DefinitelyNotAFae's recent activity
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Comment on Amazon Web Services crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright in ~tech
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Comment on 'This is definitely my last TwitchCon': High-profile streamer Emiru was assaulted at the event, even as streamers have been sounding the alarm about stalkers and harassment in ~games
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI do blame the convention for not coordinating their security with a VIP's security and agree that I wouldn't expect personal security to face charges in the normal course of affairs. For a number...I do blame the convention for not coordinating their security with a VIP's security and agree that I wouldn't expect personal security to face charges in the normal course of affairs. For a number of reasons including those you described. Just that there was something between kidnapping and the nearest civil tort.
I'm glad that the Dropout crew were good people IRL too (I'm going to imagine Erika Ishii was one of them given their recent headlining of a game and my being a fan girl of his.).
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Comment on 'This is definitely my last TwitchCon': High-profile streamer Emiru was assaulted at the event, even as streamers have been sounding the alarm about stalkers and harassment in ~games
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI just want to be clear that my only real participation here is in noting that there is a lesser charge than kidnapping that fits the described behavior if such a thing were charged. And it's...I just want to be clear that my only real participation here is in noting that there is a lesser charge than kidnapping that fits the described behavior if such a thing were charged. And it's something I've seen charged quite a bit albeit in different contexts
Your situation seems like it was much better all around though
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentFucking wizards manFucking wizards man
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI do not need that amount of chafing and incidental nipple injury at all times, no thank you.I do not need that amount of chafing and incidental nipple injury at all times, no thank you.
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Comment on 'This is definitely my last TwitchCon': High-profile streamer Emiru was assaulted at the event, even as streamers have been sounding the alarm about stalkers and harassment in ~games
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentUnlawful Restraint would probably be the charge, if one were to be issued in that kind of situation. At least in Illinois. (From the ILCS) But ymmv on the law elsewhere. And I agree probably...Unlawful Restraint would probably be the charge, if one were to be issued in that kind of situation. At least in Illinois.
A person commits the offense of unlawful restraint when he or she knowingly without legal authority detains another.
(From the ILCS)
But ymmv on the law elsewhere. And I agree probably wouldn't be charged if there's sufficient evidence regarding the stalker and that whole situation, but might not be worth fighting depending on the plea deal
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentSomeone who really GETS it!Someone who really GETS it!
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentTaken in the spirit in which it was meant (◔‿◔)Taken in the spirit in which it was meant
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI just think you're trying to get @Basil guillotined (◠‿◕)I just think you're trying to get @Basil guillotined (◠‿◕)
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 20 in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentWe're inventing new slurs?! I know it's not new. It's just Italian but for fuck's sake.We're inventing new slurs?!
I know it's not new. It's just Italian but for fuck's sake.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentCertainly, the bigger problem is always the shaming and abuse. The term just describes this specific effect, particularly coming out of colonialism where say the British would consider the Indian...Certainly, the bigger problem is always the shaming and abuse. The term just describes this specific effect, particularly coming out of colonialism where say the British would consider the Indian people "savages" but would adopt their attire, architecture, etc. in certain (often still proscribed) ways, while still considering themselves better.
The salt + wound is what cultural appropriation is. There may be some religious practices that, due to being closed, would never be used "appropriately" by non-members on top of that but without the salt+wound it's just sacrilege or other appropriate term.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI genuinely think that the problem is that (mostly/especially white) people don't listen to the actual people involved when it comes to cultural appropriation, they just recenter themselves as the...I genuinely think that the problem is that (mostly/especially white) people don't listen to the actual people involved when it comes to cultural appropriation, they just recenter themselves as the "knower" of cultural appropriation instead. Like if white Americans had started a trend of wearing kimono during the Japanese internment in concentration camps, I'd say that's vastly different than someone wearing a kimono (or qipao) today on that scale of things.
I've not had an issue explaining the nuances of one vs the other. Tbh people object so much to the idea that they're personally "a little bit" racist being able to explain a societal structural issue like CA is easier IME. But ymmv.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentWhere it becomes worth a conversation on the societal level is when, for example, white celebrities are praised for their urban streetwear aesthetic and black celebrities (and regular folks) are...Where it becomes worth a conversation on the societal level is when, for example, white celebrities are praised for their urban streetwear aesthetic and black celebrities (and regular folks) are called ghetto for it.
