Can’t say I’ve ever heard of anyone doing this–if anything, those in trans or queer spaces have been most accepting of name changes regardless of gender, in my experience. So I can’t imagine this is a terribly unpopular opinion.

Furries. No hate, just not even remotely interested.

What in the 1999 did I just read?

After all, why shouldn’t I build the torment nexus?

Yeah, I think the somatic and verbal components were supposed to give away casters (making the sorcerer’s Subtle Spell incredibly valuable socially), but it seems like a lot of DMs ignore or minimize it. But yeah, things like a simple persistent Detect Magic field, especially in critical areas, would make perfect sense. In a high magic setting, every vendor having a trinket that grants them Detect Magic continuously wouldn’t be out of the question.

Listen man, just be happy they didn’t bring anti-magic field grenades.

For real though, even in settings that aren’t high magic, it would be reasonable that law enforcement would have something to neutralize magic. You think you’re the first spell-slinging murder hobo to come through here?

Your experience was likely less miserable.

As far as Arch-based distros go, CachyOS has a lot of helper tools included, and a lot of GUI programs. That’s probably why people consider it beginner-friendly.

I wouldn’t really consider CachyOS as a beginner distro. It’s probably the most accessible for anyone looking for something highly optimized, but there are plenty of others that are easier to set up and use.

Been daily driving Cachy for a couple years now, and I love it. It’s not for everyone, though.

Start by separating the files by namespace and class. Then, by method. Delete the first method, then the next, and so on. Then rewrite the code by hand as God intended.

Galinda and Elphaba’s names both start with the same letter as gullible and enlightened. The opposing sin and virtue. And Elphie is green like a growing plant.

And this actually relates to the story. More relevant than ever for those of us in countries with rising fascist movements.

In addition to the poor treatment of autistic and other neurodivergent folks, note that there was a huge uptick in a lot of fantasy folk tales right around the same time people started using gas lamps in their homes.

I would pronounce it “DEEmon” but that gets some religious folks all freaked out, so I usually go with “DAYman”.

I cast “Conjure Awkward Spoon”

Simmer down, Satan

Aww, you shouldn’t have

How is “do whatever you want” a controversial opinion? Personally, if I thought divorce was likely, I wouldn’t get married in the first place. But you do you.

At its heart, marriage is a public declaration of indefinite love and support for another person. That’s it.

Make that declaration if you want to. Make it with a ceremony and celebration if you want. Or don’t. Whatever works for you and your partner.

My block list is long, and I like it!

In the context of social media, it’s safe to say most people use the word “algorithm” to refer to the latter rather than the former. Sorting/visibility is technically an algorithm, but it’s transparent and can be controlled by the user.

Technically, but the algorithm consists of which communities you’re viewing and what order you sort posts. Generally when people talk about an “algorithm” in social media, they mean an opaque self-tuning selection process based on your usage patterns (and whoever is paying them the most). And Lemmy doesn’t have any of that.

If you’re selecting sort-by-new and you’re noticing problems with getting old posts mixed in, that would be a problem. But seeing the same posts when you’re viewing the same communities and sorting the same way isn’t a problem, it’s showing you what you asked for. Why blame the “algorithm”?