wren 14 hours ago • 100%
If you deny women access to abortion related healthcare, they die. Abortion bans ruin lives, and if you really have to protest abortions (which you shouldn't), direct your attention towards politicians, instead of harassing women who need healthcare and are already having a horrible time.
wren 5 days ago • 100%
As long as they're not inside my house, (and if they were, I would take them outside) I'd say it's fine. They deserve somewhere nice to live (as long as it isn't. inside my house)
wren 5 days ago • 100%
seeing these always reminds me of the train scene in Spirited Away
wren 1 week ago • 100%
the wet bulb temperature^1^ is just the temperature of a wet thermometer, and varies with humidity and temperature. Wet bulb temp is never higher than the dry bulb temp, so (entertainingly) you're proposing that the meaning of 100° varies wildly and is always lower than the true temperature, effectively making the air temperature always ≥100°, and increases when the air is drier, like some sort of inverse relative humidity.
^1^(I'm aware you probably didn't mean wet bulb temperature here, but let's have fun with the idea) :)
wren 2 weeks ago • 89%
The Māori monarchy dates back to the 19th Century, when different Māori tribes decided to create a unifying figure similar to that of a European monarch in order to try to prevent the widespread loss of land to New Zealand's British colonisers and to preserve Māori culture. The role is largely ceremonial.
wren 3 weeks ago • 100%
Where are people getting the beavers to do the unauthorised beaver releases?
Do they use rehabilitated ones? Or are the ones who were both in captivity (big fenced areas) being "accidentally" let out of the fence?
Do beaver-keepers secretly meet up in the night and exchange unregistered beaver babies to prevent inbred populations?
wren 3 weeks ago • 100%
AuDHD and completely caffeine free (and stimulant/meds/drugs free too). Caffeine definitely doesn't work for me like it does for other people - makes me sleepy and headachey. I'd rather just work with what I've got, (noise cancelling headphones + being inflexible) even if it has limitations
wren 3 weeks ago • 100%
She had to let it rest for another 20 hours after getting off the plane anyway. Even if it was really necessary, she could have made the dough at the airport (past security) and kept it fully sealed whilst on the plane.
wren 3 weeks ago • 100%
the only Oasis song I know is the one people play to be deliberately annoying. I'd much rather be rickrolled
wren 3 weeks ago • 100%
Where I live, in December, it's already night by 4pm, whereas in July, 4pm isn't even the peak of heat yet. But if someone said "good evening" to me at 4pm in either of them, I'd prob accept it either way, and I'm a meteorologist
Also: In the UK and the US, the typical meteorological standard is just to split seasons by month (DJF MAM JJA SON) for easy stats reasons, but other countries have entirely different standards based on climate. Different people have different definitions and it's completely fine
wren 3 weeks ago • 100%
Oh no sorry, that 35 years was if you're planting 10 trees for every 1 you cut down (have a look at the calculator!)
wren 3 weeks ago • 100%
I had to google this (because I'm not from the US) and I'd be super surprised if their tagline became "cooler than trousers but still covers your arse"
wren 3 weeks ago • 100%
sorry, my mistake, I totally meant to say I value "community" not "communism" ;)
(also, I'm not North American!)
wren 4 weeks ago • 100%
even if this is true, there are other, much cooler types of clothing than trousers that still cover your arse
wren 4 weeks ago • 100%
when talking to my parents, if I say "community" instead of "communism," or "nobody deserves to starve" instead of "free food", and "help vulnerable people" instead of "benefits" and "everyone deserves to feel safe from harm" instead of XYZ - everyone wholeheartedly agrees!
But if I let them go off on a tangent without guiding them, then they're "anti woke" even though they don't know what woke means
wren 4 weeks ago • 100%
The ecosystem of a mature tree is vastly different to that of a sapling.
Bristol Trees have a very cool calculator that illustrates the impact of replacing mature trees with saplings on CO2 - it takes about 35 years to get back to the same amount of CO2 loss. CO2 isn't the only thing that matters to the environment either, but you'd hope councils were aware of that too
wren 4 weeks ago • 100%
I can imagine they had so much fun with this one
wren 4 weeks ago • 100%
it's about a drug sniffer dog who bites off the balls of a mafia boss, runs away from witness protection, and gets adopted by a mailman.
It's definitely a stupid antics movie: at one point, a woman gets farted on by a zebra whilst holding a lit match
wren 4 weeks ago • 100%
that makes a lot of sense! I'm very grateful to be part of an academic community that seems to value open access, as well of part of a university that pays for access and submission to most of the journals I need to use
wren 4 weeks ago • 100%
we had See Spot Run (23% on rotten tomatoes) but it got taped over by another movie "accidentally" when I was 7 and I haven't seen it since...
having read the plot on Wikipedia, it features a lot more references to testicles than I remember
wren 4 weeks ago • 100%
I've only ever published in open access journals (partially because I've only got 3 papers out, but also out of preference) is it just prestige that makes people go with pay-to-view journals? or are there other factors?
wren 1 month ago • 100%
It has "1.4L" embossed into the glass :)! it's just hard to see in the photos
wren 1 month ago • 100%
Hmm I might've been overambitious. Searching "glass water bottle with measurements" gets a few Amazon results but so many of them have "motivational" time labels but no ml markings...
