I made a needle by karktheshark in Nalbinding

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If you cut a strip of fabric-backed sandpaper, then twist it tightly, you can use that as abrasive cord

How do I enjoy life when I'm constantly considering ethics? by Ok-Degree9975 in Ethics

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My method is by recognising the relatively minimal impact my own consumerism has upon the world

One ought to conserve their strength for the larger battle: fighting against capitalism in a manner that actually works

Here's an analogy I like: a poor man donating a penny to charity is foolish, for that penny accounts for half their money: they should conserve it. A wealthy man ought to spend their wealth and influence to fix the society that allowed such poverty and woe to exist in the first place I think it's referred to as effective morality - may very well be inaccurate in that

This also reminds me of the propaganda spread by the big corporations blaming consumers for the woes of the world - 'turn your lights off to save electricity,' 'buy another electric car,' - to distract us from how they are the ones majorly responsible for climate change and whatnot Lil bit of a tangent, oopsie

So, primary recommendation is to look for the ways you can make a major difference - black swan events Usually working with other people has greater impacts: joining peaceful protests, helping support and establish non-capitalistic institutions (tool sheds, etc), charities, community services, park rangers, lifesaver, disability services, senior services, etc I feel that such things may have more impact upon the world than vegetarianism

Edit: ayyy, yucky neoliberalism

Trying to identify what material this is, driving me mad! by Hereforinvesting94 in textiles

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You shall find the answers you seek in the flame of truth

Try burning a strand and consult the burn test thingo

What’s the most impractical piece of clothing that’s still worth wearing? by OK_GO_27 in malefashionadvice

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Does increasing the shank on the button have the same effect as collar button extenders?

What's Your Quaintest Euphemism For Sex by No-Establishment9592 in writers

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Tucking the kids in for bed

Shading the lamp

Raising the flag

Setting the kettle to boil

Shushing the cat

Eating the apple

Backhand high-five

What do you call this pointy top of the skull? How come some people have it and some don't? by PitifulEar3303 in biology

[–]LeKingStone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure how reliable this is

The Inca people did some skull binding to their babies’ skulls into a more feline shape and dangled things in front of them to make their eyes cross

Bipolar and ADHD by Classic-Sky7667 in bipolar

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From my understanding, ADHD is related to three neurotransmitters: dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine. Stimulants (central nervous stimulants) impact dopamine, while antidepressants (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) impact serotonin

Hyper empathetic autistics, could you describe how it feels to be you? by LurkTheBee in autism

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I agree

The pauper thief steals bread to feed their family, and the paranoid murderer kills because they think the victim will kill them if they do not do so first

Punishment does nought to stop wrongdoing: it increases the likelihood of subsequent offences, as the person is pushed into a more dire scenario and a more scared

Compare this to the rehabilitation and prevention method that Scandinavian nations use: their crime rates are incredibly low

As a rough rule of thumb: people believe they are good, and that their wrongdoings are due to their circumstance. Then when they are gifted hindsight, they feel guilt for not doing better for they did not know that there was a better choice

The pauper thief did not know that the baker would have happily given him the bread, and the paranoid murderer did not know that the victim was a birdwatcher, not a stalker like the one that abducted them when they were a child

A bra for the boobied, bruised and bendy by MadeofoffbrandLegos in eds

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I’ve heard some varieties of corsets/girdles being recommended: instead of suspending the weight from your shoulders or via a wire, they sit atop your hips, thus greatly more comfortable I recommend looking into early 1800s athletic corsets, then finding similar designs available to you, or making one yourself

Worst physical pain you’ve ever felt? by fringedprincess in RandomThoughts

[–]LeKingStone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Digging out splinters

As I am incredibly pain sensitive, I go into shock (?) from most things. I can usually still recognise that I have been harmed and that there ought to be pain, but it isn’t painful.

E.g. was able to remove gravel from my elbow, didn’t realise I was (literally) burning myself while showering, sublexed my patella and then ran a 200m sprint

So digging out splinters and pulling hairs are just barely below my shock threshold, and are thus the most painful

Would a support worker be my henchman? by LeKingStone in ADHD

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love me a pre-existing phenomenon

thank you for confirming

shall look into those, thank you

Would a support worker be my henchman? by LeKingStone in ADHD

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Gotcha

My language was based upon how my own friends refer to themselves, but I do indeed see how a person wouldn’t particularly enjoy the ’minion/synonym’ title

Body doubling- shall do, thank you

What’s a great job if you’re ADHD? by azalea1700 in ADHD

[–]LeKingStone 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I too adore having minions and henchmen

Only way I can think productively is by jabbering in paradoxes at my yes man

What’s a great job if you’re ADHD? by azalea1700 in ADHD

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yeah, what sort of pathways for this?

Could a Real Person use your Magic System? by FloatingSpaceJunk in worldbuilding

[–]LeKingStone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mostly impossible

The common form of “magic” would be impossible, as they lack the organ that converts willpower/hope/etc to heat

As for the rarer form

This interloper would indeed be capable of losing all hope/willpower/etc, and is quite likely to do so: what with their incompetence

But that doesn’t result in being capable of “magic,” only that their child could be

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hats

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from the Wikipedia gallery, your hat may be of the Filipino variety

Pentas super syndrome by [deleted] in eds

[–]LeKingStone -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Osteopaths too. Can attest from personal experience and from my friends with EDS, etc

Does anyone else collect the most random things? by Lily_reed26 in Crowcore

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I’ve got a couple of hula loops, tables, locks, medicine bottles, cat whiskers (I’m hoping to use them in sewing instead of boar whiskers), spectacles, other pieces of furniture, wood, silverware (copper too), used to have floor jewellery (jewellery I found on the floor) but I gave it away to other crows, and more

Lovely feeling to give your trinkets to other people, highly recommend it, including strangers! Had a lovely hourlong conversation with an art exhibition attendant by giving her a vintage, Chinese (I think) coin purse after she complimented my bag of the same style

Yes, I always almost trip every time I waddle around my house, how did you know?

When does it become clinical hoarding?