meco03211
@meco03211@lemmy.world
- Comment on Does putting clothes in the closet protect them from dust, or is the dust in there too? 15 hours ago:
Is the recommendation really quarterly? I’ve usually done twice a year but might have to step out up.
- Comment on Does putting clothes in the closet protect them from dust, or is the dust in there too? 19 hours ago:
And it can fairly easily carry on the air. So if air flow can get there, so can dust.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
A lot of people in here saying don’t do it because you might change your mind. They never seem to apply that logic the other direction. There’s lots of parents out there that had kids and only then realized they didn’t want the whole deal. And worse for them, society has driven a nauseating culture of parental worship and idolatry. It makes it impossible to come to grips with that realization. Parents are supposed to unconditionally love and champion their child and constantly profess how thankful they are and how gratifying the whole endeavor is. And that’s just with a “normal” child. If you have a kid with a disability or some kind of handicap that makes parenting exponentially harder you still need to profess your thankfulness! You aren’t allowed to not want to be a parent then. That ship has sailed. Anything less than abject subjugation to the identity of being a parent is condemned.
- Comment on Why democrats under Biden administration didn't release Epstein files? 3 weeks ago:
Fucking hell. I didn’t even know that.
- Comment on Why doesn't the Trump administration simply edit the Epstein files and release them? 4 weeks ago:
No no. Abrego Garcia clearly had “MS-13” tattooed on his knuckles. That was no photoshop.
- Comment on Why doesn't the Trump administration simply edit the Epstein files and release them? 4 weeks ago:
Pro-tip. Blame it on the dems. His base would eat that shit up. Doesn’t matter that it makes no sense.
- Comment on What is wrong with being "Black Pilled"? 4 weeks ago:
That’s because that’s how you see the world. It’s hard for you to comprehend someone else not thinking the same way you do.
- Comment on Odds of rolling a 7 with a weighted die 1 month ago:
Added an example
- Comment on Odds of rolling a 7 with a weighted die 1 month ago:
Added an example
- Comment on Odds of rolling a 7 with a weighted die 1 month ago:
That’s if it’s perfectly weighted. If it’s weighted to roll a 6, it might not always land on 6. This would lower the chance of rolling a 7 depending on what the overall probability profile is on the weighted die.
- Comment on There's a noticable influx of trans kids in my job. Are there any topics I should avoid or considerations I should take into account when training them? 2 months ago:
But I’m a hooker
- Comment on Why do people care so much that their friend or family member’s partner is attractive and not just loving? 2 months ago:
I, too, am in a mixed attractiveness relationship. Though I’m on the opposite side as you. All I can say is if my wife was receiving those comments, she did not show it. After all these years I think her family and friends accept me.
But in all seriousness, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If you are happy, then that’s all that matters.
- Comment on What techniques do bad faith users use online to overwhelm other users in online discussion and arguments? 2 months ago:
From my example, the part where they claim to have not made the argument is what I’d consider gaslighting. My understanding of gaslighting is any attempt to make someone question reality. So the reality is they definitely said one thing. When that goes wrong, they claim to have never said it. It’s a tool of someone who manipulates.
- Comment on What techniques do bad faith users use online to overwhelm other users in online discussion and arguments? 2 months ago:
Except literally not the echo chamber. The intent is to get the message to those not yet brainwashed so they don’t end up in an echo chamber. You can still directly and genuinely rebut their dumbassery. That’s not “bad faith”. The fact that I know the idiot won’t be swayed by the truth, doesn’t change the fact it’s the truth. Addressing idiotic points explicitly is not bad faith.
- Comment on What techniques do bad faith users use online to overwhelm other users in online discussion and arguments? 2 months ago:
Then they say they trust parents to make decisions on vaccines when what they mean is they are anti-vax.
Online debate can help in niche situations. It’s not about convincing the person toy are directly opposing. It’s about getting the counter arguments in a bigger forum so less brainwashed people might be able to avoid getting brainwashed.
- Comment on What techniques do bad faith users use online to overwhelm other users in online discussion and arguments? 2 months ago:
Gaslighting could take the form of saying “my political team would never do [the thing].” Their political team subsequently does [the thing]. Then claiming they never said the original statement. Sometimes they’re even so fucking stupid as to leave that comment visible so you can just screenshot it and ask “this you?”
… ask me how I know.
