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streamofthesky posted...

like alopecia is freaking cancer

You don't have to downplay a disability to disagree with what Smith did.

MICHALECOLE posted...

Would you fight your wife if your wife made fun of herself

No, self-deprecation is not an issue in that respect.

ReturnOfFa posted...

Is violence a heritable condition? My mom's cousin killed himself and his wife. Everyone has violence in their families. It's on you to break the cycle.

Depends on the condition you're talking about.
Also, it is interesting that the same happened to my mother's uncle.
You're acting like I disagree with you. :-/

ReturnOfFa posted...

also, justifying your own temper and lack of rationale through your parent's is annoying

Mental illnesses. My grandfather had them, and so do my uncles, at least one of my cousins... My siblings are also a bit fucked up though the older two seem to be a bit in denial about it. We have multiple heritable conditions in my family that I am not in the mood to elaborate on. It probably should have occurred to you that my use of the word inherited could be literal.

MICHALECOLE posted...

you when somebody makes a joke about your wife

Lol. It does depend, and I do typically have to already be in a particularly poor state of mind to react that badly, which is a point in my favor compared to some of my family members, unfortunately.

ReturnOfFa posted...

Seeing this and I don't quite get the rationale. Violence over a joke, especially a joke over something like baldness, isn't proportional.
I understand people agreeing with his actions, but I'll agree to disagree. I've

*shrug* You don't have to agree. Like I said, it's different for each person. I can tell you that if I had been in Smith's place, I would not have slapped Rock. I would have had to be dragged off of him. Probably doesn't help that I have relatives with auto-immune diseases, so it's not hard for me to picture.

I have a trigger at specific kinds of behavior which tends to stir up the temper that I inherited from my father. Verbal abuse designed to publicly humiliate, especially if it is directed as someone who is NOT me, sends me into a spitting rage. I think I have mentioned this before, but I once chased off a group of snot-nosed bullies who had surrounded my younger sibling with a shovel, and I'm pretty sure the only reason that I didn't end up in juvie for it was because I didn't succeed in hitting any of them with said shovel, not for lack of trying (it was too heavy, I could barely swing it).

This is not a statement on the ethics of it or anything.

... Everyone has a line, where ribbing becomes bullying, and that line is different for each person. If you're going to ridicule someone, especially for their essential characteristics (their body/mind), you should not be surprised when someone lashes out.

I am not saying that it was justified necessarily, but I think a lot of people would have done the same thing, or worse, in Smith's place.

I was at work, though I wouldn't have watched them anyway, I don't think.

I live in a rural area but I'd be pretty useless and probably die unless other people kept me alive, which they would not.

Wanded posted...

is it only that and nothing else? then why not just call it an anti molestation lesson? seems that would solve everything

... Wanded, jfc you make me sad for the world. I'm completely baffled that I even needed to tell you what I already said.

FYI, children absolutely need to be repeatedly taught about anatomy+puberty+pregnancy, boundaries+consent, STI recognition+prevention+treatment, and emergency contraception and how it works (by delaying ovulation thereby preventing a pregnancy from starting, ftr).

Additionally, talking to kids about wet dreams, making clear that they should use the anatomical language they've learned to tell their parents if they notice something strange, encouraging assertive refusals, and teaching them to look out for others in addition to themselves are all no-brainers.

What specific details you give depends on the age range but by the end of it you should be teaching kids how to be safe in places like bars to protect themselves and others from being drugged, just to name an example off the top of my head.

All of this is designed to make sure that kids grow up to be as safe and well-adjusted with respect to sex and sexuality. It's designed to prevent rape, disease, and unwanted/dangerous pregnancies. If it's high-quality education, it will be thorough enough that when the kids finally grow up and do have sex, if they feel something unusual, they may recognize something doesn't match with what they learned and go to a doctor. There are internal conditions that people can have that can cause dysfunction, but in places with poor sex ed, these often go unrecognized.

Thing is that people assume that adults all know this shit, and they absolutely do not, AND people assume that parents will go on to teach their kids all this stuff that it is just assumed that the parents know (which, as I said, they do not), and they DON'T. My own sister is refusing to talk to her kids about consent because it makes her uncomfortable and the school system we're in is not doing it either, so *I* am having to do it and I am absolutely not qualified to.

You wanna see the sex ed you get torqued out of shape over, Wanded? You wanna see the super scary teacher giving low-level sex ed lessons?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oiv0kIc01Ys

Wanded posted...

you're right, kids should be told that other people touching them between the legs is bad, i don't consider that sex talk

Unfortunately for you, that's exactly what early-stage sex ed is, so maybe you should stop shitting on sex ed if you want kids to actually learn the things it teaches.

