RL things I love

TiredEwok

Been needing to replace the left joycon for my Switch for a while now. The price put me off getting a set of two, and I couldn't find a single one in a price that was fair thanks to third party sellers asking for double the price, if not more. Tonight, after getting my payout, I looked and lo and behold! I found an official Switch left joycon for under $40! It's Super Mario themed, too!

Downside is that it'll take a while for it to get here, but I can wait.

Aria

When stuff you ordered from independent artists on Kickstarter/Etsy comes in the mail.

Especially when you backed/pre-ordered it so long ago, you weren't really expecting it, so it's kind of like a surprise present from past-you.

Thanks, four-months-ago-me! You have really cute taste.

Ganymede

This was filmed not far from where I live, and is the best 27 minutes and 20 seconds I have spent all month.

Sunny

@Ganymede said in RL things I love:

This was filmed not far from where I live, and is the best 27 minutes and 20 seconds I have spent all month.

Seconding this.

Ganymede

In an opinion written by Justice Gorsuch, the Supreme Court of the United States officially extends protections under Title VII to LGBTQ+ plaintiffs. Joined by the four "liberal" justices and Chief Justice Roberts.

TNP

@Ganymede said in RL things I love:

In an opinion written by Justice Gorsuch, the Supreme Court of the United States officially extends protections under Title VII to LGBTQ+ plaintiffs. Joined by the four "liberal" justices and Chief Justice Roberts.

Holy shit. I am flabbergasted.

Macha

@TNP I second that. ... fucking go, Gorsuch?

surreality

@Macha Fear not, Kavanaugh was still shockingly gross, surprising no one.

Ganymede

@Macha said in RL things I love:

I second that. ... fucking go, Gorsuch?

I wasn't too surprised that Gorsuch wrote it. He's a textualist, but a pragmatist, and the writing was on the wall. The instant the Sixth Circuit applied Title VII to sexual orientation discrimination claims, the game was over.

"An individual’s homosexuality or transgender status is not relevant to employment decisions ... . That’s because it is impossible to discriminate against a person for being homosexual or transgender without discriminating against that individual based on sex.
. . .

“We agree that homosexuality and transgender status are distinct concepts from sex ... . But, as we’ve seen, discrimination based on homosexuality or transgender status necessarily entails discrimination based on sex; the first cannot happen without the second.”

This so beautifully sums up what I have been thinking since I wrote a damn paper in law school on the topic. You cannot discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity without discriminating based on sex. And it all comes down to the premise beyond Title VII's sex discrimination prohibition: that part of a person's identity has nothing to do with whether they can or cannot successfully carry out a job's duties and obligations.

Tinuviel

For someone that doesn't understand the practical applications of US law... what does this mean for the average person?

Ganymede

It means that if an employer takes an adverse action against you based on your sexual orientation or gender identity you have a federal cause of action.

If an employer doesn’t hire you because you’re gay, you can sue. If an employer fires you because you’re a lesbian, you can sue. If an employer refuses to promote you because you are transgender, you can sue.

That’s a layman’s version.

TNP

@Ganymede said in RL things I love:

It means that if an employer takes an adverse action against you based on your sexual orientation or gender identity you have a federal cause of action.

If an employer doesn’t hire you because you’re gay, you can sue. If an employer fires you because you’re a lesbian, you can sue. If an employer refuses to promote you because you are transgender, you can sue.

That’s a layman’s version.

It also opens the door to making illegal all other forms of discrimination based on sexuality or sexual identity such as housing.

Tinuviel

@Ganymede said in RL things I love:

If an employer doesn’t hire you because you’re gay, you can sue. If an employer fires you because you’re a lesbian, you can sue. If an employer refuses to promote you because you are transgender, you can sue.

Of course, I assume one would have to prove that they were fired for such reasons.

Ganymede

@Tinuviel

Kind of, yes.

Ganymede

Jon Stewart.

"Our system right now is set up so that minor disagreements become arguments. Arguments become conflagrations. Conflagrations become feuds. Feuds become wars. It never ends, and it sucks. If you say, ‘‘I know people whom I love who voted for Trump,’’ people will be like, ‘‘[Expletive] you.’’ I go, ‘‘I don’t think they’re racist.’’ ‘‘They are racist, and if they’re not racist, they’re passively participating in a racist system.’’ So am I. So are you. We all are. Have your lines in the sand, but understand: Do you have a phone? There are probably things in the way that your phone is made that are not the greatest in terms of workers’ rights. We all have [expletive] on us. Approaching it in that manner is not both-siderism, and it’s not asking for civility. You’re always going to demonize those who disagree with you and amnesty those who agree with you. But there has to be some measure of understanding that that’s what you’re doing."

Macha

@Ganymede Jon Stewart = upvote.

Ganymede

@Macha said in RL things I love:

Jon Stewart = upvote.

Upvote =

adorable kitten

Sunny

Getting off work ~20 minutes early because your daily wrap is a virtual meeting and one boss wants to talk to the other so she says 'GO HOME!'

GreenFlashlight

@Sunny said in RL things I love:

Getting off work ~20 minutes early because your daily wrap is a virtual meeting and one boss wants to talk to the other so she says 'GO HOME!'

Sounds like they're gonna have a fight.

ZombieGenesis

My wife just texted me that she found the War for Cybertron Ultra Magnus box for $30 at our local Walmart. I'm actually giddy.