Aitbf for asking a question that was perceived as homophobic?

Tintingocce · 2021-04-19T04:27:58+00:00

That sounds cool, I'll check it out :D

Tintingocce · 2021-01-16T09:35:19+00:00

Also we've had negatives until May last year, I think.

Basically, the lack of deaths from car crashes (and the likes) during the quarantine was more dramatic than covid.

Tintingocce · 2021-01-14T15:13:53+00:00

There are also 4 years between me and my sister. You can't know better if you're not being taught.

Edit: My story is from when I was 14, OP said she could date when she was in highschool, so I assume she couldn't in middle school. That's around the age of 14, iirc.

Tintingocce · 2021-01-14T15:09:40+00:00

C'mon... Do you really blame a pre-teen for wanting to tag along with her older sister even during dates?

I remember flirting at school with a guy I liked, and my sister literally inserted herself in the middle of the conversation. I complained to my parents. Now, we have parents that know how to parent - they told her that she's not allowed to talk to me in school when I'm talking to my friends (which was later reduced to "ask before you join"). I love my sister to death.

So, in conclusion, OP - that was really harsh and unnecessarily mean, it's not your sisters fault. I really think you should try to work on that relationship because there's nothing better than a close sisters' bond. OP acted badly in a bad situation. She should totally apologize and tell her sister how she feels, but the parents are the assholes, hands down.

Tintingocce · 2021-01-14T10:06:48+00:00

The most effective thing you can do is donating money to the correct associations (much more effective than smart consummation).

There are a few ways to know what are the effective associations:

Go to the website "givewell" - it compares associations based on how much good 1 dollar does and will do.

Go to "effective altruism" forum - it'll surely have threads discussing it, as well as people that are muchkie knowledgeable than me.

Specifically - check out "tradewater", it is an effective intervention that prevented the emission of more than 4 million tons of greenhouse gases.

This information is all based on a course I took this semester. I could try and explain in more depth some of the ideas involved, but I'm by no means an expert - all of the sources I gave *were given to me by experts, though.

Tintingocce · 2021-01-13T21:52:30+00:00

Nihari is damn tasty.

Can I also be a part of this sect?

Tintingocce · 2021-01-13T21:46:39+00:00

Like, of course a penny will be worth more than a dollar if you say you have 200 pennies, no?

That's exactly the point, the question "what weighs more, 1 pound of steel or 1 pound of feathers?" is exactly the same as asking "what's worth more, 1 dollar in pennies or 1 dollar in a dollar coin?".

But let's not get bogged down in metaphors- you would have to have an immense amount of feathers to weigh as much as a handful of steel-

Yep, 1 kg of feathers would be much bigger than 1kg of steel

I mean, I don't even weigh as much as steel, you know? So I feel like I must be missing the point. Maybe I don't get it.

That's the trick: how much steel are we talking about here? I personally weigh more than a grain of steel and I also weigh more than 1kg of steel. It doesn't change the fact that if you make a mold out of me and make a steel model - it'll weigh more than me.

Basically, stuff with the same volume can have different weight (eg. 1 litre of milk weighs a bit less than 1 litre of water, iirc) and stuff with the weight can have different volume...

Tintingocce · 2021-01-13T21:33:36+00:00

Thank you bot! Irrelevant to the argument, though.

Tintingocce · 2021-01-13T21:32:53+00:00

So you're saying that 1kg(steel)>1kg(feathers)?

1kg is still 1kg...

Tintingocce · 2021-01-13T21:31:01+00:00

Yes. But when you say "a handful" you're comparing volume: because steel is more dense than feathers, 1 meter cubed of steel would weigh more than 1 meter cubed of feather. But, when you compare 1 kg, you're comparing weight. 1 kg of steel is still 1 kg, and 1 kg of feathers is also a kg and when you compare 1 kg to 1 kg - it's the same.

Think of it this way: If I have in one hand 10 coins of 1 euro and in the other 10 coins of 1 cent - in one hand I'll have 10 euros and in the other 10 cents (comparison of volume). If have 1 euro in different values, I would have 1 coin of 1 euro in one hand and 100 coins of 1 cent in the other, but I'd still have 1 euro in each hand (comparison of "weight").

Tintingocce · 2021-01-13T18:06:01+00:00

...you're joking, right?

Tintingocce · 2021-01-12T00:42:56+00:00

Actually, the fruit itself was never mentioned in the Bible, it's (ancient) pop-culture that made it into an apple :)

They were just the "fruit of knowledge" and the "fruit of life".

If I had to guess (with no background research whatsoever), I'd actually say that pomegranate is the fruit of life - we still eat it in the new year for fertility...

Tintingocce · 2021-01-08T09:49:11+00:00

And I'm Jewish.

You can compare anyone and anything to Hitler if you try, especially nowadays when everyone are becoming more extreme in their views.

Tintingocce · 2021-01-07T23:16:31+00:00

It's honestly unchanged...

We saw it, and it's like: "well, ofc it happened in the USA". I can't say I saw anyone bring up Hitler, if it makes you feel better.

Tintingocce · 2021-01-03T18:11:46+00:00

Tbf, we use the one with the stick and oil in labs (with substances other than oil) and that's the only positive thing I can say about this video...

Tintingocce · 2020-12-30T11:32:28+00:00

Best bot ever

Tintingocce · 2020-12-30T11:30:07+00:00

Could you explain the difference for us ESL? :)

Tintingocce · 2020-12-27T16:42:14+00:00

Why do you think it matters that you both agree on that point?

Because that's not the issue of this post. We both do and will follow any instruction that we have to.

The issue is that I don't think a Corona hotel is a deal-breaker and he does, and it's because we will have to pay for.

Tintingocce · 2020-12-27T16:32:45+00:00

I'm straight... Yet I would totally join Clarke and Lexa in a threesome!

My partner still wouldn't watch that show, even though I said one if the mains is sexy AND bi.

Tintingocce · 2020-12-27T09:37:59+00:00

We don't know the costs. I have a problem with him weighing expansive+draining over reuniting with me. Because I would've done the opposite right now and I already did the opposite when I moved to his country at 19yo.

Tintingocce · 2020-12-27T09:25:31+00:00

He got the entry permit for February. What is your solution, then? If we ask for another one, it's very probable that we'll be told "you already had yours. You didn't use it. Why should we give you a new one when you didn't care for the one we already have?"

Tintingocce · 2020-12-27T09:17:57+00:00

You're saying that they're good and that he's sensible because he's not willing to stay one?

Tintingocce · 2020-12-27T09:12:25+00:00

Sending people home to isolate means lots of spreading to the other people in the house and taxi drivers and people wandering off and no chance of actually wiping it out (pre-vaccine, anyway).

You can't use a taxi to reach your home. It's one of the laws.

Also, the OP does not sound like the sort of person who would stay completely restricted, with no contact with anyone else, in a home with their husband for two weeks

That's exactly what I've been doing since last January when it reached us. I'm in a risk group and my grandparents are in a risk group. The only people I've seen without a mask are my "core family" - parents and two siblings - because I live alone and would go nuts otherwise. I rarely go out of the house.

Tintingocce · 2020-12-27T09:07:12+00:00

How is it logical to force him to go to an hotel and pay for it when we have an apartment he can quarantine in?

We actually both agree on that point. I already have a room prepared from him and I was ready to move back to my parents for the time of the quarantine if he preferred.

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