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[–] communism@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 hours ago

I've been through surgically induced menopause and I'm fine? It's a bit baffling and honestly misogynistic to suggest that basically any woman from middle age onwards is incapable of doing a degree. I don't think menopause made me stupider.

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 hours ago

I think this question greatly depends on where you live. Is uni free where you live? I'm guessing not from you mentioning the cost of a degree and debt. Then how does the debt work? In some countries, the government issues student loans that are repaid much less stringently than most loans, and it's not a big deal.

Depending on how the system works where you are, I'd weigh up the financial cost of going back to school vs what you would gain from it. What are you looking to get? Education for the sake of education? A better job, such that the financial cost of the degree will repay itself? The uni experience you missed out on? Something else? How much do you value that thing compared to how much it will cost you?

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 4 points 21 hours ago (2 children)
[–] communism@lemmy.ml 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Jingle bells and sleigh ride reference modern christmas traditions (Santa)

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 4 points 21 hours ago

New Year's is celebrated by everyone

I mean, for a lot of people the lunar new year is more significant than the solar new year.

In any case, I guess it's twofold—the proximity of xmas and solar new year mean that a lot of christmas songs double as new years songs, and also that there's more culture and tradition associated with christmas than with the solar new year.

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Erm. What? Try learning German without speaking to Nazis...

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Is the silicone used in anal toys different than the one used for vaginal toys?

I can answer this question specifically, no idea about egg vibrators in general. If it is actual silicone (and be careful, a lot of cheap Amazon sex toys are not actual silicone), then it's non-porous and body-safe. In terms of pathogenic safety, any silicone toy can be used both vaginally and anally, and shouldn't grow bacteria/mould/etc inside it. Toys made specifically for anal will be made of harder silicone to make sure it can penetrate, and you probably know this but should have a flared base for anal. But some toys designed for vaginas also satisfy those qualities.

Actual silicone can be safely boiled. I boil my dildos to disinfect them (after washing with soap and water first). I use gentle pH-neutral soap so as to not damage the toys.

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

I use Prism Launcher offline mode since I only play singleplayer.

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago (5 children)

That's interesting... I like getting chunks of carrot and celery in my soups. I deliberately cut them large, about as large as you can get whilst fitting on a spoon, for that reason.

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It does, but people of any gender can be abusers etc. It is a real problem that lesbian survivors of abuse from a female partner find it difficult to escape their partner because their partners are e.g. allowed into women's shelters. It's also not hard to understand that the environment of homophobia and misogyny leads to many women and girls getting into toxic relationships with each other where abuse can develop. I say this as a lesbian who was in some unhealthy relationships in my teen years. A lot of lesbians have similar experiences. I'm not saying that lesbians are predatory on a level comparable with straight men, but I am saying that narratives around abuse and violence completely ignore the violence that LGBT people may experience in their own relationships. Judging by OP's profile picture they are also a young lesbian.

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In most cases cutting causes a physical change not a chemical change.

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

Oh so you're saying the latter.

Fuh-saad is pretty in line with English pronunciation "rules" (though English doesn't really have pronunciation rules the same way other languages do—see though, through, cough, bough, etc). Maybe a more "English" way of saying it would be fuh-sayd, but I think the c would be interpreted as a soft c even if it weren't a loanword. Again, hard to say with English which is notoriously inconsistent though.

 

I'm going to be delivering an online intro to programming session to a non-technical crowd who will be "following along at home". Because it's online, I can't provide them with machines that are already set up with an appropriate development environment.

I'm familiar with Linuxes and BSDs but honestly have no idea how to get set up with programming stuff on Windows or macOS which presumably most of these people will use, so I need something I can easily instruct them on how to install, and has good cross-platform support so that a basic programming lesson will work on whatever OS the attendees are running. Remember they are non-technical so may need more guidance on installation, so it should be something that is easy to explain.

My ideas:

  • C: surely every OS comes with a C compiler pre-installed? I know C code is more platform-specific, but for basic "intro to programming" programs it should be pretty much the same. I think it's a better language for teaching as you can teach them more about how the computer actually works, and can introduce them to concepts about memory and types that can be obscured by more high-level languages.

  • Python: popular for teaching programming, for the reasons above I'd prefer not to use Python because using e.g. C allows me to teach them more about how the computer works. You could code in Python and never mention types for instance. Rmemeber this is only an intro session so we're not doing a full course. But Python is probably easy to install on a lot of OSes? And of course easy to program in too.

  • Java: good cross-platform support, allows for teaching about types. Maybe a good compromise between the benefits outlined above for C and Python?

Any opinions?

 

I had a bit of a look around and the food-related communities seem to either be a bit more specific or not just about recipe-sharing. Is there a community out there that's just for people to share recipes (whether ones they made themselves, or ones they found online and are recommending)?

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