After spending the weekend in Portland (a bunch of it on transit) I am thinking more about how we talk about the scourge of homelessness in most American cities.
It's insidious because the people who suffer the most are also the most visible symptom of the problem and therefore end up the targets of policy instead of the actual underlying causes.
How do we (and how do politicians) talk about homelessness in a way that makes people see the homeless as victims rather than the problem?
I've seen so many otherwise left-leaning people fall for "law and order" and "clean up the streets" slogans and elect centrists and conservatives as a result.
I get that seeing people dealing with mental illness who can't shower or find a place to poop camping out in front of your favorite restaurant is upsetting, and that it's natural (if unfortunate) to have a negative gut reaction to that.
So how can we get people past that? How do we refute cruel, ineffective answers to complex problems?
Do you have a migraine? Have NSAIDs and tryptans failed you and you don't know what to do?
Try one hundred deadlifts!
One hundred deadlifts: guaranteed to either fix your headache, or at least ensure that you no longer notice your head hurting.
Try one hundred deadlifts, today!
(Statements not evaluated by the FDA and should not be considered medical advice. Please consult your personal trainer before beginning any exercise regimen.)
@recursive they're good for different things? I used to do all SLDLS because I wanted to isolate hams, but now I mix up everything; my goal is just to add size and strength in the offseason and not be too picky about it.
I have a file with, at the top, a using namespace glarg::glorb;.
Later in the file I call bargle(). There is a bargle() in the global ("C") namespace. There is also a glarg::glorb::bargle().
I would expect that calling bargle(), in these circumstances, calls glarg::glorb::bargle(), and if I want the "C" bargle I'd have to explicitly say ::bargle().
Instead, I get a "reference to 'bargle' is ambiguous".
Why is this, and why do I feel like I usually don't see it act this way?
I hate how whenever US liberals defend immigrants they have to say how hard working they are. I just want it to be known that I support immigrants who are just as lazy, if not even lazier, than me.
@rebeccawatson it's okay to go to another country just because the place you're from sucks ass and/or is trying to kill you; you do not also have to be a paragon of virtue
Amused at how Altman helped himself to a woman who denied him multiple times, because he was fond of her*, and despite the fact that she was literally the only person in recent history to sue Disney and win - and that no one else in his circle tried to dissuade him (or had enough pull or made enough effort to be successful).
Says a lot about the people at the helm of the "AI revolution".
To the extent the story of my life can be summarized in a toot (it can't), it's the theme of one accomplishment, expertise, or interest invalidating everything else about me.
I'm a programmer, so I cannot be an artist.
I'm a researcher, so I cannot be a programmer.
I'm a software engineer, so I cannot be a researcher.
I'm transgender, so I cannot be a software engineer.
I'm a writer, so I cannot be a programmer.