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  1. Comment on Switzerland's Nemo wins Eurovision as UK comes 18th in ~music

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    I just watched this with lirycs. I have absolutely no idea what's the it about, although the costumes point at something LGBT. The lirycs feel at once highly personal and completely universal. I...

    I just watched this with lirycs. I have absolutely no idea what's the it about, although the costumes point at something LGBT. The lirycs feel at once highly personal and completely universal. I don't know what it's about, but by God I agree with it wholeheartedly! Go for it, buddy! Whatever it is!

    Great song with that universal appeal to win contests. Much like no one will ever disagree that tonight's gonna be a good good night :P

  2. Comment on Tildes Video Thread in ~misc

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    I just have to say I'm in love with Sarah Sherman from SNL. My wife noticed and made her peace with it. She's cool with it. Are you hearing, Sarah? SHE'S TOTALLY COOL WITH IT! I totally envision a...

    I just have to say I'm in love with Sarah Sherman from SNL. My wife noticed and made her peace with it. She's cool with it. Are you hearing, Sarah? SHE'S TOTALLY COOL WITH IT!

    I totally envision a long and fruitful career for her. She is a force of nature, a dynamo of comic energy! Sarah Sherman would be funny reading the phone book!

    Maya Rudolph is hosting this week, so yeah. That's a good one. I'm definitely downloading this episode in full (although they generally put everything on YouTube).

    I think I'll get the habit of watching in full anyway. Get a stronger of it being live. It makes a difference. I might even look for some pirate stream and actually watch it live -- it is doesn't officially stream in my country.

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  3. Comment on Please recommend me an anime to watch? in ~anime

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    I just remember feeling incredibly hopeful by the end.

    I just remember feeling incredibly hopeful by the end.

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  4. Comment on Please recommend me an anime to watch? in ~anime

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    The first season of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime was very heartwarming to me. Beautiful anime.

    i also like feel good animes like ghibli movies , or slice of life animes but rn would like to watch something which has a lot of story and depth to it and also comedy .

    The first season of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime was very heartwarming to me. Beautiful anime.

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  5. Comment on What are three things you're feeling positively about today? in ~talk

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    Today was my wife's first mothers day. I cooked for her including desert. I also got balloons. It was pretty silly and she was so happy. Our kid also liked the balloons. He was particularly calm...

    1. Today was my wife's first mothers day. I cooked for her including desert. I also got balloons. It was pretty silly and she was so happy. Our kid also liked the balloons. He was particularly calm and happy today.

    2. I met a soon to be father on a WhatsApp group for my city. We talked about that stuff and I'm looking forward to maybe having another father to talk about fatherhood. My current friends are either disinterested or emotionally immature.

    3. I'm feeling positive about the new basketball that I bought. There's a pair of basketball hoops in my condo -- it's pretty old and unmaintained. Nothing official, but usable. The problem is that it's in a very visible area and people make me anxious. Hopefully I'll manage my desire to be invisible and shoot some hoops. My rational brain knows no ones cares enough to even look at me, but I feel watched. I may ask my psychiatrist to give me some clonazepam just because of that. He does that sometimes when I have a specific need. It's not something I should take regularly.

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  6. Comment on Is Emacs or VIM worth learning in today's day and age? in ~comp

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    The way Doom Emacs do configurations makes total sense. To the point that I would use it even if they removed all non-essential packages. Just to have a manageable init.

    The way Doom Emacs do configurations makes total sense. To the point that I would use it even if they removed all non-essential packages. Just to have a manageable init.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv

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    I'm rewatching Great News (2017) which recently got on Netflix. What a delightful, funny, zany workplace show! Everyone hits their marks since episode one. It is not as frenetic as other shows in...

    I'm rewatching Great News (2017) which recently got on Netflix. What a delightful, funny, zany workplace show! Everyone hits their marks since episode one. It is not as frenetic as other shows in the "Tina Feyverse" so I can actually understand and appreciate the jokes and have time to laugh. Briga Heelan is funny and endearing. Stunning too. There's really nothing wrong to justify it being canceled with only two seasons, but it was network TV and stakes were high. Unfortunately, despite Heelan's talent, casting an unknown lead probably hurt them. The show might have survived if they had chosen some beloved SNL alumni instead. Or someone from The Office. You get the idea.

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  8. Comment on Google Cloud accidentally deletes UniSuper’s online account due to ‘unprecedented misconfiguration’ in ~tech

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    Hacker News seems oddly quiet about this.

