The Satanic Temple has done some good political work in the name of religious freedom, but its leadership has kind of a dodgy past. So maybe look into that a bit before you decide to throw in with them.

I agree that joining affinity groups certainly helps to build community. Knowing that you already have something in common with everyone in the room is a great ice breaker.

They learned it by watching Amazon.

The number of adults I know who ask ChatGPT for recipes is non-zero.

Teenagers use it like it’s a search engine. They don’t understand the difference.

AI is the only “product” that I’ve ever seen where the sales pitch is, “We made it and now you should want it, but you have to figure out why you want it.”

• 40% Iron
• 40% Osmium
• 40% Chromium
• 40% Dolomite
• 40% Platinum
• 40% Titanium
• 40% Zinc
• 0.04% Nickel impurity

Anyone who thinks I’m a bot can bite my shiny metal ass.

Strive (v): To try, a little bit, sometimes, if we feel like it

An empty bio and one-word replies sounds like someone who’s not worth talking to. I don’t think that’s your failure.

In my experience with three different UU congregations, they can be pretty varied.

My former city had one that was Protestant-lite, one that was nearly neopagan, and one that was so insular that I felt unwelcome as a visitor.

An unsolicited photo of something random might not be something everyone responds to. I wouldn’t necessarily send a response.

So if she doesn’t respond, it doesn’t definitively mean she doesn’t want to talk to you. Maybe try again with something that actually indicates that you’re looking for a response. Like … ask a question about something you know you have in common.

Did you finish the reading for class? I think the part about ABC could be interpreted to apply to XYZ. What do you think?

You said you like comedians. Have you seen the new Marcello Hernandez special on Netflix?

Make it something that could turn into an actual conversation if she answers you.

This was my position when my husband and I moved in together, but I could not convince him.

Then we got a kitten who loved to drink from the faucet. After the second time she fell into the open toilet on her way to the bathroom sink, he got on board with keeping the toilet closed.

19 years later, we no longer have that sweet baby, but it’s still a habit.

I guess we’ll know when his nose goes.

Bernadette Banner does historical (largely Victorian) sewing techniques and patterns but sometimes branches out into health and beauty recipes as well.

Abby Cox does historical fashion on a broader scale and sometimes has content about other historical trends or myths that she encounters in her research.

Townsends has really interesting content, but I find one of the hosts to be a bit rambly.

I like the way Legal Eagle has branched out and invited other attorneys to help keep tabs on … gestures broadly.

Yes! Both are interesting and well researched.

Apparently not.

I had some friends in undergrad who tried several of the recipes, and they said it was a huge waste of time. (These guys were honors students in science majors, so I wouldn’t chalk it up to user error in all cases.)

The article indicates that there’s a monthly fee for the “service.” So it’s not a passive income situation.

Oh, yeah, I had to learn how to block communities pretty quickly when I arrived. It’s been so long that I had almost forgotten about that process.

My experience with Tumblr was largely the same. My list of filtered tags there is rather long.

Lemmy currently feels a lot like reddit used to in the beginning, when posts came from real people who just wanted to share ideas about things they cared about. I’d rather keep it as is than see it grow into the bloated bot farm of garbage and advertising that reddit has become.