After a couple weeks I think I've figured out where mastodon fits in for me.
There will be a bit here but posts about projects I'm working on and that kind of thing will probably live over there (follow me @ [email protected]!)
Lots of misc crap etc will remain here :)
People talk about Reddit countries (Japan, Norway etc.) but I think the UK is the clearest example of a twitter country.
Miserable, cynical population that is never happy with anything but is still rather witty and creative. Everyone despises the place for different reasons too.
When we lived in Shanghai for a few years, we quickly picked up that the Chinese name for France is 法国 (Fǎguó) - literally "Law Country" or "Country of Rules." At first we thought it was just a phonetic choice with a nice, orderly vibe. But after dealing with French bureaucracy, I'm convinced the Chinese were being polite and prophetic.
Getting a Carte Vitale, Carte de Séjour, or even a simple livret de famille (the famous French marriage book) feels like someone designed an obstacle course where the rules change every lap and the finish line keeps moving. Like most things if you live in France, you show up with a perfectly organised folder (dossier), only to be politely told you're missing Form XYZ-47-B, which can only be obtained on the third Tuesday of the month between 9:03 and 9:07 a.m.
The French have elevated red tape to an art form that would leave even the most seasoned Chinese Communist Party official staring in awe - and probably quietly weeping into his green tea.
the "how people talk about others is how they talk about you" rule is probably the most useful thing I learned as a child and has easily been the most efficient networking tool
Blender 5.2 has a new shader feature called "thin wall" which is designed for meshes which have no thickness (or very little).
These can be anything from leaves, paper, tissues and some thin plastics
(images taken from Chritstopher3D's youtube video)
@t4tcacodemon don't lose hope! pretty much the most important things in your gender presentation are things like clothing, hair, makeup, shaving, the way you carry yourself, voice, etc
hrt is very important but it's really not a silver bullet
cis women do have to put work in!, as do we 😔