Hot Hot Heat - Middle of Nowhere

MarkJefferson · 2022-08-08T20:44:44+00:00

MarkJefferson · 2022-08-08T20:30:29+00:00

Well yeah.. It's a recession.

MarkJefferson · 2022-07-19T02:19:06+00:00

If there were things like buggalo around I might consider it. Because then they would be big enough to cut out specific body parts like one would with steak or ribs. At the very least the bugs should be big enough to manually remove their shells and stuff, like you would a lobster. Otherwise you'd always ingest an inconsistent mishmash of incompatible and unappetizing parts with your meat, including digestive tracts(and the materials therein). There's a reason bugs never really caught on for people who could afford other animal meat.

But the land arthropod varieties are way too small for that treatment. It's their respiratory system(tracheae) that hold them back in terms of size. They at least need gills or book lungs to become any bigger. Also, bigger land arthropods like the coconut crab need to eat tons of food themselves to become that big. You can probably grow them but it'll be inefficient because the cycles of growing and shedding their beefy exoskeletons are materially inefficient. And that's basically the whole point of bug farms. Efficiency.

tl;dr - It's either unappetizing to eat them small, or inefficient to grow them big. So pick your poison. I let mother nature do the latter and eat their largest members(crustaceans) occasionally, but I stick with the big 3(beef, pork, and chicken) most of the rest of the time.

MarkJefferson · 2022-07-17T12:23:22+00:00

Next: Reddit bans the terms "Rapist", "Serial Killer", and "War Criminal" as anti-LGBTQ+ slurs. Hate speech problem is subsequently solved.

edit: I find it funny that people now use the word "Predditor".

MarkJefferson · 2022-07-14T08:43:13+00:00

That saying the transgender boom is too big and too bizarre - there must be some structural societal reasons for it to appear so popular in the West. It's seems so dominant even 'social contagion', 'fashion' or 'big pharma conspiracy' theories actually aren't that convincing.

I honestly think many more people than will ever be admitted, don't like the gender roles and expectations that are at the heart of this phenomenon. But everywhere else in the world the human reactions to it are ruthlessly suppressed other than in the West. So it just seems like a Western-made problem. But here it is just given the time and room to breathe. And the oxygen to burn. The deep dissatisfaction was already there in society; Someone simply lit a match.

Continuing the analogy, one group just wants to watch it burn without mitigation. They believe it will eventually burn itself out. And it will... but with consequences. The other group wants to put it out and keep it from getting big again by dumping water on it whenever they notice it igniting. Few want to put in the work or stick out their neck to remove the pile of fuel that feeds it, though. Because whenever someone gets close, they'll be accused of either intending to accelerate the flames or snuff them.

MarkJefferson · 2022-07-08T11:58:57+00:00

frequently posted on the online forum Documenting Reality

Edgelord confirmed

MarkJefferson · 2022-07-08T09:41:41+00:00

MarkJefferson · 2022-07-08T07:46:16+00:00

It's unstable without the fourth pillar, so a liability. People are gonna go there.

MarkJefferson · 2022-07-08T06:06:05+00:00

Twice in the back with a homemade shotgun; Doesn't sound like he's gonna make it.

MarkJefferson · 2022-07-06T05:28:09+00:00

Pan is a particularly slippery label. Much like the Teflon inside of them.

It can be used in multiple ways to obfuscate one's sexuality:

If you're straight you can use it to become spicy with plausible deniability, by chalking any lack of attraction to one sex down to "compatibility". (Doesn't work if they know you well)

if you're gay you can use it to get homophobes and TRAs(frequently one and the same) off your back with plausible deniability in much the same way. (Also don't work if they know you well)

If you're bi you can use it to get Trans/Enbys who feel excluded by the 'attraction to 2 sexes' definition off your back. (Becoming redundant now, as the definition of bisexuality is morphing to include more than 2 genders)

Anyway, Pan is a double-edged sword for trans in particular. They can feel included by it, but not gender-validated.

It's there but intrinsically unsatisfying; Like eating mock meats. It's akin to someone asking what nation(s) you are a citizen of, and you respond with:

I'm a citizen of the WORLD!

