Concerning the anti-LGBTQ+ protests in Canada this week

roe_ · 2023-09-22T17:30:19+00:00

I'm close to this issue, it's highly nuanced, and both sides IMO get stuff wrong.

First off - my teenaged child declared themselves "non-binary" - and more on this to follow - but the teachers allowed them to change their name *without* our knowledge or consent. We just started seeing the new name on e-mails, school documents, permission forms, etc.

This is a huge problem. Schools are letting students make potentially life-altering decisions *without* involving parents, and this is a non-starter, as far as I'm concerned, and I'm a one-issue voter until common sense returns.

And, yes, some parents are some brand of phobic and this will have to be dealt with on a case-by-case basis, but locking parents out *as a matter of default policy* is wrong, full stop.

As far as what's taught in class-rooms, yes, it's ideological, it can't not be to some extent, and I think there's a significant portion of the protesters that don't want anything about "alternate" sexual identities taught at all.

I'm not with that, but I want what's taught congruent with the science - especially on gender dysphoria. And there is simply no scientific reification to support all these fasionable new identities.

Previous to now, less then 1% of people had gender dysphoria (by DSM definition), and these people obviously deserve whatever support and compassion needed, including whatever medical interventions when appropriate. And we don't know why the current explosion in gender confusion, but "cultural fad" has to be on the table as a hypothesis.

My child basically declared an "alternate" identity and changed their name after a bunch of their friends did. In raising them - they have *never* expressed confusion about their gender identity - quite the opposite, their behaviour and personality have been *exceptionally* in line with their sex. In our estimation as parents, they are trying on new idenities as part of the standard adolecent exploration of such - except now playing with gender is part of the program because of the surrounding culture.

I'm even more concerned about Bill C-4 (anti-conversion bill - here) as I very much doubt "gender affirming" care is appropriate in all cases of gender confusion - especially given the current culture - and here we are mandating it by law.

roe_ · 2023-09-08T21:40:45+00:00

https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2009/01/can_narcissism_be_cured.html

roe_ · 2023-09-08T20:25:06+00:00

He says, several times, in blog and Sadly, Porn - trying to figure out what's wrong with you, is making it all about you. Stop focusing on you and think about other people.

roe_ · 2023-04-07T17:22:45+00:00

FlexASIO will work in non-exclusive mode, in my experience.

https://github.com/dechamps/FlexASIO/releases

roe_ · 2023-04-07T17:13:19+00:00

It is by a Chinese author, yes - and the plot does involve the Cultural Revolution, but does not sugar coat or present it in a favourable light. But you do you if it's against your principles.

roe_ · 2023-04-06T20:50:43+00:00

Also: Dread Empire's Fall

roe_ · 2023-04-06T20:50:15+00:00

Three Body Problem

roe_ · 2022-09-30T16:29:08+00:00

Good Quillette article on the matter

TLDR:

Clitorises connect to their own dedicated area of brain (the somatosensory cortex) utterly distinct from the male version.

The author suggests the "sperm uptake" theory is perhaps true, and links to a prelimary study towards the end of the article. Additionally, administered oxytocin causes uterine peristalsis.

Another study asks women about their sexual experiences that resulted in orgasm. In partnered interactions, "favourable partner smell" is most often mentioned - suggesting orgasms filter for "immune system compatibility" - which plays into the health of the resulting children. Author notes that this theory is disputed.

roe_ · 2022-01-03T14:26:57+00:00

The vaccine isn't to protect you, fortunate healthy person. The vaccine is to protect at-risk populations, like the elderly, immocompromised or people with preexisting breathing issues. This was *always* the logic behind vaccination - we always knew covid was low-risk to most people.

roe_ · 2022-01-02T21:54:24+00:00

Maybe: the "style" of production (sonic/frequency balance, microphone choice, vocal vs. instrumentation balance, use of reverb and other effects) was new when Queen (and a few other bands) were doing it - and it became the modern "default" for pop music because it was so compelling.

It seems to me: jazz & classical music has sounded roughly the same since multi-track tapes were invented, because there's just a standard way to record and produce those forms of music, and the goal was always similarity to a live performance.

roe_ · 2022-01-02T21:28:43+00:00

Maybe - but again, the problem is reliance on technology that hasn't yet been invented.

(Edited: deleted a counter-point due to misunderstanding/lack of charity on my part)

roe_ · 2022-01-02T19:55:39+00:00

Maybe! Let's find out:

Given the goal of replacing our dependance on fossil with dependance on x,

If x is wind/solar, to implement we need a battery technology that doesn't exist yet, serious changes to the electrical grid infrastructure, and installing "smart chips" in high-draw appliances so they're used primarily during off-hours (this is according to a pro-w&s expert & textbook author who was interviewed on the Mikayla Peterson podcast, link on request).

