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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Welcome, newcomers. The tradition of Festivus begins with the airing of grievances. I got a lot of problems with you people and now you're gonna hear about it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Repulsa wants to blow up the sun, and only you two can stop her!

Just want you to know we're all rooting for you!

[–] [email protected] 102 points 5 months ago (10 children)

Someone described respectful ways of interacting with children similarly


you can bring yourself down to their level, or you can bring them up to yours. Both are respectful, and there's no "talking down" to anyone.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago

Not all honorable fighting is done with a bat'leth.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago

Pick your favorite tech company, pick a small team with a "nerdy" engineering mandate, and I'm confident you'll find the academic, geeky science and engineering types you're talking about.

They probably aren't very vocal though, because 1) there's a huge PR/marketing budget which is responsible for being the face of the company, and 2) well...these are nerdy STEM folks who probably like their job because they get very well compensated to be nerdy STEM types, and not because they're fanboys/girls.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Verizon will tell you to fuck right off and will never unlock your device.

Will never unlock their device.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

hopefully someone will appreciate it 😋

Not sure if wholesome, or wants there to be a car crash...

(I know what you mean, I just found it humorous.)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Our experience is that basically the only really expensive thing is childcare. Are you eligible for subsidized, or free, care (or have trustworthy and willing relatives)?

As for gear, babies don't need much. But for what they do need, reach out to friends, neighbors, and family! We're fortunate that we could have afforded everything new, but we really only bought a few things because friends and randos alike gave us so much free kid stuff (we bought a nice stroller, a baby basket, and an IKEA crib


basically everything else was a hand-me-down). Join local "buy nothing" groups, or parent groups (sadly they're usually WhatsApp, but whatever). Most people hate throwing away stuff, and would rather it go to a good home.

Look at programs for subsidized/free necessities like diapers. There are lots of resources out there, especially in cities.

As everyone else said, no one feels ready. We certainly didn't!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (2 children)

What kind of cutlery are you dropping that requires refinishing your floor?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago

Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi, so I'd guess The Cars.

Wait...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Not at all in this case though! Or rather, it depends on your perspective.

"Why doesn't electricity leak out the outlet?" is a good question, if you know nothing about electricity.

"Why doesn't electricity leak out the outlet?" is a little stupid, if you know a little about electricity.

"Why doesn't electricity leak out the outlet?" is a great question if you know a bit more about electricity (because it does leak out, it's just that 50/60Hz doesn't couple to freespace well unless you have a colossal antenna).

As to this question, light in moving media: https://preprints.opticaopen.org/articles/preprint/Fizeau_Experiment_Investigating_the_Speed_of_Light_in_Moving_Media/25441108?file=45147313

[–] [email protected] 93 points 5 months ago (4 children)

It's a matter of perspective and use


high density one place means you can have open space somewhere else, for a given amount of land.

I'd much prefer a few large dense housing complexes, surrounded by green space, than suburban sprawl.

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