- Comment on Pedestrians Walking on Right or Left? 2 months ago:
My state has a law that you are to walk on the left side of the road. Check whatever level of laws you under?
- Comment on Gave him an offer, then took it away. Thanks PayPal. 2 months ago:
Not sure if there’s specific nuance between an employment contract and an offer letter, but an offer letter is legally binding.
- Comment on Gave him an offer, then took it away. Thanks PayPal. 2 months ago:
I don’t think there are explicit employer/employee federal regulations for that. There could be at the state level. However there are absolutely damages that occurred and a remedy can be pursued. It’s called promissory estoppel. A signed offer letter is a legally binding document. They don’t just get to wiggle out of that legally.
- Comment on How do children address a non-binary parent? 2 months ago:
Nephew/ niece is nibling. Like sibling.
- Comment on I (M32) gained 140lbs in a year from bad choices, almost all in my belly (now 69-inches) due to rare genetics. With my unique proportions, I’ve outgrown most off-the-rack clothing options. Advice? 3 months ago:
To physically lose weight boils down to simple arithmetic. Calories in minus calories out. If that number is positive, you’ll gain weight. If it’s negative you’ll lose weight. Calories out mainly being your exercise. If that is difficult, you need to reduce calories in. It really is that simple.
The problem comes with aspects of health that aren’t physical. You clearly touched on a number of issues that drove you to this spiral. You need to make sure your mental health is in check. Address the mental health issues while you tackle the physical issues.
- Comment on As a US citizen who was born in the UK, how risky is it to leave and reenter the US right now? 3 months ago:
As a citizen you should be safe. Are you white? That makes it a little safer. Probably wouldn’t hurt if you’re attractive and female…
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fuck I hate this timeline
- Comment on How likely is it that Trump will be the first President assassinated since Kennedy? 3 months ago:
All are republican except for the 12th in line which is RFK Jr listed as independent. The list goes to 18.
- Comment on How likely is it that Trump will be the first President assassinated since Kennedy? 3 months ago:
But he also says it stupid like them, in a way that can’t be faked. That’s why they love him. It’s the classic “wanting to hear your opinion in someone else’s voice”. They want to hear their shitty opinions in someone else’s voice. Except because they’re idiots, they get grammar and syntax wrong. Or they ramble through a dozen conspiracy theories in a single run on sentence.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
Intent could matter, if they addressed their actions after the fact. Acknowledging that it looks bad and affirming your position to the contrary is the minimum. He has not done that.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 months ago:
I’d argue some of this depends on how old you are. Hypothetically if you’re very young and there’s a lot of deeper issues between your father and mother, it might not be best to try to explain a lot of that to you. Young kids aren’t going to really grasp the nuance of certain things or shouldn’t be burdened with something like “your mother was horribly abusive to me and also cheating, and I needed a way out as I was emotionally wrecked myself”. That example is a bit extreme to be fair. But from that you might get a sense for when that scenario should be revealed to the child (likely as an adult), or depending on how far reality departs from that example when would be an appropriate time.
Now on the other end of the hypothetical spectrum, if you’re older and your dad was just an asshole cheating for fun, I can see that being a justifiable reason to cut them off (situationally dependent).
Odds are you land somewhere between these. If you don’t have friends or other family to talk to about it, it might behoove you to try and get some professional counseling. And understand that someone else could go through the exact same situation as you and come to a different conclusion and that doesn’t mean either of you are wrong.
- Comment on Am I a bad artist 😂? 5 months ago:
Height matters too. You can have text on the right be “first” but it needs to be obviously higher on the page.
- Comment on Is there a less stinky way to cook broccoli? 5 months ago:
It’s different. You posted elsewhere that broccoli had sulfurophane compounds which contribute to the smell. Sulfur is pretty universally stinky. It’s in the rotten egg smell, skunks, and fireworks. So if sulfur is involved, it will likely have a strong odor. Cilantro is a genetic issue. There’s a gene on the 11th chromosome that allows a small percentage of people to taste the aldehyde components of the plant giving it a soap-like taste to those people.
- Comment on Is there a less stinky way to cook broccoli? 5 months ago:
I took it more of as “broccoli smells good” rather than it doesn’t smell at all. Which I agree with personally. However I’m also not dating op so I’m sure they will give my opinion the appropriate consideration in their decision.
- Comment on Is there a less stinky way to cook broccoli? 5 months ago:
New partner? Nose plugs?