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  1. Comment on "twitter.com" is now officially dead in ~tech

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    You have to actively follow people or go looking for feeds. For example I follow a Spec List of SFF authors and a Disability feed of activists, and I've slowly followed more people as I go. The...

    You have to actively follow people or go looking for feeds. For example I follow a Spec List of SFF authors and a Disability feed of activists, and I've slowly followed more people as I go.

    The "Following" page is literally just that, without exposing you to new people.

    Here's a Science feed for example
    https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jfhpnnst6flqway4eaeqzj2a/feed/for-science

  2. Comment on What is your opinion on Dan Brown novels? in ~books

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    I don't remember if it's in the book too but the fact that there was a design of the word Illuminati that could be read upside down or right side up was the dumbest plot point. Any graphic...

    I don't remember if it's in the book too but the fact that there was a design of the word Illuminati that could be read upside down or right side up was the dumbest plot point.

    Any graphic designer could have made that. It's not a conspiracy

  3. Comment on What is your opinion on Dan Brown novels? in ~books

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    I read one or two of them, and they were fun in the moment but I didn't think they were good. But also, that's fine? I just read a series of dystopian smut novels. The story was actually quite...

    I read one or two of them, and they were fun in the moment but I didn't think they were good. But also, that's fine? I just read a series of dystopian smut novels. The story was actually quite good and the sex was well written but I am not claiming they're fine literature.

    It's fine to read fluff, whether it's Dan Brown or Booktok.

    3 votes

  4. Comment on What is your opinion on Dan Brown novels? in ~books

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    As a former Catholic he got a lot wrong... Or I'm in on the conspiracy

    As a former Catholic he got a lot wrong... Or I'm in on the conspiracy

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Indiana judge rules tacos, burritos are sandwiches in ~food

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    Yeah the Twitter user themselves didn't want to claim actual credit for it. I suspect it's been rolling around the internet much longer

    Yeah the Twitter user themselves didn't want to claim actual credit for it. I suspect it's been rolling around the internet much longer

    2 votes

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  7. Comment on Fifth American tourist arrested at Turks and Caicos airport after ammo allegedly found in luggage in ~travel

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    If anything useful can come out of it, perhaps folks broadly will have more empathy for those that end up in such sentences in our prison system. But I don't know that it will change there either.

    If anything useful can come out of it, perhaps folks broadly will have more empathy for those that end up in such sentences in our prison system. But I don't know that it will change there either.

    5 votes

  8. Comment on Fifth American tourist arrested at Turks and Caicos airport after ammo allegedly found in luggage in ~travel

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    I don't know that anyone thinks that "jail" is "deserved" for this, particularly 12 years in prison." It just that it's incumbent on the person traveling to ensure they follow the laws of the...

    I don't know that anyone thinks that "jail" is "deserved" for this, particularly 12 years in prison." It just that it's incumbent on the person traveling to ensure they follow the laws of the country they're going to, even if the law is unreasonable. Or alternatively, not to travel there.

    I think this law is an overreaction, but I don't live there and don't know the context of why it was made. I also know some folks are getting lesser sentences. But I would not travel with the possibility of lose ammo, cannabis, queer media, whatever if it would get me arrested for 12 years or longer. And I'd not travel to countries that have such zero tolerance policies.

    12 votes

  9. Comment on ‘Mitzvah night is cancelled’ Inside the sex strike that has infuriated husbands and shaken the ultra-Orthodox world in ~life.women

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    I find a lot of things that I like about Judaism. I don't agree with all its tenets nor the Noahide laws that it asks of non-believers but I like the legalism, and the idea that proselytizing is...

    I find a lot of things that I like about Judaism. I don't agree with all its tenets nor the Noahide laws that it asks of non-believers but I like the legalism, and the idea that proselytizing is not the thing to do. And I find a lot of solace in ritual. But yeah I feel like I've read about gets and such before but found this particularly evocative and interesting.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on ‘Furiosa’ fires up Cannes with six-minute standing ovation for Anya Taylor-Joy and teary Chris Hemsworth in ~movies

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    Can you share why? I grew up having watched the first two Mad Max movies, and Fury Road seemed to fit right in to me?

    Can you share why? I grew up having watched the first two Mad Max movies, and Fury Road seemed to fit right in to me?

    7 votes

  11. Comment on Fifth American tourist arrested at Turks and Caicos airport after ammo allegedly found in luggage in ~travel

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    It isn't a reciprocity thing, afaict it's a "zero tolerance" for anyone having any guns or ammo who doesn't have a permit thing. It's hard to have reciprocity for American gun culture. Their...

    It isn't a reciprocity thing, afaict it's a "zero tolerance" for anyone having any guns or ammo who doesn't have a permit thing.

    It's hard to have reciprocity for American gun culture. Their citizens don't carry guns or ammo.

    8 votes

  12. Comment on ‘Mitzvah night is cancelled’ Inside the sex strike that has infuriated husbands and shaken the ultra-Orthodox world in ~life.women

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    I appreciated this being written with a thoughtfulness towards religious belief. The author having herself received a get was probably helpful in that. I saw many social media comments about the...

