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RE: Random Thoughts
February 2, 2022 at 7:14 am
(February 1, 2022 at 3:37 pm)Helios Wrote: One silly argument recently made the rounds among Transphobes is demanding trans women define women. This is silly of course as this falsely assumes you need to define something to identify as something ultimately in terms of gender Women will always be an open and individual matter. Ultimately a woman in terms of gender is anyone who identifies as one. Transphobes will complain that this definition is circular as it's not useful or doesn't add anything. This is false as it adds the fact that women in terms of gender is an identity and it's useful because it is accurate and open-ended thus avoiding exclusions. Of course, Transphobes will never be happy with this because they are sex essentialists who fanatically cling to their essentialism regardless To add to this point don't ask trans people to define women. instead, ask them their experience and simply accept that that's their experience of womanhood.
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RE: Random Thoughts
February 2, 2022 at 9:53 am
(February 1, 2022 at 5:37 pm)Ahriman Wrote: I'm hungry and have almost nothing to eat. I have frozen waffles, but no syrup, so can't really eat those. I have some bananas, but I don't really like bananas. The only real food I have is some meatballs in the fridge, I would have to heat them up in the oven. I can't just heat them up in the microwave because doing that makes them taste like wet dog.
There are these things called 'stores', and if you go to one, they will give you food in exchange for money.
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February 2, 2022 at 2:04 pm
DHS is super geeked about an order they want to place for "ags". Automated ground surveillance vehicles. Mechanical quadripeds, better suited to the "non-environmental threats" that present themselves on borders.
Let's demystify this. They want to buy robot dogs who bite people. I've worked with them, I love them, and I know from personal experience that they're a uniquely bad idea.
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February 2, 2022 at 3:32 pm
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Done with work for the day and perhaps the week.
Was 55 degrees when I woke up at 7 am. It's 1:30 now and the temp is 39 with a wind chill of 31...and it's starting to rain.
We are forecasted to get up to a couple inches of ice/snow between now and late Thursday night. Doesn't seem like much but when you are in an area that isn't flush with snow removal equipment, it gets messy really fast. Ice is a total shutdown situation.
It's way to late to get milk, bread, and eggs anywhere...luckily we don't need those things right now. I didn't wait till today to get prepared, other than picking up a prescription.
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February 2, 2022 at 5:15 pm
Wee got 31f rain for the next 48. The stores closed yesterday. We wont get any snow, no accumulation - but our powerlines might come down on the weight - like last time.
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February 2, 2022 at 5:54 pm
I'm waiting for the reports that Ted Cruz is off to Cancun.
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February 2, 2022 at 6:00 pm
It's a balmy 8 F out currently, but by the time I get home it would have been 0 F. So I skipped donating today in favor of Friday. Which is not looking a whole lot better.
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RE: Random Thoughts
February 2, 2022 at 6:03 pm
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It's 80f at night where I'm from. Left because it was too hot....didn't realize that it would be uninhabitable elsewhere.
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RE: Random Thoughts
February 2, 2022 at 6:29 pm
I'm so bored that I went out in 10F weather (0 wind chill) and bought wood to make veggie planter boxes.
Where are the Ramones when I need them?
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RE: Random Thoughts
February 5, 2022 at 5:03 pm
Dang, why can't I get that at my Taco Bell?
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