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Mansplaining protip:

bendingsignpost:

daughter-of-rowan:

kaylapocalypse:

kestrel-tree:

When a man starts
explaining a concept you already told him you understand,
instead of saying “I know” over and over until you die, try one of these:

  • Ok, which aspect is confusing you?
  • It seems like
    you have the basics down; Would you like me to recommend some good articles so you can get a more nuanced understanding?
  • So did
    you have a specific question, or do you just want a more in depth
    explanation?

SAVAGE

teacher-zone him

My cousin is an asst psych professor. Her new boss brought up how male students sometimes challenge female professors. He asked how she handles that: she says ‘hold on: let me take notes’, grabs a pen & paper, and proceeds to take no notes. If he asks why, she says ‘Tell me something I don’t know & I’ll have something to write’; no student has tried twice. Her boss laughed and asked her to mention it at the next staff meeting.

Additional tip:

If you need to bring up a topic you think he’ll argue against, ask him if he knows what it is, nod along as he tells you, and then build on the argument he’s just made for you by laying the base. 

aka, I had a mansplaining coworker who used to trigger the shit out of my PTSD, so one day I asked him if he knew what “trigger” meant as a psychological term. He proceeded to explain my own panic attacks to me and ended up having a facial Oh Shit when I responded with “Yes, that’s exactly what happens to me when you do X, I’m glad you understand.”

It’s very hard to claim ignorance of the subject when you’ve just been so very proud of showing off your knowledge of that subject. 

Amazon workers ‘refuse’ to build tech for US immigration, citing Hitler

morepopcornplease:

kipplekipple:

rodentmancy:

People working for Amazon have written to the company’s CEO, Jeff Bezos, to protest the sale of facial recognition tools and other technology to police departments and government agencies.

The workers cite the use of Amazon technology by the US Department of Homeland Security and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, which have been criticised for enforcing Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy, which has seen parents separated from their childrenat the US border.

“As ethically concerned Amazonians, we demand a choice in what we build, and a say in how it is used,” the letter states. “We learn from history, and we understand how IBM’s systems were employed in the 1940s to help Hitler.

“IBM did not take responsibility then, and by the time their role was understood, it was too late.

“We will not let that happen again. The time to act is now.”

Holocaust experts claim IBM’s German subsidiary directly supplied the Nazis with technology which assisted the operation of concentration camps at Auschwitz and Treblinka.

In their letter to Mr Bezos, the Amazon workers said they would “refuse to build the platform” which powers ICE, or any technology used to violate human rights.

Listing three demands, the workers called on the CEO to stop selling the technology to law enforcement, stop providing infrastructure to partners which enable ICE, and implement stronger transparency measures.

“Our company should not be in the surveillance business; we should not be in the policing business; we should not be in the business of supporting those who monitor and oppress marginalized populations,” the letter concludes.

Fucking badasses every single one ❤️❤️❤️

#get fucked jeff

Amazon workers ‘refuse’ to build tech for US immigration, citing Hitler

madgastronomer:

thebibliosphere:

queer-of-the-castle:

xxxtictacion:

celticpyro:

luisonte:

Steampunk Echenique.

crab

Dwarven technology has come a long way

@thebibliosphere tagging you because of the post you made about fantasy mobility aids

That is some Wild West bullshit, I love it, that is fantastic.

       

                       
                                                                                                           #mobility aids
                                                                                                       #fuck this thing’s cool
                                                                                                       #I wonder how it handles on loose surfaces like sand and gravel?
                                               
       
   

                       

        

I just referred to it as a Strandbeest chair, and then caught this tag.

Strandbeests, on which this seems to be based, are designed for sand, actually, and many of them are windpowered and are specifically made for beach environments. Dunno about gravel, but sand is almost certainly a go.

Have a video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsqlnGMzMD4