@NiveusLepus We're always happy to host you here in Winchester.

@NiveusLepus @EnochianEntropy glad y'all had a good visit!

@AskTheDevil Exactly! And it can be both. The fact that we now (kinda somewhat) understand magnetism didn't make lodestones any less magic. They're still magic. They're just magic we understand.

The inverse of Clarke's Third Law. Any magic sufficiently understood is indistinguishable from science.

@AskTheDevil As Heisenberg put it, "The first sip of physics will make you an atheist, but if you keep going you will find God at the bottom of the glass."

No conflict between science and spirituality. If there's a conflict between science and religion, then religion is doing something wrong.

Good morning CoSo. I'm about to go get my ears re-pierced, and then continue packing to move into our newly purchased house.

@EnochianEntropy I like it. I grew up in Virginia Beach, spent two years on a farm in Oklahoma, then a decade in NW Florida before coming back to VA, but now in Shenandoah. I love it up here, and I'm close to my family who still live on the farm back home.

@EnochianEntropy It's a calling. I'm not as mobile as she is but I try to help out any time things go down in this region.

@EnochianEntropy Sure am! I'm who she's visiting in Winchester. She's in my kitchen as we speak. We just got back here after helping a mutual friend in the area with a move.

Hey @EnochianEntropy I am told our bunny is gonna hop down and visit you while she's here! Y'all have fun!

@q00w2 Context: Arthfach means bear.

@q00w2 Goals! That's more my friend Arthfach, though. Folks have been calling me dragon mom for years.

@AskTheDevil Quite so! Their wealth isn't real. Even if fiat currency wasn't useless, their actual wealth is stocks, not cash, which function on an economy model based on growth rather than usefulness. Failure to increase is the same as a loss to them, and that growth comes from us buying stuff. If we don't buy more from them than we did last year, that's a loss for them. They don't just need to exploit our labor, they need us to buy. Robots don't buy toys.

I'm so proud! Nothing better than the Devil liking your Pride post!

To all queer youth with unsupportive family members this Pride:

I'm your mom now.

Wear what makes you feel good, even if only alone in front of a mirror. Clean your room, not because that's a mom thing, but because cleaning your space can improve mental health. Stay hydrated, eat good food, and remember to take your meds.

It won't always be like this. You aren't alone, and I'm here if you need to talk to someone supportive. I love you even if we've never met.

Love,
Dragon Mom

@homebird Here's hoping

@MrGoat How very Roman....

I wrote an essay on defixiones. Curse tablets.
https://dovewithscales.com/2024/05/29/defixiones/

@PatrickKay He said the quiet part out loud.