andros_rex
@andros_rex@lemmy.world
- Comment on This is the dumbest idea ever 21 hours ago:
I failed my first drivers test because my car had stickers for democrat candidates on it.
It’s kinda amazing how much leeway they have.
- Comment on How does one become a clown? 4 days ago:
My goal I think is to be a science clown. Balloon animals with a touch of biology, comedically “failing” at chemistry experiments, the physics of juggling. The goal has been percolating in my head for a few years, but now I’ve lost all sense of shame and feel like I could confidently fall on my ass and look like an idiot to entertain and educate.
- Comment on How does one become a clown? 4 days ago:
100% serious. I spent like 10 minutes entertaining a two year old by failing to juggle earlier today and that was the most joy I’ve felt since November.
- Comment on US Politicians praying inside the House of Representatives 4 days ago:
Metaphorically, the whore in that passage is Israel. You could switch out the ammonites for the various nation states that arm Israel today…
- Comment on US Politicians praying inside the House of Representatives 4 days ago:
So Moses went back to the Lord and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made themselves gods of gold. But now, please forgive their sin—but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written.”
The Lord replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book. Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin.”
And the Lord struck the people with a plague because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.
- Comment on US Politicians praying inside the House of Representatives 4 days ago:
Their god is a vindictive evil fucker. A god of hate, and they mirror themselves in his image.
The observation from the words that I would now insist upon is this. – “There is nothing that keeps wicked men at any one moment out of hell, but the mere pleasure of God.” – By the mere pleasure of God, I mean his sovereign pleasure, his arbitrary will, restrained by no obligation, hindered by no manner of difficulty, any more than if nothing else but God’s mere will had in the least degree, or in any respect whatsoever, any hand in the preservation of wicked men one moment.
- Comment on How does one become a clown? 4 days ago:
Just not looking for the low effort, Reddit-tier jokes. Wanting actually advice or at least funny jokes.
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- Comment on Is anyone else not feeling that patriotic for July 4? 5 days ago:
I get double pay for the holiday, yay!
- Comment on Duke University lost NIH grants because they used the prefix "trans" in reference to disease transmission, transgenic genetic material, translational studies and signal transduction 6 days ago:
Almost as if they aren’t actually “pro life” and it’s always been a tool to control women…
- Comment on Uber Eats or something idk 6 days ago:
For the longest time on 4chan’s literature board (which was a pretty useful and interesting place overall), there was a guy who would spam pictures and fan fiction of the girl from Willy Wonka getting turned into a blueberry.
I have weird fetishes, so I don’t judge too much, but wtf.
- Comment on shrooms 6 days ago:
When my ex husband was around during my trips, he would freak me the fuck out. My body was in terror, I understood more than in that moment. The same lack of respect that I brushed off when not tripping sent me into a spiral.
It was a warning sign I didn’t take.
- Comment on Duke University lost NIH grants because they used the prefix "trans" in reference to disease transmission, transgenic genetic material, translational studies and signal transduction 6 days ago:
Wonder how research on black maternal mortality is being treated.
Considering how many of the women that have died due to Dobbs have been women of color… if one was “pro life” the fact that black women being 3.5 times more likely to die in childbirth should be concerning.
- Comment on Venmo overdrafted my bank rather than use the balance in my account 1 week ago:
It is, but it took Venmo and I don’t think Walmart does. I needed groceries and that seemed to be the best option with my only money being the $50 in the Venmo account. I thought about asking someone if I could send them the money and get cash instead, but didn’t have anyone I could do that with.
- Comment on Venmo overdrafted my bank rather than use the balance in my account 1 week ago:
Already use a credit union 🙃
- Comment on Venmo overdrafted my bank rather than use the balance in my account 1 week ago:
Not trying to lay blame, but doesn’t Venmo ask where you want the money to come from every time you send money?
