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With the recent issues of transgender people in sports, why don’t we move some sports over to a weight-class system?

Obviously this won’t work for all sports, but things like football, track, soccer, it would allow for de-gendered team, even allowing athletes with the skills but not the genetically-endowed physical attributes to have a place to play....

Ashyr ,

I think because guys are pound for pound stronger than girls. I’ve read stories on Reddit years ago by girls who are wrestlers or fighters and get into a playful tussle with some random guy and they describe it as terrifying.

Ashyr ,

Never even heard of it, but it goes on the list!

Ashyr ,

Valve does plenty of unethical stuff, you’re right, but the store isn’t really it. Go after them for their shady loot box gambling and really predatory monetization in f2p games that creates secondary gambling markets. It’s insane.

Valve has actual blood it’s hands and you’re complaining about the legitimate business front that covers for a deeply profitable and unethical core.

Ashyr ,

I disagree. There’s a deeply unethical core built into Steam that is distinct to it. Since you can sell your loot drops for actual money, they are more literally scratch tickets than your standard loot boxes.

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Ashyr ,

Did it, though?

Ashyr ,

While it can’t “know” its own confidence level, it can distinguish between general knowledge (12” in 1’) and specialized knowledge that requires supporting sources.

At one point, I had a chatGPT memory designed for it to automatically provide sources for specialized knowledge and it did a pretty good job.

Ashyr ,

What’s that mean?

Ashyr ,

I know this is just a joke, but I’ve recently become a project manager for the first time. I’m open to tips and suggestions.

I’ve really enjoyed it and have worked hard to give my developers everything they need as soon as possible. Otherwise I try to stay out of the way and do my best to shield them from the pressure that’s being applied on me to achieve deadlines.

I’d agree that anyone can ask for project updates, but I really do work hard to balance client demands with c-suite expectations and the realistic outcomes described by my developers.

Ashyr ,

Really helpful. Yeah, it’s already invaded my vacations and time off, but I’m working to create better boundaries moving forward. The problem is that there’s literally no one else who can answer certain questions or resolve certain problems and everything will grind to a halt if I don’t deal with it in a timely manner.

Ashyr ,

Really good advice, thank you.

Ashyr ,

Yes and no? My team is scattered around the US, so if my east coasters hit a snag early, I genuinely don’t want them in a holding pattern until I get around to it. Same for my coworkers on the west coast.

Some of the intensity of it has been that I assumed control of a team that was already severely mismanaged and had missed it’s initial deadlines by a month.

Of course that manager got promoted to an area that better suited his skills and I was asked to step in and try to right the ship. Our final deadline is today and we only have minor and cosmetic bugs left (that we know of).

We have plenty of new features to add moving forward, but with the project back on track and the foundation established, I’ll be able to set better deadlines for everyone’s work life balance.

I will probably always have some temptation to pull long hours for my team scattered around the country, but it becomes much less urgent now that we’re past our insane crunch.

Maybe it’s hopelessly naive of me and the next deadline will also become a crunch, but I have some control over those future dates, so I hope it will be less of an issue.

Ashyr ,

That’s a fair point.

Ashyr ,

Well I wonder what could be the Gaza that.

Apple is bringing RCS to the iPhone in iOS 18 | The new standard will replace SMS as the default communication protocol between Android and iOS devices (www.theverge.com)

The long-awaited day is here: Apple has announced that its Messages app will support RCS in iOS 18. The move comes after years of taunting, cajoling, and finally, some regulatory scrutiny from the EU....

Ashyr ,

They almost certainly will. That blue is a prestige feature for a lot of people.

I don’t really care, so long as I can easily send texts and pictures back and forth, I’ll be happy.

Ashyr , (edited )

This is why I’ve yet to make the leap from windows. I just don’t have the technical chops nor spare time to make my OS a hobby.

Ashyr ,

Thanks for the recommendation. I don’t look forward to the day I’m forced to upgrade windows because that’s when I’ll absolutely need to move over to Linux. I’m just not ready for it.

Ashyr ,

I, for one, am eager to ride the next civilization wave. They’ve only gotten better and better.

Ashyr ,

Yeah, I think the latter component is what makes this request ludicrous. Everything in Texas is so spread out. It is not a place you can reasonably get around without a car. Mass transit exists, but it’s pretty inefficient in most the cities.

Southern Baptists are poised to ban churches with women pastors. Some are urging them to reconsider (apnews.com)

From its towering white steeple and red-brick facade to its Sunday services filled with rousing gospel hymns and evangelistic sermons, First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, bears many of the classic hallmarks of a Southern Baptist church....

Ashyr ,

You underestimate the effect of feeling like you’re a part of a movement. When you sit in that room, you’re a winner.

Ashyr ,

Funner fact, they won’t let women be lead pastors for men, but they will allow women to be missionaries to other men around the world.