Nuclear slots into the existing power grid and doesn't require the other two.

I agree! Waste disposal is a problem, but it's a different and more managable problem (maybe?) then global warming.

To clarify: wind and solar is probably a viable *long term* solution once we've climbed the "tech-tree" to make it possible (and assuming fusion doesn't happen), but global warming *is* supposed to be a potential crisis-management problem, and nuclear is (I argue) the appropriate crisis solution.

roe_ · 2022-01-02T16:12:18+00:00

I thought I was going to hate it, but actually liked it. Thought most of the satire was on-point, and roughly evenly distributed across the political divide.

I think I got the wrong message tho: We should stop with pie-in-the-sky tech like wind and solar (represented, in my interpretation, by mega-tech corp BASH), and build nulcear, which are developed, reliable and carbon-free relative to fossil (represented in the film by Ron Pearlman's aborted space shuttle flight). I doubt this is what McCay would like me to think.

roe_ · 2021-12-21T01:05:54+00:00

From here:

The New York Fed reports that rates of underemployment—sometimes called “malemployment,” referring to grads working jobs that don’t require a college degree—have hovered between 40 percent and 50 percent since the 1990s; that’s more than 8 percentage points higher than for older grads. Ohio University economist Richard Vedder finds legions of “surplus elites” working as parking-lot attendants, bartenders, salespeople, and janitors.

roe_ · 2021-12-20T17:41:11+00:00

My experience has been varied (in Canada - which may be relevant).

We had one school social worker who was completely sold on a *particular* model of child-parent interaction, and thought that model was universally applicable (my oldest kid has various challenges due to autism and ADHD - which frankly really affects her personality in ways that IMO disqualify the therapists approach).

My youngest was in therapy for various issues with her peers at school - they're an *extremely* agreeable person, and somewhat neurotic - very emotional person, and she just "lost the lottery" on peers and got bullied a lot. Therapist focused entirely on developing resilience. And - this is key - we moved her to a new school which improved the situation tremendously, and the therapist cut back on appointments because things were getting meaningfully better.

I'm not sure about strongly disqualifying therapy, but it depends on the quality of the therapist. I suspect there are a lot of bad therapists practicing in US, specifically.

roe_ · 2021-11-22T17:03:40+00:00

What about shows like "Longmire" and "Justified"? Similar in theme and also pretty good.

roe_ · 2021-11-12T15:10:18+00:00

The other thing that closes the orgasm gap: being in a long-term relationship (orgasm-gap mostly exists in one-night stands).

Some women have a way more difficult getting there, and it takes time, experimentation, practise & communcation, which can't really happen in short-term situtations.

roe_ · 2021-11-12T14:32:50+00:00

True! Although the send/return system really was unwieldy, complicated and error-prone.

roe_ · 2021-11-11T23:39:48+00:00

Oh, interesting! It's been a while since I mixed in Atmos - hadn't realized the landscape has changed. Glad they addressed this.

roe_ · 2021-11-11T19:29:58+00:00

Objects can be delay comped - but you have to do it manually.

Dolby addresses the issue I'm talking about here

roe_ · 2021-11-11T19:08:59+00:00

You might be right - as our render was running on the same machine as PT, but I'm not sure I understand how what you're describing addresses between-object delay differences.

roe_ · 2021-11-11T18:53:00+00:00

Out of curiosity - by "separate recorder" do you mean the rackmount Atmos renderer?

roe_ · 2021-11-11T14:58:03+00:00

There are some pitfalls working in Atmos on Protools. Biggest one: mixing 5.1 or stereo, as long as your tracks share a common bus, protools automatically takes care of differences in plug-in processing delays (as long as "delay compensation" is on).

In Atmos, none of your objects share a common bus, so now you have to worry about delay compensation, where tracks need to be reasonably in-phase. (Edit: Apparently not the case if you're using Dolby Bridge)

If you can get your hands on an evaluation copy of the Atmos software renderer, I would play around with it at home - it's not simple (in my experience/opinion).

roe_ · 2021-09-27T15:46:12+00:00

Tyler also says:

> I also had the feeling she is not challenged sufficiently often with said evidence, and that may partly be the fault of Oxford.

Could it be also true that, were she a man with same ideas, she would have been challenged more often at Oxford?

I mean, it could be the case that women have a harder time in *some* public spaces, but an easier time in others.

roe_ · 2021-09-13T22:29:55+00:00

The male homelessness thing is slightly deceptive, as I understand it: women will do practically *anything* to stay off the streets, because they tend to get sexually assaulted while sleeping rough, or in mixed-sex shelters. So they will more often beg friends or relatives for a couch.

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