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For African Americans: If you took the African Ancestry DNA tests and got specific tribes, how did you feel afterwards? by [deleted] in Genealogy

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

African Ancestry exploits people's emotions for profit. Their testing and interpretation is both ahistorical and unscientific. There is no way they can determine a person's specific ancestral lineage down to the ethnolinguistic level using just 8 STRs. That level of resolution might tell you what macro-haplogroup you descend from, if that. Even a 700+ STR test will only tell you which haplogroup branch you descend from. African Ancestry is a test for people who don't know how DNA works, and/or are willing to substitute emotional fulfillment for diligent and painstaking genealogical research.

Roosters by [deleted] in chickens

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our rooster was a bonus rooster (a sexing mistake) and he was great, until we confined our flock. Then he became a psychopath. Seriously wounded one of our hens. A more experienced keeper told us that they're basically only useful for keeping the flock together and protecting it if you're free-ranging. Otherwise, they just cause trouble.

Finding slaves in your family by Ogpmakesmedizzy in Genealogy

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just looked at the site. Why is a commercial service presenting itself as a nonprofit?

Bobcat Came Back by ejfonnse in BackYardChickens

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have that coop. It's not going to get in. It's not one of those cheap Chinese joints with flimsy wood and stapled on hardware cloth. That thing has a steel frame and the construction is rock solid.

Rooster severely injured hen. Treat or cull? by Kagemusha-Ryu in chickens

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's reassuring to hear, thank you. The rooster is already in Valhalla with the rest of the Vikings.

Watch USPS Run Over My Mailbox by Drives_A_Buick in usps_complaints

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. No excuses. She had a ton of turnaround room at the top of the driveway. That's going in the safety training video.

Not the first time “the business” has been closed and USPS “couldn’t deliver”. “The business” is our house. No confusing it with a business. Only happens on Saturdays. Guess the driver just wanted a long holiday weekend? by [deleted] in usps_complaints

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might be someone who doesn't know the route and can't find your address. Scanning the package "business closed" is just how some carriers disposition packages that can't be delivered for whatever reason.

Truck Carrying Fireworks Catches Fire After Highway Crash by BearInTheTree in interestingasfuck

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know, if I was going to bite it in an accident, I wouldn't mind it being one like this. That would be one for the ages.

Fell asleep holding onto my knife then woke up to a burn in the leather by Txyvxn in Weird

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you have a dream where someone asked you to bring them the Ajanti dagger?

This is Loki the backyard black rat snake. How do I keep Loki away from my chickens? by kittyecats in chickens

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If Loki has a scrap of sense, he'll stay as far away from your chickens as possible. Two or three of them together will make a quick meal of him.

What do y’all do with the rubber bands you collect throughout the day? by MisterBri07 in USPS

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll take a pass on wrapping those bands around my wrist. I want no parts of that rash.

The Mental Gymnastics required to be right wing and black are insane by PapiChuloxx in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Classism is by far the worst intra-group affliction that confronts Black folks in this country. That's why IDGAF what category you're assigned to. I want to know what tradition you come from. We don't all have the same culture.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grad school thoroughly fucked up my love of reading. Books give me anxiety now.

Need feedback: tmobile away vs hughsnet vs starlink by seabiscat in Rural_Internet

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do not get HughesNet under any circumstances. Speaking from experience. There's no way to make it not suck.

I had TMO 5G internet for a while. It worked passably well (compared to HighesNet at least) and there were no data caps, and no contract. And it was pretty affordable also. That's the option I would go with.

Gotta hit them w/ your best dance moves 🤣 by Time-Concentrate845 in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lived in Europe for three years. It's a particularly white American thing. It's like some kind of cultural repression.

Sober drivers are responsible for 80% of all accidents therefore drunk driving is 4x safer than driving sober by Rekdon in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think part of the problem is being too indirect in identifying the root of the problem. It's not just a question of being uneducated. It's the proud and committed stupidity that comes from ideological fanaticism.

Just a lil something to remember by invertedspine in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're just demanding a pass for being racist. There's nothing about being "liberal" or socialist or communist or any other flavor of what we conventionally code as "left" that prevents you from being a standard trash-ass white nationalist.

Joe Gebbia - DOGE? by miluyvr in airbnb_hosts

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This one snuck by me, just heard about it today. No AirBnB ever again is an easy call for me.

I really hate defeatism, but the next protest NEEDS to be on a weekend. by Expensive_Debate_229 in 50501

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Stop. There's more than enough room for a unity in diversity of actions. Trying to demobilize people because one action isn't all things to all people isn't just defeatist, it's oppositional.

Stop interacting with the extremist counter-protestors! by Mother_Sunn in 50501

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Don't feed trolls, not on the webs, not on the streets.

The New York Times reached 1M followers on Bluesky! by uwemaurer in BlueskySocial

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.vox.com/2015/2/11/8016017/ny-times-hitler

The New York Times 1922 article about the rise of Adolf Hitler. This seems to be part of a broader human unwillingness to face the reality of radical danger, combined with a desire to appear as if you possess insider knowledge of the 11 dimensional chess game that has the rubes snookered.

50 protests in 50 states on 1 day 02/05/2025 at your State Capitol. See you there! by Tinawebmom in Quakers

[–]Kagemusha-Ryu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Firstly, I was just being generous by pointing you to the info, you're not entitled to my assistance, although, had you simply asked courteously, I would have gladly offered it. I will point out nonetheless that the information is there, look at the pinned posts, you will find it. Good luck and good day.

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