When Native Americans were being separated from families and put in residential schools but models were wearing feathers on buckskin leather bands, they had a point about how it's not actually appreciation, because the people and society allegedly being appreciated were actively under attack.
I'm not litigating moccasins, I said costumes and redface because that's where the "racist asshole" line lies, and the term cultural appropriation comes from academic literature that specifically was looking at the impact of colonial powers adopting the attire and customs for their "subjects." To me that applies here too. But if folks don't want us to use the term, maybe they could be less mad at "racist asshole" or "disrespectful at best." I doubt that though.
Personally I try to buy indigenous things from indigenous people and if something is inspired by indigenous American culture I try to make sure if I'm engaging in it, it's not disrespectful. But my voice doesn't matter as much as theirs does on that. And I just try to listen to the people involved in any such scenario. It feels like the literal least I could ethically do.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentIt's probably a mix of accessibility and cost both by putting them all at the same height?It's probably a mix of accessibility and cost both by putting them all at the same height?
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Comment on Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after 'discussion with King' in ~news
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentIMO it's not a sign things can proceed, I think the crown still protects him but is demonstrating their disapproval. He's out of favor but not out of their protection.IMO it's not a sign things can proceed, I think the crown still protects him but is demonstrating their disapproval. He's out of favor but not out of their protection.
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Comment on Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after 'discussion with King' in ~news
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentIn no way am I accepting this as a "fine punishment." I have no ability to influence his consequences or the consequences of any of those involved and if I personally could, i care so much less...So mostly status but for a person from a family in a country where that status is highly meaningful, it's not nothing?
In no way am I accepting this as a "fine punishment."
I have no ability to influence his consequences or the consequences of any of those involved and if I personally could, i care so much less about Andrew than those closer to home. I'm just taking what solace I can that this hurts him in some way. -
Comment on Thieves steal crown jewels in four minutes from Louvre Museum in Paris in ~arts
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentAh my joke was thwarted by reading the whole article and thus being late to the punchlineAh my joke was thwarted by reading the whole article and thus being late to the punchline
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Comment on Thieves steal crown jewels in four minutes from Louvre Museum in Paris in ~arts
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkYou really can get anywhere with a hard hat and a basket lift. This really does feel like somebody should be checking whether Danny Ocean got out of jail recentlyYou really can get anywhere with a hard hat and a
clipboardbasket lift.This really does feel like somebody should be checking whether Danny Ocean got out of jail recently
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Comment on Death in D&D 5e, the various revival spells, and their impact on the game in ~games.tabletop
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI am someone that really believes that your investment in and roleplay of characters will make your character's "safety" feel very real. I could play a character certain that death is impossible...I am someone that really believes that your investment in and roleplay of characters will make your character's "safety" feel very real. I could play a character certain that death is impossible who mocks everyone scared of it. And in any just narrative that character either dies or watches everyone they love die first. The character's fear of death - or willingness to mouth off instead - should take precedent over the players.
But that's just the type of game I want to play. Other folks want the meatgrinder
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Comment on How can I combine several ranked lists into one mega list? in ~comp
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI can't speak to the scripts obviously but to me most of the work is deciding how the rankings would work together, so it's the thinking. The rest is formulaeI can't speak to the scripts obviously but to me most of the work is deciding how the rankings would work together, so it's the thinking. The rest is formulae
I have a Sleep Number bed (because it was a good idea for my partner and had we not had a never ending string of financial stressors since it would have been fine but ugh) and we control it with an app, and there are things that are weird like my foot warming can get disabled and I have to call their support to get help with it. I can hypothetically adjust the bed from work if I'm logged in. But if I can't log in to my account for some reason the app works via Bluetooth and proximity to the bed.
And if that doesn't work there's a button on the bed to flatten it out. The heat on these runs on a timer so there's not really a safety issue unless you'd be injured by like 6 hours of electric blanket. If so, I can unplug it, and it remains a bed.
This company skimped. They're much cheaper than a full sleep number mattress/frame set, but this tech isn't new, and they cheaped out on purpose.