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Comment on Some observations about some of the conversations here in ~tildes
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Comment on Some observations about some of the conversations here in ~tildes
R3qn65 LinkFor what it's worth, forums encourage that sort of discourse, and not necessarily in a bad way. If you're talking to someone in real life and they say something, you can nod and go "uh huh" to...A number of people on Tildes tend to be contrarians. If you say black, they have to say white. They pick knits, they split hairs, they are persnickety.
For what it's worth, forums encourage that sort of discourse, and not necessarily in a bad way. If you're talking to someone in real life and they say something, you can nod and go "uh huh" to keep the conversation going. Eventually, the topic will shift to something else and you two keep talking.
But on the internet, nearly all fora have rules (implicit or explicit) against posts that don't move the conversation forward. There's also no changing the topic, because that other topic belongs in that other thread. So the net effect is that you end up posting your disagreements in order to have anything to say at all.
That doesn't change the fact that tildes users are extremely persnickety and they also think they understand things better than they do [ ;) ], but I thought I'd throw another viewpoint out there.
(See what I mean?)
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Comment on Medieval historian and game developer, Jason Kingsley CBE, reacts to Manor Lords in ~humanities.history
R3qn65 LinkI'm very happy to see that the publisher (hooded horse) is getting more attention, as they've published several other computer games that I really love.I'm very happy to see that the publisher (hooded horse) is getting more attention, as they've published several other computer games that I really love.
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Comment on How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false in ~science
R3qn65 Link ParentGot it, that's fair and about what I thought you meant. I thought you didn't give any weight to probability and statistics? ;)Got it, that's fair and about what I thought you meant.
someone would have surely noticed
I thought you didn't give any weight to probability and statistics? ;)
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Comment on ‘TunnelVision’ attack leaves nearly all VPNs vulnerable to spying in ~tech
R3qn65 Link ParentIt depends on what "kind" of VPN you're using. Accessing your company's LAN? Yeah, absolutely, it'll just drop the connection. But doing the (much more common) thing of using a commercial VPN to...It depends on what "kind" of VPN you're using. Accessing your company's LAN? Yeah, absolutely, it'll just drop the connection. But doing the (much more common) thing of using a commercial VPN to access the regular internet? That'll still work, but you just won't be going through the tunnel.
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Comment on How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false in ~science
R3qn65 Link ParentCan you expand on this a little bit? Like it wouldn't be against the laws of the universe for a secret race of lizard people who live under the earth to be replacing our politicians one by one,...However improbable a theory may sound or appear, as long as known laws of universe will allow it to happen, I'm willing to consider that theory.
Can you expand on this a little bit? Like it wouldn't be against the laws of the universe for a secret race of lizard people who live under the earth to be replacing our politicians one by one, but I'm sure that's not what you mean.
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Comment on Why VO2 max is the greatest predictor of lifespan | Dan's journey back to health and fitness (Pt. 2) in ~health
R3qn65 Link ParentSort of! If you take a guy with a good VO2max and a guy with a bad VO2max, the correlation is very strong. But if you take two guys with really good VO2max, it starts to become much less...Sort of! If you take a guy with a good VO2max and a guy with a bad VO2max, the correlation is very strong. But if you take two guys with really good VO2max, it starts to become much less predictive of who's going to win.
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Comment on I am worthless, I couldn't write a good article or draft to save my life in ~creative
R3qn65 LinkYou've gotten a lot of good advice here thus far, but I want to touch on this. Nearly all books - and we're talking actual published literature, here - don't sell all that well. Most aren't really...And I ask you, what is the secret of creating these mind blowing works of writing?
You've gotten a lot of good advice here thus far, but I want to touch on this. Nearly all books - and we're talking actual published literature, here - don't sell all that well. Most aren't really all that good.
So when you read critically acclaimed, mind-blowing literature, you've got to keep in mind that it is among the best writing in the world. I'm not telling you not to compare yourself to that, but if you do, you need to keep a sense of perspective or you'll go insane. You're basically asking "what is the secret to being Picasso."
More tactically, you can't sit down to write about "anything which is useful" - that topic is so broad that of course you can't think of anything. You need to have a specific thing to write about. Are you really good at something at work, and can write a better manual for how to do it? Did you tell your kids a bedtime story and want to put it to the page?
Whatever it is, once you pick, just start writing. It doesn't matter if it's shit. Writing is a skill like anything else: it takes practice.
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Comment on My not so nice thoughts on Battlestar Galactica in ~tv
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Comment on I'm curious how people on here stay politically engaged and aware while maintaining mental health? in ~life
R3qn65 LinkAgreed wholeheartedly, but I think the level of détail is so low that you don't really need to consume a whole lot of media to get there. What I mean is this - if you're, say, German, you need to...you need to know what is happening if only for the hope to be more informed about the politics of the government you live in.
Agreed wholeheartedly, but I think the level of détail is so low that you don't really need to consume a whole lot of media to get there.
What I mean is this - if you're, say, German, you need to know that the Russia-ukraine war is happening and, generally, why and how your country is reacting. But do you really need to know tactical détails? If I say "yesterday the Russians tried to push through harkov oblast but were repulsed; the lines didn't change but a bunch of people died," does that change anything about how you conceive of the war from a political-strategic viewpoint?
