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
Privileged whining
A used VW is not for people with no extra energy to spare. Stereotypical run-around at the dealership.
It's a 2022 VW ID.4 EV, with app connectivity. An app I can't use when the car says the original buyer still owns it. VW can't - won't - help. They suggested I contact the original buyer and ask nicely if she'll unregister the car. I'm guessing it's a repo, and I don't want to do that.
[sigh] I guess I'm taking it to the dealer for them to work out.
"I wonder if the Emperor Honorious, watching the Visigoths coming over the seventh hill, truly realized that the Roman Empire was about to fall."
-- JL Picard.
Also:
"It's actually quite warm in here."
-- Some frog, probably
βCan I have one?β
βOnly if you do the thing.β
βDo I have to?β
βYes, and you have to do the voice.β
βπ΄πͺπ¨π©β¦ Harry Potter must not return to Hogwarts!β
Oh, look, it's an uncharted dessert isle.
My local school district just fought off a hostile takeover by the local disgruntled nutbars, now they're writing unhinged letters to the editor. I'm writing back (excerpt):
Why? What possible difference could it make in my life how someone else chooses to be addressed? What possible difference could it make in my child's life? Or the letter writer's life? This is just the latest "crisis" manufactured by what used to be a political party.
With pride month coming up, I wanted to ask all my queer ally friends, what are y'all actively doing to push back against hate?
Putin has said repeatedly that he is fighting NATO expansion but in reality his delusions of grandeur have brought about that expansion. NATO has never been a threat to Russia, all Russia had to do was join the free world. #StandWithUkraine
@andytiedye@neurodifferent.me @AutisticAdam @actuallyautistic
I found I like wearing a mask, and have continued to wear one. Also hubs is immune compromised, so that's another reason - and the one I usually give if people ask me why I'm still wearing a mask.
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@CarolynStirling @AutisticAdam @actuallyautistic
I gave a training at least once a month, sometimes up to 4 times a month, in front of groups of up to 30 people at a time. I did that for 17 years. I developed a "trainer" persona for it, and it's been useful in other situations, too.
@AutisticAdam @actuallyautistic Some autistic people can cope with public speaking but cannot cope in social situations. Hence being told β you can give a speech so why are you hiding in a corner at a Corporate social event?β
@ScottSoCal @nellie_m @jens @Vincarsi @devxvda @Cleopatra @actuallyautistic @joshsusser " . .even when we have explained the performance of all the cognitive and behavioral functions in the vicinity of experienceβperceptual discrimination, categorization, internal access, verbal reportβthere may still remain a further unanswered question: Why is the performance of these functions accompanied by experience?
ββDavid Chalmers, Facing up to the problem of consciousness"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_problem_of_consciousness?wprov=sfla1
@nellie_m @jens @Vincarsi @devxvda @Cleopatra@c.im @sentient_water @actuallyautistic @joshsusser@neurodifferent.me
I absolutely support this. I don't believe consciousness is a binary on/off thing, there are many degrees of it.
@jens @Vincarsi @nellie_m @devxvda @Cleopatra@c.im @sentient_water @actuallyautistic @joshsusser@neurodifferent.me
I've never understood that sentiment among scientists. Emotions are primal, they evolved long before higher brain function. Of *course* animals can feel fear and joy and anger and pleasure and grief.
And pain is even more primal, it's a basic survival mechanism.
Recently I posted that some libraries in southern Oregon were under attack. Racist, bigoted fascists were trying to infiltrate their Board so they could ban books.
Well, the voters have spoken. Our candidatesβkind people with integrityβwon the election. They won!
Small elections are huge. They mean so very much. Just wanted to share, because these victories have been few and far between.
https://votelibrary.com/we-won/
#Fascism #Elections #Libraries #Library #Oregon #Voting #LGBTQ #SystemicRacism
[sees sign that says βNo Solicitingβ]
Bloody hell!
[removes barrister wig and gown]
Tomorrow after a meeting I walk over to the dealership (hubs is sick or he'd drive me) and pick up the car.
My parrot will never forgive me for tonight. If you think we're bad about following routines, you should spend time with a parrot.
@thelaughingmuse @ScottSoCal
βYeah, but that TruCoatβ¦β
β Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy), βFargoβ (Joel + Ethan Coen, 1996)
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/fbfaec47-7abd-4ed6-8a59-7fbf1777c4eb/gif#ATJmehrh.copy
@joshsusser @ScottSoCal @f1337 @actuallyautistic Lol! Yes, thatβs what weβre known for, isnβt it? Being so relatable.
I got a good price on an EV with less than 3000 miles on it. I keep telling myself the end result is worth it.
- 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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