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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's the Lord's problem now.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Agreed, it’s gross seeing poo bags on the trail.

  I have a dog. I scoop the poop. I use bags that claim to be compostable and I put them in the bin. I don’t like carrying a full poo bag. That’s why I have a little scent proof zippered I hang from my leash. I don’t leave the bag on the side of the trail and lie that I’ll totally pick it up on my way back.

  At home I use these magic corn based ones that dissolve in the toilet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Assumptions⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  My understanding: dairy cows interact with humans on a regular basis, for dairy stuff. Beef animals don’t interact with humans nearly as much.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Libraries are cool⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  My (academic) library does. We send out a student worker with a laptop on a book cart to scan all the books on a shelf, then the next shelf, etc. The system flags if anything is missing or out of order, so the student can fix the order right then.

  When I worked in a public library, every librarian sleeper adopted a section of shelves and, when it was quiet, went and made sure it was in proper order.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Settings you believe ANY game should have? (This is me advocating for a restart/reboot button on ALL games)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Please let me invert y-axis for games where I control the field of view. Nothing takes me out of a game like suddenly staring at my feet when I try to look up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This is the type of Q&A that makes the internet so important⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The bits where skin touches skin. Like in the crotch or under the breasts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This is the type of Q&A that makes the internet so important⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Luxury is drying the your folds with a blow dryer in winter.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨SipsTea⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s for sure paper rock scissors

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Does Hitler have a right to privacy?" and other big questions in research ethics.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The sort that would make a Hitler clone would be happy with a direwolf-style pseudo-clone with good marketing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FOX BREAKING NEWS ALERT!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  All potato items 💔

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨fragile masculinity⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Tbh, I’d grow them myself except

  1. They spread out like crazy
  2. My HOA would have kittens. We’re not allowed to grow quote “vegetables” because they might attract bears. I’ve gotten away with mint and chives because they’re small and I can argue being confused (“herbs aren’t vegetables!”) but a trellis full of growing giant dangling luffa on my condo porch might be a bit much.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨fragile masculinity⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have no idea. Dad never complained about them and had a whole trellis of them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨fragile masculinity⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, they’re really cool.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨fragile masculinity⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My dad grew tomatoes, loufas, and those decorative gourdes you turn into bird houses.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Thank you, Boston⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I rode the subway and bus from Logan Airport to Worcester, heading back to college after winter break. I had trouble understanding the announcers on the T so asked strangers to help me know my stop. I think they knew the story because I had my luggage with me. They felt like… I don’t know. Tolerant indulgence of my inexperience?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Online Oxford English Dictionary puts definitions/meanings and usage behind paywall⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You can probably get access through your local public library, if you’re on their Wi-Fi. OED has been like this for as long as I’ve been paying attention. Source: librarian and before that was annoyed at OED, but now I’m almost always on work Wi-Fi if I’m looking something up, so it’s invisible to me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ok, boomer⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  As soon as my PCOS got treated (metformin) I lost 20 pounds. Looking back, it should have been caught decades ago. It pisses me off how much “you just need diet and exercise!” bullshit I swallowed when all I needed to do to lose weightwas take a stupid pill to treat the underlying condition.

  Caveat: I believe treating the underlying condition has had a bigger impact on my health than weight loss.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Great Depression: Part Deux⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s what we had tonight! Well, I had sliced turkey because it needed eating and my partner had canned chicken. I rather like Mac and cheese with peas.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨#environmentalist⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not neurotypical, but yes, I do chew on them.

  I ended up going with silicone straws in my household. Mine open up down the side so you can run your finger up them for easy cleaning.

  The metal and hard plastic ones suck for chewing on.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reducing power consumption of a desktop PC⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I had no problem viewing the site on lynx. I wonder what their list of allowed browsers is. It’s bizarre.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Public service announcement ⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m with you on this one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨bingo⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Can confirm. I play Rimworld. (Though, tbh, my worst habit is accumulating way too many animals. Like, pages worth of named or trained dogs and wolves, plus quail.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What’s wrong, babe? You barely touched your Spaghetacos⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Leftover macaroni and cheese makes a mean grilled cheese sandwich filling, then you dip it in tomato soup.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨negativity⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  How do you feel about one large pancake melded with two smaller pancakes, to make some sort of cartoonish mouse head shape?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Don't forget to turn purple and remove your arms⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I remember asking my dad to cocoon me in blankets as a kid. It was wicked comfy.

  Nowadays I’m in a hammock. It’s way more comfy on my hips than a mattress and it gives me that happy cuddled feeling.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In the long ago past, people needed to do THIS⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Have you considered PT? I’ve been for my back and knees and it’s been great. They give you homework to help you strengthen the right muscles to make the pain to away. They also walk you through how to do those exercises and take feedback to make sure you don’t hurt yourself.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In the long ago past, people needed to do THIS⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The trick is to not use numbers. Use a tchotchke placed in a prominent place on your desk. My password changes frequently. The previous tchotchke was a goat pin, then a cactus figurine, then a binder clip. I just need to picture my desk and I know what the thing is.

  And my desk is so cluttered it’s not clear what the special object is. (You know what they say: cluttered desk, cluttered mind. Empty desk…)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can you think of any now?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I was taught it was about states rights, too. In Kentucky, they were less forceful about calling it the "war of northern aggression.

  Did you get taught that some slaves liked being slaves because it meant all their needs were met and they didn’t have to worry about anything?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can you think of any now?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Huh. I don’t think national pride that was a factor in my disappointment. I was more sad because 9 is a better number than 8, and Pluto is just a cute little guy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cable placement a little weird, but the ergonomics are excellent.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Can also denote a difference in government styles: towns have a town council, cities have a mayor. Cities can be smaller than towns.

  This depends on your region, naturally.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brad buys a house⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Mine is my first name in neat Gregg Shorthand, then squiggle squiggle.