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joeyv120,

Context?

joeyv120,

You’re conflating a few different concepts, and misunderstanding how DNA tests work. …And the only thing any of this has to do with CRT is that these questions are a symptom of it.

Race, ancestry, and ethnicity are not synonyms.

Race is “A group of people identified as distinct from other groups because of supposed physical or genetic traits shared by the group. Most biologists and anthropologists do not recognize race as a biologically valid classification, in part because there is more genetic variation within groups than between them.” (American Heritage)

Ethnicity refers to “people sharing a common cultural or national heritage and often sharing a common language or religion.” (American Heritage)

Ancestry is biological lineage.

DNA tests approximate the location on the globe (overlaid with national borders) where your ancestors lived at some point in time. They do this by taking DNA samples of people from all around the world, mapping that with human migration patterns, and comparing your DNA to that data pool to determine the statistical likelihood that you’re ancestors lived in a certain place within a certain time period in human history.

DNA tests do not determine race (social classification) or ethnicity (cultural classification). DNA tests can determine some physical traits, but not everyone with the same traits belong to what we might consider the same race. And not everyone who considers themselves to be of the same race have the same DNA.

There is no biological definition for the word “race”.

joeyv120, (edited )

Shm. Smh. The fucking people who call all sodas “coke”.

Them: What kind of Ford do you drive? Me: a Chevy.

joeyv120,

I did a lot of research and ended up buying a Kobo for my wife who was looking to switch from paperback. At the time the Clara HD was the newer model in the size and feature family she was looking for. I made the choice based on e-ink quality, wide compatibility of formats (including public library rental), and price.

Keep in mind that Amazon keeps device prices artificially low by pushing ads to your screen. I have had four different Kindle Fires over the years, and hate how intrusive the advertising is on their devices.

After spending a year or so jealous of my wife’s Kobo Clara HD, I bought myself the then newer Kobo Libra 2. Then she was jealous of my Libra and bought herself one, and gave the Clara to our kid who is a bookworm as well.

We love our Kobos.

joeyv120,

It’s a little bright at night, that’s why I use dark mode, inverting the “paper” and “ink”.

joeyv120,

Purina had a good one that was pellets made from recycled paper. Think it was called yesterday’s news. I haven’t seen it in my local stores in a while though.

joeyv120,

What where’s the “unnecessary” part?

joeyv120,

The parking lot at work is filled huge pickup trucks, while the inside of the building is filled with tiny penises.

joeyv120,

The cure I’ve always used is to suck water through a restricted straw. I take a plastic straw, pinch it in the middle with a paperclip, and drink a small glass of water through it.

The science is still out on what causes hiccups, why we get them, and how exactly to stop them.

joeyv120,

Kevin Kline, playing Dave Kovic, playing President Bill Mitchell.

joeyv120,

I had a DM wanting us to come up with a party name after a dozen or so sessions together. Our first big quest - and a couple reoccurring themes - had to do with escorting NPCs, so we decided to call ourselves “The Escorts”. All the players not only liked it but were actually excited about it. But DM flat out refused to allow it. (Important context, we were all adults between 25 and 40). We never came up with another name, and the campaign started falling apart no long after that.

joeyv120,

Thanks. I really needed that today.

joeyv120,

Grays. Sports. Almanac.

joeyv120,

+1 for using dyslexic font.

joeyv120,

I hate 3d movies. They don’t add to the story or the experience. Moreover, I find it distracting.

joeyv120,

I played SOOO much Call of Duty that I developed RSI in my wrist.

joeyv120,

Windows phone was the best phone OS I ever experienced. Features were years ahead of iOS and Android.

joeyv120,

Dark mode and live widgets.

Edit to add: howtogeek.com/…/5-ways-windows-phone-was-ahead-of…

joeyv120,

You look great. You’ll crush it!

joeyv120,

Heiankyo Alien. It was the cheapest game in the store, so that’s the one my parents let me buy. For a long time it was one of only a couple games I owned–that one and whatever it shipped with… Tetris?

joeyv120,

I love the little “bad” things about this: the cop wearing shorts, the electric car, … and people looking happy.

joeyv120,

Groomers.

joeyv120,

You kids on the snapgram?

joeyv120,

No. I would stay here to work toward improving social programs in the U.S.

Shared review of Trophy Gold (bonesofcontention.blogspot.com)

Ram: As I said at the start of this post, Trophy Gold is great. The game is mechanically interesting and novel, while remaining quite simple. What I love about the game is that it’s a little bit messy when it comes to what it’s about. It’s not trying to a Story Game or an OSR game. Trophy Gold is very much its own thing,...

joeyv120,

Thanks for sharing this! I’ve refereed Trophy Dark and loved it. I have yet to try Gold.

joeyv120,

Trophy Loom is a setting book. It’s not required; just like you don’t need a Forgotten Realms or Dragonlance book to play D&D 5e.

Trophy Dark is a system for one-shots. The book includes a bunch of adventures. The PCs are expected to be irrevocably changed, “lost” to the horrors of the world, or dead by the end of the session.

Trophy Gold is for campaign style play. The PCs are more likely to survive and return to town at the end of a session. There’s a few more mechanics than Dark, but both are rules-lite. The book comes with a few adventures.

The tone and genre for both games (and the setting book) is dark, gritty, dangerous low-magic, late-medieval/early-renaissance fantasy.

Edit to add a content warning: horror is a main theme. And body horror is a big part of many of published adventures.

joeyv120,

That’s neat part, we don’t care.

joeyv120,

I can’t confirm this. I’ve never played a Warlock.

joeyv120,

gorillafund.org

joeyv120,

Perhaps some people would stop punishing their own bodies for the benefit of their employer.

joeyv120,

It’s mixed at the tap. At a soda fountain thw water, CO2, and syrup are stored separately and mixed at the tap. Flavor difference is likely the result of a different ratio.

joeyv120,

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