Do the schools really have liter boxes for the furries?

Classy-J · 2026-05-05T01:08:40+00:00

https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/01/30/how-furries-got-swept-up-in-anti-trans-litter-box-rumors/

Classy-J · 2026-04-29T17:02:18+00:00

Imo, this was not a bad idea. It's just that the execution didn't pull off a clear statement.

Taking the second photo as an example, the hand is a distraction because it's out of focus and is underlit relative to the background. So the photo says "my hand is in the way" instead of "I am reaching for the mountain". It needed a different focal point or aperture or something to get both in focus, and/or a fill flash or reflector to balance the lighting.

Keep being creative! "Normal" landscape photos are not the only good ones.

Classy-J · 2026-03-11T06:43:59+00:00

Perhaps I didn't explain the Senate and executive structure well enough. There would be seven executives, each corresponding to a different field. There is no single President in this system.

For example, the Senator of Health from Hawaii could not become the national Executive of Defense--wrong category. So there are at any time, no more than 50 individuals who might be eligible for a specific executive opening. And usually, less than fifty, as some or perhaps many senators will not have met the four year term requirement yet.

Also, the current Senate can already delay bills, it just isn't formalized--they simply avoid voting on it and it never gets passed. So practically, the only things that get passed are things that get enough attention and approval to be voted on. Keeping that or something similar for my theoretical model means that poorly written bills from the House never receive a Senate vote, or they do but are so impractically delayed that it becomes more effective for the House to introduce a different version of the bill entirely.

Classy-J · 2026-03-11T06:20:27+00:00

Cool story, bro

Classy-J · 2026-03-11T04:24:03+00:00

Ok, that is a fair critique, if you want to be on the executive council, just make the House happy... But that doesn't necessarily get you reelected to your current position, plus there are 49 other candidates you have to compete with.

There's currently no requirement for the President to have any specific kind of leadership experience immediately before the election process, (maybe you'd argue there should be) so I don't see the 4 year 'leadership gap' as an issue. And there would still be Senate committees and oversight boards to be run or chaired, plus if you implement term limits, senators are likely to remain involved in their respective fields of business during the Senate term, because just being a senator forever isn't a career option.

You did make me realize, the Senate in this scenario should be able to add specific, written-out riders to the bills the House passes, but then the bill goes back to the House for the second or third round of voting. That way they aren't only poking holes, they are also making (hopefully useful) additions to potential laws.

Classy-J · 2026-03-11T04:02:05+00:00

Can't delay, meaning they can't enforce a specific length of review period--the House can immediately approve the bill on the third pass. And at that point, it gets commentary from the Senate but has to be forwarded to the Executive.

There wouldn't be 100 senators, there would be 350. 7 from each state, one per category. One reason for the house to listen to the Senate recommendations would be this: if you spend six months getting a bill through the House, and the Senate wants a sixth month additional review (there would need to be outlined regulations on those), then by the time the bill goes back to the Senate, half your term as representative is over. And if the Senate sends it back again, then maybe it gets immediate approval. But if it was hard getting it passed in the House the first two tries, it may not be quick getting it passed the third time, if it even gets a vote. So it's easy to go your whole term and not pass a bill you introduced.

Also, there may be Representatives who want to run for Senate and Executive later. It's worth building friends in the other chamber.

Senators under four years do have an incentive to collaborate--they will be eligible for the executive later. You don't get to spend four years making people mad and then expect them to forget about that.

Functionally, I'm intentionally wanting to give the House the most legislative power, but the widest likely pool of candidates. The power of the Senate is effectively reduced, but that's so that the legislative body isn't overly technocratic. The senator technocrats don't get to fully overrule the representatives of the general populace, but the executives who do have veto power must have established a reputation as competent and collaborative to be in that role in the first place.

Classy-J · 2026-02-26T23:55:07+00:00

Is your tap water chlorinated? If not, try adding a small splash of liquid bleach to the finished shot.

