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glennsills

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Software developer. Father. Old Guy. I am mostly here to consume interesting content rather than create it.

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georgetakei, to random

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glennsills,
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@georgetakei It is weird the way it has turned out. As Lyndon Johnson said, it was the Voting Rights Act. Democrats lost southern voters (who had been Democrats) and the Republicans decided to cater to them.

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There's genuine confusion about why the Christian right wants to ban IVF.

"Don't they want women to be mothers?" folks ask.

No. They want women to be second class. Forced childbirth is one weapon. But so is denying motherhood to others. My explainer.

https://www.salon.com/2024/02/23/alabamas-targeting-of-ivf-is-the-christian-rights-attempt-to-control-motherhood-and-theocracy/

glennsills,
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@AmandaMarcotte This article doesn't talk about the Catholic position on IVF. The Catholic position is that IVF is immoral because is fertilizes the egg in an "unnatural" way. It removes one of the purposes for marriage. I think that Catholic influence on the "right-to-life" movement is showing up in this Alabama ruling.

malwaretech, to random

We haven't done any layoffs, we just happened to relocate our office to the worst state in the US, resulting in many of our employees leaving.

glennsills,
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@malwaretech I thought the same thing. Smooth move Apple. No one will notice.

StillIRise1963, to random
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"And now, Republicans are saying that if they retake the White House they will change the Medicare rules so that people newly turning 65 will enroll by default into Medicare Advantage rather than real, traditional Medicare, further enhancing the profits of these massive, billion-dollar insurance giants while rapidly killing off real, traditional Medicare."

https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/medicare-advantage-2667187728/

glennsills,
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@StillIRise1963 Of course. Once a consensus has formed that Medicare Advantage is a bad deal, the GOP wants to require it for all.

RickiTarr, to random
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Something I've noticed a lot lately, is that especially Boomer women, but honestly, women in general, don't seem to ask for what they want or need in a direct way. I notice this a lot with my Mom and her friends. Instead of just asking for what they need directly they tell a story, to ask in a roundabout way. For instance, my Mom needed help this morning, and Instead of just saying, "Hey, I dropped my remote, can you pick it up for me?" She tells a one minute story about what happened, no ask, and eventually I get the point, and then suggest that I come pick it up. Or if one of her friends wants to do something like have a birthday party for a friend, they don't say "We should have a party!" They say, It's Sarah's Birthday coming up, you know she likes surprises, what does everyone think we should do?"

I often wonder if this is why older people think younger women are rude and demanding, because younger people often just ask for what they want and need in a more direct way. But also it's probably just straight up sexism, because men are supposed to make decisions, and women are supposed to make suggestions.

What do you all think? Is this just me? Have you experienced something similar?

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@Tattooed_mummy @RickiTarr This is true. I must say that I often wish my wife would be "more pushy and bossy" in a proactive way rather than being disappointed after the fact. She often delegates the "where do we want to go out to eat" questions to me, when I don't care but she has something in mind.

RickiTarr, to random
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It's so weird that we are all supposed to be ashamed for burping and farting. I deeply apologize to everyone for keeping my body from literally exploding, so uncouth.

glennsills,
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@RickiTarr Reminds me of hiking up a mountain behind a group of 3 women once. The woman farted, apparently silently, but immediately turned around and said, "watch out, I farted". Her friends seemed bemused, and she said, "Well I warned you, that's the best I can do.".

cstross, to random
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It's almost like the hereditary aristocracy never went away, they just rebranded and retitled themselves as "billionaires" and "nepo babies".
https://mastodon.scot/@LordWoolamaloo/112215348092487717

glennsills,
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@cstross Yes, this is human nature plus arithmetic. Eliminating this requires that society apply a constant force.

RickiTarr, to random
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Okay, this might sound weird, but this is what I'm thinking of today. I'm assuming most of you know the idiom, "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." I know it's about looking at the horse's teeth to check it's age and health, but in my heart I have an alternate history where it's about The Trojan Horse, which doesn't really even make much sense, but it's still living there rent free.

So, does anyone else do this, make up alternate histories for words or phrases? If you do, I'd love examples!

glennsills,
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@DemocracySpot @RickiTarr She meant a male cow which I know is not a cow but a bull but COME ON MAN this is a Southern expression it isn't supposed to be logically correct. If it was it wouldn't be an old-timey Southern expression!

RickiTarr, to random
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The Epaulette shark is only about 9 million years old as a species, making it the most recent branch in the shark family. And it is slowly but surely evolving into a land animal!

You will have to choose your side!

HELP THEM! “We' missed you, pal!” “Their filthy Water" "If you see a Horrid Beast evolving, welcome them home.

glennsills,
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@RickiTarr Ah come on man! If this becomes common knowledge, I won't be able to get away from Republicans demanding that we build a wall at the border between the land and the sea. Before you used your God given freedom of speech, think of all the harm you might be causing.

