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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
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European Parliament votes overwhelmingly for "the full recognition of trans women as women"
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A court in Poland has ruled that schools must use students' preferred names and pronouns even prior to the change of one's legal name/sex
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentSpreading Polish culture to the massesWhat do you all get up to on this server?
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles LinkHey all, In case any of you have wanted to "leave your mark" somewhere in my town, Słonecznikowo (People's Republic of Poland), I currently have 3 future builds where I'd absolutely love to see...Hey all,
In case any of you have wanted to "leave your mark" somewhere in my town, Słonecznikowo (People's Republic of Poland), I currently have 3 future builds where I'd absolutely love to see what someone else would build. Obviously, with some basic requirements in place, so that nobody just ends up constructing a wool dong ejaculating obsidian in the middle of my base, or some shit
Those projects are:
- A "permanently under construction" building:
In this desperate situation, all development and growth in the Polish economy slowed to a crawl. Most visibly, work on most of the major investment projects that had begun in the 1970s was stopped.As a result, most Polish cities acquired at least one infamous example of a large unfinished building languishing in a state of limbo. While some of these, such as the Szkieletor skyscraper in Kraków, were eventually finished decades later, most were never finished at all, wasting the considerable resources devoted to their construction.
- A traditionally-styled Catholic church
- A really wonky, 1960s-1980s sci-fi/futurism-looking church that doesn't even look like a church (see: [1], [2])
I don't really log in here almost at all anymore, so if you're interested, please contact me in-game!
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Comment on Hair loss open discussion in ~talk
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentMy hair behaves very similarly to yours, and wigs helped me a lot there. Good news is - wigs with long (i.e. stereotypically feminine) haircuts are IMO the easiest ones to wear without fuss. I...- Exemplary
My hair behaves very similarly to yours, and wigs helped me a lot there. Good news is - wigs with long (i.e. stereotypically feminine) haircuts are IMO the easiest ones to wear without fuss.
I can't name any specific shops in Canada, as I've only bought mine from local shops in my area. I know lots of people on "the other place" swear by wigs.com - I saw a lot of comments about it while researching wigs myself - but I have never even browsed it, so I can't properly recommend it myself. However, I can give the following pointers:
- Measure your head before buying one. If you figure your head is too large, you will need to shop for wigs specifically for large heads
- Synthetics are (or can be) just as good as human hair ones, of not better. They're very low effort (whereas human hair ones require more effort), look just as good, and don't get frizzy in humidity or other wet conditions.
- Look for anything that says "medical-grade" or something adjacent. Cosplay/carnival/"for funsies" wigs will naturally look shit
- I'd generally avoid wigs without a "lace front" (or similar) part. Wigs without it will look less natural
- If you pick a wig that's close to your natural hair colour and shape, you don't even have to fully hide your bio hair 100%. Some can show through and jt will still look normal.
- Don't believe the wig manufacturers who'll tell you that their synthetics only last 3 months, as thry are only saying that so you spend more. Reality is that (for synthetics, at least) they will last multiple years with proper care, or, hell, sometimes even without
- Don't feel like you should wash it often. Unless it makes your head smell bad or the hairs look like they legit need a wash, there's no reason to. Even with heavy use in warmer weather, it generally takes me several weeks until it actually needs a wash.
- Avoid wigs longer than armpit-length, because the friction from chairs/etc is bad for them and will make the fibers look worse faster
Personal suggestion: Get an appointment for a consultation and/or demo at a reputable local shop. That's their job, and they're not there to judge you or shame you or make fun of you. They're there to help and they see dozens of clients like you regularly. You don't need to buy anything from them per se, but they can help you try out things and see what suits you more etc.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentGetting so in-character I made kultura zapierdolu a thing even in minecraft /s Thank you kindly!Poland, which grows by the day. @Taylorswiftspickles has done so much digging
Getting so in-character I made kultura zapierdolu a thing even in minecraft /s
and both of us were impressed by it.
