I only very casually like Star Trek and have never been confused when watching any series from the first episode.* I don’t know about all these fancy new Treks, but TOS, TNG, and DS9 were intentionally designed to be picked up during any random episode because that was how TV worked at the time. If you found a show during its fifth episode, you had no means of going back to the first four unless you happened to know someone who recorded them on VHS.

Lower Decks was also completely enjoyable to me even though my knowledge of the franchise is limited.

* I think it was Discovery we tried watching somewhat recently (not 100% sure on the title) where I was confused from the first episode, but it was in a “What the fuck are these creative choices?” and “Do people like this?” way.

Let me gift you with this little gem ~

https://youtu.be/LgwCVQdW1HM

I think that’d turn out roughly as successfully as trying to change the police from the inside. They’re just going to make you go away.

Isn’t it nicer with pills though? I don’t know anything about estrogen options. Is it only once in a while like with testosterone, so you don’t have to remember?

I don’t understand why two people shouldn’t help each other with their medication. It’s sweet to take care of each other, whether they’re partners or just friends.

Me trying to read instructions.

The worry is the common problem, not the actual spiders.

Interesting design from the 80’s I found:

https://youtu.be/V-QudmjSPnY

He demonstrates the flush handle at about 3:50.

I’m curious what the failure rate of these were, but I’m guessing they can’t be too terrible if folks are still using the same car some 40 years later.

What I like about it is that you don’t have to worry about a spider being under it.

I’m not familiar with this, so I watched a video. It shows that after pressing to lever the handle out of the way of the key hole you have to wedge the key cover (or any object, I assume) into the gap to prevent it from closing itself again. Is that right? Because it sounds annoying for me and impossible for some disabilities/injuries.

Edit: The Ioniq 5 video shows the demonstrator using both hands to unlock the door: one to hold the handle in the open position and the other to do the key. How is a one-handed person meant to operate this vehicle?

I’m not sure what you mean. If I die of thirst in the desert or cold in the far north, the cactus and conifer will continue living happily without my interference.

You should go out at night and shine a flashlight across lawn surface. The spider eyes are like stars.

If the plants are native, the environment isn’t hostile.

With regard to research/data, you’re fact-checking the robot, right? They often say untrue things because they’re not capable of knowing whether or not something is true.

Having the knowledge that you’ll be passionate about a big project at the outset, but that there’s a serious risk of suddenly feeling overwhelmed and/or disinterested and needing to abandon the whole thing in the middle, leaving a much worse mess than when you started. Better to leave it alone.

Yeah, I really don’t care for the blanket demonization of a plant family which is an important part of many ecosystems. Grasses are so much more than suburban lawns.

Other animals like the wheels too, and bees love balls for some reason. :D

That’s ableist.

It’s fine if people come in to learn about it though, right? I think a lot of people like myself can’t get diagnosed for various reasons, or maybe they just have a loved one who has ADHD. I think it’s better to say that if you’re going to be ableist about it, you can keep your mouth shut.

I put the phrase in quotes to indicate the meaning of treating someone poorly. Treating animals poorly is not appropriate.

But my point is that animals should not be treated “like animals” either. They should be included in the social contract and afforded a basic minimum of respect and autonomy, not enslaved and exploited.