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Comment on What is a value or belief you have that is extremely outside the norm? in ~talk
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Comment on What is a value or belief you have that is extremely outside the norm? in ~talk
l_one Link ParentI'm suddenly remembering the end of the book Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.I'm suddenly remembering the end of the book Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.
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Comment on What is a value or belief you have that is extremely outside the norm? in ~talk
l_one Link ParentI mildly dislike ads. I vehemently rage and fight back against the commercialized, frighteningly in-depth mass surveillance that fuels targeted advertisements and is ripe for abuses (and has been...I mildly dislike ads.
I vehemently rage and fight back against the commercialized, frighteningly in-depth mass surveillance that fuels targeted advertisements and is ripe for abuses (and has been abused to our detriment).
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Comment on What is a value or belief you have that is extremely outside the norm? in ~talk
l_one Link ParentSimilar for me, or at least it was before COVID. Not married, but I have a primary partner and used to sometimes visit other partners. I've been open about this with my all my partners when I got...Similar for me, or at least it was before COVID. Not married, but I have a primary partner and used to sometimes visit other partners. I've been open about this with my all my partners when I got to the point where it was looking like we were going to sleep with each other and it worked out well.
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Comment on What is a value or belief you have that is extremely outside the norm? in ~talk
l_one Link ParentThis is an example of what I call one of the 'Witch Hunt' topics. It's really hard to talk about, and extraordinarily easy for anyone to villainize anyone who asks to have a public, rational talk...This is an example of what I call one of the 'Witch Hunt' topics. It's really hard to talk about, and extraordinarily easy for anyone to villainize anyone who asks to have a public, rational talk on the subject that doesn't consist of the following theme:
'BURN THE WITCH! I AGREE WITH EVERYONE THAT ANYONE SIMPLY ACCUSED OF THIS IS TO BE PRESUMED GUILTY AND BURNED PUBLICLY. I AM CERTAINLY NOT IN ANY WAY SHOUTING THIS BECAUSE IF I SAID ANYTHING DIFFERENT SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT POINT AT ME AND SHOUT 'WITCH! BURN THEM!' CLEARLY I AM ONE OF THE 'GOOD PEOPLE' BECAUSE ONLY A WITCH WOULD ADVOCATE FOR NOT TORTURING AND KILLING ANYONE ACCUSED OF BEING A WITCH.
It's a horrible, self-reinforcing feedback loop that sustains itself with severe societal pressure, fear, and violence.
This kind of social stigma, and outright implicit threat of targeting, doxxing, violence, and even murder for simply trying to discuss a controversial topic is, in and of itself, a serious harm to rational society.
It is also logical to assume the severe stigma also serves to keep people away from seeking any kind of help or therapy, again out of fear - fear of social stigma, or being subject to a potential mandatory reporting clause.
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Comment on Turtle tanks, "cope cages" and modified vehicles in Ukraine - Purpose, evolution and effectiveness in ~transport
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Comment on Turtle tanks, "cope cages" and modified vehicles in Ukraine - Purpose, evolution and effectiveness in ~transport
l_one LinkThis week's video from Perun, covering the different iterations of armored and semi-armored vehicle modifications being seen in Ukraine - their purpose, how they have changed and evolved over the...This week's video from Perun, covering the different iterations of armored and semi-armored vehicle modifications being seen in Ukraine - their purpose, how they have changed and evolved over the course of the war, and their effectiveness.
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Turtle tanks, "cope cages" and modified vehicles in Ukraine - Purpose, evolution and effectiveness
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Comment on Chinese police officers will soon be on patrol in Hungary in ~news
l_one Link ParentI remember reading an article about this subject years back, where China was running police services in Canada while calling them something else like public information offices or service stations...I remember reading an article about this subject years back, where China was running police services in Canada while calling them something else like public information offices or service stations or something like that (going on memory there). From what I remember, they (the Chinese police) were targeting Chinese nationals who had emigrated away from China to either force them back to China or otherwise control or influence their behavior and willingness to speak on certain topics. Threatening their families back home I believe was one of the tactics used.
I did a brief search, and while I did find articles about Chinese police operating in other nations (including articles about them in Canada), I wasn't able to find the specific article I remember from years back.
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Comment on Please recommend me an anime to watch? in ~anime
l_one Link ParentFrieren is beautiful and sad. Art well produced.Frieren is beautiful and sad. Art well produced.
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Comment on Please recommend me an anime to watch? in ~anime
l_one LinkAscendance of a Bookworm: reincarnation isekai, slice of life. An intelligent, somewhat loner girl who just loves reading dies and is reincarnated in a sword & sorcery world setting, though in to...Ascendance of a Bookworm: reincarnation isekai, slice of life. An intelligent, somewhat loner girl who just loves reading dies and is reincarnated in a sword & sorcery world setting, though in to a family living in a city. She wants to read, but books are the domain of the wealthy, so she sets out to mass produce books so she'll have stuff to read. Slice of life, very endearing, other world knowledge utilization. It gradually becomes a bit more action-active at parts, but not as a primary theme.
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Comment on Can old, poorly wired electrical outlets cause a PC to freeze? in ~tech
l_one (edited )LinkLong-time tech here. So, you have an environmentally dependent and non-random failure mode. "She says it froze after one hour of use every time." Power quality is... unlikely to be your culprit,...- Exemplary
Long-time tech here. So, you have an environmentally dependent and non-random failure mode.
