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Posts by TrishaD
255 posts • joined 17 Jan 2008
Bona-fide SCIENCE: Which forms of unusual sex are, um, mainstream?
Re: What a crock!
Where does homosexuality rate in relation to having sex with the brain-dead?
p.s - the 17th century called - they want their social attitudes back.
Just TWO climate committee MPs contradict IPCC: The two with SCIENCE degrees
Re: A Physicist and a Chemist
"Apologies for proffering nutrition to an under-bridge dweller"
Thanks for that. You might want to consider that differing views dont constitute trolling even when you disagree with them.
A Physicist and a Chemist
Run through with me what makes membership of either discipline any greater degree of expertise in climate change than any other educated person? Would a degree in Biology make someone more expert regarding the Higgs Boson?
On the other side of the coin however, doesnt Time Yeo have interests in wind farming? And, if so, isnt that a conflict in interests?
Indian techies-in-training face down MAN-EATING LEOPARD - and WIN
Re: Fauna.
"I once found a slug in the office. We put it outside."
Last slug in our office got promoted
Hang On
Where did the 'Man Eater' bit come in?
Ah ... tabloid headline. Enough said.
Kudos however for the 'Cheetah' joke. Nice to see that the techie ability to make crap puns runs across national boundaries.
Adam Afriyie MP: Smart meters are NOT so smart
Re: All these posts, and no one has hinted at the real agenda ..
"Smart meters will allow the supplier to reduce - or disconnect - the supply at will. It's a prelude to two-tier energy supplies, where the rich get nice permanent expensive power, and the poor get a supply that can be cut at a whim."
Actually - no.
Regulations already prevent suppliers from disconnecting supplies until absolutely every avenue for recovering debt has failed. Smart meters wont make any difference to that.
Remote disconnect is actually a smartarse DECC idea - suppliers fought it
Having said all that, I've been involved in smart metering with a major supplier (thank goodness, I'm not anymore) and no, they have little to offer the consumer, certainly not at present. The only major significant advantage that I can see, in theory, is the ability for suppliers to provide cheap tariffs for off-peak usage. So, if you're in a position to schedule use of washing machines, dishwashers etc, for weekends and overnight, you stand (theoretically) to gain.
Its not that big an advantage though, is it?
White? Male? You work in tech? Let us guess ... Twitter? We KNEW it!
Re: Odd
Yes, I think that this is the key to it.
If you think about it logically, equality of opportunity, far from being socialist or communist, is basically just good common sense that should benefit businesses just as much as it does individuals. If, for example, a talented black woman doesnt get the opportunity to make best use of her talents, that's not just a tragedy for her but a wasted opportunity for an intelligent business to make a few bucks.
Similarly if you have any ethnic minority who, as a whole, tend to bump along on the bottom in terms of relevant affluence, that isnt just an issue for that minority, its an issue for society and for business because their potential talents arent being exploited.
So a level playing field makes sense for just about everybody - it's essentially a win-win.
Unfortunately a set of figures like this are bugger all use to man nor beast. If company A employs more women in a senior position than company B is that a sign that they're not looking at the wider talent pool and are discriminating, or is it a sign that company B have already nicked the best, most experienced women in the job pool? Or is it a sign of something else completely? These figures dont help in asking those questions.
Climate: 'An excuse for tax hikes', scientists 'don't know what they're talking about'
Re: People of the world?
"Who, on average, have no education past grade school, believe in magical but invisible deities, and shit in a field every day? Yeah, I trust their opinion on scientific matters!"
No, I think you'll find that's just the US
(the term 'grade school' gave you away. People in glass houses etc......)
Native Americans KILLED AND ATE DUMBO, say archaeologists
Re: But... native people have an affinity with nature
I trust that you're nor for a moment suggesting that the Clovis people (or whoever) hunted those things for fun, are you?
Running around after an n ton pachyderm with big tusks, even with the assistance of a few mates armed with bits of stick with sharp stones tied on the ends, doesnt strike me as being an enterprise you'd take on unless survival was an issue.
Re: Lovable Gomphothere
"That Groundhog's dynamite"
Hey! Where! are! the! white! women! at!? It's! Yahoo!
"The point is that representation in employment is the end of a long chain of events and the real work needs to go on improving the earlier links - like education. Focusing on the last bit is very much a case of putting the cart before the horse."
I'm inclined to agree. Measurement of the end result can be useful however. If nothing else, it allows you to do some comparative work..
In the case of the Yahoo results, what struck me was how very low the percentage of black and hispanic technical workers was, in comparison with, for exampe, Visa (a former employer of mine). 10 years ago in their West Coast offices, those percentages were far higher, which would indicate one of two things - either that young black and hispanic kids are not leaving school with the right skills, or that Yahoo arent very good
Re: Credit where credit is due
The problem with measuring representation of those with non-binary gender identifications is that they/we constitute such a small minority that we dont even register statistically.
Anecdotally we seem to do pretty well in IT in general terms but that's as far as I'd go.
Re: Sigh, one subject that drives me ...
"At what point did I say that the fact there are some industries that have females on higher wages than males negated the issue of wage discrepancy? My statement, which you have so conveniently avoided in order to take a sentence out of context, was that equality should be about equality"
If that was indeed the point that you were attempting to make, then use of the porn industry was a lazy example - it's an exceptional situation and using it rather casts a doubt on your attitude here. Hence my remark.
In a forum you're going to get judged by what you say rather than what you dont say or leave out. Unfortunate but there you go...
Re: Sigh, one subject that drives me ...
"At the same time you see complaints, for example, about the difference in salary between men and women, and that it needs to be adjusted, but they never refer to the porn industry where females are paid quite a lot more than males"
Oh well, that's alright then. Nothing to worry about, eh?
I await the inevitable downvotes from other smug white males.
Splash! Three times as much water as ALL of Earth's oceans found TRAPPED underground
I have devised a relatively simple means of extracting this water should we ever need it.
What we need to do is to force it out using gas under pressure.
What could possibly go wrong?
Women are too expensive to draw and code – Ubisoft
Re: A dev's p.o.v
"Discrimination against "transexuals" alert!"
No, nio ... I'll just sit here cracking my knuckles and looking menacing ...
Anyway - was this sexist? Almost definitely not by intention. It was however hugely cack-handed (much more so than the 'broad-shouldered bad tranny' comment - speaking as I do as a broad-shouldered tranny). It implyies that 50% of the human population dont really matter. Which I'm pretty sure wasnt his intention. Engage brain before opening mouth would seem good practice.
That aside, there do seem to be quite a lot of female gamers, and quite a lot of those female gamers like to play female avatars. And on the global stage, 'quite a lot'='a lot' at least as far as cash is concerned.
Dumb move.
Facebook wants to LISTEN IN on the songs and vids playing in YOUR living room
Time to dig out the 'Very Best of Mongolian Throat Warbling' CD ....
EBay, you keep using the word 'SECURITY'. I do not think it means what you think it means
Re: no indication of INCREASED fraudulent account activity on eBay
So, if there was no evidence of fraudulent account activity, how did they know they'd been hacked?
This is actually quite an interesting incident and any comment must involve a certain amount of reading between lines. The truth is undoubtedly out there but getting to it may present a challenge. But a bit of speculation seems in order...
So then - if the intrusion happened a couple of months back and it was only detected weeks ago, we have two possibilities - either eBay are truly incompetent to the point of recklessness, or this was a fairly stealthy attack by someone who was actually rather good at this sort of thing. If the latter is true, then my best guess would be some sort of spear-phishing directed at system admin type folks. A bit of homework scanning through LinkedIn would probably produce enough information to send a plausible email containing some sort of zero day attack either as an attachment (old hat) or a link back to a compromised site. Job done, start extracting information and loading up the root kits or whatever.
No conventional security tools are likely to detect this if done well.
At this point, my sympathies are with eBay. Briefly.
However, whatever protection they had over encrypted/hashed passwords was obviously woefully inadequate, assuming of course that passwords were compromised rather than 'might have been' compromised.
Which leads to epic fail on communications. Keeping your mouth shut for a couple of weeks is understandable - get the forensics folks in and crawling all over your logs etc and understand the extent of the problem before you go public is perfectly reasonable.
But - that period should give you enough breathing space to produce a coherent and sensible communications strategy. One that does not consist of vague advice to change your password. Why the hell couldnt some one have written a script to enforce password change at next logon? Not rocket science.
Bad security controls and poor incident management. A classic example of a major organisation not taking information security seriously.
OkCupid falls out of love with 'anti-gay' Firefox, tells people to see other browsers
Re: Really? Who is tolerant, accepting, and open minded?
"Leave the terms wife, husband, and marriage to the Church."
I'm afraid you're working from a false premise here.
As a C of E prelate (I think it may have been the Bishop of Salisbury) noted prior to the Commons vote, the Christian Church played little or no part in marriages for anyone other than the wealthy or noble until after the 15thC. Not even a blessing. People married outside Church with no religious ceremony as a matter of routine.
The Church does not own marriage. Never has done.
