oh I’m not meaning to call into question the wisdom of your temp ban given what you seemed to know at the time and the way she responded to you

since she wasn’t willing to do the labor to explain herself I figured I would be willing to, esp. since as a woman I get where she’s coming from

my comment was really just a desire to explain the context as it made sense to me, more than anything else

they’re a woman and if I had to guess they are bitter about men (this could be for lots of reasons; least of which is because 1 in 3 women are victims of sexual or partner violence and 1 in 5 girls have been a victim of rape or attempted rape, the vast majority at the hands of men; if not for a reason as extreme as that, at the very least it’s not uncommon that men feel a right to talk over women, to be in their personal space, to ignore or dismiss their perspectives, and to demand women do supportive labor for them like making the coffee, scheduling the meetings, keeping notes, etc. for them).

She is saying as a woman it makes her feel men are worthwhile for being willing to be contacted like this, presumably because a man choosing to do so shows a sort of kindness or good will that is redeeming.

Then, the reporter is probably a man who read her comment and felt wronged for being described as part of the “terrible gender”, and what was reported her “sexism” for referring to men as a “terrible gender”.

Obbviously the racism and transphobia are irrelevant given the comment and context, as is the sexism since her bitterness is literally being tempered by a redeemable quality she is praising that men would be willing to do this …

so yeah, I dunno - removing the comment & banning her feels like punching down based on an unreasonable claim of sexism, though she doesn’t help things by responding to your confusion with hostility and unwillingness to explain what she probably feels should be blindingly obvious (particularly because it’s an issue of injustice)

oh that makes more sense, thank you!

I don’t get how spreading the claim that carrots help your eyes covers up having radar, it feels non sequitur …

this is legit my worst nightmare

oof, you caught me red-handed, USian here 😭 <greatest country on earth she says between sobs>

but it’s our money, not his … taxes?

yep, a guy with a history in law enforcement, had a job where he investigated claims of misconduct of employees, he seemed to use that to serially sexually prey on the people who he ended up investigating

can’t be more specific for legal reasons unfortunately

not sure he was inherently evil per se, but what he did I would consider evil

would love indexing and numbers on my handle

or just go full Japan and incorporate a thermostat

<cries in trans community>

this meme smells like cigarettes and mold, and I just know there’s a casette tape of metal music in the car

good job sweetie, I’m sure you’ll make an excellent bottom 😊

I’m not an expert in media or journalism, so don’t take me seriously, but my speculation is that because American corporate media is for-profit and competing for attention, when something is new and getting attention, everyone competes to grab as much of the attention as possible (while it still generates interest), creating a fear of missing out for those who don’t try to monetize the new thing.

You see this in all kinds of markets, like - why were two big blockbuster movies about Napoleon produced and then published around the same time? The anticipation of a cash grab invites others to see if they can get in on it and siphon some of the cash for themselves. Producers all compete to capitalize on consumer fads in general, and fads can even be artificially generated, through manipulation of consumers (whether through celebrity or influencer endorsements, guerilla marketing, or just traditional advertisements).

Media is just another form of consumption and shows the same ebb and flow as other consumer markets.

not entirely sure what your question is … why not just … make art that looks like this? What’s the “science” part of the question?

You could always submit DNA from a pet or something that wouldn’t be a privacy issue, but I think it’s smart not to ever give your DNA to a for-profit company (and to be careful when giving it to medical companies, etc.).

For what it’s worth, gel electrophoresis was something I did in high-school, you could probably buy RNA or DNA samples online and setup your own electrophoresis, but then I’m not sure what you would want to do with the result - but it would look a lot like the photos you’re sharing in terms of showing the DNA fragments suspended in the gel 🤷‍♀️

google “bottoming”

right!? it’s a terrible question, I wouldn’t want to choose, and I would hate whatever anyone came up with

(I hate what I came up with!)

which makes me think you could use Garry’s Mod to recreate TF2, so maybe that would open up a slot …

maybe the committee would actually look to preserve game engines first and foremost, and then count on recreating other games from that

if I had to pick I would at least try to preserve Source, Unity, and Unreal … HPL Engine (Amnesia, Soma, etc.) is pretty unique, but it might not have enough cultural relevance - depends on whether we are prioritizing diversity in our top 5 picks, or just going based on commercial success & popularity …

why!? I’m not sure that game makes me hate myself as much as it makes me hate the game - most of the time it’s just bad luck when I die … once I git gud it’s like slowly accumulating power until I’m god, and then it’s just so delightful and satisfying - that game is just so psychologically brilliant that way

maybe try !patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

how could I forget noita