genderwhy

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by genderwhy 4y ago
The answer to that is complex, and involves personal finances, shame, papering over concerns, the desire to use electricity as fuel, not understanding what the other options were, etc. etc. People get attached to bad ways of doing things al
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by genderwhy 4y ago
It looks like it steals energy from an object in motion, in this case a black hole. (Presumably because this is a dense object so you can get closer to it.) Existing satellite slingshot maneuvers steal energy from the thing they slingshot a
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by genderwhy 4y ago
> If you bought a Tesla, I'm especially sorry. Drove a Tesla for ~10 years. What a disaster of a vehicle to own. Great delight to drive, huge headache owning it.
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by genderwhy 4y ago
Those places have strong gender roles though? Like, the arab world is sort of well known for having portions that very strictly define gender roles... That's the opposite of what the parent was suggesting I think?
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by genderwhy 4y ago
Are rogue waves just the various component waves on different frequencies lining up "perfectly" such that they sum to one large wave? Or are they a different phenomena?
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by genderwhy 4y ago
It's reached sort of high school level garage band renditions of the songs, imo. So yes, it's off, but also it's impressive? It fits into an interesting place where it's very cool and also has clear room for improvement.
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by genderwhy 4y ago
Fair enough. Where is this?
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by genderwhy 4y ago
Cool! Where is this?
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by genderwhy 4y ago
Yep! You are 100% correct. But good luck with this crowd. HN is all over the place with the gender != sex discussion.
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by genderwhy 4y ago
I would associate N/A more with agender (someone who has no gender) more than someone who has a gender but it is not listed. For me, my gender is applicable, it's just not in that list. "Not Listed" might be a better t
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by genderwhy 4y ago
A very very very extremely minor adjustment might be to rename "other" to "not listed". The reasoning is that the word "other" can be alienating to some folks. The way we use the phrase "the other" to
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by genderwhy 4y ago
Well, my choices are Not Known (which is false) or N/A (which is also false). As a nonbinary person, I generally don't feel included by that form?
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by genderwhy 4y ago
Where are you from that your nation doesn't have some concept of gender (differing societal roles for, e.g., men and women)? I'm genuinely asking because I think it would be interesting to learn more about the language and culture
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by genderwhy 4y ago
The answer is multifaceted: 1) Because that's how people do it. Sometimes we all collectively settle on a standard that isn't the best, but that's just how it's done. 2) It allows for more easily expanding to multiple pr
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by genderwhy 4y ago
What you've described is what most non-binary, trans, and many queer folks believe. (And many allies as well.) The idea that there are "only two" genders is, imo, a bit of a 20th century lens, and I expect we'll move to
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by genderwhy 4y ago
Gathering this by employers is part of US federal law. It is also passed to your insurer, and used to do... insurance things invisibly. Gathering this by companies is so they can better profile you and serve you tailored content (as defined