Mega Thread The Questions Thread - Part II

[peternorth]

Does anyone here do karate?

I have been thinking about getting back into martial arts. I did a lot of taekwondo when I was younger, and it seems like shotokan or kyokushin karate would be a pretty natural progression. I find all the different karate associations a bit overwhelming and I'm not really sure which ones are highly regarded or how to find a good sensei.

Any tips or suggestions would be appreciated - I really don't want to end up at a McDojo surrounded by kids.

May i suggest

 

[Chief]

May i suggest

Dude, you know that Caesar is looking for a dojo in which fear exists, don't you?

 

[peternorth]

Dude, you know that Caesar is looking for a dojo in which fear exists, don't you?

Larusso it is then

 

[raskolnikov]

Has anyone got a Whoop band and how do you find it?

 

[Drumroe]

Has anyone got a Whoop band and how do you find it?

Don't have one, but all the reliability studies on them show they are very average. Depending what you're looking to track Oura rings seem a lot better.

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[Billy ray]

panel beating question
my gf's car has a small (maybe 3cm by 3cm) spot on bottom of passenger door that is rusting - any idea how much to get fixed (presume cut out, bogged and painted to match)?

 

[peternorth]

Do you slouch when sitting?

 

[iluvparis]

Do you slouch when sitting?

Massively

 

[Off The Couch]

Terribly - it’s why I have so many back issues

 

[peternorth]

Im slouching now

 

[peternorth]

Terribly - it’s why I have so many back issues

Hey Off The Couch , maybe you need to get Off The Couch haha

 

[Caesar]

I got an email the other day from a colleague, and the signature block had (she/her) in brackets after the name.

Does anyone know the significance?

Normally I would assume it is a trans thing, but the colleague in question is not trans (at least, as far as I am aware). Her name isn’t gender-ambiguous either.

 

[Catfish Alley]

I’m guessing the pronouns they prefer to go by.

 

[drd23]

I got an email the other day from a colleague, and the signature block had (she/her) in brackets after the name.

Does anyone know the significance?

Normally I would assume it is a trans thing, but the colleague in question is not trans (at least, as far as I am aware). Her name isn’t gender-ambiguous either.

Its not just for those that actually are trans/non-binary where their preferred pronouns actually make a difference, but also something done on social media as a way of showing that they are an "ally" of the trans community, so I can only assume this colleague has decided to do the same at work.

As an aside, I don't know why, but I hate the term "ally" in this context

 

[Caesar]

I’m guessing the pronouns they prefer to go by.

Well, yes - I kind of got that from context - I just wasn’t sure why it was suddenly in her signature

drd23 is probably on the mark - I didn’t realise it was a social media thing

 

[drd23]

@drd23 is probably on the mark - I didn’t realise it was a thing on social media

Has been for at least a couple of years, and has gotten to the point that various platforms are actually including it as a separate field to be shown in profile bios

Why do people include pronouns in their email signature?

The platform announced this week it would be introducing a dedicated profile space for pronouns

www.independent.co.uk

 

[iluvparis]

Its not just for those that actually are trans/non-binary where their preferred pronouns actually make a difference, but also something done on social media as a way of showing that they are an "ally" of the trans community, so I can only assume this colleague has decided to do the same at work.

As an aside, I don't know why, but I hate the term "ally" in this context

Yeah most people I see doing this are sloooots I follow on twitter.

 

[mr bagcroft]

Yeah most people I see doing this are sloooots I follow on twitter.

Wait wut?
So, you will use these pronouns, even if your "straight", in order to show "support" for those that are not? Is that right?
If so, thats all sorts of ****ed up, sorry.
Stop with the posturing and the posing.

 

[iluvparis]

Wait wut?
So, you will use these pronouns, even if your "straight", in order to show "support" for those that are not? Is that right?
If so, thats all sorts of f’ed up, sorry.
Stop with the posturing and the posing.

I honestly thought they were lezzies - my fantasy is in tatters

 

[mr bagcroft]

I honestly thought they were lezzies - my fantasy is in tatters

People can be so ****ed.
Jesus Christ.

 

[craigos]

Well, yes - I kind of got that from context - I just wasn’t sure why it was suddenly in her signature

drd23 is probably on the mark - I didn’t realise it was a social media thing

POINT OF PERSONNEL PRIVILIGE - please do not use gendered language to address people

 

[troybe]

Yeah most people I see doing this are sloooots I follow on twitter.

Seen it heaps in a dating app I’m on. She/her. Cis Woman. Cisgender. At least they put the red flag up so I know who to avoid.


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[peternorth]

saw it in an online form (preferred pronoun). cant recall what it was for.

 

[Billy ray]

saw i in an online form (preferred pronoun). cant recall what it was for.

did you answer "Sir" or "His Excellency" or "The Dancing Destroyer" or "The King of Sting" or "The Count of Monte Fisto" or "The Prince of Punch" or "The Master of Disaster" or "The One and Only" ?

 

[peternorth]

did you answer "Sir" or "His Excellency" or "The Dancing Destroyer" or "The King of Sting" or "The Count of Monte Fisto" or "The Prince of Punch" or "The Master of Disaster" or "The One and Only" ?

"chief"