Icytrees

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Chronically depressed, chronically online.

Socialist discordian statist for open science, independent journalism and gay crime.

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Icytrees ,

Agreed. Anyone can organise and anyone can try to start a union.

Project 2026: Trump’s Plan to Rig the Next Election ( www.motherjones.com )

"On an April episode of the popular Politics War Room podcast, the veteran journalist Al Hunt posed an increasingly common question from listeners to Democratic strategist James Carville. “Is Trump looking to spark enough protest to justify declaring martial law in 2026, thus suspending the election?” Hunt asked. ...

Icytrees ,

I don't think much of it unless it's an unsolicited opinion.

Some guys do it to signal they're not down with unfair beauty standards for women. Misguided, but their heart's in the right place.

Otherwise it's not much different from how I always say "I like a man in sweatervest."

Icytrees ,

Me and my gay/trans gang were driving out for a gay hike when one of us saw two women holding hands and was so delighted, shouted LESBIANS! so loud the lesbians spooked and stopped holding hands.

Icytrees ,

I had to amend my will because of this.

If my corpse doesn't get shoved into the crematorium slathered in dorito juice I'm gonna screech cosmic truths in the nightmares of my loved ones.

Our relationship with alcohol is fraught. Ancient customs might inspire a reset ( www.sciencenews.org )

Back in the heady 1990s and 2000s, word on the street was that a drink or two a day, especially red wine, was good for health. “Everyone loved that story,” says Anya Topiwala, a psychiatric researcher at the University of Oxford. ...

Icytrees OP ,

Agreed. I've done worse things for less reward.

I just love how in depth they go with current research, covering social and medical angles.

I think Gen Z has more access to information and, maybe because of covid, a lot more health conscious than previous generations. Less money, too.

Icytrees OP ,

Downvoting doesn't bother me. Feels like you took a hard left with this whole "If you're thin-skinned, then leave" thing.

I like to see downvotes, they show me if people hate something versus not being interested. If someone is downvoting everything, the community isn't for them. Opinions and disagreement are good, trolling is not.

I'm definitely not going out of my way to conduct unpaid market research about it.

UK police detain 2 suspects after train stabbings leave 9 people with life-threatening injuries ( www.npr.org )

LONDON — Ten people remained in hospital on Sunday, nine of them with life-threatening injuries, after a mass stabbing attack spread fear and chaos on a London-bound train in eastern England, British police said. Two suspects were in custody and police said they were working to find a motive.

Icytrees OP ,

No one seems to know why he did it, yet. Looks like the guy just snapped.

It reminded me of this incident from 2008:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Tim_McLean

Icytrees ,

More information from Australia, if anyone's as morbidly curious as I was. Do not click unless you crave depression.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-26/child-sex-dolls-sold-on-temu-and-shein/105636720?future=true

Icytrees ,

Don't get me started on paedo bait anime.

I used to help moderate a porn app, had to leave for my own sanity. Got hard to tell if I was blocking legit perverts or people so isolated and brain rotted they forgot what an adult woman was supposed to look like. Too much darkness either way.

Icytrees ,

With manufacturing becoming more decentralized it's only a matter of time before people can print their own.

It'll probably be used as a reason to license and monitor 3D printers.

Icytrees ,

Where did you find these wolves? So I can avoid them.

Icytrees ,

This is a good point. I used to share a studio with an entrepreneur who 3D scanned people's parts to make home printed molds for custom candles.

Icytrees ,

I don't think either of us are saying it should happen. It was more of a tongue in cheek joke about how paedophiles are being used to justify censorship, identity politics and restrict freedoms.

I'm too lazy to look it up at the moment but some governments were looking into ways to tag everything made on a 3D printer so it could be traced back to an owner, but that was because of ghost guns. I don't agree with that, either.

Icytrees , (edited )

I'm talking (mostly) out of my ass here, but it's probably because calling them "child sex dolls" might be seen to normalize the concept of sex with children. Since AI child porn is illegal, makes sense that a child sex doll is, too.

edit: Looks like there's a thing in Australian law where they are legally considered sexual abuse material.

Icytrees ,

Thank you but I regret everything. But thank you.

Icytrees ,

Almost any political entity can give a title. Maybe we can get an small incorporated town, academic institution or church to bestow one.

Sir Kiddy Diddler is good, but it implies knighthood and that's a whole thing. Someone could give him an honorary doctorate in Kiddy Diddling, the only question is whether that falls under science or arts.

