Scots shares many words with English, and many words that look like they are English words spelled differently are indeed distinct Scots words, like gie, wi, aheid, heid / heed, oot, pairt, whit, et cetera. Scots also has a ton of regional dialects, and is spelled phonetically, so spellings can vary widely. There is also literary Scots vs spoken Scots. The Scots on Wikipedia for example is not the sort of Scots you’d usually hear someone speaking, or not at least that I’ve ever heard. Scots vs English as used today is often more of a spectrum than a clear distinction for these reasons. Like, sure, you can write in such a way that 99% of the words are not recognizeable to someone who doesn’t know Scots, but a sentence could also contain words that work in either language and still be considered Scots because those words are shared. There is also writer intention: a writer may use the English spelling of a word, whereas they’d use the Scots version in speech. Likely a result of the fact that for years, Scots speakers have been punished for speaking and writing Scots in schools, as a part of an intentional attempt at erasure of the language. This is where we get features like the “apologetic apostrophe,” which further muddies the waters, making it seem as though Scots writers are writing ‘English with an accent.’

IMO, I’d definitely call the language in this post Scots. Also, note the distinct Scots grammar: “I’m fair scunnered” vs “I’m fairly annoyed.”

I just smack the tube on the counter

Nice try, FBI. Not today, CIA. Go away, NSA. Dirty tricks, MI6. Slow your roll, INTERPOL. Not taking your bait, Department of State. Good attempt at obscurity, Department of Homeland Security.

In much the same way that sneezing can be ascribed to a cold, it depends on frequency and severity.

That’s a point.

Lol no, you don’t typically need life support to sleep.

Oh yea.

For me, the machine was on a table beside the bed at least.

Yea, I did one of those too, but it didn’t pick anything up, so I had to go in.

You have to speak to the camera looming above your head, then they’ll come and unplug you.

Yea, sleep studies suck. You’re in stuffy room tethered to a machine by a million wires everywhere from your knees up and covered in smelly glue and sticky pads. After a night of that, if you’re lucky, you’ll get to stay for the entire next day and try to force yourself to take naps every couple of hours.

Try living in the US; you’ll change your tune. Piss boiled; take your upvote.

You can actually use it to make your own beyond-style burgers and sausages. That recipe didn’t work super well for me, so I developed my own which I can post if you’re interested.

TVP is useful anywhere you’d normally use ground meat, such as in chili, but adding a binder, as above, makes it useful for applications like sausage rolls, keema naan, etc.

You can also get TVP in large chunks or slices. For this stuff, I like to hydrate in stock with a little vinegar to get rid of that off-taste some TVP has, then squeeze out the moisture and sear in a large amount of fat. Prepared in this way, it is almost indistinguishable from meat.

You can also fry small, unhydrated TVP crumbles in oil and season with salt, MSG, and liquid smoke to make your own fake bacon bits. I like to use them on baked potatoes.

Also, this is utter negligence:

Miller requested a cup of hot tea, which, according to the suit, was “presented to [him] filled to the brim, at an unsafely and unreasonably high temperature and without any form of a lid.”

Certain teas and all coffee requires very hot water to extract properly. It’s really not the sort of thing you ought to be drinking at all unless you’re stationary, sat at a table, and have ample leg room to move quickly in case of spills.

I use RSS Guard

99% of questions about libsoc theory were asked and answered 100 years ago in that one book alone haha

I’d start with Kropotkin’s “The Conquest of Bread” followed by Gelderloos’ “Anarchy Works.” Kropotkin explains the theory behind why libertarian socialism / anarchist communism is a better, more fair way to structure society, while exhaustively addressing common objections. Gelderloos writes from a modern perspective while offering examples of non-hierarchal human organization throughout history. For those who (somehow) read these and remain convinced that the idea is utopian, I’d recommend Kropotkin’s essay “Are We Good Enough,” and his principal scientific work: “Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution” which offers a compelling counter-argument to the ‘dog eat dog’ conclusion drawn by many from Darwin’s theory of evolution by positing that cooperation is sustained in humans and animals over time through natural selection.

For a quick and dirty intro to the basic idea of what classical anarchism is: “An Anarchist Program” - Errico Malatesta.

Anarchism is a line of political thought that goes back for well over a century, with many branches and differing opinions; like any group, libertarian socialists are not a monolith. Anarchism, including anarchist communism, is a response not only to capitalism, but to other branches of leftist thought: while communist revolutions were taking place around the world, anarchists were there alongside them, critiquing the practices that continue to be critiqued today concerning communist projects with their focus on challenging power and unnecessary hierarchy: who has power over who, why, and is it strictly necessary? As someone once said: “Freedom without equality is the jungle. Equality without freedom is prison. I want neither the jungle nor prison.” That is what classical anarchist thought brings to the table: it examines how society can be structured while providing both freedom and equality in a way that neither capitalist thinking nor other leftist schools of thought adequately address.

So you aren’t at all interested in understanding my positions, got it. Have a good day.

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