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  2. Comment on Jet Lag: Snake across South Korea | Trailer in ~hobbies

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    Episode 3 spoilers Can’t wait for the 5 minute episode 4 where Adam gets caught immediately /s Ben and Adam did a pretty good job this episode of salvaging a bad situation, but catching up to Sam...
    Episode 3 spoilers

    Can’t wait for the 5 minute episode 4 where Adam gets caught immediately /s

    Ben and Adam did a pretty good job this episode of salvaging a bad situation, but catching up to Sam now is going to be a real challenge

    3 votes

  3. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    The Guardian: Seoul wrestles with how to handle invasion of ‘lovebugs’

    The Guardian: Seoul wrestles with how to handle invasion of ‘lovebugs’

    Seoul residents are grappling with an invasion of so-called “lovebugs” that have swarmed hiking trails and urban areas across the South Korean capital, with experts debating how to handle the infestations that are surging as the climate crisis draws them further north.

    Viral footage shared on social media shows Gyeyangsan mountain in Incheon, west of Seoul, with hiking trails and observation decks carpeted black with the insects.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Why forty-two languages have the same word for "pineapple" in ~humanities.languages

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    A brief check of Wiktionary and Google Translate seems to confirm that Portuguese people say ananas, while Brazilians say abacaxi (though I did see some mention of ananas being more used in Brazil...

    A brief check of Wiktionary and Google Translate seems to confirm that Portuguese people say ananas, while Brazilians say abacaxi (though I did see some mention of ananas being more used in Brazil a long time ago)

    4 votes

  5. Comment on Why forty-two languages have the same word for "pineapple" in ~humanities.languages

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    Close enough, welcome back bill wurtz

    Close enough, welcome back bill wurtz

    4 votes

  7. Comment on The first American ‘scientific refugees’ arrive in France in ~society

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    The first American academics fleeing Donald Trump's America for France have arrived.

    Aix-Marseille University last week introduced eight U.S.-based researchers who were in the final stage of joining the institution's “Safe Place for Science" program, which aims to woo researchers who have experienced or fear funding cuts under the Trump administration. AMU offers the promise of a brighter future in the sun-drenched Mediterranean port city.

    While both France and the European Union have launched multimillion-euro plans to woo researchers across the pond since Trump assumed the U.S. presidency in January, AMU's initiative was the first of its kind in the country — meaning the eight researchers who were welcomed are the first academic refugees planning to trade the United States for France.

    12 votes

  9. Comment on Currently sitting in a field waiting to walk for graduation, AMA in ~talk

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    Hey I said anything not everything That being said, my SSN is-

    Hey @Fal , everything?

    Hey I said anything not everything

    That being said, my SSN is-

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Currently sitting in a field waiting to walk for graduation, AMA in ~talk

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    Currently, to be human is to be rejected from internship I applied for this summer 😔 Ask me again at my next AMA in a year's time, I'll let you know if I have something more thoughtful by then :p

    Currently, to be human is to be rejected from internship I applied for this summer 😔

    Ask me again at my next AMA in a year's time, I'll let you know if I have something more thoughtful by then :p

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June/July 2025 in ~games

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    Thanks for doing this @kfwyre! I'll take 🐻‍❄️, AKA Glacier the polar bear. He's never seen one, but he's planning on using his gap year after graduating to go on a world tour to see as many as...

    Thanks for doing this @kfwyre! I'll take 🐻‍❄️, AKA Glacier the polar bear. He's never seen one, but he's planning on using his gap year after graduating to go on a world tour to see as many as possible.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Currently sitting in a field waiting to walk for graduation, AMA in ~talk

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    Thanks! Hope to see you in next year's AMA :p

    Thanks! Hope to see you in next year's AMA :p

    3 votes

  13. Comment on Phoenix Suns trade Kevin Durant to Houston Rockets in blockbuster deal in ~sports.basketball

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    I have to be honest the Suns seem like the definite losers in this trade. KD is old, but still puts up good numbers so it'll remain to be seen if he can boost the young Rockets' offense.

    I have to be honest the Suns seem like the definite losers in this trade. KD is old, but still puts up good numbers so it'll remain to be seen if he can boost the young Rockets' offense.

    6 votes

  15. Comment on Currently sitting in a field waiting to walk for graduation, AMA in ~talk

  16. Comment on Currently sitting in a field waiting to walk for graduation, AMA in ~talk

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    You got the timing almost on the dot lol. Thanks!

    You got the timing almost on the dot lol. Thanks!

    4 votes

  17. Comment on Currently sitting in a field waiting to walk for graduation, AMA in ~talk

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    Hi chocobean! Hope you're doing well! I still go back to the same school next year for my master's degree, so in a sense it feels like I'm staving adulthood off for just a while longer. Maybe I'll...

    Hi chocobean! Hope you're doing well!

    I still go back to the same school next year for my master's degree, so in a sense it feels like I'm staving adulthood off for just a while longer. Maybe I'll do an AMA for my graduation next year and have a different answer for you then lol.

    Me and my family went to a nice Italian restaurant to celebrate, very good pasta.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Currently sitting in a field waiting to walk for graduation, AMA in ~talk

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    Thank you! It’s been a bit of a journey to get here!

    Thank you! It’s been a bit of a journey to get here!

    5 votes

  19. Comment on Currently sitting in a field waiting to walk for graduation, AMA in ~talk

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    This is more Chinese politics than international relations, but I think it’s pretty interesting. One of my professors authored this paper, too. The TLDR is that while the popular perception is...

    This is more Chinese politics than international relations, but I think it’s pretty interesting. One of my professors authored this paper, too. The TLDR is that while the popular perception is that the ‘Great Firewall’ censors any and all criticism of the government online, the truth is a bit more nuanced. Instead, criticism that is likely to spark collective action (protests, boycotts, etc) is much more likely to be censored online than just saying some policy or another is bad. How Censorship in China Allows Government Criticism but Silences
    Collective Expression

    It is a bit of an older paper, but more recent scholarship supports, at least in the broad strokes, the findings in this paper

    18 votes

  20. Comment on Currently sitting in a field waiting to walk for graduation, AMA in ~talk

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    Tragically my finals schedule didn’t leave me with time to decorate my cap The weather is a sunny 70 degrees, which would be nice if I wasn’t wearing a black robe lol I’m gonna have dinner with my...

    Tragically my finals schedule didn’t leave me with time to decorate my cap

    The weather is a sunny 70 degrees, which would be nice if I wasn’t wearing a black robe lol

    I’m gonna have dinner with my family tonight, then tomorrow me and my roommates will finally resume our DND campaign which was put on hiatus for midterms/finals

    15 votes