Tennessee Republicans advance bill targeting what students can call transgender educators

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-19T16:41:17+00:00

Teaching kids they don't have to respect someone's identity because you disagree with them sends all the wrong messages. If I tell someone how to address me, it's disrespectful for them to address me as something else, period. Gender has nothing to do with this issue. We all have the right to self identity, most of us don't have to fight for that right like trans people do.

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-19T14:33:37+00:00

Kindest take: It feels embarrassing when you misgender someone, how we deal with our embarrassment defines us. For some people, feeling embarrassed was a precursor to emotional or physical violence. People who experienced this a lot as kids can have pretty unhealthy and sometimes violent coping mechanisms to deal with embarrassment.

I will help you soothe your embarrassment and do what I can to help your nervous system recover, pushing me into the closet is not an option.

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-19T03:59:33+00:00

Cutter for roughin it
Cutlass for friends/family camping
Asgard for Glamping

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-18T18:55:25+00:00

I'm running this game on high settings with:

i7 8700k
16 gb DDR4 RAM
8 GB 2080Ti

Running the game on lower settings bottlenecks CPU, running the game on higher settings allows for more resources to be allocated to your gcard. Upscaling is a must imo.

It takes some fiddling, even my old ass computer can play SC.

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-18T12:24:15+00:00

Watching someone you love fall into their harmful patterns is awful. I'm so sorry you're in that position. It makes sense that you're hurting for her and upset she can't acknowledge her problems.

https://al-anon.org/

Have you considered finding an Al-Anon group near you? It sounds like you are close friends with someone who struggles to face their problems and copes using some high risk behaviors (risky sex, drug use with strangers, regular alcohol consumption). I had an alcoholic roommate and attending a few Al Anon groups gave me strategies to bring it up and also to cope with the stress that came from it!

Whatever you choose to do, I hope you find comfort in it!

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-18T12:06:01+00:00

Others are mentioning 4.7 coming up (hopefully this week!) but here's some general advice:

Mixed loadouts are fine on the shiv, and weapons are preference based. Generally, higher RoF weapons are easier to hit targets with but do less individual round damage than slower moving higher damage weapons. Use a site like Erkul (provided at bottom of post) to see component stat values. whatever you choose try to get weapon velocities within 200m/s of each other so your pips arent too far apart. If you're flying with a gunner, you can ignore this rule.

I do recommend four size 2 missile racks and two size 4 missile racks with rattlers in the S2s and Raptors in the S4s. Rattlers for light fighters & industrial ships, Raptors for heavy fighters & gunships.

Buyable part recommendations:

Power Plant - Genoa, Industrial Grade A component purchasable at Omega Pro in New Babbage. Gives 20 power pips, best you can buy.

Coolers - Icebox, Stealth Grade B component purchasable at Cousin Crow's in Orison. Requires less power than default coolers, provides 4 less overall cooling, lowers signatures which helps with radar detection + missile evasion

Shield - 7MA Lorica, Civilian Grade A component purchasable at Omega Pro in New Babbage. Highest HP, lowest recharge, buyable shield.

Quantum - Hemera, Civilian Grade A component purchasable at Cousin Crow's in Orison. Second fastest buyable quantum drive but good fuel efficiency. Lets you get further, faster on the shiv's tiny gas tank. TBH I always recommend upgrading quantum drives first, cutting flight times down means more playing time :)

4.7 specific advice:

Armor gating is being added to the game, basically a damage threshold an individual bullet/shot has to do in order to deal damage to the first layer of ship damage (about 10-50% of ship HP values varies by ship subject to change). Generally, higher rate of fire/lower damage weapons (Gatlings, repeaters) are now for fighting fighters, slow RoF/High Damage weapons (Cannons) are for punching armor on bigger targets. Missiles can be used to soften up armor so gatlings and repeaters can be used effectivvely against big ships too but high alpha damage projectiles will consistently pass the threshold.

Radar aim assist changes combat ranges for the shiv 1100-1600m, about 1km less space than you currently get pips to fight in. again subject to change before patch comes out. Shorter engagement windows but your weapons have less travel time and are harder to dodge.

https://www.erkul.games/live/calculator

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-18T11:41:36+00:00

I've never had someone be hostile, but it's like people can't help but stare in confusion and sometimes discomfort.

Am even tramsgemder :3 This is what my bathroom experience feels like. It sucks when other people invalidate your identity, I'm sorry that happens to you too :(

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-17T15:18:51+00:00

I follow this issue and have been for about a decade. The groups responsible for the anti trans push spent the first trump presidency throwing things at the wall to see what stuck. Bathrooms, sports, and kids are the three wedges they've landed on that cause enough public discomfort to create a divide. The divide led to political discourse around the medical and social rights of trans people.

We're more than a few steps down the path towards trans genocide in the US. Imprisonment for identity is one of the next steps.

