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Kasbo feat. ViVii – I'm In Trouble (2024)
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Arcane | Season 2 official teaser trailer
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The sad, stupid rise of the sigma male: how toxic masculinity took over social media
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How CoComelon captures our children’s attention
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New 'Regular Show,' 'Fosters,' 'Adventure Time,' Scooby Doo shows unveiled at Annecy
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Twiddler: Configurability for me, but not for thee. (From the coiner of "enshittification")
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The curious case of the underselling arena tours
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Generative AI is not going to build your engineering team for you
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Banana giant corporation Chiquita held liable by US court for funding paramilitaries
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Dagny – Hate Being Alone (2024)
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I made a mistake, I started using Reddit again
...and within a few weeks I was banned from r/iphone for "ban evasion", which I most definitely did not do. I've had the same reddit account for over 16 years and other than a surprisingly HUGE...
...and within a few weeks I was banned from r/iphone for "ban evasion", which I most definitely did not do.
I've had the same reddit account for over 16 years and other than a surprisingly HUGE number of deleted comments and posts (according to sites that track that) that seem perfectly benign to me (mostly deleted for stupidly trivial technicalities), I've never had any problems on the site. Sure, a few unpopular opinions here and there that get downvoted a little but, but nothing offensive, no trolling, etc.
So, I tried to respond, and here's how the conversation went:
Hello. I’m very confused by this ban notification. The only recent activity that I’ve had on this subreddit is to answer somebody’s question, and I cannot imagine how that answer in any way violated the rules. Can you please help me to at least understand what led to this?
...to which the mod replied:
Ban evasion not that hard to get
...and I responded:
I honestly do not know what you're talking about. It appears that you think that I have been posting with multiple accounts, but I have not. I've been using this same account for over 16 years without ever being accused of such a thing. I'd appreciate it if you could take a look and reconsider.
...to which I got:
No the system detects ban evader like you automatically
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I'm sorry that you think that I have done such a thing, but I have not. I even co-moderate another subreddit that is a very serious one with its fair share of trolls to deal with, so I get it, but I honestly did not try to evade any prior bans.
... and the only response I get back is:
Stop
I'm so sick and tired of that site, I don't know why I went back after doing so well avoiding it after the somewhat recent events that caused me to uninstall all of the apps and stop using the site. The mods there are abusive and power-hungry and it's a toxic place to be. It's a shame because my account is over 16 years old and I remember the old days when it was nothing like it is now. :(
So, hopefully this time I'll stop using the site for good, this was the reminder that I needed. I've avoided Facebook and other social media due to the toxicity, I don't know why I expected reddit to be any better; please stay above the fray, Tildes!
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Coding Adventure: Optimizing a Ray Tracer (by building a BVH)
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The rarest move in chess
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Wipeout 2097: The making of an iconic PlayStation soundtrack
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Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix 2024 - Results
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Oh hey, I'm back! Sorry for not doing a post-race report for Monaco. I straight-up forgot about the report. Was hardly a race, anyway.
But Canada, Oh, Canada...Now that was a race! All weekend, the rain (and even hail) had been causing chaos, and the rain delivered even more on Sunday. Around Lap 32, I realized that we still we had half a race to go! At one point early in the race, KMag had cut his way through the field to P4/P5 on Wets while everyone else was on Inters, but as the track dried, he wasn't able to keep it. Still ended up P11, 7 places up from where he started.
Unfortunately, not a great weekend for Ferrari, both starting just outside of the top 10, and then both cars retiring during the race. And I don't quite understand what Leclerc and the strategists were doing switching to Hards right as the rain was coming back to the track.
But otherwise, a great weekend for Mercedes and McLaren, though they had to work for it. But in the end, we return back to the Dutch and Austrian national anthems.
