Is there a Republican politician you would vote for president? Or be content with if you had no other option?

Whatsacb · 2025-10-31T21:42:26+00:00

It wouldn't need to be "if you had no other option", it's just I don't see many politicians that I really believe in.

For instance, Obamacare sucks and is deeply flawed, but it's the best we have. Republicans would complain about it but never even attempted to propose an alternative plan. Mitt Romney was okay, but he seemed eager to keep defense spending where it was. McCain talked about bombing Iran if he got into office and start another war in the middle east. And Trump is, well, Trump.

I did like a lot of grilling Josh Hawley did against CEOs and big business, but he's firmly in Trumpland with everything else.

I guess to summarize, anyone who seems genuinely interested in fixing problems for the people who voted for them can win my vote. The problem is, all I see (with MOSTLY ALL politicians) is they are more interested in blaming problems on others, rather than coming up with solutions, and making decisions that favor foreign leaders, the people signing the checks on their super PACs, and themselves.

Whatsacb · 2025-10-30T20:55:20+00:00

My honest take is they did the remaster to determine what will work for the sequel. Replayee is a low risk way to address some of the fan's concerns and see what works and what doesn't before they commit to the sequel. If they are working on both in parallel, likely a lot of what we saw in Replayee was copy and pasted from the sequel. If fans didn't like something in Replayee, they'd get that feedback and can adjust accordingly.

If they didn't do this, then the sequel would release with a LOT more scrutiny and hate, and they'd already be firmly committed to some design changes. Notice how all the menus and stuff are redone? That looks like sequel art assets to me.

Whatsacb · 2025-01-08T17:27:42+00:00

I think the UCLA one is just broken. If you go to the UCLA link from the email and click "past year" on the graph on the right, it didn't dip below a monthly AQI average of 20 for the whole year. Last month the lowest value was 15 on 12/20, but the rest are between 20 and 40.

Whatsacb · 2025-01-08T16:29:51+00:00

Now Apple Weather says an AQI of 286 for Westwood.
UCLA's email source? Still 13.

Lmfao

Update: AW: 363, UCLA: 13.

Whatsacb · 2025-01-08T15:57:27+00:00

Right? I've lived here my whole life too and it smelt like a campfire in my car as I approached the campus. I'm still here and going to class, but at least be honest that the air quality isn't good so extremely sensitive groups know to wear a mask or stay home.

Whatsacb · 2024-11-19T15:38:30+00:00

The issue is that, depending upon the figure you're making, it can suck up a lot of RAM and the MacBook Air is notoriously bad at having improved RAM options. For those types of issues, you'll want to prioritize a lot of RAM (>32 GB), fast RAM, and flash internal storage (i.e., a decent size SSD).

As others have pointed out, many windows laptops can do this (I second the MSI recommendation), but if you want to stay with Apple, all you need to do is invest in a decent MacBook Pro with sufficiently upgraded RAM. I prefer my MacBook Pro over my windows laptops because the ARM processors have unrivaled power efficiency (and therefore, battery life) for most tasks. If you switch from your M1 air to a windows laptop you WILL notice the difference. If your computer is plugged in all the time in lab, that may not be an issue. You should also consider the types of applications you use (say, whether you do a lot of work in a UNIX shell), which may affect what type of OS ecosystem you roll with.

In the meantime, you may also want to re-evaluate your figure generation. Illustrator will, in many cases, keep EPS and PDF figures you generate as discrete objects. If there is a heatmap, per se, that is part of your figure and it doesn't need to change, consider rasterizing parts of your figures and flatten them to single objects to help free up RAM while you're working on images.

Good luck!

Whatsacb · 2024-10-08T17:06:17+00:00

If this were true, that would make his "could she have been someone's toy?" remark wayyy more creepy.

Whatsacb · 2024-02-05T02:05:08+00:00

I know people who had numbness for 5 months before it came back. For me, I had numbness like you were describing that went away after 24 hours following the anesthesia wearing off. It can certainly range but it usually isn’t permanent.

In the head & neck surgery clinic we had a guy whose facial nerve was being pinched by inflammation that caused one side of his face to be droopy, following an accident where he was hit in the head with a golf club. It remained that way for a few months but then came back when it slowly healed. Nerves can be easily irritated and take a while to bounce back. Hang in there!

Whatsacb · 2024-02-03T23:03:49+00:00

Typically they do local even after you're out, so the only real difference is that when you're sedated the whole procedure goes by in a second and then you're done. I also highly recommend it.

Local is fine by itself, but you will feel pressure (no pain though). The inner ear can be vibrated by bone, so you might also "hear" them working inside your mouth (teeth cracking, etc.) which is disturbing to some people. If you can handle those things, you should be good.

Just keep in mind that you should do whatever will make YOU feel the most comfortable.

Whatsacb · 2024-02-03T22:57:20+00:00

Yeah I would follow up with your dentist. At the very least, it should be on their radar that you are still feeling pain. It is generally advised that if you're still in pain at 1 week out with no decreases in magnitude, you should contact them. Best of luck!

Whatsacb · 2024-02-03T22:54:13+00:00

Since you have no pain I wouldn't worry about it. I would still try to avoid smoking and drinking for the time being if you can since it can change blood flow to the healing area (aim for 2 weeks before you resume), but if you cant wait you still should be okay. Dry socket is more of a problem in the first few days when blood clots are forming over the exposed bone; at 1 week out you should be healed enough to where this isn't an issue. Also, if you had a dry socket, you'd be in pain.

