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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th December 2023, 10:56 AM
Replies: 971
Views: 29,362
Posted By Tomboy
Regarding the bolded, as has been mentioned,...

Regarding the bolded, as has been mentioned, that's a relatively recent thing that's only become an issue once women were denied agency to object if a person behaved inappropriately in a formerly sex...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th December 2023, 09:40 AM
Replies: 971
Views: 29,362
Posted By Tomboy
It doesn't matter. For situations that are sex...

It doesn't matter. For situations that are sex segregated like sports and prisons, if it's not already blatantly obvious, the person's biological sex will be a matter of medical record and a medical...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th December 2023, 08:42 PM
Replies: 971
Views: 29,362
Posted By Tomboy
Can you please list those "feminine traits" so I...

Can you please list those "feminine traits" so I can figure out if I'm still a women like I've been my entire life or if I'm now a man because I reject femininity and traditional feminine gender...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th September 2023, 12:33 PM
Replies: 3,026
Views: 91,598
Posted By Tomboy
Don't males have faster reaction times? If so, I...

Don't males have faster reaction times? If so, I could see that being an advantage in gaming.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th August 2023, 08:43 AM
Replies: 3,026
Views: 91,598
Posted By Tomboy
You really should spend more time in this thread...

You really should spend more time in this thread before determining that women aren't sympathetic to trans issues and are blind to or dismissive of to the fact that both groups face similar issues...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 11th March 2022, 08:24 AM
Replies: 1,340
Views: 233,991
Posted By Tomboy
I'm half way through Intuitive Eating by Evelyn...

I'm half way through Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch, the anti-diet book for developing a healthier relationship with food by ditching diet culture and instead listening to and...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th October 2021, 06:40 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,178
Posted By Tomboy
I got Pfizer. First dose March 12, second Apr 2,...

I got Pfizer. First dose March 12, second Apr 2, third Oct 5. I took the first appointment I could get and that's what they were offering so that's what I got. My preference was for one of the...
Forum: USA Politics 5th October 2021, 04:19 PM
Replies: 634
Views: 55,855
Posted By Tomboy
Got my third Pfizer shot this evening. Still not...

Got my third Pfizer shot this evening. Still not magnetic. No 5g, either. Wasn't 5g supposed to be part of this deal?
Forum: USA Politics 30th September 2021, 10:16 AM
Replies: 3,801
Views: 192,722
Posted By Tomboy
Apologies for being unclear. To care for the...

Apologies for being unclear. To care for the developing fetus in utero. Do you really not realize that it takes time, energy, money and physical and psychological wellness to adequately nurture a...
Forum: USA Politics 29th September 2021, 05:22 PM
Replies: 3,801
Views: 192,722
Posted By Tomboy
You've said that several times. How likely do...

You've said that several times. How likely do you think it is that a woman considering abortion due to lack of finances, lack of a stable home environment, lack of ability to care for the child when...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 14th July 2021, 12:40 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 733
Posted By Tomboy
I'll check out both of these and maybe poke...

I'll check out both of these and maybe poke around some other programs and see if I can find something that does what I want. If all else fails, I'll go the iTunes route.

Thanks to everyone. I...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 13th July 2021, 08:30 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 733
Posted By Tomboy
iTunes alternative?

I'm on the hunt for an iTunes replacement. I think.

Situation: Currently in use is an iPod Touch 5th Gen running iOS 9.3.something_ancient. It's maxed out on storage space, most of the apps...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th May 2021, 06:16 AM
Replies: 2,242
Views: 230,786
Posted By Tomboy
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th February 2021, 05:33 PM
Replies: 3,879
Views: 164,060
Posted By Tomboy
What about the numerous women (biological...

What about the numerous women (biological females, that is) who have PTSD, are suicidal or have other mental health problems as a result of being sexually assaulted?

Wasn't the question asked in...
Forum: USA Politics 17th February 2021, 11:30 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By Tomboy
There's a thread over in Non-US Politics with...

There's a thread over in Non-US Politics with some examples of how other countries have handled that sort of thing:


Do countries other than the USA do "stimulus checks"?...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd November 2020, 07:49 PM
Replies: 3,614
Views: 118,390
Posted By Tomboy
That sounds far too sensible for it to be...

That sounds far too sensible for it to be something that we do over here.
Forum: USA Politics 23rd October 2020, 08:56 AM
Replies: 258
Views: 33,293
Posted By Tomboy
I did my part and voted Biden as a resident of...

I did my part and voted Biden as a resident of PA. I didn't vote in 2016 and was therefore part of the problem. I don't want to be part of the problem again.

