I wonder… do we have any kind of cablegore or tech gore community around here?

I wouldn’t call it a coincidence that western capitalist states, especially the US, would do some pretty heavy lifting to convince all of their people that any actually existing socialist state is, or would invariably become, a dictatorship and horrible to live under. Socialism and capitalism are fundamentally opposed to one another; pretty much every aspect of US governance and recognized media is fully controlled by, rabidly anti-communist, capitalists. They made absolutely sure of that in the red scare when they literally purged people from any position of influence simply for having any affinity for communism.

Woah, woah, last time I checked, for $500 you could get pretty decent specs. Though, the last time I checked was in 2019 when I was shopping for a 2 in 1 for school. Since then I’ve bought used and haven’t looked back.

Still, I think you’re thinking in the $150 and under range. Anything more than that for a device with 4gb of memory would be straight up robbery.

And yet it denigrates the resistance to Israel’s crimes as terrorists, any outlet that reports on that resistance in a supportive light as untrustworthy, and neglects to hold Israel themselves to the same standard that all of that clearly demonstrates.

…and they’re right to do so? The land didn’t stop being Palestine just because a bunch of Western-backed Zionists decided to occupy it and commit genocide against the natives.

I could very easily say that Wikipedia has a long history of pro-western propaganda…

I’m going to need to see more than a shitpost from Reddit before I’ll pick up a torch and fall in line with a mob of pro-genocide hypocrites against a legitimate progressive.

Yo where do you think you are? The folks in this comm range from generally progressive to straight up ML… why are you shadowboxing liberals rn??

Idk I was 16 when that came out so actually high school level. Feel free to read the study yourself and correct me? Not sure what you’re skeptical about tbh but the belittling is really uncalled for. You asked for a source and I gave one.

The point of sources is so you can see where the person got their information and personally verify what was said, not to unequivocally prove things true or false based on there being a credible source at all.

They’re referring to this one back in 2016, where the caveat was that it had the same side effects as women’s birth control. Since the patient being prescribed isn’t the one who will experience negative health outcomes without the medications, the harm of those side effects was deemed by researchers (not the patients themselves) to be greater than the risk of impregnating someone else.

Other hornonal options have come out since then, though not on the consumer market afaik, like this hormonal gel and this pill.

More recently (like earlier this year) its been done without hormones by blocking a vitamin A metabolite that signals the production of sperm.

Uh, it’s been done. Multiple times.

First was this one back in 2016, but the caveat was that it had the same side effects as women’s birth control. Since the patient being prescribed isn’t the one who will experience negative health outcomes without the medications, the harm of those side effects was deemed by researchers (not the patients themselves) to be greater than the risk of impregnating someone else.

Other hornonal options have come out since then, though not on the consumer market, like this hormonal gel and this pill.

More recently its been done without hormones by blocking a vitamin A metabolite that signals the production of sperm.

You’re the one “politicising biology” by using it to dismiss this out of hand without even the most basic level of research or respect for the complexity of the topic.

Well technically you’re burning the same number of calories regardless of the time of day they were consumed, and two meals per day is a lot easier to keep at 2000 calories (as a rule of thumb - different for everybody) than three meals per day.

Personally I like to keep the digestive process dormant for as long as possible. Eating breakfast makes me hungrier throughout the day, so I end up snacking more than I otherwise would. I’ve never been a breakfast eater though so I’m pretty well wired not to break fast until lunch.

Edit: also heavy foods require rest and digestion that I do not have time for most mornings

aha, hence why I said optional. If you want/need it, have it. If you don’t want or need it, it doesn’t actually harm you in any universally applicable way to just wait until lunch.

No, actually. I think it would unironically be better to get all your calories and nutrition from bread, cheese, and sausage than to have a diet consisting of any variety of high-sugar, ultra-processed food.

Also breakfast is completely optional and its promotion as “the most important meal of the day” is a scam to sell more cereal, milk, and eggs. I will die on that hill.

No I’m serious! I’ve asked german friends and they just say it’s a hissing sound, which doesn’t tell me anything about mouth placement like it does to directly relate it to a more specific sound that I do know how to make. I’ve been casually learning for a few years though, so I probably wasn’t too far off in the first place.

I’m talking only about the ‘ch’ consonant in words like ich, milch, brauchen, that isn’t present in English. I realize there’s others that are exceptional, regional, case-by-case, and so on.

Videos don’t help me much but I appreciate the suggestion! My attention and comprehension is better when I can read at my own pace, formats with audio only add benefit when it comes with live feedback on what I’m doing. Unless I’m just getting the flow of the language of course, but that would just be a normal video on any topic.

“gross” and “grosser” are also both great compliments in the bedroom

Omg. Nobody’s ever been able to explain this properly to me. Also vielen Dank, du hast mir mein deutscher ch-Laut endlich freigeschaltet 😄

I’ll also need a fanny pack labeled “kockin pussi” to wear with it.

Less likely to slide around. That’s a lot of downward force (about 30g/oz) to have the base be larger than the surface it sits on.

Because you know they will not stop there.

Why do you say that? Is this based in any parallel with the history leading up to the Ukraine war or just proximity?

These people seriously think Russia is some prolific yet bumbling Empire, and NATO is the only benevolent force standing in the way of global russification. No evidence or basis in reality, just vibes. I really wish I had whatever they’re smoking.