So I point blank told her she didn't know what she was talking about because I'm the living experimental proof. Then I insisted she give me an ADHD referral so someone with the proper experience can assess me.

"Doc, this is incredible. This medication has completely changed my life. I can think clearly again, I can concentrate, I don't spend 14 hours in bed, I go out and socialize again." "That's not true. This medication is for weight loss. It doesn't do any of those things." This is why I hate doctors

Really exhausting to here old people in Australia fall for fear-mongering about secret NDIS scams stealing millions and then go "... hang on a minute. This is just copy/pasted from that American right wing youtuber who lied about 'fake' daycares." I'd need a LOT of proof to distrust the NDIS.

Would that carbon capture even worked, because we need to use both. Solar power is only going to help us REDUCE how much damage we continue to do. It won't reverse what's already done. We need renewables to mitigate the damage until we do have carbon capture. Every delay digs the hole deeper.

It's simpler. They can't imagine other people with minds that aren't the same as theirs. Many of them cannot POSSIBLY imagine a world where people don't think and act exactly how they would. That's why so many Conservatives can't stop accusing others of terrible things that they secretly do or want

New creation myth for rain: One of the gods REALLY liked cats. Thought they were cool. So that god brought a cat up to the heavens. Now, whenever that cat pushes a glass of water off a table in the heavens, it rains.

You know what that means? It means there's no one in the building, and the police can't protect it. Not even from rocks.

I've been added to the "Wrong about VR AI Crypto Smartglasses NFTs Bitcoin" moderation list by some loser AI bro that I blocked. Which is how you know I'm right about all of that stuff being shit. Except VR, because VR chat and games can be cool. Don't know why they think they can claim VR.

Literally saying "it doesn't matter whats true. It only matters what I feel"

Every dollar I've ever spent on #BattleTech is almost exclusively due to me having watched and loved the cartoon as a child in the 1990s. I wonder if anyone has ever done any sort of market research on the long term benefits of cartoons like that to an IP? Everything these days is about short-term

Huge thanks to sethburn here who found what the slop machines learned circle beds from 💜

Ashley is good people! She's apologized for not realizing this is AI, but this is exactly why AI is so destructive to all of us and why it's a tool of fascism. Fascists need to destroy truth because if nothing is true, then fascist "truths" have a level playing field. Generating slop is pro-fascist

Reminding people about this since it was posted 14 years ago at this point. Essential viewing.

This. All of what Nash says here. I keep saying to people, "But, okay, if I can't get even basic hardware, then how would I own a terminal capable of connecting to my 'remote computer' that they run in these data centers?"

My first real short story that I've written in over a decade is in this 💜

Ma'am, if I could get hired anywhere else I wouldn't be applying to the SmokeMart. Like... this is where I'm at in life, and no one is happy about it.

The two types of job interviews: #1: "It's just that... you're really over-qualified. Why should I hire you if you'd be good at it?" #2: "I see. Well, all of your work experience is from America and that isn't really any good for anything. So you're kind of underqualified."

OH hell yeah. This is a great pick. I love this.

Who are the bad people, Donald? What do you do to someone so they "never come back?" Donald Trump wants to use the military to murder "disloyal" Americans. That's what this says.

Reading is a leftist conspiracy. Everyone knows only people who read are in Antifa. That's why Trump can't read. As long as America keeps getting away with this shit, it's a Nazi state and none of you are safe just because your line in the poem comes later.

Warframe players with dojo decorating.

Texas: "We're just so excited to lead the nation in the trans genocide. Here, check this shit out!"

"You don't understand. Our product is worthless and has no customers. We need it to put you out of a job so you'll pay for it with the money you don't make." Congratulations. You, with nigh infinite money/resources, found the ONLY product that can't be sold. No one has ever failed like you.

So I do have a bit of a headache since I also quit Metformin the same day I started this stuff, but I had a huge surprise when the injection also dramatically improved concentration and reduced fatigue. Apparently those are side effects common to people with untreated ADHD? Fuck. I'm a stereotype.

This is it. This is the moment I've been training for! Space: Above & Beyond (1995) Jake 2.0 (2003) Threshold (2005) Dirk Gently (2010) The Good Guys (2010) Death Valley (2011) Outcasts (2011) Ghosted (2018) The Invisible Man (2000-2001) Powers (2015-2016) Seven Days (1998-2001)

To ensure this series is never forgotten, consider adding Phil & Lem as the scientists or academic wizards in any ttRPG you run. They're really easy to roleplay when you're GMing. This is like how I make Sgt Colon & Cpl Nobbs all my town guards.

You cannot be a champion of moderation in an Overton window that you are trying SO hard to force into existence where the other side of it is literal - almost *comical* - naked fascism.

Me: *scrolling through Bluesky* "Jax posts, jax posts, dunking on the reflecting pool." Shen: *translated* "You know you can just do estrogen and no one can stop you, right?" You can't prove that isn't what that says.

Pharmacist: "Right. So this medication will, potentially, cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, heart burn, and nausea. If any of those symptoms get too bad, check with your doctor." Me: "Okay. But I already have all of those. How will I know the difference?" Pharmacist: "... well, if it changes then."

The Sojourn has never and will never use AI in any stage of production, and we also protect our actors from AI scraping. Dan discusses our views on AI in in creative works. #scifi #booksky #antiai #indie #writing #ai #audiodrama

... sure. Why not. I'll watch Species III after seeing that. I've made worse decisions in my life. *Species III starts* Me: "WTF is this?"

Well I sure wasn't expecting to see an alien woman get killed by an alien tentacle cock tit-fucking her and then choking her to death.

I "love" when a movie makes me choose between setting the volume so conversational dialog is nearly inaudible and raising it so that action scenes BLOW OUT MY EARDRUMS AND WAKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I need a software fix for this I swear to god.

I only just now found out the Species movies were on Amazon Prime because they weren't listed under Horror. So now I gotta watch them before they're removed at the end of the month D:

(It was still a stupid thing to do, but I understood the impulse. I understood it a lot.)

Oh nooo. Someone, stop them. Hurry.

You know how I always talk about how everything in Australia is just better than in the United States? There's one REALLY WEIRD exception: Australian Taco Bell is the worst fast food I've ever eaten.

🕯️Manifesting 🕯️

Me: "PFFF! Mine's not unhealed. I'll barely check off any... of... these... Fuck."

I love that horror is such a broad genre that you could add me to this with my own speech bubble, and it'd be completely different. And plenty more.

shut up!!! 1000 years jail

That's a really good reason to leave lots of reviews.

Buster (Tank) Adam Savage (DPS) Jamie Hyneman (Support)

JoCat continuing a tradition of liking women ❤️

Bigots will say things regardless of the coldest hardest evidence, creating your art around 'but bigots might say things!!!!' is not a position of intelligence.

lol got blocked by someone almost as soon as I posted this. Apparently the hot take of "two things can be true" is too much for many people.

Fair block. I wanted Trump to lose more, but that doesn't mean seeing Kamala's cowardly campaign pivots costing her the election didn't also have some schadenfreude. But I'm trans. Of course I'd argue in favor of non-binary and more complex systems of description. This either/or logic is childish.

Even if they accidentally, or coincidentally, tell the truth, are you sure? These things are contextual. You can use the truth to lie through framing and other tricks. Even if they say something factual, it could be so they can use it in another layer of deception.

Saw The Backrooms tonight! It was really good <3