Reading some of the comments on here, you'd think that there were crack squads of screaming queens being deployed to publicly berate anyone using Firefox.
If Eich's position on gay marriage is sufficiently offensive to you to make you stop using Firefox, dont use Firefox.
If it isnt, carry on using it
Nobody's Rights are being compromised, nobody's making people do stuff.
Nobody took his right to free speech away. He can still do what he wants. I can still do what I want. Including not using Firefox.
Crack CERT warriors arrive to save UK from grid-crippling hack attacks
Re: Give me
"Stage 1. hire a few dozen techies
Stage 2. send them to power stations etc
Stage 3. Install dedicated phone lines to grid control
Stage 4. Air gap the power stations control systems from the internet and any internal network
Stage 5. Fill in all the USB slots with glue"
Dont suppose it occured to you that most UK utilities companies have already done that?
The one I work for finished off protecting their power station systems a couple of years ago.
British trolls to face 'tougher penalties' over online abuse
Political Posturing
I think that 6 months in the slammer is a perfectly appropriate maximum punishment and that increasing the penalty wont make the slightest difference - if someone's dumb enough to risk six months, they're probably dumb enough to risk a year or so.
This is political posturing
BOYCOTT FIREFOX, rage gay devs as Mozilla appoints JavaScript daddy as CEO
" You're article's not reporting that they are calling on anyone else to boycott FF, El Reg, only that they're boycotting it themselves - which they're perfectly entitled to do "
Dang it, you read the article - that's Cheating
Bulls hit city streets after alleged Samsung ad shoot hits the fan
Failure to stroke any of my cats results, generally speaking, in a severe mauling and loss of blood. They care little about animal welfare other than their own and they're very good at seeing to that.
MPs blast HMRC for using anti-terrorism laws against whistleblower
Re: Lawmakers and the law
"Hodgey-poos seems to think that once a law is enacted, there is some sort of magical process that makes lawyers read it and think "yes, this is obviously only to be applied in certain, restricted situations - it's not a general-purpose law that could be applied universally". "
Gosh, and here's me thinking that that's what lawyers did for a living.
p.s Hodge is Chair of a Select Committee. This stuff is what she's employed to do. The Select Committee forms part of the system of checks and balances that are supposed to make government agencies accountable to Parliament. Her qualities (or lack of them) as a member of a former government are irrelevant
GIANT FLESH-EATING DEVIL CHICKENS roamed North Dakota
Giant Demon Chickens
I've seen 'em.
1971 it was
They may have been chemically induced
Oxfam, you're full of FAIL. Leave economics to sensible bods
Re: Unless they're from the lucky sperm club they've got negative wealth
"so it's obvious to me that only a select few will have what it takes to "work hard, save and invest wisely"
Oh, I think you'll find that a large number of people have what it takes. Its just that for most of us working hard doesnt provide enough of a surplus to save and invest wisely. Or indeed at all.
I do enjoy reading Tim's articles though. Its rather like being lectured on morality by a Mexican bandit.
Korean credit card companies hit with 90-day, $100m sales ban
Re: taxing the public
I like the Health & Safety analogy. Corporate H&S works pretty well because senior managers become responsible in law.
Many years ago, a new Head of Data Centre was parachuted in from the US to run the site I was working at. I got an appointment with him to discuss Health & Safety. The conversation went...
Him: 'Why do I need to know about this stuff - we've got lawyers to deal with it'
Me: 'In the UK its criminal law and you could go to prison'
Him: 'Tell me about this stuff'
Management dont make coding errors for sure, but they are responsible for their staff and providing the relevant budget to put appropriate controls in place.
There really does need to be some sort of personal liability associated with Data Protection.
Facebook adds 50+ gender options: Stalking your 'Friends' just got more LGBT-friendly
Re: WTF is Gender Fluid?
If we're listing euphemisms, might I offer 'Gentleman's Trouser Relish'? Coined by a friend, it has a spendidly Steam Punk sort of vibe about it....
Re: And even more ridiculous...
A lot of trans people find 'cis' awkward too.
The trouble is that, lacking a description like 'cisgender', the only other handy term would be 'normal'.
And trans people arent abnormal, we're just different...
As far as I've managed to glean so far, other trans people seem to feel (as I do) that Facebook have gone spectacularly over the top on this one. Most trans people either describe themselves in terms of the gender they identify as (regardless of physical sex), as transsexual, or transgender. 'Transgender' is the widely used generic term, although 'trans *' appears to be becoming popular. Which reflects how many of us are techie/geeky types, I guess.
"Changing gender is simple"
If only ...
Prez Bush email hacker Guccifer is BACK: A-list celebs' inboxes 'raided'
Re: No defence
I do agree. Although I'l also admit to a touch of schadenfreude when it comes to Kitty Kelly's personal details... 'Live by the sword.. ' and all that.
Snowden docs: NSA building encryption-cracking quantum computer
So... what actually happens if NSA do develop a decryption engine that's as capable as people seem to assume it would be?
The decryption of any cryptographic key .... hmmm.
So, at what point to we cease to trust internet banking? Or cease to trust that credit card data used online is in any way protected?
It's one thing to 'own' the internet but another to find that the internet you now own isnt fit for purpose anymore and nobody uses it.
Are we really going to trust everyone employed by or contracted to the NSA not to misuse the information they'd then have access to?
Gay hero super-boffin Turing 'may have been murdered by MI5'
Re: @Don Jefe
"I wasn't trying to offend. Apologies if I did."
At no point did I think you were, Don J. No apologies required....
Re: Trishiebunny TrishaD TrishaD Point of Order
"Really? In a forum thread on a rediculous allegation that MI5 killed Turing over sixty years ago?"
Why yes, Matt, really.
If you turn your mind back to what I actually said (rather than some figment of your imagination) I said that, much as I admire him, he'd jumped the shark on this one. I have no interest in what MI5 did over sixty years ago any more than I have any interest in what Peter T did thirty years ago
"What, now we're all homophobic if we're not GLBTI?"
Stop being a dick. I didnt say that. You know I didnt say that. Everyone else knows I didnt say that.
Re: TrishaD TrishaD Point of Order
....." Aw, Trishiebunny, I note you dodge discussing Tatchell's association with the Gay Liberation Front"
Oh, stop being so pathetic, Bryant.... I've not dodged anything. I've no interest in what Peter Tatchell (or anyone else for that matter) was doing 30 years ago. The 1970s and 1980s Trots grew up and got regular jobs years ago. I imagine they're all now moaning about their mortgages and voting Conservative by now. Tatchell's stuck to his human rights guns and whether you agree with him or not, he deserves credit for doing so even if he does get it wrong from time to time.
"Indeed, you steer well clear of discussing Tatchell's history and prefer to seek to stifle me by inferring I must be a homophobe to question Tatchell's motives and behaviour - how hypocritical of you!"
When I said 'you can call me or him a faggot', the 'you' was generic. I'd have thought that was blindingly obvious. I have no idea if you're a homophobe or not - in fact I suspect that you're not. You do strike me as a bit of a prat though, I'm afraid.
Re: @don jefe
Don J - let me say that I enjoy your posts - they're generally well considered and well articulated. I'm not sure that I can agree with you on this one.
'The significance of unique characteristics that define a minority are reduced in direct proportion to the level equality experienced by that group'.
I think I understand where you're coming from on this one. But as a member of a minority group, I'd be more than content if my 'special characteristic' genuinely made no difference and I were indeed treated as just another sentient being.
You see, equality consists of two things - civil rights and human rights. Gay and transgender people have in the UK reached a situation where our civil rights are pretty much the same as those of anyone else. We have, in short, equality under law,
However we dont achieve genuine equality until people in general dont differentiate between us and any other people when we go about our daily lives. No amount of law changes that - changes in peoples' perceptions change that. In my lifetime (I was born in 1953) gay people in the UK have progressed from a situation where their activities were illegal, through the battle for civil rights, and are genuinely reaching a situation where they are generally accepted by others (halfwit talk about 'Sodomites' not withstanding). Trans people still suffer from public ridicule - some of us on a daily basis - and acts of violence against trans people are still fairly common.
All I want to do is to be myself - a parent and a grand parent who's an IT professional, tax payer, shit guitar player, and petrol head who happens to be trans.
The hell with special treatment - when I can be that person without constantly worrying about my job and without fear of abuse and violence then I'll be equal.
Until then, I'm not.
Ok, I'll bite,,,,
Seeing as how its still more or less Christmas.
There are a number of intersex conditions which may or may not include chromosonal differences but almost all of which result in the presence of ambiguous sexual organs, both internal and external. So, for instance, a person may be born with a penis and a womb. For some time these conditions have been 'treated' by surgery in childhood followed by a hormone regime that the medics consider appropriate for the sex chosen (typically with consent of the parents). Its increasingly common now for the individual concerned to be given time to determine their own gender identity (the physical sex with which they best identify) before surgery takes place, ideally just before puberty. Some individuals now choose to remain intersexed and have no surgery.
