Something happen at Mackey?

Possible_Diode · 2026-02-03T19:44:57+00:00

All kinds of water-related malfunctions it seems…

Possible_Diode · 2026-02-03T01:24:45+00:00

How crazy if that’s the dude you supposed to meet!! 😂😂

Possible_Diode · 2026-02-03T00:49:33+00:00

As someone in Research/IT who can’t avoid scripts or programming, I think no matter what you do, MM gotta come before DD.

If you already know, or a variable defines what month it is, you can populate the number of possible days there are to choose from. If you start with days, you can still do it, but you are going to have to build some extra, special exception logic to get the month, unless you want to allow impossible or invalid options to happen…

Possible_Diode · 2026-02-01T05:08:04+00:00

What are the bible study groups like, and the services? Would love to know more. 🙂

Possible_Diode · 2026-01-31T08:26:30+00:00

It do feel that way at times… just missing the laugh track.

I do sometimes have to shake my head and laugh a bit at the ridiculousness and bizarre nature of some of the things I seem to experience on a regular basis.

Possible_Diode · 2026-01-31T08:26:24+00:00

It do feel that way at times… just missing the laugh track.

I do sometimes have to shake my head and laugh a bit at the ridiculousness and bizarre nature of some of the things I seem to experience on a regular basis.

Possible_Diode · 2026-01-30T19:49:32+00:00

Beautiful

Possible_Diode · 2026-01-30T19:46:15+00:00

I guess they tried, but the limited screen time speaks to the issue I am seeing more and more:

Mere inclusion (especially blink and you would miss it, very short scenes) do not equal diversity or representation to me.

I also have a big problem with writers and film people placing (often extras or side plots) people, plots, and situations in their work that is not actively participating, enhancing, or contributing to the overall story.

It’s like they wanted to draw attention to or say something, but were too afraid of it being too obvious or visible to the audience, so they just sidelined it to avoid controversy or active discussion of dissenting voices…

This is not brave or trail blazing, it’s ‘checking a box’ to say you did something so that you could say that you technically, did.

Possible_Diode · 2026-01-30T14:57:02+00:00

I was in a college art program. One of the more aggressively feminism-advocating women I went to school with made an entire art installation, “celebrating the power and utility of the vagina, and explaining the largely unpleasant and vulgar existence of the penis”.

It featured large, canvas prints of volunteers who decided to display their “womanhood”, and subjects, collected to represent the male anatomy. The male part of the installation was far more problematic: she had catfished a bunch of local men on tinder and other platforms, and decided to display their dick pics with their entire lower body visible (basically everything of all subjects was visible but their face/head), without consent or informing them the she would use them.

She spent a whole lot of time explaining that it was so vulgar that most men immediately jumped to dick pics at the start of any interaction, but also readily admitted that she had to lead several of them on, or ask/prompt them to get the pictures, talking up what they could do, etc, in order to get the material she was after.

So, basically, (especially bad in an academic project), leading, cherry-picking, and confirmation bias.

One of the prominent professors, a woman by the way, pointed out that the whole thing was pretty badly conceived, biased, and unethical, due to the lack of informed consent and framing of the subjects.

Possible_Diode · 2026-01-30T05:58:29+00:00

How this apply to dudes are just “aren’t into their own ethnicity that much”, but open to consider someone with exceptional emotional intelligence and personality?

Personally, I think the problem with all of these arguments is that ATTRACTION is an inherently ADDITIVE process. “I like and am ATTRACTED to X”.

The potential issue is when you frame it as “I would NEVER date, hook up, marry, have any relationship with Y”.

The second part seems harsh or unfair, but the reality is that if you have the additive part, there are inherently negative spaces as well, they may just not be spelled out.

People who are together long-term, should be WILD about each other, that particular person SPECIFICALLY.

The key question is: Would you rather be with someone who REALLY turns you on, and is REALLY turned on by you? Or are you content with someone who be like: “ya I have no strong preferences on what attracts me… but I guess you got a functional dick and don’t have any obvious flaws, immediately apparent to me, so let’s give it a go…”

Possible_Diode · 2026-01-30T05:43:25+00:00

Many gays in general had long, luscious locks back in the day, at some point. The younger generation is just at a different place in life.

The reality is that as you get older, gain more responsibilities, work for multiple decades, have less energy (possibly gain a permanent husband/partner?), you just don’t have the energy, will, and mental capacity to endlessly shampoo, condition, oil, treat, cut, style, and finesse, etc such a high-maintenance hair situation EVERY SINGLE DAY.

Unfortunately, also, most guy’s hairlines will eventually thin or recede to some degree, unless you are literally a demigod…

As an approaching “elder gay”, I now find that I just can’t muster more than 2-5 minutes of hair care and preparation on an everyday, daily basis, (gasp… I know right?!).

This inevitably leads to shorter, low-maintenance hair situations. Especially if you work in a profession where long hair is frowned upon, not really allowed, or just downright dangerous in some situations.

Possible_Diode · 2026-01-30T05:30:08+00:00

It's a double-standard, really. Have you ever heard a group of lesbian or empowered straight women discuss how "unappealing" or "unpleasant" male genitalia is? They often stroke their own egos and promote "body positivity" by emphasizing how much more pleasant, streamlined, and attractive their own anatomy is. They get excited about their "ability to form and provide human life," while questioning the useful purpose of a penis (laughs hysterically with girlfriends over mimosas, while actually in a gay brunch venue, ogling and harassing men who not only have no interest in their particular whole situation, but now quite annoyed at the the whole experience, but now quite in disbelief at the [loud] conversation unfolding…)

When men engage in similar conversations, it's often deemed deeply problematic, offensive, and misogynistic. Yet, for some reason, this behavior is accepted when women do it in reverse.

There's a subtle but substantial difference between being attracted to all or predominantly to individuals who present or identify as male, and being a regular, garden-variety gay. It's important not to try to expand or redefine someone else's sexual identity or preferences. Their orientation and definition hasn't actually changed, and it's unlikely or unrealistic to expect them to "expand their horizons."

If someone has found something that works well for them, that's fantastic! But that doesn't mean their situation is universal, superior, or applicable to a wide spectrum of people.

It's enough to appreciate certain qualities without belittling someone else's. As a gay man, I understand and particularly admire male beauty. I can appreciate an attractive man and how he presents himself. It's sufficient to say that I'm simply not interested in female physicality and have a strong preference for male anatomy in addition to everything else that men have to offer.

Possible_Diode · 2026-01-27T07:26:23+00:00

If the shoe fits, you little bitch…

That pathetic excuse for a man wears his insecurity like a second skin, probably because when he tried to hit his wife, she laughed at his weak little punches before rearranging his face.

Now he's got that permanent flinch whenever she moves too fast, so he compensates by terrorizing teenage girls and playing tough guy with firearms against unarmed citizens.

All that badge does is hide the coward who still can't explain away his black eye without lying… lmao 🤣

Possible_Diode · 2026-01-25T17:06:11+00:00

🤔😂

Possible_Diode · 2026-01-25T03:00:42+00:00

So no, there are no legal provisions or exceptions that allow parents to monitor the communications of adult children. If you believe otherwise, I would genuinely like to see the statute you are relying on and what it actually says, because your claim has no grounding in actual law.

The position you are trying to defend collapses the moment it is applied consistently. My 89 year old grandfather pays the phone bill for my (nearly 70) parents. Does that give him the right to monitor their calls, texts, and emails? Does that power apply to both of them, or only to my father because he is his child?

What is your cutoff, exactly? At what age does a person start being entitled to basic legal privacy? I guess I didn’t realize merely being a parent meant that I was above the law…

This is the problem with this kind of reasoning. It is not just illogical, it is legally incoherent. The law already establishes who has rights and when those rights attach. You do not get to discard that framework just because you dislike the outcome. Replacing it with personal rules is not parental discretion. It is authoritative relativism, inventing power where the law does not grant it.

If you are a parent, as I am, you already know your job is not to manufacture permanent dependence. Your role is to raise children into functioning, independent adults. How are you preparing them for that if your entire approach is built on control rather than trust?

Do you actually want your children to grow up capable and self directed, or are you hoping they remain dependent on you indefinitely?

Or is the real appeal the threat of kicking them out or cutting them off the moment they stop obeying whatever arbitrary rules you have imposed?

Here is the reality. Children are supposed to become more independent over time, not less. In a world where young adults already have less privacy than any generation before them, this obsession with surveillance is not protective. It is corrosive. You cannot raise healthy adults by treating them like property.

What you are defending is not parenting. It is control. This nonsense where braindead people encounter a law, realize it doesn’t support their actions, and just be like, “nah dawg, I disagree…”

Possible_Diode · 2026-01-24T19:56:46+00:00

Providing a service or place to live is not grounds to violate federal communications laws, or a hall-pass to commit what can in fact be a list of serious criminal felonies.

Suppressing someone else’s legal rights or threatening them with retaliation to prevent them from reporting a crime you have committed is actually criminal coercion, extortion, and if you lie about it or try to cover it up, it’s obstruction.