Basically a woman can’t be a pastor to white Christian men, but those other men out there? That’s fine.

Racism is thoroughly baked into their theology and worldview.

Ashyr ,

What’s the story? What’s wrong with tf2

Ashyr ,

That’s so grim.

Ashyr ,

I wouldn’t feel bad using a pejorative for fascists. Neither do I feel bad using a pejorative for other authoritarians. Their disrespect for human dignity, liberty, and worth disqualifies them for protection against such a minor indignity.

Tankies is fine for anyone on the side of the tanks at Tiananmen Square.

Ashyr ,

Okay, I wasn’t going to respond to any of this, but all the bullshit sources you’re using proves my point exactly.

I wasn’t implying that tankies draw their name from Tiananman. I genuinely don’t give a fuck where it comes from. I was pointing out that they’re actually on the side of the tanks that literally crushed protestors.

If you’re going to quote wikipedia, it’s funny that you suddenly stop using it when it no longer suits you.

Wikipedia, BBC, NSA de-classified national archives, etc…

No one will argue that the death toll is this or that number, because no one knows.

There is no debate that it is a significant number, that hundreds or even thousands were murdered, and that China has desperately attempted to obfuscate every detail of these events.

The protestors called the soldiers fascists as they were killed. We could quibble over that terminology, but there can be no doubt that they were authoritarians willing to kill in order to suppress the natural desire in humans to be free and self-determining.

If you side with those soldiers then fuck you, tankie trash.

Ashyr ,

That’s pretty neat? What a weird place to use a neature walk meme, but here we are.

Ashyr ,

Not something I ever expected to see, but what a visually arresting shot.

Ashyr ,

Just as an FYI, most first time homebuyers don’t have to put down 20%. Talk to a professional and discover what your options are. There’s tons of assistance programs for first time home buyers that varies from state to state.

I know housing is insane, but a starter home to get your foot in the door may not be out of reach.

Ashyr ,

I genuinely don’t understand what you’re trying to do here if not stick up for republicans.

Ashyr ,

I think that’s fair. For what it’s worth, I’m not willing to assume it’s political theater anymore. Eventually theater drags the Overton window to the right and becomes a demand of the base and becomes policy.

It’s dangerous regardless as a result.

Ashyr ,

Having sustained some moderate injuries throughout my life, I’m confident they didn’t even know what happened, it was just lights out.

Even with serious injuries it can take surprisingly long for the pain to really ramp up. Something that fast, they probably didn’t even have time to be scared much less experience physical discomfort.

Ashyr , (edited )

They can and do attack Russian territory with their own weapons. When they use American weapons, they come with the provision that they must be used on targets in occupied Ukrainian territory.

This is still a stupid position, but no one is telling Ukraine what to do with their own stuff.

Ashyr ,

Several trillion tons of mass? I think you’re off by many orders of magnitude.

Ashyr ,

Eh, there’s some good eggs out there. Katie Porter, AOC, Bernie Sanders, etc…

The system resists them, but they’re out there. I’ve often considered trying to do it myself, because someone has to.

Ashyr ,

I’d never really heard the term NEET before and had to do some research. I get what is, but not really why it is.

Is it a lifestyle thing or a mental health thing?

Ashyr ,

The Silmarillion deserves it’s own album!

Ashyr ,

Imagine if they forced planes to have reasonable seats again! I’d love to be able to sit without my knees jammed in the seat in front of me.

I’m not even that tall. My father-in-law literally can’t fit in a regular seat due to his height.

Ashyr ,

Dude is illiterate regardless of the room he’s in.

Ashyr ,

This legitimately confused me as a kid because the names were so similar.

Ashyr ,

When can I get one of these voices to read an epub on my phone? I’d love to have something like that

Ashyr ,

I genuinely do not know what’s being asked or answered in this one.

Ashyr ,

Wait, do they think there’s a difference between regular and all caps? Is that the private/public thing?

Ashyr ,

They seem no less crazy to me, but that, at least, makes sense. Why does everyone have a corporation in their name? When did this begin? I have so many questions.

Ashyr ,

Currently enjoying Arctic and Voyager. Arctic has potential to be my final app of choice.

Ashyr ,

Whether or not he had a gun, you put an officer in a headlock and things will escalate.

Ashyr ,

One of many amazing shots from Arkansas

Ashyr ,

Says the person who has sworn to never have babies.

Ashyr ,

I’m a huge RimWorld fan, I’m curious, did you use the fast forward button? If you stay on regular speed, it can really drag. I believe many players just leave it on 3x speed and pause when an emergency arrives.

Your opinion is valid regardless, I just find significant overlap in our preferences, so this surprises me.

Ashyr ,

Animals and a few other things are now multithreaded, so it is something they’re working on.

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