Thank you kindly!
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Comment on Any beautiful and/or interesting magazines you like? in ~design
TaylorSwiftsPickles LinkSlightly unrelated, but I got REALLY into the whole concept of the Sibylle magazine during the second half of 2025, while I was researching historical data for my minecraft base/art project on the...Slightly unrelated, but I got REALLY into the whole concept of the Sibylle magazine during the second half of 2025, while I was researching historical data for my minecraft base/art project on the new tildes minecraft server.
But, alas, sadly there are barely any openly accessible online archives (legal or illegal) for it, as far as I could tell, and the book that was written for it is sold out... Aside from random content here and there, I've not been able to find much. :(
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Poland preparing changes after EU same-sex marriage ruling
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft - Get hyped countdown thread in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles (edited )LinkTime for a little "new skin reveal" & a reminder of what my plans are for the current season. --The Plan-- This season, I'm building an imaginary Polish town, named Malinowo (lit. "raspberry...Time for a little "new skin reveal" & a reminder of what my plans are for the current season.
--The Plan--
This season, I'm building an imaginary Polish town, named Malinowo (lit. "raspberry settlement"), situated in the 1980s, during the last few years of the East Bloc. The goal for this project is to respectfully (both in terms of history and in terms of the people who lived through the PRL regime) portray 1980s Poland through a "photorealist" view. This project is meant to be an art/architecture/history study for me, and does not mean or intend to glorify the PRL, the USSR, and any other authoritarian regime, nor does it otherwise mean or intend to make people from the former East Bloc uncomfortable.
Unlike many of you, I have not placed a single block in a testing world - instead, my preparation has taken the form of research - I've been surveying historic archives online and I've also been physically investigating real-world city-planning in various locations in Poland. As such, there's currently no actual clue what the city itself is going to end up like. My high level plans at the moment include a high-density residential area and well as an industrial area, plus a realistic electric grid & energy factory. I'd love to be able to build more (incl. e.g. an "old town" historic district), but I don't know whether I'll realistically have the time, doing this solo... That said, I mentioned in an older thread, I welcome any well-meaning collaboration with other players, be it a project inside the town or a completely independent, on-theme project in reasonable proximity to the town.
--My CharacterTM--
So... My old skin would feel very out of place, as it's inspired by 2010s punk rock and queer fashion. Also, my old skin feels out of place in my real life too. When I created it back in 2024, it represented my own "target state" for my looks in real life. But I've since attained and even surpassed that target state. So I went with something different this time. Something that both fits my own "wishes" for the time being, while also being somewhat more possible for the era.
However, that was very tricky. I spent weeks trying to figure out something that was realistic, common, properly "translatable" into minecraft skin limitations, and actually looked beautiful to me and made me happy to look at it. The only thing that would have fit all criteria except for the latter would be a militaristic outfit, which I explicitly wished to avoid due to the philosophy I mentioned earlier on in my commen. I tinkered with things for a while but wasn't happy with anything. Then, I started looking into "high fashion" examples from the East German magazine Sibylle and, after looking through all of their publicly-available stuff, I ended up throwing something together, inspired by those works. This was the result - which sadly is still somewhat anachronistic, albeit in a different way. For better or worse, this significantly limits the in-character background of my character. Meaning, either my character is a tailor (or something similar) by profession, or my character is otherwise well-connected with the hypothetical people running the regime. I'm not sure about her background yet, so we'll see, but I think I'm leaning towards the first option.
It's worth noting, though, that canonically, my character for this season is indeed the same character as last season, and some of you know why (*wink wink*). So, expect a few easter eggs from last season here and there ;)
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Comment on You’re 16. You’re a pedophile. You don’t want to hurt anyone. What do you do now? in ~life
TaylorSwiftsPickles (edited )Link ParentThe chemical method is generally as simple as taking a high dosage antiandrogen. And while it's true that the effects are generally reversible, they're not entirely reversible - it depends. For...- Exemplary
The chemical method is generally as simple as taking a high dosage antiandrogen. And while it's true that the effects are generally reversible, they're not entirely reversible - it depends.
