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  1. Comment on Is there a children's TV show in your country that is universally loved and became part of your country's culture? in ~tv

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    I can comment that in Chile the most influential children show is by far 31 minutos. A satire about news channels and Chilean society doesn't seem to be the safest choice, but that is why is so...

    I can comment that in Chile the most influential children show is by far 31 minutos.

    A satire about news channels and Chilean society doesn't seem to be the safest choice, but that is why is so fondly remembered, because it didn't shy from writing only safe things. Like one of the most famous characters is a drunk and ludopate red rabbit that makes environmental dispatch ("nota verde") for the news channel.

    Knowing the backstory of the production, it isn't surprising. It came from a production company that did series with heavy black humor and has the record of having one of the shows with more complaints from viewers due to "lack of respect". The mere fact that 31 minutos received public funding and was shown in the Chilean national channel in retrospective is incredible.

    And it has found success in not only Chile but in Perú and Mexico as well. Despite not releasing new episodes, it is still being referenced.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Signal removing support for SMS in Android in ~tech

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    It is weird reading about the last bit, but I forgot that probably you have a US POV. Is not a mistake, much less in this website, but is very (funny?) hearing about this US problem where the rest...

    It is weird reading about the last bit, but I forgot that probably you have a US POV.

    Is not a mistake, much less in this website, but is very (funny?) hearing about this US problem where the rest of the world mostly uses Whatsapp and we are fine with that (but we probably shouldn't because Facebook).

    6 votes

  3. Comment on Gabriel Boric, 36, to usher in new era for Chile as he takes presidential oath in ~news

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    I don't think there is a international (and in english) live streaming of the oath of office of Gabriel Boric, but today is a special day for Chile. A new chapter, a new president that doesn't...

    I don't think there is a international (and in english) live streaming of the oath of office of Gabriel Boric, but today is a special day for Chile. A new chapter, a new president that doesn't wears tie at all.

    You have this article to know how important is for us. You may see him close with the leaders of the West sometime, somewhere.

    6 votes

  5. Comment on If you could make one change to improve your favorite sport, what would it be? in ~sports

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    To this I entertain the idea that we phase-out referees in the field and instead we only use cameras like VAR. It is understood that the reason that diving exists in football is for the the...

    To this I entertain the idea that we phase-out referees in the field and instead we only use cameras like VAR.

    It is understood that the reason that diving exists in football is for the the referee to notice the player and consequentially, a foul. Players often complain that if don't do that, the foul does not exist (at least to the referee).

    Instead, if we implemented cameras just like VAR, things will be more fair, though having the decision made outside the field could lead to corruption or a sense of injustice greater than now.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Putin recognises Ukraine rebel regions, sends troops on what Moscow calls peacekeeping mission in ~news

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    What can one say? This will increase tension.

    What can one say? This will increase tension.

    4 votes

  8. Comment on Gabriel Boric wins election as Chile’s next president in ~news

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    Chile is not in the best shape nowadays, and Boric knows it. He is the most down to earth president we had and also the most willingly to try to discuss and negotiate reforms to improve the common...
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    Chile is not in the best shape nowadays, and Boric knows it. He is the most down to earth president we had and also the most willingly to try to discuss and negotiate reforms to improve the common citizen. Before, he had always been joked around saying him "amarillo" (yellow, since he always looked for the other pollitically side, like mixing red and blue) and even was cancelled by far leftists for supposely selling out to the right, pouring him beer in a park, but he tried to hear them and stand by his own. I think the comparison to Sanders is right in some sense, but in others, Boric is far more willing to getting close to the center to make actual change.

    So, with that, his economic policies that try to end neoliberalism in Chile and try to make it closer to a europe socialdemocracy are probably not gonna occur or gonna be reduced in scope. Not because of lack of popular support, but because the congress is divided, so he doesn't have the votes to push any legislation and since our country has high debt, inflation and flee of foreign capital, never seen since the 90s. It is a real shame, since this country needs some reforms in order to escape the middle income trap and to really become a developed nation, but we will try to see what changes will occur. Is not like Boric had the most radical leftist economic policies like seizing the means of production or nationalize all economic assets. He instead pushed for taxing the ultra-rich, creating national enterprises for lithium, improving pension funds for the eldery and eliminating AFP, our private system for pension funds, and so many other polices that try to make Chile not so dependent on extractivism. It has not the best policies and has been critized by economists, but he will bring interesting subjects to the chilean economy.

    What I really hope that change is coming in the subject of Health, our country is leader in vaccinations and we have the longest lifespan in all latinoamerica, but that hides the fact that our country has a health system very precarious and centralized, with Santiago being the only city with world-class hospitals. Often, chileans born is the regions have to travel very far away to be treated, Boric knows this since he comes from Punta Arenas, the farthest city to Santiago in Chile (and I would even say that he is the southern born president in the world!). Add to the fact that public hospitals pale in comparison to private clinics and that mental health in Chile is atrocious, with us leading the most deppresed country (even Boric had a treatment to OCD).

    And so many other things I also hope for a change. He has promised to improve funding in Chile to R&D, and to push science like no other president. He proclaim that he was going to be the first ecological goverment and to push the energy renewables like Chile has been doing for a long time. And so on and so on.

    Will he be a great president? We don't know, but he has the team and ideas to becoming one. I really trust him, besides he looks as someone I could drank a beer with in a party. Oh, did I say he is now the most powerful tool fan.

    14 votes

  9. Comment on Gabriel Boric wins election as Chile’s next president in ~news

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    We also have made fun of that chance, but not at the same scale as foreigners. But I don't think is going to happen, since our left is pretty far away from the typical latinoamerican...

