Nemo

joined 2 years ago
[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago

neither pizza nor sandwich, sorry

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago

If you can't tell the difference between pasta and pastry I don't know what to tell you.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Former yes, latter no.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 6 points 4 days ago

I've done it, I didn't like it, can't say whether it did me any good. But your trauma is different from mine, so don't take this as even a faint endorsement.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 7 points 4 days ago (7 children)

No, because the ingredients are raw before it's baked. Even a toasted sandwich is in ready-to-eat condition before it's toasted.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 28 points 4 days ago

Because that would result in regime change. The interests of the rulers and the interests of the country are not aligned.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 13 points 4 days ago

A really nice voice.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 36 points 5 days ago (22 children)

My primary instance, slrpnk.net, has Anubis set up. I'm not quite sure how it works, but it seems to force some kind of delay that is hardly noticeable to human users but times out automatic requests.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 13 points 5 days ago

Honking IS how you contact nearby vehicles.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 days ago

Hey, I'm glad you're making advancements! I know your previous situation was very frustrating. I think setting expectations with your charge is good, but I'd avoid mentioning those two by name if you can. Maybe you can't! But explaining your expectations and needs comes across better than saying "I can't work with these two people specifically." But you're in the situation and I'm not, so do what you gotta and good luck.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 146 points 5 days ago (7 children)

I always hated it growing up, too. My school didn't even have a uniform, only a dress code, and I hated that, too.

But my kids go to a school with a uniform, and now I can see the advantages:

  • this school subsidizes the uniforms heavily, even to the point of giving them away outright to students in need, so it represents a form of clothing that is affordable for all

  • kids can't fight with parents about what they wear to school, because it's predetermined

  • every kid wears the same thing, which helps smooth out class-indicators: kids don't get bullied for wearing hand-me-downs or unfashionable clothes because everyone wears the same thing

  • makes it very easy to determine who is supposed to be on campus and who is not; similarly, since the school has a big emphasis on outside-the-classroom learning, makes it very easy to identify students out on fieldwork

  • saves me money since the uniforms are unisex and my son can wear the hand-me-downs of his older sisters

And to address your criticism: Yes, uniforms tend to promote group cohesion but that's not always a bad thing. It encourages collaboration over competition, for example.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 days ago

About three quarters of a mile northeast of where I live now.

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