- For one, there's the possibility of some minor breast growth, which generally isn't reversible without surgery. This may also likely cause physical gender dysphoria to a cis man.
- It also puts your body in a more or less a similar situation menopause does - only your adrenals would produce sex hormones, and they certainly aren't enough to sustain e.g. your bones in your body. You're at high risk of osteoporosis & other bone health problems. As well as anything else menopause brings, really. Some of those issues can reach the point that they don't reverse.
- There's always the risk that the infertility they bring ends up being permanent after long-term use, although research on this is mixed
- For reasons tangentially relating to #1, they can also cause depression, suicidal tendencies, and other mental issues to cis men
- There's a rare risk they alter something else in body chemistry irreversably after long-term use
- Most (if not all) antiandrogens just suck. All major ones have a whole bunch of potential health-related side effects. And GnRH agonists/antagonists/etc on the other hand are generally stupidly expensive AFAIK, but have fewer of those side effects
I'm simplifying a lot of things here, but you get the point
Edit: Worth noting, the above assumes you're past a certain age and your body is no longer "developing"
Edit 2: They above certainly aren't the only ways
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Comment on YouTube is awful. Please use YouTube, though. in ~tech
TaylorSwiftsPickles (edited )Link ParentAlright, I briefly looked into it. Didn't spend that much time digging around, but: The file it downloads is a 0 byte file, containing nothing The 0-byte file does not indicate any suspicious...- Exemplary
Alright, I briefly looked into it. Didn't spend that much time digging around, but:
- The file it downloads is a 0 byte file, containing nothing
- The 0-byte file does not indicate any suspicious patterns (name/suffix-wise)
- The file is downloaded when it tries to query the URL <their website>/ghost/auth-frame
- If you go browse to <their website>/ghost, it looks like it's their content management system
- I can't see anything suspicious in the network tab
- On virustotal, the site is generally marked as benign by all vendors that responded, except for one - which isn't strong enough of an indicator
- There is a thread on Ghost's forums regarding a similar issue, albeit from 1.5 years ago
Seems more like a bug/misconfiguration
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Comment on Taylor Swift gave $197 million in bonuses to Eras Tour performers and crew, on top of their salaries in ~music
TaylorSwiftsPickles LinkFor reference, that's roughly 10% of the gross revenue of the Eras Tour.For reference, that's roughly 10% of the gross revenue of the Eras Tour.
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Taylor Swift gave $197 million in bonuses to Eras Tour performers and crew, on top of their salaries
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Comment on EU countries must mutually recognise same-sex marriages, European Court of Justice rules in ~lgbt
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentYeah, I thought about the older, similar court ruling too. It's not 100% the same but the meaning is similar enough. We really should be enforcing ECJ rulings though power exercised at the EU level.Yeah, I thought about the older, similar court ruling too. It's not 100% the same but the meaning is similar enough.
We really should be enforcing ECJ rulings though power exercised at the EU level.
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EU countries must mutually recognise same-sex marriages, European Court of Justice rules
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Comment on Crossdressing Garbage in ~creative
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentObligatory "I'm not a therapist specialising in gender incongruence, and I can only speak based on my and my acquaintances' experiences". I'm not aware of much of an inverse situation because in...Obligatory "I'm not a therapist specialising in gender incongruence, and I can only speak based on my and my acquaintances' experiences".
I'm not aware of much of an inverse situation because in our society we don't weigh "am I cis" and "am I cisn't" equally, but I won't say it doesn't exist, as I simply can't know.
