malcircuit

malcircuit, 1 year ago to random

@Tweetfiction @Terra

You have no control of how others think or feel. You do not owe them an explanation. An explanation implies that one is needed — that you have to justify yourself. There is nothing wrong with being trans, no need to justify anything. Either they accept you, or they don't, and that's completely up to them.

malcircuit, 4 months ago to random

"Survival is insufficient" should be a political motto

malcircuit, 9 months ago to random

If you can buy an EV, do it.

That being said, fuck EVs.

EVs aren't going to save us. The best solution has always been, and will always will be, driving less. We should be massively investing in mass transit.

Let's build some fucking trains! Car bad, train good.

malcircuit, 4 months ago to ADHD

I don't know if this is an #ADHD experience other people share, or just my uniquely broken psyche, but the most frustrating aspect of being off my meds (and the part that's returned in force lately for me) is the feeling like nothing feels satisfying.

malcircuit, 5 months ago to random

I'm getting a kick out of seeing someone refer to Precision Scheduled Railroading on a popular comedy show. Like, our railroads must be completely fucked if John Oliver is talking about them lol

https://youtu.be/AJ2keSJzYyY

malcircuit, 11 months ago to random

I found the ISO for the official Sony PS2 SDK, and it drives me insane because while I'm poking around at the stuff inside my brain is just like, "You can't legally use any of this shit to do anything."

Like, fuck you Sony. You stopped making and selling the fucking console like a decade ago. Let us use the tools to do weird nerd shit. It makes no difference to you anymore.

malcircuit, 19 days ago to random

Yooooooooo hot damn. NOAA SWPC just pushed a new #aurora forecast and they are predicting another G5 storm tonight with Kp index up to 9!

DEAR GOD IF YOU DIDN'T GO OUT LAST NIGHT GO OUT TONIGHT!!!! I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE I CAN STRESS HOW FUCKING COOL THE AURORA IS OTHER THAN TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS AND USE A BUNCH OF EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!!!!

malcircuit, 7 months ago to random

Microplastics are going to kill us all! Someone should really do something about it!

proceeds to fix a few of her acrylic nails, producing a thin layer of acrylic dust on every surface of the room

malcircuit, 9 months ago to random

Yes, the room temp superconductor stuff is exciting because of the potential of witnessing a technological revolution in my lifetime.

But really it's just fun to watch what can only be described as "extreme competitive science". Thousands of people across the globe, working their ass off to be the first to confirm or refute the claim. Who's gonna get there first? Who has the most convincing evidence?

Careers and reputations will be decided in the next few weeks. Fortunes made and lost.

malcircuit, 4 months ago to random

I decided to do some teeth whitening this morning with some hydrogen peroxide based stuff and there's one spot on one of my molars that REALLY doesn't like it 😵

malcircuit, 9 months ago to random

I like how after every new episode of Philosophy Tube, I'm just like, "oh cool, another area of society that's just a collective delusion enforced by a select group of gatekeepers"

malcircuit, 9 months ago to random

Weirdly feeling almost normal for a brief window of time. Maybe this is just the prelude to me finally, completely losing my mind :blobcat_skeptical:

malcircuit, 1 month ago to astrophotography

Why go to sleep when I could be sitting outside doing #astrophotography and being cold?

malcircuit, 1 year ago to random

I think I figured out a possible career route that could be good for me: lab tech. Like, a technician in a physics lab. Setting up equipment and experiments, gathering data, maybe designing and building some basic electronics systems. Kind of like all of the stuff that a physicist does, except for designing the actual experiments, and analyzing and understanding the results (I find all of those overwhelming).

I've enjoyed stuff like that in the past.

malcircuit, 7 months ago to random

To every person who's publicly and proudly transgender, queer, gay, lesbian, ace, poly, pan, bi, black, indigenous, a person of color, disabled, neurodivergent, plural, autistic, ADHD, etc:

Thank You

Visibility matters. Simply being yourself can impact the lives of others in ways you cannot even fathom. I would not have found myself if not for people like you :heart_pride:

malcircuit, 9 months ago to random

Something I just realized: the fact that the US cities have been so spread out by road infrastructure means that it's a lot harder to start large protests in the same way that someplace like France does.

Like, I live in an exurb and I can't just like, spontaneously step out of my front door and walk downtown to join a group of people airing grievances. I wouldn't even know if anyone was protesting.

malcircuit, 2 months ago to random

Everytime Pi Day rolls around (har har), there's always comments about how Americans are weird for using the mm/dd/yyyy format for dates, while much of the rest of the world uses dd/mm/yyyy.

Hot take: both formats suck and should be replaced by the superior yyyy/mm/dd

malcircuit, 9 months ago to random

Seriously, fuck these assholes.

<insert goose harassing kid meme>

What the fuck is the cost to everyone of not having rainforests anymore?

WHAT'S THE COST, MOTHERFUCKER

malcircuit, 1 year ago to random

Okay, so Top Gun: Maverick is actually pretty epic

malcircuit, 10 months ago to random

Be kind to yourself

Humanity was fucked before you were even born. It's not your responsibility to fix it. Do what you can to make things better, but don't get upset if it seems like you aren't making a difference. Never feel guilty about indulging in things you enjoy or taking a break.

Life is a accident of chance and circumstance. We didn't get to choose to be alive now — at this moment in history, in this place, under these conditions, etc. We just have to deal with it all as best we can

malcircuit, 11 months ago to LEGO

I've been putting the Saturn V set together the past few nights.

The first stage of this thing is huge lol #Lego

Partially complete first stage of the Saturn V Lego set. It actually kind of looks like a rocket at this point
Partially complete first stage of the Saturn V Lego set
The inner supporting structure of the first stage of the Saturn V Lego set

malcircuit, 1 month ago to astrophotography

This is why I was complaining about OSC cameras earlier. Monochrome is soooo awesome 😍

The Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)
#astrophotography

malcircuit, 1 month ago to random

This is a pay-walled (account-walled?) article, but I appreciate the vibe from the first few sentences. Turns out gender affirming care is good for everyone, not just trans people. It's just good healthcare, that's it.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/04/menopause-transgender-care-estrogen-testosterone/678095/

malcircuit, 24 days ago to random

Been working outside this afternoon so I can babysit my telescope while it takes a set of pics. The sun kicked off a big flare last night, so I was hoping it'd be active today and make for a good timelapse, but so far it's been relatively boring. Basically no flare activity.

At least I'm actually getting some work done out here for once lol

malcircuit, 16 hours ago to random

Convicted Felon Donald J Trump

You can just call him that all the time now and there's fuck all he can do to stop you.