34324 pts ยท November 6, 2016
I'm just here for cute dog pictures.
Clever kitty, doing a scoop! If you're wondering why, look up "whisker fatigue" (and PSA: this is super common, so feed your cats on plates if you can)
#31 In case anyone wants an actual answer: no, because the Greek prefixes homo- and hetero- mean "same" and "other." Homosexual means sexual attraction to the same, heterosexual means sexual attraction to the other, therefore bisexual means sexual attraction to both the same and the other. It doesn't imply anything about the gender(s) you're attracted to, it's about how you see yourself in comparison to them.
Pearfect
"Twighlight"
Hell yeah! Brewing, too?
Oooh, let's get a shot of that pickle shelf too.
Brazilian Portuguese
AA isn't for everyone, but if you like the idea of a 12 step program, and the higher power stuff is all that's holding you back, check out the book "What To Do When You Don't Believe: A Skeptic's Guide to the Twelve Steps" by Phillip Z. I bet you can find a used copy online for less than the cost of a 12-pack. Good luck. I'm rooting for you.
That joke is a dog whistle intended to offend men who see jokes as a threat to their position in society. Saying "not all men" is like responding to "black lives matter" with "all lives matter." It misses the point. Obviously, not all men are bad. But we are all complicit in the ongoing systemic oppression of women, and that will continue unless we acknowledge our privilege, work towards change, and relinquish the desire to be rewarded for doing so.
I think it says a lot about your priorities that you're spending your time pondering that question instead of doing literally anything else. I'm sorry my rhetorical questions didn't have the intended effect. Allow me to try again? (1/2)
It's a joke, dude. Why does someone making a joke about men make you so upset? Seriously, why are you more concerned about someone disparaging men on the internet than you are about the ongoing worldwide violent subjugation of women? Very weird priorities you've got there.
All in one at 2x speed:
#7 Fun fact: in most states, it's completely legal to buy psilocybin mushroom spores online. You can't grow them, of course, but you can have the spores for research purposes. Unrelated fun fact: mushroom growing kits are widely available to buy online (and surprisingly affordable). Obviously, you should not use a mushroom growing kit to grow your own psilocybin mushrooms. That would be illegal. But you can definitely legally purchase and own them both.
No, this is a very typical dog thing.
What an interesting question. My guess is OP used the conditional perfect instead of the past perfect as a colloquial way of emphasizing the hypothetical nature of the scenario. OP isn't talking about the actual effect the words had on them; they're talking about the effect the words would have had on them if things had been different. While not technically correct, it's such a common error that most native speakers wouldn't even spot it as an error (I certainly didn't until you pointed it out).
I don't know you, or where you live, or what it's like there. It sounds like your system is working for you, and I'm glad. But it's easy to let bad actors slip by unnoticed when the system in question is working for you, and it's never a bad idea to take a hard look around to make sure that system is working for EVERYONE in your area, including those that don't have the resources to make their voices heard.
I don't know what you mean by "national ACAB tours," but I'm sorry your experience with the police abolition movement has been so aggressive and negative. People I know (offline, doing actual work, not just keyboard warriors) are not focused on a national movement, they're focused on local solutions. If all you've seen of the movement in your area is strangers being disrespectful, I can understand why your perception of it is so negative. The only other thing I'll say before I log off is this:
I think we might be living in different universes, or maybe just very different parts of the country. Where I'm from, we are pushing for community-based solutions that will ease suffering, because we're sick of watching a corrupt force terrorize our population. If the cops are good where you live, I'm glad for you. I have no desire to mess with systems that work. The system where I am from does not work, and has not worked for many decades.
There are cops who do good things, but that's not a cop's job. Your examples are of people who are already being failed by the government's social safety nets. If you're a cop and you're doing good deeds instead of arresting people, you're not doing your job. The job of "cop" is bad, and should be abolished, and replaced with people who go around distributing car seats and warm clothes.
In LA? Yeah, no one should ever be a cop again. Some systems are corrupt beyond repair. That's the case in Los Angeles. The sheriff we elected (who ran on a platform of cleaning up law enforcement gangs) was corrupt, the people appointed to investigate his corruption are corrupt, it's bad apples all the way down. People who actually care about making a difference here have come to terms with the fact that our only option is to abandon that system and turn to community-based solutions.
Ahh, that definitely makes more sense. Thank you!
Hmm, interesting. I love when a niche product exists to fill a legitimate need, but I still feel like this one adds a lot of complexity to a fairly straightforward situation. Why not just pull the blanket further up the bed?
Most red velvet cake these days is made with food coloring, and only calls for a few tbsps of cocoa powder in a full-sized cake, so a little piece like that for a dog that size isn't going to be harmful. To be clear: still VERY concerning that the dog's owners haven't trained it to not steal food off the table. So many ways it could go wrong in the future! Just because the dog won't be hurt by this particular instance of poor dog ownership doesn't make this GIF any less of a bummer.
Ohhhhh, I see. Thank you!
#48 My friend doesn't understand this one. Can someone explain it?
Makes it impossible to find the post again later if you forget to favorite it, especially since OP didn't include tags either.
Huh, good to know. Last I heard of it, folks were still pointing to caffeine as one of the sources kidney stones, but that was a decade ago, and it looks like there's been more research done since then. I appreciate the link!
Does this really feel like an issue where you want to be saying stuff "for the sake of argument"? Or is it maybe an issue where you should just nod and say "yes, someone's rights are being violated, and that's wrong."
Ideally, yeah, but adopting is a big responsibility that should not be taken on lightly. Not everyone is prepared to do that. Perfect is the enemy of good.