Next race:
Spanish Grand Prix
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Sunday, June 23Provisional Race Results -- SPOILER
POS NO DRIVER CAR LAPS TIME/RETIRED PTS 1 1 Max Verstappen RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT 70 1:45:47.927 25 2 4 Lando Norris MCLAREN MERCEDES 70 +3.879s 18 3 63 George Russell MERCEDES 70 +4.317s 15 4 44 Lewis Hamilton MERCEDES 70 +4.915s 13 5 81 Oscar Piastri MCLAREN MERCEDES 70 +10.199s 10 6 14 Fernando Alonso ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 70 +17.510s 8 7 18 Lance Stroll ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 70 +23.625s 6 8 3 Daniel Ricciardo RB HONDA RBPT 70 +28.672s 4 9 10 Pierre Gasly ALPINE RENAULT 70 +30.021s 2 10 31 Esteban Ocon ALPINE RENAULT 70 +30.313s 1 11 27 Nico Hulkenberg HAAS FERRARI 70 +30.824s 0 12 20 Kevin Magnussen HAAS FERRARI 70 +31.253s 0 13 77 Valtteri Bottas KICK SAUBER FERRARI 70 +40.487s 0 14 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB HONDA RBPT 70 +52.694s 0 15 24 Zhou Guanyu KICK SAUBER FERRARI 69 +1 lap 0 NC 55 Carlos Sainz FERRARI 52 DNF 0 NC 23 Alexander Albon WILLIAMS MERCEDES 52 DNF 0 NC 11 Sergio Perez RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT 51 DNF 0 NC 16 Charles Leclerc FERRARI 40 DNF 0 NC 2 Logan Sargeant WILLIAMS MERCEDES 23 DNF 0 Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton
Source: F1.com
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Economists report on an intervention that helps low-income families beat the poverty trap
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Raspberry Pi is now a public company
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NY Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision to suspend congestion pricing is absurd
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Sámi artist Tomas Colbengtson is the latest recipient of The Queen Sonja Print Award, the world's most important prize for printmaking
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Silicon Valley’s best kept secret: Founder liquidity
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Google is deprecating the Fitbit web dashboard on July 8th
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Don’t say ‘elite’: Corporate firms’ new pitch is meritocracy. McKinsey other big firms [claim to] want to recruit with a wider net, focusing more on skills than on pedigree.
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Luke Gromen: Why you should prepare for a massive economic shift
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Lynn Conway, trailblazing trans computer scientist, dies at 85
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Pride Month at Tildes: #4 - What's something you wish more people understood?
What's something you wish more people understood? What are the common (or not so common) misconceptions you have to live underneath? What are the parts of your experience that don't seem to be...
What's something you wish more people understood?
What are the common (or not so common) misconceptions you have to live underneath?
What are the parts of your experience that don't seem to be widely portrayed/known?
What do you wish more people understood because genuinely understanding that could genuinely help them too?
Addenda:
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This does not have to be strictly factual. It can be based in experiences and beliefs.
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It can be based in yourself, in a larger identity that you share with others, or something else entirely.
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Try to avoid any responses that include a spite for other people's ignorance. Center them instead in the earnest desire to be both truthful and known. (Write your response for today's lucky 10,000 rather than today's bigots.)
Event Guidelines
Everyone is welcome to participate. This includes allies! You do not need to identify as LGBT in order to join in the topics.
I will use "queer" and "LGBT" interchangeably as umbrella terms to refer to all minority sexualities and gender identities. These are intended to be explicitly inclusive.
Be kind; be gracious; listen to others; love lots.
Schedule
I won't reveal everything upfront, but with each post I will give a teaser for what's next:
June 1st: Introductions and Playlist
June 4th: Who is a historical LGBT advocate that you admire?
June 7th: What positive changes have you seen in your lifetime?
June 10th: What's something you wish more people understood?
June 13th: (teaser: a chance to understand more)
June 16th:
June 19th:
June 22nd:
June 25th:
June 28th:
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Mining firm Rare Earths Norway says it has discovered Europe's largest proven deposit of highly prized rare earth elements
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Paddington in Peru | Official trailer
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Ukrainian sea drones penetrate Russian navy’s remaining Sea of Azov safe haven
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Elon Musk threatens to ban iPhones and MacBooks at his companies after Apple announces OpenAI partnership
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The InclusiveWeb
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UnrealSharp - a Unreal Engine 5 plugin which enables developers to create games using C# with Hot Reload
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Skeletons of the Gods - short dark fantasy/horror story
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Haiti forms new government as gang violence persists
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The macroeconomic cost of the UK's Conservative government
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League of Legends 14.12 patch notes
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Wired's inside investigation into the Titan submersible disaster
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This Miami luxury condo is burying crystals in its building foundation to create good ‘vibes’
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I am sick of "providing feedback"
The ongoing attempts to measure everything has gone way too far. Every app constantly has pop-ups asking if you're enjoying the app. It's not just phone apps and websites though, it's everywhere....
