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8 hours agoDepends on where it hits, really. Some places you die instantly, others you’ll suffer then die, others you’ll become personally disabled/have your personality entirely changed, and sometimes you’ll be fine after the recovery
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3·8 hours agoI like it! Bookmarking for future reference, since it seems helpful. Only thing I’d noticed that I think would be a good addition: Some kind of XMPP client, at least one of them. I use Dino on desktop primarily (fairly modern UI, has the core features in, but is made for GNOME so looks a bit funky on anything else), but Kaidan, Pidgin, and a few others exist.
Crying isn’t inherently harmful, but if you suddenly start crying a lot more than usual it might be a reason to see either a doctor or a psych. It’s a symptom of stuff, but if you just cry a lot normally that’s fine
It’s easy to miss, and super easy to treat. Literally have heard of people going into the hospital for it, being given a glass of orange juice, and feeling better within minutes
To add onto this, like others have said, it also doesn’t actually create any long-term jobs. It’s a construction project, then a remote facility, nobody’s ever at these things
Yeah, it’s a pretty common factor. The weird thing is my church wasn’t particularly anti-gay, and none of my family cared, but Catholicism is inherently anti-gay for the same reason it’s inherently anti-birth control: sex is only for procreation in the eyes of the church. Because of that I didn’t actually come out to anyone in my family until I was in my 20s, and about to leave the state.
While there are a lot of problems with Christianity*, the bigger issues run deeper than the faith. People cherrypick the shit out of Christianity so they can live their lives, especially Catholicism**. People use their faith to justify their shitty opinions, while ignoring the faith when it goes against their lifestyle/other opinions, see: people calling empathy a sin despite that being Jesus’ whole thing.
There’s definitely a world where Christianity* can coexist with everyone else. It’s just getting there is the problem, and if we want to get there, then Christians* need to actually pull their heads out of their asses, and listen to the people around them. Also to face actual consequences for their shit-ass opinions, since having their kids cut them off apparently isn’t enough
- Includes Catholicism and Protestantism, I don’t care what y’all have been told. Protestantism includes Mormonism, I don’t care what y’all have been told.
** The Old Testament is full of stuff no one cares about, see Leviticus 19:19, or Deuteronomy 23:2
I both love, and hate this. Thanks.
This is what I do. I use strawberry on desktop, and all of it is linked to ListenBrainz for recommendations
Never heard that term, but I now know how to find more things to enjoy, ty!
Oh, wild, didn’t know that. I hadn’t gotten into it when it came out.
I did kind of toy around with the idea of throwing Endless Eight into the rest of the series every couple of episodes instead of back to back if I rewatch. I was kinda tired of it by 6, plus I think the deja vu every couple episodes would be fun
I do still think the confusion was kinda fun, in a certain way. That does explain why episodes 16-28 were chronological though
I mean, the entirety of my interaction with my parents was:
Mom: Dumped me on her mom, and grandma
Dad: Left the state to chase tail
So, y’know. Short list of things not to do.
In terms of adults in general:
- If a kid is failing in school despite knowing the material, maybe something is wrong.
- Do not give an 8 year old unrestricted access to the internet when LiveLeak was a thing
- If a therapist says the kid has depression/anxiety, don’t bring them to another therapist just because one of the drugs that’s prescribed for that can cause suicidal ideation in some preteens
- If a therapist lets you stay in the room while the session is going on, the kid is 100% lying to everyone in that room, maybe even themselves
- Don’t stay in the room with the therapist
- Literally those last 3 points are what keeps therapy from working for me. I can’t trust therapists at all. DO. NOT. DO. THAT.
- If you’re religious, and your religion is anti-queer, your child can still be queer, they’ll just be miserable, and not trust you
I think that’s it, really. Aside one thing: They’re people, not property. Treat them like people, and you’ll have a lot better time with them.
Honestly I think having someone pull a giant mallet out and squish me like a pancake would fix me.
Here’s hoping they put their money where their mouth is.
Lot of people are talking about Qobuz’s music recs, so figured I’d drop this here:
If it becomes a problem, ListenBrainz gives good recommendations. I use PanoScrobbler on mobile to sync listens. Only issue I can see is that it is owned by MetaBrainz (not affiliated with Facebook), which is an American company.
If you listen on multiple devices, you can also use gpodder (self-hostable if it’s a concern) to sync your listens. I use Kasts on desktop, AntennaPod on mobile. Kasts is on mobile too, but the UI on mobile is… Infuriating at best
There are several books which are hundreds of pages while measuring in the single-digits in sentences, it’s one of my favorite genres. Commas, semicolons, and emdashes are your best friends
I mean, there is the added difficulty of most of them having a sloped top, though I guess if you did it from the back of the TV…
Personally, I like it being there. I don’t dislike it any more than I dislike romance in media. When it makes sense, it’s great! It can add a lot to a story. When it doesn’t make sense? It can completely take me out.
Some of the best stories I’ve interacted with have been heavy on the sex, but they’re also heavy on a lot of other things, including using the sex as part of the symbolism for the rest of the narrative. Hell I played a game where the overall theme (at least, that I got from it) was “Consent makes things better,” shown via repeated mutual noncon.
I’ve also read some stories where it was all porn, no plot, and got bored about 7 pages in. If I just want porn, video is what I end up going to, I’m reading because I want a story with it. I’m not about to sit down to watch a 1:30 porno either; I’d need a little more justification than “I’m stuck in a dryer, help!” to stay invested for 90 minutes.
I tend to feel like there are wider forces at play with how sex in media happens, though. Especially when you look at some of the stuff coming out of other countries, and how differently they treat sex? A lot of US movies treat the sex as disposable. You can remove the sex, and get the same story, and I think that’s my actual problem with it. I remember accidentally playing the censored version of one game, and then I replayed it uncensored, and it was a vastly different experience. Censored, one of the characters was just an absolute monster with 0 motivation beyond being a horrible person. Uncensored, though? I felt kinda bad for her. The sex scenes humanized her a lot in ways that the rest of the game just… Didn’t.
All to say, it’s a tool in a box. You can do a lot with it, but a lot of people don’t do much with it, and it bums me out.
I used to do a lot of pasta, but I stumbled upon a master recipe that works so damn well. It’s based on chicken rice, which is a dish seen… Basically everywhere? This is all by weight:
You only need 4 parts water, but I find the rice comes out better with 5.
I have yet to find a combination that tastes bad. Some things to try:
For jambalaya use half sausage, half chicken for the meat, then use a mix of onion+green bell pepper+celery for the veg. Brown the meat, throw the veg in until it’s soft, then throw the rice and water in.
Toast the rice first! Don’t wash it if you do or it won’t toast right. Oil in a pan over medium heat until the rice is brown.
Most commonly I use spam as the meat, since I don’t always have chicken on hand. Usually have to undersalt it for this.
Overall I use peas and carrots most for the veggies, since they come really small. Broccoli also works.
Use frozen veggies! They taste fine, they’re just as nutritious as fresh, and they save a lot of time
Season salt (any kind, I use Tony Chacheres) is an amazing thing.
If you want a side with it I usually do Greek yogurt+fruit. Ton of protein (helps keep you full longer, great if you can’t snack on the job), plus some fiber from the fruit. I use fruit canned in juice for it. Just strain the fruit first. A small can of fruit in a pound of yogurt is how much I do. Put it into containers and you’re done!