"She says it froze after one hour of use every time."
Power quality is... unlikely to be your culprit, but I'm not going to fully discount it out of hand. Let's step back for a sec though so we're not over-focusing on one suspected cause. If there's one thing I've done too many times, it's spend time pursuing a specific suspected cause of a problem and get over-focused on it, only to later realize something else was the root cause. To be fair, I suppose this could describe many normal instances of diagnostics - literally any time the root cause isn't the first thing you think of and investigate could be looked at this way.
'One hour of use every time.'
That says thermal to me. Have you gone to their house (or had them take pictures / video of where and how they have it set up)? If they have it plugged in and wedged in a cubby or something with terrible airflow, it could just be cooking itself until it overheats and shuts down. The consistent failure timeframe would support this.
Aside from getting some variation of your eyes on that installed environment, can you install a logging option so you can later review CPU/GPU temps over time leading up to the failure mode? That should give you a fairly conclusive yes/no on environmental thermal.
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Comment on New American military aid for Ukraine - What's in the package and what impact will it have? in ~misc
l_one LinkThis is Perun's weekly defence economics analysis video, this week focusing on the recently passed US aid package, what it contains, what it represents, and what impacts, during which timeframes,...This is Perun's weekly defence economics analysis video, this week focusing on the recently passed US aid package, what it contains, what it represents, and what impacts, during which timeframes, it is likely to have.
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New American military aid for Ukraine - What's in the package and what impact will it have?
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Comment on Iran's missile strike on Israel - The attack, defence & Israel's counter-strike in ~misc
l_one Link ParentHm, interesting. I'm listening to one of his videos now (the one on targeting Russian oil infrastructure), thank you for sharing that.Hm, interesting.
I'm listening to one of his videos now (the one on targeting Russian oil infrastructure), thank you for sharing that.
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Comment on Is Tildes failing to thrive? in ~tildes
l_one (edited )LinkI'm one of the many who came to Tildes from the post-Reddit exodus. Tildes is, unquestionably, much smaller than Reddit in regard to userbase. It is also (to my understanding) semi-curated in...I'm one of the many who came to Tildes from the post-Reddit exodus.
Tildes is, unquestionably, much smaller than Reddit in regard to userbase. It is also (to my understanding) semi-curated in terms of what subjects are posted here.
That said, the average quality of discussion is, in my opinion, higher here than it was back at Reddit, with some exceptions of course (this is the internet and arguments still occur).
There are trade-offs. If you want a space where you can ask a specific subsection of the site: 'Hey, is anyone else experiencing these technical issues with this specific (non-Tildes) site as of 5 minutes ago?', you are going to be disappointed in the niche, real-time hivemind / information sharing available to you here. That is a direct result of scale, or lack thereof. It's not exactly a bad thing, and neither is it exactly a good thing, it's just a property of what Tildes is, the (intentional?) lack of a million different niche subsections for every imaginable subject, and the scale of the userbase here.
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Comment on Iran's missile strike on Israel - The attack, defence & Israel's counter-strike in ~misc
l_one (edited )LinkPerun's April 21st release on the recent state of interaction between Iran and Israel. Perun is an Australian Defence-Economics analyst who publishes content on Patreon and YouTube. From my...Perun's April 21st release on the recent state of interaction between Iran and Israel.
Perun is an Australian Defence-Economics analyst who publishes content on Patreon and YouTube. From my experience he produces thoughtful, in-depth, data-driven exploration and analysis on a range of defence topics with a side helping of dry humor. Generally he puts out a video every Sunday.
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Iran's missile strike on Israel - The attack, defence & Israel's counter-strike
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Comment on What is it like to have both ADHD and autism? in ~health.mental
l_one Link ParentHoly crap, it's not just me. Also similar neuro spectrum: Asperger's / ADD. I, quite strongly, experience this. Can I remember obscure technical details about the stuff that fascinates me? Yes!...I can't remember anything I don't have an interest in. Examples: names, pop culture, the location of all my pens.
Holy crap, it's not just me. Also similar neuro spectrum: Asperger's / ADD. I, quite strongly, experience this.
Can I remember obscure technical details about the stuff that fascinates me? Yes! Stuff that isn't interesting to me? Well, whatever that was that I was supposed to make a note of 20 seconds ago hopefully wasn't critically important.
Oh, and Caffeine is also my go-to chemical crutch for being effective and productive.
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Comment on What's the best way to avoid scams when being paid by strangers on the internet? in ~finance
l_one LinkYou could go the cryptocurrency route. Part of what crypto is good for is allowing for transferring funds between untrusted parties. There is a learning curve though. If you have to get into...You could go the cryptocurrency route. Part of what crypto is good for is allowing for transferring funds between untrusted parties.
There is a learning curve though. If you have to get into crypto just for this one transaction, it might not be worth your time.
I have concerns counter to this, primarily related to how such would be accomplished and the consequences of such policies. What has been / is being done to the Uyghur people comes to mind.
My apologies in advance if the example used is inflammatory. I like Tildes as a platform that encourages high quality discussion, and I am genuinely not trying to villainize you, nor am I stating that your view must directly correlate to my example of concern.