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[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 1 points 2 days ago

In theory they aren't individuals anymore, they are appendages. So there would be no issue with consent the same way you decide consent for your hand or mouth. In a sense your mouth consents because it is part of the you making that decision.

Except... If there were any chance your hand could separate from you and become an individual in the future it'd be immoral to use it for sex now. And Carol is already very confident that it's possible to reverse the Joining. But even if she wasn't it was always a possibility. So having sex with any of them is incredibly wrong, which should be obvious to anybody on a gut level.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I've never understood this either. If someone is holding things in their arms it's helpful, but if they have a cart then nothing is really gained. I can easily fill the conveyor belt by the time the person in front of me finishes paying. So getting started early feels like I am crowding them for no reason. Like flooring it between red lights; you're just wasting energy to wait anyway.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 3 points 1 week ago

Is it bad that I would legitimately laugh out loud if that did happen? Partly to avoid crying, but still.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 3 points 1 week ago

White Lotus. The opening themes are all incredible, but all the background music perfectly sets the tone in every scene. Most of it is done by Cristobal, who apparently has had "creative differences" with the show's creator for the show's first three seasons. He's had enough arguing and won't be returning for the fourth season, which is honestly enough to make me skip it despite liking the show.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Was it from the Octopus Lady ? She's always great.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 6 points 2 weeks ago

It's a mixed bag even in "normal" families. When I was growing up everybody was bullied by their older siblings. Sometimes the oldest would be protective at school; usually not. Most grew up to tolerate their siblings. The rest of us can barely stand them.

After moving around I found there actually were families where the siblings are really tight in adulthood. But even then it was always preceded by blow ups as teenagers and lots of fighting as kids.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

I had the same issue, but he was perfect in this role. He's not exactly supposed to be super likable at first either, so it's a bit like watching Kevin Spacey in a creepy role. And he didn't make any money off me, so I don't feel too bad.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, that delayed reaction is what's throwing me. I'm hoping it's not bodies since that's too obvious. I also didn't catch if that was a drive-in freezer. It looked like a regular warehouse, but I'll have to rewatch that part. If it's bodies they should be smelly after 8 days.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 21 points 2 weeks ago

It's so beautiful.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 8 points 2 weeks ago

This is the face I make when my boss asks if I feel energized after taking a three day weekend.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I wasn't trying to correct you, I'm just an idiot who managed to spell it two different ways in the same post. It sounds like both spellings are valid, but I still shouldn't mix-n-match.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I would argue it's not only engrained in society, or even ingrained in the human psyche, it's engrained in nature itself. Violence in nature is often rewarded with subordinance, and our evolutionary lineage has certainly continued it.

Overcoming that instinct globally is going to require a huge cultural shift, but we will be much better off if we do.

 

I need to start making plans for when I am gone, much sooner than I thought, and I realized our finances are pretty opaque to my spouse. Our bank account is shared, but there are other sites that only I have access to.

The easiest solution would be to physically write down logins and what needs done, put it in an envelope, and tell my family where that envelope is. I'm not thrilled about that, because I would have to shred and rewrite it every time I update a password or a URL changes, and it'd be vulnerable to nosy guests.

Putting it in a shared Google Doc would be easiest for everyone. But then Google has that data. Even supposing I trust a cloud SaaS provider not to misuse the data (which is a big 'if') I do not trust them to never have a data breach.

Self-hosting seems like the next step, except I expect my home server to be the first thing to collapse once I'm gone. Filing login info with an estate attorney would still require frequent updates. Putting a document on a flash drive risks data loss, but is what I'm leaning towards.

Is there a solution I'm missing?

 

Wanted a loaded hot dog but found out half way through we only had mini-dogs.

Mini hotdogs and cheddar cheese broiled on a hotdog bun. Loaded up with rice, broccoli, oyster sauce, and Sriracha.

Ended up being delicious. A real hotdog would have been better; the minis kept falling out or moving with each bite. I'd put the Sriracha under the rice next time. It mostly ended up smearing on my face.

 

Posting one reaction image from my phone for each image I steal.

 

Posting a missing classic from my phone for each reaction meme I steal.

 

I saw an article about keelhauling and realized I don't know much about pirates (those on the sea, not the internet) beyond what I've seen in movies. Tell me your most interesting pirate facts. Mythical or historical.

 

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/9219144

My son is obsessed with Mario LEGO and had his own little table in the corner of the LEGO room. It was overflowing and my wife hated how messy it looked. While she was away for a few days I made this.

Two partial sheets of 3/4" birch plywood with French cleats attached, painted white, were mounted on the walls. Then the desk just slots into the second-lowest cleat, using the bottom cleat as support.

As he grows we can raise the desk a couple times, eventually bringing it up to 29" from the ground which is about regular desk height.

I also made a few shelves and a box for him to organize with out of the plywood scrap.

He likes that he can rearrange his storage as he pleases. I made a couple more medium-sized shelves that aren't pictured, and I may someday make a corner triangular shelf for Bowser to sit on.

 

My son is obsessed with Mario LEGO and had his own little table in the corner of the LEGO room. It was overflowing and my wife hated how messy it looked. While she was away for a few days I made this.

Two partial sheets of 3/4" birch plywood with French cleats attached, painted white, were mounted on the walls. Then the desk just slots into the second-lowest cleat, using the bottom cleat as support.

As he grows we can raise the desk a couple times, eventually bringing it up to 29" from the ground which is about regular desk height.

I also made a few shelves and a box for him to organize with out of the plywood scrap.

He likes that he can rearrange his storage as he pleases. I made a couple more medium-sized shelves that aren't pictured, and I may someday make a corner triangular shelf for Bowser to sit on.

 
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