I mean that's good and all that, but at the same time it's not really saying anything...

One last note. It's useful for eroding someone's boundaries. Because if some self-identified pan rejects you, just identify as any of the genders and accuse them of bigotry against that particular one with some ethnicity/disability/neurodivergence intersectionalism tossed in. The woke crowd will support you, and so they'll cave eventually to your designs from peer pressure.

MarkJefferson · 2022-07-06T01:52:32+00:00

While looking that up, I just found out one of his sons is trans.

MarkJefferson · 2022-07-05T04:25:40+00:00

Abby was a very uncanny valley character. It's like they mashed together a female and a male. They claim it's based on Colleen Fotsch, and it might be, but it looks like they did some extensive Mass Effect: Andromeda stuff on them later in the modeling program. And yes, there is probably an agenda behind it.

MarkJefferson · 2022-07-03T09:07:24+00:00

Straight men have less to gain from this. In fact, the movement usually makes a point to either alienate them (by telling them how they aren't welcome there) or break them into obedient vassals. It's like a left-wing counterpart of the Redpill movement – which mostly works by scaring away self-respecting women and leaving those already conditioned to accept abuse.

Have you heard of Transbians? If a straight guy transitions, they became "gay" and a "woman". They basically turn from "cis het male oppressors" to transwomen who apparently experience homophobia and "transmisogyny" at the same time. Tbh, in this woke intersectionalist era, I'm not surprised so many go that route. But they definitely have a lot to gain from gender ideology(just not without first identifying as a woman). More than enough to cancel out any perceived white privilege if they are white. I wouldn't be surprised if transracialism was acceptable they would "transition" there too to climb the intersectionalist ladder to eventually become Assistant Secretary for Health or something.

Anyway, r/ActualLesbians is full of these people. It's quite a LARP-fest over there..

MarkJefferson · 2022-07-01T15:36:09+00:00

What a hypocrite.

MarkJefferson · 2022-07-01T14:12:52+00:00

Excellent observations. I do concur with a lot of these when it comes to FTMs/MTFs.

MarkJefferson · 2022-06-30T08:11:02+00:00

They make bug patties out of midges in some places, but the conditions that allow for enough of those for meals only occurs maybe once(for a few days) in an entire growing season. Then it's back to cooking roots and catching fish.

Anyways, we already effectively eat huge insects in the form of crustaceans(crabs, lobsters, shrimp, crawdads). And those are actually big enough to give decent output(protein, fat) for our inputs(fuel, labour, tech). So the bug-eating advocates can go enjoy their delicious Cockroach Milk with Crunchy Grasshopper Biscuits, and I'll have to contend with my Spicy Seafood Gumbo🍲

MarkJefferson · 2022-06-26T15:10:15+00:00

I thought the trenders were basic but I forgot about the kins

MarkJefferson · 2022-06-26T12:23:02+00:00

I don't get it.

MarkJefferson · 2022-06-26T12:18:22+00:00

Hah, I just found this comment on Reddit:

..Since y'all can't behave this thread is locked.

I swear to god there's some kind of reddit ~~mod~~ comment template.

MarkJefferson · 2022-06-25T10:10:55+00:00

Maybe the REAL gold was the mammoths we found along the way..

MarkJefferson · 2022-06-24T09:37:16+00:00

Np. There are other great tracks from this ost that I'll post in time.

MarkJefferson · 2022-06-21T20:05:24+00:00

Transwomen may not compete in some women's sports

TIA: "yay-"

Reddit: "You're banned for promoting hate."

So how long you think the other IA going to last?

MarkJefferson · 2022-06-16T06:53:27+00:00

Fructose can cause fatty liver disease just like ethanol.

MarkJefferson · 2022-06-14T11:08:00+00:00

Sounds very similar to what escolar does. That fish apparently also tastes very good because of the high percentage of wax esters but those cannot be absorbed either. There's always price to pay for eating these oils and sugar alcohols that taste good but don't make you fat. It still has to go somewhere.

