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20 votes
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This is the gayest World Cup ever (and no one’s batting an eyelid)
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Bosses dislike work-from-home but suspect they’re stuck with it
72 votes -
Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood return plan included list of ‘hostile’ figures
6 votes -
Neonatal nurse Lucy Letby found guilty of seven counts of murder, and seven counts of attempted murder in the UK
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As world warms, Sweden sees opportunity to grow its young wine industry
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Iran is about to make its hijab laws even stricter
13 votes -
‘We’re changing the clouds.’ An unforeseen test of geoengineering is fueling record ocean warmth.
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The impact of an accent on charisma/persuasion
Five years ago, I moved from the southeast US to the northwest. I took my southern accent with me, and, as far as I know, it's been fine. I've been able to get work, make friends, and mostly...
Five years ago, I moved from the southeast US to the northwest. I took my southern accent with me, and, as far as I know, it's been fine. I've been able to get work, make friends, and mostly function as normal.
My accent is light. It doesn't sound southern to other southerners, but it does sound southern anywhere else in the US. People who have commented on it say they like it (but what else would you say, I guess 😅).
But I'm about to take on something that will require me to be persuasive. I'm wondering what Tildes thinks: will my accent diminish my ability to be persuasive? Should I try to train my accent out and develop a more neutral accent?
I find myself torn. On the one hand, a southern accent could immediately call to mind the stereotypes of the south: stubborn people without much education. Maybe it makes sense to let that go and start on a more level playing field. On the other hand, my time growing up in the south is part of my history. It makes me unique and maybe the upset expectations (if someone hears me and expects me to embody those stereotypes I mentioned before) could make me more memorable.
I generally don't like the idea of filing the rough edges off things, especially when those things are people, but at the same time, I have goals I want to achieve and I'm willing to do what it takes to reach them. So, what do you think?
Edit: I appreciate all the comments so far! For a little additional context, I want to be active in local politics. Not trying to run for office or anything. Not sure exactly where I'll be taking that on yet, but it won't be in the south.
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Lunar Codex: Digitised works of 30,000 artists to be archived on moon
15 votes -
The psychological weight loss strategy | Laurie Coots
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Western Digital refused to answer our questions about its self-wiping SanDisk SSDs. Oh, and it’s also getting sued.
53 votes -
Magnus Carlsen on the brink of first FIDE World Cup final – world number one secures a one-point lead in the semifinal against Nijat Abasov
10 votes -
The Pictish Problem - Genetics of Scotland
18 votes -
Modern Conflicts: The Battle of Bakhmut
11 votes -
Patriots, Packers suspend game after Isaiah Bolden injury
10 votes -
Matildas sign off with defeat as Sweden secure third place at Women's World Cup
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The fight over what’s real (and what’s not) on dissociative identity disorder TikTok
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Midwestern US cities become transgender health sanctuaries amid GOP legislative threats
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Tildes Video Thread
To avoid the homepage getting swamped with too many YouTube links, we're doing a recurring thread to gather them up. What are the best videos you have watched this past week/fortnight?
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Cyberattack shutters major NSF-funded telescopes for more than two weeks
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“Gaming Chromebooks” with Nvidia GPUs apparently killed with little fanfare
11 votes -
Canada demands Facebook lift news ban to allow wildfire info sharing
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British Columbia declares state of emergency amid ‘devastating’ wildfires
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(Not) every single musical reference from The Super Mario Bros. Movie
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Hearing aids, what's it like to have them?
Getting to that age that I know my hearing is declining and I have steady tinnitus, which I'm pretty used to already. Conversation in a quiet room is no problem but in a busy restaurant I have to...
Getting to that age that I know my hearing is declining and I have steady tinnitus, which I'm pretty used to already. Conversation in a quiet room is no problem but in a busy restaurant I have to concentrate and strain to pick up what's being said. I can tell I have to play things a bit louder than I used to. I'm delaying going to an audiologist for a test out of anxiety that I'll have to get hearing aids.
Which makes me wonder what they're really like - How does using them change your hearing? Do you get back the crisp highs and lows in music? Is conversation in a noisy place easier? How much maintenance do they require?
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Hurricane Hilary is expected to bring significant flooding to Baja California, southern California, and the southwest US
28 votes -
rootless - ordinary sunday sadness (2023)
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Book recommendations: Psychology topics
Hi everyone :) I am pretty obsessed with consuming information as someone with ASD, and one of my preferred topics to really dive into is Psychology, Philosophy, and Business ethics that can...
Hi everyone :) I am pretty obsessed with consuming information as someone with ASD, and one of my preferred topics to really dive into is Psychology, Philosophy, and Business ethics that can relate to the other 2 topics. I generally read a lot of articles, journals, and studies, but I have found myself really wanting to dive back into the course topics that I was learning about in college before I dropped out, as I don't do well in structured school settings.
I have been re-visiting a lot of Freud's work and other basic course stuff, but I do love more advanced topics that make me connect the dots between my personal studies and my schooling, so honestly just drop some titles for anything nonfiction and not as self help directed and I will check it out.
Thanks guys :)
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BABYMETAL feat. Tom Morello - メタり!!(2023)
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Antonov’s curse: The crash of Sepahan Airlines flight 5915 and the story of the An-140
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As its moderators remain on strike, Stack Overflow introduces "Overflow AI"
48 votes -
When Instagram was used for government communication
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Fitness Weekly Discussion
What have you been doing lately for your own fitness? Try out any new programs or exercises? Have any questions for others about your training? Want to vent about poor behavior in the gym? Started...
