CherenkovBlue @ CherenkovBlue @iusearchlinux.fyi

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My "woods" are the Rocky Mountains, so my thinking goes there.

Do I get gear or not? If I have gear, I will be pretty set for a while during summer. I backpack in the wilderness so I can get pretty comfy on minimal kit. I am working on learning foraging, and a region-specific book would be handy. I would be screwed come winter though, because of the snow, wind, cold, lack of fuel (buried under snow), and lack of food.

No gear, that's rough any time of year. I would probably die of exposure pretty quick even in the summer depending on altitude. If I am up in the high mountains the water will probably be safe without boiling, so it could be drunk from the source. I'd have to find a cave or build a shelter in a wooded area. It would be tough to start a fire and do anything without a knife.

I don't want to be in the mountains without gear. Seriously. I think I would head right back down and turn my ass over to the authorities.

Aaaand this is what we were afraid would happen. Hamas doesn't care about the civilians of Gaza. It is such a horrible organization, there are no words to express it.

It uses a ton of material to power 73 homes annually (652 feet high and 45 feet in diameter), works best in a desert but requires a lot of water. Yeah, nuclear energy is really threatened by that. Modern microreactors in development make, for example, 1.5 MWe at let's say 90% capacity factor. Assuming about 1000 kWh/mo for a house, that microreactor, which can fit on the back of a semi truck and be transported down the highway that way, can power 985 homes anually and doesn't require cooling water (will require water for electrical steam generation).

Yeah, I will stick with nuclear, thanks.

Aaaaaand this is one reason I stopped posting photos to Facebook ages ago. They are probably doing something similar with posts as well. Quitting FB is a wise idea.

Intersex genital surgery and circumcision should not occur on children. Adults should be free to choose what they want done to their bodies.

Thank you. Today I decided I didn't just want to silence my opinion and contribute to an echo chamber. (Tomorrow I will probably go back to upvoting cat memes.)

The "they will die if they don't get gender affirming care" narrative is so harmful. Women who should qualify for gender affirming care (eg, hair removal from PCOS-induced hirsutism) aren't considered the same way. Do their feelings matter less? Are they really commiting suicide in large numbers because they do not have this treatment (perhaps it's unaffordable because health insurance doesn't cover it)?

You assume so much. Homosexuality is real. I do not support "don't say gay" laws. Sexuality and gender do not equate.

Yes, racism is real and should be discussed. Mental health should be discussed. In fact I have historically been a big advocate for discussing it among the interns and early career staff at my workplace.

Despite the narrative that all people who question the current trans identity theory are conservative idiots, there are people who are actual scientists, feminists, and others who care about society that don't agree with all of it. Shouting them down is only going to create an oppressive echo chamber.

Yes, I have, and I continue to urge people to wear masks, get vaccinated, I get my dogs vaccinated; I urge people to vote, I believe systemic racism exists, etc. Despite the narrative that people try to push that all those opposed to medically transitioning children are right-wing conservatives, I am not. I am also a trained scientist with a PhD from a public Ivy university. I do not think that the current zeitgeist surrounding this issue has been resolved through rigorous science and the best attempts to do no harm: to everyone.

I have trauma related to my uterus (nice armchair diagnosis there!) And yet my oppression is due to my societal gender role, not the organ I possess that you just accused me of having trauma from?

Do you see the illogic here?

Any promotion of the concept of gender and gender roles in schools is a bad idea in my opinion. The "genderbread person" that pops up is one instance, and it's discussion of gender includes gender roles: those are societal expectations of actions and characteristics.

Regarding gender roles, how do you respond to the current zeitgeist that asks if gender nonconforming women in literature and film are in fact trans? For example, Jo March in Little Women, and Mulan.

I did not. There are many ways the application of hormones can be studied, including to populations who take them for other medical reasons and animal models. The current application of these drugs to children amounts to an wide unregulated medical experiment; typically medical studies require strong oversight from ethics boards.

There are some truly sad stories of childhood detransitioners, like Chloe Cole.

If I were a child now, I would potentially be pushed to be trans or NB. I was a tomboy child with a solid interest in math and science. I had a fraught childhood with a medical surgery pushed on me (it could have waited). If I were presented with this idea, maybe I would have thought it fits me, especially because at least certain segments of the trans theory/argument seems to hinge on enforcing gender roles. Turns out, I'm just a woman in STEM.

Nope, I am provax! Got my flu and COVID shots a few weeks ago.

Article is paywalled. I'm curious how this proposal affects American citizens married to non-US citizens (such as green card holders).

Medicalization of trans children, even those who are entering puberty or beyond, is a bad idea. There needs to be more research on the safety of puberty blockers and cross sex endogenous hormones for long term medical outcomes including cancer and heart disease risks. Once you are an adult, sure, do whatever you want to your body; but there is a different ethical consideration for minors.

You think that upsets me UwU

There's a whole army of men who want to be referred to as women and women who want to be referred to as men, so Stephanie -> Lady Gaga is pretty tame.

Not definitively. Ancient Egyptian hyroglyphics withstood it for a while but the Rosetta Stone cracked it (also I suspect modern computing would have done so by now anyway). The Voynich Manuscript is uncracked but there is a hypothesis that it gibberish, an uncracked natural language, or a ciphertext (encrypted).