And, well... On the one hand, yes, it doesn't have to be the case that you're not cis. Hell, most people are cis. On the other, if someone is already questioning, it's way more likely that they aren't cis, because most cis people don't even get that far if they've never experienced the dissonance many gender-diverse folks experience. Plus, you don't need to have physical dysphoria to be trans. There are so many different "sides" to dysphoria, and many of them aren't that obvious. And there's nothing I have to say about all of them that the GDB doesn't already describe in a lot more detail. But even so, put dysphoria aside for a minute. Euphoria is where it's at. What makes you feel good is a lot more important than what makes you feel bad. For which I'll say, experiment in your own privacy in any way you'd feel comfortable to. If you figure out something makes you euphoric, look more into it. If not, well, no worries.
Plus, there's no one way to be trans. Everyone's story, experiences, dysphoria etc. are different. Everyone's gender journey is different. Everyone's "egg cracking" is different. Some figure it out early on. Some figure it out in their 60s. Both are valid. In my own story, for example, although I was aware something was "off" since I was 3, I didn't admit to myself I was a trans woman until, well, decades later. and I was instead just saying to myself that I was somehow outside the whole gender spectrum. My denial (which was fuelled by 90s-00s societal transphobia and by all the challenges I knew I'd face in transition as a person with my ethnic background/genetics/whatnot) was so hard for most of my life that I was genuinely was not seeing what was in front of my own face; so many extremely obvious signs I missed even while being aware I was not cis. Signs that, if I let an unbiased observer describe them to you, you'd go "how the FUCK did you not notice this". And, again... That's fine. That's life, I guess. I could have figured it in my 40s instead
and transitioned into a MILFWhich is to say, give yourself time. And give yourself opportunities to investigate your own self in a safe space.
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Comment on Crossdressing Garbage in ~creative
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentIndubitably. It's honestly simultaneously funny and sad how often you'll hear from various trans and/or gender-questioning folks, sentiments like "oh, I'm <20-something or in my early 30s>, I'm so...You mentioned being AS OLD as 20 something and that is still SO YOUNG. So don't sweat it!
Indubitably. It's honestly simultaneously funny and sad how often you'll hear from various trans and/or gender-questioning folks, sentiments like "oh, I'm
<20-something or in my early 30s>, I'm so OLD, my life is halfway over, I should have<realised my gender/transitioned/???>when I was still a teen / I should grow up and act my age", and so on. And those thoughts can be interpreted pretty disrespectfully from the folks who started questioning their gender, figured out their gender, or transitioned later in life. Say, in their 40s, 50s, 60s, or 70s. People are never too old to question/realise their gender or transition, and in my experience you can absolutely "pass" as your preferred gender even if you transition much later in life.Of course, not to be a hypocrite; I also silently struggled with similar thought patterns early on in my own transition - in my case especially fueled by an endocrinal problem I only discovered, like, last year. But at the end of the day, those self-deprecating thoughts are merely projections of our own insecurities, projections, internalised transphobia, regrets for the past, and so on. In my experience, we come to accept our past eventually,
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Comment on Crossdressing Garbage in ~creative
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentI am definitely seconding the recommendation of "Stained Glass Woman" as a worthwhile readI am definitely seconding the recommendation of "Stained Glass Woman" as a worthwhile read
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Comment on Crossdressing Garbage in ~creative
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentHey, pal After reading your previous draft I took a quick look at your profile and, especially after the new slides, I just wanted to say - as you're already somewhat questioning your gender, I...Hey, pal
After reading your previous draft I took a quick look at your profile and, especially after the new slides, I just wanted to say - as you're already somewhat questioning your gender, I feel like it's warranted for me to say, please do yourself a favour and give the entirety of https://genderdysphoria.fyi/ a read.
You might find answers to lots of your questions over there and, if you need to discuss anything afterwards, feel free to shoot a PM towards me. I'm no psychotherapist, I can't change anything in your life, and I can't help you in this journey of self-discovery, but I'd be happy to hear your experiences and/or share mine with you if it helps.
Please know it can be a kind of tough read for some.
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