Because some intersex people physically present externally as consistent with one sex but have the internal sexual organs of the other, its not totally unknown (though quite rare) for their intersex condition not to be discovered until adulthood.
Re: TrishaD Point of Order
@Matt Bryant
"Only when those humans are gay or he can use them to bash "The Man". He has shown no interest whatsoever in any cause for any other reason, being a relic of the leftie Gay Liberation Front which started the "Turing gay icon" myth in the first place. The problem for crusaders like him is that as homosexuality has become more accepted and mainstream they have to make more rediculous claims to get the air-time they crave"
As might be expected, an almost entirely fact-free response.
His last successful campaign, conducted jointly with David Davies, the well known Trotskyite Conservative MP, was to repeal Section 5 of the Public Order Act, seeking to decriminalise mere insults in the interests of free speech. So if you want to call me or him a faggot, go right ahead - its legal. Because of Peter Tatchell.
Most of his campaigns for gay rights are now focussed on the international stage where homosexual rights are not 'accepted and mainstream' at all. You may recall he was beaten to a pulp by Robert Mugabe's goons for doing so.
Someone else has commented on the alphabet soup that is GLBTI etc. One important point to understand however is that Trans rights are not the same thing as Gay rights. Some trans people are gay but many are heterosexual. One reason I'm a supporter of Peter is that he's as passionate about trans rights as he is about gay rights. Unlike established pressure groups like Stonewall who specifically exclude trans people from their remit.
Point of Order
Peter is in fact a human rights activist - he's involved in a lot more than LGBT affairs.
I believe that he's probably jumped the shark on this one, which is a pity because he is, in my opinion, a top bloke. I've had some minor dealings with him regarding trans rights and he's never been less than unfailingly polite and helpful
COW a-BUNG HER, dude! 'Secret Santa' Bill Gates buys lass a HEIFER
Wealth and it's uses.
Having spent half my morning messing about trying to get check boxes to work in Word, I have no real reason to have warm feelings about Bill Gates
But this is good stuff and I'm loving his work. Wealth is a funny thing and I generally find the Rich to be a pretty tedious bunch, but people like Gates do change my perception a bit and genuinely do some good in this world.
My personal favourite tycoon has always been William Morris, the motor magnate, who formed the Nuffield Foundation and said simply 'No man should die rich'.
Two Brits face criminal trial for sending 'menacing' tweets
Re: Feminists are irritating
"The number one thing they did was stir up a hornet's nest over alleged sexism, thereby side-stepping the issue that the best female role-model they could come up with was an irrelevant, long-dead populist author, completely missing women who made a positive contribution to society, such as Ada Lovelace, Florence Nightingale or even Emiline Pankhurst..."
Well, I dont know, Dave...
I might suggest that they selected a purposefully non-controversial choice (Jane A is certainly popular, but I'd hardly say she was 'populist') because she'd be a widely accepted candidate for banknote immortality. Now that's not stirring up a hornets nest. The hornets nest was stirred up by the brain-dead tweeters who thought that rape threats were an appropriate response.
It's hardly barking mad Andrea Dworkin stuff now, is it?
Dont feel that the following comment is addressed to you personally, but some of the responses on this thread stagger me. It seems to me that for some people (ok, so make that 'some men') the tiniest suggestion that approximately 50% of the human population might be represented in the most trivial fashion is evidence that the feminists are all out to get them .
What a bunch of Cry Babies.
They wanted Jane Austen on a £10 note - not elect her as President of the United Nations for goodness sake.
Re: Feminists are irritating
"Criado-Perez is a nobrain fuckwit who hopefully will fade out of the medias attention, because that is her ultimate goal".
What evidence do you have to support that remarkable assertion? She thought it'd be nice to have a major icon of English literature celebrated on a banknote.
You know, that hardly qualifies her as a fully-paid up member of the Society for Cutting Up Men.
As a consequence of that rather modest suggestion, she got death threats and threats of rape. Is that proportionate? I kind of think not.
"Sidenote: Thank god I live in the US were we dont have laws like this yet"
Splendid. Stay there.
Want to be a better CIO? Get a twenty-something to show you the ropes
Re: insightful
Well,,, quite so.
I'm 60 (although sadly not a CIO), and I'd suggest that any mature CIO with the degree of open-mindedness required to accept the concept of being mentored by someone younger doesnt actually need a mentor in the first place.
Women crap at parking: Official
Re: Nw for a spanner in the works..
"I ask this for no other reason than to be an awkward sod: how does the whole transgender thing fit in this? It's all good and well to confirm a stereotype, but a theory is tested by its edge cases"
As someone who is transgender, I'd say that that was a perfectly valid and interesting question. In fact the research has been much discussed in support groups I frequent. A lot of us have looked for years for some form of physical evidence that we are in some way more like the gender we identify with rather than the gender we were born into. Rather than being mildy mentally ill as one commentard has suggested ( a comment which, for the record, I didnt find in the least offensive).
In reality, I'm not sure that it matters much. After all, its generally fairly blindingly obvious what the physical differences between men and women are anyway, and cognitive skills tend to be learned at least as much as they're inherent. So, while it would be jolly nice to have a laydeebrain and all that, its not likely to make much difference on a day to day basis.
Fyi - I cant park for toffee. On the other hand, I'm an accomplished engine builder and if you want a blueprinted V8 putting together, I'm your gal .....
Co-op Bank to splash £500m on system revamp
Re: About Time.
Another account holder for the last 20 odd years here...
And I must admit that I've never been less than impressed with their customer service or with a banking website that's always worked perfectly well for me. We did have a bit of trouble a while back with credit cards issued that didnt do Chip and PIN but they did sort that out within a few days. The PED has never given me any problems either.
Tim Cook stands firmly behind pro-LGBT, anti-discrimination law
Re: is it 'cause I is black
"I imagine a tranny can be just as shit at their job as a white middle class straight american - and should therefore be just as easy to fire, from an equality viewpoint."
Well, indeed so. She might equally be rather good at it (like me).
It's not that she shouldnt be as easy to fire, but that she should be no more easy to fire..
There - that wasnt difficult, was it?
Only a merciful BULLET can really save a RHINO, say Texas hunters
Assuming for a moment that culling this animal is the only viable option, I'm not sure that using that fact as an opportunity for fund-raising is appropriate at all. The ability to stump up a large amount of money doesnt necessarily coincide with having the skills and experience to facilitate a 'clean kill'.
If the unfortunate beast needs to be killed for the greater good, then pay an experienced and skilled hunter to take it down with the minimum of fuss and the minimum degree of suffering to the animal.
Bradley Manning is no more. 'Call me Chelsea,' she says
I wonder if we might, for the moment, leave aside the debate regarding whether or not Chelsea Manning deserves to be in prison?
I think also that we can dispatch the argument that she has only 'revealed' her transgender status (or indeed made it up) in order to get preferential treatment. It's clear that this is something that she had revealed to others well before carrying out the actions that led her to be where she is.
There is a standard protocol, developed many years ago, for the effective treatment of people who suffer from GD. It starts with specialist counselling to allow the person to fully explore the depth of their gender identity issues and to determine whether coping strategies exist. In my own case, that's where it stopped. I can cope and can do so without transition. I'm one of the lucky ones. For others, the next stage is female hormones (male in the case of people who are Male to Female TSs). These suppress the male sex drive and provide an endrochrinal balance that's more suited to the gender that the person identifies as. In the UK, because most people go through transition on the NHS, the next stage is the Real Life Experience - two years in which the person must present full time in their gender, and live and work in that gender. It's only then that Sexual Reasignment Surgery takes place.
If she's very lucky, Chelsea Manning will get counselling. That would seem to me the bare minimum to satisfy the requirements of basic human compassion. It would seem extremely unlikely that she'll be prescribed hormones or be offered any other form of treatment until her eventual release. The very best she can hope for is for a transfer to a womens' prison as soon as her GD has been confirmed by a qualified clinician.
Chelsea Manning has been in a prison since well before her initial arrest. Because that's what gender dysphoria is like. It's a sense of being trapped in an identity that does not match the one you feel to be real. So she is now in prison both literally and figuratively. She is about to go through living hell, regardless of how much of her sentence she serves.
Hacktivists boast of English Defence League KO after website downed
I Love the EDL
No, really ...
EDL + Facebook = Hours of harmless amusement.
One of their 'leadership' team recently posted something to this effect on their Facebook page:
'Been on holiday on the South Coast. Then I saw this (photo attached). That's the biggest mosque I've ever seen. How are they able to get away with this?'
The photo, of course, was of Brighton Pavilion ......
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Baguette mishap - what did I do wrong?
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- virtualfrolic Oct 3, 2006 01:54 AM
I attempted making bread for the first time, and tried this baguette recipe, as it looked simple enough. I followed all the steps, the only thing I did differently is that I halved the recipe so that I'd end up with just two baguettes.
I thought everything was going pretty well, but once I put them in the oven and took them out, I had these two stumps. Size wize, I don't mind too much, but the bread inside wasn't what I was expecting. The bread outside wasn't crispy and flaky like typical french bread but was just hard. The insides were soft, but were very dense not airy.