MarkJefferson · 2022-06-07T00:43:40+00:00

I think the hot pink is bit bold(though admittedly it would be boring without the highlight), but I like how the purple is basically being squeezed into a thin strip in the middle between homo- and hetero-sexualism. Which is like- reality..

MarkJefferson · 2022-06-06T23:29:35+00:00

Wikipedia:

The pink color represents sexual attraction to the same sex only (gay and lesbian). The blue represents sexual attraction to the opposite sex only (straight) and the resultant overlap color purple represents sexual attraction to both sexes (bi).

— Michael Page

MarkJefferson · 2022-06-05T03:36:55+00:00

In the video progress bar.

MarkJefferson · 2022-06-05T00:41:09+00:00

The anglophonic tentacles are everywhere so I understand this. Their attitude towards these lexical matters reminds me of Quebec.

MarkJefferson · 2022-06-04T22:15:52+00:00

Both 1 and 3.

There is prob no either Masculinity or Femininity behavioral(?) preference for me. Their sex is the most important aspect, followed by looks and personality. Though, if I had to pick- someone in the middle of the continuum. But I am attracted to both.

For different times and different people, I have been assumed to be both. But I think that's rather common for a lot of people whose behavior overall is not particularly masculine or feminine.

MarkJefferson · 2022-06-04T02:12:33+00:00

Hi; I'm doing ok.

MarkJefferson · 2022-06-03T05:39:32+00:00

Liminal Space

MarkJefferson · 2022-06-02T08:19:02+00:00

I'm getting BOTW vibes from that.

MarkJefferson · 2022-06-02T07:05:55+00:00

Have you submitted a request? If you get in you can read it all for yourself...

MarkJefferson · 2022-04-25T23:55:54+00:00

REEEEEE SPEECH FOR ALL. UNBAN EVERYONE REMOVED FOR POLITICAL REASONS. LET THE BLUE BIRD OUT OF IT'S CAGE.

MarkJefferson · 2022-04-19T14:55:36+00:00

Indeed; RIP Dolores..

MarkJefferson · 2022-04-08T02:15:19+00:00

Half your age plus seven rule, man.

MarkJefferson · 2022-04-06T15:07:55+00:00

No shit? I don't think I played that far..

MarkJefferson · 2022-03-30T04:56:36+00:00

They definitely overhyped it then. Zelda's a good series, but I do remember not being particularily interested in SS. I wanted another Ocarina of Time, which Twilight Princess sadly did not satisfy. Even now I haven't yet finished the game. And from the looks of it I could tell SS would be a very linear game with a small overworld which I personally was really not in the mood for back then. Open world was all the rage when it came out and I think everyone was craving that type of sandboxy game. Nintendo delivered on that eventually, though with Breath of the Wild.

MarkJefferson · 2022-03-29T12:07:48+00:00

Tl;Dw - The over focus on competitive multiplayer and elite e-sports scene is neglectful of the real popular draws of RTS, and that is having a tight game engine with smart AI and responsive controls, still having overpowered and redundant things just for the sheer spectacle of it and not just boring game balance, and providing the tools to allow players to customize and make their own content for the game.

MarkJefferson · 2022-03-29T09:19:49+00:00

They are holding the fort

MarkJefferson · 2022-03-29T06:43:25+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_Q2wREAwRM

MarkJefferson · 2022-03-29T06:36:15+00:00

Sure, but NOTHING beats Pokemon; And definitely not a Zelda game.

MarkJefferson · 2022-03-14T01:31:43+00:00

They are nearby.

MarkJefferson · 2022-03-13T02:41:08+00:00

footage of rockets firing from Khasabad military base and impact

Update: Iran claims to have been targeting Mossad training compounds.

MarkJefferson · 2022-03-13T01:24:54+00:00

It's somewhat akin to buying Just Egg brand liquid vegan slop in plastic containers to poorly imitate omelets instead of real eggs with compostable shells that chickens lay naturally every 1-2 days and would just get eaten by the hens anyway if we don't.

