ScottinSoCal πΊπ¦ π π³βπ @ScottSoCal@computerfairi.es
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- He/Him
- Orientation
- So gay. So, so gay.
- JoeMyGod
- Ε ΔΕΕ§Ε§ Δ - πΊπ¦ π
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.
Joined Nov 2022
Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language...
I should try to avoid lurking and do my #introduction for a fresh start. 
The "Bionic" is my ears - I have bilateral cochlear implants after going #deaf in my 20s. I love music that makes me sing like nobody can hear me, and movies that I can watch on repeat. Jurassic Park is my comfort movie. Enjoying raising [5] with my hubby, playing games, collecting gnomes, making questionable design choices for our home, and starting craft projects to never finish because mental health. Hello!
@ScottSoCal. I wish I could come up with a witty answer, but only finishing up coffee #1. But yes π€. Absolutely.
After much consideration, I've come up with my own definition of "Favorite" and "Boost".
"Favorite" means I read this, and I acknowledge what you wrote - good, bad or neutral.
"Boost" means other people should see this, too.
@CindyWeinstein
"#Moby-Dick is the novelistic soundtrack of my life."
So... I can call you Ishmael?
Please allow me to introduce myself. #Moby-Dick is the novelistic soundtrack of my life. The rest is #Dylan. #Dogs, #coffee, #books (especially #19th-century US lit) make me very happy. I write, think, and talk a lot about dementia, most recently a book with Dr. Bruce Miller of UCSF, Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain (Johns Hopkins, 2021).
Some people believe there's no purpose to "liking" something on Mastodon since it doesn't affect any algorithm.
Not the case.
It does something incredibly valuable: it acknowledges people.
Which is incredibly powerful, and is all the more important *because* it's not connected to gaming any algorithm.
By liking something on Mastodon, you are doing it honestly -- without any agenda at play other than that you like it.
So go ahead. Click that like button for its own sake.
@Joeybagovdonuts
Tell her not to wear a cape to class.
β"In Germany, teaching the Holocaust is mandatory. It includes visits to concentration camp, museums, etc. They donβt shy away from their own ugly history. Yet the kids arenβt damaged; theyβre strengthened, matured, humbled. US needs to do same re slavery. Not that complicated.β
Siggy Rose.
@rabcyr
I blame the cheese. All that cheese.
in america, we no longer say βthe frenchβ, but βpeople with mental illnessesβ, and i think thatβs beautiful
@davidivy@mastodon.lol
It was about the same time - 1987.
re: thoughts on #gender, might be unpopular
@rushraptor@babka.social
The behavior and appearance of what's considered typically male and typically female have varied throughout history, and they're entirely culturally and socially driven.
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re: thoughts on #gender, might be unpopular
@rushraptor@babka.social
I think you're conflating gender and sex. Sex is biological, determined by your DNA. Gender is the way you present yourself to the world. My sex is male, and my presentation is within the bounds commonly associated with male. I'm comfortable with that, so both my sex and my gender are male.
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Are we ready to talk about how police dressing in riot gear and acting, well, like cops, makes crowds more likely to riot? No? OK then. Proceed.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/06/01/why-so-many-police-are-handling-the-protests-wrong
Air alarm. I'm going to pick up Seva from school. The day started like this. Anxiously
@davidivy@mastodon.lol
That made me think of a song I haven't listened to in forever:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQL-B3PNkeI
@eesger @georgetakei
Let me google that for you:
```The young Federal Republic of Germany adopted the stricter version of Section
175 of the Criminal Code (StGB), as amended by the National Socialists. As a
consequence, many of the homosexual men liberated from concentration camps
after the war were returned to prison in order to serve out the rest of their
sentences. The repression of these men continued unchanged until the former
Section 175 was relaxed in 1969. ```
- Pronouns
- He/Him
- Orientation
- So gay. So, so gay.
- JoeMyGod
- Ε ΔΕΕ§Ε§ Δ - πΊπ¦ π
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.
Joined Nov 2022
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