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StringTheory

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Fun with strings! Ukulele, knitting, physics!

  • Trans Girls Belong on Girls' Sports Teams

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  • I got into a very strange argument with a relative (who doesn’t know any trans people -at least none they are aware of). They were absolutely convinced that ANY man is better than ALL women at all things. Athletic, intellectual, creative; men are inherently better at all of it.

    Therefore, in their mind, anyone who was a man/boy at any point in their lives will be better at everything than a cis woman ever could be. So trans women will always dominate no matter what.

    The profound misogyny at the base of their argument was flabbergasting.

  • Top surgery included in leading breast surgery textbook for first time ever

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  • Good.

    I worked in a fairly large clinic (office assistant type stuff) and always wondered why the top-surgery patients looked so much “better” than the mastectomy patients. Finally I asked one of the doctors, and he explained that top surgery is quite different than a mastectomy, with different protocols and goals and results.

    Someone with training and experience performing mastectomies can’t just step in and do a top surgery.

  • When Foster Parents Don’t Want to Give Back the Baby

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  • I’m gonna be really shallow and judgmental and just say her picture is creepy, too. What a bizarre pose and expression.

  • What single item improved the quality of your life over you got it? (Buyed it/got as present/made it)

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  • Does the company that bought Osprey still honor the warranty?

  • What single item improved the quality of your life over you got it? (Buyed it/got as present/made it)

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  • Keen Newports have the finger loops on tongue and heel. I think Blundstone boots do, too? I’m sure someone with Blundstones can confirm or refute that.

    Those loops are so handy, I agree.

  • What single item improved the quality of your life over you got it? (Buyed it/got as present/made it)

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  • Bicycle. No gas expenses, no tabs, no loan, free parking. I understand how it works and can mostly fix it myself for very little money. I can take quiet side streets and arrive in a much better mood, plus my fat lazy ass gets some exercise.

  • How do you envision a postal system in a solarpunk world, both on a small scale and larger one?

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  • Not sure I want my neighbor pawing through my mail, or “accidentally” losing my ballot, or borrowing” my packages.

    Privacy and security in the mail is crucial.

    People are people. Human nature isn’t going to change just because the culture shifts to solarpunk.

  • One Extra Cup of Coffee a Day May Help Avoid Weight Gain. Here's Why.

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  • Coffee makes me incredibly hungry (any caffeine does). This would backfire on me soooooo bad.

    I have to wonder if an extra cup of any liquid per day would help avoid weight gain. You hear so much about people misinterpreting thirst as hunger - they eat instead of drinking.

  • How would you envision Solarpunk schools and education?

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  • Something like the Forest Schools and outdoor schools/daycares now. Students outdoors and engaging with the real world and each other nearly all the time. Nothing stripped to dry and abstract isolated bits (and boring) but always learning concepts in context and seeing how they interact.

  • Falling out of love for fantasy

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  • I’m finding the opposite. Books that I loved when younger are even better as I re-read them now. Ursula le Guin, Terry Pratchett (their YA and their adult books) have so much more nuance and subtlety than I was aware of when I just read them for the adventure and story. There are some profound bits of wisdom and wry observation tucked in those books.

  • Millennials, Baby Boomers, Gen X, Gen Z and Gen Alpha: Generation Names by Year

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  • The old “divide and conquer” works remarkably well.

    Keep the poor fighting each other, so they don’t start toppling the extremely wealthy and powerful who are feeding off them.

  • DOJ sues eBay for selling ‘rolling coal’ devices; fines could hit $2 billion

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  • These are the same folks who think that the pinnacle of comedy is farting as you leave a crowded room.

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    Gov. Abbott is now putting barriers along Texas border with New Mexico

    news.yahoo.com /gov-abbott-now-putting-barriers-230439102.html

  • Your Sweaters Are Garbage: The quality of knitwear has cratered. Even expensive sweaters have lost their hefty, lush glory.

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  • You can add pockets to the pants you buy, too. This video by Morgan Donner is adding several examples of types of pockets to skirts, but the process is the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pE_nrHKd58

    And there’s this one by Bernadette Banner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thlzJj1EHiY

    Thigh pockets are really great for phones. You can make visible patch pockets or subtle welt pockets and you can customize to the size of your phone.

  • Whose a good comedian that never fails to make you laugh?

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  • Billy Connolly

  • ‘People are happier in a walkable neighborhood’: the US community that banned cars

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  • 300+ days a year of sunshine, all they need to do next is pop some solar panels up on those roofs!