In this thread's poll, I voted "I...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th October 2020, 08:41 AM
Replies: 3,215
Views: 239,728
Posted By Tomboy
My boyfriend suspects that he had it. He was...

My boyfriend suspects that he had it. He was sick for a couple of weeks back in late March, with 2-3 days of seriously high fever and sore throat. He's obese with poorly managed type II diabetes. ...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st October 2020, 11:03 AM
Replies: 3,818
Views: 118,013
Posted By Tomboy
Just want to say I very much appreciate your...

Just want to say I very much appreciate your posts in this thread. Thank you.




As a native of Baltimore and a fan of the original Colts, I appreciate this part of this post, too. :D
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th September 2020, 04:26 PM
Replies: 3,818
Views: 118,013
Posted By Tomboy
Semi-applicable anecdote being told for no reason...

Semi-applicable anecdote being told for no reason other than it's semi-applicable: Something similar happened to me. I was in my teens or early 20s, shopping in the men's department and wanted to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th September 2020, 09:03 AM
Replies: 3,818
Views: 118,013
Posted By Tomboy
What are these differences? Or, alternately,...

What are these differences? Or, alternately, what are the similarities? And does this mean we're back to defining women based on gender roles? Because that's a problem.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th September 2020, 04:15 PM
Replies: 3,460
Views: 92,361
Posted By Tomboy
That's also part of being a woman. Most women...

That's also part of being a woman. Most women don't have a frame of reference for being a man. ;)
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th September 2020, 01:47 PM
Replies: 3,460
Views: 92,361
Posted By Tomboy
It's possible I don't understand what you mean by...

It's possible I don't understand what you mean by the highlighted, in which case I apologize, but the idea that being a woman is being defined even partially by gender roles and expression concerns...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th September 2020, 12:58 PM
Replies: 3,215
Views: 239,728
Posted By Tomboy
As a general FYI for anyone interested, Derek...

As a general FYI for anyone interested, Derek Lowe, medicinal chemist and author of the blog In The Pipeline (https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/), did a new write up recently about the various...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 3rd September 2020, 06:31 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,557
Posted By Tomboy
I use Keeper. There may be better options, but...

I use Keeper. There may be better options, but I've used it for years without any problems. I have the app on my iPod, and I like that I can log into the website and access my passwords from a...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 24th June 2020, 09:11 AM
Replies: 3,185
Views: 258,158
Posted By Tomboy
That, again, seems to be more an indication of...

That, again, seems to be more an indication of quality of life, though, or, more specifically, lack of good quality of life because of limitations from declining health and other factors. Do you...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th June 2020, 05:53 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 7,533
Posted By Tomboy
Not if you're in Burma. ;) ...

Not if you're in Burma. ;)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_people
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 18th May 2020, 11:06 AM
Replies: 4,240
Views: 290,469
Posted By Tomboy
No, I meant what I said. You obviously see your...

No, I meant what I said. You obviously see your system as being full of positives, but I see quite a few negative aspects that would make your proposed society one in which I have no desire to join....
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 17th May 2020, 05:24 PM
Replies: 4,240
Views: 290,469
Posted By Tomboy
So, in your system, if you don't work, you don't...

So, in your system, if you don't work, you don't get stuff and services and can't raise your status to be in a better situation. How is that any different from the money system that exists today? ...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th May 2020, 04:46 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,911
Posted By Tomboy
I had both an upper endoscopy and colonoscopy...

I had both an upper endoscopy and colonoscopy done at the same time a while back (10-15 years ago) to look for GI bleeding (there was none). I was put in some kind of twilight sleep (that's probably...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd April 2020, 11:26 AM
Replies: 3,185
Views: 258,158
Posted By Tomboy
Per these two articles referencing the interview...

Per these two articles referencing the interview in question, the second wave will be worse because it will be directly overlapping with flu season (in the northern hemisphere) rather than starting...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 16th April 2020, 10:21 AM
Replies: 3,547
Views: 290,541
Posted By Tomboy
Not quite as convoluted, but yesterday I had a...

Not quite as convoluted, but yesterday I had a user ask if he could email me a pdf so that I could print it, scan it, and then email it to someone else. Not entirely illogical if, say, he needed to...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 11th April 2020, 11:08 AM
Replies: 3,308
Views: 107,067
Posted By Tomboy
Looks like the link to the book on archive.org...

Looks like the link to the book on archive.org that was posted earlier in this thread no longer works, but here's another with multiple file formats.
...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 10th April 2020, 07:16 PM
Replies: 4,240
Views: 290,469
Posted By Tomboy
That's not really how that would work in reality....