What do you think happened?
bad yeast?
not enough kneading/mixing? (I did it all by hand)
size of the bread, pre-baking?
I can't imagine that this is what it's supposed to be like. Anybody have any ideas?
A pic of the baguette:
The recipe:
My Blog: http://virtualfrolic.blogspot.com/
Well, yes, this recipe looks simple enough. That's the problem. Making good baguettes is not. In the first place, this much flour with this much yeast will not double in an hour. Also, bread gets it's flavor from being allowed to work.
Now look at these two recipes from King Arthur. They are not so simple, but they can be done, a step at a time. And they do take time. They make a starter or a poolish or a biga the day before. This works and makes flavor and texture and all the things you want in your baguette. Then you make the bread. This is a totally different process. You don't have to use these recipes, but this should give you an idea of what you want.
By the way, it's good to know that when bread gets an internal temp of around 200 plus or minus 10, it's done.
I'm not trying to bust yer chops, but your recipe wasn't happenin.'
re: yayadave
The recipe amounts look right, but you need to let the dough rise for at least 4-5 hours and more would be better. I would make the dough using the sponge (poolish)method. Dissolve all of the yeast in warm water and add enough of the four (approx 2 cups) to make a very loose batter and let this ferment for 4-5 hours(overnite would be best). After 4-5 hours then you add in the remaining flour, and salt, and knead until you get a windowpane. Let this dough raise for 3 hours in a cool environment and then form into baguettes, batards or rounds and let rise for another 2 hours. Bake loaves in preheated oven with a stone until you have a internal temp of at least 205-F, and more if you like a nutty flavor.
BTW; YaYaDave, The egg and water mixture is called a egg wash and the use of such on French bread is very personal addition. I don't use a wash because it prohibits the formation of a proper crust, but many like it. IMVHO
re: Kelli2006
Yeah, I saw that when I re-read it and tried to edit my comment out, but you caught me.
re: virtualfrolic
Yours might not be the best baguette recipe but it gave you a chance to bake bread which is very rewarding. The recipe might not yield crispy baguettes but should still give you a couple of "edible" loaves of bread. There might be couple of reasons why your bread turned out hard and heavy...check if your yeast is still active (adding warm water 105-110 degreee F to yeast and let it sit for about 15 minutes. If it is bubbly, your yeast is good. Adding water hotter than that will kill the yeast and your bread will not rise). Second thing you should have checked for: did your first rise double in volume? after shaping the dough into baguettes, did the second rise double also? whatever loaf size you put in the oven will be about the same size when it is baked. No matter how much one pray and wish, bread will not rise much during baking. Or when you put a proper size loaf in the oven, did it came out smaller? that means that you let the second rise to go too long and the bread collapsed while baking. These are a few things to watch for. Baguettes and crusty loaves are some of the most difficult breads for home bakers. The shaping and slashing of the baguette needs practice. I might suggest trying a good white bread for a first loaf.
That "good white bread" is probably the best suggestion of all. This recent thread has enough information and resources to keep you going for a while.
A few suggestions:
1. Use bread flour ( I make my dough in a bread machine).
2. Use more yeast (1 tsp more).
3. Dough should be very soft and somewhat sticky.
4. Let (second) rise in refrigerator overnight.
5. Before forming into loaves, let dough reach room temp.
6. You will find the soft dough easier to work with long, cold raise.
7..Don't even hope for the bubbly, crusty stuff from a French bakery...be satisfied with a good baguette.
Thank you everyone for your wonderful feeedback. Per PBSF and Yayadave, I'll give a plain white loaf a try and see what happens! Now that I've given bread a try, and found that it's entirely possible to make without a mixer, I'm not afraid to try other recipes!!
Thanks again for the feedback - I will keep your advice in mind and give bread another try!
p.s. I'm happy to hear that it wasn't entirely my fault - and that the recipe was probably most of the problem =)
re: pdxGK
Yep, this recipe will make good white bread. You will need to add 1 1/4 cup water. You also may add 2 T olive oil, and beyond that you might add 2 T honey or 1 t sugar. It all makes bread. Even if you don't always get exactly what you wanted, it's still almost always edible. So like fnarf says, find a recipe and keep making it.
Baguettes are hard to get right. Listen to those guys up there, make a simple white loaf, and make it often. You need to make the same recipe over and over until you know exactly how the dough should feel in your hands at every stage.
Weigh your flour, don't cup-measure it. The recipe isn't the important thing; it's just some flour and some yeast. It's what happens to it that matters. Let it rise for a long time, longer than it says, but slowly. Really knead it hard, until it's stretchy and alive -- you'll learn what this feels like.
Then later you start to move on, try different things. Remember, you can bake bread for fifty years and you'll never come close to a real Parisian boulangerie, but that's OK.
re: fnarf
We just returned from Montreal. Over the holidays we had many wonderful baguettes . All differnet sizes. The best were tiny ones that had to be eaten right away , along with some raw milk cheese. I would really like to know what the secret is to making a "real" french baguette like all the boulangerie's in France and Montreal know how to bake.
Oh, and that egg-wash goo, forget it. They only put that in there to make it look like a real recipe; the bare truth doesn't have enough ingredients to look "official" to some people. All you need is a spritz of water to get a proper crust.
A long, cool, first rise will produce the best flavor. However, there is a recipe in Bernie Clayton's bread book that calls for a first rise of 90 minutes, followed by however long it takes for the dough to double. I noticed that the leitesculinaria recipe was specific about the 1 hour first rise, with no time for the second rise -- I wonder if that might have been the problem. Also, just as another variable in the problem, the picture clearly shows the loaves were not formed as baguettes, though that shouldn't have made any difference on how the loaves rose.
I hesitate to offer any tips to the already good suggestions above, as I still consider myself a beginner bread maker, but here are some things I've figured out by trial and error, from baking every week:
1. Know what temperature your oven is. If you have a gas oven, temperatures tend to vary widely. If you have an electric oven, the temp is more stable, but it's still a good idea to get a reliable oven thermometer and monitor the temperature and then adjust accordingly.
2. To even out the temperature in any oven, a large baking stone is really helpful. It's also great for making baguettes and other artisanal breads to get a nice crust.
3. Heat up the oven early. This will warm up your kitchen and help the rising process and it will also ensure that your oven is adequately hot for baking the bread.
4. Strongly resist the urge to add too much flour during kneading. Adding too much flour also makes a leaden loaf. Through kneading the flour WILL absorb the moisture and become smooth and elastic like it should.
5. Treat your dough gently after it rises. I find most recipes call for pretty aggressive handling of the dough (i.e., "punch down the dough") which deflates all the nice little air bubbles that the yeast just worked so hard to produce and will make your loaf more dense and tough.
6. Specifically, to approximate a french baguette, you really need to create a huge volume of steam right when the loaves go in the oven in order to form that crust. There are a couple of easy ways to do this in your home oven. Method 1: heat up an very large old cast iron skillet in the bottom of a 500 degree oven. Make sure it is very hot by the time you are ready to bake your baguettes. Slide the baguettes onto your baking stone and dump cold water and a few ice cubes into the skillet. Immediately shut the oven door to lock in the steam. (Do this carefully and do not burn your face with the steam.) Method 2: heat up an brick or an old cast iron iron. Place a roasting pan of water in the bottom of the oven and place the iron in the pan as you slide in baguettes. Also, for baguettes, I usually let the dough rise in the refrigerator over night. It makes it easy to do over 2 days and most of the waiting is done while you sleep!
7. Above all, have fun with your bread. Bread dough is actually really forgiving and you can't do that much to mess it up.
Good Luck from one beginner to another!
re: cooknKate
Ahhhh, I never knew steam is what got that crust I love!! Ok. With all this advice, I think I picked a bad bread to start with!! Thank you all for your advice though - I was a bit discouraged with my two stumps but am ready to start again!! (I was naive in thinking I'd get bread right the first time - haha). I think I'll give it another try this weekend - I'll post with my results!!
re: virtualfrolic
Keep at it. The worst loaf you make yourself is still pretty good (unless you make charcoal of it). You can always dip "stumpy" bread in soup!
re: virtualfrolic
A good way to get the steam is to bring water in a small metal pan to a boil on the stove, then put in your preheated oven before baking the loaves. You only want the steamy oven for the first 10-12 minutes of baking, after that remove the steam source so the crust can properly form in a dry environment. You can also just use a sprayer of water to spritz the inside of the oven after you put the loaves in and shut the door quickly. After 10 minutes, open the door to allow the excess steam to exit.
I'm not sure if you are familiar with bakers percentages, but this is the formula I use for baguettes...
100% bread flour
62% water
2% compressed yeast (or 0.8% IDY)
2% salt
Everything is put in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a hook and mixed until just combined (about 1 minute). Cover the bowl and allow to sit for 20-30 minutes. Return the bowl to the mixer and mix on low speed until you get a smooth, elastic dough (about 4-5 minutes). Wait a few minutes for the gluten to relax, then round the dough on a table of counter lightly dusted with flour so you get a nice, tight ball. lightly coat the dough ball with olive oil and place in a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to ferment for at least an hour and a half, this is where the flavors are developed and a long, slow ferment will produce a better tasting baguette. Shape, slash the top and bake at 425 degrees in a steamy oven for 10-12 minutes, then remove the steam source and allow to bake until crust is nicely browned.