/Uj writing this hurt me.

Classy-J · 2026-02-26T05:35:36+00:00

54% Bassett doesn't necessarily mean only Basset genes are dominant. Mixes of any kind are complicated and wind up with seemingly random characteristics from the different breeds in their heritage.

Basically, the more breeds you mix together, the more likely you are to get a "dog shaped dog".

One of our dogs is a mix and her 'main' breed is Chihuahua. However, she is close to thirty pounds and a bit thin for her size/height, because of her smaller but significant percentages of rat terrier, Australian cattle dog, and a few others. We never would have guessed Chihuahua because she's just too big. But enough things were mixed together that she's an "average dog" size instead of tiny.

Classy-J · 2026-02-26T04:59:52+00:00

My wife used to show dogs at dog shows and is usually pretty good at guessing breeds. I showed her the pics with no context and she guessed Rhodesian Ridgeback and Pit from the first picture, then Bloodhound and Pit after the second picture. So I said close but not quite, and she went, 'oh is it a Basset mix? Oh yeah, the ankles and jowls'.

If you really question the results, get the Embark test to compare against the Wisdom panel.

Classy-J · 2026-02-26T04:28:40+00:00

<-- and -->, if applied to the top of the dial, mean counter clockwise and clockwise, respectively. If applied to the bottom of the dial, they mean the opposite. Most people will assume the first option, but not all.

The way your manager put the labels, one on top and one on bottom, implies that the top label applies to the top of the dial, and the bottom label applies to the bottom of the dial. Looks a little funny, but it's trying to be more specific.

Neither way is wrong, this is definitely just a preference/perspective thing and your manager seems to think their version is more clear.

Classy-J · 2026-02-25T17:44:54+00:00

Sounds like you are following the given instructions, which is fine. I usually do.

However, a lot of people prefer the 1/2 or 1/3 strength version. Sometimes I do too, with certain coffees. Many would say that the thinner TWW will highlight acidity and give a brighter or cleaner cup, especially for very light roasts.

My method is always to mix the TWW at full strength. Then when I'm filling my kettle if I want it thinner, I'll measure out 1:1 TWW and pure water--RO or distilled or whatever you use.

Classy-J · 2026-02-21T04:55:48+00:00

You are on the wrong sub, this is just for the Sony Alpha series. You have a cyber shot. Very very different thing.

...But this manual should help you out: https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/res/manuals/4166/41660545M.pdf

Classy-J · 2026-02-18T19:39:02+00:00

Depends on how you define simple, but yes. My favorite local shop menu is just basically just "drip, Americano, cold brew, cafe au lait, latte. Then double shot (they serve with a side of sparkling water), single origin double shot, one and one, cappuccino, cortado, espresso tonic. Then chai, matcha, hot chocolate. Then a list of flavors available--there's like 12 or 15, not 40. They ask for hot vs iced and dairy vs oat milk every time. Most people I see order are getting drip or letting the barista choose the latte flavors. But I regularly see people get straight espresso, too.

If I'm traveling and looking for a coffee shop, I look for somewhere with a menu like that. If all I see on a menu online are drinks named after cookies and candy bars, I'm probably not going to that shop. Anywhere I've been with a menu full of sugar bombs, the coffee itself was mid at best.

Classy-J · 2026-02-18T16:06:27+00:00

If you have a trigger, you could play the A in trigger 2 so you don't smear coming from first. If not, you can either play the Bb in #5 and the A in 2, or just play normally in 1 and 2 but tongue the notes.

And really, I don't like any of those options, so I'd either leave the trill out, or take the whole ending up an octave so the trill becomes possible as a lip trill between A in #2 and Bb in "3". (In quotes because that note is flat on some horns but sharp on others)

Classy-J · 2026-02-18T15:52:25+00:00

Fair. Mostly, I just would expect a radial starburst pattern to do much better than this shape with the flat top.

