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justafrog

@justafrog@mstdn.social

Full-time amphibian.

Strongly committed to treating all individuals of the most common primate species fully as valid persons as much as possible.

Concerned about covid19, climate destabilization and economic equality.

Likes complete information abstract board games which have been played for centuries, straight into this modern time.

Middling at chess, kind of okay at baduk. Into the second year of taking shogi seriously.

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RickiTarr, to random
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Sometimes the way people phrase things is so telling. For instance, telling women they should be "taking care of" their husband and children. Another adult doesn't need taken care of like a child, what you want is for women to be a Sex Mom.

justafrog,
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@RickiTarr The normalization of manbabies has got to stop.

StillIRise1963, to random
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You’re not special. You’re not better. You’re not immune. Bad things can happen to YOU too.

justafrog,
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@StillIRise1963 Bad things happen to good people every day.

StillIRise1963, to random
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You’re not a loser. They’ve made “winning” impossible for you.

justafrog,
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@StillIRise1963 No shame in losing a rigged game.

StillIRise1963, to random
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As a person who comes from a culture of survivors, I can’t tell you how fucking pitiful I think many of the humans who live in this country are.

justafrog,
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@clayrivers @StillIRise1963 I remember talking about that with people some time ago.

Everyone was REALLY upset with me for asking "How long can you survive if your income stops right now?"

They hadn't thought of their income as an optional part of life, since they'd always had a job.

But they'd all be bankrupt within a month or two.

They didn't feel like they were that close to the edge and didn't like being told they were.

meganL, to random
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It really is another aspect of systemic #ableism the way that media and caretakers have elevated the genuine challenges abled caretakers have into now being something that gets more attention than the needs of disabled people.

It really is remarkable how abled people can always make disability, inaccessibility, even systemic ableism all about themselves.

(venting in rxn to the umpteenth media Q about how ppl can support caretakers that skipped entirely over how ppl can support disabled ppl)

justafrog,
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@msquebanh @meganL The idea of a disabled person with agency and abilities seems really hard to grasp.

The cases where someone truly cannot do anything at all are quite rare.

Really wish people understood that losing one or more abilities doesn't mean all of them.

mentallyalex, to random
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I saw a meme a moment ago, discussing various ways you can keep your neighbors at bay. In this case, it was appearing just slightly unhinged so they won't want to engage. :blobcatgiggle:

I laughed, it's funny, but while I was boosting and favoring it made me think about my new home. I moved in a small bit ago and I have still yet to meet all but one retiree.

No one says hello, no one stopped to welcome me or ask questions. A few have waved as they drive by and park in their garages. But they shut the doors as their cars are shutting down. I was three states away from this place a year ago and the neighborhood was much the same.

I remember when neighbors were bothersome. When you would come home and find someone sitting outside or walking their dog and they would want to strike up a conversation.

I'm curious how things will look in coming years. Will we form tighter groups with our neighborhoods, or will we further splinter, I wonder...

justafrog,
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@mentallyalex There is no sense that a long-term relationship with people who happen to live in the same place is either possible or particularly useful.

Because everyone leaves.

It's only when people can truly just stay for the rest of their lives that they start to care about who they're staying with.

StillIRise1963, to random
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Why is everyone pretending Donald didn’t already sell all the best secrets.

justafrog,
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@StillIRise1963 Even Brazil is doing better in convicting a criminal ex-president.

Apparently they have a far better legal system.

eniko, to random
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me, revisiting code i havent touched in potentially years: wow why is this call pattern so convoluted

me, reading the comments: oh okay thanks past me

justafrog,
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@eniko At least half of writing good comments is knowing who you're writing for.

purplepadma, to random
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Had some weird dreams… in one I was doing press-ups (something I hate and am very bad at) then later I was building a castle out of mud using my hands, saying, “no habla Español”

justafrog,
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@purplepadma ¿Pero lo hablas?

eniko, to random
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i really like the concept of limit breaks from final fantasy but i hate how so often they're just like, "fill bar do special move"

i dont know how i would fix it but i feel like limit breaks should be reserved for specific story beats if you want them to be suitably impactful?

discuss

justafrog,
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@eniko Honestly, I'm still upset every RPG gave mana to fighters.

Obviously a completely lost battle, but I need something like how granpa Simpson rejects Missouri.

StillIRise1963, to random
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If you have testicles, there are microplastics in them. Just think about that for a second.

justafrog,
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@StillIRise1963 Every single part of us.

It's the consequence of our world getting fouled up.

We'll keep on paying for it, with our health and lives, while the ones responsible sit on their hoard.

It's fucked up.

msquebanh, to chinese
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How a thriving #ChineseCommunity was built despite #racism & #hardships.

For the #Chinese community of #Newfoundland & #Labrador it's a thriving community built in spite of racism, hardship & #discriminatory government policy.

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7204696

#AsianMastodon #ChineseDiaspora #ChineseCanadian #ChineseHistoryInCanada #ChineseImmigrants #ChinesePioneers

justafrog,
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@OrionKidder @msquebanh @CStamp I've seen this in a number of countries in Europe.

Basically, "chinese food" is whatever chinese restaurant owners manage to sell to the locals.

The idea of it being chinese is apparently worth a lot more than any authenticity.

It also matters a lot exactly which chinese people were first to appear in significant numbers, which varies per country.

It's a fascinating part of cultural history.

justafrog,
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@PratarPersilja @msquebanh @CStamp @OrionKidder It really changed things that there's so much movement between China and the Netherlands since trade opened up in the 90s.

Rotterdam has a huge chinese supermarket (wish I lived near it!) and there's another chain of stores which delivers ingredients like red tofu and dark soy sauce, as well as fresh chinese vegetables.

