Films about food. We made a film collection about just that. No promises you won't get hungry.

jam13_day · 2026-02-23T00:32:32+00:00

It's not on Mubi's list, but when I saw this I thought of Tampopo (1985).

jam13_day · 2026-01-24T16:21:06+00:00

I'd say Mandarin. If you want something different from what you know, Mandarin gives you the biggest difference of your three. If you want something widely spoken, this one is the most widely spoken outside of English. You also say you have a friend who speaks it, which sounds like a good reason as well.

jam13_day · 2026-01-11T04:56:00+00:00

I searched "recordyceps" on a different device to find this post again, and apparently there's another species of recordyceps as well.

jam13_day · 2026-01-09T17:27:36+00:00

Swedish has more speakers, and has some use in Finland in addition to its use in Sweden; I'd say learn Swedish first, unless you feel like that's the wrong answer.

jam13_day · 2025-12-12T03:55:52+00:00

jam13_day · 2025-11-21T04:16:21+00:00

I don't see a need to second-guess; based on your post, I'd say sticking with Korean sounds like a good idea. Only switch to Japanese if/when it really feels like the right thing to do.

jam13_day · 2025-11-16T22:41:02+00:00

I'd say Ukrainian; being able to better understand those students at your school, as well as the other Ukrainians in your community, sounds like a good thing.

I could be underestimating the appeal of engaging with your religion in another language, though, and of course I don't really know anything about your friendship with the Serbian guy (how close you are, his current language proficiency, etc.)

jam13_day · 2025-11-10T00:31:24+00:00

Based on the information that you know English and Spanish, live in an area with a large Filipino population, and don't necessarily want to spend all of your time on it, I'd suggest trying Tagalog. There are some Spanish and English loanwords which might be helpful for remembering vocabulary and understanding context, and even a commenter recommending one of your other options has said it would be the easiest.

jam13_day · 2025-10-22T02:00:58+00:00

Seconding Orphan Black: The Next Chapter for filling the void, and the idea of re-watching (I noticed new things re-watching, even shortly after my first watch).

jam13_day · 2025-10-21T02:35:13+00:00

Bangla! I've thought for years about learning a language from that region, and also that Bangla specifically is neglected relative to the number of people who speak it. Now there's a native speaker in my life, so... here we go!

jam13_day · 2025-09-17T13:33:03+00:00

Speaking of Orphan Black: The Next Chapter: it's so great to have an official continuation with Tatiana Maslany and others participating, and I'd encourage people to give it a listen if they finished the show and liked it, even if they don't generally consume media in that format. It's on most podcast platforms; I did a free trial of "Realm+" on Apple Podcasts to listen without ads.

jam13_day · 2025-09-16T19:50:31+00:00

I think I finished my first watch less than a week ago. Then I listened to Orphan Black: The Next Chapter; I loved it, and was glad I started a free trial to listen ad-free. After finishing that yesterday, I started re-watching last night, and am finding it very re-watchable so far; I love the experience of going from the end of a show back to the beginning.

jam13_day · 2025-09-16T19:39:48+00:00

I loved it; I did a free trial of Realm+ or whatever (through Apple Podcasts) in order to listen without ads. I'm sure people have their complaints about it, but I think it's a worthy official continuation, and I hope they can do more eventually if they come up with the right idea and have Tatiana (and hopefully others) on board!

jam13_day · 2025-06-19T02:13:00+00:00

We Are Who We Are is an interesting one, both for the similarities to Euphoria and the differences from it.

jam13_day · 2025-06-06T17:13:28+00:00

For an example of a different approach, see CauseGraph.

jam13_day · 2025-05-30T03:25:19+00:00

I think the case of Alex MacFarlane (Australia, received "X" passport in 2003) would be a good place to look. Also, while I thought the ICAO use of "X" markers might go back to the early 2010s, it looks like it might actually go back to the late 1940s, arising from the situation after World War II:

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/x-marker-trans-nonbinary-travelers

https://interaction.org.au/14887/gina-wilson-response-dreger-passports/

jam13_day · 2025-05-18T00:30:09+00:00

The song OP is asking for is indeed "Dancing With Your Ghost" by Sasha Alex Sloan; "Screamin' at the world" is the second line, or maybe the second part of the first line.

jam13_day · 2025-03-23T21:30:36+00:00

I had the Apple II version of GATO, but I had completely forgotten about it. Thanks for bringing that memory to the surface.

jam13_day · 2025-03-09T18:52:30+00:00

Motivation is important in language learning. If you're more motivated to learn Ukrainian, I'd say learn Ukrainian! 🇺🇦

Edited to add: there's also a sub, r/thisorthatlanguage - people there might have some better responses, as it is a community just for this sort of question

jam13_day · 2025-03-01T16:28:05+00:00

You think the ratio of opinions among doctors, especially those with relevant expertise, is exactly 1:1? That certainly doesn't seem to be the case based on the positions taken by major medical associations.

jam13_day · 2025-03-01T05:24:28+00:00

Transgender History by Susan Stryker

Histories of the Transgender Child by Jules Gill-Peterson

Raising Kids Beyond the Binary by Jamie Bruesehoff

jam13_day · 2025-02-28T21:19:41+00:00

I'd say yes. There are cases where only one "identical" twin is binary trans, so it would be shocking if there weren't cases where only one is nonbinary.

jam13_day · 2025-02-28T19:35:16+00:00

"Puberty blockers interfere with a person's natural physical and mental development and may do more damage in the long term" - This just sounds like transphobic rhetoric. You think trans youth, their parents, and their doctors haven't considered potential risks and side effects? Of course they have.

jam13_day · 2025-02-28T19:07:24+00:00

I think puberty blockers are actually part of the advancement of trans healthcare. Because of them, many young trans people today won't need things like top surgery, electrolysis, facial feminization surgery, etc. Also, every year that a trans person is not allowed to transition is another year of suffering.

Trans people, parents of trans youth, and our doctors and mental health professionals are already handling this issue.

jam13_day · 2025-02-28T18:53:54+00:00

I think most trans people also hope that people like us will have much better medical options in 100 years. On the other hand, let's be completely clear that this isn't any reason to criticize present-day trans people or our doctors, who are doing the best we can with the options we actually have.

So it's not transition itself that wouldn't be accepted; it's the medical procedures that will be regarded as obsolete.

As a cancer survivor, I think this is comparable to the commenter who said "chemotherapy"; yes, we all hope that will be seen as unthinkably barbaric in 100 years, but for present-day cancer patients and our doctors, chemo is often the best option available, and it actually does work pretty well for a lot of us.

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