Wolf314159

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[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 3 points 3 hours ago

Similar to when you "drop the dime" on someone, i.e. using a dime to call the cops on a payphone. Although in my lifetime, I don't think I've heard anyone but Bradley Nowell use that phrase.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 3 points 3 hours ago

My parents, grandparents, and maybe my great grandparents used gas. All my other ancestors used wood. I cook with the power of science on my induction range because I'd rather not drown in carcinogens in my own home for the sake of boiling a pot of water and I'm not a fucking troglodyte.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Hold the pan with the left hand (handle on the left) and do the precise work (moving and flipping stuff) with the right hand. Why would a left handed person prefer the left burner?

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 1 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Mostly because induction stove tops, except at the most expensive price point, don't have knobs, only touch panels. Also, they usually turn themselves off if they don't detect something they can induce a current in. But really though, despite the lack of knobs, I love my induction range and would never willingly go back to conventional or gas for my kitchen.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Definitely lots of misunderstanding going around. The meme makes no mention of thrust nozzles, that's just crazy dumb for any kind of flying car that would be landing anywhere with people and a clear indication this is all just vaporware at best or fraud. Regardless the person I was replying to was specifically referring to helicopters only, and so was my comment and people are in no danger of getting squished by an overhead helicopter (unless it lands on them).

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 2 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

Apples to oranges comparison. Look into how helicopters generate lift, you seem to be misunderstanding the physics of the situation.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 4 points 21 hours ago (5 children)

Because everybody knows to dive out of the path of overhead helicopters lest they be crushed.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 2 points 2 days ago

Most of the US standard units these days are defined in terms of metric units. But lots of individual laws and regulations from the federal down to the state, county, and municipal level are still worded in terms of those US standard units. This means that ultimately the U.S. is already using the metric system in actual fact, while the US standard units are used in name only. For example, the U.S. Standard foot is common throughout the country to define the boundaries of real property (land), but since 1959 1 foot has been defined as equaling 0.3048 meter exactly. The US foot is set to be replaced soon with the international foot, similarly defined by the meter, when the National Geodetic Service finalizes it's new datums and state plane coordinate systems.

Point is, the US is already using the metric system, with a heavy accent.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Empathy begins with relating to others experiences by comparison. I did not intend to minimize or be dismissive of your experience in the way your reply to me was. They are two sides of an unfairly balanced coin. Most men are never going to be able to really empathize with high heels and make-up, but they can understand being stuffed into uncomfortable and impractical clothes. We should be able to commiserate and relate without being dismissive and hostile.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 8 points 4 days ago (5 children)

It's interesting how the situation flips somewhat for men in adulthood. In most white collar office jobs it is totally unacceptable for anyone to wear shorts, flip flops, and tank tops. However, women are allowed or encouraged to wear skirts, strappy shoes, and sleeveless blouses. In hotter climates, I've known a few men that have seriously considered wearing skirts because pants are so uncomfortable, but the social stigma is just too much. Of course, those men still wouldn't be pressured to wear make-up daily too. I have no idea how men can wear an entire suit, especially a jacket, in subtropical and tropical climates. Thankfully I work in a field that does not pressure women away from wearing pants, but again pants suck in the subtropics. Plus, women's business casual pants are almost a completely different thing than men's pants with regards to fitting closely and being made of thin to nearly sheer materials.

I hope this doesn't feel like sealioning, more that I feel like men need to be shown how the patriarchy is bad for everybody. Blue collar dress codes are at least mostly centered around safety. While it seems white collar dress codes are mostly about "professionalism", which is mostly just code for gender norms, misogyny, and patriarchy.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 3 points 4 days ago

We need to drop the idea that filling every moment of our waking life with chatter, TV, music, media, etc. is typical or even healthy.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 6 points 5 days ago

This is something that has actually happened to multiple children though.

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