WeirdGoesPro
@WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com
- Comment on Google Testing A More Sponsored Results Button 2 days ago:
I’m a simple man. I see a sponsored result, I never use that company again.
- Comment on Plex redesigns its app to look more like a streaming service 1 week ago:
Me too bro! You aren’t the only one!
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
That definitely covers some of the workers, but there are people who pursue it as a career rather than a gender identity. There are many documentaries, YouTube videos, and streamer VOD’s about it where you can hear it in their own words.
The word is ubiquitous to describe that culture in Thailand—they literally call them “ladyboy bars”. Calling it a trans bar would be inaccurate in my opinion, because it is not a bar for trans clientele, it is specifically a bar that hires ladyboys as attractive staff, much in the same way a Hooters only employs big breasted women.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
This is a genuine question: I would never use the word shemale because it strikes me as a slur, but I would use the word ladyboy to specifically describe the gender-bending culture of Thai bar workers because some of them do not consider themselves trans, but pursue that path for the career and lifestyle options. Is it still a slur when referring to that phenomenon in Thai culture, or is there a better word to use?
- Comment on Are illegal streaming sites really getting shut down a lot lately or has it always been like this? 1 week ago:
That is not what is happening here. They aren’t shutting these sites down to keep us safe, they are shutting them down to enforce protection of capital.
- Comment on Are illegal streaming sites really getting shut down a lot lately or has it always been like this? 1 week ago:
Every once in a while, businesses make an anti-piracy push to scare off potential users and make a statement. So far, these efforts have not eliminated piracy completely. This is one of those moments.
- Comment on Live Long and Prosper... with aliens 2 weeks ago:
What a challenging time to be a human.
- Comment on I keep crying about the twenty years I lost because of my mother 2 weeks ago:
What on earth did they say you had???
- Comment on Magic Beneath The Forests 4 weeks ago:
In any case, I’m willing to put it in my mouth.
- Comment on Relationship goals 5 weeks ago:
What the fuck is the pressure setting on your bidet???
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
I was there, Gandalf!
Sam Peppers event has been great content for viewers, and total hell for Ice Poseidon and Kick, exactly as the gods intended. I hope they do this style event again, but who knows at this point.
- Comment on Norway to increase minimum age limit on social media to 15 to protect children 5 weeks ago:
I’m calling it now, ISIS and MS13 aren’t chatting with your kids. Prove me wrong.
- Comment on Wednesday it is, my dudes. 5 weeks ago:
Does this correlate to the sounds that the different species of frogs in those regions make?
- Comment on All hail the snail 5 weeks ago:
Eat the snail.
- Comment on All these hurricanes might kick off a new modular house trend. 1 month ago:
Because the requirements are different. Royalty inhabit places designed to last thousands of years (castles), and they are known to be dreadful to live in. Stone walkways and stairs wear and become uneven, shifting foundations create little gaps for drafts to flow in, modern conveniences are difficult to install, if possible at all.
It is better for living humans to inhabit spaces that can be replaced and updated over time. The dead need things to stay essentially the same, and they don’t wear down the areas they reside in.
- Comment on Should've got it from the Dwarves... 1 month ago:
Simple: “the gods have made it known that your descendants are pleased with your work, and your eye for quality is known throughout the aether among all spirits now and yet to come.”
That should about sum it up.
- Comment on All these hurricanes might kick off a new modular house trend. 1 month ago:
You are literally suggesting living in a tomb.
- Comment on Anxiety 1 month ago:
Is it the weed, or is it the growing awareness of our bleak reality that comes with age?
- Comment on Music was better when ugly people were allowed to make it 2 months ago:
MC Ride with Beyonce Just because you aren’t Beyoncé doesn’t mean you aren’t beautiful.
- Comment on Climate change 2 months ago:
Wouldn’t be missed.
- Comment on Apple Shares Full iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro Repair Manuals 2 months ago:
Think different. /s
- Comment on Apple Shares Full iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro Repair Manuals 2 months ago:
Step one: take to Apple Store
Step two: get repaired at Apple Store - Comment on Would you consider making a sandwich to be "cooking?" 2 months ago:
- Comment on Apple Shares Full iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro Repair Manuals 2 months ago:
Step one: take to Apple Store Step two: get repaired at Apple Store
- Comment on How can you make sure the ashes you get after a loved one dies is actually theirs? 2 months ago:
I’m going to attempt to answer your question for real. I have never had to cremate a person, but I have cremated pets before. One time I think I may have gotten a symbolic collection of ashes, and the other time I was pretty sure I got my exact cat. The difference was visible in their system.
The first time I did not ask many questions, and I ended up with a bag of ashes that had a sticky note with my name on it. It would have been very easy for the wrong bag to be placed with my name, or for the notes to fall off and get mixed up. It was clear that accuracy was secondary to creating a chance for closure. They were very nice and professional, it was just clear that they had not felt it necessary to have an iron clad ash delivery system.
The second time I needed to cremate a pet, I asked a lot more questions, and all were answered without any surprise. Considering the type of business it is, it is always ok to ask a lot of questions about the process.
They put a tracking barcode on my deceased kitty as well as on the body bag he was placed in. When I picked up the ashes days later, the same barcodes were on the tightly sealed bag as well as on the carrying bag, plus they had his collar and a pawprint memorial in the bag too. They could have given me random ashes still, but the care that they clearly put into their system gave me a strong feeling that they had held up their end of the bargain.
The sad truth is that there is probably no way to be 100% sure, and it is likely normal for some ashes to get left behind while others may be unintentionally scooped in. The best you can do is make sure that you ask all the questions you need to (don’t let anxiety shut you up), and try to pick a place that will treat your loved one with dignity.
- Comment on How many squirrels do you think you could take in a fight to the death? 2 months ago:
Thanks!
- Comment on How many squirrels do you think you could take in a fight to the death? 2 months ago:
What on earth is that gif from?
- Comment on California Approves Privacy Bill Requiring Opt-Out Tools 2 months ago:
Link…you’re finally awake…
- Comment on Amazon’s recommendations are getting a little too creepy 2 months ago:
Of course, we could just ban ad tracking entirely and solve the problem in an instant.
- Comment on Microsoft backtracks on deprecating the 39-year-old Windows Control Panel | Microsoft has either backtracked or clarified its language to remove the note about Control Panel being deprecated 2 months ago:
I’ve got a house to sell you with a decent foundation, just don’t mind the permanent graffiti all over it.