No, unless that shows up if you are transferring in the app. It did not ask me where the money would come from. I was using a grocery delivery service and selected Venmo as my payment option. I assumed that selecting Venmo over my bank would take it from my Venmo.
I already got my credit union to forgive a charge on an accidental 1.99 purchase. I don’t think they’ll do it again.
I have even less hours this month. I’ll probably just end up driving off a bridge. There’s no way I’m ever going to be financially solvent again.
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- Comment on I need a year staycation to sort out my life. 1 week ago:
Cross stitch/knitting are both good for that.
You’re still sitting on your couch zoning out watching TV, but you do feel mildly productive.
- Comment on Dots! 1 week ago:
I’m pretty sure I could get away with licking my uranium ore sample. Not going to test it apropos of nothing though.
A lot of those trans-uranium (and astatine) aren’t going to exist in lick-able quantities anyway.
- Comment on I am two of them 1 week ago:
Flipping through your other comments - ever considered that the problem might be your personality?
- Comment on I am two of them 2 weeks ago:
Where are you having random gay men telling you how well they suck cock? Did you accidentally install Grindr?
- Comment on Please remember to spread the word about this :( 2 weeks ago:
To sum up - because I taught this to a kid yesterday - for a period, life photosynthesized and oxygen was toxic to most living things. There were large growths of photosynthetic Cyanobacteria that pumped the air full of oxygen. Living things at the time (like, bacteria and microbes, nowhere near vertebrates) couldn’t handle all the O2 and died.
- Comment on Could I seek asylum as a US trans person in Costa Rica (or other countries)? 2 weeks ago:
Tbh, all I want is a single room apartment, a full time job, and access to medical care. If the monarchy can give me that, I’ll shut off all socials and shut up. I am not going to be alive if I am here in October.
- Comment on Could I seek asylum as a US trans person in Costa Rica (or other countries)? 2 weeks ago:
Rainbow Railroad does not help individuals in the US.
I have already contacted Translifeline, and they were not able to help me either.
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- Comment on Republican Senator callously says 'biblically, we are supposed to work' to millions set to lose health care 2 weeks ago:
So there’s no reason in understanding the ideology that people are using to oppress people? We should refuse to learn more and just say “nah it’s stupid” because we don’t agree with it?
Ignorance is not something to be proud of.
- Comment on Republican Senator callously says 'biblically, we are supposed to work' to millions set to lose health care 2 weeks ago:
I’m not a Christian.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is fiction too, but it’s useful in understanding Mesopotamian society.
- Comment on Republican Senator callously says 'biblically, we are supposed to work' to millions set to lose health care 2 weeks ago:
Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!”
When he saw them, he said, “I’m sorry, your health insurance is not in network.” And as they went, they collapsed and died, because they were lazy freeloaders who didn’t work hard enough.
- Comment on Republican Senator callously says 'biblically, we are supposed to work' to millions set to lose health care 2 weeks ago:
It’s weird how Christian dominionists never mention the Jubilee. You’re supposed to forgive all debts every seven years, and you can’t really own land - God does.
The only parts they read in Leviticus are the ones about killing gays though.
- Comment on Republican Senator callously says 'biblically, we are supposed to work' to millions set to lose health care 2 weeks ago:
The problem is that the Bible was written by multiple authors over the course of hundreds of years. (Oldest bits are like 1000ish BCE, but those are scraps of poetry that were integrated in later, probably dating back to when Yahweh was a married storm god - early Jews were henotheistic)
It’s not a consistent voice, not all views in each book (or even within the same book) are consistent. The big misinterpretation is that it is ultimately not a unified text - it’s a collection of history, poetry, and philosophy written by people who often had political axes to grind (so much of OT is about Israel versus Judah, maintaining a unified identity during the Babylonian occupation, etc)
The way it has been interacted with and interpreted is critical to understanding most of human history.
Saying “lol Bible dumb” and stopping there is lazy 14 year old on r/atheism thinking that will cripple your understanding of about 2000 years of human history.
