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Re: This blog is written in en-GB

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Post by mghackerlady »

difhif wrote: post #419
mghackerlady wrote: post #293

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I personally have massive problems with Rowling because of her transphobic views, as I am a transexual woman and she completely misunderstands us and has used her influence to make our lives hell in the UK. The rest of her political views aren't something I give much thought as she isn't nearly as influential in those areas >Sidenote: If you're referring to the zombie-ant fungus, those go by Ophiocordyceps nowadays N…

You are a man and, like all men, need to refrain from imposing yourself on women's spaces. If you, and other men like you, stopped doing that, then there would be no problem. This is an issue that is entirely behaviourally self-inflicted. All you need to do is respect women's boundaries.

I am very much not a man. I don't look like a man, act like a man, from what I've been told I don't think like a man, I don't have the body of a man, very soon I will not have the genitals of a man. I am quite possibly the least threatening person you'd ever meet. All the other women in my life see me as a woman. If you saw me on the street and I didn't tell you the circumstances of my birth you'd have no idea I wasn't born a woman.

Tell me, in what way am I a man? What danger do I pose?

Re: This blog is written in en-GB

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Post by mghackerlady »

difhif wrote: post #418
myrmidon wrote: post #368

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I can see how being personally affected would change the outlook on things like this. It just seems to me that often people that are politically still "somewhat close" (Rowling) catch more flak than politicians that associate "transgender" with something inbetween "subhuman" and "delusional", but don't talk about it too much (because their whole electorate coulnd't care less about the topic anyway). I had a similar i…

It's because JKR is a woman, and men like the one you're replying to have a particularly deranged level of ire for women who say "no". Men with similar views to JKR receive far less vitriol.

I have similar ire for men who espose her garbage views, and if it weren't for her transphobic views I'd have no problem with her

Re: This blog is written in en-GB

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Post by LoveMortuus »

reaperducer wrote: post #424
My_Name wrote: post #203

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Can I just say that, as someone born and bred in the UK, YYYY-MM-DD is the only correct way to display a date wherever you live. Anything else is as bad as using mm:hh...

as someone born and bred in the UK, YYYY-MM-DD is the only correct way to display a date Do you also address your mail to "United Kingdom, Scotland, Edinburgh;" or tell people, "I'm going on holiday to Croatia, Split?"

I do write Lisbon, Portugal, whenever I talk about where I live. Doesn't take much extra effort to provide more precision and avoids possible confusions.

Re: This blog is written in en-GB

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Post by abanana »

Dwedit wrote: post #420
abanana wrote: post #347

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Indeed, unreadable typography (and the need for Reader View) is one of my most common annoyances with sites posted to HN - but I don't see how it's applicable to this site in any way?

I somehow had a sticky setting that applied the "Drunk Mode" theme, which was remembered forever. The theme selector isn't easy to see in that mode.

Hah, that makes sense then. Thanks for the followup.

Re: This blog is written in en-GB

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Post by anotherevan »

TimK65 wrote: post #459
anotherevan wrote: post #435

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Although my (AU) locale is dd-mm-yyyy, I'll use yyyy-mm-dd anywhere I have to write a date in all numbers to avoid any ambiguity. It also has the advantage of sorting correctly in things like file names. For something more likely to be read by a human and not parsed by a computer (and is not locale or i18n/l10n flexible) I'll use d mmm yyyy, e.g., 3 Jul 2026. To my thinking, for English speaking this is the friendlie…

"Friday 3 July 2026" (yes, I elected to spell out the month) also has the advantage of not requiring commas for legibility ("Friday, July 3, 2026" being common in the US).

Yeah, I'll add the abbreviated day ("Thu 3 Jul 2026") where it makes sense to.

