clay_pidgin

@clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works

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clay_pidgin ,

I'd love to read some non-Western sci-fi! I read a Soviet short story once that was decent, bar the required political messaging.

clay_pidgin ,

Oh I think politics are often an important part of sci-fi stories, but this was something like "Venus is great, but it's not as great as the people's glorious Socialist Utopia, where the workers rule and those imperialist pig dogs in the west have no power to corrupt us!" whose inclusion felt like it was mandated by a Kommisar. I don't recall and can't find the story I am thinking of, sorry.

clay_pidgin ,

Thank you, I shall.

clay_pidgin ,

No no, you don't understand. They get rid of "toxins".

... which toxins? Uh ...

clay_pidgin ,

Is there an extension cable involved!? Fabulous.

clay_pidgin ,

I thought it said "make fungi more delicious" and I got excited.

clay_pidgin ,

It's worth it, for SCIENCE!

clay_pidgin ,

New to full time Linux desktop but I've had my crappy website running on a Raspberry Pi for like a decade. Mostly it works just fine and I barely notice it's not Windows. I am trying hard not to pop into the Konsole every time because I know I'll end up with a system so altered that I could never get it back the way it was.

Everybody talks about Wayland, but when I switch on the Debian login screen it just loops back to the login after logging in. I'm sure it's fixable but why do I need to? Everything seems to work fine on X11.

Separately (I assume), it sometimes scrolls through the shutdown log and then just... Doesn't. Quick search suggests I need a little script to disconnect some devices when shutting down. I'll get to it eventually.

I also ended up with two copies of discord in my application menu somehow but only one in the installed apps menu. I'm guessing one is a flatpack or appimage or something. I might just remove everything related to discord and start over.

When I partitioned originally, I followed advice saying 30gb was enough for / since I have a separate /home , but a couple months in and it's complaining it's full. Oh well. Had to boot into a live image to resize the LVM because you can't unmount/ of course, but still it was slightly annoying. The kde partition editor didn't give me an error like "you need to unmount this first, idiot", it let me enter a new size but when I hit ok it just ignored my input. It was keeping me safe, I'm sure, but an explanation message would have been nice.

clay_pidgin ,

Also the Sabbath, baby!

clay_pidgin , (edited )

Why do I see this same dumb cartoon face and article over and over? OP isn't spamming it, unless this is a sock puppet.

clay_pidgin ,

Sorry, I don't mean your profile (I don't see them in my app anyway), I meant the thumbnail image of the bridge face in extreme closeup. I've scrolled past this article at least a dozen times on different instances. (I mostly browse /all)

clay_pidgin ,

I assume it's the icon of the website blown up out of proportion. I'm sure the article is fine, this is a ME problem.

clay_pidgin ,

This is a fantastic picture and a great fit for the sub. Sorry, community.

clay_pidgin ,

Wow, that's so good! I hope the crew got playing work on the back of this project.

clay_pidgin OP ,

Thank you for commenting. Do you miss it, or are you glad to be rid of creeps?

clay_pidgin OP , (edited )

I certainly don't mean to be rude. Thank you for pointing it out, though.

clay_pidgin OP ,

Thank you for responding, Leni. That's interesting.

clay_pidgin OP ,

Not really, I'm a cishet middle aged dude and I don't get out much.

I was thinking about how men's interactions with women are colored by their attractiveness, and I assume you can tell at least sometimes. I smiled at an old lady at the grocery store today and was thinking that she might sense that it was "only" a friendly smile, but she's presumably gotten smiles and glances that had at least a little bit of sexual interest beneath them. Dunno, just made me curious!

clay_pidgin OP ,

I'm a boring guy like from an insurance commercial, just curious what it's like on the other side and especially in the way that experience changes! The categories in the title were the first I thought of for people who may have passed through or into a peak of sexual desirability. It's probably fraught question, and I'm sure I'm phrasing it indelicately.

clay_pidgin OP ,

I figured I'd get some responses like this! Thank you for sharing.

clay_pidgin OP ,

I've heard that from my wife too; I just like chatting with strangers!

clay_pidgin OP ,

That's funny! I suppose you're right; unless he's drooling and doing AWOOGA eyes it could be something else.

clay_pidgin OP ,

He does sound like a tool.

