@tillybridges I grew up without a father. I drew in role models from pop culture and what hit me the most was TNG's captain Jean-Luc Picard. May the stardust be light upon him.

@SheDrivesMobility Mr. Stewart represented the kind of masculinity I vouch for. He will always be my captain.

@toooobeeee @Branwen74 @juliette but in Finnish I would say "vähän yli miinus kymmenen astetta pakkasta" which literally is what I initially wrote in the meaning of having temperature lower than -10 Celsius.

@toooobeeee @Branwen74 @juliette actually I was meaning something like -11 or -12 Celsius but as I'm tired from today's work I couldn't express myself clearly. Well, the exact temperature was not the point.

@Branwen74 @juliette when my wife was still a girlfriend we went hiking and such. Sharing a tent, pooing in the bushes and such are good tests for the relationship. And as a Finn I sort of tested her by taking her to winter swimming. A bit over minus ten Celsius and when she went from sauna to the sea I knew she was the one

@helma @angiebaby voting machines should be legal only if the software is open source. Democracy is dependent on transparency and this is a perfect example why.