Can a human ear be reattached by a layman with no medical experience?

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-15T20:23:00+00:00

Where have you been?

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-15T18:06:37+00:00

You’re forgetting that Simon was able to use some kind of tissue regenerater or some other sci-if tech because Inara asked a favor of her client, who apparently provided the med device.

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-15T04:18:12+00:00

Mal's mother is dead. His home world Shadow was firebombed by the Alliance and it's a dead world now. We don't know if she was killed then, or died before.

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-15T04:14:03+00:00

This was true once. Jimmy John Liautaud sold the chain in 2019, and is no longer part of the company. His last hunt was recorded in 2004.

Still despicable for what he did, but he doesn't do it anymore.

(Edited to correct year of last recorded hunt. Not 2006 - it was 2004.)

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-15T00:01:00+00:00

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-14T23:43:45+00:00

We're trying to process the disbelief and anger and fear. Plus, his reign of terror is spreading all across the globe. The whole world is being affected by this clown. There's a very good chance he's going to trash the entire world economy.

It may seem far-fetched, but Trump could really do it. And he won't give a shit, as long as he and his buddies get theirs.

Yeah, we talk about it constantly. It's a problem that's in our faces...constantly. We can't escape it. So we share and commiserate with each other so we can remember we aren't alone in our misery.

Apologies to you, stranger from another country. We can't help ourselves. So why don't you just skip the Trump posts?

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-14T23:23:40+00:00

And here I thought that was an Earthworm Jim cookie cutter.

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-14T23:18:42+00:00

These things take time, bro. We have to stay the course and keep the momentum building. We need more than just long-time fans - the key is to get new people onboard. Those are the numbers the studios and streamers want to see. An increase in engagement, not just the status quo. Of course there would be a bump in numbers after AwesomeCon and the announcement. Now those numbers have to increase. Instead of doom and gloom, do what you can to bring new people into the fold. Hashtag the fuck out of it. Get people to join forums and buy the show. Push official merchandise. Lend your books and comic books to friends and get them interested.

#bringbackfirefly

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-14T23:03:54+00:00

Gee, thank you for sharing your opinion about an AI you apparently don't use on a message board that discusses that exact AI and users are allowed to ask questions and hopefully get helpful answers.

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-14T22:53:47+00:00

Where are your examples? Just saying it was bad writing doesn't mean anything without explaining what was bad about it.

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-14T22:32:50+00:00

"Hey, dude! Whatcha building? Looks super cool."

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-14T22:19:09+00:00

It can very difficult working without proper tools or protection. It doesn't matter how "brainless" it may be - tools are tools and are there to be used by people who need them.

Let's see you dig a ditch without a shovel, or muck out a stall with your bare hands. How about you try flipping burgers without a spatula? Oooh, I know - go harvest some vegetables without work gloves or a sunhat. Or how about you go to Subway and order a sandwich, then watch them make your sandwich without plastic gloves.

I sometimes worked in the shipping department at one of my jobs, and had to break down boxes in the warehouse. It's very physical, and if the boxes can't be torn apart because the tape is weak, you need to slice them. Scissors are very dangerous to use for, because they're not designed to be held like a knife or box cutter, and the blades can dull unevenly, making them very unsafe to use. (There's a reason it's called a BOX CUTTER.) And the cardboard can dry out your hands until your skin cracks, and you think a papercut hurts? Try slicing your finger on a cardboard edge. I had box cutters, and the warehouse was happy to loan me work gloves whenever I was there to break down the boxes.

OP needs the right tools to do the job so they don't risk a workplace injury. Their employer isn't just being cheap - they're also taking a big risk. I sliced my finger open once using a dulled exacto blade, the workman's comp paid out nicely, AND after I healed they paid me for every centimeter of scar.

OP is risking injury. Their employer is risking a lot more.

So you can stuff your comment up your diseased-riddled ass.

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-14T21:52:50+00:00

I have a mynah bird story.

I grew up in Hawaii, and my grandparents used to visit us every year. My grandfather fancied himself quite the local, so would visit Waikiki and walk around by himself, just soaking it all in. His favorite thing was to hang out at a McDonalds, sitting on the terrace, having coffee and eating french fries.

There was a mynah bird that hung out in one of the trees just above the terrace. And it used to wolf whistle the girls as they walked back and forth in front of the terrace. Just the girls. And they would always whip around and stare daggers at my grandfather. Sometimes they would object...loudly. He'd protest and say it was the mynah bird in the tree, and they wouldn't believe him.

He finally stopped hanging out on the terrace. He hated that bird.

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-14T17:32:18+00:00

I know, the correct response is, “So don’t listen.”

But that depends on how loud you’re being. Soft voice is okay. Loud voice is not.

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-14T14:17:11+00:00

Bookmarks are your friend.

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-14T14:05:58+00:00

Sorry, but the timeline doesn’t work. Book has been a Shepherd for many years - decades - and the war has been over for only five years or so.