Great advice above. I have found with the loaves you got, the best way to enjoy is to lightly toast slices in toaster oven- it crisps them up and brings out the yeastly goodness. Yourresult is more like a dense peasant bread.
The best baguette recipe and demonstration I have ever seen has been with Julia Child and a French baker on television "cooking with master chefs". It will show just how long and intricate the process is for baguettes. I, myself, take 3 days to fully develop the flavour for a good baguette, large holes, chewy, crispy. The episode should still be online for download.
If not, the Bread Bible by Rose Levenbaum, has a very good recipe for baguettes.
For the steam everyone speaks of, I use put warm water in a fine spray bottle and liberally spray to get the humidity up in the oven. Also, try to invest in clay tiles for your oven. It makes such a difference in the crust. Also, bread that a is chewy with large holes, tends to be VERY wet.
re: qtxniki
The baker with Julia Child is "Danielle Forestier"
re: qtxniki
Just found it!
Thanks for the tip! I'll watch it when I get home!
re: virtualfrolic
np! After seeing the beautiful crust on hers, it'll make you want to break out all the flour and give it a go.
re: virtualfrolic
Thanks, just watched it. Very informative.
I love how she throws the water into the oven.
re: qtxniki
Agree heartily with the Child/Forestier rec. Covered in "Baking With Julia."
Please also see French bread technique in "Mastering the Art..."
re: qtxniki
The spray bottle is an excellent idea, but you MUST have a pizza stone or clay tiles or something in your oven, because when you have the door open to spray, you're letting all the heat out.
THe most important thing for making baguettes is making a pre-mixed dough to mix with the ingredients u are about to use.
If u guys want recipes for any kind of cake or breads i'll give u my recipe, also i only choose recipes that make high quality and textured stuff not just some old cruddy block of dough
I've noticed before that, even when making pizza dough the dough turns tough, and I can tell right away by the feel that it won't rise right. The dough gets tough and difficult to work with. I had thought it might be that there was too much salt in the recipe. And the first rise should be at least 2 1/2 hours.
I always proof my yeast with the right temperature of water, and add a little sugar. If I pay attention to those two things it seems to be fine.
re: chef chicklet
yes, chef chicklet u are totally right, if the dough is too difficult to work with, it's either the salt percentage in the dough, the first rise is not long enough(normally from 2 hours to 3hours),or the quality of the kind of flour ur using(expiry date) and the gluten in ur flour. Also do not use water that is above 35 degrees celcius if you're proofing ur yeast and u can use 40-54 degrees celcius water if ur mixing the yeast with the flour(only for instant fast rising yeast).
Also, if want ur bread or pizza dough to be more flavoury and less yeast tasting, be more patient, the less yeast u add and the more time it takes the better the bread and pizza dough will be. If ur making baguettes, in 100 grams of flour, only agg 3 grams of yeast, that will ensure that u end with a flavoury and textured baguette. Remember, when rising ur dough the first time, cover the top of you're bowl with plastic(suran)wrap, it will stop a crust from forming on top of ur dough.
I as a formal five star hotel baker, has made up an excellent recipe for a baguette with a crunchy crust, a soft and chewy texture, and a very flavoury taste, but this recipe takes a very long time so be patient, and you'll end up with a very sastifying result. Also this recipe calls for all time hand kneading so no bread machines. Don't worry i'll help with techniques too.
yields:Two 20 Inch baguettes(Four 10 inch sub rolls)
Pre-mixed old dough:
200g of bread flour
130g of warm water(37-40 degrees celcius)
3g of active dry yeast(instant rapid rise will be fine)
3 grams of salt
3 grams of baking powder
3 grams of sugar
Heat water till warm (37-40 degrees celcius), turn off heat and add in sugar,stir, then add in yeast,stir gently approx 10 times, let sit for 3 minutes.
Put bread flour,salt,and baking powder into a small bowl, mix well add in all of the yeast mixture, put all five of ur fingers into the bowl, slant ur bowl to yourself and start to grab the ingredients and mix it around, some times slide ur fingers to the bottom and fold all the flour to the top and start to stir with ur fingers, as soon as the ingredients come together, dump it onto ur table(remember to wipe ur table), now u have a lump of doung on ur table with some losse flour but don't worry, first plave your non dominant hand on the bottom of the dough(not under) the put your dominant hand on the top of ur dough, and push down with ur non dominant hand and push forward with the fleshy part of ur dominant hand, the part parallel to ur thumb then pick up the top side of the dough where ur dominant hand is and pull it upwards and fold it back to the bottom side of the dough, then fold it back one more time and push down, after that gently push forward and backwards with ur palms, and once in a while use the pushing dough technique, keep doing this until u end up with a piece of soft smooth dough, and when you rip a part off and stretch it, it will become a thin film(when doing this be gentle) and put it in a bowl and let it rise for 2 hours or double in size, then pour out the dough punch it down, and refrigerate it for 7 days for later use.
Pre-mixed old mixture:
50g of pre-mixed old dough(above)
5g of baking powder
3g of sugar
5g of honey
30g of very warm water (60-70 degrees celcius)
Put old dough in the centre of a small bowl, gently sprinkle the sugar around the dough, pour honey on top of the dough, then at last sprinkle the baking powder around the dough. Pour the water around the dough and let the baking powder all fizz up after that, use ur hands and squeeze the old dough until it becomes all soft and then use ur fingers to mix the ingredients together until u get a thick mixture. let stand for 30 minutes.
Baguette dough:
Remaining of pre-mixed old dough
All of pre-mixed old mixture
300g of bread flour
100g of all-purpose flour
6g of active dry yeast(instant rapid rise will be fine)
15g of sugar
3g of salt
3g of honey
15g of milk
20g of butter
15g Crisco golden shortening-prefered(vegetable shortening is fine)
200g warm water
1.) Heat water till warm(37-40 degrees celcius)turn of heat, add in sugar, stir, add in yeast stir 10 times, let stand(proof) for 3 minutes.
2.) Put all the other ingrdients into a large bowl, mix together, add in yeast mixture,use the mixing technique in the old dough recipe above, then use pushing dough technique in the old dough recipe above but before ur second fold back hold the dough with ur dominant hand at the bottom and lift the dough up, fling the dough until it's on the back of ur hand, and use some strength and fling it hard onto the table then fold the top to the bottom again. And then use the pushing forward and backward method after,once in a while sprinkle about 10g of flour and continue kneading(repeat this until dough is not so sticky u can't work with it, keep repeating these two steps until u get a soft and smooth dough and when stretched u get a thin film. Shape into a ball, and put in a greased bowl, cover with plastic(suran)wrap and rise for about 2 hours or doubled in size.
3.) After Rising, punch down with fingers, and pour out the dough on to ur table, divide into two or four pieces, let rest for 10 minutes, meanwhile preheat ur oven to 70 degrees celcius for 2 minutes then turn off the heat. After resting, stretch 1 piece of dough into a long piece then put on the table, push it vertically until the dough becomes a rectangle then fold the top side to the bottom side, then gently push vertically again, and fold top to bottom again. then roll the dough into a long cylinder looking piece of dough and gently sprinkle with all-purpose flour. Repeat this until all of ur dough is done and all the same length.
4.) Place all of ur pieces onto a greased with butter baking pan of baguette pans(leave about 3 inches at least of room in between the doughs) and put it into the turned off warm oven,if not warm turn on oven to 70 degrees celcius for 2 minutes without ur baguette dough in it and trn it off, then place ur baguette doughs in, and place a big pan full of boiling hot water on the level underneath the doughs, and proof ur dough until doubles in size of about 20 minutes. After proofing, remove from oven take the pan of water out, and preheat ur oven to 200 degrees celcius for 5 minutes, meanwhile with a very sharp knife, drag ur knife9no sawing motion) on the dough diagnally to create about 1/2 inch deep grooves, cut about 5 on to ur baguettes and 3 onto ur sub rolls. put in oven and bake for 20-25 minutes. After baking remove from oven, remove baguettes or sub rolls from pan and put on cooling rack for 10 minutes, for more crusty exterior, use a knife and jab horizontally into the baguettes of sub rolls at the ends about 3 times on each side and let water vapour leave.
If u jsut want to try out the recipe, cut all the ingredients in half.
re: bakery_guy
But, this isnt a "true" baguette recipe. It is not suppose to have anything other than yeast, flour, salt, and water. French authorities would close down your shop in Paris =).
