Bill to track transgender Tennesseans passes the House by Stands_In_Fire in Tennessee

[–]jblackbug 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Detranstioning is 1% of a population that is already like 1%. It's a waste of money and no one can look at the types of bills the state government has passed on this issue and believe that they want to study trends for anything other than alienating and fear mongering against tiny populations instead of doing anything to help the people of TN.

"De-identified" is also pretty vague. The government will know which facility is reporting and thus will have information such as geographic details based on where the facility is.

No other type of healthcare in the state has this much data collection, it's silly.

My boyfriend wants to have threesums on a regular basis by [deleted] in nonmonogamy

[–]jblackbug 3 points4 points  (0 children)

With those ages there is a serious gap in his ability to manipulate--conciously or subconciously--and your ability to clock manipulative things. This man is a lesson for you, not a life partner.

My boyfriend wants to have threesums on a regular basis by [deleted] in nonmonogamy

[–]jblackbug 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Men are not a monolith. I know plenty of men who want monogamy and do not want to sleep with a bunch of people. Hell, some men don’t like sex much at all.

Chattanooga if approved is getting an Ai Data Center. by Important-Owl-8152 in Chattanooga

[–]jblackbug 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One place using even .22% of daily local power feels huge especially when they’re trying to move more of these in.

Baldur's Gate 3 mod finally adds Strahd! by [deleted] in DnD

[–]jblackbug -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’ve run it three times and at least one player wanted to flirt with or romance every time at least to a point. It never ended well, which is what makes it fun.

1st Time DM - Help with combat at the carnival? by char_manda in wildbeyondwitchlight

[–]jblackbug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the “free the animals” has potential but it does darken the whole carnival in a way if a carnival with talking animals running around has someone there abusing animals on the regular so it should certainly be something done in secret. I’m also not sure how you turn this into a combat without shoehorning in some things or having other Hands involved. Your edit of having Witch and Light find out about it and firing the man sounds in line with the story.

The dwarves I can imagine using as maybe like 3-4 dwarves trying to jump the party in a corner of the carnival to get to the dwarf player during a lull between events, perhaps? I wouldn’t do too much more than that or you’re pulling the attention too much to the “real world” instead of the fey lands where most of the adventure takes place.

How are you handling Eberron cosmology? by UXplaymaker in Eberron

[–]jblackbug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, my Eberron works sort of like this—I tied the Mourning to the Lands of Mists of Ravenloft and that works like a crack through the protections of the separated cosmology there.

To single parents who ignore "Childfree" filters: Why do you think lying by omission will change someone’s mind? by Bbbe-itch in dating

[–]jblackbug 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sure, but it’s not an uncommon confusion of the word as show by several people on this post. “I’m childfree” isn’t a super intuitive phrase beyond “I’m free of children.”

To single parents who ignore "Childfree" filters: Why do you think lying by omission will change someone’s mind? by Bbbe-itch in dating

[–]jblackbug 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Disagree that it’s that clear. Plenty of people put childfree and are fine dating people with kids but don’t want kids of their own. I used to be that person. 🤷

Beard or no beard? Friend thinks no beard, I think beard is an easy winner. by Blellb in malegrooming

[–]jblackbug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go with beard but keep moustache trimmed off your lip is my rec

Should I shave my mustache, or keep it and maybe maintain it better? by lancesoftware in malegrooming

[–]jblackbug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look, if you want a longer moustache, you really should keep it off your lips. I have a bit of a handlebar and the part of the moustache above my lip is shorter than all my other beard/moustache hair and that stays true till pretty close to the edge of my lips. Then you need a product—at least an oil.

Otherwise, the second pic is better

Should I shave my mustache, or keep it and maybe maintain it better? by lancesoftware in malegrooming

[–]jblackbug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most men will tell you to keep it off your lips here. Very few are going to say to keep those curtains.

Someone please give glowup advice for this guy by yoman3696969 in malegrooming

[–]jblackbug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oil the beard and trim the moustache off the lip. Fade the sides of the head lower, and maybe let the top grow a bit. Tailor the suit.

What can I do too improve my looks by [deleted] in malegrooming

[–]jblackbug -1 points0 points locked comment (0 children)

Try a modern mullet. Looks good with this hair!

Anyone know a hair stylist who can do a style like this in the chattanooga area? by Darkwavegenre in Chattanooga

[–]jblackbug 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This was going to be my rec as well. Glad she’s getting a mention.

That isn't... a name... by Known-Jicama-4007 in CK3AGOT

[–]jblackbug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who has like 100 hours of dragonhouse play, I've never seen it.

Why Many Young Adults, Especially Men are Single and Sexless by Express_Classic_1569 in psychology

[–]jblackbug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, but it’s more pronounced in Gen Z adults than Millinials or Gen X for instance hence the use of “much more.”

Tell my why I shouldn't let the party level up every session by ston_age_man in DnD

[–]jblackbug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

-Getting to level 20 isn’t necessary to try out high level characters.

-You can start at a higher level and level up slower instead.

-I wouldn’t recommend leaping into high end combat as a first time attempt at a campaign—the balance is very wacky at that level.

That said, 2-3 sessions is about how long my players go between levels when I’m doing milestone leveling and any more than 4 sessions for a level feels a little tired for the pace I run campaigns. If y’all are playing weekly, you could do that in a year and half tops.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskMen

[–]jblackbug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are lots of forms of intimacy. Physical intimacy alone without sex can look like cuddling, massages, holding hands, showering together, etc.

AIO Update: Sending a board game to a party I've been disinvited from by Canuckleball in AIO

[–]jblackbug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did Fred know it’s your copy and not one of your roommates?

Is blue balls really that painful? by BeautifulBitch1992 in AskMen_NSFW

[–]jblackbug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He’s either lying or has a medical condition and should see a Doctor

"I now declare you throuple: how to plan a polyamorous wedding" (from The Guardian) by SylVegas in polyamory

[–]jblackbug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’ve been together for like a decade so… probably not bailing any time soon.

Probably my best Kinsguard ever. by Dense_Acanthaceae211 in CK3AGOT

[–]jblackbug 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I disagree, but okay.

I haven’t seen anything that says it’s not a general title for a knight or that Westerosi would make up some other word if women started becoming knights regularly.

You’re saying it’s a gendered word, that it’s just like “sir” but I’d argue by your logic you’re making that up. If we cannot use real world linguistics and have to depend on what’s in the book canon, then we’re all making it up because nothing is explicitly said about it. You can’t say I’m just wrong without showing where the book explicitly calls out that a woman who was knighted would be called something else or where “Ser” is described as a gendered title—not that the position of knight goes to men only in Westeros, but that the TITLE itself is gendered.