ScottinSoCal πΊπ¦ π π³βπ @ScottSoCal@computerfairi.es
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- So gay. So, so gay.
- JoeMyGod
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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
I've always assumed it's because the elderly are valuable assets in hunter/gatherer societies. Clans that had access to more knowledge/memory were more likely to survive in lean times.
There are examples in early hominid skeletons that the injured were nursed back to health and cared for.
Menopause is incredibly rare in nature. Most animals die soon after their reproductive capability comes to an end. Aside from humans, only four species of wild animal are known to go through a form of menopause: orcas, narwhals, beluga whales and pilot whales. These animals might shed light on why menopause exists at all.
@KevinLikesMaps @nafnlaus@fosstodon.org
Babbel (website and/or app) goes deep into the woods on grammar. If you've already got a grasp on vocabulary, you can breeze through that part.
@nafnlaus How did you learn UA grammar? I have a fairly extensive vocabulary but I know almost nothing about grammar so I'm looking for an app or site that will teach and quiz me. Right now I probably sound like "me yesterday feeded fishes to mine two cats." People can understand what I meant to say but I sound like a child.
@StillIRise1963 @ScottSoCal hereβs an article about Latino truckers boycotting Florida https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2023/05/15/florida-trucker-boycott-floridas-strict-new-immigration-law-draws-response/70217625007/
Assuming I'm autistic - still on the fence about that, but leaning - the thing I've always felt set me apart at work is my ability to make connections between very different things. I resolved an issue with cracks in a crystalline substrate by putting it into the context of my hobby, woodworking. To me it's a logical progression, but to everyone else it's the wildest kind of leap.
Does anyone else here do that? Find a solution by extrapolating in unusual directions?
@grrrr_shark @theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics
A guy I had a crush on - we were friends, but I couldn't acknowledge even to myself that I wanted more from him - scored low, and he basically gave up in school, and no one tried to salvage him. He wasn't dumb, but the teachers looked at that number and gave up on him. It still pisses me off when I think about it.
@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics
I was always told I "wasn't living up to my potential". School gave everyone an IQ test, and after that people were pigeon-holed according to the number they were assigned by a test they took once. My number happened to be high, but others were low.
What if they were tired? Stressed? Dealing with personal issues? Not interested in taking your stupid test?
Has anyone ever told my #ActuallyAutistic comrades that they werenβt βsmart enoughβ or βfocused enoughβ for school, college, or work? You arenβt alone.
That's my president!
#Biden #BidenDelivers #VoteBlue
Going to see Helena. The only way to get to her house is in a handbasket.
Where are we going, and why am I in this hand~basket?
@e_urq They are coming for everything that isnβt white male hetro Christian and when the rest of us are gone they will start sorting out the wrong type of Christians.
(Which is a good chunk of European history btw.)
This is why trans rights are human rights and human rights are important to all of us.
Jack Dorsey is the one who did little-to-nothing about Nazis on Twitter 1.0, and whole-heartedly endorsed the sale to make it what it is today.
I should trust him - why, exactly?
@ssb @TheAutisticTooter@autistics.life @actuallyautistic
Normal is overrated.
@TheAutisticTooter @actuallyautistic
I can say that, in my case, the answer is "sometimes".
Occasionally I'll get what I call a "flush rush" that moves from my head down to my gut, stops there, swirls around, then turns into a knot. Then it dissipates a few seconds later.
I know - I'm not normal.
You should also start each appointment 5 minutes late, and tell each of them "Sorry I'm late, I was dealing with a death certificate for an unvaccinated patient."
Most days I have from zero to two unvaccinated patients. Today I have four scheduled. They are all telehealth but I'm still half tempted to put on a mask, wash my hands, and perhaps clean my nose with Nozin and gargle with a CPC containing mouthwash. :)
This older comic is going around. Animals with misleading names! A gentle attempt to poke fun at English common names.
- 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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