Both as a student and as someone that works at a university, it’s always felt that the university police are more understanding of students/young people than the town police. They’re more likely to refer you to student services or explain why you should have reported backing into a car in the parking lot before heading off to class, instead of giving you a ticket for leaving the scene of an accident or arresting you for doing drugs in the library.

Technically, it’s not been my municipality that’s charged me, but those around me and where I work. I don’t vote there. My town didn’t exist when the people I’m researching were making records. And at the state level, it comes up every few years but dies in committee. Last time was in 2020, when it died due to the pandemic changes everyone’s focus. I’ll ping my local congresscritter and see if it can be revived–the person advocating for change recently retired, sadly.

Accurate. I both misread your comment and I have a bee in my bonnet about a $20 fee to take pictures of something you can examine for free.

Tell that to my town clerk, charging $20 to take pictures of documents with your own phone. This is based on Sec. 1-212 part g (the bottom) of state law And, as a local history researcher, it bites ass.

Totally agree. QLL is not a replacement for local queer spaces and resources, just a supplement.

I’m just going to drop this link off right here: https://www.queerliberationlibrary.org/ 🌈

Agreed, it’s pretty great. And while the computer sometimes misunderstands what you swipe, it will show you potential alternatives you can tap on. Like in this screenshot:

How many X are in XTX?

We debated diapers for after my partner’s colonoscopy, because we weren’t sure what to expect. We decided against them, but he did sit on a puppy pee pad the rest of the day.

It’s things like this that keep me using an ad blocker. I was researching when sunflowers develop their seeds, for crying out loud. Edit: this was on Opera. It’s… fine.

Could be traveling and was dropped off at the terminal too early to be allowed through security. I’ve done that—got dropped off at Logan airport at 9 pm for my 6 am flight. It’s when I could catch a ride. Ended up sleeping in shifts with some other college students in the same boat, all heading home for winter break.

For some reason, Train to Busan is what springs to my mind.

The problem I’ve seen with being called “female” is when a speaker uses “men” for one set of people and “female” for another, in the same context. It feels gross, like they don’t see women as fully human. It feels much less bleck when a speaker uses “male” and “female”.

I know! It should be “hot diggity dog”.

Could also be job postings to convince current workers that their overwork will soon end because the company is about to hire new folks. I’ve seen that theory floated to explain the “help wanted” signs at fast food places that never come down.

I’m too pale AF to have a loving relationship with the sun. I’ve been burned too many times. I always use protection, but last weekend the sunscreen failed me :(

They have butter for their hot cakes. Sounds like it was adding butter packets to the order.

It was surprisingly easy to get my dextroamphetamine prescription through a (local) telehealth doctor. Of course, I know I have ADHD because I’m not addicted to the meds and, in fact, keep forgetting to take then.

The cheese stands alone

Yep. That’s why I’m here again. My reddit app may work for now, but the writing is on the wall in bigger, bolder letters.