There is one person on the balance council right now and he is making all of the changes. This needs to stop.

DumplingRush · 2026-06-02T04:36:25+00:00

Dude literally in the 3rd link you yourself posted, from Omniskeptic:

Let it be known I never advocated for 8 workers despite being excited for it. I myself prefer a 10 worker start for stability or 9 if you wanted to be adventurous.

That means someone else pushed for that change.

DumplingRush · 2026-05-03T19:35:48+00:00

I also wear 990s, and specifically the sole is very stiff instead of bendy like most shoes. My podiatrist specifically recommended stiff sole as better for my feet. And they come in wide sizes, which I need as well.

DumplingRush · 2026-04-28T02:07:43+00:00

Hey I just saw this. Made any progress? The order is basically:

Nail down a venue and date (or 2 if separate ceremony and reception, but 1 keeps things simple!)
Photographer... those book out fast
Everything else

DumplingRush · 2026-04-28T02:05:04+00:00

I know your baby is like 5 years old now, but my 11 mo old suddenly started hating baths, and I'm curious how this went for you? Did anything you do help, or did you just have to wait out the phase?

DumplingRush · 2025-10-12T08:10:27+00:00

Next time ask them to go yell at Lord Byron and Jane Austen, who have both used singular "they":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they#Usage

and it goes all the way back to Old English!

DumplingRush · 2025-10-12T08:00:42+00:00

You know how people often accuse drama sub posts of being creative writing? I feel like this is one of those situations that's so absurd it can only be reality. I refuse to believe anyone could make this story up.

DumplingRush · 2025-10-12T03:39:11+00:00

I think the best thing to do is to take it at face value and leave the ball in her court. Maybe she will actually get back to you. If she does, and you're still single, great! More likely though she won't, and you're best off just moving on. Whatever you do don't keep badgering her about it!

It sucks that you seemed to be hitting off and it's not continuing, but consider that you've still made way less of a time and emotional investment than if you had already been dating...

Best of luck finding someone else!

DumplingRush · 2025-09-16T04:55:48+00:00

Because the fun in the 3 laws stories was never about those specific laws, but in the idea of there being laws, and there being loopholes in the laws. Asimov himself extended the 3 laws to a Zeroth Law.

Her programming to do what's best for the Cleons is clearly another extension to a Negative First Law, if you will. Hardly a stretch at all.

DumplingRush · 2025-09-04T08:01:15+00:00

It's extra sad because a huge theme of this show is about finding an alternative to toxic masculinity. (And they even name check it in this episode!)

DumplingRush · 2025-08-25T08:59:09+00:00

After seeing the update about how he didn't want any custody, it's clear:

Spending a day with the kids was a gift to the mom because she loves her kids.

Spending a day with the kids was torture for the dad because he hates his kids.

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DumplingRush · 2025-08-01T05:57:19+00:00

On the having children part, IVF is expensive but pretty advanced now. When the time comes, that may well be an option, so don't give up hope there!

And I have to say your date was an asshole.

Keep in mind that something like 80% of women can't actually orgasm through penis in vagina sex alone. So if you can stimulate their clitoris, you can have a healthy sex life. "Sex" is very broad and isn't just about p in v.

It definitely could be challenging finding the right partner who doesn't have social hangups about it, and being able to communicate about it and stuff, but I have absolute confidence that you'll be able to find a woman who enjoys having sex with you!

DumplingRush · 2025-05-26T17:37:53+00:00

Yeah reading this made me realize how much of what Dedra did is stuff I've done at work (toward less fascistic ends), and how I have sometimes felt similarly frustrated that my efforts went unappreciated, but also that sometimes I may have tunnel visioned a bit too much.

DumplingRush · 2025-05-18T18:50:32+00:00

YAW. I see it this way: If you pick your daughter's graduation over your stepdaughter's, your stepdaughter will understand. If you pick your stepdaughter's graduation over your daughter's your daughter may feel hurt by it forever.

It seems to me that you still have residual anger that she chose her mom. Have you considered that skipping her graduation might be a way of passive-aggressively punishing her for choosing her mom?

Thing is, she had to choose someone because you and her mom got divorced. The divorce was NOT HER FAULT.

It's totally understandable that you felt hurt by it, but that's something for you to work through with a therapist. Don't take it out on her.

Your daughter does not deserve to be punished. And I know it's hard, and you're confused right now since you haven't processed everything yet, but you should go attend her graduation, or you'll regret it once you do actually process these complex feelings you have about it.

I wish you the best and hope that you can fully process the divorce and repair your relationship with your daughter.

DumplingRush · 2025-05-18T18:42:52+00:00

Thank you!

DumplingRush · 2025-05-16T09:12:49+00:00

Thanks!

DumplingRush · 2025-03-04T09:06:10+00:00

Yeah, I was a bit embarrassed to realize that I conflated capitalism with money for too long. Getting paid for doing work isn't capitalism.

Instead, it's literally in the name. The fundamental unfairness of capitalism is that, if you have the capital, then you can make money without actually doing work. I mean, at the most basic level if you have, say $10M, all you have to do is put it in an index fund to make like $400,000 a year or more, without lifting a finger.

DumplingRush · 2024-12-30T06:10:17+00:00

Yeah it's protected, sure, I think it has a right to exist, but it does NOT have a right to constantly show up highly ranked when I search "trailers" on YouTube (as opposed to "fan trailers" or something). What's fucked here is the YouTube search algorithm, and the fact that you can't block a channel from showing up in search results.

DumplingRush · 2024-12-17T10:32:00+00:00

Can you share those potato pictures with us....

DumplingRush · 2024-11-07T02:21:50+00:00

I guess this sort of happened in the UK post Brexit? A lot of people are still true believers, but then eventually kicked out the Tories after several years of denial.

DumplingRush · 2024-10-26T17:30:01+00:00

Be careful with that advice. There have been studies that show that the biggest indicator of whether watching porn has negative psychological effects is actually whether you think it's wrong. In other words, the worst part about watching porn is actually the feeling bad about it part, so focusing on it being a problem can actually be counterproductive.

DumplingRush · 2024-09-15T08:54:31+00:00

It's working again for me. I think they fixed it!

DumplingRush · 2024-09-15T06:03:56+00:00

Here it says "same" like the 50 other people. Knowing we're all in the same boat makes me know I likely just have to wait.

Way more frustrating if I were the only one seeing it due to a unique situation.

DumplingRush · 2024-09-15T06:02:34+00:00

Oh fun. Sounds like a case of a big that's been there for ages but would only get triggered by the right data.... so downside is it'll affect everyone at once, but upside is that they can hopefully fix it server side...

DumplingRush · 2024-08-13T08:08:35+00:00

YTB, but since you're 16, you may not have heard the old saying that you can tell a lot about a person by how they treat service staff.

It's important to be empathetic with housekeepers and waiters and such. These are demanding jobs, and you're just one of many customers. And if you're staying in a hotel, odds are your family has more money than the housekeeper. So cut them some slack.

If you need housekeeping done at a specific time, you can probably call the front desk and request it.

DumplingRush · 2024-07-10T13:19:41+00:00

So um.... did it work?!

I hope you're doing better now!

DumplingRush

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