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16h ago

its a 1999 nissan actually
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southsamurai @sh.itjust.works 16h ago
Mom being the best wingman ever

18h ago

This Depression Awareness Ad (Look Closer)

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southsamurai @sh.itjust.works 18h ago

I'm a hobo, of course I live on a train.

You should see my bindle

21h ago

This Depression Awareness Ad (Look Closer)

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southsamurai @sh.itjust.works 21h ago

Fuck, this hits home hard

21h ago

Ickglob Drabbles --"The Girl"

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southsamurai @sh.itjust.works 21h ago

That is awesome, and the character must be ecstatic their wish came true

21h ago

Last night, I suggested switching to Signal in my family group text

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southsamurai @sh.itjust.works 21h ago

C'mon, not even one hit of crack?

You should try it.

21h ago

If adimantum and vibranium are pretty much on the same level than what was Thano's blade made out of to cut thru Cap;;s shield every hit??

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southsamurai @sh.itjust.works 21h ago

That's really nice of you to say :)

I'm far from a real comic expert, just a dude that's been into comics since I was a kid.

When you're deep into it as a hobby, you talk to other comic geeks and comic nerds. You have endless conversations about exactly this kind of thing, and your comic friends are pulling back issues from boxes to refer to lol.

Time and repetition at least give the impression of knowledge and/or skill, in other words.

21h ago

Is it still seasonal allergies if they last all four seasons?

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southsamurai @sh.itjust.works 21h ago

Dude. Don't be a dick.

First, you don't have to test every day, just frequently. And I was because two people in my household are immune compromised. Since my kid did get covid, there was a span where I was testing every day, as were the two adults with immune system compromisement.

Second, I'm disabled and was dealing with my own medical issues which necessitated regular trips to the doctor, so it wasn't just home testing being done.

Third, I'm not a fucking moron, and I was in the medical field back when I could still work.

So, I know I didn't fucking have covid, or I wouldn't have fucking said so.

Maybe not starting from a place of condescension would be a good thing for you in the future@

1d ago

If adimantum and vibranium are pretty much on the same level than what was Thano's blade made out of to cut thru Cap;;s shield every hit??

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southsamurai @sh.itjust.works 1d ago

Aight, you ready for some geek talk? If not, boy did you ask the wrong question!

So, fictional materials. That's the only possible starting point because it means that the properties of fictional materials are exactly what the writer/editor wants them to be, no matter what lore says. So, you have to take that into account in comics, or in purely text based fiction. Since what you're asking also includes going away from print media you a new format, the issue of "writeritis" gets amplified by directors, producers, and test screenings.

With that being said, Thanos breaking a vibranium shield with his uru sword is lore friendly.

Vibranium is an energy and vibration absorbing/dispersing material. I've never seen a definitive answer as to exactly what it is, as in an element, an alloy, or something transformed. But it is not from earth in origin.

Uru originates from one place in the standard marvel universe, and is essentially a super dense metal created by the heat and pressures of a star. But but not a regular one, one from asgardian territory, so magic is involved. This suggests that it is something akin to it being one of those elements formed only in absurd conditions that would generate an atomic number way higher than the 118 that our real world has.

This means that uru is denser, harder, and may have properties that would be able to do weird quantum shit, like maybe splitting praise otherwise unbreakable bonds.

Since Thanos is a freak of physical strength to begin with, and has used magic as well, if he's swinging a sword made of a magical super element, he's also likely to be swinging with forces not found outside of cosmic events. And he's casting a spell as he does so (in equivalency).

Since he's using an uru sword against a human made object that has very little established anti-magic properties and has been shown in both comics and the mcu to be damagable by more mundane forces, Thanos straight up wrecking the shield isn't out of bounds.

Think of it like our best bunkers that can survive a nuke being hit by a giant depleted uranium rod flung from high orbit. There's not going to be anything but rubble left, even though a nuke with the fission reaction wouldn't do much damage.

Thanos is just that strong compared to most things, and uru is essentially the most dense material in the various marvel universes. Plus magic.

That sword would be able to cut right through wolverine. Adamantium is, in most versions from the comics, way denser than Vibranium, and has the benefit of being extremely difficult to alter once its shape is ser. But uru can damage adamantium, just like adamantium can damage vibranium in the right circumstances.

None of those materials are impervious to everything, by canon. They're just absurdly difficult to damage.

Based on what I remember of the movies in specific, vibranium isn't as durable as the comics version. But uru is portrayed pretty damn close to comics properties, so for movie uru to damage movie vibranium makes sense

2d ago

Is it still seasonal allergies if they last all four seasons?

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southsamurai @sh.itjust.works 2d ago

Luckily (less luck an more a nigh religious isolation and mask use habit) I missed getting covid. The timing of me quitting and covid starting was a wonderful thing though. I can't imagine trying to maintain that addiction with all the risks being increased and supplies of the cigarettes being lower.

I had started chantix well before the first reports started making it into my awareness, and by the time the first waves of deaths here in the US were puckering buttholes, I was done smoking, and had moved over to zero nicotine vape pens to handle the habits of having something to do with my hands and mouth (other than trying to suck cock at glory holes, which didn't seem wise with covid raging anyway).

The masks originally muted the allergies when out in the world, but this house is old as a Neanderthal dick, and at least twice as dusty, so I was often tempted to just wear a mask at home too lol.

Fuck, that was a wild couple of years. Covid was fucking traumatic even though I never caught it. My anxiety spiked just now remembering how bad it was.

2d ago

Anon is a nice guy

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southsamurai @sh.itjust.works 2d ago

The key is figuring out when to use assertiveness vs aggressiveness vs gentleness. And, to learn how to do the first two while being respectful and the third while still insisting on at least basic respect.

