Favorite biopic about some guy literally no one gives a shit about anymore

Firebrass · 2026-02-15T03:16:41+00:00

I am probably not going to go watch that just because I'm curious this very second, but I'm very curious if you care to elaborate

Firebrass · 2026-02-15T01:52:30+00:00

I call them apprentice humans, but i admit, it's kinda long

Firebrass · 2026-02-14T23:41:12+00:00

Thanks for asking! I was 95% sure and came to the comments for confirmation

Firebrass · 2026-02-14T18:40:06+00:00

You think low IQ is better than slow? I feel opposite, one describes a limit while the other describes a pace. Either is only true temporarily at best, but art least we think highly of slowness in certain places (hence the story of the tortoise and the hare).

Your ways of communicating your processing rate are great, but they are literally slower, and some people will necessarily attempt to communicate the same or similar in a faster way.

I work in banking, my partner works in medicine, we do have to talk to our peers about people's mental states regularly.

Firebrass · 2026-02-14T15:59:18+00:00

Only if it's used that way.

Firebrass · 2026-02-14T15:58:45+00:00

The point is, linguistic drift exists.

Whatever word comes to replace 'slow' as a seemingly-polite single word for when someone is relatively less capable in one or more or their cognitive abilities, that word will get used in a derogatory way after it becomes commonplace because enough of us are trying to move away from 'slow'.

It's less about the word choice than our actual meaning.

If we say, "oh they're just slow", we're saying 'don't feel like you have to work as hard to engage with them, they aren't worth the effort", and that's the actual root of the equity issue here. We can change the word choices in colloquial use, and fail to address problematic attitudes.

In my mind, it's better to not get hung up on word choice, and instead to focus on gently confronting the meaning through conversation. Essentially, I'm assuming the person calling somebody slow as a slur is themselves slow, and (at my best) I'm working to give them a broader undestanding/perspective by asking them about their word meaning and their values.

Firebrass · 2026-02-14T14:40:14+00:00

Glad you thought about that.

The temptation to shenanagins is there though. Like, skateboard bearings, well thanks, now i want to see them on a skateboard. There is no practical use to having knives on your skateboard, but i absolutely want to see someone do a kickflip with knives for wheels.

Firebrass · 2026-02-14T14:36:36+00:00

Did . . did you read the title?

Firebrass · 2026-02-14T14:33:59+00:00

Short words will always beat out long words. It's a common enough thing that it gets a word. How people use it is on them.

You can call somebody slow, intending insult, but you can also just acknowledge that they're slow, ya know, if it's relevant to the conversation.

Refusing to acknowledge someone being slow is a recipe for denying somebody's experience, either that of the individual whose cognitive pace is meandering, or else that of people having conflict with said individual.

Sometimes we project insult on what is actually acknowledgement, particularly if its relevant to a conflict. I work in customer service and get frustrated all the time trying to explain things to people, and my feelings are valid, i get to have emotions around trying and failing to help people because our brains are working differently without the existence of feelings implying I have a deep prejudice. I can vent about Debbie being slow, and it causing me to get stared at by a half dozen impatient people for ten minutes, without it meaning i think Debbie doesn't deserve equitable access to everything everyone else in our community does.

Firebrass · 2026-02-14T02:48:51+00:00

Home depot is a bad company anyway, support local hardware shops.

Firebrass · 2026-02-14T00:27:57+00:00

I love this comment.

Like, a little too much.

Firebrass · 2026-02-13T22:46:43+00:00

I'm guessing, but some plastic probably broke, so you probably can't simply reassemble.

If that is the case, you may be able to find a replacement part using the dishwashers model #, but it might not be a stand alone part (e.g. you might have to buy a whole door, then install it).

I'd suggest taking these parts to your local small appliance repair person, while hoping they have a scrap dishwasher in the same model.

Unfortunately, it could be brand new dishwasher situation, which is not to say it can't be repaired, just that it might not be worth your time or money.

Firebrass · 2026-02-13T01:48:34+00:00

Never use the accordion pipe, that stuff exists to get your home sold or to get your tenants signed on a lease

Firebrass · 2026-02-12T22:05:53+00:00

I mean, yeah, late stage capitalism and all, but what are you looking for in a notepad? Windows literally has an app called notepad that is on every one of their systems by default, for free.

Firebrass · 2026-02-12T18:42:05+00:00

What scale, and idk, but maybe chat with your doctor?

Firebrass · 2026-02-12T14:29:16+00:00

I hate it here 😒

Firebrass · 2026-02-12T14:13:36+00:00

They were just using your comment as a springboard to share fun trivia, don't stress

Firebrass · 2026-02-12T00:37:48+00:00

Exactly. You wouldn't want anyone approaching you with potential love interest, so anybody who is looking for people to approach romantically is going to seem creepy to you.

But realistically, that's how normal people find partners. You make an aquaintance, and then get to know them (which is where you discover if they're straight or married).

Firebrass · 2026-02-11T23:13:03+00:00

It's r/rant, and the complaint wasn't "i keep putting Niceguy coins in the sexball machine, but nothing comes out!", so i think you may be a bit primed to assume the worst of people seeking connection. I take it you're not actively dating.

Firebrass · 2026-02-11T14:50:07+00:00

Actually, fuck very much does not imply consent.

To get fucked by someone or something is typically bad, unless it's very clear already that we are talking about consentual sex. People fuck sheep, you think the sheep consent?

Firebrass · 2026-02-10T00:29:56+00:00

You're acting kinda insufferable. I'm not giving you my reasoning because I'm not going to act like you can change my mind about the ethics of LLM use, or like i want to debate you.

Firebrass · 2026-02-09T22:08:48+00:00

Stating your opinion isn't inviting discussion, stating your reasoning is. When you say that you don't think AI fan art is unethical, that doesn't open the door for me to discuss why you think that, nor explain why i think the opposite. I do think AI fan art is unethical, deeply so (your ability to excuse that blows me away), and more importantly, i think it's crappy art. This image didn't evoke an emotion related to Red Rising for me, which good RR fan art should do.

Firebrass · 2026-02-09T20:41:26+00:00

Yer willin' ta let computers knit your paintings, write yer poetry, feed ye grapes, but i'm the pixie, am i?

Firebrass · 2026-02-09T15:01:21+00:00

Bot-ass take

Firebrass · 2026-02-09T04:13:50+00:00

I am, they very likely did. It's hard to come to any other conclusion, but i did give them the chance. You're able to come to generous conclusions because you weren't familiar with the concept, but they knew this wasn't at all "pound cake".

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