There are quite a few listings for chemistry reagent type containers, too, which could maybe work?
The best thing I've found is this from Dunelm might be what you're after?
wren 1 month ago • 100%
they did a chocolate lemon decades ago, but it was with dark chocolate, wasn't popular & got discontinued. I think they should try again but with white chocolate
wren 1 month ago • 100%
you can get glass water bottles with millilitre markings on with glass lids
wren 1 month ago • 100%
Nausicaa is my favourite film :)! the soundtrack is so bizarre in the best way
(the last film I watched was Kiki's delivery service, also recommend that to everyone! it's a lot more relaxing and kid-friendly than Nausicaa though)
wren 1 month ago • 100%
Using ",,," as ellipses here is a pretty interesting tone indication feature!
On Tumblr, "..." ended up having connotations of judgement or anger, so to avoid that, people evolved to use ",,," as a softer version (often implying a more silly/amused tone) instead !
wren 1 month ago • 100%
video of secretary bird with a fake snake
wren 1 month ago • 100%
It's not patience that prevents me from reading Marx or whoever - it's lack of interest or need.
I'd rather spend time actually doing community stuff than reading about doing stuff in a theoretical future. My political opinions & activism work on a very basic "be kind to people + everyone deserves to live without suffering" ethos which doesn't really require background reading
Also a lot of men who've suggested theory to me in person have been insufferable misogynistic knobheads unkind, so I figure reading theory didn't improve their behaviour
wren 1 month ago • 100%
Hugely agree, those would all be fantastic additions.
wren 1 month ago • 100%
Yeah, there's definitely a difference between curricula, what's focussed on in classrooms, and exam assessment criteria, but they're supposed to be cohesive.
I remember one of my big pieces of coursework was "writing from the perspective of an advertiser," and we had loads of lessons on identifying bias. I was taught in school that "red top magazines" are "less honest and more emotive" than "broadsheet newspapers."
Presumably not everyone had the same experience though: I mentioned this offhand and my friend told me "surely that's illegal to teach in a classroom?!"
wren 1 month ago • 100%
As a non-fiction lover, it's not the length of the chapter that matters, it's whether they have exercises for the reader, (e.g., puzzles, recipes) or some sort of pull-out-infographic or map to look at
wren 1 month ago • 100%
This is actually a very minimal change to the already existing curriculum - the (compulsory) English Language GCSE is 50% "Critical reading and comprehension"
Gov UK states all specifications must include:
"identifying bias and misuse of evidence, including distinguishing between statements that are supported by evidence and those that are not; reflecting critically and evaluatively on text"
Most people presumably... "forgot"? but this has been in the curriculum for decades
wren 1 month ago • 100%
I don't have a telegraph account - someone summarise?
wren 1 month ago • 100%
If you're anxious about existing in violent situations, SUTR (and similar local organisations) will likely host more friendly community solidarity events near you, in addition to the counter protests.
If you're still anxious about those, reaching out to your community's vulnerable organisations / mosques and offering support. On a smaller scale, reach out to local shops and friends.
Edit to say also: Talk to the people running and attending the anti-racist protests! Get to know them - there's safety in numbers but there's even more safety in community
wren 1 month ago • 100%
It's only really fine if someone calls me an appearance-based compliment if they're my partner or a woman that I'm close to.
wren 2 months ago • 100%
I suppose up until now, I wrongfully assumed we were all banned from shitting in public
wren 2 months ago • 100%
this is a fab idea :)! thank you for workin on it
wren 2 months ago • 80%
Whilst I do believe in deplatforming, I wouldn't call fediverse comment sections a platform.
Checking in on concerning individuals and helping them realise that they're being unkind, is an important but exhausting role in society - and it's good if mods aren't the only ones doing it!
Parts of the fediverse are small enough of a community that you can give a helping hand to these people and break them out of their reactionary/propaganda bubbles.
You're helping to keep the community kind - thank you for doing it
wren 2 months ago • 95%
not to be confused with Potoooooooos !
>A smiling face made from living human skin could one day be attached to a humanoid robot, allowing machines to emote and communicate in a more life-like way, say researchers. Its wrinkles could also prove useful for the cosmetics industry. Edit to say: There's a video in the link 🌝
I love barbecue but seem to know very little about it! I cook lots indoors but haven't had much practice outdoors or with big meat To make sure my next BBQ goes better than the last: What are your favourite places (websites, YouTube channels, blogs, etc) to get barbecue advice/knowledge/ideas/inspiration? Alternatively: what are your best pieces of advice for BBQ novices? :) Thanks in advance!