I don't go anywhere without a mask. I work with vulnerable adults, I don't have insurance, and I have respiratory issues and a family history of auto-immune diseases.

Adam_Savage posted...

it's also stupid to see people wearing masks but pulled onto their chin or off of their nose

I know a woman who holds her mask off of her face while talking to people and it's insufferable. Like... jfc, woman, that's when you're supposed to wear it the MOST.

Entity13 posted...

Putin and the Oligarchs wanted to keep Ukraine from tapping into its oil, which would have disrupted Russia's economic dependency on the stuff.

Yes. This is also part of the reason they took over Crimea; there's rarely just *one* reason that invasions like this take place but people should always take resources into account because they almost always play a huge factor. They are after the fossil fuel and mineral resources in Ukraine. You don't throw away massive amounts of military resources like this if there isn't a financial payoff at the end, and creeps in the class that Putin and Co belong to will never be satisfied. They want to seize resources and then pontificate about how awesome they are *glances at Russian news article*.

papercup posted...

No, it was always very clear they wanted to rule the country, even the intelligence community said so. Also, wow all those children and pregnant women killed. Top military priorities indeed! And almost half a million civilian Ukrainians abducted and sent to camps in Russia. Nothing to see here.

Also this. Zeus is off his rocker if he actually believes any of the brazen nonsense Russian media has been spewing. Have some respect for yourself, dude, jfc.

I got hired as a COVID-19 screener.

Oof, that's... hmm... I haven't yet played Demon's Souls, Bloodborne, and Elden Ring; I even own two of them but I just haven't been able to really set aside the time for them.
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Maybe... 2 > Sekiro > 1 > 3?

2 does have some obvious issues, but I liked the world a lot more in 2 as well as a lot of the additions it made to the series.

Sekiro I really enjoyed, but it was a bit too rigid with what you could do. I also got stuck? Like... I knew there was a path where I was but I couldn't find it, so my run just sort of... limply ended because I wanted to play other games and I was sick of wasting time looking for a path. I should pick it up again some time since I was enjoying it. Oh well.

1 has a lot of great things going for it but it's also blatantly incomplete in many areas (I CANNOT believe they did not take the time to fix the game up when they remastered it, jfc...) and often annoying to trek through in a lot of spots.

3 was... my issue with 3 was also sort of the narrative core of 3, which was the retreading of things that had already been covered in the series, and unfortunately it just resulted in me being completely uninterested in the game as a result. There was some cool stuff in there, don't get me wrong, but the incessant feeling of retreading ground just made me not want to turn the game on at all. I did complete it, but it weirdly felt like I'd wasted my time playing it. Was odd. It's sort of like... ah, you know the laughing scene from FFX? Yes, I get the intent of the scene. No, that does not mean that I like it more. Get it? Not a bad game, just not for me, I think.

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All this said, I wouldn't be surprised if I would like Bloodborne and Elden Ring the most once I've played them. I just haven't found both the time and energy to devote to any of the ones I haven't yet played.

Lentils are commonly farmed where I live. They're a good filler for soup and if you're a vegetarian or vegan, they can be used as a really good ingredient in a beef alternative, so you can make faux burgers/meatloaf out of them and they actually do a really good job at it (and they're not greasy like meat, so I've met people who are not vegetarians/vegans who use them this way). I've also seen them used in salads, burritos, stuffed into peppers, used in dips, and marinated.

Try out a soup first, and if you like it, maybe a salad or a burrito. If you like to cook, definitely try making a patty or loaf with them; if you can find a good recipe, they can be really nice.

If you hate your switch this much, just give/sell it to someone else.

papercup posted...

They're going to attempt to annex Donbas, and claim that as victory.

Ludicrous even to do that. There is no reason for Ukraine to cede territory after thrashing Russia like this.

Hmm... probably a curry or maybe spicy broccoli peanut noodles? I'm not a huge spice fan, but a little is good. I just don't like it when it starts overpowering everything else in the dish.

Ideally? With my fist around my murderer's heart. Fucker.

Revelation34 posted...

No there isn't. Abortion is not mentioned at all in any religious text simply because the word of term did not exist in biblical times.

... They also don't use the words "gay" or "homosexual" but most people have no problem admitting that the concepts are there.

Wanded posted...

If you don't teach children basic terminology and that people should not touch you and what to do if someone does, children will not have the vocabulary to tell their trusted adults when they've been assaulted. They won't even know what's happened to them or that it was wrong. :-/

Was I the only one to recommend playing the SNES games before playing more of the later games? XD

One of the reasons why is that a lot of the games make references to earlier titles and also do variations of existing mechanics in those games. The NES/SNES games tend to be faster plays than the later games, too.