    Hacker News seems oddly quiet about this.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Is Emacs or VIM worth learning in today's day and age? in ~comp

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    If you wanna learn just enough to feel comfortable, do the Vimtutor 10 times in ten consecutive days. That's what I did. I think it was like 30 minutes everyday but since you already know a bunch...

    If you wanna learn just enough to feel comfortable, do the Vimtutor 10 times in ten consecutive days. That's what I did. I think it was like 30 minutes everyday but since you already know a bunch of stuff you'll be much faster.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on I made a mistake, I started using Reddit again in ~talk

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    A useful note for anyone that now access Reddit as a read-only website: some apps that were banned still work if you don't login. If they're not on the Playstore just get the apk otherwise. Don't...

    A useful note for anyone that now access Reddit as a read-only website: some apps that were banned still work if you don't login. If they're not on the Playstore just get the apk otherwise. Don't know about iPhones. I'm using BaconReader. It works perfectly aslong as I don't try to login.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Is Emacs or VIM worth learning in today's day and age? in ~comp

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    Oh, the seconds of rage I have everyday when my browser is doing something addons cannot touch...

    Oh, the seconds of rage I have everyday when my browser is doing something addons cannot touch...

    4 votes

  12. Comment on Is Emacs or VIM worth learning in today's day and age? in ~comp

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    For what's worth I have used Vimium for almost a decade in several browsers and never encountered anything like that. I can't even recall any bug at all.

    For what's worth I have used Vimium for almost a decade in several browsers and never encountered anything like that. I can't even recall any bug at all.

    5 votes

  13. Comment on Is Emacs or VIM worth learning in today's day and age? in ~comp

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    As Vim itself, Vim keybindings are ubiquitous and may come in handy. Whenever you ask yourself "can I get Emacs to do that?", the answer is usually yes. Emacs is inadvisable for tinkering addicts....

    As Vim itself, Vim keybindings are ubiquitous and may come in handy.

    Whenever you ask yourself "can I get Emacs to do that?", the answer is usually yes.

    Emacs is inadvisable for tinkering addicts. That is true for Vim as well, but few can resist Elisp's narcotic embrace. You may spend more time messing with your car than actually driving it. Emacs is too interesting for someone with poor impulse control such as myself. However, if you're capable of resisting the urge to tinker, you can get a lot of benefit from it.

    EDIT: forgot to mention that I find Vim keybindings immensely pleasurable. I don't care about any elusive gains in productivity I just think they feel really nice so I use them whenever supported. Including my time with Emacs.

    10 votes

  14. Comment on My not so nice thoughts on Battlestar Galactica in ~tv

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    I suggest two shows to have that dynamic: Monk and Psych ;)

    I suggest two shows to have that dynamic: Monk and Psych ;)

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  15. Comment on How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false in ~science

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    It is interesting that you are a communist. Given the numerous competing definitions surround that terminology, would you be open to provide your own interpretation of what being a communist means...

    It is interesting that you are a communist. Given the numerous competing definitions surround that terminology, would you be open to provide your own interpretation of what being a communist means to you?

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  16. Comment on How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false in ~science

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    That is sound advice but I wonder who is it for. Most sane people already follow those steps spontaneously, and the ones who are not sane are unlikely to be persuaded by them. They're rather...

    That is sound advice but I wonder who is it for. Most sane people already follow those steps spontaneously, and the ones who are not sane are unlikely to be persuaded by them. They're rather trivial and intuitive. Also, I'm rarely presented with a compelling conspiracy theory that could very well be true. They are usually deranged, requiring no effort to dismiss. So, while the article does contain truthful answers, they are answers to some very easy questions.

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  17. Comment on Are most political talks performative? in ~talk

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    I'm not sure if they're all "performative" in the negative sense you use here. There are certainly those who seek to demonstrate their moral worth to a group by making political statements....

    I'm not sure if they're all "performative" in the negative sense you use here. There are certainly those who seek to demonstrate their moral worth to a group by making political statements. However, a large amount of those conversations serve to exchange reassurances and reinforce bonds. Some interactions are neither debates nor call to actions. The objective is a form of catharsis, mental regulation through the purification of emotions. Even when they fail to achieve that.

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  19. Comment on From Tildes to Reddit to Mastodon - the current state of "Text Rich" social networks on the Interwebs in ~tech

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    Although that is not the focus of development anymore, if considered in isolation, the text-centric segment of Reddit is quite possibly still among the largest text forums on the internet.

    Although that is not the focus of development anymore, if considered in isolation, the text-centric segment of Reddit is quite possibly still among the largest text forums on the internet.

    10 votes

  20. Comment on OpenAI considers allowing users to create AI-generated pornography in ~tech