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    Thread: Hobbies and pastimes.
Post: RE: Hobbies and pastimes.

Reminds me of my first guitar. I couldn't learn open chords because many strings were touching he first fret. I was only 13 at the time though and didn't know how to fix it so I started by learning ba...
Mathilda Getting to Know You 308 16,628 05-05-2026, 09:02 AM
    Thread: It is said that people realise they are gay or trans...
Post: RE: It is said that people realise they are gay or...

I've posted videos from Dr. Frans de Waal before because of his research on animal morality.
Mathilda Science, Engineering and Mathematics 15 394 04-30-2026, 06:12 AM
    Thread: It is said that people realise they are gay or trans...
Post: RE: It is said that people realise they are gay or...

It's also worth pointing out that some trans people are required to get surgeries they don't actually want in order to get legal recognition because the society they live in enforce a gender binary.
Mathilda Science, Engineering and Mathematics 15 394 04-29-2026, 10:53 AM
    Thread: It is said that people realise they are gay or trans...
Post: RE: It is said that people realise they are gay or...

We don't come out of the womb with a list of specifications about who and what we are. We learn this through a process of self discovery. This means that what we originally assume may not actually be ...
Mathilda Science, Engineering and Mathematics 15 394 04-27-2026, 11:05 AM
    Thread: I don't think I've ever had a gender identity...is that weird?
Post: RE: I don't think I've ever had a gender identity....

(04-24-2026, 02:09 AM)SYZ Wrote: Could it be then that only the people who—in actuality—can feel their gender is wrong are a specific cohort?  In other words, are people who are indifferent to their...
Mathilda Science, Engineering and Mathematics 87 1,954 04-24-2026, 07:48 AM
    Thread: I don't think I've ever had a gender identity...is that weird?
Post: RE: I don't think I've ever had a gender identity....

This video touches on body dysmorphia as well.
Mathilda Science, Engineering and Mathematics 87 1,954 04-24-2026, 07:31 AM
    Thread: I don't think I've ever had a gender identity...is that weird?
Post: RE: I don't think I've ever had a gender identity....

(04-24-2026, 02:09 AM)SYZ Wrote: Body dysmorphia and gender dysphoria may sound similar but they're completely different conditions. Gender dysphoria is when someone "feels" their body doesn't ma...
Mathilda Science, Engineering and Mathematics 87 1,954 04-24-2026, 07:25 AM
    Thread: I don't think I've ever had a gender identity...is that weird?
Post: RE: I don't think I've ever had a gender identity....

Men can suffer from Gynaecomastia (man boobs). They can get medical help for it. Many women spend a lot of money and endure a lot of pain at beauticians to get rid of excess hair. Of course it's ne...
Mathilda Science, Engineering and Mathematics 87 1,954 04-23-2026, 06:11 PM
    Thread: I don't think I've ever had a gender identity...is that weird?
Post: RE: I don't think I've ever had a gender identity....

(04-21-2026, 10:50 PM)SYZ Wrote: It's funny, but downunder, offensive words are often used as a term of greeting, endearment or agreement and/or disagreement, but all in a friendly, more than agree...
Mathilda Science, Engineering and Mathematics 87 1,954 04-23-2026, 07:06 AM
    Thread: I don't think I've ever had a gender identity...is that weird?
Post: RE: I don't think I've ever had a gender identity....

(04-20-2026, 05:30 PM)SYZ Wrote: Words that were freely and openly used when I was a young man are now taboo—socially censured by real intimidation from the "woke brigade".  If I dare to use words l...
Mathilda Science, Engineering and Mathematics 87 1,954 04-21-2026, 07:35 AM
    Thread: Hobbies and pastimes.
Post: RE: Hobbies and pastimes.

I've been needing a break from coding recently. I've been putting everything aside since last November to create a demo of my tech with a view to starting up a business so I can move back to Germany w...
Mathilda Getting to Know You 308 16,628 04-17-2026, 03:17 PM
    Thread: Kittens everywhere.
Post: RE: Kittens everywhere.

(04-16-2026, 01:42 PM)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: They've gone mobile since that pix. EVERYWHERE now. They'll start plotting next.
Mathilda Off-topic 16 328 04-17-2026, 02:07 PM
    Thread: Hobbies and pastimes.
Post: RE: Hobbies and pastimes.

