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Comment on What is your favourite shark? in ~talk
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Comment on Growing a human: the first thirty weeks in ~life.women
Baeocystin LinkThat was an engaging read, and I enjoyed hearing her perspective the whole way through. I like the additional book recommendations at the end, too. Thanks for posting it here and sharing it with us.That was an engaging read, and I enjoyed hearing her perspective the whole way through. I like the additional book recommendations at the end, too. Thanks for posting it here and sharing it with us.
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Comment on New ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie From Stephen Colbert and his son in development at Warner Bros in ~movies
Baeocystin Link ParentExactly. Caring may not be sufficient on its own, but it's absolutely necessary to potentially even be good in the first place.Exactly. Caring may not be sufficient on its own, but it's absolutely necessary to potentially even be good in the first place.
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Comment on New ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie From Stephen Colbert and his son in development at Warner Bros in ~movies
Baeocystin Link ParentFWIW, I'm of the same mind on this. Colbert genuinely, deeply cares about the legendarium. That alone makes me interested to see what he comes up with.FWIW, I'm of the same mind on this. Colbert genuinely, deeply cares about the legendarium. That alone makes me interested to see what he comes up with.
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Comment on The Moon's origin story doesn't add up in ~space
Baeocystin LinkThat was a fun watch! I can tell those folks really cared about what they were producing, and it earned them another follow. The moon is pretty neat. :) One thing I'd like clarification on, if...That was a fun watch! I can tell those folks really cared about what they were producing, and it earned them another follow. The moon is pretty neat. :)
One thing I'd like clarification on, if anyone else here knows. From my understanding, it is the motion of the tides, specifically the tides as they are accelerated around the spinning Earth, that act like a pulling tether and that is the mechanism of transfer of momentum to the Moon. Does this mean that depending on how much water has been on the surface of the Earth, the levels of the ocean via ice ages, etc change the rate of the momentum transfer? Before the Earth cooled enough to have water condensed in the first place, was there negligible transfer?
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Comment on Job hunting absolutely sucks right now in ~life
Baeocystin LinkI'm an independent IT guy. Been doing it for 25 years. It has never been as hard as it is now to get good work, and I know I have it luckier than most in that people will always need tech help....I'm an independent IT guy. Been doing it for 25 years. It has never been as hard as it is now to get good work, and I know I have it luckier than most in that people will always need tech help. But damn, it's rough right now. I post in commiseration, fellow techies. Good luck out there.
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Comment on Angine de Poitrine - Sarniezz (2026) in ~music
Baeocystin Link ParentThat's what introduced these guys to me as well. It made me happy to see that he had such complementary things to say, too. I generally enjoy his channel, but sometimes I worry he's Cranky Old...That's what introduced these guys to me as well. It made me happy to see that he had such complementary things to say, too. I generally enjoy his channel, but sometimes I worry he's Cranky Old Manning a bit too much. Glad to see a positive reaction!
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Comment on Lithium plume in our atmosphere traced back to returning SpaceX rocket in ~space
Baeocystin Link ParentIIRC it's estimated to be a few thousand tons of material a year. FWIW.IIRC it's estimated to be a few thousand tons of material a year. FWIW.
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Comment on The Possessed Machines: Dostoevsky's Demons and the coming AGI catastrophe in ~society
Baeocystin LinkThis is a fantastic think piece, thank you for posting it for us to see.This is a fantastic think piece, thank you for posting it for us to see.
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Comment on What are you working through? in ~life
Baeocystin Link ParentIn the late 90's, for the first three years out of college, not a single damn thing I worked on ever shipped. Either the company went out of business, pivoted in a way that made my work...In the late 90's, for the first three years out of college, not a single damn thing I worked on ever shipped. Either the company went out of business, pivoted in a way that made my work irrelevant, or the C-suite just threw darts one day at the cancel-o-matic board and my project's number came up.
Just as maddening to me as this was, was the realization that 90% of the people I worked with DGAF about any of this.
In my case, I quit software and became an IT consultant. It's still maddening most days, but at least I get to talk to interesting people, and hopping between industries is fun, you never know what you're going to learn!
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Comment on Why computers won’t make themselves smarter - Ted Chiang in ~tech
Baeocystin Link ParentWhat baffles me most about his take is that he wrote The Lifecycle of Software Objects, where they do exactly what you just described to generate their a-life!What baffles me most about his take is that he wrote The Lifecycle of Software Objects, where they do exactly what you just described to generate their a-life!
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Comment on Scott Adams dead: Dilbert creator was 68 in ~comics
Baeocystin (edited )Link ParentI work with a variety of wealthy people. I am lucky enough that I get to, for the most part, pick and choose my clients, but there's always a vetting time with new folks, and one thing I've...I work with a variety of wealthy people. I am lucky enough that I get to, for the most part, pick and choose my clients, but there's always a vetting time with new folks, and one thing I've learned repeatedly is that once people get past the "I could live comfortably off what I already have several times over" level of wealth, it is a very particular type of mindset/personality that is never satisfied, with the only thing they want being 'more'. They are also incredibly fearful of loss, with even the most insignificant hit they take causing them outsized amounts of mental anguish.
