guangming

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[–] guangming 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For those rare occasions when magic won't get them out of a pickle, their melee weapon is a large cast-iron.

[–] guangming 2 points 1 year ago

I think most people objecting to it are primarily objecting on moral grounds, not legal ones.

[–] guangming 15 points 1 year ago

Had a book assigned for history class that totally and forever changed my understanding of Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World I think it's called.

Dude and his empire basically singlehandedly spread the written word, religious freedom, and lots of other ideas we generally consider good today. Not saying he didn't kill a lot, because he did, but his historical impact is much more complex than "barbarian invader kills a bunch of people"

[–] guangming 4 points 1 year ago

surprised i had to scroll down so far to find Old Man's War. definitely worth a read.

[–] guangming 5 points 1 year ago

Look into housing co-ops! They're basically this and there are already (kind of) a ton of them around!

I've been in one for a couple years now and it's going pretty well.

[–] guangming 1 points 1 year ago

me, a person who's recently begun to suspect i might be autistic:

óoooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

yep.

[–] guangming 1 points 1 year ago

i wouldn't, as long as recipes and discussions were in the comments

[–] guangming 20 points 1 year ago (5 children)

i don't get it...why does the DM ask for wis saves at the end?

[–] guangming 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Capitalism is the greatest generator of wealth ever created

I feel like when making that "calculation", you've forgotten to figure in the complete and utter destruction of the biosphere, the impending losses due to climate change, the cost in human lives and well-being and dignity of enslavement, exploitation, and so on.

[–] guangming 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Even when you CAN do this, it's usually because the employees are either kind enough or inattentive enough to let you do this. And if you are clearly unhoused or poor, your chances of being able to do this are much, much lower than if you can fit in in a middle class white area. (Restaurants with predominantly poor clientele or many homeless people nearby tend to be much stricter about this.)

[–] guangming 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess the one argument for "public restrooms" is rest areas along major highways and restrooms in public (usually national or state, not little municipal) parks.

So we do have public restrooms...they're just nowhere near 99% of the population most of the time.

 
 

I think the reason some people might believe this claim is because we're taught in school that the moon's gravity causes the tides. I think the reasoning goes, "well if the moon's gravity can affect the tides, surely it can affect smaller things too"

 

Also, would it matter if it was the plain-style mask or n95?

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