An hour of cable news and 30-60 minutes of news podcasts every day is a LOT of news, my friend. I really don't think you'll be substantially less informed if you reduce that to like, one of those podcasts, every other day.
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Comment on Bike brands start to adopt C-V2X to warn cyclists about cars in ~transport
R3qn65 Link ParentI appreciate that this is clearly an emotional issue but I'm not sure how you're looking for me to respond to this. Maybe you're not.Yet drivers expect that not the slightest restriction or inconvenience be placed on them. They often cry and moan if they don't have free parking feet from their final destination. They often expect entire cities to be built around car travel at the expense of every other form of transport. They often look down on pedestrians and cyclists as sub-human animals.
I appreciate that this is clearly an emotional issue but I'm not sure how you're looking for me to respond to this. Maybe you're not.
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Comment on Bike brands start to adopt C-V2X to warn cyclists about cars in ~transport
R3qn65 Link ParentFrom a technical standpoint, you're right that this is clearly very achievable. I think most opposition to the suggestion (and why I oppose it) is due more to the discomfort of having the...From a technical standpoint, you're right that this is clearly very achievable. I think most opposition to the suggestion (and why I oppose it) is due more to the discomfort of having the government so directly control your actions. This is a radical exaggeration, but please bear with me - it feels a little bit like having to walk around in handcuffs so that you don't punch anybody.
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Comment on My not so nice thoughts on Battlestar Galactica in ~tv
R3qn65 Link ParentThis is so fascinating to me, because I would've put their strengths as strong (if not particularly flowery) writing and good character work. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. I...Corey's books read like treatments for screenplays. Which is, essentially, what they are. Franck and Abraham are both screenwriters and I suspect they wanted The Expanse to go to TV from the very start, but it's easier to get a book published and it's easier to get a TV show greenlit if you have a successful book. There's a distinct lack of the joy of writing in their writing, which makes it pretty pedestrian to read even if their ideas were outstanding (which they are not)
This is so fascinating to me, because I would've put their strengths as strong (if not particularly flowery) writing and good character work. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. I agree that the ideas are very straightforward, but that's not really what the expanse is about. It's a story about people more than anything else.
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Comment on My not so nice thoughts on Battlestar Galactica in ~tv
R3qn65 Link ParentCan we get some examples of what you would consider good, for context? This is all opinion based so while I don't agree that the Expanse is below-average, who cares. It'd be helpful to get some...Can we get some examples of what you would consider good, for context? This is all opinion based so while I don't agree that the Expanse is below-average, who cares. It'd be helpful to get some comparisons though, for discussion - the ideas are derivative compared to what?
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Comment on Any older bikers here? Thinking about getting another bike... in ~transport
R3qn65 LinkI don't ride cruisers, but my understanding is that you can't go wrong with either the R1200T or the Honda gold wing.I don't ride cruisers, but my understanding is that you can't go wrong with either the R1200T or the Honda gold wing.
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Comment on What does “going with your gut” feel like to you? How did you learn to “trust your gut”? in ~talk
R3qn65 LinkThe book The Gift of Fear is a long treatment on this topic - I don't want to ruin it but basically when it comes to bad, interpersonal situations the gut is dramatically effective at warning you....The book The Gift of Fear is a long treatment on this topic - I don't want to ruin it but basically when it comes to bad, interpersonal situations the gut is dramatically effective at warning you. Less so for other stuff.
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Comment on ‘The science isn’t there’: do dating apps really help us find our soulmate? in ~life
R3qn65 Link ParentHow old are you, though? It's not at all weird for GenZ (or most Zlennials).How old are you, though? It's not at all weird for GenZ (or most Zlennials).
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Comment on What do I do if I don't have any clothes? in ~life.style
R3qn65 Link ParentTsum is probably too nice and a little fashion-forward for someone who only wears tshirts and jeans - unless the op wants to completely reinvent themselves (and has a few million rubles with which...Tsum is probably too nice and a little fashion-forward for someone who only wears tshirts and jeans - unless the op wants to completely reinvent themselves (and has a few million rubles with which to do it).
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Comment on US Congress approves bill banning TikTok unless Chinese owner ByteDance sells platform in ~tech
R3qn65 Link ParentI'm not sure I agree with that - or at least, that's not what I meant to imply. There are degrees of justification; just because the US perceives a chinese media company as a threat, that doesn't...This is an argument for cutting the US from all external media though ultimately
I'm not sure I agree with that - or at least, that's not what I meant to imply. There are degrees of justification; just because the US perceives a chinese media company as a threat, that doesn't mean that, say, the BBC is likewise threatening.
And finally, I don't think it needs to be a hot war, either. Just look at Russia's attempts to influence the elections of multiple European powers - this is all pre-war (e.g https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/resrep21009.6.pdf).
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Comment on San Francisco office sells for a stunning 90% discount from 2016 price in ~finance
R3qn65 Link ParentThe NYT had a really good interactive article on this maybe a year ago.The NYT had a really good interactive article on this maybe a year ago.
Yeah totally. I certainly don't mean to imply that the only reason to post is to disagree... Though I think it's pretty great that you posted to disagree with me in a slightly contrarian fashion : )