oatscoop

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[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

I have far fewer fucks to give about the "impact" of my boycotts than I have for my integrity.

I refuse to give my money to fascists if it's at all avoidable. I will inconvenience myself and pay more for alternatives, or forego things completely if I can't make a compelling argument for having them.

I have yet to hear such an argument for a streaming service.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I had a math teacher in highschool that allowed us make a "cheat sheet" during tests -- it had to be hand written on an index card. I discovered that if I actually made a "cheat sheet" I rarely needed to look at it. It's the same for hand-written lists when I'm shopping.

For a lot of people there's something about actually writing information down (by hand) the makes it "stick" better in memory.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I did something insane: I actually read the article.

The students interviewed used pen and paper because they lack the tempting distractions a laptop/tablet/phone has. One states they feel they "use their brain more" when using a pen and paper. They also mention using a computer to write the final version of an essay for submission, but do most of the work on pen and paper first for the aforementioned reasons.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

The difference in "ability to avoid serious injury or death in a crash" between an 80s and modern car is the hangup for me. Particularly in a country where I have to share the road with comically huge pickups and SUVs.

As a cool weekend "drive around a bit" car: sure. But not as a daily driver.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

They also fall apart, frequently suffer major breakdowns, and are deathtraps

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago

As long as you're not being a shitbag: who the fuck cares? Some people don't like hookups, some do -- and it can change depending on circumstances and what phase or like one is at.

Every day I become more convinced a lot of people get stuck at "teenager" when it comes to sex and relationships. It's not hard: don't be an asshole, don't hurt people, and do what makes you happy.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 24 points 1 week ago (5 children)

physicists

psychics

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

You're thinking of denatured alcohol, AKA methylated spirits.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'm in fire/EMS and we had some with a smell that is best described as "college drinking party".

Like the adult professionals we are: we'd trick our coworkers into using it before we walked into someone's house. We stopped when someone complained we were clearly drinking on the job.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

anti-white racism

I'd call what you linked to "deranged, but fascinating."

It's charming mix of "freshman humanities student" and "2012 tumblr".

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Illinois would like to join your federation.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
  • giving files to a friend and not caring if you get the drive back
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