    I appreciated this being written with a thoughtfulness towards religious belief. The author having herself received a get was probably helpful in that. I saw many social media comments about the evils of religion and while that may be ultimately true (I dont think so, but it really doesn't matter whether it's true or not), lecturing these women on the evils of religion will not "save" them when that isn't what they want to be saved from.

    They clearly believe deeply in their faith, though they dislike how the men are abusing it. And I just appreciate an article that doesn't "other" those folks. I think it's easier for me to feel this way with non-Christian faiths though.

    23 votes

  13. Comment on I gave up meat and gained so much more | A tale of one person's life, culture, and growing up in ~life

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    I am not vegan and usually have to supplement my iron to donate blood regularly. Some folks are just anemic, some folks are avoiding the easy non-meat iron sources for other reasons, some folks...

    I am not vegan and usually have to supplement my iron to donate blood regularly. Some folks are just anemic, some folks are avoiding the easy non-meat iron sources for other reasons, some folks take supplements and can never donate.

    5 votes

  14. Comment on Fifth American tourist arrested at Turks and Caicos airport after ammo allegedly found in luggage in ~travel

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    While looking for this I found multiple stories of "American with ammo arrested in" Taiwan, Jamica, Mexico. But nothing flipped around. This looks like it was departures but the man isn't...

    While looking for this I found multiple stories of "American with ammo arrested in" Taiwan, Jamica, Mexico. But nothing flipped around.

    This looks like it was departures but the man isn't identified
    Anti-aircraft ammo found in checked bag, in a thermos

    It seems like a) carrying around loose ammo is a uniquely American experience, b) the TSA doesn't take it super seriously when they find it (at least when you're not perceived for other reasons to be a terrorist), c) (some) Americans are thus incredibly blasé about it when going to other countries despite it being very abnormal to carry weapons and ammo there.

    8 votes

  15. Comment on Fifth American tourist arrested at Turks and Caicos airport after ammo allegedly found in luggage in ~travel

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    I mean, I think it's because it's people in the majority population who are not used to having to be concerned about unjust treatment from the law and don't do the slightest bit of research before...

    I mean, I think it's because it's people in the majority population who are not used to having to be concerned about unjust treatment from the law and don't do the slightest bit of research before they go who don't responsibly check their bags, peanut M&M or no are the ones not perceiving the Caribbean as legitimate countries (and territories in some cases) with laws needing to be followed.

    I don't know all the situations where the State department warns US citizens but I think it's generally when it's unsafe based on identity or general safety, not based on "if you break the law they arrest you." But perhaps those warnings are already out there.

    Here's the one for this country/territory Turks and Caicos Travel Advisory

    ETA the page that warns about the guns specifically. It's been up since April 24th, this time. (Been up before too) Advisory

    9 votes

  16. Comment on The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power | Season 2 official teaser trailer in ~tv

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    I've always interpreted them as country gentry in the books. Though the common folk still exist, Sam and Gaffer for example, the focus is on the gentlehobbits

    I've always interpreted them as country gentry in the books. Though the common folk still exist, Sam and Gaffer for example, the focus is on the gentlehobbits

    2 votes

  17. Comment on The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power | Season 2 official teaser trailer in ~tv

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    Ah, look I think this all fits with Tolkiens Catholicism. Angels don't have a gender and only clothe themselves in human form. That'd track for them. And so there isn't a trans character just a...

    Ah, look I think this all fits with Tolkiens Catholicism. Angels don't have a gender and only clothe themselves in human form. That'd track for them.

    And so there isn't a trans character just a woman playing a woman on screen. Got it. (I haven't watched the show but the vibe is that also the Dweller could be a Maiar or something which adds to the whole Angel vibe. )

    3 votes

  18. Comment on No love for fiction or literary pursuits on Tildes? in ~tildes

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    Oh it's a fun podcast and community! If you would like a discord invite to check out the community, it's not patrons only, but there are a few patron specific shows

    Oh it's a fun podcast and community! If you would like a discord invite to check out the community, it's not patrons only, but there are a few patron specific shows

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Fifth American tourist arrested at Turks and Caicos airport after ammo allegedly found in luggage in ~travel

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    It may be unreasonable, but we find a lot of laws unreasonable when visiting other countries. Being fined for bringing an orange into the US without declaring it (say in your bag by accident)...

    It may be unreasonable, but we find a lot of laws unreasonable when visiting other countries. Being fined for bringing an orange into the US without declaring it (say in your bag by accident) probably also feels really unreasonable. I don't think it is reasonable to insist that the country you're visiting is the problem. *

    It's illegal to be queer in a number of places, I'm going to not travel to those places rather than risk someone figures out (it's not hard) that I'm bi.

    *Edit, or it may be fine to complain or call them the problem, but that isn't gonna stop even the most unjust law.

    14 votes

  20. Comment on The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power | Season 2 official teaser trailer in ~tv

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    I went looking for a trans character in LotR and found that Galadriel is a trans icon because her (Mothername?) name was Nerwen the Man-Maiden. And I love that.

    I went looking for a trans character in LotR and found that Galadriel is a trans icon because her (Mothername?) name was Nerwen the Man-Maiden. And I love that.

    4 votes