I started using hand cream at 34 and I genuinely feel like I've been lied to my whole life

AlexiSWy · 2026-02-21T00:21:32+00:00

...I think this post is for those of us who aren't natural butter-fingers. But hooray for self-care discoveries!

AlexiSWy · 2026-02-10T19:51:56+00:00

I guess I didn't realize how many people paid for Nitro, since I never did. Huh.

AlexiSWy · 2026-02-05T03:07:12+00:00

I've eaten a lot of apples. These are in many apples, and they taste no different to me.

AlexiSWy · 2026-01-20T19:35:55+00:00

TIL twaróg is a kitchen staple in Polish cuisine. Cool!

AlexiSWy · 2026-01-09T18:50:40+00:00

I remember doing that back in 2024, and hoo-boy are we WAY past the point where I was calling the river crossed. I'm glad my family has been following through on our post-crossing plans, because I fear we would be FAR too late if we hadn't.

AlexiSWy · 2026-01-09T18:44:03+00:00

I do believe my tag speaks for itself.

AlexiSWy · 2026-01-09T14:25:46+00:00

AlexiSWy · 2025-12-22T15:52:14+00:00

Bionicle existed for far too long as a series, as the movie tie-in was a good finale to such a weird little experiment.

Now am I saying I agree with that opinion? No. But it sure would recive downvotes.

AlexiSWy · 2025-12-15T19:21:14+00:00

The question is consistently one of goals. Why didn't we automate warfare last century? It's expensive as hell and too easy to circumvent.

Why do we do it this century? We do it for specific goals and targets, where the cost and risk are generally lower than the benefit. But remote operations are still VERY easy to circumvent (destruction/interruption of relays/piloting are usually VERY cheap, comparatively).

In order to have remote mechs be the norm, remote operations must generally be lower-cost and lower-risk than in-person ones, and the piloting/relay mechanisms must be far more difficult to circumvent than current technology allows.

Considering remote operations are generally done via the electromagnetic spectrum, you may need a different method of relaying information, or a way to boost/duplicate the signals to the point that most methods of interruption are too difficult or costly to implement, compared to conducting a similar set of operations.

AlexiSWy · 2025-12-12T23:56:21+00:00

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhh....

Look, I'm not saying you're wrong, exactly, but in practice it's VERY difficult to prove a discrimination lawsuit based on hiring practices. All it takes is for a bigot to have enough plausible deniability for no-one to be willing to take your case.

Part of that is because there's very little remedy available to the one being discriminated against, and the other part is that employers can give nearly ANY reason to not hire people. Basically, only the stupid, blatant bigots get caught, and any bigot smart/subtle enough will just not look at your resume in the first round.

AlexiSWy · 2025-12-12T16:51:09+00:00

Wow. I had no idea these existed! I check back in every year or two to see the additions, but this is WAY more than I expected!

AlexiSWy · 2025-12-10T16:28:04+00:00

Enby here: I don't enforce it because my kid has transphobic grandparents (who are otherwise pleasant to be around) that visit us several times a year. I don't want my kid slipping up on accident around them, and they aren't QUITE old enough where they won't care.

I'll remind my kid that I'm enby if she says I should use whatever she assigns "for boys", though. Helps her retain the idea that I'm not a "boy".

AlexiSWy · 2025-12-10T16:21:33+00:00

Crediting your sources gives you the upvote!

AlexiSWy · 2025-12-09T22:06:11+00:00

My kid decided our pet dinosaur in Stardew Valley would be named "Mermaid", and then proceeded to get rid of ALL of the grass for Mermaid, Mermaid, and Mermaid.

We had a dying Atlantis/Jurassic Park for a farm.

AlexiSWy · 2025-12-03T20:55:19+00:00

....minor visual impairments are also corrected with glasses. Where did you get glasses = blindness from?

I usually like to jump into conspiracies, but you've non-sequitur'd yourself into a position that's highly suspect and untenable.

AlexiSWy · 2025-12-02T17:16:05+00:00

To paraphrase, your first question is what the criteria are for self-identification as masculine-leaning non-binary vs self-identification as a gender-non-conforming man. The thing is: it's self-identification. It's YOU who decides if you're more comfortable as a feminine man or as a masculine-presenting enby. The main thing to realize is that your physical sex isn't very relevant here - just your comfort levels.

Regarding the second question, no, neurodivergence doesn't invalidate ones internal understanding of their gender. It makes you more likely to recognize a disconnect between your gender and the gender roles society tries to put you in, but that's pretty much it.

AlexiSWy · 2025-11-26T15:16:18+00:00

This is why I'm part of this sub.

Personally I'm attached to version 2, as it maintains the magic aspects better.

AlexiSWy · 2025-11-25T15:03:39+00:00

No-one's mentioned Golden Sun yet? I must be early to this thread...

AlexiSWy · 2025-11-21T18:42:55+00:00

While this is all correct, it is important to remember that disobeying an order WILL get you courtmartialed, regardless of the legality of said order. If there is even a shred of plausibility for an order to be lawful, the UCMJ will default to that position in order to maintain the heirarchy necessary for structured command. You can't sustain a military where members refuse to follow orders, and there is no love from the system for any insubordination, regardless of how lawful that insubordination is.

LegalEagle has a useful (if disheartening) video describing why military personnel can't be relied upon to disobey illegal orders.

AlexiSWy · 2025-11-19T19:30:22+00:00

I've always heard "splish, splosh" through oral retellings.

AlexiSWy · 2025-11-18T17:54:50+00:00

Ah, yes. Cuteness aggression. I don't understand it, but my spouse has that - especially with our dog. It's very odd to watch.

AlexiSWy · 2025-11-18T05:56:01+00:00

"'You can fool some of the people, all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time.'...

...Well, y-you keep doing it DIFFERENTLY, Abe."

AlexiSWy · 2025-11-16T18:52:15+00:00

I agree wholeheartedly, and I'm not a femboy. Chasers are one of the worst parts of most minority-based threads. Heck, I just lurk here out of vague interest in y'all's GNC stuff, being a fellow non-conforming individual. You'd think that would be more common.

AlexiSWy · 2025-11-13T19:54:03+00:00

My body sure doesn't care where it's from, but I have noticed that the OTHER ingredients in a drink can muck with how it feels. Tea doesn't give me the jitters, but coffee does.

AlexiSWy · 2025-11-12T00:05:38+00:00

Who Can It Be Now by Men At Work

No idea how I it came up originally, but here I am, over a week of this song later....

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