And closer to the subject, I got a leather-bound notebook from Italy a while ago as a gift. It looks and feels great and in a pinch I can roast and eat the cover and preserved animal hides like it in some Donner Party-esque lifeboat situation in lieu of resorting to consuming the neighbors- um... food.

MarkJefferson · 2022-03-09T08:41:00+00:00

Goddamn ~~Mongorians~~ Transphobes! Always making fun of brave trans at my Shitty Comedy Crub!

MarkJefferson · 2022-03-02T06:19:20+00:00

Go to a gamedev or game design forum perhaps, where game mechanics are more often discussed. Gamers in general can be some really uncultured zombies. Usually people who design games(or aspire to) are a step above that.

MarkJefferson · 2022-02-22T08:09:40+00:00

Glad it's back online. Thanks to all the donors.

MarkJefferson · 2022-02-18T17:01:28+00:00

Really makes one wonder about this place then when broccoli is useless.

MarkJefferson · 2022-02-16T07:09:43+00:00

It's made from battery acid. People who take it clearly don't value their bodies.

MarkJefferson · 2022-02-12T03:29:52+00:00

The main reason they go after kids is that they want to trans people asap so they can say trans is an intrinsic trait that people are born with. They can't say that when people are transing during their mid-life crisis and not even when they are trans-trending with their peers in grade school. It has to be very early on in order to best support their trans rights argument. Basically, they're ruining children's lives to support their fetishes.

MarkJefferson · 2022-02-12T03:19:15+00:00

This is called projection.

MarkJefferson · 2022-02-12T03:15:59+00:00

"Conversion therapy is BAD..............

BUT lesbians need conversion therapy"

MarkJefferson · 2022-02-12T03:09:36+00:00

Fatality

MarkJefferson · 2022-02-12T03:08:07+00:00

Oh, I think we know who the immature people are. They usual are the ones in denial of reality.

MarkJefferson · 2022-02-10T11:50:40+00:00

No prob

MarkJefferson · 2022-02-10T03:38:01+00:00

Geez I thought he/she was dead for a second there.

MarkJefferson · 2022-02-05T04:26:22+00:00

They changed his colouring to vegan.

MarkJefferson · 2022-02-05T03:38:59+00:00

I suppose so, but I never saw it the first time but now this retrospective made me want to check it out, as I'm interested the deep water themes.

MarkJefferson · 2022-02-04T08:22:38+00:00

Idk; The problem is that most of my games are only kb/mouse or best with kb/mouse. Might as well use a powerful PC with steam link or something.

MarkJefferson · 2022-02-01T11:27:15+00:00

Shots fired. Square Enix or Ubisoft next?

MarkJefferson · 2022-02-01T07:06:04+00:00

Trudeau should acquiescence if he's smart. He's being ratioed pretty hard on all his tweets. And Canadians are on the side of the protesters based on all the news polls. Most citizens want an end to restrictions. And lockdowns have been found not to work anyway. Also, Elon Musk is funding the truckers lol

MarkJefferson · 2022-01-30T08:33:55+00:00

Wtf Trudeau. Kindness doesn't mean never protesting the government. Especially in Canada, which has a protest everything culture anyway. What you want is China.

MarkJefferson · 2022-01-30T05:54:00+00:00

Good on Sweden, Norway, and Denmark; No experimental drugs for children. It's not like this thing even works anymore anyway. It's reached flu shot effectiveness.

MarkJefferson · 2022-01-30T04:31:37+00:00

Frost Giant AMA on their upcoming game.

MarkJefferson · 2022-01-30T01:03:39+00:00

If you are humble, then you got a higher score than you deserve, but you won't think so.

But if you do think that you got a higher score than you deserve, then you are not humble and you actually got a lower score than you deserve.

32.86

MarkJefferson · 2022-01-25T10:13:07+00:00

Oh yeah, I know. The title said "Terran campaign" so I expected to see the last mission.

MarkJefferson · 2022-01-25T02:37:46+00:00

This reminds me of that buffering that happened when they live-streamed the BOTW reveal at a Nintendo store.

MarkJefferson · 2022-01-25T02:23:38+00:00

I don't get it

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