Not knocking your recipe though. Just thought others would like to know.
umm, i don't think u know a lot about baguettes,if u would like why i say that, becuz, barely baguette only consist of flour water yeast and salt i know that becuz i've been making baguettes for over 20 years now. first, i put honey in my bread becuz honey makes the texture more chewy and flavoury. Sugar helps yeast absorb oxygen from the air. Shortening helps relax the glutens that's just been stressed and gives the bread a crunchy crust. milk just helps give the dough more flavour. butter give the bread aroma and flavour.Baking powder just helps the dough become softer, and becuz there's so less of it in it, u can't taste it. Last, just to let u know i used to live in france. Also, i'm not saying ur wrong but, this recipe is easier to work with becuz of all this stuff in it. If the baguette only consist of only flour, yeast, water, and salt, then the dough would be very hard to work with and if u don't get the ingredients right, u'll end up with a hard piece of stick thingy.
Don't expect ur bread to be like some of the store bought bread, becuz the aftificial stuff that makes the bread wont dry out, super fast rising effect and making the bread addictive and etc, in it is not that great for u.
re: David Leite
Hi David - I just saw this. I'm sure there was definetly error on my part, but thanks for re-testing the recipe! (on a side note - love your site - every recipe so far has been wonderful!)
I tried the recipe on Leite's Culinaria and, while not perfect, I wouldn't call it a complete failure.
Right off, I would say that the recipe won't work as written, except that there's that rising caveat of "until doubled" written in the instructions. The recipe has about half the amount of yeast that I've seen for other recipes, which may account for the longer rising time I needed. It took an hour and a half at 80 degrees to get the first rise to double, and nearly 2 hours for the second rise to double. The dough really should be covered (or it should note they are covered, as for the first rise) or the dough dries out on the outside.
Dividing the dough into fourths certainly didn't give me a baguette 18 inches long (as the recipe suggests)... 12-14" maybe. I saw the picture of the poster's loaves, and I'm not sure why they are so wide and flat. I shaped my 4 pieces of dough into long batons and let them rise and they didn't get shorter. They did get flatter, though, during that second rise. I left 2 alone (on one sheet pan), and smushed the other two to make them more circular (in diameter) again. I brushed all (2 resmushed and 1 flat) but one flat loaf with the egg wash, as some people think the wash prevents a nice crust from forming. It's probably not a proper bread technique to resmush the loaves back into shape right before baking, but those baguettes were the ones that kept their height, the flat baguettes pretty much stayed flatter. A simple reshaping (without much deflating) takes care of that problem, though.
The egg wash did give the baguettes a nice crust, the one without didn't get too brown. I baked them as instructed, using the full 10 minutes at the lower temperature.
The baguettes certainly are small (in length and width) but the insides weren't too airy and had a nice chew and bounce to it.
Adding water or ice cubes to a pan at the beginning does create the steam that gives you the nice crisp crust.
re: leanneabe
I've been wishing they made covered baguette pans - it seems to me that baking baguettes with the no-knead method (preheated covered pot) creates the perfect steamy environment for baguette crust. Does anybody know of baguette-shaped pans (perhaps clay or something) that have covers?
re: marigolds
This is close, but produces a loaf closer to "sandwich"-sized than baguette.
However, it's very well-sized for the standard amount used in the no-knead method.

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How long did it take newcomer Deena Nicole Cortese to immerse herself in her new lifestyle? About halfway through the Jersey Shore season premiere.
Before throwing down with Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola - who she later called the "C-word" - the 4-foot-10 firecracker performed an impromptu striptease.
Even The Situation was thrown off when she "mistakenly" pulled off her bikini bottom. That's saying something. Here's Deena Nicole Cortese in action:
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I f***** love deena! I don't see how she's a hoochee...
Im not liking Deena, she is a hoochee. She clearly stated its been 2 months, di just jump right in on Mike. Not!
Welcome to Jersey Shore Deena. What a spitfire you've proven to be. You're going to love the group. A real fun group of people. They're always partying and enjoying themselves. About the Squirrel Monkey and Kitten comments. I knew a guy who use to break the backs of goldfish. He was a handsome fella. That same guy who tortured these goldfish was in a car accident and he now has to live with severe chronic back pain for the rest of his life. He's gained at least 200 pounds from immobility due to back pain and he also suffers erectile dysfunction. So don't worry squirrel monkeys and kittens karma is on the rise too.
Welcome Ms. Cortese....we could do with more balls in that house - now we get rid of mike and ms stupid girl- my bf is a cheat and took him back sammy and we good!
They did that to squirrel monkeys? I known of them to do that to kittens in texas :(
The internet is blowing-up in ref. to squirrel monkeys. Seems that pet shops have had an unexpected rush on the little critters. Go figure!!! One can only hope the little guys live a good life with their new owners. I also hope they don't end up like the story a few years ago. Some sick dude in Texas got tired of his two and buried them alive, up to their necks, in his yard. Then, he mowed his lawn.
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I've been too busy getting my life together and living my days out one day at a time. I'm starting to see that my SA husband actually wants to save our marriage. His actions are proving as such. Although, the other night, he was triggered and wanted to watch the late night section of HBO on Demand and I told "hell no" and he was like "I didn't think it would be bad if we watched it together" and I was like "Yeah, yeah it would be. You're a sex addict. I don't want to be a pawn in your addiction". He understood. I was a bit triggered myself after that. I was turned off by my SA husband. I just didn't want to even hold his hand. He realized it and apologized, but I think it'll just take me some time to come down from that nasty shit.
Other than that, life is pretty "whatever" which is what I prefer after his disclosure almost a year ago. We have been doing a lot of traveling this summer. Mostly, driving, and one flight. But, it has been wonderful to drive. Next weekend we are driving to Pittsburgh. Hopefully, it'll be fun and go well.
I guess that's all. I've been doing my own thing and healing and dealing with me. That's who I have to take care of...me.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things that I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Its been a while since I've been on this site so I am seeing your post about your soon to be ex husband subjecting your children to have dinner with his S&M Craigslist GF. I mean, I'll be honest, I have nothing against the BDSM lifestyle, but um...the fact that he actually did that shit behind your back and subjected your children to it is disgusting. I am so sorry that happened. I really am.
So sorry about that. He is not remorseful at all. Yes you are correct: no SAA or SA 4 X a week at least for a couple of months and then 2 a week for the rest of your coupledom and IC and MC (if you want) or he needs to find a studio apt or motel 6.
[This message edited by mychild at 1:15 PM, July 16th (Wednesday)]
While I see your point, I happen to enjoy HBO and feel like I shouldn't have to give up stuff because my SA husband is a sex addict. I've given up enough. I don't have children (and don't want any for that matter) and don't have many pleasures in this world except for my feline children. HBO...I like that pleasure. I also like Showtime. TV is awesome. He's the asshole. If anything, he should just give up having a penis. But then...that is just irrational and unrealistic thinking LOL!
I wasn't sure whether to come back and post here. But anyway.
I admire those of you trying to R so much, you must be so strong.
My Ex was in total denial that he was a SA. The IC we both saw (on our own and together for MC) told him about the work he'd have to do and he went from "I'll do anything it takes" to refusing to do any form of further therapy.
He thought me not saying anything else was me forgiving him. He never once said sorry.
Anyway it didn't take him long to move on. He's had about 30-40 partners in the past year, sometimes two in a day, often 3 or 4 in a week
I know now that this was definitely going to happen, if I stayed with him or not. I am so glad I am divorced.
I wish you all well, and good luck to those who are trying to R. You are so brave.
I hope you are doing well and able to heal from his continued abuse. He may be a lost cause, you certainly are not.
Glad you rang in.
As scaredeykat alluded to, we are all brave.
Every bs on this site faces overwhelming pain. For we with SA partners, there is a grave uncertainty that hangs over us. Our partners exhibit chronic behavior. Our d-days are no longer just single days: they are chains of ongoing violations. Many of us have partners who go so underground, we're in a cold war with them. Many of us have fought for a marriage, and hopes for changes, longer than many would.
We are all brave, the stayers and the leavers. Those in R. Those who said enough. Those who live in limbo. Each day asks us to be brave.
I think the vast majority of spouses stay forever with partners who are not in recovery. There's nothing wrong with it, but it's not courageous. It's courageous to leave obviously, and it can be very courageous to stay with a partner in recovery.
So sometimes we develop courage in response to the situation at hand. So, good for us. I have found courage I never knew I had inside me. Friends tell me I'm the most courageous person they know, but I will never agree. I feel like I failed by choosing to marry my ex.
Yes, my ex. I'm divorced.
He got overnights.
I'm adjusting. Since he's also NPD and probably anti-social, he's still fighting. And he doesn't really want the children. So I continue to walk my tightrope. I posted more in S&D.
Ladies, I'm not saying to stay or leave. But please please please do not have children with sex addicts if you haven't already done so.
-Hope (standing on the other side, but not completely in the light yet)
[This message edited by ChoosingHope at 8:58 PM, July 20th (Sunday)]
I KNOW he didn't do this intentionally, he's simply not that clever. It happened anyway.
Oh Hope, overnights? Crap. Make sure they have a cell phone to call you...
I know I morphed into a pushover.
