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16 votes
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An exploration of the types of subclassing and when inheritance is a good choice compared to composition, through the lens of Python
4 votes -
Your CPU may have slowed down on Wednesday
10 votes -
Documentary recommendation: The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell
I recently started an excellent series on Wondrium that is a PBS documentary from 1988: Joseph Campbell's The Power of Myth and I figured this series would be of interest to the Tildes crowd. In...
I recently started an excellent series on Wondrium that is a PBS documentary from 1988: Joseph Campbell's The Power of Myth and I figured this series would be of interest to the Tildes crowd. In this series, Joseph Campbell sits down for a discussion with Bill Moyers discussing the way mythology has influenced our lives from the day-to-day to religion, and how these common motifs present themselves throughout our history and culture. In addition, there is a lot of examples and comparisons of these tropes within the Star Wars original trilogy that is discussed.
It is a very eye-opening and thought-provoking series that I would really love to have a discussion about if others here find it interesting as well.
Transcripts of the individual episodes can be found on this site:
I personally prefer listening/watching as there are a lot of visual examples that are used during the discussion that helps make the topic more clear.
6 votes -
Coming to terms with a lifetime of depression
I am just coming out of a lifetime of depression. I am 24 now, and I have no memories of an idyllic childhood, carefree adolescence or an exciting college life. Sure there were moments I enjoyed...
I am just coming out of a lifetime of depression. I am 24 now, and I have no memories of an idyllic childhood, carefree adolescence or an exciting college life. Sure there were moments I enjoyed more than others, but all were consumed by that all encompassing grey void. The one that makes everything have a dreary sameness. The one that steals every good thing and every bad thing, and just makes them both nothing
I have been crawling out of my depression for the last 6 years. I made small steps through college, but due to a horrible junior year, I fell back a lot in my senior year and the year after that. I worked a horrible job as a phone support technician. However quitting that job was my first step of healing, so that was one good thing I got out of it. I have been unemployed for the last year and a half, which has been the most valuable period in my life. I could do nothing but look into my own pain, observe my own wounds. It fucking sucked. But sometimes the only way is through.
Being depressed all my life, I haven't really done anything. I am a virgin and I've never been in a romantic relationship; I still feel a bit ashamed and uncomfortable with this. I've only ever had a few friends, though me having any is a bit of surprise. I've never focused on something, worked on it day-in-day. Thinking of all the opportunities I've never had for friends, for quiet moments, for the nervous butterflies of just meeting someone you like, fills me with an overwhelming sense of anguish. It hurts so much to imagine all the possibilities that I could have had if I had escaped sooner. But dwelling on it doesn't help me at all, so I try and not think about it too much.
Now that I am not being crushed by depression, I am filled with so many conflicting emotions. I am impatient because now that I can experience some of life, I want it all now. I am terrified because I am, for all intents and purposes, a new person who has no experience in anything. I am excited because I have so many first times for so many different things. I am scared shit less because I am unemployed and I don't have a clear path to finding work. I am constantly stressed that everything will come crashing back down around me, and I will fall back into depression. I am happy because I am going to see my best friend soon, for the first time I am on this side.
I am writing this because I want to say it to people who know nothing about me. I want other people to acknowledge my pain. Its a bit selfish, I know, but I am okay with that. So if you read through all of this, thank you
And if you are going through depression or even just hard times, please feel free to message me. And no you won't be bothering me, no I dont have better things to do, no I won't judge you.
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Why we find rainforests in unexpected places: An overview of all the temperate rainforests in the world
3 votes -
Free Geek Twin Cities: E-Waste and education
5 votes -
Amazon destroys millions of items of brand new, unsold stock each year
29 votes -
Electric vehicles won’t save us: Why EV’s are false prophets in the fight for a better world
10 votes -
UEFA declines Munich application for rainbow-colored stadium
6 votes -
What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking?
What food and drinks have you been enjoying (or not enjoying) recently? Have you cooked or created anything interesting? Tell us about it!
5 votes -
Haruhi in USA: A case study of a Japanese anime in the United States by Ryotaro Mihara
3 votes -
Reddit is about to delete a lot of subreddits based on post activity metrics
31 votes -
Why is it that sometimes we see the domain name of the link, sometimes we don't?
9 votes -
Large amounts of mercury discovered in Greenland's glaciers – the heavy metal raises concerns for the health of indigenous communities
5 votes -
The agony and the ecstasy of deep brain stimulation surgery
4 votes -
Nothing to be ashamed of: Sex robots for older adults with disabilities
7 votes -
Men doing more family caregiving could lower their risk of suicide
7 votes -
Hyundai completes deal for controlling interest in Boston Dynamics
1 vote -
How many layers of UI inconsistencies are in Windows 10?