(04-09-2026, 04:14 AM)TheGentlemanBastard Wrote: I've been playing the Bronco-Strat and my electric,acoustic almost exclusively for the last few weeks. The Sathurator pedal has been loads of fun (ma...
Mathilda Getting to Know You 308 16,628 04-09-2026, 08:15 AM
    Thread: Attack on Iran
Post: RE: Attack on Iran

(04-01-2026, 09:49 AM)SYZ Wrote: And on Starmer:          "All Starmer wants is costly windmills that are driving your energy prices through the roof." The Scots take credit for his now pathologica...
Mathilda World News, Politics and Current Events 345 7,718 04-06-2026, 07:20 AM
    Thread: Hobbies and pastimes.
Post: RE: Hobbies and pastimes.

(02-23-2026, 03:33 AM)TheGentlemanBastard Wrote: When Aklot dropped their version of a Strat in blaze orange, the official orange of those 80's Broncos, I knew I had to build this: [Image: https://i...
Mathilda Getting to Know You 308 16,628 04-03-2026, 08:56 AM
    Thread: Hobbies and pastimes.
Post: RE: Hobbies and pastimes.

Nice! What pickups are they?
Mathilda Getting to Know You 308 16,628 03-30-2026, 08:30 AM
    Thread: AD Server Slowdown?
Post: RE: AD Server Slowdown?

Turns out we didn't have a robots.txt file. I was sure we did. It must have got lost in the move. I've nabbed the one from atheistforums.org and updated the paths for our forum. Added a delay of a se...
Mathilda Forum Comments and Suggestions 163 4,540 03-17-2026, 05:26 PM
    Thread: AD Server Slowdown?
Post: RE: AD Server Slowdown?

(03-14-2026, 05:57 PM)Deesse23 Wrote: s.l.o.w. since probably 1-2hrs This concurs with bingbot being the culprit [Image: https://i.postimg.cc/SsnFFyDJ/AD-bots.png] We could ban all bots but we nee...
Mathilda Forum Comments and Suggestions 163 4,540 03-15-2026, 10:52 AM
    Thread: AD Server Slowdown?
Post: RE: AD Server Slowdown?

(03-08-2026, 11:27 PM)Fireball Wrote: That doesn't strike me as a large number, tbh. I guess it depends on what is being rented. Some forums I go to have tens of thousands of visitors. Currently, on...
Mathilda Forum Comments and Suggestions 163 4,540 03-12-2026, 07:55 AM
    Thread: AD Server Slowdown?
Post: RE: AD Server Slowdown?

Got this reply from the kind people at HostUpon Quote:I'm not sure it was a dos attack! I saw the resource usage graphs for yesterday and it's pretty clear the account was being overloaded, but the s...
Mathilda Forum Comments and Suggestions 163 4,540 03-06-2026, 02:50 PM
    Thread: AD Server Slowdown?
Post: RE: AD Server Slowdown?

Logging on to the control panel I see that we've been hitting resource limits. Some AI bot crawlers have been creating a lot of demand but I am not sure that this is the cause. I've opened a ticket to...
Mathilda Forum Comments and Suggestions 163 4,540 03-06-2026, 10:09 AM
    Thread: Hobbies and pastimes.
Post: RE: Hobbies and pastimes.

For Christmas I bought myself a Surfybear classic spring reverb. Completely analogue with a real spring. I've only had a chance to play it once because I've been so busy trying to create a demo that w...
Mathilda Getting to Know You 308 16,628 02-04-2026, 08:03 AM
    Thread: Sign-ups for Game #15 - Saw
Post: RE: Sign-ups for Game #15 - Saw

Sign me up please. I'll be playing between GMT 8am - 11m
Mathilda Mafia Signups 16 606 01-21-2026, 01:45 PM
    Thread: Trump says he's stopped "8 PLUS wars"...true?
Post: RE: Trump says he's stopped "8 PLUS wars"...true?

The War against Christmas?
Mathilda World News, Politics and Current Events 16 557 01-20-2026, 11:54 AM
    Thread: Worst way to die, #1 Accidental.
Post: RE: Worst way to die, #1 Accidental.

(01-19-2026, 10:38 PM)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Is there a spoiler option here? I'm not even looking for one until I have spoken with the staff. Show ContentSpoiler: Yes
Mathilda Off-topic 38 1,045 01-19-2026, 11:27 PM