The First Presidential Debate Hardly Mentioned Environmental Issues, Despite Stark Differences Between the Candidate’s Records - Inside Climate News by clay_pidgin in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

The format really didn't lend itself to substantive answers. Only 2 minutes each and 1 minute to respond to each other.

Also, you have been turned into a worm. by clay_pidgin in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
Gender-affirming surgeries are mostly performed on cisgender people: 'Bitter irony' by clay_pidgin in c/news@lemmy.world
[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 days ago

Because the alternative is a brossiere.

Homemade Alton Brown Brownie by clay_pidgin in c/foodporn@lemmy.world
library summer reading challenge help! by clay_pidgin in c/books@lemmy.ml
Where to Start With Ursula K. LeGuin? by clay_pidgin in c/books@lemmy.ml
[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

Those are all fantastic choices! Rama is one of my favorites, even with the co-authored sequels losing a lot of the majesty that makes the first book so engaging.

If you liked those books, I think you might like Hal Clement's A mission of Gravity, about an expedition to a very high-gravity planet and the fascinating perspectives of the creatures that live there.

Fuck both of us by clay_pidgin in c/memes@lemmy.world
Fuck both of us by clay_pidgin in c/memes@lemmy.world
[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 days ago

You know how some people's like having a ridiculously huge truck just to show off to other people that have a ridiculously huge truck? Some gun enthusiasts are like that. It's not uncommon to see novelty guns like this made, sometimes custom or sometimes by a factory. Stuff like a revolver that also shoots shotgun shells or a pistol with two barrels to shoot two shots at once or a bolt-action pistol to shoot the (basically) largest rifle rounds.

I think this happens in any hobby. I'm sure there are bird watchers with $5000 custom hand-ground binocular lenses or something.

How long would it take to create a Pyramid today? by clay_pidgin in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago

It is the Prophets' Will for you to hearken to it.

How long would it take to create a Pyramid today? by clay_pidgin in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 11 points 6 days ago

Here's a great podcast episode about the design competition and fraught construction of the Sydney Opera House. https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/cautionary-tales/a-chorus-of-contempt-at-the-sydney-opera-house

It has also been featured in Star Trek as a hat.

My child intensifies

Is there any real physical proof that Jesus christ ever existed? by clay_pidgin in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 days ago

You're a sea cucumber.

Is there any real physical proof that Jesus christ ever existed? by clay_pidgin in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago

His schlongs is in a jar somewhere. Best that, Jesus!

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library summer reading challenge help! (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago by clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works to c/books@lemmy.ml
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Hiya,

My local library summer reading challenge has a few items with which I could use y'all's help.

Read a book with a musical theme.

Read a book outside your comfort zone (I read mostly novels, and mostly sci-fi).

Read a book by an author from a different cultural background. (I'm a white American and I've already read Three Body Problem)

Read a book suggested to you.

I would appreciate any suggestions!

-Pidgin

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Older women, women with weight changes or visible disabilities, or transfolk of Lemmy - how has the male gaze changed for you? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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Hello ladies (current and former) of Lemmy (current) - I'm curious how your experience of the male gaze has changed as you moved in and out of young-woman-hood.

How has your opinion of being seen changed through this process?

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How should I change my polite behavior to be more accommodating? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago by clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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My parents raised me to always say "yes sir" and "no ma'am", and I automatically say it to service workers and just about anyone with whom I'm not close that I interact with. I noticed recently that I had misgendered a cashier when saying something like "no thank you, ma'am" based on their appearing AFAB, but on a future visit to the store they had added their pronouns (they) to their name tag. I would feel bad if their interaction with me was something they will remember when feeling down. This particular person has a fairly androgynous haircut/look and wears a store uniform, so there's no gender clue there.

I am thinking I need to just stop saying "sir" and "ma'am" altogether, but I like the politeness and I don't know how I would replace it in a gender-neutral way. Is there anything better than just dropping it entirely?

For background I'm a millennial and more than happy to use people's correct pronouns if I know them!

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GOOOOOOOD MORNING TEROK NOR! (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 8 months ago by clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works to c/risa@startrek.website
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