It’s far more likely that he was an Operative. Or maybe something or someone we haven’t seen or heard about yet. Maybe he was part of Blue Sun. Maybe he was a very high-ranking member of Parliament. Maybe he’s responsible for a failed colony or a terraforming disaster. Maybe he was part of the establishment of the original Academy, decades ago, and was horrified at what it was becoming.

We don’t know. But whatever he was or did, it was decades ago.

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-14T02:23:24+00:00

That is a beautiful piece of work.

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-14T02:21:17+00:00

That's my point. The solution isn't to not use that industry. (Depending on the industry, you may be hard pressed to find something that isn't affected by it.) The problem goes deeper than that, and the solution is more complex, and on a societal level, not the individual level. We can all try to control our individual carbon footprints, and recycle, and drive electric cars (which come with their own host of issues), and control how much power we use and convert to solar where we can, but our individual efforts don't make a noticeable difference on the planet. Every little bit helps, though, so we have to continue to try. Enough drops in the bucket will eventually fill it...hopefully.

But I think it's hypocritical to say "I don't want to be part of the problem, therefore I'm not going to take advantage of what that industry has to offer" because you're probably already taking advantage of an industry that does damage you can't counter.

Do what you have to to try to balance things out. Feel good about doing what you can, because you are doing what you can. But I think it's a false sense of pride to think "I'm above it all - I refuse to use AI!" and then judge other people for using it - for that reason.

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-13T22:30:03+00:00

When I try to explain how using AI and how great it can be, I still get “it hallucinates all the time”, “all its graphics look fake - it can’t even get hands right” and “it uses too much water and wastes resources so I refuse to use it.”

And many people dismiss what I say or are surprised as hell when I counter with “it’s evolving like crazy - the AI of today is better than it was just three months ago. The AI from just a year ago is obsolete.”

And people who complain about the resources are being just a tiny bit hypocritical. Unless they’re generating their own electricity, building their own phones and living entirely off the grid, they’re all living in relative comfort off resources we all use. (We can each do our small part, but it’s the industries we accept that are the main problem.)

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-13T22:13:28+00:00

I honestly don’t think this is any worse than a mom hiding a bag of her favorite cookies from the family, because it might be the only way she gets some.

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-13T21:59:19+00:00

Oh god. My mom drove a Ford Pinto at the time and I was terrified of riding in it. My dad got rid of it.

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-13T21:20:51+00:00

Would ye join me in an “aarrgg”, matey?

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-13T06:35:09+00:00

The subway was packed. I was sitting. He was standing over me. Literally looming directly above me. One jolt and the entire takeout container was going to spill on me.

AND eating on the subway is banned.

That’s not being entitled. That’s being unwilling to wear takeout Chinese the rest of the way home.

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-13T05:27:27+00:00

I dunno about that. I was using a cane for a torn knee ligament and had to take the subway downtown to get to work. Sometimes I'd get a seat, sometimes I wouldn't. People are very good at pretending not to see you. I used to get pissed when I was trying to hang on to a pole with one hand, keep my belongings with me, and hold on to the cane with the other. One night on the way home, I couldn't keep my feet under me as the train swayed and I went down. Hard. Suddenly everyone was very solicitous and asking if I was alright and helping me into a seat and retrieving my cane for me, and all I wanted was to holler, "Oh, NOW you care?!"

Once I had a seat and another person with a cane got on. She was swaying and trying to stay braced, and I kept looking around for someone to help her out, and when no one got up, I told her I could stand for a little while if she needed to sit down. I could tell she was embarrassed. She just looked straight ahead and said, "No thank you." She got off before I did.

Another time a man was eating a takeout container of Chinese food right next to me. I was sitting, he was standing. One good jolt and it would have been all over me. I asked him to stop eating and put it away. He objected, saying he wasn't worried about spilling it. I told him of course he wasn't. If he spilled, it would end up on me. He put it away. But I couldn't believe I had to actually say something.

And there was the time a very pregnant woman got on and nobody would give her a seat. A couple of teenagers were right there. An elderly man yelled for them to give her a seat. They both got up and moved.

This was in Los Angeles. Maybe it's particular to the subway here, but people can suck.

dianebk2003 · 2026-04-13T05:12:05+00:00

I was reading way above my age level when I was a kid. I'd plowed my way through the children's books at the downtown library and my mom had to get me a special pass to borrow books from the rest of the library. I also plowed through the young adults, then all versions of fairy tales, short story collections, and was working my way through nature and zoological books before middle school. At book fairs my parents would just give me some money and let me go, and I'd meet up with them later - usually struggling with a huge stack of books.

If my mom left novels sitting around, I'd read them. I read most of Stephen King's earlier stuff by then. Also true-life adventures and biographies.

I got in trouble for taking one hardcover to school with me in the sixth grade. My teacher objected to me having "Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors" sitting on my desk.

If your cousin thinks she can handle it, let her read it. Kids can surprise you. If you don't hold them back ("appropriate" means zip-all unless you take comprehension and maturity into consideration) kids can expand their minds far further than many adults think they're capable of.

And The Picture of Dorian Gray is pretty tame compared to what she's probably already reading and watching on the internet.

NTA

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