On the 10th of April 1912, The Titanic set sail from Southhampton in England for her maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. Four days later, just before midnight on the 14th, Titanic struck an iceberg, which caused it to take severe damage and sink during the night, leading to the death of the majority of her passengers.
At the time, Titanic was one of the most advanced ships in the world. It was as a steam-powered ocean liner, a type of ship specifically built to repeatedly make the dangerous crossing between Europe and America. Because air travel was not available at the time, this service was vital, and Titanic was built at a time where different shipping lines were constantly trying to outcompete each other in building the fastest and most luxurious ships. The Titanic was equipped with restaurants, cafes and even a Turkish bath (a sort of spa / sauna hybrid), though due to the strict segregation of first, second, and third class passengers, only a minority were allowed access to these accomodations.
The White Star Line, who built and operated the Titanic, was convinced the ship wouldn’t sink, and did not adequately prepare for it, only carrying enough lifeboats to carry a portion of the ship’s passengers. While this claim seems absurd today — modern ship are far, far safer than the Titanic, but no one would ever claim they couldn’t sink — it was a popular sentiment at the time. Because of the Titanic’s novel and highly advanced watertight compartments, it was thought that even if she suffered catastrophic damage, she would bob around on the surface like a cork, rather than sink to the bottom, so there would be no hurry to evacuate the passengers
Later, the story of the titanic would go on to become something of a pop culture legend, the greatest example being the 1997 movie by James Cameron (it’s really good actually). A bunch of conspiracy theories about the ship’s fate has also popped up over the course of the last century, some gaining significant traction despite the lack of evidence.
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sex and sadness
why does everything about this make me so sad. Masturbating makes me feel sad. My fantasies have been sad for a while now. Touching it makes me sad. Fantasizing about a partner makes me sad and anxious. Feel super terrible about the idea of anyone seeing me, obviously that makes it super hard to get, like idk in the mood or anything. It also makes me worry about finding someone, I know its important for most people and its kinda the thing that makes me feel the most broken. I try not to worry about it because that’s a future issue but its still a thing. I just hate being sad and dissociating and broken feeling every time and I still feel horny kinda a lot and should do maintenance, idk.
beating Spec Ops: The Line on FUBAR 
mental health
Asked my therapist if there’s a way for me to pursue a gender dysphoria diagnosis (I just needed some affirmation). “Oh, that’s been in your file for almost two years now.”
I am really enjoying WarSails no game has really scratched the Assassins Creed Black Flag like this. I wish I could sail outside of combat though, like in ports or just on the world map.
The only problem is that something needs to be tweaked to make large naval battles more common. I’ve only had two really memorable, touch and go ones. Every other battle the outcome has pretty much been predetermined by ships and numbers, it’s just how skillfully it’s pulled off. Factions need to have dedicated Sea-Lords and Land-Lords based on their holdings and size. So that in a war they’re not just sailing in a straight line to their target but patrolling in big fleets etc.
Still there’s some really neat things you can pull off that I’m surprised by. One time I was on the aft of the ship and in heavy waves. the enemy galley was raised up so that for a brief moment I was able to jump the short distance and suddenly be on their ship with falx in hand cutting their sailors down by surprise.
My Husband has the traits Impulsive, Devious and Cruel. Is described thus as “Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know” and yet he’s governed my capital through 10 years of overwhelming growth, civil projects and stability. Which is really funny. He’s like the Warlord of municipal politics and should be on No Gods No Mayors.
The Nords declared war on me. When no enormous fleet materialized. I sailed to their nearby Peninsula. My father in law rules the tip near me. I met him, opened a chest with 3.5 million denars, shook his hand and doubled my Kingdom size without a fight. Then declared peace with the Nords. Hopefully this prompts more bigger wars in the future. I have passed every reform I wanted earlier having another clan in the kingdom is not too onerous.
I’m recovered from my gastro it was really short lived but it has ripped through my family with alarming speed.
I went to get some shopping. I decided to wear an elf hat and elf ears. It was funny to see the triple takes I got. “Hey that lady has elf ears!” followed by “Oh hey that lady is a t-slur”
Also long elf ears give me gender euphoria and I worked out why, they make my chin and nose look more in proportion with my face. All the ladies in my family have big noses, it’s not just a being trans thing, my chin is though. Also they peak out of my straight black hair and look really cute.
Oh vibrator in my bag
Why did you turn on in public
?No lock mode?
I didn’t even think to check if it has one
Why do you need a portable vibe in public?
Sounds like she was traveling and taking it with her according to recent posts
it really seems that much of non-western global regular people cuisine is “dip or scoop tasty stew with crispy bread” and i’m like “omg that’s my favorite thing to do”
worms and dysphoria
I don’t think there’s anything that could make me feel worse about my body and being male and male puberty and acting male then cis lesbians. I just want to be a woman. And seen as a woman. People looking at me as a woman and not this. Why the fuck did I have to be born male
a fun part of being vegan is pairing different plant milks with different things. Im increasingly stocking more kinds in my house so I can go ‘hmmm almond milk with this cereal, unsweetened soy as a cheese sauce base, oat for oatmeal…’
coconut milk makes a really nice creamy base for a lot of stuff, highly recommend
oh definitely coconut milk too, for all my curry needs
searched at airport (off-putting)
Disadvantage of not being legally trans shows up when the airport security guard runs his hands over your body (and even breasts, twice just to be sure). I even thought he was about to take off my shirt and I panicked. Then running over my butt and thighs.
Genuinely what the fuck. How is this even necessary for security? Mfs did a full body all spectrum scan already.
At least the airport people kept misgendering me, so that means that I’m safe from my parents 🙂
Nexperia’s China unit switches to local firms for wafer supplies
The development will allow the Chinese unit, which declared itself independent of Nexperia’s European management two months ago, to continue manufacturing Insulated-Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) power chips and modules, switches that regulate current in electric vehicles and industrial equipment.
Insulated bipolar trans-sister
We are a field effect trans-sister. That’s why we’re so Switchy.
Wow, you’re like, a CMOS inverter.
Just call me H-bridge
H-bridge sister!
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switchestransitions to local firms for wafer supplies
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Sometimes it feels like the world ended a long time ago, and I’m the last person alive. Or one of very very few scattered across the globe, and all struggling. Which is probably a me problem. I work from home but I still interact with other people every day, but they feel less “full” somehow. I don’t feel their human-ness as much as I used to and it’s very lonely.
There’s a term for this but we forgot what it was. But I guess my point is that it’s common enough to have a term.
After two years it seemed like my mom had almost adjusted to using my pronouns consistently, but now it looks like she’s learned the One Weird Trick where she can just constantly say my name and avoid ever having to use any pronouns for me at all.
Now that I think about it, that’s a good reason to finally make that my deadname.
I am just really tired and want to go lay in bed, it is too early though
just worn out. Can’t think of much to post :/Tired and burned out and emotional. I have to work the weekend and then I have some time off around christmas. I don’t wanna return after. I’m done doing, I’m done thinking, worrying, feeling. All of it. There’s too much and I don’t want to do any of it.
-Work (both doing and finding)
-Taking care of myself
-Taking care of pets
-dysphoria
-transition
-where I’m going to live
-everything about finding a partner
-everything elseIts so much
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