I’d like to learn what people in their field think of when they see something good or bad when they’re not working.

I’m a health inspector, so when I am sitting at a table as a customer, I’ll watch people while I’m eating (not purposely staring, but having a look around the place). I recently saw someone swipe their finger under their nose then go to the self serve station to touch about 8 different handles before walking away. Thankfully, I was already done eating.

When I have to walk through the kitchen to the toilets, I take mental notes without meaning to.

As a ex-first responder, unconsciously doing an assessment of someone I’m speaking to (or not) and internally noting how nice and juicy their veins are.

What are some things you come across in your daily life and what do they have you thinking about?

  • trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world
    27·
    3 days ago

    As a software developer I tend to open the development console in my browser to see if I can remove paywalls or if i can identify errors if a site isn’t working

    • StickyDango@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      Something I can’t relate to because I’m hopeless with the back end stuff. I’ve always search “pay wall remover” to get rid of the pay walls… And if it still doesn’t work, I just find another article to read. I didn’t realise that you can just remove it on your own end!

      • da_cow (she/her)@feddit.org
        3·
        2 days ago

        One tip I can give is, that disabling JavaScript (for Firefox theres an add-on called no-script that does this) gets rid of quite a lot of unwanted stuff on websites.

        For removing paywalls there are tools like 12feet.io or the internet archive where you can archive websites to remove paywalls.

        In theory theres also archive.today, bit they started to redirect visits to their website to Wikipedia to DDOS them, so its better to not use their service.

        • StickyDango@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          1·
          1 day ago

          Thank you for sharing! I’m going to add that right now to Firefox. Why can’t we just have websites without the ads and flashy stuff. If I want to look up a recipe, I don’t want to take out another insurance policy or download “the most popular game”.

          • da_cow (she/her)@feddit.org
            2·
            1 day ago

            While you are at it I also highly recommend UBlock Origin. Probably like the best ad Blocker out there.

            One thing I should also maybe add about disabling JavaScript: Some websites “need” JS to have even the most basic functionality. So if a website does not work the way it should he, you should try to (maybe even just temporarily) enable JS for that specific site.

      • trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world
        7·
        3 days ago

        Sometimes it’s still possible, but getting rare. Usually you also have to remove overflow: hidden from one of the top tags.