Chris Remington
Volunteer amateur systems administrator for Beehaw. Stay-at-home dad. Outdoor enthusiast.
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By immediate family members I meant my wife, two sons and my brother. I am very fortunate that we all love each other very much.
Especially not queer people.
My eldest son is gay. He’s fortunate that his mother and I are very liberal and non-religious. I’ve had many queer friends with unsupportive parents and it is very sad.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgOPMto World News@beehaw.org•Bill Gates to give away $200 billion by 2045, says Musk is 'killing' world's poorest children9·4 days agoOne cannot be sincere / ethical and be a billionaire simultaneously.
Says who? You? Maybe they once were not that sincere and have since had a change of heart. BTW, the Gates Foundation has done a tremendous amount of good over the years.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgMto Nature and Gardening@beehaw.org•What is your favourite fruit tree to grow?2·6 days agoI did not say they are planted near the black walnut trees. The black walnuts are isolated from everything else I plan on planting. I’m aware of their natural suppression method.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgMto Nature and Gardening@beehaw.org•What is your favourite fruit tree to grow?4·6 days agoI planted two black walnut trees at the same time as those apple trees. They haven’t produced yet either. I live in rural Maine so it makes things grow slower.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgMto Nature and Gardening@beehaw.org•What is your favourite fruit tree to grow?9·6 days agoEight years ago my wife and I planted a variety of apple trees and they still have not produced. Thus, I can’t answer your question.
Hang in there…this too shall pass. I tend to rely on and hang out with immediate family members more than non-family members. My parents used to tell me “blood is thicker than water” and I now know that they were 100% correct.
Yup! Just requested this through inter-library loan. Looks amazing.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgMto Gaming@beehaw.org•Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of May 4th6·8 days agoDiablo 4 season 8
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgMto Chat@beehaw.org•absolute nothingness doesn’t exist and i think that’s pretty coolEnglish6·11 days agoScience doesn’t have the answers to everything. I find it very odd that a huge percentage of people do not understand that. Our lives should constantly be filled with awe and wonder. That’s the nature of reality.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgMto Technology@beehaw.org•Sports fans are abandoning traditional TV1·11 days agoSee my reply above.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgMto Technology@beehaw.org•Sports fans are abandoning traditional TV1·11 days agouBlock Origin blocks all ads from the streaming sites I use. YouTube, Peacock, Paramount+ and Hulu. Some movies and sports I can easily pirate with no ads.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgMto Technology@beehaw.org•Sports fans are abandoning traditional TV4·12 days agoI gave up traditional TV for ad-free streaming back in 2009 and have never looked back.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgto Free and Open Source Software@beehaw.org•What are the "app dock" apps on your phone? Are they FOSS?3·16 days agoPhone (proprietary); Beeper (partial-FOSS); DuckDuckGo (FOSS?); Mlem (FOSS)
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgMto World News@beehaw.org•Virginia Giuffre, who accused Britain's Prince Andrew in Epstein sex trafficking scandal, has committed suicide2·16 days agoTelling people that they have problems is NOT nice. It’s the only rule here at Beehaw in which you have broken. Take a 7 day vacation.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgOPMto Technology@beehaw.org•The inarguable case for banning social media for teens1·17 days agoYes. Those are good points.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgOPMto Technology@beehaw.org•The inarguable case for banning social media for teens6·17 days agoYou were going for some Socratic roundabout ironic thing?
No.
That feels a bit patronizing.
That was not my intent. I apologize if anyone felt this way.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgOPMto Technology@beehaw.org•The inarguable case for banning social media for teens1·17 days agoWhy is that?
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I was raised in evangelical Christian churches. I used academic biblical studies to de-brainwash my mind. It worked and I saw how it could help other people.