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GasBandit

Staff member
power still not back nobody else can get any work done either

the generator is basically just keeps the stations on the air and powers my computer and the servers

of course my computer isn't very useful right now
 

figmentPez

Staff member
So, I watched this video:



I thought it was pretty funny. Then it dawned on me. This is a pretty young woman fretting over the rejection she might face talking to someone about their t-shirt. The worst she might get is some annoyed words, and that won't come often. Should I, as a guy, try talking to some girl about the shirt she's wearing, I have to worry not only about her being annoyed, but also by her feeling threatened by the fact that I'm a guy who took notice of her physical being. Having someone think you're a dork is not on the same level as having someone think you're a threat to their wellbeing.

As far as I know I've never had that reaction. Most girls I've known have told me I'm nice and come across that way. (However... most of my life experience is years and years ago, so what was true in my early twenties may not be true now that I'm over 30.) It just bugs me that the default view of society is "male = likely threat". I know it's true that women are far more likely to be victims of assault. I don't fault them for being wary. I just don't like that such distrust is necessary.
 

ElJuski

Staff member
I don't think it's the "male = likely threat" more so than "man who doesn't know how to talk to me = kind of weird = weird people = likely threat". I've said to plenty of girls in passing, "Hey, nice shirt!" And, say, when I'm not drunk, it's just a compliment. But then there are other times, and definitely other people, who just don't understand when they're being creepy.

Not to mention, I've had plenty of girls say the same thing to me too, and depending on how much of a creep they were, have never thought of it OR thought they were weird and put me off.
 
M

makare

yeah I agree with eljuski. I mean the stereotype is that all women live in fear and think rapist every time a guy looks at them but this isnt Lifetime and the world doesn't actually work like that.
 
M

makare

I ended up having to hurt someone's feelings today. I feel bad about it but I don't see how it could be avoided. :(
 
It ended up being pretty fun and only taking a couple of hours. We watched Community episodes while doing it.
 

ElJuski

Staff member
I keep telling you--and everyone else that needs employment--come to the city of promise, hope, and homeless people stretched out on the ellipse. I can get you a job as an aide at my school. You'll be making scraps, but hell if it's better than nothing.

And then while you're doing that you can make those fancy moving pictures you keep talking about.
 
S

Soliloquy

I just checked the weather. It is -5 today. I looked at Nova Scotias weather...13-15 degrees. WTF?! I want that weather!
Heh. I remember having a conversation with a tour guide in France who had never heard of Fahrenheit. She was all like "70 degrees? What!?"

Then we had to get out a calculator to show her that, no, we weren't 30 degrees below the boiling point in San Diego.
 
If I have a house back as of Summer, you're on. And just imagine the shock and indignace as Halforums shows up to discover a vegetarian BBQ.
 
I'm not serious about the rude part, but a big hunk of my house blew away last week. I appreciate the offer for help, but we have excellent insurance, so it's all being taken care of for the 3-6 months it's going to take to rebuild.

The bright side is that my house is now Internet famous. This is my place.

http://theglobeandmail.com/news/world/tornado-rips-through-michigan-damaging-homes/article2371114/
Oooh, nice splatter pattern there. Sheared off the part of the house over the garage. (/semisarcastic_mode)

Is the main part of the house still liveable, or are you in a trailer/hotel for the time being?
 
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