The ongoing attempts to measure everything has gone way too far. Every app constantly has pop-ups asking if you're enjoying the app.
It's not just phone apps and websites though, it's everywhere.
Went to an escape room, "Y'all take tips?" "No sir, but if you leave a 5 star review on Google or yelp and mention my name then I will get a bonus!"
Went too the dermatologist, now I'm getting both emails and texts asking for a review.
Sent flowers to an uncle who lost a pet. Got an email and a letter in the mail asking for feedback.
Theaters, restaurants, barbers, hospitals, support tickets, waste hauling, clothes shopping... A million people collecting feedback that goes into some black hole probably only used to punish some poor kid on the front line of customer service.
I'm sick of it, it's worse than the tipping culture fiasco.
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Elephants call each other by name, study finds
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Do I need an airtight mason jar for overnight oatmeal?
I am not at home and presently I don't have any airtight container. Most of the suggestion online are about using a airtight container. Can't I use a bowl and cover it with plastic wrapper and...
I am not at home and presently I don't have any airtight container. Most of the suggestion online are about using a airtight container.
Can't I use a bowl and cover it with plastic wrapper and then put it in refrigerator?
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Hackers target AI users with malicious stable diffusion tool on Github to protest 'art theft'
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When the CIA messes up
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Hunter Biden is convicted of all three felonies in federal gun trial
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Why we like people who ask us for favors
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AI will become mathematicians’ ‘co-pilot’
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Patrick Breyer's successor fails to be elected to EU parliament
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No deal: Shari Redstone ends talks on Skydance offer for Paramount Global
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Steam Business Update - Update on the Steam Platform, features, and global trends
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What do you think is the mindset of the banally evil?
There was a question on reddit about whether rich people ever think about all the poor and starving people who are suffering while they live in luxury. It got me thinking about the "rich" more...
There was a question on reddit about whether rich people ever think about all the poor and starving people who are suffering while they live in luxury. It got me thinking about the "rich" more broadly, as many of the people like me who are on the internet are part of the global 1% if not the local.
I think a lot of rich people dont like to think about the idea that maybe the truly morally right thing to do would be to give up all their money and work a day job like everyone else.
So they try to avoid thinking about it at all to avoid having to constantly feel guilty about not doing the thing they know is right. Making a contribution to helping others just opens you up to other people or even your own conscience saying you could be doing more, and youll never be able to do enough to fully justify not doing so. Or alternatively you can embrace selfishness and give up on constantly trying to be a better person and never have to think about it again.
Maybe its easy to look at some billionaire and say they could lose 1/2 their money and not notice any change in their lifestyle, so they should be considered morally contemptable for not even offering a fraction of that when it could make such a difference for so many. But somewhere between that and living in poverty, there has got to be some line where your right to take care of yourself and your right to try and invest in your own future stops outweighing the shame of allowing the evils of the world to go unchallenged.
Then there is a fuzzy region around that line where its ambiguous whether you are doing enough good in the world or if you should feel morally compelled to change how you are living your life. And I think its probable the for a lot of people the place where they envision all their dreams coming true is somewhere on the negative end of the spectrum. So if your dream is to be a famous movie star, for example, at some point that dream might not be compatible with your moral imoerative to oppose classism.
Personally I hate having to work an office job. If I got the chance to make a fortune Id build a cabin in the woods and have food delivered to me and never have to deal with anything ever again. But doing so would be selfish. So I guess if I ever had the opportunity Id be corrupted by riches in a heartbeat. Which is kind of a downer of an ending to this line of thought.
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