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Kolanaki , in Alright let's settle this once and for all: Emojis in a sentence are placed before a period 🤔? Or should they be placed after?🤔
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I treat them as a separate element to the text, and as such aren't really part of the punctuation or grammar, so I try to keep any at the end of the entire message to convey the actual expression I had making it. 😉

42yeah , in Alright let's settle this once and for all: Emojis in a sentence are placed before a period 🤔? Or should they be placed after?🤔

I just treat them like the floating pics in a word documentation. So ba👌sically anywhere.

FleetingTit , in Alright let's settle this once and for all: Emojis in a sentence are placed before a period 🤔? Or should they be placed after?🤔

Emojis generally replace the period but come after a question mark or exclamation point.

Can I borrow your pen? 😊

I borrowed your pen 😅

You little shit! 👿

mryessir , in Alright let's settle this once and for all: Emojis in a sentence are placed before a period 🤔? Or should they be placed after?🤔

Before :). Otherwise I am getting angry ಠ_ಠ.
Smilies add context to the current statement. So a smilie afterwards just catches the overall vibe. 😌🤓😌
And this may be rude to someone. 🙄

mountainCalledMonkey , in How was your day, Lemmy? Because mine was mortifying!

that's pretty funny and equally embarrassing. thank you for sharing. i admit, I don't pay much attention to traditional lunch times becsuse i mainly meet with network ops folks who have no concept of time or work-life balance. 24/7 or bust.
i have a beard so foods like ribs, and tacos that fall apart are my kryptonite. i feel like i need to take a face shower after a meal at times. And honestly after the quarantine period of covid i felt like i had to learn how to interact with society again.
cheers.

somewhiteguy , in When dating, "Just be confident" is just bad advice if you ask me.

Confidence: having faith or belief in oneself and/or abilities

So, being confident during dating is just knowing you have what it takes to make it. Nothing about that is "bothering people", at least it shouldn't. Know what your character and abilities are and do your best with the rest. Dating is about learning what you're into and what they are into as well. Ask them questions that you'd like them to know about you as well, so you both learn. Date at places that are neutral and there isn't a ton of pressure. You don't have to be arrogant or loud, just know your worth and what you're good at.

You can do it. It sometimes feels like a lot, but you got this.

paysrenttobirds , in When dating, "Just be confident" is just bad advice if you ask me.

I think you are meaning "confident that this will go your way" when it should be "confident that your mood and well-being are going to be fine no matter how it goes".

The second one takes the anxiety out and let's you respond to how things actually are, instead of comparing to some other story. Then you can see yourself, the situation, and the other person more clearly, which helps make experience more worthwhile in any event.

BearOfaTime , in When dating, "Just be confident" is just bad advice if you ask me.

Of you're bothering someone it's not because you're confident, it's because you're socially inept.

I say this as someone who was very socially inept for a long time, and today I'd say I'm just not as socially "ept" as some people I admire or as I'd like to be.

Socially "ept" people are first interested in others, not in their own ideas or goals first. Or at least they're damn good at focusing on the needs of others first. I've worked for some people who are incredible at this. Some actually care about other people, others are good at giving people what they need, to get what they want, yet you still walk away feeling good. (That's a very interesting experience).

(Is "ept" a word? I haven't looked up the etymology of "inept" yet).

shuzuko ,

I don't believe "ept" is a word, the antonym of "inept" is "adept".

i_ben_fine ,

I like ept. It reminds me of whelmed.

BearOfaTime ,

Thanks!

I didn't really think it was, just being funny when I couldn't find the word I wanted.

Heading off to etymonline now...

jordanlund , in I swear sometimes my brain doesn't work
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Just this once... everybody lives!

1984 , in I don't like my job
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I loved my job, then we got a new manager and now the team is feeling stressed enough to consider quitting.

Did I mention my utter despise for managers? I think I've had ONE good one that was helpful, and like 15 that all sucked at what they are supposed to be good at. They all made things far worse!

l_b_i OP ,
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Wile working for my previous employer, the people around me were amazing, the organization and high level leadership, not so much. Myself and many co-workers left within about 6 months of each other. My old boss is leading a new field office for a different company in the city, and many of my previous coworkers are still working for him. I've been lucky about good direct reports. I hate any meetings that are not technical; I find them draining and pointless. Blind obedience to the agile development process can go die in a hole.

darkphotonstudio , in Reddit has redditors, what does lemmy get?

Kilmisters.

inlandempire , in I discovered today that there is a whole enthusiast scene for theme parks, with detailed reviews and history videos on Youtube. What was the last niche you got into?
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The channel Defunctland is incredible, they cover subjects I would never be interested in and make them so compelling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yjZpBq1XBE

The plot twist about Disney's animal kingdom at 1:15:22 was one of the most mind-blowing things I've watched

j4k3 , in I'm sick of my life and I don't know what to do
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I've been in a similar place. The biggest thing I wish I had known was that 20 is still a kid. Like look at Ukraine right now. Why do you think their draft age is over 25? It is because the prefrontal cortex in the brain of humans is not fully developed until 25. You're still a kid, and that is okay. You're developing and it is a tough time. The whole "adult at 18" thing is totally bullshit just to have child soldiers that are easy to manipulate in a structured program. Almost everyone is struggling just like you. The more you disconnect from online media sources, the better time management you'll have with more motivation to connect with others too.

Mountain_Mike_420 , in I'm sick of my life and I don't know what to do

Hey man don’t sweat it. 20 is one of the loneliest times to be a man. No money, not old enough to drink, etc. etc. the good news is that this shall pass. At this point just put yourself out there and work on yourself and school. It’s all going to pay off in the long run.

Penguincoder , in Lonliest time on Lemmy ...
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Hi Jeena! What instances are on your federation lists for jemmy.jeena.net? What "languages" are selected for the federation/your profile? There's a few active instances at this time, but does depend on if you're subscribed to them, and the languages they send (and your instance accepts).

jeena OP ,
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So I only browse my subscribed ones which are all in English, German, Polish and Swedish. On the Korean one it looks like I'm the only one posting there ^^

Penguincoder ,
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Check your settings for https://jemmy.jeena.net/admin. Is Private instance checked? (Probably shouldn't be). IS federation enabled checked (It should be) Anything listed in allowed instances? What about blocked instances? Languages should have everything listed, including Undetermined.

jeena OP ,
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No worries technically everything works with my instance, I'm just subscribed to communities which don't post much around my lunch time.

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