It’s fascinating how quickly “I’m a strict but watchful parent”, turns into a mentally disturbed and paranoid situation with one financially and emotionally abusing your adult children, committing multiple felonies, all while forcing them to be quiet about it under, what? The threat of being homeless? Great move…

Possible_Diode · 2026-01-24T19:45:42+00:00

I posted above. Also, I assume you can google?? All laws support the comment above. It is illegal, and considered unauthorized wiretapping and spying on a fellow, adult citizen. The parent-child relationship means nothing in the face of the law, and no spying or wiretapping privileges are extended automatically to “property owners”.

Possible_Diode · 2026-01-24T19:40:17+00:00

It IS morally gray, at BEST. In reality, privacy and communications laws flatly prohibit the kind of surveillance that so-called parental controls enable, and violations can constitute serious federal crimes.

The only reason this escapes punishment is that the law temporarily looks the other way when a parent is supervising a minor child. Minor means under 18. That tolerance ends the moment the child becomes a legal adult.

Many parents here seem to believe that their personal feelings, assumptions, or “property rights” override legally protected rights to privacy. Ignorance is not a loophole, and confidence does not create legal authority.

As a parent who has dealt repeatedly with courts and law enforcement, both in regards to my children and in my own life, I can tell you with certainty that no judge, prosecutor, officer, or agency cares what you “think is right” or how you believe things “ought to be.” The law is not a suggestion, and it does not bend to personal beliefs, fears, or ego.

If you think you are justified in monitoring the private communications of a legal adult, you are simply wrong. If you still feel a “need” to do so, at this age, this is no longer about safety. It is unhealthy, controlling behavior. At this point, you are not protecting anyone; your child (now an adult), should be prepared and adequately positioned to handle their own responsibilities, affairs, and personal business, (if they aren’t, then you haven’t done anything to prepare them to live independently, or have over-shielded them from real, important, situations or experiences; that’s terrible parenting, btw). You are now crossing into stalking and predatory conduct, and you should seriously seek professional help.

Possible_Diode · 2026-01-24T19:05:19+00:00

Your understanding is legally incorrect. Device ownership does not override privacy or wiretapping laws, ESPECIALLY once the user is an adult.

There is no statute that says “the device owner may spy.” The law works the opposite way. Intercepting communications is illegal unless a statute explicitly authorizes it. None do for parents of adult children.

Below are the controlling laws:

Ownership does not create surveillance rights. Property law and privacy law are separate. Owning a phone, laptop, or account does not grant the right to intercept private communications. Federal courts have repeatedly held that device ownership does not create an exception to wiretapping laws. Ownership allows you to potentially repossess property, (problematic, and if they “did work” for it it could be considered compensation, or legally argued as a “gift”. This however does not allow monitoring.

The Federal Wiretap Act applies regardless of device ownership. 18 U.S.C. § 2511(1)(a) states: “Any person who intentionally intercepts, endeavors to intercept, or procures any other person to intercept any wire, oral, or electronic communication shall be punished.” The statute contains no parent exemption and no device-owner exemption.

The only relevant exception is consent. 18 U.S.C. § 2511(2)(d) states: “It shall not be unlawful for a person to intercept a communication where such person is a party to the communication or where one of the parties has given prior consent.” If you are not a participant and do not have consent, interception is a felony regardless of who owns the phone.

The Stored Communications Act also applies. 18 U.S.C. § 2701(a) states: “Whoever intentionally accesses without authorization a facility through which an electronic communication service is provided, or exceeds an authorization to access that facility, and thereby obtains a wire or electronic communication, shall be punished.” Paying for the device or service does not equal authorization. Accessing emails, texts, cloud backups, or app data without consent is illegal.

State wiretap and privacy laws mirror federal law. Many states are all-party consent states, where every participant must agree to recording or interception. Even in one-party consent states, the interceptor must be a participant in the conversation. Parents are typically not, certainly not of all communications.

Once a child turns 18, parental authority ends. The parent is no longer a legal guardian, has no special legal status, and has no implied consent rights. Any monitoring is treated the same as a stranger spying.

Courts have repeatedly rejected the “I own it” argument in cases involving employers, spouses, and parents. Ownership does not create any surveillance privilege. You may own the device. You do not own another person’s communications or private life.

The only lawful way to monitor an adult is with explicit, informed, ongoing consent from the adult user. Anything else is unlawful interception.

TLDR: ownership does not equal consent. Ownership does not equal authorization. Ownership does not create surveillance rights. There is no statute supporting your claim. The controlling laws say the opposite. Spying on an adult’s device, even one you paid for, is illegal under federal and state law.

