How do you get so fucking absorbed into the causes of autism and yet have never even met autistic people? Even kids who are level 3 can usually learn to potty train so long as they don’t have physical impairments or learning disabilities that prevent it. It’s hard as hell, I’m sure, when they are completely non-verbal/non-communicative, have sensory issues, and struggle with routine change, and maybe not every level 3 kid gets there. But that’s certainly not the case for the majority of autistic people.

I’m also not holding me breath, but we also can’t pretend that Trump 2.0 is not objectively much worse than Trump 1.0. He did some sketchy, asinine and hateful shit in his first term, but he’s fully trying to be a dictator now and he’s well on his way to getting there. He’s unilaterally making decisions that are wrecking the economy, trashing human rights, and he’s blatantly breaking the law and ignoring the courts to do it. And people are pissed, even republican voters. If ever there was a time for them to step up, now is that time.

Absolutely would be, yes

Trans flag tiling colors in the background 🏳️‍⚧️

‘#include cpptrace’ gays drawing dick outlines over here.

So… I was just trying to be funny and sarcastic. I added the “/s” as I realized someone was probably going to take me seriously, but probably after you loaded my comment. My bad.

Everyone is making this same joke now. “They’re going to tariff my imports now!” “My PR got flagged for DEI because they thought ‘#include dr_libs’ was about hiring communist physicians.” “If I import pandas do I have to pay 145% more now?” Jeez. Enough already. /s

Why can’t anyone tell an original joke anymore?! Like a steak joke. You almost never hear someone tell a good joke about steaks. It really is a rare medium well done.

There’s no “people” involved in that decision. There’s Trump. If he cared about public opinion he wouldn’t be half as destructive as he is.

Ayn Rand made a good point here as long as you exclude the context of what she considered good and evil.

For context, Ayn Rand’s “good” includes unfettered capitalism, personal wealth, individualism, and oligarchy. Her “evil” includes industrial regulations, charity, social responsibility, and democracy. That certainly puts a different flavor on her statement, doesn’t it?

I don’t know what the first building has to do with the original image. But the one in Dubai is much more conparable. But they are not the same. The Dubai building certainly needs strong framing to keep that overhand from falling. But it is also held at one end and the middle giving it strength and stability. And the forces at the attachment points are both vertical (upward or downward at the end depending on weight distribution on the lever and downward in the middle). That makes a huge difference as they don’t have to work against lateral forces. The middle attachment holds all the weight and the end attachment counters all of the torque on the lever. The center of mass is also within the footprint of the building(s) bases

The actual length of the overhang for the real building, while impressive, does not compare to the length in the original image. It does not have anything holding the weight in the middle of the lever, meaning that the end attachment has to hold the weight up alone, AND counter the torque. Furthermore, the point at which the hang in the altered image is attached to the main trunk is also at wide angle meaning it will put a lot of lateral forces on the trunk that are not counter balances by the opposite branch which is shorter and less angled. The center of mass of the hanging branch would be well outside the base of the building and so it would want to rotate at the connection point and pull away from the joint. That’s if the steel frame itself doesn’t just bend under its own weight putting torque on the lever.

I really don’t think that there are any materials under Earth gravity capable of creating a rigid structure with this design at this scale. The forces would be tremendous on a single junction point and along the length of the frame of the hanging arm. Something would give.

Yeah I didn’t think there was any way. Even with like a steel frame and everything else made of Styrofoam and paper mache, I’m pretty sure that thing would still snap off under its own weight.

Surely that second building is AI generated or something right? Surely physics would not allow such a monstrosity, nor would any city approve it… right?

I go with “efficiency”

Having half an ounce of curiosity, sense, and genuine interest in how the world works is a good start. What’s sad is that that is apparently asking too much.

I absolutely would. Make it clear that you aren’t just arbitrarily raising prices, that there is a cause, and exactly what that cause is so that people are pissed about it but at the right people.

They STILL don’t get it? Everyone has been yelling about exactly what would happen. The news, social media, people protesting in the streets… even Fox News is critical of the Tariffs now. Journalists are bringing it up at White House press conferences and getting reaponses from the Press Secretary. This is not a secret. What sort of social bubble/echo chamber, do these people live in? Just fully bought in to the kool-aid. Useful idiots, the lot of them!

My exit condition is when the stack overflows

Ok, so imagine you were expected to strip naked, cuddle up to someone else who was also stripped naked. Imagine you are expected to pretend to have very real and intimate feelings with one another and in the process do very intimate things with them like kiss, touch their body, and simulate penetrative sex all while being in a room full of people watching you do this and with cameras recording the entire thing with the intent to show it to the world. That in itself would make most people at least a bit uncomfortable.

Now, maybe you also feel uncomfortable because you have a spouse or significant other. Maybe you know this other person well and they are platonic friends. Maybe they are barely an acquaintance, just a work colleague. Maybe you have romantic feelings for this other person. Maybe you hate them. Maybe the other person has made advances on you. Maybe you have a history of being assaulted or of being used sexually. Maybe you are self conscious about your body. For any number of very justifiable reasons, this situation can be anywhere from slightly to very uncomfortable for either or both actors, even scary in some situations.

The intimacy coordinator is not a sex coach. They are there to make sure the situation is safe, consensual, and as respectful and private as possible for both actors, and to see that their needs are met for this very stressful circumstance to minimize discomfort. They also make sure that nobody on set oversteps boundaries, that the actors’ rights are upheld, act as the single point of contact between the actors and production to minimize uncomfortable conversations and miscommunication. They will be involved in choreography of the scene, but not as a coach so to speak, but rather in mentally preparing and making exactly clear the understanding for all parties what is going to happen, giving everyone the time to process and veto plans if necessary.

I’m guessing he first encountered the word in text without having heard it and his brain guessed it rhymes with “jaguar”, which is understandable.

So on the one hand, I think you are going to find almost nobody agrees with your pronunciation. On the other hand, you should wear your mispronunciations with pride because what that tells me is that you were a reader growing up and likely came about this word the first time in text without any other context, maybe even many times before you heard it spoken. Your brain made an educated guess (I’m guess pulling from the pronunciation of “jaguar”?). It got it wrong, but understandably so, and it has cemented in your brain. Fix it if you care to, but no real need. Either way, kudos for being a young reader.