You know, I didn't think of it that way. I do maintain that they pick highly empathetic and intelligent women. But I didn't consider that the situation forces us all to morph into pushovers. I do know that there are always signs of SA. We may not recognize these signs until we look back, way after D-Day. But while the SA is building, I do believe that our minds and bodies recognize the signs of huge problems looming in our partners. And we suppress these feelings, pressing down on them until they disappear. A psychologist explained this to me. Nothing is ever as much a surprise as we feel it is, at least consciously.
It's true in my case. I was so much stronger when I first got married than I was for the last ten years of my marriage. I was scared of everything, pretending to be perfect to deny the obvious, a brittle and fragile shell of my former self. It took the divorce and the necessary fighting to protect my children to force me to become courageous. But ONLY out of necessity.
I know for a fact that I wouldn't have fought him on anything except for the children. If not for them, I would have folded and slunk away, and tried to start a new life. But then I might not have been forced to confront all of the necessary stuff in therapy - an ongoing process for me. I wonder if I might have chosen someone like him again? (I am no longer scared that I'll ever do this.)
All I know is that every woman arrives here at this place as a pushover. What happens next is critical.
Sigh. Yes, Kat, my brave bra burning comrade here, three years of fighting and he still gets overnights. Then again, he chose not to take them for his very first weekend. If he keeps them in his apartment, which I think is reasonably safe, and he hides his shit from them for now, and then he loses interest in them fast, which is likely, there is still a chance. Prayers gratefully accepted. I don't know why this has happened to me, or any of us. Therapist and therapist and book after book tells me to stop asking this question. But I can't.
I fear that their are few people left who have what I consider "healthy" sexual attitudes.
Maybe I'm just really a prude.
We who see it, call it, raise ire against it, are called prudes. It is socially acceptable to sexualize everything, and the further this goes, the more we are painted as the wrong ones. The mass effect of society normalizing this is used to point to our "wrongness."
It's this attitude that kept me weak for a long time. I allowed myself to believe I was unreasonable.
Now I would rather be alone than in a relationship that decries my values.
ChoosingHope, thanks for your wise words.
I hate the woman I became. I don't recognize her. The courage for me was finally seeing how far I'd fallen and lost myself, and finding the strength to reclaim the woman I am.
No children here, and grateful every day for that. (Not that kids are bad, but kids with HIM would be bad)
We saw his parents recently. The FOO issues are palpable. Highly immaure mother who treats her husband like a child, and expects her son (my sa) to fill the partner role.
Treading carefully here, too. I am married to a self-described sociopath.
I NEVER used my past as an excuse to be a dishonest person, let alone hurt anyone I loved.
For all I can tell, my dad has strong narcissistic tendencies. But, I get to decide what kind of life I will live,
I briught up FOO more as a testament to the circus that is the backdrop of my SAs life. It took me seeing HIM clearly to begin to see his nuthouse family clearly (and vice versa...it was like eyes opening all at once).
What ia helpful for me is to see that with the FOO stuff, there's a greater likelihood of him not changing. Again, not letting him off the hook at all, but more like, it makes it clear to me all that dysfunction is something he chooses to not overcome, and his behavior is something he sees as "normal" *rollseyes*
Meleanoro - mine is a sociopath too, and once you get outside the SA/CSAT world, most sex addict behavior is considers "sociopathic." In other words, not an addiction, but a total disregard for society's rules and mores. This is what came out in our custody evaluation and in court. The psychologist and judge kept saying, "SA isn't even in the DSM-V." (I've said that here, but none of us like to hear it.) They were far more comfortable using terms like "sociopathic behavior."
My ex's mother was domineering and obsessed with her son, and she treated her husband like he was a complete idiot. So there you go. Patterns and similarities everywhere, as usual.
Red, I didn't congratulate you for getting away. Good luck with the rest of your life. I hope many good things come your way.
As to the DSM-V, IMO, that is all politics and the ridiculous tendency of the social sciences to change their positions on thing like this every seven years or so. Oh, I get the lack of empirical data issue, I do, but people simply cannot always be tested accurately, and brain science is evolving rapidly. We have too much to learn to dismiss this behavior as nonsense.
As an example of how flawed these judgments and labels can be, in 1976, my first year teaching, I had a young 6 year old who, in retrospect was an autistic savant. When I asked for an evaluation by a team leader, I was told he was communication delayed and would grow out of his problems. Of course he didn't.
Addicts behave in certain ways, self destructive ways. 12 step programs work for them. If they work the program.
I'm seeing ducks. I'm not caring what a bunch of white coats are saying today, they may change their minds tomorrow. . Results matter to me.
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While we've touched on the social additions in our weekly AoC-focused column, today's piece from Funcom itself paints a definitive picture of how the new content works. Join us after the cut for Funcom's look at the guild event and horse racing mechanics as well as some exclusive screenshots.
New dynamic social eventsThe 2.1 update introduces two brand-new social content additions: guild events and horse racing. These new activities will provide whole guilds as well as individual players with fun activities that are exciting diversions from the daily bloodshed.
Guild events
The guild events are new social minigames held in guild city taverns (outdoor) or in the guild city cultural retreats (indoor). There are four event types introduced in the update:
- Treasure Hunt (outdoor only) -- Pick up randomly scattered treasures across the zone for the highest point total.
- Ymir's Hunt (indoor only) -- Freezetag! Run away from the Ymirish or you'll be frozen. Survive or unfreeze others for points.
- Storytelling (indoor or outdoor) -- Take turns telling a story and vote for the finest storyteller over multiple elimination rounds.
- Insult Contest (indoor or outdoor) -- Skilfully insult a given target using the theme provided and vote for whoever you feel is the best at slinging the proverbial mud to give him or her points.
Any guild member can sponsor these events at any time by talking with his or her guild's new Arbiter of Honor NPC. The sponsorship money becomes the prize pool that is awarded to the game winner(s).
Horse racing
Horse racing is a new feature for groups in Old Tarantia. Any group may pay Marcellus, the racetrack owner, to use his course for whatever race it likes. It is up to the group to decide what kind of steeds (if any) to use for the race. Fancy a race to determine whose mount truly is the fastest? Only allowing horses or any kind of mount like Mammoths, Rhinos, Wolves or Tigers? A race over one lap or two or more? The choice is completely up to the group as it decides what rules apply for its own race.
There are also options to have obstacles such as barrels, sticky mud, and horse-spooking adders on the race track that need to be avoided. A nearby vendor NPC even sells carrots and sugar to get the most out of your mount and keep it up to speed during the race.
Who knows? Will there be a race track champion of each server soon who just can't be beat? Monthly races with prize money or fame and glory? This is completely up to the community on each server. The possibilities are now there!
And there is more...
Besides the two major social content additions mentioned above, there are even more new social features introduced with update 2.1 that will keep players busy:
- Renowned players can learn the dances of other races by seeking out quests across the world.
- Old Tarantia now hosts a VIP Area on the rooftops, complete with drinks, dancing, and fireworks, accessible only by members of the top-ranked renown guild of the week and their guests.
- In addition, an assortment of over 30 new city decorations is also available in Khitai from a few different sources to give guilds even more ways to decorate their cities and make them look truly unique and after the guilds' own tastes.


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The Holiday (online) gift shopping saga continues! First, I was buying water bottles, and now I'm shopping for a gift card to send to some relatives.
Instead of taking you through the somewhat exhausting 11-step purchase process I went through for the sake of "convenience," this post will just call out a few of the interesting high points and low points (with suggested optimizations) on the emotional roller coaster that is online shopping. While the theme is a holiday gift card buying experience, you'll see that the challenges are applicable to many shopping carts year-round.
First, arriving at the site's homepage, I wasn't very impressed with the placement of their gift card banner (see Figure 1). On December 15th, you'd think they could give the gift card option a much more prominent presence on the homepage. File this one under "lost opportunities." The fix: Put it above the fold in the active window.
Clicking the gift card banner brought me to a much better page. The top of the results was stacked with colorful Holiday-themed gift cards, and I was reminded about the selling proposition of "never expires" and "always the perfect gift." The scent is getting better, and I click the gift card with the most appealing design.
On the details page for my potential gift card, it's a mixed bag (see Figure 2). On the plus side, the copy is decent. On the minus side, the 3 competing calls to action are somewhat odd in color, and it's not clear which is the "primary" call to action. Also, after I added the card to my shopping cart, the "added to cart" message was WAY too subtle. That message needs to be super obvious, and drive people to either checkout or keep shopping.
On the "view your cart" checkout page, it was all bad news (see Figure 3): a free shipping promotional message displayed in red text makes me think there has been some sort of error. The fix: NEVER use red text in the shopping cart if it's not an error message, even if red is part of your brand's color palette.
After clicking to move forward in the process, I get the standard login screen, which is kind of a pain, but overall I'm giving it the thumbs up because they placed "guest" checkout first on the left, then login second on the right (see Figure 4). Readers, have you tested the order of these elements on your login pages? Have you tested removing these pages altogether, and allowing a "passive" login and passive registration during or after checkout? Something to think about for 2010, yes?
After continuing as a guest, the billing and shipping information page was simple, clean, and usable. Good job, website!
