Let’s pair it with proper sex ed. Destigmatise sex work, break the taboos, but also teach people what is and isn’t okay or healthy, how arousal works for different sexes and why their dick isn’t God’s gift to womankind.

I did a sting writing tests for a team that previously had none. Fun times, the things that were uncovered that day…

How solid is the unit test coverage? What about regression tests? If you get new bugs creeping in all the time, your bug-catchers aren’t doing their job

When half my concentration in a given conversation goes to behaving “properly” (trying not to fidget, maintaining a hopefully appropriate amount of relaxed eye contact without staring, appearing attentive but relaxed), half goes to figuring out whether, how, when and what to contribute and I also have to listen and process the words because I occasionally struggle with understanding spoken language… yeah, sure, I may seem normal, but something somewhere is gonna drop off the radar.

Whether I say something appropriate or hit the right timing to chime in without either interrupting or being too late becomes (even more of) a gamble, which stresses me out and causes anxiety, further taking away focus and composure. Alternatively, I become quiet and feel more like an observer on the sidelines than a part of the conversation, isolated by my own struggles. Or I blunder and say something wrong and retreat to that isolation in shame. Or I don’t really hear what you’re saying, lose track of the conversation, am caught off-guard by the odd question cast my way, or simply retreat from trying to contribute because I don’t even know what we’re talking about, back into the same isolation.

I’m a chatty person. But I’m scared to chat with most people. Doing so leaves me either mentally or emotionally drained and upset. I hide away, retreat to the internet where I can better regulate my participation, make excuses not to attend company events, let social contacts slip away because maintaining them is too much stress, struggle to make doctor’s appointments or call for a med refill…

If you think I seem normal - thanks for the compliment, I worked really hard on that facade. I’m glad it’s working.

But inside, I die a little each time.

That’s an awful idea and you are an awful person for suggesting it.

…and I am an awful person for considering the idea

Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

In this case, the law being freedom of speech, the protection being to say what they want and the binding being to prohibit others from curtailing that. Naturally, the push for inclusive language is part of a movement to curtail that freedom and needs to be reversed and pushed back against.

Well, you have no choice but to acknowledge it. I’m perfectly capable of pretending it doesn’t exist because it doesn’t negatively affect me.

(That’s sarcasm, if it wasn’t clear. I hate that there are people genuinely living by that maxim.)

And if I don’t know the song at all?

I understand. I assume you paid them well for fair work hours under good conditions, provided for all the safety precautions, worker’s compensation, proper healthcare and all the good things a decent employer would do? Paid taxes on your income to fund the infrastructure you’re using?

In that case, yes, you’re a good samaritan and got shafted by an unfair system.

Doesn’t change the fact that scientific data suggests all those Covid measures had some impact, but I’ll take back my cheap labor comment then.

Actually, compared to the US at least, we do get decent comp. I believe the meme spawned from that one incident was more along the lines “We want Pizza Parties” because we’ve got the rest already.

I once tried Red Bull Cola.

I am very flexible when it comes to Cola. I have my strong preference, but I’ll drink other brands to when offered, with one notable exception: You’d have to pay me to drink Red Bull Cola again. They should’ve stuck to Energy Drinks. All their pretty flavours are nice, but that one product is an crime against my tastebuds.

all not of legal status

Ah, you used cheap labour from undocumented workers and it came back to bite you? There goes my sympathy.

As for the science, there are studies to suggest measures like shelter-in-place had an impact, and the fact that literally every form of mask reduces risk of transmission at least slightly has been established long before the nature of viral infections was understood. You could easily find these things online or through a university library, given how scientifically versed you are. But I suspect you’d cherry-pick the ones you like anyway, so why bother?

gets shown some facts about masks and propaganda

“I am person that likes to think for myself and actually look at facts not propaganda”

That aside, the way small businesses were left hanging was definitely a political failure. I don’t know what business you have or why you had to fire people, but I’ll happily blame a lack of compensation for businesses that can’t operate.

Rich people spend much more money than I do and yet they’re fine, so clearly the spending of the money isn’t actually the problem.

I’m going to go ahead and appropriate that for liberal use. “Used liberally”, that is, not “used for Liberal politics”.

Schau, Mama, ich bin im Feddit!

Ich steh auf elektronische Ohrenzerstörung, herzlichen Dank für die Horizonterweiterung

Was zum Fick ist Gabber, und warum geht es so hart? Eigentlich nicht so ganz meine Ecke, aber mit hart verzerrten Gitarren stell ich mir das echt geil vor. Gibt es Gabbermetall schon?

Oooh, I missed that. Nice!

hehe funny sex number

(69 Flatpaks)

At every school, university or company cafeteria I’ve been to, I’ve seen vegan options. I’ve heard second-hand stories from acquaintances in small companies where they were the only vegan, and there was still some accommodation.

How ass-backwards do they have to be to deny even that?