celeste

@ celeste @kbin.earth

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2 yr. ago

7d ago

The world’s largest data center was supposed to run on 100% natural gas. Utah’s Republican governor says ‘never.’
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celeste @kbin.earth 7d ago
I'm kind of curious about local opinions on whether this guy is a known liar and he's saying what he thinks will get the controversy to blow over, or if he is legitimately working on getting alternative energy for this.
the fact that he's like "we'll use something else nuclear or whatever i dunno" makes me lean towards "liar," but i know fuckall about utah politics.

2w ago

Bought a new tape measure today

Nice! I got a new one a couple weeks ago because one broke and I couldn't find my other couple. Of course, immediately found them after the purchase. So it goes.

4w ago

Ballmaxxing is "electrifying, addictive, euphoric and transcendental" according to those pursuing bigger balls

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celeste @kbin.earth 4w ago

I guess injecting saline into yourself could be safer than breaking the bones in your face.

1mo ago

Can subject omission work in ENG?

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celeste @kbin.earth 1mo ago

You know, "went to times square" is very easy to understanding without the "l." It reads informal, but I'd get it. The end part of your example would leave me wondering what was good. The friend? The time they had together? Was Times Square itself good? I don't as easily fill in the subject like I did with the missing "I" at the start. I think it's called "left edge omission?"

1mo ago

What sport sports the truly stoopidest subscribers?

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celeste @kbin.earth 1mo ago

Since football (soccer) has the most fans it probably has - just in pure numbers - the most dumbasses into it. Percentage-wise, hopefully the sports experts will weigh in with that.

1mo ago

Outrage after Indian man carries his sister's skeleton to a bank to prove her death

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celeste @kbin.earth 1mo ago

A dollar is worth what you can buy with it, which varies depending on where you live.

There's a hint in the article where it says the 200 is the amount she received for selling livestock after her husband's death. Looking at livestock markets, you can purchase more in Odisha livrstockwise than you could in my local markets for that amount.

If you meant you wouldn't dig up your sister's skeleton and drop it off at the bank for any amount of money, I definitely get that though. I know people who would find the process so enraging that they would do it for a dollar, though. Grief hits people differently.

1mo ago

Reps. Gottheimer and Lawler Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Antisemitic Rhetoric from Prominent Online Personalities

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celeste @kbin.earth 1mo ago

1mo ago

President evacuated from Correspondents’ Dinner as loud bangs heard

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celeste @kbin.earth 1mo ago

My position on conspiracies is that they exist but without evidence there's no reason to believe I'm the magic genius who will figure it out. But, this attempt seems kind of suspicious? Of course, it could just be the result of them only keeping people on the job who are loyal, as opposed to competent (since with this presidency, those two traits can't be aligned). I guess I'm at "we'll find out at some point" again.

1mo ago

Replaced the passenger mirror on my work vehicle

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celeste @kbin.earth 1mo ago

i think most of the time was watching a youtube video of someone doing it to build up confidence

1mo ago

Replaced the passenger mirror on my work vehicle

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celeste @kbin.earth 1mo ago

i ended up replacing the mirrors of several other people who were putting off getting new ones, and the powered ones were slightly more complicated, but still not terrible

1mo ago

Replaced the passenger mirror on my work vehicle

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celeste @kbin.earth 1mo ago

I was surprised how uncomplicated replacing those turned out to be. I was really expecting to never be able to get the door panel back on, but it wasn't that bad

1mo ago

U.S. couple accused of kidnapping 10-year-old to potentially undergo gender transition surgery in Cuba

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celeste @kbin.earth 1mo ago

It makes sense it's being reported on, since the US federal government did something unusual in these kinds of cases - they sent a government aircraft to return the child. What about this international abduction case is different than others, that this government would take that step?

It's like when an immigrant commits a violent crime in a distant state. Why am I learning about it, far away from where it happened, and not more local violent crimes?

If a lesbian couple in California commits family annihilation, why do I hear about it, and the family annihilation in the same county as I live gets some immediate local news coverage and then...nothing?

If there are 1000 outstanding international abductions a year, and I hear about two, is there a reason for those two? Are they local? Do they involve celebrities or politicians? Is there something exceptional or weird that catches public nterest?

Also, this administration lies. Regularly. In ways that have shown up whenever their claims end up in court. By that point, it's already spread through the news that an ICE agent was attacked with a snow shovel, or the person they shot tried to run them down. So, care is warrented with initial reports involving them.

1mo ago

Is the "everyday stuff" supposed to feel normal? Do y'all just have a parent do things then when you're supposed to be the adult you panic?

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celeste @kbin.earth 1mo ago

It's natural to feel anxious when you're doing things independently for the first time.

If you never feel comfortable doing these things without your folks, it's a sign something is messed up. That's not if you keep doing new things and feeling anxious about them, though. That's if you are still feeling anxious setting up a dr's appt alone when you've done it a hundred times already. I feel anxious about these things sometimes even though I've done it on my own for decades, and it turns out I have an anxiety disorder.

Hopefully, for you, doing these things will make you feel an increase in confidence, and in the future, you'll know it's doable. Bit by bit, you learn you can do things.

1mo ago

Is niacin related to ADHD somehow?

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celeste @kbin.earth 1mo ago

It's useful to know that it's the kind that flushes out when you take extra! This guy thinks ADHD runs in the family.

1mo ago

Is niacin related to ADHD somehow?

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celeste @kbin.earth 1mo ago

Oh, he mentioned that! He said when he was taking it, it was like he was getting hot flashes when it kicked in, but they were gone in half an hour for him. I think this might be a topic he knows a lot about, instead of one of the ones that are conspiracy adjacent.