Zoreta D
zoreta.bsky.social
Zoreta D
@zoreta.bsky.social
Engineering grad student, nerd, corgi fan. She/her/hers.
Tell us you don't know anything about Altadena, without saying 'I never knew Altadena existed until a week ago'.

Altadena isn't rich, it grew out of desegregation of Pasadena. These are working class people in homes they bought decades ago in the hope of building something their kids could inherit.
January 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Racism is a hell of a thing.

But also people so deep left they wanted to do a 'punishment' vote, for Harris not being left enough for them.
January 13, 2025 at 2:34 AM
...Altadena was built in the 60s-80s. Those houses are generations old, and are built in the same block formations as any other suburb.
January 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Replace 'low religious involvement' with 'loss of 3rd spaces'

Church performed a social function as much as a spiritual one. The church social is a community hub- by having a regular schedule meeting and a wide body of participants.

We need more of that- we don't need the religious background.
December 12, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Number of nipples comes down to number of young in a litter, and as far as I know we've only seen single-pup litters. So two nipples would make sense, which under this definition would be tits.
December 10, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Suppose it depends on how you delineate 'tit' from 'teat' from 'breast'.

I vote 'only pronounced breast tissue during milk production, otherwise fairly flat', like most primates. Why humans have perennial breasts is still a question, but there's no reason to believe wookies would have them too.
December 10, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Last night I destressed from my actual job (engineering) by researching whether a garrot could damage the larynx without cutting into the jugular or carotid first.

To put a DND bard in A Situation.

My curiosity is not yours- which is good! The global body of knowledge expands faster that way.
December 10, 2024 at 8:13 PM
I tried to find sceeenshots of Chewbacca's wife to check, but there isn't much chest definition under all that hair.

I'd guess something more like other primates (only pronounced breasts when producing milk), but much furrier.
December 10, 2024 at 4:39 AM
I'm a pretty good engineering TA! My students like me, and my pedagogy seems effective for their long-term learning.

If a teacher made a difference in your life, please drop them an email about where you are now and what they meant to you. We love those!
December 10, 2024 at 3:05 AM
This guy was killing thousands a year to line his pocketbook.

Sure it wasn't his finger on the trigger. That doesn't mean it wasn't him calling the shot by using an AI with a 90% error rate to decline 30% of all insurance claims including stuff like chemo.

How many lives did he ruin?
December 6, 2024 at 10:54 AM
It's a 'little sister' store to the more-famous Last Bookstore. The same owners, but more of a 'hang out spot' vibe. It's a bit of a hidden gem here in LA, if you're ever in SoCal it's worth a visit.
December 2, 2024 at 12:26 AM
The whole store is jungle themed! There are live plants everywhere, the shelves are set up in curves rather than straight lines.
December 1, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Lost Books in LA has a massive bird cage with a finch flock- I'm talking floor to ceiling sized.

Love to listen to friendly little peepers while reading something old-but-new.
December 1, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Just got out of a packed screening with a heavy fan presence. 'A block away from a college' kind of fan presence.

Lots of mouthing with the words (including myself and my friends), but no actual singing along.
November 24, 2024 at 6:59 AM