gamer achievement?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 3 months ago 100%

    Anytime I finish a game is a pretty big achievement. Lots of games I play and just either get bored of or forget about. Stray, Cyberpunk, Subnautica, Outer Wilds, etc… I just can’t seem to finish games. I’m now trying to play RDR2, so hopefully I can complete it. Hogwarts Legacy is the latest game I’ve fully completed (last year), but I’m a huge fan of Harry Potter, so I feel like that helped.

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    Photography ShadowCatEXE 3 months ago 100%
    Canadian Columbine
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    motorcycles Motorcycles My first bike
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 3 months ago 100%

    I don't go far on these roads for that reason (I break something or lose a tire). Worst case I call for a pickup. I will definitely be picking up some better tires for next season though. Most my riding currently is highway, and the occasional short stop into a gravel road, so for now it's alright (knock on wood).

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  • motorcycles Motorcycles My first bike
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 3 months ago 100%

    I just do light gravel roads (logging roads) since that's mostly what we have around here. I kinda just went for it not knowing what was gonna happen, but I didn't go fast just in case I hit a rock or rut and dropped the bike. These tires were fine, but I don't have experience of using an off-road tire to provide a comparison, unfortunately.

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  • motorcycles Motorcycles My first bike
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 3 months ago 100%

    It was a toss-up between this and the klr650s. The KLR was nice, but I just felt so much more comfortable on the Versys. Its also lighter, and as a new rider, I think it is beneficial (for meat least).

    I couldn't be happier with my decision!

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    Motorcycles ShadowCatEXE 3 months ago 98%
    My first bike https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/dcee4a86-4821-4dac-8078-6e5115bc9df7.jpeg

    ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/5cdcb2d7-399c-407b-a6c0-fb894dc1816e.jpeg) ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/492b0360-8831-4bcf-be38-6794f286c2e7.jpeg) Picked up my first bike yesterday - Kawasaki Versys-X 300. Have already reached 500kms, and loved every single one.

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    asklemmy Asklemmy If you were offered knowledge of exactly when and how you'll die, would you take it? Why or why not?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 3 months ago 100%
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    Photography ShadowCatEXE 3 months ago 100%
    Raven

    If you look closely, he's actually going after a fly.

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    showerthoughts Showerthoughts Collecting memes in your camera roll probably serves the same instinct that stamp collecting used to
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 3 months ago 100%

    I save them in my camera roll so that I can share them with people. I then just never delete them and they get lost. It is nice every once in a while to spot that random meme from 5 years ago and have a small chuckle.

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy What do you think of birdwatchers and birdwatching ?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 3 months ago 100%

    As someone who likes bird photography and spent half his life skateboarding, this is such a badass photo.

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  • nostupidquestions No Stupid Questions Why do teeth don't regenerate?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 3 months ago 100%

    I tried to rephrase his question in my head, and I ended up with “Why do not teeth degenerate.”

    I need sleep.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy Engine placement in cars
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 3 months ago 100%

    Hoonigan made a video on a twin engine MX3 a few years back. Not quite 4, but it’s a cool car nonetheless.

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy What's an unusual but excellent food combo you've tried?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 100%

    These are usually things you already have at home. You don’t even have to toast it like the waffles. Just pour the syrup on the bread and away you go.

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy What's an unusual but excellent food combo you've tried?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 100%

    Slice of bread and table syrup (not maple syrup). Super quick, sweet snack. I call it the poor man’s pancake.

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy You get to choose one super power you see on fictional media, What do you choose ?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 100%

    What if you shift into an inanimate object? Do you just no longer exist? Can you change back?

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy What movie would you most like to watch for the first time again?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 100%

    Hmm, that’s a great option. Although, I’m not a big audiobook/podcast fan because I feel I need to concentrate on it to understand what’s going on, and that’s not particularly useful when driving/working/etc, but I may give it a shot in the future!

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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 100%

    I not 100% sure, but I think it’s due to ticks. Ticks will live out their lives on the moose, and the moose will do what it can to remove them, which results in them having patchy fur.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy What movie would you most like to watch for the first time again?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 100%

    Harry Potter. All of them. I’m currently reading the books, and I know that when I’m done I’m going to be so disappointed that there’s nothing left to experience the first time.

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  • photography Photography I swear he's friendly
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 100%

    Usually when I see bears, they’re almost always taking off. I do notice though that when they are feeding, they do hold their ground, like this guy. I sat near him (in my truck of course) just observing him for nearly 15 minutes. He didn’t care about me at all.

