[-] Mk23simp 1 points 13 hours ago

I've never had an issue with ice cubes fracturing in the twist trays if they're trapezoid shaped, since it just makes them pop up when they're squeezed by the angled walls. The newer ones I've seen that are rounded instead have a lot more issues, though.

[-] Mk23simp 1 points 15 hours ago

It certainly seems like it should be simple to find a good one. It feels like we perfected the technology ages ago and then for some reason no one kept making the good ones. XD

That listing looks like it might be good at face value but it also seems potentially suspicious. I'll probably see if I can find third party reviews of it to double check (compared to the Amazon reviews that are easier to spoof).

[-] Mk23simp 1 points 15 hours ago

I appreciate the sentiment of wanting to avoid plastic. But I'm not sold on that style of design, especially because it looks like the cubes are not uniform in shape (with the ends being significantly different) which I know would bother me. I think it probably would be possible to make an ice cube tray in the twist style out of metal, if it was a relatively flexible metal. I haven't seen any yet, though.

[-] Mk23simp 3 points 1 day ago

I've had bad experiences with modern-style plastic ones. The ones I tried were not shaped well to pop the ice cubes out and the thin plastic quickly broke. And I've had bad experiences with the hybrid silicone ones as well, their seams are a failure point and they're less convenient as well.

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Durable ice cube trays? (self.buyitforlife)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Mk23simp to c/buyitforlife@slrpnk.net

I'm losing my mind over this. XD

When I was growing up, my parents had ice cube trays made of solid plastic, with trapezoid shape so the cubes pop out when you twist it. Those trays lasted through my entire childhood and worked great. I want to buy ones like that (either made of thick plastic like that or metal that's flexible enough to twist like that). But I've never seen them in stores, and after scouring the internet I can't find any like that online either. Everything looks like the same sorts of flimsy materials that I know will break quickly, or is square metal so the cubes won't pop out like that. Does anyone know where I can find trays like that?

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Introduction (self.mtf)
submitted 1 month ago by Mk23simp to c/mtf

Hi,

I'm a recently cracked egg, and I figure I might as well introduce myself here.

I made it to age 31 before I figured it out. I've been dating a trans girl for over 3 years before realizing that I also am one, so I'm coming into it with a lot of knowledge, and as soon as my mind was opened to it I very quickly became sure of it. On the plus side, that means that I don't have any doubts about it myself.

So far I've told my girlfriend, therapist, parents, and some online friends. Mostly they've taken it well (My therapist and girlfriend were apparently expecting it before I realized it myself), although my dad has been somewhat resistant. I've been trying to convince him that it's right for me, with moderate success. I think I will be able to bring him around, with some more time. I've been too chicken to tell others that I know IRL, so far.

Also... now is not really a great time to be transitioning, given the current state of the world, especially the US (where I live). I think I definitely want to go ahead with it anyways, but I'll probably take some time before I pull the trigger on a social transition, and try to prepare some things beforehand. In particular, I want to do voice training in advance, and probably work on some fashion and makeup skills so I can immediately transition my voice and surface level appearance when I social transition.

I don't know if my new employer (starting next month) will be accepting of it, either, so maybe I want to work that job for a bit to get experience and test the waters before I decide how to proceed. I probably want to get some experience from that job before I bounce from it, so it would be ideal if they are accepting.

[-] Mk23simp 64 points 1 month ago

They have separate water systems separated every few floors, with pumps and valves to correct the pressure between them.

[-] Mk23simp 63 points 3 months ago

How convenient for his Nazi friend who sells cars made in the US.

[-] Mk23simp 73 points 4 months ago

Trade names with the Gulf and become the United States of Mexico.

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submitted 6 months ago by Mk23simp to c/aphantasia@lemmy.world

I found out about SDAM recently and it seems like I definitely have it, and from everything I've heard it has a lot of overlap with aphantasia. I'm wondering if it's even possible to separate them or they're part of the same thing.

I'm curious if anyone here has the experience of aphantasia without SDAM, and what their experience is like if that's the case. Like, how does one read those episodic memories without a mind's eye?

[-] Mk23simp 91 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I'm all in favor of shitting on UHC, but ABA for autism is rather problematic, so they're actually on the same page as the autism community on this one.

EDIT: For those unfamiliar with it, it's basically the autism equivalent of gay conversion therapy, trying to convert autistic children to neurotypical behavior. It's not good for the autistic person's own mental health.

[-] Mk23simp 129 points 6 months ago

NZXT Flex customers have never experienced a pre-tax subscription price increase and will never experience one unless they decide to switch subscription tiers.

I think they're forgetting the part where GN themselves were a NZXT flex customer who experienced subscription price increases. So this statement is already proven to be false before they even said it.

[-] Mk23simp 112 points 7 months ago

Crazy how the people who believe the government planned the pandemic are also on the side of the guy who ran the government at the time.

[-] Mk23simp 67 points 11 months ago

I wrote in "Gaza" on the primary, but come november I am 100% sure that I'm gonna be voting D as hard as I can because my partner is trans and I'd rather not be driven from the country by transphobia, thanks.

Criticising the democrats for when they're not good is absolutely valid, but at the same time, get out and vote for them and mobilize as many voters for them as you can, because the difference in outcome between the two parties with legitimate chances of winning is too great to throw away your votes protesting the lesser of two evils. By all means, keep protesting (In other ways, besides the ballot box), but also do your part to make sure that we get the lesser of two evils, not the greater.

[-] Mk23simp 115 points 11 months ago

This is just a dog-whistle for racism, right? Barely even a dog-whistle. Making fun of a name because it's not european is pretty blatantly racist.

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