Unbridled9 posted...

Barring situations where there's legitimate health concerns, I don't see it as medical care.

Then you don't know anything about medical care and you should know better than to chime in on this subject.

It seems to me that post is just highlighting negative aspects of pregnancy and then using that as justification for a procedure simply because there are negative aspects.

Yes. Like all health care. Because this is a matter of health care and medical bodily autonomy that our laws literally give more respect to corpses to than living pregnant people.

Edit: Also, let's be honest here. No one here's going to be moved from their position. I don't believe abortion should be permitted except in instances where there are serious medical issues (such as situations where a mothers life is at risk) as I value the unborn

Lol, no you don't. You aren't affording "the unborn" any rights other than ones that give them superseding rights over the people carrying them to term, which is not how rights work. The State does not force living people to give their blood and spare organs to sustain the lives of others (and those come with fewer side-effects and risks). The State does not even force corpses to give their bodies to sustain the life of others (no side-effects and risks). You want to make a blatantly bigoted exception in the law.

Unbridled9 posted...

I don't recall saying I thought they shouldn't have access to medical care.

Abortion is medical care, as is health care related to preventing maternal mortality in general, as I would have thought my earlier posts in this topic would have demonstrated.

Gaawa_chan posted...

... I was thinking about this post and it occurred to me that I think a lot of people don't know much about pregnancy if they think this isn't valid for more than one reason. Putting aside the fact that it can kill the person in question, pregnancy/birth often permanently alters/maims the body:
It can increase risk of diabetes, stroke, and heart disease.
Chest (duh)
Skeleton (beyond the obvious change in hips, pregnancy seems to degrade teeth... I'd assume it's because the body is redirecting nutrients to the fetus? Not sure)
The sheer weight can impact blood flow to lower parts of the body, causing long-term issues with the circulatory system.
Foot size and shape, oddly.
Skin, both color and elasticity.
Musculature
Bladder (this one's fun :-/)
It can tear the flesh between the V and A.
Scarring caused by pregnancy/birth/c-sections can result in permanent chronic pain (If birth is not going well, it's not uncommon to have to cut the body mid-birth)

Just worth pointing out. This is why I compared forcing pregnancy/birth to forcing an organ donation. Even in the best case scenario, you're forcing someone to permanently alter their health to sustain someone else on pain of State violence.

If you're trying to argue against abortion, you're failing. All you're doing is further illustrating the point that poc deserve MORE access to health care, not less.

Demanding that all people have access to medical care is not race-based genocide. What a stupid argument.

JixHedgehog posted...

Versus the 19 during the George Floyd riots alone https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/06/08/14-days-of-protests-19-dead/

Yes, law enforcement is far more comfortable gunning down minorities and people with disabilities fighting for civil rights. In other news, water is wet.

The solution to this is not to advocate for the gunning down of more dumbfuck Q-anoners. It's to condemn the gunning down of other groups.

SunWuKung420 posted...

The vaccinated were spreaders also.

... I'm aware. Would you mind telling me why you think a COVID-19 screener needs to be educated on how COVID-19 spreads?

UT1999 posted...

you wear the kn95 ones?

No, paper masks are provided for me, but I probably should. It helps that I'm a social recluse; I don't go out much except to work or get things I need. I also keep sanitizing stuff at home and in the car, and have increased the rate at which I shower and do laundry in order to minimize droplet exposure. I also avoid eating/drinking at work as much as possible for good measure.

The precautions in and of themselves don't really bother me, but I do have severe allergies so the mask is indirectly a bit of a pain if my allergy meds aren't doing their job sufficiently. We've had 2 outbreaks at work since the pandemic began, and while the first one went okay, the second one killed five people. It was caused by an unvaccinated visitor who took off their mask while in someone's room. :-/

hypnox posted...

Why didn't they just open fire on them? They were, as a group, attacking a government building, an important one at that.

They did shoot some people, but it absolutely would have been a mistake to just spray the crowd with bullets for multiple reasons, not the least of which was that it was clearly unnecessary. That said, I do think they would have been justified if they had been more aggressive in in dealing with the aggressors, especially compared to some of the violence enacted during certain protests in the past and knowing in hindsight that several people in the crowd were very violent.

Yes. I work around vulnerable adults, so I wear a mask because I could easily get people around me killed if I contracted and spread the virus. I also don't have insurance, so I might be in deep shit if I contracted it.

MrMelodramatic posted...