Icytrees OP ,

He looks really happy. I wish him well.

Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules ( www.propublica.org )

The Trump administration’s upcoming proposed regulation would make two hugely consequential changes to the Social Security Administration’s disability system, according to four SSA officials with knowledge of the plans. First, it would modernize the job listings that Social Security’s disability adjudicators and judges use ...

Icytrees ,

I can poop in under a minute and it only takes one wipe.

Icytrees ,

The cheat is oatmeal and coffee for breakfast.

Fast-Poop Oatmeal

In a pot or microwaveable bowl mix:

1/2 cup large flake oats

1 tbsp flax seed meal

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup milk

pinch of salt

Boil and serve with fruit, cinnamon and nuts.

Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation ( phys.org )

It's a plot device beloved by science fiction: our entire universe might be a simulation running on some advanced civilization's supercomputer. But new research from UBC Okanagan has mathematically proven this isn't just unlikely—it's impossible. ...

Icytrees ,

Doesn't this assume all universes follow the same physical rules?

Icytrees ,

What is the main point of the thought experiment?

If we consider a possibility from all sides, then whether or not we could similate a universe that follows different physics is one of those sides. We don't have the power to do that, but we can create programs that simulate different physics. Stands to reason that not every universe may follow the same fundamental laws.

I don't agree that it's equally unlikely to be the first as the last, either, if the universes branch off. A tree has thousands of leaves and only one trunk.

Icytrees ,

I am treating it as a thought experiment, which is why I'm questioning how math can prove a negative to a fairly ambiguous question in the first place.

It's in the realm of disproving determinism and flying spaghetti monsters.

Icytrees ,

Yes, I know, which is why I brought up the idea of inconsistent physics between universes.

I'm not questioning whether the paper's math is accurate. We both seem to agree the hypothesis can't be proven in the first place.

Halloween is no ungodly American import – just ask the medieval monks and nuns who marketed it ( www.theguardian.com )

For centuries the supernatural, and Halloween in particular, have been contested territory. Folklorists have interpreted Halloween as a relic of pre-Christian Celtic beliefs, when the turn of the seasons was thought to weaken the membrane separating the living and the dead. Some Christian evangelicals, especially in the US, view ...

Icytrees ,

Those are very small condoms. Are we sure they're not for the pokemon?

What's the best way to ease getting back in shape after years of little to no exercise?

I’ve been thinking of just walking around tracks or trails but the weather over here has been cool with the wind and all. I don’t like gyms too much as there can be a lot of people there. I’ve gotten so lazy and uninterested in exercising since Covid. I eat healthy mostly except for ice cream most of the week. Haven’t ...

Icytrees ,

Yes! This is called 5BX if anyone wants to look for books and modern resources. There are apps for it, too.

Native Americans Feed the People During the Government Shutdown ( www.indybay.org )

The Blackfeet Nation in Montana is preparing to feed the people during the government shutdown by distributing buffalo meat and organizing an elk hunt. In Rapid City, South Dakota, Lakota are organizing mutual aid. In North Dakota, the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Nation is keeping all its food programs going, with hot meals and ...

When a bridge is not just a bridge: Chenab railway ( rabble.ca )

Slung across Chenab river canyon, the Chenab bridge is by all accounts considered a modern engineering marvel. Two decades in the making, it is at once a post-card moment, a monument to ingenuity, and a symbol of progress—everything one would expect from the biggest, strongest, best, and most challenging project for Indian ...

Icytrees ,

Lawyers and judges saw a lot of dicks during covid when everyone had to learn how to video chat for court.

Everything from the accused laying in bed, in pajamas, with a bowl of cereal and a blunt, to mirrors betraying whole-moon asses, to a guy being charged with improper storage of a firearm with shotgun leaning against the wall behind him.

Dear neighbor...

TranscriptionA paper attached to a street post with a picture of Lisa Simpson rocking back and forth. The text reads “Attention! Hi neighbor! Did you have a smoke alarm that kept beeping once every 60 seconds that you decided to throw in your yard out of annoyance? If so- it's now annoying me! Because guess what? It's beeping ...

Icytrees ,

This is how I feel about windchimes. Take them the fuck inside and put em in front of a fan if you need to hear tinkly sounds all the goddamn time.

Icytrees ,

No you're nice.