The international chess federation known as FIDE has published new rules that state that a person whose "gender was changed from a male to a female the player has no right to participate in official FIDE events for women until further FIDE’s decision is made"....
Of course they are, the pieces are super manly in the men’s games. Made of concrete for extra ruggedness and painted manly colors, nothing bright or cheerful as far as the eye could see. And the chairs they sit in are also super manly no comfort at all. All played on a manly tactical chessboard. /S
Seriously though this whole decision just screams “cruelty is the point” and no concept of equality.
But also a factor (for those that know) is that companies will pay for their ads to run to specific demographics of people based on the data that a advertising platform (Twitter, YouTube, Tinder, Facebook, etc) has gathered to determine specific things about you as a person.
It’s the whole concept behind targeted ads. You pay for eyes that will see it and are more likely to purchase your products due to that demographic data. Or at the very least, view your website for traffic that can be used to harvest more data about you so that it can be sold to other companies.
As someone who grew up in rural Washington on the threshold of populated Washington, yeah shit gets pretty fucked really quick in those rural areas.
It was a really religious area as well so that really didn’t help. The local religious people have a strong belief in having as many children as possible as soon as possible. The running non-joke (because it’s common) about it is the first kid to turn 16 drives the 3rd van.
Personally I think it’s more related to the current recent climate stuff and the failure of the G20 summit to come to an agreement on the climate crisis.
Microsoft are looking at putting datacenters under the ocean, which sounds like a really good idea to cool them but I can’t help but think a couple decades from now it’s going to start causing us problems
So Elon gutted Twitter, and people jumped ship to Mastodon. Now spez did... you know... and we're on Lemmy and Kbin. Can we have a YouTube to PeerTube exodus next? With the whole ad-pocalypse over there, seems like Google is itching for it.
You ever just feel “off” for a few days, low interest, low energy, lack of motivation, poor sleep, eating WAY too much, and have it take you a good 3 - 4 days before picking up on the obvious fact that depression has decided to move in again?
For me it's usually during the winter time that it kicks in. I don't pick up on it for a few days but making sure that I get outside can usually stave it off for awhile until I have to bust out my bright AF lamp for my morning coffee.
That shits so bright it hurts
But hey, at least it keeps the darkness at bay.
Getting like 5k+ steps of engaged walking per day helps me a lot
I haven't been on here as much as normal as I've had a busy week(for me). How is everyone? Anything cool happen?Anything to get off your chest? Or Just shoot the breeze
Starfield install size reveal; it is now preload (www.gamescensor.com)
Star Trek Gave Us a Utopian Vision of an Egalitarian, Postcapitalist Future (jacobin.com)
What it was like checking Facebook after my relatives found out I was queer [Meme] (files.catbox.moe)
If it wasn’t clear I’m the tank in this gif, they’re the ones throwing stuff....
International chess federation FIDE: a trans woman "has no right to participate in official FIDE events for women" (doc.fide.com)
The international chess federation known as FIDE has published new rules that state that a person whose "gender was changed from a male to a female the player has no right to participate in official FIDE events for women until further FIDE’s decision is made"....
Two brands suspend advertising on X after their ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content (www.cnn.com)
What a newsroom police raid teaches us about encrypting our devices (freedom.press)
Summary...
how's your week going, Beehaw
we’re so back (but i will be making a separate post for my circumstances)
"Wind and solar power pollute the Earth and make life miserable:" DeSantis's Florida Approves Climate-Denial Videos in Schools (www.scientificamerican.com)
What’s going on with the reports of a room-temperature superconductor? (arstechnica.com)
Best explainer I’ve seen so far on where LK-99 is at.
Who else foresees environmental problems with this later down the line? (news.microsoft.com)
Microsoft are looking at putting datacenters under the ocean, which sounds like a really good idea to cool them but I can’t help but think a couple decades from now it’s going to start causing us problems
Vaush talking to The Vanguard guys (www.youtube.com)
Polling shows that knowing a trans person decreases transphobia (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Credit hurdles for transgender and nonbinary people could be cleared under proposed bill (19thnews.org)
‘Miracle material’ Perovskite solar panels to finally enter production, 50% cheaper to produce (www.independent.co.uk)
YouTube --> PeerTube Next?
So Elon gutted Twitter, and people jumped ship to Mastodon. Now spez did... you know... and we're on Lemmy and Kbin. Can we have a YouTube to PeerTube exodus next? With the whole ad-pocalypse over there, seems like Google is itching for it.
"Inflation" rule (beehaw.org)
rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Weary Willy Rule (beehaw.org)
It’s like this, sometimes
You ever just feel “off” for a few days, low interest, low energy, lack of motivation, poor sleep, eating WAY too much, and have it take you a good 3 - 4 days before picking up on the obvious fact that depression has decided to move in again?
how was everyone's week?
I haven't been on here as much as normal as I've had a busy week(for me). How is everyone? Anything cool happen?Anything to get off your chest? Or Just shoot the breeze
WaDNR Rule (beehaw.org)
WaDNR Rule (beehaw.org)