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    Photography ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 100%
    Moose

    ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/f93d647e-a6d7-45d6-a4a5-bc0756091879.jpeg) ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/4cd00c7a-3238-4327-9826-bafdfbb6bd8e.jpeg)

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    Photography ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 100%
    I swear he's friendly https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/6a95f815-b220-4081-a7b0-6db40f131dc0.jpeg

    ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/7e074a5b-d0cc-4e6e-9d87-796cf0719715.jpeg) ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/97c05d35-6e0a-4e36-a033-5e3ef0b5ba4b.jpeg)

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    asklemmy Ask Lemmy What is something that you pay attention to that most other people do not?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 100%

    The total stairs a staircase has. I cannot walk up or down a staircase without counting, and it makes me satisfied when the number ends in an even number.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy What you wish had an active community here on the lemmyverse?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 100%

    Terrariums. I love miniature things, including tiny ecosystems. There’s a few communities on Lemmy, but they’re mostly inactive, and have a tiny amount of subscribers.

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  • lemmyshitpost Lemmy Shitpost Which is which?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 100%

    But what if they didn’t know and just winged it themselves?

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy What was your most and least favorite unit in gym class?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 100%

    Favourite was dodgeball, for obvious reasons. Least favourite was dodgeball, cause we played with volleyballs.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy What's the most alarming thing you've done while drunk or high?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 100%

    Maybe more weird than alarming, but can also be alarming.

    I was about 14 years old. Hanging out with a friend, and we went over to someone’s house. They had a bong and some weed, so what the hell, eh? I took a rip. For about 10-20 minutes, I was fine. We were hanging out on some chairs. A few of us ended up moving towards the front of the house, and it was at this point I have no recollection of what happened. It seemed like I blacked out for a while. I came to consciousness when I was asked if I had a can of ginger ale… I had no backpack, so why I was asked that, I’ve no idea. However, it seemed like I was standing in this persons driveway for a good amount of time, facing the garage door, away from the others, totally out of it and blacked out. My friend and I ended up going to his then girlfriend’s house, had a bonfire and ate some snacks. When we were leaving, I promptly yacked all over his girlfriend’s front yard. I was 100% after that.

    That was the last time I smoked weed. I’m fairly confident that was maybe a little more than weed…

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    Photography ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 95%
    Choke Cherry Flowers

    I'm pretty sure this is Choke Cherry (Northern Ontario), but if it's something else, please let me know!

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    photography Photography Northern Ontario Painted Turtle
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 100%

    I figured the title was going to confuse some people haha. I was going to just put “Painted Turtle,” but I felt like that would confuse people even more since there isn’t any turtle that is painted, but it is the actual species name of this particular turtle.

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  • photography Photography Northern Ontario Painted Turtle
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 100%

    Nice! I saw this guy while cruising down a logging road. I only ever see them in the water or on logs in lakes... I don’t dare take my camera in the boat. First one I’ve seen roaming out on the road like this, so I was pretty ecstatic.

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy Now that DuckDuckGo is out. Give me your search prompts and I'll answer them as best I can. That includes images (based on what I have saved on my PC). So what is it you wish to know or see?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 100%

    What is this pimple on my toe, and why does it have eyes? I think it barks too

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  • memes Memes Mistakes were made
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 100%

    Until you freeze it… Diarrhea ice cream!

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  • memes Memes Not cool
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 100%

    I had always disabled chat in RL. Nothing good really ever came through it.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy What's the most seeming trivial thing you'll turn down a GF or BF for?
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  • ShadowCatEXE ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 100%

    100%. I get headaches really easily with the smell of cigarette smoke. Absolute no go from me.

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    Photography ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 100%
    Falcon

    Unfortunately there was a shadow from the branch in front, so I did my best to adjust that in post. I had just showed up and wasn't really ready with the camera. Was able to snap a couple shots before he/she took off.

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    Photography ShadowCatEXE 4 months ago 97%
    Some recent shots I enjoy

    What do you think about the tri-photo format? I think it looks cool, but not sure what others think.

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    cats ShadowCatEXE 5 months ago 99%
    He's chillin
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    My beloved money pit s4 with new shoes!

    (Yes, it needs a bath) I wasn't sure how well the titanium colour would work on white, especially knowing how great black wheels looks, but I think it looks fantastic.

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    Photography ShadowCatEXE 1 year ago 100%
    Seemingly cool photo

    Landscapes aren't my forte, but I thought this photo of a lake behind trees was pretty cool. Edited in Lightroom.

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    cats ShadowCatEXE 1 year ago 100%
    Unknown emotion...
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    Photography ShadowCatEXE 1 year ago 100%
    Squirrel

    One of my favourite photos when getting into photography.

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