I don’t know but, if he was, it would be good to phrase it as an affirmation with maybe a reason or a source. If he wasn’t, we are here “just asking questions” and maybe perpetuating a smear.
In inpatient psychiatry I tell my coworkers “I hope your shift is mind-numbingly boring” or something similar (keyword being boring) because in my line of work, interesting (usually) = bad....
It was a huge thing for me when it was released, due to my discovering queer activism around the time; and I think it was a huge thing, culturally speaking, for many queer people in many countries....
For me The Name of the Rose is a real masterpiece. I enjoyed The Prague Cemetery as much as Foucault’s Pendulum but I’d personally put Baudolino before those two.
Edit: this was a reply for @ThisIsNotHim, for some reason I keep pressing the wrong reply arrow on the Voyager app.
To be honest it isn’t my benchmark, I was just adding that to the context in the same way I could have added any other differential circumstance: my point is that it’s more complicated than what the article says.
And that it’s probably less about “someone think about the baristas” and more about the benefits, but that’s another story.
Things are becoming more depressing every day and I can’t afford for professionals and don’t want to jump to the last resort or drugs. Is there a medicine that can make me happy if I take it in proper doses and does not require a doctor’s prescription?
I’m currently trying to get better at reading and am doing that by accumulating a library of public domain books, since they’re free and easily available....
If you are into the command line, pass is also neat. You can even have your keys in a git repo and access it with a FOSS Android app (requires some dedication to set it up). It’s very useful to feed passwords to scripts without hardcoding them in the source.
Of the inclusivity approaches the Spanish language has, the -e ending is the least used and promoted, others being duplication (ciudadanas y ciudadanos) or paraphrasis (ciudadanía).
I used PhoneTrack for NextCloud + the f-droid app long ago. I remember setting it up as a bit painful, but maybe it has improved. Judging by the screenshots it uses OSM.
It’s has practically become that by definition because the far right successfully appropriated the skinhead aesthetics. Or almost. Look into the SHARP.
Investors with questions: how a ‘clean food’ farm scheme born of Covid vaccine fears descended into rancour (www.theguardian.com)
Alien | The birth and curious death of HR Giger’s Space Jockey (filmstories.co.uk)
Bite me ! (jlai.lu)
I think I broke a HuggingFace chat with Nous (hf.co)
I just told it to...
What's your best unconventional "blessing" like when people tell an actor "break a leg!"
In inpatient psychiatry I tell my coworkers “I hope your shift is mind-numbingly boring” or something similar (keyword being boring) because in my line of work, interesting (usually) = bad....
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, is 30 years old
It was a huge thing for me when it was released, due to my discovering queer activism around the time; and I think it was a huge thing, culturally speaking, for many queer people in many countries....
Cheese melting guide (sh.itjust.works)
Who do you consider a Great Author of the last 50 years or so (first well-known work after 1970)? I'd like to get a feel for who's who in modern literature. Any language/culture. Fiction only.
Bonus points for any books you believe are classics from that time period. Any language, but only fiction please....
Think $5.50 is too much for a flat white? Actually it’s too cheap, and our world-famous cafes are paying the price (theconversation.com)
Is there any medicine that can give me happy hormones and does not need a doctor's prescription?
Things are becoming more depressing every day and I can’t afford for professionals and don’t want to jump to the last resort or drugs. Is there a medicine that can make me happy if I take it in proper doses and does not require a doctor’s prescription?
Just got The SMS, did I get the memo right? (aussie.zone)
My second hand device could have worked perfectly fine for another couple of years :(
What's a good book that unfolds over a short time in-story? No spoilers, thanks.
Everything takes place over a few hours, or entirely set during the immediate aftermath of an automobile crash, for example?...
Public Domain Book Recommendations
I’m currently trying to get better at reading and am doing that by accumulating a library of public domain books, since they’re free and easily available....
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The Best Password Managers in 2024 (blog.thenewoil.org)
2023 was a record-breaking year for cybersecurity in a bad way. Ransomware payments hit a record high of $1.1 billion, which is likely to…
Lowercase stop sign (sh.itjust.works)
Argentina: Milei government on crusade against inclusive language (euro.dayfr.com)
The country is breaking apart but I guess is more important to avoid using feminine expressions on official papers that make us look homo or something
Life360 Alternative with OpenStreetMap data? (mastodon.social)
I asked on Mastodon but no one seems to know so I thought I’d ask here as well....
“We’re Here, We’re Queer, and We Hate the Government!”: Queer Anarchism Against All Domination (itsgoingdown.org)
Anarchist historian Spencer Beswick looks back on the intersection of queerness and anarchism within the past 40 years....
Taylor Swift threatens legal action against student tracking her private jet (www.theguardian.com)