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A friend once told me that when they are struggling with getting laundry done, she pretends it is her sworn duty to smuggle the young prince out of the castle to safety, disguised in a laundry hamper.

Now, when I am struggling with hygiene, I pretend I am part of a village with an annual festival, and I get one day a year to spend luxuriously at a bathhouse in preparation.

What my friend imparted on me was the skill of turning mundane tasks into fantastical adventures to make them more compelling and bearable.

So next time you need to go on a mental health walk, maybe consider doing reconnaissance for a secret underground organisation.

Next time cooking is too much of a chore, consider you ability to turn space station rations into a feast to the delight of your crewmates.

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graph of what being hungry is like with adhd

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I will say, one thing I absolutely love about Midnight Burger is that the science fiction makes sense.

Yes, there's things that are left unexplained for wacky reasons, and yes, it's science fiction for a reason. But there's usually an explanation for whatever weird thing that Midnight Burger comes into contact with or creates, and they tend to actually make logical sense. Ava's almost always got a cool obscure physics theory to apply to the situation, Leif's almost always got an encyclopedic knowledge of advanced tech and the spacing life, and between the two of them, they provide so much worldbuilding and immersion through infodumps that feel natural. Because, well, they're smart people who ramble about the things they're smart about! They know exactly how to look at something insane and ground it in reality!

And usually, any sci-fi that has all this detailed explanation for how things work is one of those gritty, hard sci-fi stories that are devoid of the whimsy that this genre should have, but that's not the case with Midnight Burger! It's fun! It's colorful! It's retro! It's madcap! It's got crazy situations and vibrant locations and dynamic characters who bounce off of each other perfectly!

Science fiction can be rooted in real science and still be fun! And this podcast perfectly encapsulates that!

#this this this #midnight burger

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So the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) (which the gov't passed last year, Bill C-22), which was passed with the intent of "lifting people with disabilities out of poverty," finally got funded in the budget that was released today - and it's such fucking bullshit.

It's a maximum amount of $200/month ($2400/year)

You have to be approved for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) to be eligible - something that advocates were specifically saying should not happen because it's so fucking difficult to get on. The CDB should be barrier-free.

Doesn't start until July 2025

It's such fucking bullshit. $200 a month? And not for another fucking year? Not to mention the DTC requirement? Are you fucking kidding me?? I'm so mad.

This CBC article about it can contains this quote - "Khedr estimates that roughly 1.6 million Canadians with disabilities are living below the poverty line. But Tuesday's budget says only 600,000 would be eligible for the new national benefit." This is because of the DTC requirement. Jesus Christ.

Anyway, Canadian folks, please for the love of god contact your MPs and tell them how awful this is. It needs to be more money, it needs to be enough to actually have an impact, and it needs to not require DTC eligibility.

I'm so mad.

#canada #disability justice #canadian politics #canpoli

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i am genuinely DELIGHTED at how many conversations about d&d or video games I have with physicists when we end up confined to the same space

conferences, meetings, paid work, summer schools, etc

always gonna be conversations rooted in nerdom

#this oddly instills within me a sense of hope about my future

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idk if anyone wanted more tiefling jon stuff, but regardless, here it is

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Quick doodle. 💕

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care is deliberate and enduring

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There's a bunch of adhd advice out there that's like "people with adhd tend to work better under deadlines due to the anxiety so here are ways to artificially induce a stress response in order to get you to get work done" and it's like well what if I don't want to be stressed out all the time in order to function

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BIG fan of this design choice

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Total Solar Eclipse l April 2024 l U.S. & Canada

Cr. Deran Hall l Rami Ammoun(236) l GabeWasylko l OThingstodo l ZachHolderWx l Joshua Intini l Alfredo Juárez l KuzcoKhanda

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ed/stede - northern attitude

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People who are starved out of conversation will approach it as if it was sacred, people who are starved out of touch experience any touch given to them as the highest form of intimacy, people starved out of gentleness will react to it as if it’s an invasion, an attempt to break them down, and people starved out of a community will approach it as if it was a minefield.

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The Magnus Archives Dashboard Simulator

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Oh my god oomfies you’ll never believe what I just found

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HELP THERES A DOG ON MY DESK???

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HELP I JUST LET MY DOG INTO MY BOSS’S OFFICE??

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LITERALLY WHO ARE YOU

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LMAOOOOO

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I think there’s a wasp’s nest in my attic. I’m gonna go check it out.

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Do you hear that

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This is kind of a bop actually

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op? op are you ok

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going on a date tomorrow! 😀

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haha what.

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can you repeat that op

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op?

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op can you repeat that

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I love my job. Everything just goes according to plan exactly how I want it to.

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Hi

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hey sorry for this but you wouldn’t happen to have seen a lead pipe lying around would you?

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does anyone have any skin? For no reason whatsoever of course. Like if you just have it lying around. Out of use.

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why do you need skin

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wouldn’t you like to know, door boy

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is there wifi down here

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no

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HELLO?? HELLO CAN YOU HEAR ME??

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I CAN! I CAN HEAR YOU

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Oh. You.

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What. What does that mean

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I can sense a promotion coming soon I’m so excited !!!

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are you SERIOUS

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I’m going to kill that old man with my bare hands HOW DARE HE DO THIS TO YOU QUEEN

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WHYYY IS THE SKY LOOKING AT MEEEE

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my bad

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Do You Love the Color of the Sun?

Get dazzled by the true spectrum of solar beauty. From fiery reds to cool blues, explore the vibrant hues of the Sun in a mesmerizing color order. The images used to make this gradient come from our Solar Dynamics Observatory. Taken in a variety of wavelengths, they give scientists a wealth of data about the Sun. Don't miss the total solar eclipse crossing North America on April 8, 2024. (It's the last one for 20 years!) Set a reminder to watch with us.

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And is this train due in 0 minutes in the station with us right now?