10 votes -
Investigating the Frogger modding community
10 votes -
New Zealand weightlifter will be the first openly trans competitor at the Olympics
10 votes -
The internet feeds on its own dying dreams
4 votes -
Making sense of Half-Life 1's plot
6 votes -
Thoughts after a visit to the cemetery
Today I went with my dog, Ketchup, to the cemetery nearby. I'm not a gothic or anything like that, but in my neighborhood, there is not much nature or open spaces. The cemetery is the one...
Today I went with my dog, Ketchup, to the cemetery nearby. I'm not a gothic or anything like that, but in my neighborhood, there is not much nature or open spaces. The cemetery is the one exception -- a vast and peaceful green land, perfect for long walks, scattered thoughts, and occasional meditative states. Something essential for my mental health.
I turned off the podcasts and made an effort to pacify my mind. Show some respect for the place. Listened to the birds, saught refuge when it started to rain. Ketchup is anxious, always pulling the leash, but walking among the graves seems to make him quieter. Eventually, I started to meditate on the grounds I was walking on. Walking over people. This is not a fancy cemetery with large cement tombs. In other places I visited, ostentatious displays of after-death economic status are common (and undoubtedly very interesting).
Here, everyone shares the same, simple headstone layout. A small piece of black marble with limited space for a description, almost always containing just name, date of birth, and death.
A few headstones contain photos in tiles, with custom phrases and affirmations ("Tragedy and comedy are one -- the face of life!", it says). An attempt, maybe, to negate the end, defy the inevitable decay. There's a certain life-affirming beauty in that stubbornness. Eventually, of course, decay always wins, and those that are forever gone (in their current bodily representation, at least...) must cede space for what relentlessly remains to be.
One day, I will also become food for the plants, and someone will walk over me as well. That thought brings me peace.
6 votes -
Carl Nassib of Las Vegas Raiders announces he is gay
6 votes -
Quit Social Media - An educational website that argues against proprietary social media and its risks
7 votes -
The private language argument
3 votes -
A love letter to the Source engine
7 votes -
The end is near: COVID is becoming endemic
23 votes -
Robert Frost’s tragic personal life teaches us that life goes on
2 votes -
I know the secret to the quiet mind. I wish I’d never learned It.
18 votes -
Rick and Morty S05E01 - Mort Dinner Rick Andre
9 votes -
Pokey LaFarge - Get It 'Fore It's Gone (2021)
2 votes -
Hideo Kojima conspiracy theory ends with tears
3 votes -
Jonathan Bailey Holland - Halcyon Sun (2003)
3 votes -
As Brazil tops 500,000 deaths, protests against president
9 votes -
Robinhood: We're all investors, alone
5 votes -
Can you be a good billionaire?
15 votes -
How ugly chins help SUVs dodge regulations
9 votes -
Sweden's parliament has passed a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Stefan Löfven – Socialdemokraterna leader has a week to resign or call a snap election
7 votes -
Suggestion for another label beside Malice
Malice implies intent to break the rules (or just the general conduct of the community). On one end, sometimes a user gets caught up in the heat of the argument and writes something they know they...
Malice implies intent to break the rules (or just the general conduct of the community). On one end, sometimes a user gets caught up in the heat of the argument and writes something they know they shouldn't. On the other end, sometimes a comment isn't particularly inflammatory at all but you can feel from the content that its author was in a place of of hurt, or anger. You can either label them as Malice and let the moderators sort out who are the real trouble makers and who just need some help, or you can reply to them in a helpful manner and possibly have a side conversation regarding their wellbeing.
I think it'd be a nice if there's a label to tell the moderators that "I think this user needs some talking to", for usage other than "I think this user needs a warning". More users are probably comfortable with clicking a label than putting themselves out there in a conversation about mental health, some may also not want to derail the discussion. Mental wellbeing and rule enforcement are 2 different skills with 2 different mindsets so having 2 different mod teams for each function probably also help.
This suggestion was partly inspired by, but not limited to, this comment by kfwyre. I feel that most social media's features (Tildes included with the way labels are currently) are designed to be content-centric and not much in the way of taking care of the wellbeing of their members, maybe we can improve.
17 votes -
Weekly coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - week of June 14
This thread is posted weekly, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the...
This thread is posted weekly, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the situation is like where you live!
6 votes -
My wife and I defrauded the government by hiding income. Now we’re divorcing, and she’s threatening to ruin us both
11 votes -
Rehab scam: Defendants in court-ordered rehab program made to work in chicken plants for free
6 votes -
Bo Burnham - All eyes on me (from INSIDE) (2021)
10 votes -
Kill the five-day workweek
13 votes -
AJJ - Body Terror Song (2020)
6 votes -
Arguing: Good and bad faith
4 votes -
MacKenzie Scott, citing wealth gap, donates $2.7 billion
29 votes