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Comment on I seem to have a much different, worse experience of Dragonflight's story than most WoW players—why? in ~games
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Comment on What shampoo/conditioner do you use? in ~life.style
Queef_Latifa Link ParentThank you so much for this, great information!Thank you so much for this, great information!
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Comment on Investigating corrupt Winamp skins in ~tech
Queef_Latifa Link ParentThese blog posts remind me so much of what the internet used to be like in the mid to late 90s. Quirky, pointless pages but they all contained "important" things to the creator of said pages or...These blog posts remind me so much of what the internet used to be like in the mid to late 90s. Quirky, pointless pages but they all contained "important" things to the creator of said pages or sites. I remember making band "fan sites" on Geocities with bios and discographies, certainly useless but still fun none the less!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Queef_Latifa Link ParentThe 5.0 update for No Man's Sky is amazing and it is only part 1 of the overall overhaul of the game! I am really pumped for Expedition 14.The 5.0 update for No Man's Sky is amazing and it is only part 1 of the overall overhaul of the game! I am really pumped for Expedition 14.
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Comment on No Man's Sky: Worlds Part I | Update trailer in ~games
Queef_Latifa LinkNot sure if this was mentioned, but at least in the US it is on sale on Steam. 60% off is a good chunk of cash!Not sure if this was mentioned, but at least in the US it is on sale on Steam. 60% off is a good chunk of cash!
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Comment on You don’t need a pickup truck, you need a cowboy costume in ~transport
Queef_Latifa Link ParentI think it is more an issue with current trucks being the size they are and current hood/grill design plus the truck height is literal almost instant death anymore if someone is struck with the...I think it is more an issue with current trucks being the size they are and current hood/grill design plus the truck height is literal almost instant death anymore if someone is struck with the truck. Modern full size SUVs and Trucks at their size and heights should really not exist or require a different liscensing system then standard coupes/sedans and midsize cars/SUVs.
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Comment on I was an MIT educated neurosurgeon. Now I'm unemployed and alone in the mountains. How did I get here? in ~health.mental
Queef_Latifa Link ParentI agree completely. Hopefully my comments do not come off as laissez-faire when it comes to just quitting and working less as I know a large majority of people in the US and around the world just...I agree completely.
Hopefully my comments do not come off as laissez-faire when it comes to just quitting and working less as I know a large majority of people in the US and around the world just do not have the option to do so. I had the safety net of my partner income then when I quit and now when I work less. I don't have physical health issues that required keeping health insurance, etc.
I think the goal for everyone should absolutely be work less, spend more time with your friends and family, but this can sound very hollow when you can't or don't feel like you can do those things for whatever reason. Humans were not meant for the life we live currently, the way things are right now and the growing sense of pointlessness in people should really be making people worried about humanities future.
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Comment on I was an MIT educated neurosurgeon. Now I'm unemployed and alone in the mountains. How did I get here? in ~health.mental
Queef_Latifa Link ParentIn the state I was in, the idea of coming back after some time off was horrible and just not something that I could do. The clean break with no backup was just what I needed to do, I can't say it...In the state I was in, the idea of coming back after some time off was horrible and just not something that I could do.
The clean break with no backup was just what I needed to do, I can't say it would be the right choice for anyone else. I knew my skills and have been a survivor for the majority of my life, I just knew we would figure it out. Worse case for me, I would go back to working service jobs like I did in high school.
What has really helped me out was just working way less that I was. I went from 60+ hour weeks to 40, then 30, and at times 20 hours now. I set up hard boundaries with my current job that technical work is great for me. Soldering, assembly, repair of electro mechanical things are my bread and butter, but managerial, document heavy, bureaucratic things just are a no go.
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Comment on I was an MIT educated neurosurgeon. Now I'm unemployed and alone in the mountains. How did I get here? in ~health.mental
Queef_Latifa Link ParentI walked away from a large salary engineering job that I spent almost 10 years working my way into without schooling. This was during the Covid 19 pandemic and I was burning out in about every...I walked away from a large salary engineering job that I spent almost 10 years working my way into without schooling. This was during the Covid 19 pandemic and I was burning out in about every aspect of my life. I couldn't even stay a few extra months for a promised five figure bonus if I could wait until the end of 2021 to leave. My whole body, brain, spirit was just exhausted. As the Dr said, "it was going to kill me" if I stayed.
My amazing supportive partner was watching all this happen to me at work and home (we worked at the same company) and felt helpless in what to do other the encourage me "to do what I need to do" when I discussed quitting my job. We moved back out west where we were before we moved for this job and have been slowly rebuilding ourselves financially and mentally.
At times I truly miss the work I did and do still stay in contact with a few people that are still there, but I don't doubt for a second that I would have ended my life if I would have stayed on the path I was. Living authentically and going to therapy have absolutely slowly brought me out of the dark dark void that I was in, but I am still recovering even years later.
Don't kill yourselves for people or places that don't care about you and would throw you away in an instance if it benefited them in an way. This is a lesson I try to impart on all the young people I work with now.
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Comment on Rapper BG ordered to have all future songs approved by US government in ~music
Queef_Latifa Link ParentI was being sarcastic with the weird comment, but I appreciate the history on the NRA. Would never have thought they came from a completely different organization than what I have always known...I was being sarcastic with the weird comment, but I appreciate the history on the NRA. Would never have thought they came from a completely different organization than what I have always known them as!