    We also have made fun of that chance, but not at the same scale as foreigners. But I don't think is going to happen, since our left is pretty far away from the typical latinoamerican "anti-imperialist" left. Ours is much closer to a liberal left and I would even say to the Democrat party and Social Democrats all over Europe. Even Boric has been talking to american and european leaders for a long time, he's part of Progressive International, organization founded by Sanders and has talked other US organizations.

    So, if CIA decides to make a coup, and God forbids it, it would be the dumbest error they could do, followed by that fiasco in Bolivia elections.

    7 votes

  10. Comment on Gabriel Boric wins election as Chile’s next president in ~news

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    I was a bit surprised that this wasn't already linked, but I guess I'm the only Chilean then! The news itself is a bit old, from last year, but I linked anyway to give notice, more so now with the...

    I was a bit surprised that this wasn't already linked, but I guess I'm the only Chilean then!

    The news itself is a bit old, from last year, but I linked anyway to give notice, more so now with the announcement that Kamala Harris will come when Boric takes office in the 11 of March.

    13 votes

  12. Comment on Victoria II, Part I: Mechanics and Gears in ~games

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    I have never played before, but with the new one (Vic III), I now have interest in the saga.

    I have never played before, but with the new one (Vic III), I now have interest in the saga.

    3 votes

  13. Comment on Why have web pages dropped the www? in ~tech

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    Oh yes I know Chrome has started that bad habit, but I use Firefox exclusively so I don't experience that.

    Oh yes I know Chrome has started that bad habit, but I use Firefox exclusively so I don't experience that.

    2 votes

  14. Why have web pages dropped the www?

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    I don't know where to put this question, if here or in ~tech, but I chose here due to I want a response for someone who doesn't know all about internet. So my question is: why there is a trend of...

    I don't know where to put this question, if here or in ~tech, but I chose here due to I want a response for someone who doesn't know all about internet.

    So my question is: why there is a trend of removing the www of every web address? why it was standard in the first place and not now?

    There are a handful of popular web pages that don't use a triple w in their link and they have replaced it or removed it. Tildes, for example, doesn't need triple w. Why?

    17 votes

  15. Comment on Why are nobody talking about the Euros here? in ~sports.football

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    Indeed, I am not an expert of football but with the quality of the matches you don't need that to enjoy them. National team is that event that in my country really does unite people and so in...

    Indeed, I am not an expert of football but with the quality of the matches you don't need that to enjoy them. National team is that event that in my country really does unite people and so in others' countries.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on Why are nobody talking about the Euros here? in ~sports.football

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    Man, yesterday was one in a million, I really don't think that two matches of the same quality can happen again for some time.

    Man, yesterday was one in a million, I really don't think that two matches of the same quality can happen again for some time.

    3 votes

  17. Comment on Why are nobody talking about the Euros here? in ~sports.football

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    I was following Copa América earlier since I wanted the best for my team, but yesterday I decided to watch one match from the Euros. I watched France vs Switzerland and oh boy, that was a match....

    I was following Copa América earlier since I wanted the best for my team, but yesterday I decided to watch one match from the Euros. I watched France vs Switzerland and oh boy, that was a match. Europeans are lucky to have this level of football after so long, it makes me wish we could play like that.

    I haven't commented here since... I didn't think there was room for a discussion about football. I mostly imagine this page as USA-primarily, so they don't have appetite for that, I guess.

    6 votes

  18. Comment on Meet the new server, functionally the same as the old server (hopefully) in ~tildes.official

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    The switch was fast! I thought it would take a couple of hours more, but here we are!

    The switch was fast!
    I thought it would take a couple of hours more, but here we are!

    9 votes

  19. Comment on What's a cool and not-well-known thing that people can do with their phone/computer? in ~tech

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    It sounds amazing! Tho' I have to say, when I tried KDE Connect on windows I felt it was behind the linux version.

    It sounds amazing!

    Tho' I have to say, when I tried KDE Connect on windows I felt it was behind the linux version.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on The Workers From Vienna/Die Arbeiter von Wien by Fritz Brügel (Cover by the Erich Weinert Ensemble) in ~music

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    Something that I can talk with expertise! There is a recurring pattern with leftish anthems, I would even say revolutionary anthems in general, that they use the same melody and they just add new...

    Something that I can talk with expertise!

    There is a recurring pattern with leftish anthems, I would even say revolutionary anthems in general, that they use the same melody and they just add new lyrics and call it a new song. So when you start hearing revolutionary music more frecuently, you'll definitely find some song that sound totally alike.

    The reason why they did this is to me a bit unclear, yet I think it comes down in order to honor old revolutionary movements and to make the comparison that the new movements is a continuation of the old, or at least is heavily inspired. Besides, hearing the same tunes on different languages helps with leftists goals, a movement that is beyond nationalites.

    A clear example is this song, that is clearly inspired on the (in)famous russian anthem Красная Армия всех сильней or more known as White Army, Black Baron. As with all soviet marches, it is strong and full of force, with a chorus that could fill a stadium with sheer will. Yet, there is little mention that this song uses the same melody of Borgu, a corsican nationalist song which celebrates a corsican victory against the french in the XVIII century.

    Same thing happens with Warszawianka, a polish socialist revolutionary song of 1905 that crossed all european borders. There are versions of it in polish, in russian, in german, in italian, in hungarian, in finnish, in norwegian, in swedish, a dutch one, a greek one, a spanish one, a french one, of bloody course and an english version of the song. Over all, a massive hit. There is even a japanese version.

    Same thing happens with Einheitsfrontlied, L'Internationale, Wide Is My Motherland and a chilean song, Venceremos.

    As always, I cannot forgot to mention the work of Ingen, a channel that serves as a repo of all this historical songs. I am thankful of them work.

    2 votes