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Hmm.

Market research based on the Fantastic Four movie. Maybe people are looking favorably at retro-futurism these days.

Tomorrowland was a mess, but perhaps ironically before its time.

…from what we’ve seen, audiences aren’t interested in watching computer-generated content untethered from the human experience.

My sweet summer child have you never seen a toddler with an iPad?

I saw a video on YouTube with some techniques on how to not core your vile. I started doing this and haven’t had problems since.

If I recall correctly, it involves going in at a pretty steep angle, something like 30° off perpendicular to the membrane. Put the attack point of the needle (bevel facing up) right on the existing hole of the membrane and push the needle down slightly to try to reopen that same hole, then slide the needle into it. Once the tip is thru the membrane, you can angle the needle straight in.

This is the way, including the baggies so you can assemble a bunch of kits with everything you need for one dose. We use 18G to draw and 22G to inject.

Needle length depends on where you’re injecting and how far you need to reach to hit muscle (ie: how big yo ass is).

Benny Safdie doesn’t make box-office-numbers kinds of movies.

Besides, Johnson’s producing it. It’s his money. He wanted Oscar bait and got Oscar bait.

This is your casual reminder that Lemmy was built to support RSS. Just look for the RSS logo on the top of any community’s list of posts:

And for those pining for the old days of Google Reader, I have been a huge fan of Newsblur.

Keep time-of-day in mind as well. If you normally take your dose on Sunday evenings, your appointment for sample collection (ie: blood draw) should be on a Thursday morning.

The range that a typical transgender woman should be aiming for is 100 - 200 pg/mL. 333 pg/mL is above that range.

That said, there’s lots of reasons it could be high. People who take their HRT doses weekly can see swings on the high end early in the week and on the low end late in the week. That’s why doctor’s should be telling you that it’s really important to have your blood tests done right in the middle of your dosage schedule.

As always, consult your physician if you have questions. And if you think they’re bullshitting you, get a second opinion.

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A lot depends on what country you’re in these days. In the US, Hoka makes terrific walking and running shoes. That said, since doing daily walks and runs, I’ve come to realize that walking/running shoes don’t last as long as you might expect - only 500 miles or so. I was going about 6 miles every day, so I was astonished to see how quickly the shoes were wearing out, only to realize that it was just me beating them up extra hard. :)

As for underwear, TomBoyX, all day long. However, when it comes to working out, I’ve gotten away from wearing leggings (which I can rarely get to fit correctly around my butt and gut) and just use a bodysuit / leotard with a workout top. Best decision ever.

From TFA…

“I agree with the concerns expressed by parents and players that we have to take into account biological factors such as muscle mass and unfair student athletic advantage when we determine who plays on which teams, especially in contact sports,” Harris reportedly wrote. “With goodwill and common sense, I believe we can come up with ways to do this, without vilifying and demonizing children.”

Crucially, many athletic organizations’ policies already contained rules to mitigate such “biological factors,” usually by requiring trans athletes to complete a certain number of years of hormone therapy. Some of those policies have been rolled back or eliminated in favor of strict binary classifications based on “biological sex,” amid the ongoing conservative anti-trans backlash. Last year, a study funded in part by the International Olympic Committee found that trans women may actually face notable disadvantages compared to cisgender women in athletic competitions after taking hormones.

Still, some Democrats have ceded ground on trans-inclusive sports in the wake of the 2024 election. In March, California Gov. Gavin Newsom told the late far-right pundit Charlie Kirk he agreed that trans girls playing high school sports was “deeply unfair.” Last month, Pete Buttigieg — reportedly Harris’ first pick for running mate in 2024 — followed suit, calling for Democrats to “take those questions [about fairness] seriously and face those together” in a podcast appearance.

Nuanced takes from Harris and Mayor Pete. Careful, thoughtful ideas that are functionally red meat for Republican bullies to tear apart and feed to their base.

Our health care is being denied, our livelihoods are being taken away and our lives are increasingly in danger. It’s not too much to expect the politicans (supposedly) on my side to have some more fucking fight in their rhetoric.

Now hear me out. Instead of a space elevator…

Sadly this doesn’t seem to be working (as of Mon Sept 22 2025, 01:11 AM UTC).

Update (Wed Sept 24 2025 17:17 UTC): It works!

The gender expression fuckery was ahead of its time.

The author omitted the complete statement from Reddit:

Hi everyone,

No, Proton did not knowingly block journalists’ email accounts. Our support for journalists and those working in the public interest has been demonstrated time and again through actions, not just words.

In this case, we were alerted by a CERT that certain accounts were being misused by hackers in violation of Proton’s Terms of Service. This led to a cluster of accounts being disabled.

Because of our zero-access architecture, we cannot see the content of accounts and therefore cannot always know when anti-abuse measures may inadvertently affect legitimate activism.

Our team has reviewed these cases individually to determine if any can be restored. We have now reinstated 2 accounts, but there are other accounts we cannot reinstate due to clear ToS violations.

Regarding Phrack’s claim on contacting our legal team 8 times: this is not true. We have only received two emails to our legal team inbox, last one on Sep 6 with a 48-hour deadline. This is unrealistic for a company the size of Proton, especially since the message was sent to our legal team inbox on a Saturday, rather than through the proper customer support channels.

The situation has unfortunately been blown out of proportion without giving us a fair chance to respond to the initial outreach.

Here’s the trailer for it: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/31311101

It does look like a legit tear-jerker.

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Finally, some good news.