Random Rants 92 - Not Enough Snerk

[MaryKB]

Even though it's not until the end of August, I'm starting to have anxiety about going back to work.

 

[Takhisis]

First regain your sleep now that KB junior nº2 can sleep for up to six hours, it might help deal with your anxiety.

 

[EgonSpengler]

And it's begun.

Yahoo Sports, 6 July 2022 - "Barbra Banda, a rising women's soccer star, ruled ineligible by 'gender verification' tests"
Sports Illustrated, 6 July 2022 - "Zambia’s Barbra Banda Out of WAFCON Due to Gender Eligibility Tests, per Report"

Banda, a 22-year-old forward, scored two hat tricks at last summer's Olympics and has excelled for her Chinese club, Shanghai Shengli. But she was mysteriously "unavailable" for Zambia's women's AFCON opener on Sunday due to what Zambia's soccer federation (FAZ) called "medical reasons."

Reports soon emerged that pre-tournament tests had revealed natural testosterone levels that exceeded limits set by governing bodies. Andrew Kamanga, the FAZ president, said in a statement Wednesday that the rules are those of the African soccer confederation, CAF, and in line with regulations developed by FIFA, the sport's global governing body.

Just to clarify, Banda is not transgender.

CAF has distanced itself from Banda's ineligibility, and did not respond to Yahoo Sports' request for comment. But Kamanga told BBC Sport Africa: "All the players had to undergo gender verification, a CAF requirement, and unfortunately she did not meet the criteria set by CAF."

Gender verification. This just gets more disgusting.

An official CAF document requires team physicians to attest that players have "been examined ... to verify their gender," and that the players "do not show any perceived deviation in secondary sex characteristics and are therefore presumed to be of female gender."

In 2011, FIFA outlined similar "gender verification" regulations that required soccer federations to "actively investigat[e] any perceived deviation in secondary sex characteristics" — which are physical traits typically associated with one sex but not directly involved in reproduction. Entire women's national teams have been required to confirm, via team doctors and personal medical documents, that they are women. If necessary, the regulations state, a medical officer can call for "a physical examination performed by an independent expert."

You know what "secondary sex characteristics" are? For women, it's less body hair, rounded hips, and breasts, among other things. "Actively investigate any perceived deviation in secondary sex characteristics." In other words, investigate women who don't look feminine enough. Actually, no, that's not 'in other words' is it? Those are the words.

Ladies, I hope you're ready to present your "woman enough" certificate of authenticity when the Gestapo ask you for it.

 

[Sarin]

My old laptop is definitely dying. New one has been ordered, but it'll arrive on Monday at earliest. Also, I had to settle for a bit cheaper one with Windoom 11.

 

[Kaitzilla]

No, not windows 11!

Speaking of doom, test out your "moral value system" with the new and improved trolley problem website
https://neal.fun/absurd-trolley-problems/

My morals collapsed on level 12 when it came to my best friend vs. 5 strangers.

This problem has shown up on CFC:OT before.
It made an impression on me in years since.

Spoiler :

 

[Sarin]

No, not windows 11!

I wish there was another way, but getting many games run under Linux is still too much pain, especially those I tend to play. So..I guess I'll spend good chunk of the week managing the spyware.

 

[Takhisis]

getting many games run under Linux is still too much pain

I take it you still defy the Steamworks?

 

[Sarin]

I take it you still defy the Steamworks?

Many of the games I play are either so old that they work on Windoom only thanks to the GOG efforts, or are at least too old to have proper Linux port.

 

[Takhisis]

If they're those games and you cannot keep a Windows XP (or earlier) rig working, I suggest DOSBox.

 

[Sarin]

If they're those games and you cannot keep a Windows XP (or earlier) rig working, I suggest DOSBox.

Some are, and those come from GOG with DosBox already bundled in.

But there are some that are made for older Windows, don't have proper Linux port or can't really run it with mods. Medieval 2 TW comes to mind, many mods simply don't work on Linux port, and the modded game stretches the resources the system can give to 32 bit application to the limit.

 

[Samson]

Some are, and those come from GOG with DosBox already bundled in.

But there are some that are made for older Windows, don't have proper Linux port or can't really run it with mods. Medieval 2 TW comes to mind, many mods simply don't work on Linux port, and the modded game stretches the resources the system can give to 32 bit application to the limit.

I would have thought virtualbox would do a good job on older games these days, with DirectX support, but I do not know.

 

[Synobun]

I bought someone a few gifts, which are being held hostage by the post office because she has to pay customs and VAT on them. It turns out Etsy doesn't collect these fees when purchasing, and the recipient has to pay them upon receipt of the items. This is very agitating.

 

[Takhisis]

Some are, and those come from GOG with DosBox already bundled in.

But there are some that are made for older Windows, don't have proper Linux port or can't really run it with mods. Medieval 2 TW comes to mind, many mods simply don't work on Linux port, and the modded game stretches the resources the system can give to 32 bit application to the limit.

Can't you tell it to run as a 64-bit system?

 

[The_J]

I need to stop buying peaches when it's so warm. I can never figure out if the fur has been there or developed while lying at my place.

 

[Takhisis]

Instead of stopping buying peaches, you could just check whether they're furry peaches or the furless ones when you buy them.

 

[Synobun]

Are peaches much different in Europe than in the Americas? Peach fuzz seems very different from fruit mold to me, no?

 

[The_J]

I might just not be good at that, and maybe also very paranoid.

 

[Sarin]

Can't you tell it to run as a 64-bit system?

If the program isn't designed for 64-bit systems or multithreading, it won't use such resources. Best you can do is to remove the "safety" in the .exe file that limits it to 2GB RAM usage, making it use 4GB at most.

 

[Takhisis]

I'm asking because I don't know how the programme is designed.

 

[Sofista]

I need to stop buying peaches when it's so warm. I can never figure out if the fur has been there or developed while lying at my place.

This is why fruit juice exists!