dan613

futurebird , 1 day ago to random

If any of you have a cat, and have had the problem of her "acolytes" showing up and leaving gifts for "the blessed one" at your door because you let your cat get online and she started a cult... well what do you think is the ethical thing to do with all the gifts?

I know this is a common problem for cat owners, but I'm really struggling.

dan613 , 23 hours ago

@futurebird I've read the comments to bury, but tradition requires that gifts to a god be burnt on an alter.

crooksandliars , 1 day ago to random

Gavin Newsom: 'Worry less and do more' to help Biden win.

https://crooksandliars.com/2024/06/gavin-newsom-worry-less-and-do-more-help?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=90248

dan613 , 1 day ago

@crooksandliars @JonChevreau An advantage conservatives (and their derivatives) have is they instinctively rally around whomever they've designated as their leader, no matter what. They know Trump will implement the policies they want (subjugating women, rounding up non-white immigrants), even if some of what he does is unsavoury.

Everyone else is obsessed with finding someone who supports all their pet issues and gets angry that compromise produces a candidate who isn't perfect in their eyes. In the US, tradition allows a sitting president to run a second term. Biden had Obama's back for 8 years. He's already done much for Americans. His only weakness is he is following traditional US foreign policy on Israel, an important US ally in the Middle East.

randahl , 2 days ago to random

If you have not yet watched John Oliver’s presentation of the plans for Trump’s second term, I recommend you do.

Yes, it is a comedy show, but the facts presented are extremely important and eye opening.

Last Week Tonight is on Max, but if you are not a subscriber, there is a 30 minute version of the show here on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/gYwqpx6lp_s?si=sV2g9mQkSK9I2hJQ

dan613 , 2 days ago

@randahl I saw the Jimmy Kimmel segment, also terrifying.

dan613 , 2 days ago

@randahl @lenlayton He talks like he's British or something.

RickiTarr , 2 days ago to random

"You just use the internet to escape reality."

Yeah, sometimes I do, sometimes reality needs a bit of escaping.

BUT

I also use it to keep in contact with people I'd have very limited contact with otherwise.

I use it to make new friends, and be a part of a community.

I use it to learn information I would not have access to.

I use it to spread information and share thoughts I wouldn't be able to otherwise.

I use it to organize.

When I'm sick mentally or physically, I can still participate, even if I can't be there physically.

I use it when my social battery is too low for face to face meetings.

Yes, all technology can have a downside, but can we also acknowledge, for so many people, this is a lifeline.

dan613 , 2 days ago

@RickiTarr I used books to escape reality. I used TV to escape reality. I used museums to escape reality. We all need a regular break from reality.

dan613 , 2 days ago

@RickiTarr The funny thing is, I know more about the world from escaping into social media than I ever did from escaping into "socially acceptable" media. I vote at all levels now. I care about all levels now. I see the pain others are enduring now. Before I would have to seek out media to inform myself of these things. Now it finds me.

kenshirriff , 6 days ago to random

To use the Montreal subway, you tap a paper ticket against the turnstile and it opens. But how does it work? And how can the ticket be so cheap that it's disposable? I opened up the tiny NFC chip inside to find out more... 1/15

dan613 , 6 days ago

@kenshirriff I hadn't heard of load modulation before. That's a clever solution.

futurebird , 7 days ago to random

The Quakers don't quake anymore and maybe they should bring back the quaking I think.

dan613 , 7 days ago

@futurebird @swelljoe They might make us get enough soluble fibre in our diet.

RickiTarr , 7 days ago to random

Okay, so remember several years ago when there was a whole uproar about trans people using restrooms? Well, it's been back big time on social media, so it got me thinking, now you have to think with me too.

The scenario being given this time around is:

A person who in every way appears as a man (dressed as a man, full beard, ect) walks into a Women's Restroom.

The questions go as follows:

Do women have a right to be afraid? Is it wrong to be afraid of someone who appears male whether they are or not?

And here's the thing, I think people should go to the restroom they are most comfortable in, and who the fuck am I to tell anyone how to dress or style themselves. But if someone who appears to be a man walked into a restroom with me, I would be scared, and I hate that it's true, but it's not unwarranted either from personal experience. But I'm not stupid, trans people whether fem or masc, have to be afraid all the time too.

