The packaging told me I'd be prevented from picking these, so I got 13 new locks today.
Then I recorded unboxing-picking of all of them for Fedi.
#AlicePics #Locksport #Lockpicking
It just occurred to me that folx here could have very different interpretations of my stories based on their assumptions when I say I'm nonbinary, and how they picture all the "they"s I talk about.
I specifically omit gendered terms whenever possible, because gender is *rarely* relevant.
There are a few exceptions, such as when I'm being respectful of someone's pronoun preference (and other folx know who I'm talking about), or when the point is *about* gender (like when talking about patriarchy, women's rights, or the manosphere).
To bring this post back to a previous soapbox of mine; yesterday I was at the doctor's office with my partner, and the doctor used the phrase "you guys" several times while talking about politics with us. At the end of the visit, I pointed out that there were no guys in the room. That ended up with the three of us discussing patriarchal language for a moment before they said thanks for bringing it to their attention and we left. It was a pleasant interaction, and made me think "I need to come up with the most friendly, non-objectionable way of making that point to anyone" so I can just pull it out of my back pocket whenever someone asks "can I help you guys?".
#GuyMeansGuy
And people say Mastodon is hard π
Gorgeous antique 8-Lever "Mastodon" steel padlock, picked in ~7 seconds, using homemade tools fashioned out of recycled bike spokes.
This is the second of two beautiful antique locks my partner gave me as a present.
The reason this opened so quickly is because several of the levers are rusted in place, and I bypassed the remaining ones and pushed the locking pawls out of the way directly.
#AlicePics #LoveLocks #Locksport #Lockpicking #Antiques
Antique 4-Lever steel padlock, picked in ~10 seconds, using homemade tools fashioned out of recycled bike spokes.
This is one of two beautiful antique locks my partner gave me as a present.
#AlicePics #LoveLocks #Locksport #Lockpicking #Antiques
Setting the bar to "limbo", eh UK?
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The [UK] government has plans to move away from the βmedical intervention modelβΒΉ when providing care for trans and non-binary young people.
Instead, it planned on moving towards a βholistic approachβΒ² to treatment based on evidence provided by the Cass ReviewΒ³ β a controversial independent analysis into health care for trans youngsters in the UK.
"""
ΒΉ Note that puberty blockers are still freely prescribed to cisgender youth.
Β² A.k.a. "Have you tried not being trans?"
Β³ Fuck that report; it's transphobic bullshit.