For some, this turns them into genuinely nasty, dangerous, ugly individuals. For many, it makes them more pitiful than anything else. They're usually socially isolated, surrounded by leeches, and it often just plain sucks for all involved. In my experience, this pattern holds true across racial and cultural boundaries strongly enough that it tells me there's some fundamental human pathology at play, that winds up expressing itself when inordinate amounts of money are involved.
To counterbalance that, I do also work for some folks who use their wealth to do their best to make the world a better place, and I am deeply grateful for knowing them, because they help keep me from becoming too cynical about human behavior.
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Comment on What’s a point that you think many people missed? in ~talk
Baeocystin Link ParentI personally loathed ACitR because it was assigned reading on high school English, my teacher wouldn't stop frothing at the mouth about how brilliant it was at capturing the disaffected youth...I personally loathed ACitR because it was assigned reading on high school English, my teacher wouldn't stop frothing at the mouth about how brilliant it was at capturing the disaffected youth experience, and meanwhile I, a youth of the same supposed age, couldn't relate to a damn thing, with Holden reminding me only of my classmates that made my life hell.
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Comment on I feel that Destin (SmarterEveryDay on Youtube) is straying from the path in ~talk
Baeocystin LinkI like Destin a lot. I am an atheist, always have been, always will be. But I really don't care where someone gets the juice that helps them be a good person; just that they do so. And Destin...I like Destin a lot. I am an atheist, always have been, always will be. But I really don't care where someone gets the juice that helps them be a good person; just that they do so. And Destin clearly walks the walk and tries to be the kind of human who makes the world a better place. That's enough. We need as many of those people as possible, and I am happy to support him on Patreon because of it.
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Comment on NATO alphabet in ~talk
Baeocystin LinkHmm... Can we do silent starts only? :D Off the top of my head... A as in aesthetic B as in bdellium D as in Djibouti E as in ewe G as in ghoti is way better :D H as in hour I as in eye (ok,...Hmm... Can we do silent starts only? :D Off the top of my head...
A as in aesthetic
B as in bdellium
D as in Djibouti
E as in ewe
G as ingnocchighoti is way better :D
H as in hour
I as in eye (ok, technically breaks the pattern, but c'mon)
J as in jalapeño
K as in knight
M as in mnemonic
N as in Nguyen (I'm proud of this one)
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - We are Legion (We are Bob) - How is it going? in ~books
Baeocystin Link ParentI work in tech, my day job is in IT, and I agree with you 100%- Reading The Bobiverse felt like I was sitting around the lunch table at work biting my tongue at the discussions. (I still read all...I work in tech, my day job is in IT, and I agree with you 100%- Reading The Bobiverse felt like I was sitting around the lunch table at work biting my tongue at the discussions.
(I still read all of them, though, because there was a lot of fun to be had in between the teeth-gritting!)
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Comment on An AI-generated country song is topping a Billboard chart, and that should infuriate us all in ~music
Baeocystin (edited )Link ParentThere I Ruined It did a take last year on the same concept. Worth mentioning that a lot of AI channels (like TIRI) are genuine musicians in their own right, and are simply having fun and being...There I Ruined It did a take last year on the same concept.
Worth mentioning that a lot of AI channels (like TIRI) are genuine musicians in their own right, and are simply having fun and being creative with the new style transfer tools that are available. He's still composing the words, playing the instruments and singing the melody. There's a lot more that goes on than just Suno-generated prompting.
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Comment on Half of US states sue Donald Trump administration over halting food stamps in ~society
Baeocystin LinkThe local CSA farm that I get my produce from is doing matching donations, and have expanded their donate-a-box program. They'll already well-integrated into the food supply chain, and they've...The local CSA farm that I get my produce from is doing matching donations, and have expanded their donate-a-box program. They'll already well-integrated into the food supply chain, and they've been great folks to deal with in the past.
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Comment on What are your favorite low cost main dishes/meals? in ~food
Baeocystin LinkSopa de Fideo Hits the cheap/delicious notes perfectly, and is easy to make to boot. Don't forget the beans! Sopa de Ajo is another good one for using up stale bread while being packed with cheap...Sopa de Fideo Hits the cheap/delicious notes perfectly, and is easy to make to boot. Don't forget the beans!
Sopa de Ajo is another good one for using up stale bread while being packed with cheap flavor.
Pancit is one of my personal favorites, and is great as a kitchen cleanout dish, using up whatever you have on hand.
Outside of what I posted, speaking of extreme budget meals in general, you cannot beat anything potato based. The least expensive of all staples, yet still a surprisingly well-rounded food.
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Comment on Root system drawings in ~enviro
Baeocystin LinkI was literally just wishing I had a root map for the different trees in my backyard so I could more effectively focus my watering. This is great! Thank you for posting it!I was literally just wishing I had a root map for the different trees in my backyard so I could more effectively focus my watering. This is great! Thank you for posting it!
I used to snorkel a lot in San Diego around La Jolla. There are a lot of smaller sharks that hang out on the sea floor that are fun to watch, from nurse to leopard, and my favorite, the catshark, as its eggs are mermaid's purses, and if you get lucky, you can find one where you can see the little embryo swimming around inside! Very cool.