we love latin <33

we just went to that area yesterday!! its very rocky and lots of cliffs on the coast, and super super hilly and forested in the interior.

many absolutely do live there, and those municipalities marked on your map there are reasonably populated. but the terrain is not super great for building large stuff, and they really do not like deforestation either. it is also farther away from freeway I-5, where most stuff on the west coast is freighted by truck, and is more expensive, at least from our experiences.

the sunset on the coast is SO pretty though :)

the microchips in the equipment you are using to view this are merely rocks with magical runes carved into them.

maybe a hair tie or marker pen. sometimes tools (mainly wrenches). uhh not really any specific pockets we use for stuff, ,

“when not for your country, then at least for me!”

(AfD is a far-right political party in germany)

tyy, the socks seem to be a favorite among the crowds. yesterday at protest, we also wore them and received no less than fourteen compliments about them. further ones are still VERY welcome though hehe :D

they are also so so super comfy. if you haven’t any knitted stuff, do get some!!

us testing out a fender we designed for our go-kart a couple weeks ago

the fender on the left wheel is the third iteration. the second iteration was on the right wheel but was ripped to shreds (this is why we test stuff).

there is a joke here to be had with “cvmdumpster” and latin orthography, but unfortunately it happens that in the morning i’m not a very cunning linguist

edit: i have little experience with the religious subject at hand, and so this should be taken with a healthy share of doubt. i express my gratitude to those who respond to clarify and communicate more accurate and complete information. :)

interestingly, alcohol (ethanol) is not exactly haram. i have seen many instances (primarily from chemstores/chemical suppliers) of ethyl alcohol marked as halal! this article on some malay government website looks to provide a brief overview of the topic. they also had a more lengthy article (doi:10.24191/sl.v18i1.24338) about the subject too, and halal certification services has this (doi:10.1016/j.tifs.2016.10.018) slightly harder to read but still intriguing review.

i am by no means experienced in this subject (if you are feel free to reply!) beyond reading the labels on chemicals and using it for cleaning. in short though i think the important thing for alcohol-containing substances to be halal is that you don’t consume any with too high an ethanol concentration, either if there’s the possibility of intoxication, or poisoning (considered attempted suicide and thus haram, going by the above sources). if its high concentration stuff used for cleaning or production but not in the final product, it can be acceptable, and so can very low concentrations even when consumed (the body would have to ingest so much that it would have other issues like low sodium prior to any intoxication).

remember, sharia law is much like any other form of law: it’s riddled with complexity, opaqueness, and tons of loopholes!

ctrl+v: (from a previous post)

i think it would be more accurate so say that, often, asexuality yearns for the absence of sex, rather than being defined by it.

middle click: (from a message i sent to my friend on steam i think? no idea how middle click clipboard actually works honestly)

o meowmaxxing is the PERFECT word
holy shit i just realized i went to the grocery store wearing a fucking COLLAR
i am goin gto
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goodness gracious me
[2/22/2026, 5:40 PM] [my username]:
wait i mig

(if you want a conclusion to the story, i realized that my coat would have completely obscured it and no embarrassment was to be had lol)

the instance i use does not have downvotes. i personally like this, as if someone disagrees with something, they must express that via their own words, which i find to be a lot more productive and useful!

my basis is, if the comment contributes meaningfully/helpfully to the subject at hand—whether that is via explanation, personal storytelling of something relevant, something funny or kind that makes other people smile/feel joy, among many others—then i elect to give an upvote.

if it is unintelligible to me (like a reference i don’t get), overly provocative, actively harmful (anti-vaccination stuff etc.) or otherwise not made in a real effort to contribute anything useful or interesting, then i elect not to give an upvote.

that is just my reasoning though :)

the compass set at my drafting desk has the marking

GERMANY

U.S. ZONE

it predates even west germany! i’m pretty sure the desk itself is even older.

i may perhaps take a photo sometime :)