pupbiru

@pupbiru@aussie.zone

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨On trees...⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  also that humans did that is wild

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How I discovered my partner was an undercover police officer sent to spy on me⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  consent doesn’t just mean “yes”… consent means informed consent… consent means non-coerced consent

  my state in australia has recently implemented some fantastic new laws around consent, and have done a really good job of defining some very grey areas

  respectvictoria.vic.gov.au/…/affirmative-consent

  specifically the section about when someone can not consent is relevant here. it covers things like coercion, feeling like you can’t withdraw consent, abuse of authority (ie covers workplace sexual harassment), age, asleep/unconscious (regardless of previous consent), AND most importantly:

  Despite what a person might like to hear, they haven’t received affirmative consent if: …

  • their partner cannot consent – including because of:
    • being mistaken about the identity of any other person involved

  and in case you think that’s too restrictive, the laws have widely been praised by the BDSM and kink communities - places where non-verbal consent is common… they cover a lot of ways people might consent, and also withdraw consent

  the issue with identity is that she would not have consented if she knew all the details - facts which the man kept from her, knowing that if she knew she would likely not consent

  and that’s key: to consent, you have to have all the information available at the time

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Scientists have been studying remote work for four years and have reached a very clear conclusion: "Working from home makes us happier."⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  these “we” that you speak of… a group that starts with “c” and ends with “onservatives” i assume

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  which are 2 types of bi

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The clueless people are out there among us⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  i hate that that’s a thing for you

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The clueless people are out there among us⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  idk i think our aussie plugs are a good middle ground: they’re about mid way between UK and US in size, are not reversible, don’t have a fuse (but laws govern the type of current things can handle: extension cords MUST be 10A which covers a standard 10A home circuit - i believe there’s some extra built into the rating too), power boards the same, and have a 10A safety switch built into them which prevents daisy chaining over the current just like the fuse

  repairability probably not so good, buuuuut i’ve never had a cable break so maybe we do something different with the construction that solves that need?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨sus⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “screens for everything”.
  “screens for three diseases”.

  you never answered my question about what other diseases are relevant to the conversation

  these are the STDs that are actually relevant to talk about. there are no others, unless you have some information on some novel new STD, in which case i’d love to hear about it

  caution information and talking about sex is not FUD

  i agree! what is FUD is overstating the risks with statements like “pustules on your genitals” and suggesting that there are relevant STDs that aren’t well tested/treated/prevented

  there are risks, but the risk of contracting STDs if using condoms is very low. the risk of contracting antibiotic resistant STDs is also incredibly low

  there is, however, and actual risk in stigmatising these things so that people don’t talk about them and educate themselves

  getting an STD is absolutely fine! get tested, get treated, tell sexual partners, no drama… that’s exactly what the public health messaging is because that’s what works to keep people healthy

  mitigate risks, don’t pretend like they’re irrelevant.

  of course: you should always mitigate risks… but don’t act like something is more dangerous than it is… you’re making out here like having sex is as dangerous and base jumping, and that’s such an unhelpful position to take that it is actually dangerous to people’s health

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨sus⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  it’s a lot of risk that is worth considering before making an informed decision

  i would agree that there is some risk and it’s always worth being educated but stigma and FUD contribute to people not wanting to talk about sex

  “getting tested” doesn’t cover most STI’s unless you’re symptomatic

  patently untrue. a standard STI screen covers HIV, chlamydia, and gonorrhea

  these are by far the most common STIs that’s cause anyone issues without other complications, and tests accurately catch them within weeks. standard public health advice is STI tests every 3mo for sexually active individuals (and in fact if you’re on PrEP to cover you against HIV, you get a 3 month script so it’s pretty much ensured)

  HPV, Herpes, and many others are diseases for life

  the HPV vaccine is very effective, herpes i’d agree with but causes minimal issues for the enormous majority of people without complications, and i don’t know what you mean by “many other”. if you can list them, id be happy to engage but otherwise the rest of that is more FUD

  skill in knowing who to trust…

  nope not at all! it’s public health. it has very little to do with trust, other than trying to limit as much as possible to people who know that telling their sexual partners when they get a positive test result is a healthy thing to do, and they won’t be berated for it… the main thing here is that you should feel confident that your sexual partners are going to tell you ASAP when you’ve been exposed, and that more than anything reduces that 3mo timeline and keeps everyone safe… but that only happens when people don’t stigmatise and fear the outcome

  or you can just make sure everybody “gets tested” but that’s not how getting tested works.

  as i’ve stated previously, it is with PrEP and with gay men - i don’t know much about the heterosexual community, but we have very active sexual health campaigns and they work

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨sus⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  and walking down the street isn’t 100% safe

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨sus⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  that’s a much more reasonable way of putting it that i did, yes, thank you