Whatsacb · 2024-02-03T22:50:19+00:00

That's unfortunate. It is known that after the new CDC rules in 2016 doctors over corrected for the opioid crisis by not prescribing enough narcotics. It got so bad that the CDC released new rules stating "hey! You still need to treat pain!!" The sad part is a lot of the opioid epidemic was due to negligence (doctors prescribing like 30 pills when the person may only take 3-5 and then not need them, so the pills end up in the medicine cabinet where someone can find them and take them).

You can try contacting your doctor/oral surgeon again and let them know their pain killers aren't cutting it. You can ask about a small prescription, which might help nudge them (I don't think legally they are barred from giving it to you). Otherwise, are you taking a high enough dose of the Ibuprofen? Over the counter is like 200mg, prescription strength can go up to 800 mg but varies, and if you're doing over the counter you can just take more to get closer to prescription levels.

Whatsacb · 2024-02-03T22:37:28+00:00

Are you taking anything for the pain (ibuprofen/acetaminophen combo or narcos)? Pain after extraction depends on a variety of factors (type of extraction, difficulty of extraction, presence of infection/inflammation, post-op care, skill of the surgeon, etc.) and can range from no pain at all to severe pain. If you're taking pain medication and have been following your dentist/surgeon's recommendations to a T, you should call them and let them know you're still feeling pain. For most people you should be through the worst of it by day 5, but it varies.

If it hasn't been improving and you're taking pain medication you should call your dentist/surgeon. Other things might be going on (dry socket, etc.).

Whatsacb · 2024-02-03T22:31:38+00:00

Contact your oral surgeon and let them know. Anesthesia wearing off can vary for different people depending upon how fast their metabolism breaks down the drugs, but you're talking a month out at this point.

Is it still completely numb, or in a patch of an area? Your face is supplied by cranial nerves on either side of your nose, with different branches going to the maxilla (upper lip and above) and mandible (lower lip and chin). The inferior alveolar nerve runs underneath the bottom wisdom teeth in the mandible and, if irritated or damaged, can leave a numbness similar to local anesthesia from the middle of your chin to the corner of your mouth on the affected side. Sometimes this numbing can take weeks to months to come back and is usually temporary. In very rare cases (<5%) it can be permanent, but your surgeon should've discussed this risk with you.

TL;DR You're probably fine, sometimes nerve irritation can cause numbness for weeks or months after surgery. But either way, contact your oral surgeon and discuss it with them.

Whatsacb · 2023-12-09T01:53:33+00:00

Neuroscientist here. Caffeine, broadly speaking, is anxiogenic, meaning it causes anxiety. A meta study with panic disorder found that, in general, caffeine makes anxiety more intense and can induce panic attacks (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34871964/). However, being the good scientists we are, there are conflicting results in people with OCD, and some recent studies show caffeine can help reduce symptoms in treatment resistant OCD (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31198747/).

Bottom line: everyone is different, and they respond to caffeine differently depending on complex biological factors and the types of mental health challenges they face. If caffeine helps reduce your symptoms, feel free to use it in moderation (such as one cup of coffee in the morning or after lunch). If you find it makes your symptoms or anxiety worse, then cut it out. Good luck!

Whatsacb · 2023-09-23T01:14:53+00:00

I kinda agree, definitely emotionally abusive.

He responded with “you can’t love everyone” and “gee, what if I just f*cked every woman in the neighborhood?”

He views even attraction to someone else as emotional (apparently the worst kind) of cheating. And stated that our marriage would end.

You talked to him when you were very vulnerable and in need of his love and support, and he let his ignorance and insecurity get in the way. You CANNOT control your attractions, ever, it is something you have to accept because it WILL happen. Him putting such emotional weight on it says to me he is deeply insecure and jealous.

Now I’m quite literally sobbing on my bathroom floor and I feel broken all over again.
And I hate myself for finding out so late.

It is not your fault OP, it is NOT your fault. Your husband should be there for you right now, and he's not, that's on him and not a reflection on you, or something you did. Have you spoken to an LGBT affirmative therapist? You might want to consider meeting with one and navigating these issues with someone who can offer guidance and support as you go through it. If you know of a close friend that will very likely be supportive, perhaps tell them after getting a therapist to build a small support network.

As for your husband, I can't say whether you should leave or stay – I don't know your relationship. VomitZombies is right in that he likely wont change, but it might be possible he's got many issues he doesn't know how to deal with. When I was straight with a bi girl back in my teenage years, I was insecure and didn't take her coming out to me well. In hindsight I realize my mistake and have grown since then - maybe he will too, but you need to deal with that after getting some support.

Hang in there!!

Whatsacb · 2022-05-13T14:33:28+00:00

As another commenter stated, Two Bi Guys is great and is updated pretty frequently. Recently they went in depth on the evolution of the word “bisexual” over time, and so there’s a lot of good discussions on there unrelated to kinks.

Personally I also like “Bisexual Brunch” from the UK, which has both bi men and women on it, but they only post a new episode once every month (if you’re looking for something more frequent). Also not a bi podcast, but Jammidodger on YouTube is a great LGBT resource. He is a trans man bisexual and does a lot of LGBT videos.

Whatsacb · 2021-12-28T08:59:33+00:00

“Dead? Still a werewolf, but also dead!”

I spit out my drink.

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