That's not really how that would work in reality. Plenty of folks have tried to explain that to you in your other thread.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 10th April 2020, 11:33 AM
Replies: 4,240
Views: 290,469
Posted By Tomboy
Nope. I enjoy my job very much, but I value my...

Nope. I enjoy my job very much, but I value my time and my sense of being self sufficient too much to be willing to work for no pay at all. Without being paid, I can't say I'd feel motivated to get...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 5th December 2017, 06:31 PM
Replies: 305
Views: 34,919
Posted By Tomboy
Lurker coming out of lurkerdom for a moment to...

Lurker coming out of lurkerdom for a moment to confirm what Jond (and others) have said. I can only speak for myself, but this is true for me and my experience. I was raised Christian and attended...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th December 2015, 01:13 PM
Replies: 3,335
Views: 421,906
Posted By Tomboy
*sigh* This shouldn't surprise me. At least the...

*sigh* This shouldn't surprise me. At least the individual posts seem to have been copy/pasted verbatim, but the fact that they’re not shown chronologically means it’s not an accurate...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th December 2015, 09:16 AM
Replies: 3,335
Views: 421,906
Posted By Tomboy
Hi Jabba. I'm not at all sure why you're...

Hi Jabba.

I'm not at all sure why you're asking me for my opinion about any of this*. I'm not a scientist or an expert in any relevant field of study, and plenty of the other participants in...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th December 2015, 03:15 PM
Replies: 3,335
Views: 421,906
Posted By Tomboy
Hoo boy. If the regular participants in this...

Hoo boy. If the regular participants in this discussion haven’t been able to move the thread forward over the years, then the likelihood of me being able to do so is about equal to the likelihood...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th December 2015, 08:02 AM
Replies: 3,335
Views: 421,906
Posted By Tomboy
This, Jabba. There's no evidence of tampering in...

This, Jabba. There's no evidence of tampering in that corner. If you have evidence of tampering, please present it.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th December 2015, 10:21 AM
Replies: 3,335
Views: 421,906
Posted By Tomboy
Apologies to the folks who want Jabba to do his...

Apologies to the folks who want Jabba to do his own research. I was curious enough about the specifics of the technique to look for more info for my own knowledge, and then it seemed a waste not to...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 27th October 2015, 07:37 AM
Replies: 3,335
Views: 421,906
Posted By Tomboy
Hi Jabba, The topic of banding/repairs has...

Hi Jabba,

The topic of banding/repairs has been discussed multiple times over the years in these threads. One of those conversations took place towards the end of the first incarnation of this...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 16th October 2015, 04:25 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 11,435
Posted By Tomboy
Resurrecting this thread because it looks like...

Resurrecting this thread because it looks like another photo of Billy the Kid...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd March 2014, 11:56 AM
Replies: 7,680
Views: 389,490
Posted By Tomboy
I'm still stuck on why I'd want any part of me to...

I'm still stuck on why I'd want any part of me to continue after my death if that continuing self or essence or aspect or soul-but-not-soul won't have any of the things that makes the current me me. ...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 31st January 2014, 08:45 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,380
Posted By Tomboy
I ordered and mailed back the National Geographic...

I ordered and mailed back the National Geographic kit around Christmas. No results yet. I'm adopted and don't know much about my biological background. I was told Irish/Polish/German on my...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 31st January 2014, 08:32 AM
Replies: 7,680
Views: 389,490
Posted By Tomboy
Hi Jabba, Above, you name two complementary...

Hi Jabba,

Above, you name two complementary scenarios to your current proposition. Why are these two more likely or valid than any of the other complementary scenarios that exist? As has been...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 29th January 2014, 09:59 AM
Replies: 7,680
Views: 389,490
Posted By Tomboy
That's the problem, though, Jabba. There's not...

That's the problem, though, Jabba. There's not just one complementary model.

Example:

At the moment, all evidence indicates that the sky appears blue. Doesn't matter why the sky appears...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 24th January 2014, 10:59 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 11,199
Posted By Tomboy
We may have more than that depending on which...

We may have more than that depending on which threads we're counting.

Regarding immortality, we have:

Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
Merged: Immortality & Bayesian...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th January 2014, 09:36 AM
Replies: 7,680
Views: 389,490
Posted By Tomboy
Your opinions are interesting, but I admit I...

Your opinions are interesting, but I admit I share the frustration of other folks here and hope that at some point, you'll have something of substance with which to back up those opinions.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th January 2014, 08:49 AM
Replies: 7,680
Views: 389,490
Posted By Tomboy
You're all correct. I'm sorry if I muddied the...

You're all correct. I'm sorry if I muddied the proverbial puddle.

Jabba, I was just trying to show support and acknowledge that you seemed to be understanding the meaning of puddle analogy in a...
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