Yes, unfortunately i think you’ve missed a few things.

1. Anyone can be sued for anything, whether the suit is successful depends on validity and damages
2. It would be difficult to prove damages in this case, but you don’t need to sue anyone anyway
3. Only businesses and organisations serving the public are required to follow the ADA
4. The government, if it received enough
   valid complaints and received a negative reply from a place which needs to follow the ADA might consider bringing legal action or enforcing penalties
5. Common practise does not exclude the possibility that something discriminates against people, which is why these rules were written

I think that about covers it

Sadly, the ‘G’ in WCAG is ‘guidelines.’ It doesn’t have teeth; there is no legislation around WCAG.

Used to be true. More and more government agencies are referencing the WCAG as the standard, and The Revised 508 Standards which sets the rules for government bodies directly pins it to WCAG v2.0. WCAG compliance has also been specifically ruled in various Title 3 cases, which sets the precedent.

There is still lots of legal ambiguity around accessibility, but the ADA definitely looks at web accessibility and WCAG when something significant is brought to its attention

Ok! You have the right to do that.

But the US Department of Justice has the right to investigate and fine you up to $75k the first time, if it is determined that you are running a business or organisation in the US that provides public accommodations and you are discriminating against people who have disabilities and you could afford to fix it.

Lots of rights for everyone! It’s so nice.

Correct and nicely sourced!

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Sounds great for daily driving. But you’re still free to open another browser at any point to test!

No problem! I really appreciate you making any effort to include all of your audience.

Yes! Prefers-reduced-motion is nice but was not developed for this reason and it is not enough to be following the rule but this hasn’t specifically been tested in court yet.

It was made for people who get sick from things like parallax animations where big things move around, even with interaction. In the future that will have its own rule and prefers reduced motion will help pass that, but it does not help with this one.

Edit: to be clear, you could use it to help, but it’s not enough on its own

Covid amplified mine hard-core and was the reason i sought diagnosis. I’ve heard others have experienced similar but I have no idea if this is a widespread thing, and it will be years before research attempts to check. It makes sense though, given the serotonin changes and the way neurotransmitters interact and regulate one another

Is there anything unwholesome about any part of this story? That’s so lovely. I’m a complete stranger but I’m happy you’re experiencing such a positive shift in your life, it’s really heart-warming. Neurotypical people may never get the chance to experience something so amazing.

Please hug your kitty with your new-found energy. And maybe get your wife (and neighbours?) some flowers or snacks as a thankyou. Your new chapter is something worth celebrating with them.

It might have something to do with no longer being able to participate: https://startrek.website/modlog?page=1&userId=162731

Hm, ok. Maybe I’ll give habit tracking another shot. Thanks!

Question. I tried to do the habit tracking thing but found I was overwhelmed by spending so much time tracking various things that it just became unsustainable. Did you pick specific areas you wanted to address or do you just do everything? I still do medication, but that’s because I don’t want to accidentally overdose. Again.

I’ve also never been able to keep a journal to save my life. 2 days is about as far as I get. So kudos to you for all the strategies you have going here.

I’ve found this has been one of the most helpful areas for medication but I was undiagnosed for years so, here’s some things which I didn’t see:

• Use small plates. Tell yourself you can go back for seconds if you need to, but after you finish plate 1 (or after 15mins minimum), honestly reevaluate if you’re still hungry or just want flavour/texture. 15mins is enough time for your hormones which respond to eating, like ghrelin and insulin, to have kicked in. Never underestimate the impact of hormones.

• This might be due to another condition I have, but the more sugars I eat, the more I can’t stop myself from eating more. I try for the smallest amount of added sugar possible, and I lean on saccharin to take the edge off things which need some sweetness. Also, if you’ve never checked your blood sugars or been tested for diabetes, this might be worth looking into as polyphagia.

• Make sure you’re eating protein and a little fat when you eat. Also prioritise water and dietary fibre in those meals. If you have all 4 in your food, then you’re going to spend more time full from one meal, which helps stop some of the thoughts around food from occurring.

• In situations where you are going to binge, eat one mouthful of whatever it is you’re craving, and put everything away. Savour that mouthful. Wait 15mins minimum. Afterwards assess how badly you need and want this flavour/texture now that you’ve had some of it.

• Some of my cravings tend to reveal I’m not getting enough of a mineral or other micronutrient. Log the food you’re eating, and try to figure out how often you hit all the recommended daily targets. Supplement or tweak your diet as necessary to get more of those things. If I start craving potatoes, I know it might be potassium. If I start craving fries, I look at if I’ve had enough calories, because i’m craving carbs, fat, salt AND potassium.

• Don’t undereat to try to “make up” for a binge. It’s harder to make the right decisions when you’re too hungry, it perpetuates the cycle.

• Snack on something that takes a long time to chew, but is lower in calories, while you cook. Jerky, almonds, a carrot, whatever. Helps with impulsive decisions about adding delicious but unhealthy things.

Basically, eat nutritional food, and make it harder for yourself to binge by increasing the workload necessary to do it. I call it leveraging laziness, it has been surprisingly helpful.

Depending on how they auth, this might give you a way to look like httrack is your existing logged in session: https://superuser.com/questions/157331/mirroring-a-web-site-behind-a-login-form

Httrack might do what you need

Drag can and does contain shock humour, like Divine definitely did a fair amount of, but most drag isn’t based in shock humour, which is what the other poster was saying. Some of the more recent famous drag queens are known for their insult comedy… and there are definitely a lot of drag queens who do some very dirty jokes, but even the most shocking thing about RuPaul these days is that she’s fine with fracking and still hasn’t forgiven Courtney Act for rightfully calling her out on transphobia.