What have you been doing lately for your own fitness? Try out any new programs or exercises? Have any questions for others about your training? Want to vent about poor behavior in the gym? Started a new diet or have a new recipe you want to share? Anything else health and wellness related?
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The key to writing criminally good relationships
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Any popular game genres you just can't get into?
I'll go first: turn-based combat. While not as common as they once were, there are still a lot of games, AAA and indie alike, that get massively popular and are known for their supposedly...
I'll go first: turn-based combat.
While not as common as they once were, there are still a lot of games, AAA and indie alike, that get massively popular and are known for their supposedly excellent turn-based combat. Games that are probably what a lot of people who don't care for turn-based combat make an exception for, for one reason or another. Say they really enjoy how Undertale is "the RPG where you don't need to kill anything", or how Persona 5 is "so stylish". Also, there's the classic JRPGs of old, such as the older Final Fantasy games, or these more military grid based kind of games like Fire Emblem.
I just don't "get" any of it. I've never beaten a game featuring turn-based combat from start to finish. Yes, that includes Pokemon games. I don't know what it is specifically. I've beaten games of basically every other genre, but when I start any turn-based game because of some friend recommendation or good reviews, I try it, am genuinely invested for a couple hours, then my interest in the game just dies all of a sudden. I don't think it's any one issue really, probably a lot of different things.
Anyone else never really got into these kinds of games? Or do you have some other game genre that everyone else swears by that you just don't care for?
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‘Blue Beetle’: How grassroots backers are trying to boost the Latino-led superhero movie
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Iceland's meteorological office declares volcanic eruption near the country's capital Reykjavík officially over – no activity has been observed for ten days
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How the car came to Los Angeles
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Ecuador prepares for ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ vote to stop oil drilling
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Political warfare comes home to the US - the founder of the Nixon presidential library comments on the history of US disputes over presidential succession and the Trump indictments
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Despite years of Maui wildfire warnings, Hawaii Electric the Hawaii utility giant did little and spent more on lobbying than prevention
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Horimiya: The Missing Pieces | Discussion thread - all episodes
Alternative title(s) Horimiya: Piece Genres Romance No. Episodes 13 Information MyAnimeList AniList AniDB Synopsis It followed the relationship between Hori and Miyamura, two high school kids...
Alternative title(s) Horimiya: Piece
Genres Romance
No. Episodes 13
Information MyAnimeList AniList AniDBSynopsis
It followed the relationship between Hori and Miyamura, two high school kids slowly forming a bond and falling in love - but only so much manga can be adapted and put into a thirteen-episode series. "Horimiya: The Missing Pieces" is here to fix that: It goes back to the beginning of the original series and fills in the pieces of the original manga that were left out in the first adaptation. From silly moments to quiet ones, this is a chance to reconnect with your favorite characters and see what happened between the scenes of the original.
(from IMDb)
Discussion rules
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- Each top-level comment is a mini-thread for each episode discussion. A new top-level comment will be added whenever another episode is released.
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- Use the "Collapse replies" button to find the appropriate episode discussions more easily, and make potential spoilers less visible.
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The workaround is to further enclose the spoilers in quote block. See here for an example comment.
Special note:
Since this is a bonus series for the original run of Horimiya, assume there'd be a lot of spoiler for the original show (i.e. details about the original show won't be/ don't have to be hidden). Please watch the original first for the best experience.Direct links to each mini-thread
Episode discussion (main)
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P/S: See here for more ongoing show discussion threads this season.
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Former US President Donald Trump's televised trial could rival Super Bowl viewership
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America's obsession with weight-loss drugs is affecting the economy of Denmark – Novo Nordisk's market capitalization has matched the GDP of its home country
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Much of the innovation in natural language processing comes from the US, resulting in an English language bias – Finland decided to change the game with a collective approach
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Losing my patience with chess
I don’t know why, but I just can’t get good at Chess. I’ve played for a couple of years and my elo fluctuates drastically. I’ve been as high as 900 and as low as 750 playing rapid in the last two...
I don’t know why, but I just can’t get good at Chess. I’ve played for a couple of years and my elo fluctuates drastically. I’ve been as high as 900 and as low as 750 playing rapid in the last two weeks on chess.com. I would just like to break 1000 for now, or heck, even just get into the mid 900’s.
Does anyone have any resources or tips for how to get better at this game? I’ve watched videos online, I’ve been doing the lessons and whatnot that are offered through chess.com as well. I’m just so incredibly frustrated and I’m tired of losing all the time.
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Fresh Album Fridays: Genesis Owusu, Mick Jenkins, DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ and more
Good morning ~ This is a thread to discuss new album releases that have arrived on our doorstep this week. Feel free to share albums and EPs that have caught your eye and interest! Discussion...
Good morning ~ This is a thread to discuss new album releases that have arrived on our doorstep this week. Feel free to share albums and EPs that have caught your eye and interest!
Discussion Points
What are you looking forward to listen to?
Have you listened to any of these releases?
What are your thoughts?
What have you enjoyed from these artists in the past?Why Friday?
Most (but not all) new LPs release on a Friday, as labels want to give the release a full week of sales before entering the charts.
~~ Feedback on the format welcome!
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See inside a ghost town of abandoned mansions in China
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Selected works of renowned Iranian painter, Mahmoud Farshchian
12 votes