END OF PART 2
lmao is disc 3 just the final battle

From what I understand, a large amount of PS1 disc space is taken up by FMVs.

Relevant. This went viral elsewhere:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Z9yacOvf4

Honestly, I'm surprised we don't get articles like this more often. It's very common.

Veganism is a good way to help you regulate your health, tbh. It's gotten easier and easier over the years, too.
I think people are way too pissy about it sometimes (both ways, frankly), but it's hardly a bad thing.

Gaawa_chan posted...

Pro-choice. People are not legally obligated to sustain the life of others at their own bodily expense.

... I was thinking about this post and it occurred to me that I think a lot of people don't know much about pregnancy if they think this isn't valid for more than one reason. Putting aside the fact that it can kill the person in question, pregnancy/birth often permanently alters/maims the body:
It can increase risk of diabetes, stroke, and heart disease.
Chest (duh)
Skeleton (beyond the obvious change in hips, pregnancy seems to degrade teeth... I'd assume it's because the body is redirecting nutrients to the fetus? Not sure)
The sheer weight can impact blood flow to lower parts of the body, causing long-term issues with the circulatory system.
Foot size and shape, oddly.
Skin, both color and elasticity.
Musculature
Bladder (this one's fun :-/)
It can tear the flesh between the V and A.
Scarring caused by pregnancy/birth/c-sections can result in permanent chronic pain (If birth is not going well, it's not uncommon to have to cut the body mid-birth)

Just worth pointing out. This is why I compared forcing pregnancy/birth to forcing an organ donation. Even in the best case scenario, you're forcing someone to permanently alter their health to sustain someone else on pain of State violence.

Amerzone: The Explorers Legacy
Beholder 2
Shadows: Awakening
Smoke and Sacrifice
Supraland
Vambrace: Cold Soul
Virgo Versus The Zodiac

Ty, Delta.

It's good, though it's a bit different from the original and it's in early access on the Epic store.

It does have some issues, but so did the original when it was first being developed, obviously. I think that Red Hook has proven that they're good at refining a game in Early Access, and I think DD2 has good bones, so I am fairly confident it will turn out solid.

I think I'll always like the first game more, though.

ReturnOfFa posted...

abrahamic man - *holds up fetus*
'what's this then, hmmm???'
abrahamic woman - 'It's a...it's a...miracle??'

Lol, you're not far off:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordeal_of_the_bitter_water

ReturnOfFa posted...

abortion happened on equivalent levels in all cultures regardless of whether or not it was considered morally permissible

What's odd to me is that there are references to abortion in Abrahamic texts... teaching people to use abortion as a test to see if a woman is cheating on her husband. :-/

Does Wanded have a humiliation kink or something? Good lord...

pionear posted...

While vaccinated, BTW...

Vaccines are immune system training dummies, basically. This means that they reduce the severity of a given disease, and also reduce its ability to spread to other people through you because your immune system is better able to suppress the attack.

Maybe look up some stuff about how the immune system functions, since you don't seem to know much about it and it really doesn't take very long to learn the basics. Plus, it's pretty cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBkVCpbNnkU&list=PLFs4vir_WsTyY31efyHdmtp9l7DpR0Wvi&index=20

Congrats.

MrMelodramatic posted...

neat, thanks!

This is my first FF. when I finish VII, are there any others that I should maybe get into (preferably legally available either on Switch or able to run on a non-gaming computer)? Is watching Advent Children and reading up on the plot of the other games worth doing, or does the story just get increasingly convoluted and bad a la kingdom hearts lmao

Sure. Personally when I play a series I like to go as far back as possible, but the NES games are not really a priority imo, so maybe try out the super Nintendo ones? 4, 5, 6? Those three do pretty much everything the NES games do but better, and 4 is a quick game to bust through.

If you do play 4, know that there are 2 versions. I like both, but most people seem to like the 2d version the most.

However, if you don't wanna do things like that, 6 and 10 are probably the most highly regarded after 7.

Like... would Superman be an isekai by these standards?

Eh, I don't know that it counts if you go at such a young age that you don't really remember your original home.

DeltaBladeX posted...

Sent you the key then?
@Gaawa_chan

Woah. That is very kind @DeItaBIadeX

I never played that series but I remember hearing good things about it.

Revelation34 posted...

Damn that would be a shitload of playtime since my cat eats whenever she wants to.

Well, even if I didn't want to have designated feed times, one of my cats has hypothyroidism and one of them has hyperthyroidism, so... their food intake needs to be manually managed. Since cats are obligate carnivores and play replicates hunting, it's healthy for them to engage in play, then be fed.
... I didn't mean to take over this topic btw. Your cat is cute, Adam.