Re: This blog is written in en-GB

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Post by mghackerlady »

myrmidon wrote: post #400
mghackerlady wrote: post #382

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It comes down to influence. One politician can only do so much damage, whereas Rowling is very wealthy and can b̶r̶i̶b̶e̶ lobby many politicians

Do you think Rowling has more political effect in the UK than UK politicians, or are you talking global influence here? My own somewhat cynical take is basically the Planck-principle: Actual progress mostly happens one grave at a time... I still think from a political effectiveness point-of-view, pushing against Rowling is almost completely futile, because she has no electorate to satisfy and her view (from what I un…

Np.

What I mean about political influence is limited to the UK. While it's mostly futile, a lot of us grew up with her works and don't want others to support her work through merchandise and stuff

Re: This blog is written in en-GB

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Post by hitekker »

smallnix wrote: post #379
cmiles8 wrote: post #99

The ultimate irony is that many folks asking for things to be “more inclusive” are asking for someone else to modify their behavior to fit the requester’s preference and definition of the “right” way, which is the literal opposite of being inclusive. This blog calls that out brilliantly.

I agree this blog is highlighting the irony in that. But I think you are overreaching and injecting your agenda when claiming that it says that "many folks asking for things to be “more inclusive” are asking for someone else to modify their behavior".

It’s ironic to say the GP overreached and then accuse him of injecting an agenda. Particularly on a blogpost that leans towards the GPs understanding, not yours.

Re: This blog is written in en-GB

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Post by unfamiliar »

nozzlegear wrote: post #199
unfamiliar wrote: post #123

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If you want to read some hilarious reactions of Americans panicking when they are suddenly exposed to non-American English/British accents, check out these threads: https://www.reddit.com/r/PawPatrol/comments/1q68v16/british_... https://www.reddit.com/r/PawPatrol/comments/17wcsdm/my_digit...

I'm not sure "panicking" is the best word to describe a couple of parents wondering why the characters suddenly have different accents. But maybe I'm too American and "panicking" means something else for Brits.

> How do I get it back?!

> Inexcusable that Paramount used the UK dub on some episodes

> Just downloaded it and had the same panic in my house

Sure I was being hyperbolic for effect but a lot of the tone is closer to panicking than “wondering”.

We are exposed to American accents all day every day. Americans often seem to want to protect themselves from having to be exposed to anything non-American, even going as far as to remake entire TV shows rather than just broadcasting the original.

Re: This blog is written in en-GB

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Post by nozzlegear »

unfamiliar wrote: post #468
nozzlegear wrote: post #199

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I'm not sure "panicking" is the best word to describe a couple of parents wondering why the characters suddenly have different accents. But maybe I'm too American and "panicking" means something else for Brits.

> How do I get it back?! > Inexcusable that Paramount used the UK dub on some episodes > Just downloaded it and had the same panic in my house Sure I was being hyperbolic for effect but a lot of the tone is closer to panicking than “wondering”. We are exposed to American accents all day every day. Americans often seem to want to protect themselves from having to be exposed to anything non-American, even going as far…

It's outlandish to suggest that the country known as "the great melting pot" wants to be protected from anything as trivial as a non-American accent. I don't think you realize how many non-American accents we hear in our day-to-day lives just living in this country – it's part of the American experience. Those parents that you've honed in on were concerned that the characters their children are used to suddenly sounded like different characters, confusing their children who are too young to know what localization is.

> even going as far as to remake entire TV shows rather than just broadcasting the original.

I guess you're talking about The Office? The British version of The Office would've been a flop in the US because British humor is just inscrutable outside of the UK.

Re: This blog is written in en-GB

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Post by kingandqueenov »

difhif wrote: post #419
mghackerlady wrote: post #293

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I personally have massive problems with Rowling because of her transphobic views, as I am a transexual woman and she completely misunderstands us and has used her influence to make our lives hell in the UK. The rest of her political views aren't something I give much thought as she isn't nearly as influential in those areas >Sidenote: If you're referring to the zombie-ant fungus, those go by Ophiocordyceps nowadays N…

You are a man and, like all men, need to refrain from imposing yourself on women's spaces. If you, and other men like you, stopped doing that, then there would be no problem. This is an issue that is entirely behaviourally self-inflicted. All you need to do is respect women's boundaries.

What is a man?
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