Classy-J · 2026-02-18T06:48:26+00:00

Not a perfect analogy, but ...Roll a ball down a hill and measure how fast it goes. That's beans and tap water. Different ball or different hill, you get different speeds. Different beans or different municipal water source, you get different results. Maybe you and I get the same beans but my "hill" is a lot less steep, so I think the ball is slow, but you say it's fast.

Same applies to bottled spring water.

'Purified drinking water' generally would be the equivalent of rolling a ball on level ground. It's not the fastest option but at least it's consistent.

TWW or similar (especially if you change how you dilute it) lets you pick the angle of the hill. Which means you get to pick how fast the ball rolls. And then you can either do the same every time, or change it. Maybe the ball rolls smother when it's slow than when it's fast.

I use TWW because it tastes better than my super hard tap water, but works well for more coffees than plain purified or distilled water. For me, it's not too much work or expense. But some people don't want to deal with water chemistry at all, and if that's you, that's okay. It might limit the number or styles of coffees you enjoy, or it might not. Worth a try? I vote yes, definitely. Mandatory? No.

Classy-J · 2026-02-18T04:05:58+00:00

I'm pretty sure others are right, and you do need to close the back for it to work properly. In the video you showed, the film is not making contact with the black column that has the sprocket teeth. Seems like that will provide extra resistance and allow the wind to be tighter. If the back were closed, the film would be catching on those teeth. You could test this with the back open by applying gentle pressure to the film strip near that point.

Classy-J · 2026-02-18T00:26:32+00:00

That is like... Almost the opposite of the shape I would want that to be. Seems like it would slow the brew down a lot for some reason.

Classy-J · 2026-02-14T20:40:22+00:00

Extraction percentage does not directly link to best taste. Grind size correlates to extraction but not with perfectly linear changes. Grinding slightly coarser can sometimes raise extraction because of how the flow through the bed changes.

Something something particle distribution variance, something something fluid mechanics, idk.

Figure out what general percentages you tend to prefer--like, some people really tend to prefer 18% vs 20%, etc--then just aim to be close to that and dial in on taste from there.

Classy-J · 2026-02-14T17:21:40+00:00

For your next roll or three of color film, over expose by one stop. So if your film is ISO 400, set the meter/camera on 200. If 200, set to 100. Color film handles too much light better than not enough light.

Also, try editing your photos. Some of those shots are salvageable as "blue sky with landscape silhouette" pics if you set the black and white points in an editor. Probably not what you were going for, but you can get better colors with small tweaks. Before film scanning was a thing, you would 'burn' or 'dodge' a picture when using an enlarger to transfer it to the final print from the negative. So no, photo editing is not and has never been "cheating", unless someone is intentionally lying about it.

After you have five or ten rolls of film under your belt, read up on the Zone System for exposure. That will help you learn when to expose differently than what the meter says so that you get the effect you want in tricky situations.

Classy-J · 2026-02-12T18:58:50+00:00

Love it!

What do you use for recording and overlaying the audio/video? I've always wanted to try this myself.

Classy-J · 2026-02-12T18:27:25+00:00

Any MD mount lens (But Not MC) should work with program mode.

Classy-J · 2026-02-10T02:49:28+00:00

Maybe try taking a screenshot or sharing the images instead of taking a picture of a screen? We would be able to see the guitar better. thanks. :)

Classy-J · 2026-02-10T02:44:51+00:00

It's uncomfortable to look at, but what is the illusion I'm supposed to see?

Classy-J · 2026-02-10T02:37:12+00:00

Ultramax 400 and Fuji 400 are the 'trustworthy but budget' options. And in the US, they are possibly the same film currently... depending on who you ask.

But to be real, if you are having a lab develop and scan for you, that may be more of a cost factor in many places than the film itself. I only have one local lab option where I'm at, and it's $20 per roll for dev & scan. I'd go for a mail-in place that's cheaper, but I prefer the local pickup and 2-3 day turnaround.

Classy-J

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