Alice Z

Why has Hungry not been kicked out of the EU?

A brief summary:

- The Supreme Court ruling applies only to the Equality Act 2010: within that act, references to gender mean biological sex.

- In all other regards (e.g. use of toilets), the relevant act is the Gender Recognition Act 2004: a trans woman is a woman; a trans man is a man.

There's no such thing as too short, particularly with legs like those.

Critically appraising the cass report: methodological flaws and unsupported claims - BMC Medical Research Methodology Background The Cass Review aimed to provide recommendations for the delivery of services for gender diverse children and young people in England. The final product of this project, the Cass report, re...

The original paper is at bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10..... It is worth reading for anyone who wants to understand the issue.

That layout does not seem to provide anything like enough space for passing oncoming cars.

Have you tried fabguys?

This argument suggests that we should never have allowed independence to former colonies such as India, Canada, Australia, Ireland, and so on.

What I find particularly alarming is the way temperatures have shot up in the last 10 years. Anyone who doesn't see the link with the number of climate disasters is in denial. It's no longer enough to aim for net-zero emissions: we need to bring CO2 levels down to 2025 levels, about 400ppm.

Are cyclists expected to negotiate Peartree Roundabout in order to get from the P&R to Frieze way? That sounds awful.

And if you're driving today, allow extra space when passing cyclists in case they get blown sideways by a gust of wind.

Alternatively, roll 1D10, 2D12 and 1D20, and you need 36 or better.

This can't be solved by rolling only three standard D&D dice.

Me, wearing a red bra, white stockings, and a chastity cage. I'm standing with my hands behind my back.

Safely locked up.

#transnsfw

Would Donald Trump’s taxes on trade hurt US consumers? What could happen if Donald Trump drastically increases tariffs as he has promised to do?

The BBC does a good analysis of this at www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Quintosyllabic."

Thanks for doing these. I think your version aimed at car drivers should say: "Cyclists should be given at least 1.5m of space on the road." You say "at least as much as a car", but it's better to be explicit.

About half the time, I can't guess what a symbol is meant to denote. Why can't they just write words, like "save"?

My new #chastitycage just arrived! (Cherry Keeper, Innie.) It's a bit small for long-term use at present, but it's good to have goals.

I hope to do the Cairn Toul - Braeriach traverse again soon. Last time I did it, it was blowing a gale, and raining hard for most of the day. I suspect that in good conditions, it would be magnificent.

Another clue that it's a scam is that they are asking you to email confidential documents. No responsible organisation should be asking you to do this: they would provide a secure website.

That makes sense. I hope he learns to cope with his dyslexia.

Has he been tested for dyslexia? That might be the reason he struggles with reading.

Agreed. But in-line text is usually easier to read than a footnote.

One thing that I initially missed about this diagram is that it is considering only carbon, rather than total mass.
Do different forms of life differ much in the proportions of their mass made up of carbon? I'm guessing plants have a higher proportion than animals.

"A distributed system is one in which the failure of a computer you didn't even know existed can render your own computer unusable." (Leslie Lamport)

I like the Cherry Keeper cages. They come in a variety of sizes, which makes it easier to find the right size for you -- but that can take a bit of trial and error.

That poll was conducted 15 June - 1 July, so quite a long period. Looking at the way the polls have moved during that period, I would expect the Tories to do slightly better, and Reform slightly worse.

Feeling pretty.

Feeling pretty.

The Speaker decides who is the Leader of the Opposition [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(United_Kingdom)#Statutory_leaders_of_the_opposition_from_1937]. I guess the same applies to the Opposition.

Please excuse my pedantry. "Giga" means a billion. A normal goose weighs a few kg. So the term Giga-Goose should mean something weighing a few million tonnes. "Kilo-goose" might be appropriate in this case.