There are simply enough chinese people that it's profitable to target them.

I just take collateral blessings from that.

justafrog,
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@msquebanh @CStamp @Gurre @OrionKidder It's definitely a thing.

Like the people running the chinese restaurant near where I grew up were "from Sichuan", except they hadn't lived there in more than 4 generations.

But when the big earthquake hit in 2008, they were sending help to their family.

The sense of "one of us" getting hurt or being in need was very personal to them.

b9AcE, to random
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Investigative reporting in collaboration with Washington Post, Enass, Der Spiegel, El Pais, IrpiMedia, ARD, Inkyfada and Le Monde:
"Europe supports, finances and is directly involved in clandestine operations in North African countries to dump tens of thousands of Black people in the desert or remote areas each year to prevent them from coming to the EU"
https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/desert-dumps

Also as published from here (some are paywalled):
The Washington Post:
With Europe’s support, North African nations push migrants to the desert
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2024/eu-migrant-north-africa-mediterranean/?itid=hp_mv-latest_p003_f003
Le Monde:
Comment l’argent de l’UE permet aux pays du Maghreb d’expulser des migrants en plein désert
https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2024/05/21/comment-l-argent-de-l-union-europeenne-permet-aux-pays-du-maghreb-de-refouler-des-migrants-dans-le-desert_6234489_3212.html
Tagesschau:
Ausgesetzt in der Wüste
https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/report-muenchen/eu-asylsuchende-nordafrika-100.html
El Pais:
Detenciones masivas y traslados forzosos: así se destierra con dinero europeo a migrantes en el norte de África
Der Spiegel:
Abgefangen, verschleppt, ausgesetzt
https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/migranten-in-nordafrika-abgefangen-und-ausgesetzt-eu-finanziert-die-verantwortlichen-a-91fc2c46-9253-4324-8748-a04e06c94244
Trouw:
Mede mogelijk gemaakt door de EU: migranten ontvoerd, verkocht of achtergelaten in de woestijn
https://www.trouw.nl/cs-be0be3ea/

justafrog,
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@b9AcE The absolute worst part of this cruelty is that it doesn't even work to stop the flow of migrants.

They're still coming.

It's literally pointless suffering.

justafrog,
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@b9AcE Which makes it all the more shameful that they're given such a hard time.

If we know they're likely to qualify for asylum, the only ethical response is to take their application.

eniko, to random
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i'm at home and i'm wearing a mask because it's hot and we need to air out the house to cool it, but there's also dangerous levels of sahara dust in the air (thanks climate change!)

but also and most importantly because i'm not a little baby who thinks wearing a mask is some horrible injustice

justafrog,
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@eniko How strange and niche of you to prioritize breathing over minor inconvenience.

Dadlyambitions, to Metal
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https://youtu.be/4M555BlsFCM?si=9OwqKKdae62NyUtL

@justafrog this is a year for metal

justafrog,
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@Dadlyambitions "They don't make good music anymore" -- some utter fool

Every month, many full albums, some of them legendary class.

"Operatic style vocals have no place in modern music." -- an ignorant dipshit

It obviously belongs in metal.

Like they've never heard anything in their life smh

justafrog,
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@Dadlyambitions If the rest is of this level, it will be.

mentallyalex, to random
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There are few things more satisfactory than snatching the microwave door as it rolls over but doesn't quite alert the masses that your burrito has been heated.

justafrog,
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@mentallyalex My new oven sings a little tune, rather than a single beep.

I feel a little guilty about not letting it finish.

Not that guilty, just a little.

msquebanh, to Canada
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If you're wondering why still supports to this day, you may want to learn about the factors.

Learning helps folks to understand current issues better, when horrible history repeats itself.

Canada was one of many nations that refused to admit trying to flee the that would culminate in the .

https://humanrights.ca/story/canada-antisemitism-and-holocaust

justafrog,
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@msquebanh A lot of European countries' leadership feel guilt about how Jews were treated after WW2.

A lot of survivors got sent back to their home country, only to find there was nothing for them, there.

All they used to have was either gone from this world, or in someone else's hands.

It usually goes wholly unmentioned, but it was a major driver for supporting the creation of Israel, and later support for Israel's continued existence.

StillIRise1963, to random
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The concrete slab in the back of my house is full of cracks from the earthquake.

justafrog,
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@StillIRise1963 Just so long as that's the only place with cracks.

Earthquake damage can be scary expensive.

mentallyalex, to random
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I have had pants on for hours and I do not like it.

justafrog,
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@mentallyalex Proposition: Shoes are feet prisons!

eniko, to random
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indie gamedev is spending 3-5 years working on a game with probably at least a couple other people and then you release it and if youre fairly lucky you gross like 20-80 thousand US dollars which works out to $5000 a person a year before tax. it's a very cool and sustainable industry

justafrog,
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@eniko If you account it properly, you might even manage to keep most of that sweet profit under the taxation threshold!

This is a clear indication of how lucrative it is.

msquebanh, (edited ) to random
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How I learned to stand up for myself:

No one stood up for me, when necessary & I got sick & tired of waiting for others to step up, on my behalf. I learned to stop waiting for others. I learned - I can & am, my best personal, most reliable cheerleader! I learned that being my own best supporter, was empowerment, in full living & self loving actions!

justafrog,
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@msquebanh A large advantage, I've learned, is that when I need someone, I'm always there myself.

Maybe that one person isn't enough every time, but very often, all it takes is one person speaking up for me.

If anything, I'd tell a younger self that it's perfectly fine to be very difficult.

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