Sheril, to random
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Dogs are the best.

glennsills,
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@Sheril Yeah, for sure. R.I.P. Charlie. I miss you little buddy. Bark at some angels for me.

18+ RickiTarr, to random
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This looks like a horror movie.

glennsills,
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@airwhale @RickiTarr @purplepadma This is somehow less scary. Weird. Thanks Terry Pratchett!

RickiTarr, to random
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How much alone time vs socializing do you need?

For me there are a few people who are usually equalizing, and I can just be around them, so I won't count that. But generally, I find about 3 times a week, I'm game for socializing. A day in between to rest is usually nice, but the larger the gathering or if we go somewhere particularly noisy or I'm meeting new people that involves more effort, and my social battery empties sooner. I'm very curious where everyone else falls on this!

glennsills,
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@RickiTarr Normally, outside my family, 0 mins. But recently I was walking, and a woman pointed at my T-shirt and yelled "Dublin" (that was on the T-Shirt). She was an Irish expat from Belfast who told me her life story - about 30 minutes. We went on our way crossed paths again and she explained that she was a recovering fentanyl addict who had nearly died of an overdose. I think she needed to talk to a stranger. I'm trying to socialize more often now.

jasongorman, to random
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I watch dev teams every week wrestling with major downstream consequences of not taking enough care over their work, and then I hear managers warning them "Beware of taking too much care!", and I wonder if they and I are perhaps living in different universes.

glennsills,
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@jasongorman Every time I hear, "we can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good", I think "we are letting absolute crap overwhelm the acceptable".

RickiTarr, to random
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Add in Eww you shouldn't take those pills, you just need to try this diet I'm doing, and exercise the way I do, and you got the whole ableism crew:

glennsills,
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@RickiTarr I got the device to help me put my socks on just before I got both of my hips replaced. It's lovely!

Gogs, to random
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[Youth Pastor voice] You know who else didn’t like a crosspost?

glennsills,
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@Gogs Could it be - Satan!

glynmoody, to random
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Predictive blood test hailed as ‘incredibly exciting’ breakthrough - https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/02/predictive-blood-test-hailed-as-incredibly-exciting-breast-cancer-breakthrough "The test detects minuscule amounts of in the bloodstream" presumably one day all cancers will be detected like this...

glennsills,
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@glynmoody This sounds great, but I suspect it will be like prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests. It sounds great, but the test has many false positives. Nothing ruins your day like an unnecessary prostate biopsy. It's like someone sticking a staple gun up your ass and going to town. In the US, urology practices treat this test as a profit center.

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futurebird, to random
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Cataglyphis lutea (UAE and parts of India) is a desert dwelling ant, the photos of this ant on iNaturalist caught my eye, since, like Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus (the Spider Ant of Australia), this these little ants fold their gasters over their mesonoma.

Very little is known about Cataglyphis lutea, shockingly little. I can't even find a mention of gaster folding in any of the brief descriptions of this ant.

This is why descriptions are not enough. 1/

(photos by Jonghyn Park and TimL)

A black ant with a red head and black dot eyes clamors over a rock on remarkably long legs. The antennae and legs are very long and evenly spread giving the impression of a spider (hence the common name) The gaster is folded over the mesonoma.

glennsills,
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@albertcardona @futurebird My physical therapist has prescribed all sorts of exercises designed to elevate my keister. Is it the same as a gaster? What is a gaster?

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glennsills,
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@keithmorrisnm This is the only cartoon that could ever be worthy of that song.

RickiTarr, to random
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Okay without looking it up, if you meet an Italian guy named Sal, what is his full name?

glennsills,
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@RickiTarr Sausalito Slim

glennsills, to random
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International traveler. Going from Florida to Scotland.

dgar, to random
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Just finished reading The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

I love a hero with a twisted back story.

glennsills,
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@dgar You are definitely on a dad joke roll this morning.

glennsills, to random
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So, @futurebird, I was listening to NPR, and they were talking about people trafficking in exotic ants? Is this really a thing?

futurebird, to random
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I bought some pink sand for my ants but it’s strangely hydrophobic? It is very fine sand and it will become saturated if stirred vigorously - but why does it trap air like this? isn’t this odd?

Piles of sparkling pink sand retains air at the bottom of the glass.
another view of strange sand.

glennsills,
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@futurebird Is it microplastic instead of sand?

futurebird, to random
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SI Base Units in order of how well I understand them intuitively:

mol mole amount
m meter length
cd candela brightness
K kelvin temperature
s second time
kg kilogram mass
A ampere electric current

I think most people would have ampere last (provided you remember what moles and candles are... neither are that hard to understand.)

kg is low on the list due to the issue of "weight"

What order would you place the base units in? Which unit do you need to spend more quality time understanding?

glennsills,
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@futurebird @mensrea The ones down here in Florida look like. My dog knows they are there, is very frustrated by it, but doesn't know enough to dig. He just sniffs in circles.

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