Trichocereus bridgesii, monstrose form. Called penis cactus or toothpick cactus depending on spines. T. bridgesii contains higher levels of alkaloids, including mescaline, than the more commonly used T. Pachnoi “San Pedro”. The monstrose form is said to be particularly potent, although it is slower growing.

I looked at the ZMPT101B, not sure if it will work at that low a voltage.

Did some quick looking at the ideal diode modules available on Amazon, but they were just schottky drop or so. Sparkfun had one that might work. Ideal diode is definitely the right sort of thing, just have to find one ideal enough. If I can find the right one, it should work.

I’ve been looking at precision rectifier op amp circuits. Even half wave gets me what I need.

Edit: This should work, may have to change some resistor values.

That would be modern practice, wouldn’t it? It won’t affect operation at all and should be safer. Ground wire wasn’t really a thing when this was made.

I’ll be doing this.

Porque no los dos?

I’ve found that subs really dig it when you’ve machined your own spanky tools…

Also, HAAS are some jank ass machines. Tiny ways, newer controls are glitter covered shit, they fucked up the remote handwheel…

Huh. I’m not sure how far back furries go.

If not, it’s certainly proto furry porn. Pretty sure it predates the formulation of Rule 34.

This was covered back in '93 on usenet. Behold: Smuckfest!

I very much agree. It is held up as this wonderful parable of how you should live. It’s the sort of thing that the powerful use to take advantage and abuse the weak.

This kind of puerile shit is bad for children and is just like a lot of the Jesus crap that gets pounded into kids.

This is actually wisdom. I use a 4x fudge factor.

Correct, specific to his fiction. I don’t know if I’ve read a non-fiction book of his. However, I’ve never read a bad article or essay by him. He has great insight.

His ideas are fantastic. Execution and characterization are spotty. Been a while since I read anything of his, but IIRC, he has a tendency to dip into surrealism or absurdity that feels cringey instead of his artistic target.

In some ways, it’s similar to a lot of Golden Era SF. You read it for the ideas, not the story.

I do have a favorable opinion of him and his work. I’d really enjoy Doctorow being paired with a traditional fiction author and both being rode herd by a hardass SF editor.

That’s pretty much what I figured. Wish trans folks had something like the old school hanky code.

As far as my preferences go, I was in a triad for a while with an NB. If I were stuck on a desert island and had to pick between a vanilla woman or a sub boy, I’m picking the boy. However, like I said, I have a strong preference for female genitalia. The whole tomboy/NB thing is the sweetspot for me in this spectrum.

I also have smell preferences. MtF, many NB, and cis women smell much more attractive to me. I imagine it’s related to test levels. I don’t find heavily transitioned FtM very attractive. There’s an androgynous smell that’s kind of like fallen leaves that I really like.

Not trying to fetishize here, but thought the perspective might be interesting. I’m very masculine and fall somewhere between a wolf or bear.

As far as I know, pup/petplay is an outgrowth of queer male leather with leather pups being the prototype. Ponyplay has similar roots, probably a little more tradionally het. A fair amount of it, especially in porn, is just female submissive cishet roleplay. There is also overlap with furries.

It is relatively common in the straight-ish kink and leather communties in the US. There are leather pups all over gay leather. I can’t speak to the lesbian communties.

If you’re in the US, get involved with your local bdsm/kink community. Saw a girl come out as a hu-cow for the first time at a recent event.

When considering dating trans/NB folks, what is the best way to ask about their genital configuration, gender identity, and future planned trajectory?

In other words, I have a strong preference for female genitalia. I also strongly prefer limited or no body hair (shaved is fine). There is a set of tomboy/androgyny/boi that is my type. Is there a polite way to ask about this?

And gave them LSD! Funded by NASA.

The Dolphin Who Loved Me.

George Clooney has done some real life Batman shit. He started the Satellite Sentinel Project. using some of his millions. Org’s website is https://thesentry.org/

He rents satellite time and surveils African warlords providing warnings for villages of incoming armies.

After increasingly cussing the TV as the level of stupid rose higher and higher, we made it to the part where magic purple witch spray was used. I paused the TV and my girl and I just looked at each other, we were done.

Also, who the fuck writes in a fucking basement in New Orleans? Not motherfucking Anne Rice. So stupid.

We’re finishing up the second season of Interview with a Vampire. Other than a bad Southern accent in the first season, it’s excellent and super queer. Highly recommend.

I think I saw a nipple!

They got rid of the motherfucking crisping sleeves! I’m pissed.

fsck

and slathering it on a well done steak

Burn the heretic!