The next page covered shipping method, gift messaging, and gift packaging, and it was another page that had some good and some bad. The good was that you could preview the gift packaging in a popup window (see Figure 5). The bad was that the gift message was restricted to 200 characters, but it didn't tell me how many characters I'd typed so far. This gave me the lovely error message you can see in Figure 6. Note that the error message is the same color as the promotional free shipping offer! This type of error condition is avoidable, and if you can avoid an error condition in checkout…DO IT! The fix: add an inline validation script that tells you how many characters you've typed in real time.
The next step was payment, and it was a relatively painless screen, but it could've been optimized with a 3rd party security badge.
The final step (phew) was the review and confirm screen, and this screen had a huge usability issue. I call out usability issues especially when the software makes the user responsible for something that it (the code) could take care of behind the scenes. Again, if you can avoid an error condition in checkout by writing better code, DO IT. See figure 7 where the website tells me to only click the "submit" button once. If I accidentally click twice, I just bought two items instead of one! Guess what, BB&B? It's 2009, and you can disable the submit button after 1 click while delivering a "processing" message and thanking me for my patience. DO IT. (Note: If you happen to have an account at Bank of America, you can watch the behavior of their final sign-in button.)
OK, sorry for the rant. I'll end on a high note by congratulating the merchant. The confirmation page asked me if I'd now like to create an account post-purchase, and I really like that approach. I'd like to see more of that post-purchase sign-up happening in 2010.
The lesson to take from all this is that the highlights increased my motivation to buy, and the stumbling blocks decreased my motivation to buy. Checking out online is a cumulative process; if I accumulate enough error messages and bad experiences, I'll leave. While the concept of persuasion is extremely powerful in optimizing your online marketing ads, the checkout is all about usability, clarity, and a smooth customer experience. It's hard work, no doubt, but my latest experience shows that the vast majority of sites still need to be focusing some resources in checkout.
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I plan to offer gift cards, it is on my top 20 things to do list. I am not sure if I do it myself or use a 3rd party, just yet. I looking for a good 3rd party, but will likely do it myself.
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Gotta love the Holiday gift card push. Always my favorite time of the year to be in retail sales, people had to buy!
I'm always thankful for the gift card every Christmas and other holidays. Saying thank you is easy if you really mean it. I guess it's also a way to have good sale for the year.
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Atkins induction - how full-proof is it?
Just a few questions: can the Atkins 72 induction work for everyone, providing there is no problem with thyroid or illness? I've read that some people have had stalls that lasted a full year on induction - a full year! That a long, long, time.
I was wondering what happens after that year? Do the pounds start to magically melt, because that year is over? Or does another diet come into play, like JUDD?
How do I know how long I have to wait?
this question end up getting very complicated if you get into the actual cases where induction "doesn't work." how much weight does the person have to lose? what are their metabolic issues? how much food are they eating? are they really adhering to induction as intended?
Atkins '72 is strange that way... people think it's lower carb, but if you eat the optional stuff that is allowed it would be very easy to go over the 20 grams of net carbs allowed on normal Atkins. I calculated it once and I think it was 40 grams you could end up eating if you pushed it. Most people don't push it, but then again, most people lose on induction!
since you have just a little to lose, i would say it's pretty clear it's not a matter of waiting. others may disagree. but if it's been a month of clean eating and you have lost nothing, you need to try something else I think. It's usually a simple matter of eating too much for your body.
bear in mind though, that if you lose this ten pounds it's going to be challenging to keep it off! your body stays at 130 with what you are eating now. maintenance for 120 will be less food.
good luck!
Wish I knew the answer to that. I began Atkins '72 several weeks ago and have yet to really lose a thing. I keep going up and down 3-5 lbs. (I could stand to lose at least 80). I was keeping my carbs at 20 while waiting for my book, then did the two weeks as written.
Any thyroid tests I've had done come back "normal", even though I've never done a full panel. I don't really fit the thyroid problem profile, so I doubt that's a problem. I have begun taking Kelp - figure it can't hurt.
I had a hysterectomy last year, which may be temporarily causing me problems. I mixed low carb and JUDDD last year just before surgery and had finally begun losing. I'd done JUDDD in the past and had success with it before I fell off the wagon. I am once again combining the two, although I know I'm more low carb now (still keeping at 20 or below carbs) than really doing Atkins '72 where you add carbs back in.
It looks like you only need to lose 10 lbs. It may be harder since you're so close to your goal. Mercy, I'd kill to be you - that's a compliment!
bear in mind though, that if you lose this ten pounds it's going to be challenging to keep it off! your body stays at 130 with what you are eating now. maintenance for 120 will be less food.
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I've been on Atkins at very comfotable levels for that very reason. If I feel that I'm missing out, I know I won't be able to do it for very long.
Maybe I've been on maintenance, thinking I was on OWL.
That's why I'm such a major tweaker. Up to now, I can say that I love all low carb systems - high fat/moderate protein; high protein/moderate fat, etc... It's only been 8 months... I'm lookinf for the formula that will let me have my low carb cake and eat it too.
Could be unrealistic.
When I switched to Atkins 72 by the book, my weight loss picked up SIGNIFICANTLY. I shrank before the scale showed anything much though.
I mean I don't eat any dairy (I am allergic) at all. I eat protein, fat, and the two small salads with homemade vinagarette. I have CO in my coffee, and I drink water. I have also added 1/2 cup of veggies to my lunch. I am losing very steadily both pounds and inches. I supplement with the recommended supplements from the book, and I must say that I love the simplicity of this plan.
Of course I have more weight to lose than you.
But at least, with WW, when I wanted to lose a few quick pounds, I would just starve myself and it worked temporarily, time enough for me to think that life was great.
I still don't have a clue as to how to lose a quick anything with Atkins/low carb - and believe me, I tried. High/moderate fat/protein, up the fat, lower the fat, up the protein, lower the protein, up the calories, lower the calories. Must be the sweeteners, must be the nuts, must be the weather...
How about the bacon diet? Eat only bacon for a week... would that work?
I had to :laugh: about the weather comment!! Yeah, I think good grief, I've cut out carbs, wheat, sugar, etc. what's next ... water??? Sheesh. I keep thinking there has GOT to be some good changes going on inside even if it ain't showing on the outside yet. I sometimes think that with 30+ years of being on some kind of diet, my body is playing "chicken" with me and waiting for me to fall back into carbs or just lots of food and give up. :D
Re: the Bacon Diet - wouldn't that be too much salt?? :hyst:
Re-read the Original Atkins 1972 DADR
I often go back and re-read my book just to reaffirm my thoughts, or correct new ideas I have come across and some how allowed to infiltrate my thinking.
Dr. Atkins believed wholeheartedly in his plan. He even stated on pg. 150 that "I have never had a case where the diet could not be made to work. And yet I have had many patients who were sure at some time the diet was not going to work for them. They were always wrong! There is always an explanation if the patient stops losing."
He goes on to discuss reasons and solutions for what is perceived as a stall including issues with thyroid.
IMHO I really believe as well that if his plan is followed to a tee, you will lose weight - no doubt. But you have to be diligent in your efforts and not try to rush through the process. He mentions several times in the book that a person's CCL can and does change throughout their life. One of the reasons he was adamant about keto-sticks. If you followed his plan and slowly reintroduced 5-8 carbs pdpw, you would be able to analyze how you are doing with the new addition. If you are hungry, not losing, or out of ketosis, you would know to go back to the previous level, eliminate that particular new addition and go again. Until you know you CCL. If you start having issues again at any time, your CCL probably changed and you should repeat the process of determining where your new CCL threshold is at.
I bought his original book and read it cover to cover. I fully believe in eating low carb more so now than I ever did before on my attempts and credit Dr. Atkins, along with the "new" people getting it out there, for helping me to finally realize that! It's apparent some of us just have stubborn bodies and refuse to let go of the fat. :annoyed: I keep hoping that one day I'll start melting away like I've seen it happen for so many others. :aprayer:
I would have loved to gotten to the point were I could add back in carbs! I'm still keeping them at 20, but I'm combining this with JUDDD. I may get frustrated and want to throw that stupid scale through the wall, but I keep trying!
[QUOTE=vanilla_latte;16665635]T Came right back on, though. I was always - and still am - in ketosis, felt great, ate what was on the lists (even measured out the darn lettuce!), etc. Even kept track of my calories to make sure I wasn't overdoing it.
1) Yikes! for the lettuce part.
2) Calories are soooo difficult to understand. The new Atkins says between 1500 and 1800 for women. While eating low carb, I have gained and lost with those numbers. I continue Atkins/low carb for the way I feel, not for the way I look. But I sure would like it to work!
I truly think I'm getting the benefits of eating LC on the inside - I just wanna see the same benefits on the outside.
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If there's one thing you'll learn from will.i.am's new single, "Feeling Myself" it's that he's feeling pretty good about himself. And Miley doesn't think he's too bad either.
PHOTOS: 2013 AMA's Red Carpet
Did you watch the AMA's last night? Here are a few pics from the Red Carpet!