@noelle :makes fluid turbulence noises at extremely high volume:
@LexYeen This is my all-time favorite clickhole article.
the scottish government is performing a consultation on an impending review to the gender recognition act.
notable proposed changes include allowing self-declaration of gender (potentially even for minors!) and adding a third legal gender for nonbinary folks.
if this is a matter relevant to you, please consider participating in the consultation!
https://consult.gov.scot/family-law/review-of-the-gender-recognition-act-2004/
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@mxsparks I work on live mains power pretty much daily. Getting hit by 120V ac isn't bad when it's just across a hand or something, but cross-body shocks and arc flash scare me.
*** AN IMPORTANT THREAD *** re: electrical safety, forwarded by yr friendly local electickle engiqueer
cw: text descriptions of electrical injuries (OP is uninjured)
@mxsparks thank you for this! I didn't know screwdrivers like that existed but definitely want to get some now.
@bea I order bubble tea half sweet all the time.
@starkatt i learned a secret at a heckbecks a while ago which is that it's totally A Thing to order them half-sweet...
Moving to @starkatt
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