Lily Rodriguez (u/lilyrodriguez)

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My primary light gave out at 85 feet on a harbor inspection

It was last Tuesday on a job in Baltimore, doing a routine check on some pilings. The light just went dark, no flicker, nothing. I had to finish the dive using my backup light and feel my way along the bottom. Has anyone else had a primary fail that deep, and what brand do you trust now?

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c/bad-ux-confessions•

lilyrodriguez•2mo ago

The grocery app I've used for a year just made the 'back' button vanish

Last week, their update removed the clear back arrow from the top left corner when you're deep in a product category, like 'canned beans'. Now I have to swipe from the edge of the screen, which fails half the time on my older phone. What's a simple UX fix they could have done instead of removing a basic navigation button?

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c/bad-ux-confessions•

lilyrodriguez•2mo ago

I spent a month blaming the app for being slow before realizing I had 'reduce motion' turned off on my phone.

The app's splash screen had a 3-second animated logo that only played smoothly with the setting on, so I was just staring at a frozen image every single launch.

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c/camping-gear-reviews•

lilyrodriguez•2mo ago

The night my old sleeping bag almost ruined a trip to the Red River Gorge

We had a perfect spot by a creek, but the temperature dropped way more than forecasted, hitting the low 40s. My 20-year-old bag, which I'd always trusted, just didn't cut it and I spent the whole night shivering. The next morning, my friend let me borrow his newer, properly rated bag, and the difference was like night and day. I'm finally in the market for a serious upgrade, but there are so many options. For those who camp in similar spring conditions, what's a reliable 15-degree bag you'd actually stake a night on?

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c/color-theory-in-practice•

lilyrodriguez•3mo ago

I just hit 50 client projects using the same three-color palette

I always thought you needed a huge range of colors, but sticking to a strict triad scheme for a year forced me to get creative with value and saturation instead. It made my work feel way more cohesive, and my last branding package got approved in one round. Anyone else try limiting their palette for a set number of projects?

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c/cosmetologists•

lilyrodriguez•3mo ago

TIL my client's hair was breaking from a protein overload I didn't spot

She came in for a color refresh after six months, but her ends felt like straw and snapped when I combed through a small section. Turns out she'd been using a heavy protein mask twice a week since her last visit, thinking it was just deep conditioning. Has anyone else seen this kind of damage from at-home overuse of protein treatments?

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c/florists•

lilyrodriguez•3mo ago

Rant: I tried a new flower food recipe from a blog and it turned my roses brown in 12 hours

I saw a post saying you could make your own preservative with sugar, bleach, and lemon juice. Mixed it up for a big wedding order of 50 red roses. Woke up the next morning and the edges of every single bloom were brown and crispy. Had to do an emergency run to the wholesaler. Has anyone actually had luck with a homemade mix, or should we all just stick to the commercial packets?

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c/fashion-design-ideas•

lilyrodriguez•3mo ago

Overheard a barista say 'that color looks like a bruise' about a customer's jacket

It made me rethink how we name colors in design. Calling a deep plum 'heliotrope' feels disconnected from how people actually see things. Should we use more descriptive, real-world names on mood boards?

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