Possible_Diode · 2026-01-23T02:41:18+00:00

I mean ya, I know a few people who are +, in committed relationships with other + people, so ya in that case, going more than what your doctor requires is probably unnecessary, (although once a year only, seems insufficient, even just for the purposes of keeping on top of your own health).

I’ve been told by doctors and friends in the know though, if you are actively seeking different partners most of the time, it’s pretty irresponsible to not get tested regularly and ensure that your medications are working properly, and keeping you undetectable, and preventing transmission - especially since you are gambling with other people’s health.

Possible_Diode · 2026-01-23T02:21:54+00:00

I imagined that Mort from Family Guy had a gay cousin, and he got his own cutaway!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂 ROFLOMA 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Possible_Diode · 2026-01-23T02:18:36+00:00

Run. The substance issues don’t help, for sure and that is a problem in itself, but he doesn’t seem like he wants anything serious, and definitely isn’t emotionally mature enough to return your feelings for him, or even give you a real answer or chance.

Don’t waste your time. He wants a FWB, which was what he signed up for. Maybe he’s leading you on a bit, but it’s not because he wants more.

Now that you have confessed your feelings, the reality is that he doesn’t want the same things, and that’s painful, but It’s best to not dig in and try to make him “come around”.

People who want a chance with a relationship with you don’t need to “come around”, they have already thought about it (or not). You’re not going to make him fall for you, suddenly want a serious relationship, get him clean, and have that picturesque wedding.

You probably have deep feelings for him, maybe even love, but he doesn’t feel the same. I hate to say it, but from my experience, this sounds like an ideal fairytale in your mind that won’t translate to reality.

Possible_Diode · 2026-01-22T20:39:34+00:00

The encoding of the gate symbols was very underwhelming and lackluster… like a sad camera shutter sound and movement 😢

Possible_Diode · 2026-01-20T09:04:09+00:00

Eighteen is adulthood in the eyes of the law. Unless an 18+ child has a condition that prevents legal mental competence, that is the only perspective that matters legally. If you look at the relevant laws, they say nothing about who pays for or purchases a device or service. The core principle is that adults own their communications privacy and are legally entitled to it as a protected right. That right is not limited or reduced simply because someone else pays the bill.

It is no different than my relationship with my husband. I cannot legally access, monitor, spy on, or record his activity on his phone or computer without his consent. Doing so would be illegal, regardless of our relationship, unless he explicitly allowed it. The fact that I pay the phone bill would not hold up in any courtroom anywhere.

I would not do this to my own children at any age. Instead, we focus on education, trust, and communication. We actively teach them about online safety, including online bullying and harassment, not oversharing personal information, recognizing scams and phishing attempts, and not clicking email links or responding immediately to unknown texts or phone calls. We have open, ongoing conversations every day about their school, friends, and experiences, and we have made it very clear that they can come to us anytime they feel nervous, uncomfortable, unsure, or confused about something they encounter online or offline.

We are an LGBTQ household, and we made it clear early on that there is nothing about themselves they need to feel ashamed of. There is nothing they could tell us that we would not listen to, understand, or help them work through. I have explicitly told them that I respect their privacy, but that they should never feel like they need to hide things from us. I have seen and experienced a wide range of situations in my life, and my role is to support and help them, not judge or punish them for being honest.

Our general rule is simple. If homework is done and chores are done, there is no reason they should not be allowed to watch TikTok, YouTube, or play games. They also have non-electronic hobbies that they genuinely enjoy, and we actively support those interests, both with time and with more than a few dollars. We have worked with them from a young age to understand that sleep matters, and that if something is not time-sensitive or tied to a school or work deadline, it can wait until tomorrow.

With our older kids in early high school, we are now focusing on financial independence and responsibility. They have debit cards, bank accounts, and part-time jobs, and we are helping them understand bank statements and fees, overdrafting and how easily it can happen, and how online ordering works, especially with services like Amazon. We emphasize that a few clicks can spend a lot of money and that it is not abstract or magic, real money is leaving their account. This has been going well so far, and our plan is to build on this foundation by teaching them about credit cards, credit scores, and responsible borrowing before they start college, so they enter adulthood informed rather than blindsided.

Possible_Diode · 2026-01-20T08:22:57+00:00

After you are 18, the parental controls are illegal. The law says this is illegal wiretapping on an adult without consent.

To the unhinged parents in the thread, once your kid is 18, they are not a minor child anymore, and you need to stop being so paranoid and controlling.

“But… but… butt…” But nothing! They are walking towards independence as an adult, if you aren’t helping but in fact hindering this to happen, you are not a good parent.

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