As I said, I get a certain number of books (about one third) from perusing stacks. I am generally against « over optimization » in community spaces − I enjoy serendipitous discovery, finding out things exist while I'm there and stumble upon them, and would not spend that time on a computer. I do place holds on all the other books I get :)
alex
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I've checked out 38 books last year, and I'm not the only person who checks out books :) I also got a bunch of them from browsing shelves, not from looking for them specifically. Let's fight for more community spaces − if we have enough, libraries will be able to be actual libraries!
Yes, I didn't mean to imply otherwise!
Yes and yes! Anxiety and depression can have symptoms very similar to those of ADHD.
In my country it's free to get a nurse visiting you twice a day when you're disabled (including old age related disability). You'd also get massive financial aid for a live-in person, but they'd normally be a family member who would get a government salary + possible adaptations to their normal job (eg always working from home).
Hospice is a last resort and it's incredibly expensive.
people really hate when developers are paid for their work huh
I'd recommend donating to your national Wikimedia chapter if you aren't in the US. They're not funded by megacorps and they often struggle financially, and they're the ones doing a lot of work on the ground.
It is! Also one of the easiest places for setting a creative commons license, and also later on importing the useful and free pictures to Wikimedia Commons where they'll be used for illustrating Wikipedia articles, among other things.
I hope the new job is going to work out for you!
Personally, I'm pretty unhappy in my company, but I've mostly been using the free time to do things that I can be fulfilled with - especially Wikipedia editing, which can be done while remaining available for the colleagues and even looking like I'm working because I'm online :)
Maybe this could be some kind of partial solution for you as well?
As for the alcohol, I'm so sorry for this and I hope things will get better. If you feel like you're losing control, I highly recommend checking out if you can get professional help, by a specialist who won't judge and is there just for that.
Good luck!
Yes, that's what I'm saying :)
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ah dammit, sorry about that. I think it might be dynamic because I didn't have it the first time I visited