I think you are correct. To spec made me think spec was being used as a verb. But it’s definitely to specification as in used as intended. My bad. edit: typo

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Sorry, what do you mean by spec? Spec ops was the closest I could find.

I would say this is a case of Xenophobia, an irrational fear of strangers.

Xenophobia

People with xenophobia experience significant, sudden anxiety and distress when they are around strangers. They often go out of their way to avoid seeing, interacting with, or even thinking about strangers. This type of avoidance can negatively affect major aspects of day-to-day life. For example, someone with xenophobia may find it hard to function normally at work or in social situations.[3]

Thanks for the reminder. I’ve switched to Firefox on my mac and iphone for personal use. I just need to move some web development stuff around so I can switch to Firefox on that too. I may even uninstall google chrome, but for now I’ve just taken it off the task bar.

Halloween and Thanksgiving must unite to drive Christmas back into the depths of winter! XD

My parents might have handed me some change to operate the box of newspapers outside the grocery store when I was three or four so I could try opening it. But I’m not even sure if I got to do that.

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Newspapers. You paid for it, and it still got ads.

I have never done this and I doubt I ever will.

It’s sushi. The carbs form four sides of the cube.

Head of State + Commander in Chief “Prime Congressman” who is nominated by the house and approved by the senate.

Republicans are overrepresented in the House of Representatives because of the cap on members being set to 435 and in the Senate which gives unequal representation to low population states. We would be stuck under Republican rule if we did it this way. Why not just elect this Prime Congressman with a popular vote?

Invention of shotgun ~1500s

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Pay to win power creep

I went to one of those at my friends’ high school when I was a teenager. It was a lot of fun and I knew most of the people there.

Trevor Noah did a good job talking about men’s need for intimacy on the Daily Show.

Human races are not like dog breeds: refuting a racist analogy

What is race if not an idea then?

A person can be ethnically Jewish though. Arab is also an ethnic group. Both groups have a religion that is typically associated with them. But not all Jews follow Judaism and not all Arabs follow Islam.

Religion does not equal race. If your comments were directed at a religion then they weren’t racist. If your comments were directed at an ethnic group then they may have been racist.

To be clear, criticizing Judaism is not racist.

No.

Thanks for sharing your stories and experiences. I’ll tell you a bit about myself. I am a single trans woman. I do not have kids. I have not undergone any surgery or used any medicine in order to transition. I knew I was a girl when I was three years old. I am sure your friends knew their genders at a young age as well.

Hormone blockers are a safe and effective way to delay puberty. It is completely reversible because a person can stop taking the medication at any time to begin puberty. This is something that a child of the ages ten to eleven can understand and consent to. Hormone blockers are not equivalent to sex which is something only adults can consent to. None of the medical treatments prescribed to trans people are forced on anyone. And only people with a history of gender dysphoria are given access to these treatments.

If you don’t like Mayo Clinic, I can give you another source with the same information.

https://www.medicinenet.com/at_what_age_does_gender_identity_develop/article.htm

https://www.stlouischildrens.org/conditions-treatments/transgender-center/puberty-blockers

It seem like the health and well being of young people is important to you. I would recommend reading this article on gender-affirming care. I think it will address many of your concerns. For some trans people, medical transition is not even necessary.

https://www.columbiapsychiatry.org/news/gender-affirming-care-saves-lives

No, it was sunny. I paid extra too, because the person who delivered didn’t bring change for a twenty. I think it was the cheese they used.

It depends on the Lemmy instance.

While i do believe it is possible that there maybe Trans people in existence that knew since a young age that they would want to transition

Most children know their gender by age 3.

The second fact is, children simply cannot make an informed decision let alone give informed consent to any hormones, pills, “binding” or transitionary intervention.

Here some facts about puberty blockers.

Here are some facts about what age a person can get HRT.

Here are some facts about binding and also packing and tucking.

Here is more on binding specifically.

It is possible for a person to learn about these topics. It is also possible for people of the appropriate ages, in some cases kids depending on what we are talking about, for example puberty blockers, to give informed consent.