It ain't fucking easy. But it is true that assertiveness shifts behavior, as does aggression. People respond to both, and often in ways that seem the same on the surface. But aggression only results in hidden ill feelings, so it's not usually good to use it if you aren't fully sure it's the right stance to take.

Learning that judgement is not a fun experience.

2d ago

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southsamurai @sh.itjust.works 3d ago

They do exist, though I dunno if you'd find any examples online

But they suck for most uses because there aren't number words.

Like, in print or cursive, the word "pool" exists as a distinct combination of letters that can be recognized even with sloppy writing. I'm using that as an example because I'm dyslexic and that's one of my favorite examples of how I manage to read as fast or faster than someone that isn't.

However, 1984, 1776, 2025, they don't necessarily have the same "weight" in memory where you would recognize them if the numbers are connected.

And with math connected numbers would be a shit show from top to bottom.

So there's really no use case for learning connected numbers. They aren't useful, and cause problems. Why learn Cyrillic if you never run into books printed in it? Even that would be a more useful thing to teach in schools than connected numbers. There's no good reason for connected numbers except for private notation. Even then, you'd not save much time unless you're writing a shit ton of numbers, and you'd better be able to practice both doing them and reading them if you want those notes to be useful later.

Afaik, nobody uses them at all nowadays. For anything. So finding instructions on how to do it isn't likely online (though I'm going to check just out of curiosity and edit in if I find it). It would be unlikely to find any of the old texts that teach it even in a decent book collection.

Couldn't find any, but decided to do an example from memory

As you can see, even discounting my shitty skills in writing on screen, there's some serious issues with reading connected numbers.

3d ago

Which would you rather have understand and follow your commands: 1 bald eagle, or its equivalent weight in pigeons (about 12 pigeons)?

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southsamurai @sh.itjust.works 3d ago

Wait, are they able to intelligently respond, or are we limited to very simple commands like you might train them to do eventually in real life?

If it's standard bird tricks, I'm picking the eagle for the cool factor.

If they can do complex commands because they're super smart or whatever, numbers win out. A dozen pigeons can do a lot of stuff at once. Like "yo, my feathered homies, can y'all help me clean up where this garbage can blew over?" That's better handled by a flock.

Maybe an eagle would be better with groceries, but pigeons would be better surveillance bros.. One eagle perched on your house watching for shenanigans is obvious and will attract attention. A bunch of pigeons, nobody pays attention to.

Plus, pigeons are pretty fucking chill to begin with. They'll snuggle with you and such. Maybe eagles would, but I dunno. Talons make snuggles iffy anyway; my rooster sometimes gets in the mood for snuggles, but those damn claws of his are an impediment (unlike the hen, who snuggles very well).

One of our neighbors used to keep pigeons, and they were sweet. They liked scritches and pets. But I have been to a raptor rescue place and was able to talk my way into some non public interactions. The birds they had that were permanent residents tended to be okay with humans, but not cuddly for the most part. Eagles in particular are standoffish compared to hawks, or at least theirs were.

So, yeah, I think I err on the side of pigeons in most cases, but damn wouldn't an eagle be cool as fuck?

3d ago

Walking in on someone masturbating

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southsamurai @sh.itjust.works 3d ago

I mean, generally, it depends on context doesn't it?

To be walking in on someone means either they're doing it in a weird place, or you're in a place where privacy would be a default assumption.

In other words, most people walking in are walking in on someone in their own home. I've walked in on my kid, roommates, my wife, other family members, and I can tell you that the scene you set would not be equal between them lol.

But that degree of "go ahead an watch, it turns me on" I've only run into either with a partner or on the job.

I was a nurse's assistant for twenty years. Most of that in home health. In nursing homes, the bit about smirking and watching you was less rare than you'd think, and was often a method of projecting control. Kind of a "I'm stuck in this place with no real privacy, so I'm not stopping, and fuck you if you don't like it".

In homes, it was much more likely to be an invitation of some kind. One that I never accepted because I'm not going to shit where I eat (though there were a couple of times with relatives of patients that I indulged to some degree). My usual response, be it to a patient or their family member, was a polite "scuse me" and exuent. I wasn't the sort to rise to trolling, nor make a big deal out of things.

Since most of my patients were men or boys, I wouldn't have been interested anyway, but still.

Now, because there's a few people on lemmy that know some of the other people in my life, I'm not giving details on my wife and I lol.

But in general, when it's a partner, I enjoy the show exactly as it's offered. Sometimes purely visually, sometimes more actively. Depends on the exact situation.

Otherwise? I'm not really going to stick around.

3d ago

today I baked biscuits from scratch for breakfast

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southsamurai @sh.itjust.works 3d ago

American biscuits are a form of quickbread. Chemically leavened, with fats worked into the flour.

Super simple in terms of ingredients, and fairly easy to make (though also easy enough to screw up).

You take your flour w/leaveners, then cut in whatever fat you're using; butter, lard, bacon grease, shortening, whatever.

Then mix in the liquid. It's usually milk, or milk products like buttermilk.

From there you very gently work the dough until it's sticky and can be formed.

If you want flakier biscuits, you roll and fold a bit, getting laminations and then cutting. If you want them soft and fluffy, do nothing but form them into balls by hand. In between, you roll them out to preferred thickness then cut. Cutting can be like in this post, or using a round cutter.

You then place them on a lightly greased pan. If you want softer sides, you place them close enough together to make sure they touch as they rise in the oven. For crusty sides, give them space.

Biscuits, particularly southern style biscuits, are an art form of sorts. The least rigid kind of baking there is imo. There's a ton of variation in textures and flavor.