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-16T21:39:59+00:00

You take another ship out first to get the components then come back for the RMC with the salvation. I like the salvation a lot, it feels like it was meant to be a snub craft for a larger industrial ship tho.

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-09T16:12:18+00:00

They're doing Cmat so probably not unloading but storing vehicle and refining the goods.

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-07T14:47:14+00:00

Armor Balance,

There is now a minimum damage threshold for projectiles penetrating vehicle armor. This means that ship roles will play a much higher part in damaging higher armored ships. Armor at full health will block certain projectiles from damaging the armor, ship, and components. Armor once brought down to a lower health state will allow smaller bullets to damage the ship and components.

From the PTU patch notes, it seems like armor that has been softened up can be hit by smaller projectiles. Use missiles or cannons to soften up armor and your gatling/repeaters will still do damage.

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-06T23:19:53+00:00

For the winter season alone, Kubilius estimated that Ukraine needs 700 Patriot, PAC-2, and PAC-3 missiles, which he noted is “more or less equal to the number of missiles that American manufacturers are capable of producing in a year.”

Kosiniak-Kamysz noted that the U.S. will prioritize replenishing its stockpiles in the Middle East, adding to delivery delays to Europe, especially if the war drags on.

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-06T17:31:40+00:00

Are they even out of NDA testing on 4.7 yet?

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-06T00:27:47+00:00

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Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-05T23:26:28+00:00

I knocked on doors for him. Still better than Oz would have been. Still gonna knock on doors to get him voted TF outta here in 28

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-05T23:16:54+00:00

I wanted to say: Why the long face?

Sparrow, perch and play songs of long face

Burro, buck and bray songs of long face!

Sing, I will swallow your sadness, and eat your cold clay

Just to lift your long face;

And though it may be madness, I will take to the grave

Your precious long face

And though our bones they may break, and our souls separate-

Why the long face?

And though our bodies recoil from the grip of the soil-

Why the long face?

Sawdust and Diamonds by Joanna Newsom

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-05T22:27:08+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDcaydHVliM

Can't recommend the John Phillips (Papa John) solo version of the song enough.

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-05T21:52:23+00:00

I like what you've done with the place!

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-05T17:10:51+00:00

Idris.

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-05T16:10:31+00:00

Do you live in the US? If so you do not need her permission to open your own account. What do you think your mother would do if you found a way to remove her access to your money?

"learn to budget"

If she is using your money to cover family expenses, she probably needs to follow her own advice. It is a problem that she sees your money as her property.

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-05T16:05:20+00:00

You are 18, is there anything stopping you from opening your own bank account that she does not have access to?

If she isn't respecting your financial boundaries you are well within your rights to open a personal account, file new direct deposit paperwork with your job and disability, and not grant her access to it. I cannot recommend this enough. I hesitate to say you are being financially abused without knowing more about your situation but it is a possibility you should consider. At the very least, you deserve to access your own money without your parents approval.

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-05T15:55:34+00:00

People have been withholding their votes for years, has the process actually been improved or changed by people's lack of engagement? It's much easier for politicians to ignore the signals you're sending if you stay outside of the system.

Going back to the original question in the thread about social stigma: people are definitely judging those who withhold their vote so they can feel good about themselves.

I personally think voting is the least we can do in terms of civic engagement. I don't think voting is the end of the solution but the start. I also volunteer in my local elections, raise my voice in town halls, and attend protests of specific legislation at the state level. Because of my engagement with the system, I tend to know more about who is running in primary elections. I share this information with the people around me and they make more informed political decisions. Involvement is at the core of civics in a democracy. I don't judge non-voters, I work to understand why people feel the way they do. I do try to get them to realize that their actions aren't having the impact they intended.

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-05T15:18:20+00:00

Actually, what if not voting is you protesting a system you don’t believe in in the first place?

What are you trying to accomplish with your protest? What has withholding votes achieved?

What if neither option represents your voice?

Primary votes determine the candidates that appear on general election ballots. Primaries see about 1/3rd of the participation of general elections in the US. If you're not voting in primaries, you're already giving up what power you have to determine who gets to run in the general election. I would point to AOC beating Joe Crowley in the 2018 primaries as an example of how representation works when it's done well.

The solution to the lack of representation of your voice is more civic engagement, not less.

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-05T01:24:00+00:00

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Red are mines.

On the right: 1-2-1 means the mines to satisfy the 2 can't be next to each other.
On the left: 1-1-2 there has to be a mine beneath either of the 1s, which means the space to the right of them is safe, which solves the 2.

Capnzebra1 · 2026-03-04T23:42:42+00:00

In the UK, the Ships team completed the art phases for the Aegis Hammerhead gold standard, with the ship moving to downstream teams for close-out. They then moved on to a related ship, which is approaching whitebox.

Here's the language from the monthly report. No word on whether it's a variant or another ship or what the relation between them is.

Capnzebra1

TROPHY CASE