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨sus⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  would you like to elaborate?

  because

  • HIV is preventable through PrEP
  • gonorrhoea is curable with antibiotics
  • syphilis is curable with antibiotics
  • chlamydia is curable with antibiotics
  • mgen is curable with antibiotics
  • many of the above are preventable with DoxyPEP
  • herpes is treatable
  • HPV is preventable through vaccination
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨sus⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  STIs are all curable, treatable, or preventable

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨John Lithgow Says He Was Surprised by Backlash Over Joining ‘Harry Potter’ Series⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  support is support is support is support

  and she’s said that she considers support of her work is support od her views

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell 'hyper personalized' ads⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  i think some form of advertising is useful no matter the structure of your society: if you have a cool idea for a new product, getting the word out is an important way of making it a reality

  what we don’t need is the constant, and ever-present repetitive drone of advertising mundane things that you already know about

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Auto sorting trash can⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  i can make a much cheaper, less complex, and perfectly accurate version of this that automatically sorts waste based on its final destination: it’s just a trash can and it all goes to the dump because recycling isn’t profitable :(

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon contracts herpes⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  the vaccine is very effective

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon contracts herpes⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  a full STI screen is for HIV, chlamydia, and gonorrhoea

  blood test - for syphilis, HIV throat swab - for chlamydia and gonorrhoea anal swab - for chlamydia and gonorrhoea urine - for chlamydia and gonorrhoea

  afaik they sometimes tack on general biochemistry (sodium, potassium, etc) to the blood test, as well as some other things like mycoplasma genitalium but these are not standard 3-monthly tests

  afaik it’s very rare to test for HSV at all, for various reasons

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon contracts herpes⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  i’m sorry that you’ve had that experience and i don’t mean to diminish what you’re don’t through, but it’s also very important to note that this is far from the normal for the very large majority of people

  fear doesn’t help sexual health… all sex comes with risks, and unprotected sex comes with significantly increased risk but the reality is by and large this is not what HSV looks like without other factors effecting it

  downplaying risks is bad, but equally bad is people thinking a condition is worse than it is. this leads to more risky behaviour, because if they get the “scary” thing and it’s not as bad as they expect, they can take risky behaviour because they discount all their other education

  it also only reinforces stigmas. this is particularly common with HIV-positive people: these days, if you have an undetectable viral load (if you take your daily medications) you can not pass on HIV… however the stigma remains, and people still often choose to not have sex with someone with an undetectable HIV infection (again, undetectable IS UNTRANSMITTABLE)

  muddying the waters is very bad at scale

  calm, unbiased information is what is required for public health. individual anecdotes about worst case scenarios do not serve to make people’s lives better

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The therapy I can afford⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  to lead you down the right path, yes… llms will lead you down an arbitrary bath, and when that path is biased by your own negative feelings it can be incredibly damaging

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The therapy I can afford⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  don’t do that either… llms say things that sound reasonable but can be incredibly damaging when used for therapy. they are not therapists

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bet⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  oh i thought it was something about gay porn

  i’m gonna continue to imagine that

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  it requires a very large investment to run a node, but the fact that it’s possible means it’s open by necessity, which means we can bridge to mastodon etc

  this means that it will be a lot easier for people to migrate, since they don’t have to give up their entire social network

  imo it’s a good jumping off point: people clearly have problems with the mastodon “on ramp” and are having no issues with bsky, so imo it’s a step in the right direction and we can’t let perfect be the enemy of better

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Judge calls out OpenAI’s “straw man” argument in New York Times copyright suit⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  okay yeah - not a perfect analogy… the point is that their argument is more nuanced… it’s still a strawman, but useful to understand their argument to predict their next moves

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Judge calls out OpenAI’s “straw man” argument in New York Times copyright suit⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  they’re trying to argue that it’s like if you’re building a deck and mess up your permits, and the government knows and then waits until you’ve spent all the time and money finishing before telling you to rip it all down

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨pee was stored in the balls⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  very much appreciating your 🤛

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨pee was stored in the balls⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  i think the creationist response is that humans were always exactly like this and any evidence pointing to the contrary is put there by god to test us

  … but also worth a try - it’s not like they actually think about things

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨pee was stored in the balls⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  sewer systems aren’t air tight either - they need to let gasses escape, so i think even without an airtight seal if we consider a sewer in general a pipe system of this category it’s fair to consider the connection between butt and toilet also part of this system

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  well at least you know my comment wasn’t written by AI 😞

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  if you’re contribution is a paper that you don’t even proof read to ensure it makes any sense at all then your contribution isn’t “productive science”; it’s a waste of everyone’s time

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Opinion: It's time for a proper Steam-type service for TV alongside streaming exists.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  afaik the apple buy content isn’t removed in the same way as streaming service content is