Now in this situation I always go to facts, there is no group of people who is without baddies, that's just reality, I'm not making any group angels or devils, humanity is just more nuanced than that. But legitimately there's just not really any actual worry about trans people attacking women in bathrooms or cis men dressing as women to attack women in bathrooms. There is unfortunately issues with cis men attacking women in bathrooms, but the rate of this hasn't changed in areas where they've allowed people to use the bathroom of their choice.

So, is the entire idea of having sexed bathrooms ridiculous anyway? If it were up to me every bathroom stall would a full tiny room, and we could share handwashing stations. I don't want people peaking in the gaps of stalls at me no matter who they are. But what do you all think:

If you're trans and you are transitioning or aren't in a place in your life where you can be publicly transitioned, how have you handled this? How does this whole thing make you feel?

If you're non-binary, how do you handle the whole bathroom question?

What does everyone think about sexed bathrooms in general?

dan613 , 7 days ago

@RolloTreadway @RickiTarr I would prefer and support this, though it may take up more space, and lockers would best be separate. It gets pretty crowded when a gym full of sports ball players all finish at once. The rooms would typically be a lot smaller than individual bathrooms.

futurebird , 8 days ago to random

The universe crashed due to the Voyager probe causing excessive chunk generation. Buffer overflow.

(In the new patch chunks not occupied by objects capable of sending data to logged-in players will not be loaded. A 27 chunk cube around the probe will remain loaded as long as it is sending.)

Since there isn't much to render out there, this shouldn't cause any update errors. We were able to cover up the issue, ironically, by making the probe appear to crash.

dan613 , 8 days ago

@futurebird The impact of Minecraft on generations of thought is under appreciated.

CelloMomOnCars , 8 days ago to random

"Dozens of bodies were discovered in Delhi during a two-day stretch this week when even sundown brought no relief from sweltering heat and humidity. Tourists died or went missing as the mercury surged in Greece. Hundreds of pilgrims perished before they could reach Islam’s holiest site, struck down by temperatures as high as 125 degrees."

And the northern summer has just started.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/06/22/deadly-heat-wave-climate-change/

dan613 , 8 days ago

@CelloMomOnCars @hanscees 125°F is 52℃. Unimaginably hot. Water is painful at that temperature.

9to5Mac , 8 days ago to random

New accessory setup in iOS 18 is good for us, and for Apple https://9to5mac.com/2024/06/21/new-accessory-setup-in-ios-18/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

dan613 , 8 days ago

@9to5Mac An important consideration is future antitrust lawsuits. If Apple kept easy Bluetooth pairing technology for its own products when it was strictly a software algorithm, that could be seen as monopoly behaviour.

Xenograg , 12 days ago (edited 7 days ago) to random

Artist credit : Sophie Labelle
https://www.serioustransvibes.com/
https://www.instagram.com/labellesophie/
Original post : https://www.instagram.com/p/CwsSwTrs_TE/

#LGBTQA

dan613 , 11 days ago

@Xenograg @trashheap All great points

ElleGray , 13 days ago to random

shout out to all the alien dads who are stuck on earth, far away from their kids. happy father's day, or whatever they call you guys back home

dan613 , 13 days ago

@ElleGray When my mate and I wanted kids, I put my finger-like appendage into her abdominal orifice, where calcified ligaments cut it off. It then grows inside her to a perfect clone of myself, while my appendage grows back. It's a very itchy process. When we wanted a trans version of myself, she ate a fruit similar to avocados during the growth phase.

futurebird , 15 days ago (edited 15 days ago) to random

There is something very special about the way that the brain processes faces. And why wouldn't there be? Being able to tell people apart is an important human social skill. Without this extra sensitivity everyone might look kind of the same.

There is also something really interesting that happens to the way people react to photos of insects they might be indifferent to, or dislike if you can get a good photo of the insect's eyes and face.

I think there is a nugget of a study here.

dan613 , 15 days ago

@futurebird It's something about the hairiness of ants that grosses me out. Beetles and ants don't have that, but the Beatles do, unfortunately.

But jumping spiders do seem cute (there's someone on TikTok who gives them voices).