I'm not sure what I meant either, I'll just remove it. I'm sure I had a brilliant thought behind it at the time!

clay_pidgin OP ,

Kakhi shorts and a polo, yes! May I interest you in saving on your insurance by bundling home and auto?

clay_pidgin OP ,

I have heard of Male Gaze with capital letters, but I was asking more about y'alls experience noticing eyeballs on you rather than how THEY perceive you. Using words that have a more specific defined meaning is probably more evidence for "Pidgin needs to think before writing".

I presume this is the video you meant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MTtYyZ1zd8

I never saw Birds of Prey because Suicide Squad was so bad! Maybe it deserves a watch. I do notice the usually unnecessary sexiness in movies.

clay_pidgin OP ,

If it's helpful, I'm glad! I was just curious and it's fun to hear real people's perspectives.

clay_pidgin OP ,

We all look at people for many reasons including sexual interest. It's creepy when someone feels your amorous intent, I think. At least when it's from someone with whom the subject doesn't perceive a romantic relationship.

clay_pidgin OP ,

Interesting that you still internalize the pressure. Maybe that's a result of how much women are guided to be objects of sexual interest from youth?

As a guy, I can dress as poorly as I want and not feel less manly because of it. I will still feel stigma about class and stuff, though.

I've definitely heard that being old is liberating! I hope I get there someday.

clay_pidgin OP ,

I can believe that for sure! That seems like a dating method with a low success rate.

clay_pidgin OP ,

That's a really interesting perspective, thank you. Do you remember noticing when you started being seen as a woman by strangers?

clay_pidgin OP ,

A lot of humble awesomeness, in my case. Obviously.

I guess the truck method is like swiping <whichever direction is positive> on EVERYONE in a dating app. It only has to work once to be a good method!

clay_pidgin OP ,

No idea, I've never tried one. I've been married since before smartphones. There's a lot of variety in dating apps I hear about. If there's one just for farmers and one for Christian nationalists, there's gotta be one for adults.

clay_pidgin OP ,

I could almost imagine! Thank you for commenting.

clay_pidgin OP ,

It was quite a personal comment, and it seemed likely to get only moreso. I don't blame them for deleting it.

clay_pidgin OP ,

Have you ever gotten the classic whistle? I feel like that's just in movies.

clay_pidgin OP ,

Interesting! Thank you for sharing. You've been through my question both ways, I guess!

Self confidence plus dressing well can overcome a lot, IMHO. Doesn't apply to me!

clay_pidgin OP ,

I'm sorry to hear that. My wife was booted at and catcalled as she walked to school, so she has had a similar experience.

I could be happily be a robot, but if I could be anything I think I'd be a new world monkey like a Spider Monkey. Having a tail would be dope.

clay_pidgin OP ,

Have you gotten the guy in a pickup pulling up to ask if you're single like one of the other responders?

clay_pidgin OP ,

I wonder if that stuff ever works and guys hear about a friend of a friend who got a date that way, or if they're all just independantly shouting into the void.

I could almost imagine someone responding positively to "nice ass", but "Bitch" is just obviously never gonna work. That's some incel energy there.

clay_pidgin OP ,

I try to do drive by compliments, but not while literally driving ... Just stuff like "cool hat!" and walk off so they don't need to respond or engage with me.

I would like to be told I have a nice ass, but that's because it doesn't happen (even though I think I deserve it). It sounds like being hit on often cheapens it.

clay_pidgin OP ,

That makes sense. I feel more attractive now than when I was in my 20s, too, though I still doubt the college girls would be interested even if I were.

Your ex, man. I would never say something like that to anyone. It's the sort of thing that might stick with you.

clay_pidgin OP ,

Gotcha. Yeah, I would never comment on a stranger's body/face/smell. Even if I don't mean anything by it, creepy is in the eye of the beholder.

clay_pidgin ,

In case you were wondering, that's when I decided to beat you.

clay_pidgin ,

That's it. Thanks for the correction.

clay_pidgin ,

Bell riots this year, right?

clay_pidgin ,

That's very pretty!

clay_pidgin ,

That's a fun feature. Thanks for posting it!

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