    You can rent a furnished studio short-term for 2 days minimum at $99/day, and you get the same transportation benefits as residents do during your stay. Honestly, I’m considering this for a vacation during the winter. This walkable community idea is fascinating to me and I want to check it out. https://culdesac.com/

  • Creating a new community

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  • And I am very grateful for that. I deeply appreciate this policy.

    Thanks, all you awesome admins!

  • Your Sweaters Are Garbage: The quality of knitwear has cratered. Even expensive sweaters have lost their hefty, lush glory.

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  • For t shirts I always sing the praises of Gettees. Tiny “factory” of half a dozen people making extraordinarily high quality and durable shirts in Detroit. Most of the people doing the sewing are former auto upholstery stitchers from the car factories. The quality is truly the best I’ve ever encountered. https://gettees.us/

  • Your Sweaters Are Garbage: The quality of knitwear has cratered. Even expensive sweaters have lost their hefty, lush glory.

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  • Side note about pockets: Duluth Trading women’s pants have multiple ginormous pockets, and about half have crotch gussets or anterior inseams to avoid chub-rub destroying the pants.

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    Netanyahu says Israel will ‘crush and destroy’ Hamas; every Hamas member is a ‘dead man’

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  • A “final solution”, as it were.

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    Before you post that comment to social media….

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    The White House fired back at the head of the Republican National Committee for saying the attacks on Israel presented a 'great opportunity' for GOP candidates

    www.businessinsider.com /white-house-condemned-rnc-head-for-comments-about-attacks-in-israel-2023-10
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    Donald Trump's Israel intel leak under scrutiny after Hamas attack

    www.newsweek.com /donald-trump-israel-intel-russia-hamas-attack-1833094
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    Bodycam video shows Ohio police fatally shooting pregnant black woman

    www.bbc.com /news/world-us-canada-66690408
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    Canada warns LGBT travellers of US risks

    www.bbc.com /news/world-us-canada-66654134
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    1 in 5 women report mistreatment from medical staff during pregnancy

    www.npr.org /2023/08/22/1195285970/mistreatment-pregnancy-cdc
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    Georgia indictment and post-Civil War history make it clear: Trump's actions have already disqualified him from the presidency

    theconversation.com /georgia-indictment-and-post-civil-war-history-make-it-clear-trumps-actions-have-already-disqualified-him-from-the-presidency-211652
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    How climate policy could change if a Republican is elected president in 2024

    www.npr.org /2023/08/08/1192634090/if-republicans-win-the-white-house-in-2024-climate-policy-will-likely-change
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    'We're not just voting. We're also running.' David Hogg launches young candidate PAC

    www.npr.org /2023/08/09/1191455776/young-voters-david-hogg-pac-campaign-elections-genz-millennial
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    Texas church firebombed weeks after visit from anti-LGBTQ YouTuber

    www.nbcnews.com /nbc-out/out-news/texas-church-firebombed-weeks-visit-anti-lgbtq-youtuber-rcna96586
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    As these farmworkers' children seek a different future, who will pick the crops?

    www.npr.org /2023/07/28/1189476655/farm-workers-labor-shortage-h2a-visa-dan-newhouse-immigration
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    DeSantis' 'war on woke' looks a lot like attempts by other countries to deny and rewrite history

    theconversation.com /desantis-war-on-woke-looks-a-lot-like-attempts-by-other-countries-to-deny-and-rewrite-history-204884
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    US heatwave: A third of Americans under extreme heat advisories

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/world-us-canada-66195722
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    Ghanaian children wrongly taken in raids backed by US charity IJM

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/world-africa-66122058
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    Death threats, harassment and a poisoned dog: 2024 election workers already are scared

    www.npr.org /2023/06/21/1180818978/election-workers-are-facing-threats-and-harassment-as-they-brace-for-2024
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    Vaccine expert Dr. Peter Hotez harassed outside Houston home after weekend of online attacks | Houston Public Media

    www.houstonpublicmedia.org /articles/news/health-science/coronavirus/2023/06/19/454720/peter-hotez-harassed-houston-house-joe-rogan-rfk-attacks/
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    Druid Heights: The US' hidden LGBTQ+ community

    www.bbc.com /travel/article/20230620-druid-heights-the-us-hidden-lgbtq-community
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    Seven cleverly designed emergency homes around the world

    www.bbc.com /culture/article/20230619-seven-cleverly-designed-emergency-homes-around-the-world
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    The HU - Shireg Shireg (Official Audio)