Clever kitty, doing a scoop! If you're wondering why, look up "whisker fatigue" (and PSA: this is super common, so feed your cats on plates if you can)
#31 In case anyone wants an actual answer: no, because the Greek prefixes homo- and hetero- mean "same" and "other." Homosexual means sexual attraction to the same, heterosexual means sexual attraction to the other, therefore bisexual means sexual attraction to both the same and the other. It doesn't imply anything about the gender(s) you're attracted to, it's about how you see yourself in comparison to them.
Pearfect
"Twighlight"
Hell yeah! Brewing, too?
Oooh, let's get a shot of that pickle shelf too.
Brazilian Portuguese
AA isn't for everyone, but if you like the idea of a 12 step program, and the higher power stuff is all that's holding you back, check out the book "What To Do When You Don't Believe: A Skeptic's Guide to the Twelve Steps" by Phillip Z. I bet you can find a used copy online for less than the cost of a 12-pack. Good luck. I'm rooting for you.
That joke is a dog whistle intended to offend men who see jokes as a threat to their position in society. Saying "not all men" is like responding to "black lives matter" with "all lives matter." It misses the point. Obviously, not all men are bad. But we are all complicit in the ongoing systemic oppression of women, and that will continue unless we acknowledge our privilege, work towards change, and relinquish the desire to be rewarded for doing so.
I think it says a lot about your priorities that you're spending your time pondering that question instead of doing literally anything else. I'm sorry my rhetorical questions didn't have the intended effect. Allow me to try again? (1/2)
It's a joke, dude. Why does someone making a joke about men make you so upset? Seriously, why are you more concerned about someone disparaging men on the internet than you are about the ongoing worldwide violent subjugation of women? Very weird priorities you've got there.
All in one at 2x speed:
#7 Fun fact: in most states, it's completely legal to buy psilocybin mushroom spores online. You can't grow them, of course, but you can have the spores for research purposes. Unrelated fun fact: mushroom growing kits are widely available to buy online (and surprisingly affordable). Obviously, you should not use a mushroom growing kit to grow your own psilocybin mushrooms. That would be illegal. But you can definitely legally purchase and own them both.
No, this is a very typical dog thing.
What an interesting question. My guess is OP used the conditional perfect instead of the past perfect as a colloquial way of emphasizing the hypothetical nature of the scenario. OP isn't talking about the actual effect the words had on them; they're talking about the effect the words would have had on them if things had been different. While not technically correct, it's such a common error that most native speakers wouldn't even spot it as an error (I certainly didn't until you pointed it out).
I don't know you, or where you live, or what it's like there. It sounds like your system is working for you, and I'm glad. But it's easy to let bad actors slip by unnoticed when the system in question is working for you, and it's never a bad idea to take a hard look around to make sure that system is working for EVERYONE in your area, including those that don't have the resources to make their voices heard.
I don't know what you mean by "national ACAB tours," but I'm sorry your experience with the police abolition movement has been so aggressive and negative. People I know (offline, doing actual work, not just keyboard warriors) are not focused on a national movement, they're focused on local solutions. If all you've seen of the movement in your area is strangers being disrespectful, I can understand why your perception of it is so negative. The only other thing I'll say before I log off is this:
I think we might be living in different universes, or maybe just very different parts of the country. Where I'm from, we are pushing for community-based solutions that will ease suffering, because we're sick of watching a corrupt force terrorize our population. If the cops are good where you live, I'm glad for you. I have no desire to mess with systems that work. The system where I am from does not work, and has not worked for many decades.
There are cops who do good things, but that's not a cop's job. Your examples are of people who are already being failed by the government's social safety nets. If you're a cop and you're doing good deeds instead of arresting people, you're not doing your job. The job of "cop" is bad, and should be abolished, and replaced with people who go around distributing car seats and warm clothes.
In LA? Yeah, no one should ever be a cop again. Some systems are corrupt beyond repair. That's the case in Los Angeles. The sheriff we elected (who ran on a platform of cleaning up law enforcement gangs) was corrupt, the people appointed to investigate his corruption are corrupt, it's bad apples all the way down. People who actually care about making a difference here have come to terms with the fact that our only option is to abandon that system and turn to community-based solutions.
Ahh, that definitely makes more sense. Thank you!
Hmm, interesting. I love when a niche product exists to fill a legitimate need, but I still feel like this one adds a lot of complexity to a fairly straightforward situation. Why not just pull the blanket further up the bed?
Most red velvet cake these days is made with food coloring, and only calls for a few tbsps of cocoa powder in a full-sized cake, so a little piece like that for a dog that size isn't going to be harmful. To be clear: still VERY concerning that the dog's owners haven't trained it to not steal food off the table. So many ways it could go wrong in the future! Just because the dog won't be hurt by this particular instance of poor dog ownership doesn't make this GIF any less of a bummer.
Ohhhhh, I see. Thank you!
#48 My friend doesn't understand this one. Can someone explain it?
Makes it impossible to find the post again later if you forget to favorite it, especially since OP didn't include tags either.
Huh, good to know. Last I heard of it, folks were still pointing to caffeine as one of the sources kidney stones, but that was a decade ago, and it looks like there's been more research done since then. I appreciate the link!
Does this really feel like an issue where you want to be saying stuff "for the sake of argument"? Or is it maybe an issue where you should just nod and say "yes, someone's rights are being violated, and that's wrong."
Ideally, yeah, but adopting is a big responsibility that should not be taken on lightly. Not everyone is prepared to do that. Perfect is the enemy of good.