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Comment on Rapper BG ordered to have all future songs approved by US government in ~music
Queef_Latifa Link ParentI believe you are completely forgetting the Gangster Rap era from the late 1980s to 1990s completely with your statement about "new generation of rappers". Just because the art discusses real...I believe you are completely forgetting the Gangster Rap era from the late 1980s to 1990s completely with your statement about "new generation of rappers". Just because the art discusses real things happening in the community or even the rapper themselves doesn't mean that this isn't social discourse.
White Flight and White Fortressing was or had happened in most of the communities heavily affected by gang violence and higher crime rates. This is all after the fact that equal rights literally happened barely a decade and a half before Gangster Rap started becoming big time in the music industry.
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Comment on Rapper BG ordered to have all future songs approved by US government in ~music
Queef_Latifa Link ParentThe judge did, yes, but if he still needs "approval" or he is punished for using his right to free speech then isn't that the same thing as limiting his speech? Maybe I'm an idiot when it comes to...The judge did, yes, but if he still needs "approval" or he is punished for using his right to free speech then isn't that the same thing as limiting his speech? Maybe I'm an idiot when it comes to legal things but it seems the ruling is at odds with itself?
Also, the systemic issue was not mentioned, true, but this has been 30+ years of the Clutch Your Pearls types trying to either ban, limit, or censor Rap/Hip Hop because of people using their art and music to discuss systemic issues with the Black community.
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Comment on Rapper BG ordered to have all future songs approved by US government in ~music
Queef_Latifa Link ParentTo add to that, someone writing lyrics that describe gang life, gang violence, or living in areas affected by high crime is the same as someone depicting these things in movies or television...To add to that, someone writing lyrics that describe gang life, gang violence, or living in areas affected by high crime is the same as someone depicting these things in movies or television shows. Should all visual media producers now get approval from the US government before making their art?
Also it seems laughable in the intentions. Do they think silencing this person will make these things go away? Instead of address the systemic issues that cause poverty that plagues areas with gang violence and high crime it is just easier to ban talking about it.
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Comment on Rapper BG ordered to have all future songs approved by US government in ~music
Queef_Latifa Link ParentGun Rights Absolutists are fine with Everyone™ owning guns right up until non whites start organizing and purchasing those sweet sweet firearms. We saw this with Black Panthers in the 1960's where...Gun Rights Absolutists are fine with Everyone™ owning guns right up until non whites start organizing and purchasing those sweet sweet firearms. We saw this with Black Panthers in the 1960's where The Great NeoLib Ronald Reagan (Rest in Piss) signed a California law into place as governor that made it illegal to carry a loaded firearm without a permit. Doesn't sound very gun right absolutist to me...
Edit to add that this bill was supported by the NRA, weird. It's almost like gun control is specifically targeting people of color in America...
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Comment on Rapper BG ordered to have all future songs approved by US government in ~music
Queef_Latifa Link ParentI think lately the US has just gone completely mask off and stated that they don't care about anyone's rights if they are not rich white christian nationalists. Modern Feudalism here we come!I think lately the US has just gone completely mask off and stated that they don't care about anyone's rights if they are not rich white christian nationalists. Modern Feudalism here we come!
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Comment on “It can’t be that easy, right?” (a Linux desktop environment appreciation post) in ~tech
Queef_Latifa Link ParentThanks! I appreciate your very detailed reply! With Windows 10 hitting EoL and Windows 11 being an absolutely not, I know I will need to switch to Linux full time in the coming months so this...Thanks! I appreciate your very detailed reply! With Windows 10 hitting EoL and Windows 11 being an absolutely not, I know I will need to switch to Linux full time in the coming months so this helps a ton as I have usually only used Ubuntu or Pop OS for secondary mess around installs.
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Comment on “It can’t be that easy, right?” (a Linux desktop environment appreciation post) in ~tech
Queef_Latifa Link ParentJust curious of what your reasons were for moving away fro Pop to Debian?Just curious of what your reasons were for moving away fro Pop to Debian?
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Comment on San Francisco office sells for a stunning 90% discount from 2016 price in ~finance
Queef_Latifa Link ParentAppreciate the information, the more you know!Appreciate the information, the more you know!
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Comment on New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial [he will remain imprisoned in California and the court has ordered a retrial] in ~news
Queef_Latifa Link ParentAre not most sexual assault cases "he-said/she-said" if they are old enough and the evidence is gone or nonexistent? This seems asinine for the judge to overturn, especially when it comes to a...Are not most sexual assault cases "he-said/she-said" if they are old enough and the evidence is gone or nonexistent? This seems asinine for the judge to overturn, especially when it comes to a prolific sexual assaulter like Harvey Weinstein...
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Comment on San Francisco office sells for a stunning 90% discount from 2016 price in ~finance
Queef_Latifa LinkThe city should of bought it and converted it to help the unhoused.The city should of bought it and converted it to help the unhoused.
I can't really answer your questions. Just wanted to say I felt the same way as you about Shadowlands and Dragonflight. Granted I came into Dragonflight this spring at the tail end of the story and expansion, but just playing through the quest story arcs and the final chapter with the World Tree just felt blah to me. I know that the Primalists were going to destroy Azeroth and yada yada yada, but I think after Legion and it's end story ark of Argus, nothing really compares to that scale of world ending that was felt during the Legion campaign. I mean there is still a giant fucking sword sticking out of Silithus and thus the World Soul. Varian and Vul'jinn were killed in the first five minutes of the expansion. We were complete underdogs in the fight it felt.
I am glad we are coming back around to the World Soul Saga and maybe finishing WOW for good with it.