Like if you want shock drag queens, you really have to go looking for them. It would be very difficult to accidentally stumble into a show that resembles Divine during her John Waters days. You’re way more likely to find a trained dancer and their own dance-pop album.

No, that’s not a reaction where I live for the majority of people. As you can see from the OP’s photo, men dressing up as women has happened for a long time. Women weren’t even allowed as actors on stage in England until the 1660’s, and also weren’t allowed in ancient Greece. More recently the English speaking world has had Monty Python in the 70’s who did a lot of drag in the tradition of English panto which was hugely popular for 100 years, Dame Edna Everage was an Australian icon who passed this year but had done female impersonation for a good 50 years. Buddhist countries like Thailand and Cambodia have had a drag scene since the 50’s and have historically been fine with gender differences. The US had vaudeville in the 1800’s… There have been movies about drag queens for decades (Priscilla Queen of the Desert was in 1994), drag queens were plot points in US 1970’s sitcoms and dramas.

For many of us in less religious areas (which is where I see the most objection coming from), drag has been a very normal part of the entertainment scene for decades, if not hundreds of years. It’s just costume.

I don’t think about how silly ice skaters usually look in sparkly leotards either. Although some of them are… a choice.

Very feasible, my doctor was very clear about the fact you can take them when necessary because there are no withdrawals at prescribed dosages.

Hopefully evening is a good focus time for you though, because they do have a possible side effect of insomnia. I don’t take any after maybe 6pm for that reason.

I can, and the stimulant medications have such a short effect that even if you don’t, it won’t be hard to return to being unmedicated as your default if you find it more helpful.

Perhaps I should clarify, actively causing death is what I struggle with. At what point does adding to death cause less deaths? How do we determine that? Even if we are able to somehow cause those deaths to be as painless and targetted as possible, it still causes suffering and inspires revenge from their family and friends. Under what circumstances do we justify it?

I haven’t found an answer I’m satisfied with yet that doesn’t somehow require clairvoyance.

The vast majority of drag I’ve seen has not been shocking in the least. The biggest shock is at the awesome skills people have that I could never do. But that’s not what you meant by shock humour.

Rick and Morty or South Park are way more shock humor, I guess they have done drag too though.

I don’t think it’s “better”, necessarily. It’s partly a protective measure against empathising with people who cause suffering. Because I don’t want to suffer.

Aggression against people who cause suffering is a different protection mechanism, and we are both just products of our experiences.

The world needs more people who can engage with self-awareness and evaluating their motives and actions, which you seem able to do. I wish you no suffering!

I just hate suffering so much, even the suffering of those deliberately causing suffering. It’s a weird philosophical paradox I struggle with and I’m not sure how to resolve it.

I prefer more drag, less death and suffering.

But not more fascists either, which presents a dilemma.

Yes. That’s exactly it. And as soon as you try to form a habit with no visible short-term results or gain, and some form of annoyance in its performance (I know of one person who hates how loud teeth brushing is), it is super-hard-mode.

Agreed. It also makes interacting with the footer or any other content that follows difficult/impossible.

Great point. Plus he has been screened to exclude people with disabilities. Only the people least likely to use future resources are allowed in at all.

He also contributes his labour, he is frequently underpaid because of his noncitizen status and because he is from Bangladesh he has to have his own medical insurance until he jumps visa hoops. Those visa hoops are also expensive and people from countries like England don’t have to jump some of them because they have a Medicare reciprocity agreement in place. There are other challenges too.

Make no mistake, Australia scrapes every cent it can from foreign workers and still complains about them sending their families remittance.

Yep, I haven’t found any smaller compromises I can make for this problem, it’s up to you if this one is worth it.

I only wear the headphones sometimes for the bulk reason, but I also go out of my way to have quiet environments to begin with. I suspect you want to keep your child though, so I didn’t bother to suggest that.

You might benefit from headphones that have more passive noise isolation. A closed-back over-ear headphone like Sony WH-1000XM4 which reduces by around 28 dB overall (scroll down to isolation test results) while Airpods Pro do about 21 dB. 7 dB difference is very noticeable even though it look like much, theoretically more than twice as loud.

I have the 1000XM3 which do 30dB reduction, and I rate them highly. You’ll need to check test results for different models and brands, over-ear closed-ear headphones don’t necessarily guarantee great isolation but it helps. It’s also worth trying to figure out if there are specific frequencies which get you - I struggle with high pitches like dentist drills and screaming children, for example.

Beyond that, I suspect you need to look into things with an EN 352 or ANSI S3.19 standard. Items like earmuffs and plugs have NRR (Noise Reduction Ratings) in the US and SNR (Single Number Rating) in the UK which will tell you how many dB they block.

Additional to moving and/or securing the food source, there are a bunch of very pleasant odours cats hate that are harmless and plant-based. Lavender, citrus, mints, etc. Too strong for cat noses.

PDF warning but a decent guide to deterring cats originally made by Sacremento Feral Resources
https://www.cityofsacramento.org/-/media/Corporate/Files/General-Services/Animal-Care/Feral-Cat-Deterrents.pdf

Adorable edge case: Kiwi / Apterygiformes