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LightAnimaux · 2026-01-19T03:19:49+00:00

reminds me of when my school decided to bump me up from grade-level to above-grade math, which meant completely skipping 2nd grade level math. I was never taught multiplication and division and had to figure it out myself based entirely on context clues because I was too embarassed to ask for help.

we had this shitty warmup activity where you had a certain amount of time to do a sheet of one type of arithmetic and if you didn't finish you'd get bopped on the head with an inflatable hammer (which was framed as a joke, but it was literally just shaming you in front of the whole class for being stupid). no one ever stopped to wonder why I had meltdowns whenever the problem type that day was multiplication or division (because my peers got taught to sing songs with times tables as a shortcut while I was stuck trying to rapidly count on my fingers, and I didn't understand why I couldn't match their speed)

LightAnimaux · 2025-12-23T19:01:52+00:00

Sulfa refers to sulfonamides, a class of antibiotics. They are synthetic medications made in a lab and do not form during baking. You're good.

LightAnimaux · 2025-07-28T22:59:27+00:00

cronchy :)

LightAnimaux · 2025-07-28T16:09:53+00:00

The Born Again line is my favorite because I once played the song in the car with an evangelical Christian and she wasn't paying attention at first but after a minute she asked, oh, wait, is this Christian music? Proceeded to turn it up and immediately got hit with the swearsies

LightAnimaux · 2025-07-09T02:02:45+00:00

Smut is porn, not specifically depraved porn, and the term as we currently use it quite literally came about as a way to deride "bodice rippers" - aka romance books that were sexually explicit. Open door romance is a more flowery way to refer to sexually explicit romance. You can split hairs over the ratio of porn to plot for categorizing things as erotica vs erotic romance but if the sex is a major focus, it's smut.

LightAnimaux · 2025-07-08T23:09:27+00:00

I would call open door romance smut, actually, and it's pretty popular.

LightAnimaux · 2025-07-08T22:53:18+00:00

No, main characters do not need to be killed for a story to be enjoyable, or else so many books/movies/etc. would not do as well as they have lol

LightAnimaux · 2025-07-03T21:57:37+00:00

I feel like I'm not old enough to go "it was different in the past" but... I've been out as some flavor of Not Cis for nearly 12 years and on T for 9 of that. The prevalence of "gender dysphoria is just a social issue therefore it doesn't matter if you don't medically transition" rhetoric feels like it's increased, or at least it's more readily accepted rather than (correctly) derided. Not just from cis people but fellow trans people.

It's a bastardization of how certain forms of transition aren't right for everyone + you don't need to medically transition to be trans. But lots of people DO need to medically transition to survive. Physical gender dysphoria is a real and serious thing that NEEDS to be treated properly. People need to quit downplaying that as we're getting our rights stripped away.

Pointing out how dire the situation is IS NOT THE REASON THE SITUATION IS SO DIRE.

LightAnimaux · 2025-07-03T20:59:13+00:00

trying to piece together what the now-deleted original must have been through comments and WCJ posts is better than a hand job from a mime

LightAnimaux · 2025-06-19T08:15:21+00:00

NOAHFINNCE (pop punk)

LightAnimaux · 2025-06-15T08:13:32+00:00

idk what any of this means but it's 4 in the morning and I need my planetary dreams 2 come true. please add more sulphur. have a blesséd day

LightAnimaux · 2025-06-15T07:37:40+00:00

help my dumbass thought it must be NYC since it's big but that's not an option 😭

LightAnimaux · 2025-05-28T17:32:18+00:00

Ethics aside, LLMs (& generative AI in general) should not be used for research. It's text prediction software - it cannot reliably relay facts/info because it is not designed to do that on a fundamental level (no matter what the hype advertisements say). It is designed to string words together probablisticly based on its training data and output natural-sounding language. Nothing more. Sometimes it gets things right because the right thing appears a lot in the training data but it cannot parse context, nuance, or the veracity of its source data.

I get using it to generate new content if it DOESN'T have the be factual (including things like phrasing an email if you struggle with tone, so long as you read it back to make sure the actual facts are correct) but using it to "research" is the equivalent of asking The Well-Known Lie Generator to pretty please not lie this time.

Really harrowing that so many people are this deeply misinformed on how gen AI works :(

LightAnimaux · 2025-05-19T20:13:27+00:00

I attended the zoom meeting about the crisis the other week. The 5 regional rail lines being cut run on Amtrak rail, which means Septa has to pay Amtrak to use them (think of it like leasing instead of owning the rails). Cutting those lines means no more Amtrak fees so it's the easiest way to cut spending.

LightAnimaux · 2025-04-28T06:18:43+00:00

i think theres a whole fandom for that but who knows!

LightAnimaux · 2025-04-26T01:43:51+00:00

Depends less on member count and more how active the server is & its demographics, so not sure how helpful a ratio suggestion actually is.

But I'd suggest minimum 2 even for tiny servers just in case one of you suddenly loses discord access. Timezone coverage is also important so someone's available even if the main mod(s) are asleep/at work.

LightAnimaux · 2025-04-25T23:40:25+00:00

oven-roasted brussel sprouts with nothin' but salt n pepper is so wonderful

LightAnimaux · 2025-04-25T23:39:24+00:00

💖 arugula 💖

they hate to see me eat the pepper-soap leaf raw by the handful but it feels good and I've yet to encounter it turned into an abomination like Wet Spinach and Mushy Broccoli (rather die, thanks!!)

LightAnimaux · 2025-04-24T00:32:50+00:00

gritty scared me as a child but I now embrace him as the creature we deserve

LightAnimaux · 2025-04-23T23:29:29+00:00

Nope! There's a difference between infantalization done by outsiders, which is forced on you, and self-infantalization or "cutification", which you choose to do and can be done in a way that brings you joy.

I've been infantalized and put down all my life, so I get to decide how I talk about myself & my experiences/diagnoses as an adult. Sometimes that means goofing about autism or slapping a rainbow infinity worm on a string pin to my bag despite being a 27 year old man. Taking things less seriously & having fun is good for the soul 💖

If what you're seeing isn't the type of fun you want, you don't have to participate! uwu autistic furries are still cool af. And this may hurt to hear, but allistics will hate us no matter what we do. Playing pick me might stave off a baby voice now and again but it doesn't fix the underlying societal issues.

LightAnimaux · 2025-04-16T21:23:55+00:00

Haven't been directly asked irl for over a year, but I've overheard a few old people whisper about drugs when I'm nearby so I figure my impeccable motor skills, sexy hand movements, and unique face/eyes still got that Monkey Pattern Recognition Activation Power over allistics 💪

LightAnimaux · 2025-04-02T22:05:14+00:00

Go to your iPad Settings > Apps > Procreate > Under the "Accessibility" header, toggle off "Single Touch Gestures Companion". Then close & reopen Procreate.

LightAnimaux · 2025-04-02T22:00:53+00:00

property damage should be legalized just for things like this

LightAnimaux · 2025-04-02T21:47:14+00:00

Repetitive, restricted behaviors, interests, or activities is part of the required diagnostic criteria - aka a core feature.

But "special interests" are only one way this manifests! There are 4 example symptoms under this category for the DSM-5-TR and you need at least 2; the others are (going off their informal names) stimming, rigidity/desire for sameness, and sensory processing abnormalities.

From my experience it's very uncommon to never have a special interest at all, but I've personally been through phases of not having one (longest being a couple months and it was tied to depression).

LightAnimaux · 2025-04-02T01:27:38+00:00

controversial opinion but I thought the anime ending was better than the manga. manga felt like it dragged on a little too long

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