SomeoneElse 2w ago • 100%
You consider 6-8 seconds a “little” slow?!
SomeoneElse 2mo ago • 100%
Please let this be true because it’s fucking hilarious!
SomeoneElse 2mo ago • 100%
Just a reminder (yet again) that the world is bigger than the US. I live in the UK, we don’t water our lawns here. Grass will grow literally anywhere with no human involvement. Letting your lawn grow a little longer is great for wildlife - the bees love the clover! In you live in the countryside get a sheep/cow/goat/donkey/llama and you’ll feed livestock without having to mow it either.
That said, fuck leaf blowers. There is absolutely no need for that noise.
SomeoneElse 2mo ago • 100%
I’m in the UK so didn’t see the last one but during the previous one I found looking around at the darkness and observing how all the birds went quiet was a bigger deal than the actual eclipse of the sun. I mean that was still really cool, but the dark and stillness was uncanny.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19150058
SomeoneElse 2mo ago • 100%
No problem! I’ve got to do a big clear out soon so expect dozens of photos of incomplete projects across a variety of crafts soon. Lucky you(!)
SomeoneElse 2mo ago • 100%
The free pattern is here if anyone else would like to start and abandon another project!
And this might break the rules, but here’s one I did manage to finish!
SomeoneElse 2mo ago • 100%
Number 1 of my ~200 unfinished projects. I could spam the shit out of your new community! Also I vote for the name c/UnfinishedProje
SomeoneElse 3mo ago • 100%
Yeah, I thought the same when I wrote the comment. I’ve read a bit more about him and what he was charged with. In the UK he wasn’t convicted of grooming - they prosecuted him for it but he was found not guilty. I think it was a consensual relationship, but of course a 19 year old having sex with a 12 year old is rape regardless of consent in the UK and he was (rightly) convicted of that. In the Netherlands however the law is different, it wasn’t considered rape but something like “morally offensive actions”. So from the Dutch pov he’s not actually a rapist, which might explain why the Dutch Olympic committee don’t seem to think it’s that big a deal. Despite that, I still think a convicted pedophile rapist should not be allowed to compete in the games, but that needs to be made clear in the eligibility requirements by the IOC, rather than the wishy-washy “role model” contract.
SomeoneElse 3mo ago • 100%
All Olympic athletes sign a declaration saying they’ll strive to be a role model or something similar. I’d say a convicted rapist shouldn’t be considered a role model and therefore shouldn’t be allowed to compete.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17955803
cross-posted from: https://fedia.io/m/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world/t/944445
SomeoneElse 4mo ago • 100%
This would make an excellent embroidery project… and it just so happens I’ve been looking for inspiration 🤘🏼
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SomeoneElse 5mo ago • 100%
I use a wheelchair on occasion - when I’m unwell and use my wheelchair I measure about 3cm taller than when I’m well and have been walking!
SomeoneElse 5mo ago • 100%
I’ve never heard it called “bad tension” but I have POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) which fits your symptoms. I can’t maintain my blood pressure when I stand still (or if I get too hot, bend down, lift my arms over my head, eat a big meal…) my heart rate skyrockets to try to compensate and I ultimately faint.
I was diagnosed in 2012 and they’re still tweaking my medication to try and get it right. For most people it starts in their teenage years and they “outgrow” it within 5 years. For me it’s second to moderately severe Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, there’s no outgrowing it. I can’t go anywhere that requires more than a short walk from the car to a seat - queues are literally my enemy - so I use a wheelchair. The amount of dirty looks I get when I get out of my wheelchair to move to a more comfortable seat, or to go to the toilet etc are awful! Not only are a lot of disabilities invisible but not everyone who uses a wheelchair can’t walk at all. Grrrr!
SomeoneElse 5mo ago • 100%
I’m the mod for both communities but every time I post there someone comments that it doesn’t belong! 😅
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/19705534 > Believe what you see, not what you’re told
SomeoneElse 5mo ago • 100%
Swear away friend. As long as you’re not inciting violence or using slurs/language to intimidate, have at it.
Malcom Tucker will always be my favourite go to when insulting politicians (or anyone actually) “You’re a fucking omnishambles, that’s what you are. You’re like that coffee machine, you know: from bean to cup, you just fuck up.”
SomeoneElse 5mo ago • 100%
Nah. It’s not a particularly clever comeback. I don’t doubt he was pleased to have the opportunity but I don’t think that’s why he posted.
cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/12816281 > bugs
SomeoneElse 6mo ago • 100%
Still shows as donations disabled to me. No doubt that $400k will be sorely needed despite the boys getting the drugs covered.
SomeoneElse 6mo ago • 100%
Go fund me is paused as they got the insurers to change their minds (with pressure from Missouri lawmakers I believe). The kiddos will get the drug they need.
SomeoneElse 6mo ago • 100%
Don’t worry, I have a life threatening illness and reduced life expectancy anyway. And I’m not suicidal. It was already my preferred way to go, this ordeal with my mum just made it crystal clear in my mind. Thankfully I have access to everything I need already so I wouldn’t get anyone else in trouble and my loved ones understand my decision and feel similarly. It being legal would be a bonus, but I’m not letting a law stop me.
SomeoneElse 6mo ago • 100%
My mums been in hospital for 10 weeks. She only 62 and was admitted for a fairly routine infection after chemo for breast cancer. Since she’s been in hospital I’ve lost count of all the things that have gone wrong but the most distressing thing is the hospital delirium she’s developed. I’d never have believed my mum could become so violent and abusive, it’s like she’s a completely different person. She has absolutely no agency over her body at the moment, she can’t even sit up unaided. It’s so horribly undignified that it’s completely cemented my decision to commit suicide once I get a terminal diagnosis (or a diagnosis that I know I couldn’t deal with graciously). I can’t have children so it’s a small comfort that I won’t inflict the pain and heartbreak I’m experiencing from my mum, but I don’t ever want to treat my partner how she’s treating my dad. I’m going out on my own terms if at all possible.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10902481 >
I don’t know anyone irl who might be vaguely interested so I thought I’d post here! I’m making this hat for my MIL when I see her in a few weeks. It’s a free pattern and [you can find it here.](https://crazyhands.net/liana-cable-knit-hat-pattern/)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10008769 >
cross-posted from: https://lemmus.org/post/2079589 >
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/8984669 >
cross-posted from: https://startrek.website/post/2708460 >
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