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Comment on Amazon to end commingling program after years of complaints from brands and sellers in ~finance
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Comment on What writing 'tics' stand out to you? Repeated phrases, strange words, or otherwise weird stuff that jumps out at you. in ~books
blivet Link ParentSame here. I routinely have to go through anything I write to remove "just". I also use "actually" far too much. That one is probably an indicator of how much time I used to spend on Reddit.Same here. I routinely have to go through anything I write to remove "just". I also use "actually" far too much. That one is probably an indicator of how much time I used to spend on Reddit.
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Comment on Why people embrace conspiracy theories: It's about community, not gullibility in ~life
blivet Link ParentLearning science wouldn't give them that feeling of superiority over the sheeple, though.The amount of effort that then goes into proving their theory would be the same as actually just learning science.
Learning science wouldn't give them that feeling of superiority over the sheeple, though.
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Comment on Wallet voting in ~life
blivet Link ParentYeah, I don’t expect it to have any real impact on the business, but it has an impact on me. I just don’t want to give certain companies any of my money if I can help it.Yeah, I don’t expect it to have any real impact on the business, but it has an impact on me. I just don’t want to give certain companies any of my money if I can help it.
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Comment on Investment club? in ~finance
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Comment on My guess and opinion on the common blockers to Linux adoption in ~tech
blivet Link ParentI’m repeating myself, but this is an example of a huge impediment to the widespread adoption of Linux that the OP doesn’t touch on. It’s not just that the software that designers “like to use”...the software that designers like to use doesn’t run on Linux natively
I’m repeating myself, but this is an example of a huge impediment to the widespread adoption of Linux that the OP doesn’t touch on.
It’s not just that the software that designers “like to use” doesn’t run on Linux. In most cases it’s the software they must use. We have a big design department where I work, and any prospective designer who didn’t use Adobe Creative Suite simply wouldn’t be hired.
Similar conditions obtain in many other fields. There is specialized software that anyone working in the field must use, and most of the time it only runs on Windows. Occasionally a Mac version will exist, but a Linux port would be almost unheard of.
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Comment on Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens? in ~finance
blivet Link ParentFamily Mart opened several Famima!! convenience stores in the Los Angeles area about 20 years ago. I suppose enough time has passed that it's worth another try, but apparently the experiment...Family Mart opened several Famima!! convenience stores in the Los Angeles area about 20 years ago. I suppose enough time has passed that it's worth another try, but apparently the experiment wasn't a success, because all of them were shut down a few years after opening. One was near my old job, and my coworkers and I visited it frequently for a while. It was kind of fancy and very Japanese at first, selling onigiri and Japanese packaged snacks and soft drinks, but it became gradually more Americanized and less upscale over time. After a while it wasn't all that different from any other convenience store.
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Comment on Has anyone else run up against higher costs due to the US tariffs? in ~society
blivet LinkI ordered something from India a few days after the 50% tariff on all goods went into effect. I forgot about that when I ordered, and after I remembered I figured that FedEx would contact me to...I ordered something from India a few days after the 50% tariff on all goods went into effect. I forgot about that when I ordered, and after I remembered I figured that FedEx would contact me to collect the tariff before delivering the package, but the FedEx guy handed it to me this afternoon. I didn’t mind not having to pay an extra 40 bucks, but it sure would be nice to know what the hell is going on.
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Comment on What's your go-to hot sauce? in ~food
blivet LinkI'm with you about sriracha. I have to use it very sparingly, and it's never my first choice. I really didn't get the internet sriracha mania from some years back.I'm with you about sriracha. I have to use it very sparingly, and it's never my first choice. I really didn't get the internet sriracha mania from some years back.
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Comment on Bland, easy to follow, for fans of everything: what has the Netflix algorithm done to our films? in ~movies
blivet Link ParentAnd it's not as if people were pirating content. A Netflix subscription includes a given number of devices, and that's what they were using. I have an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription that allows...Going from encouraging folks to share passwords to forbidding it is a pretty extreme culture change.
And it's not as if people were pirating content. A Netflix subscription includes a given number of devices, and that's what they were using. I have an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription that allows two devices to use the software at any one time, and Adobe doesn't care where those devices are.
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Comment on Therapists are secretly using ChatGPT in ~health.mental
blivet Link ParentJust because they got a degree doesn't mean they succeeded in addressing their own issues.Just because they got a degree doesn't mean they succeeded in addressing their own issues.
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Comment on Therapists are secretly using ChatGPT in ~health.mental
blivet Link ParentA friend of mine with a doctorate in psychology one told me that a lot of therapists aren't particularly well suited to their line of work, because they started studying psychology in the first...A friend of mine with a doctorate in psychology one told me that a lot of therapists aren't particularly well suited to their line of work, because they started studying psychology in the first place as a way of trying to learn how to deal with their own mental and emotional problems.
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Comment on Dwayne Johnson uncontrollably sobs as ‘The Smashing Machine’ gets fifteen-minute Venice standing ovation and generates Oscar buzz in ~movies
blivet Link ParentA fifteen minute standing ovation is not normal. It reminds me of the stories about the applause for Stalin's speeches where everyone was afraid to stop clapping.A fifteen minute standing ovation is not normal. It reminds me of the stories about the applause for Stalin's speeches where everyone was afraid to stop clapping.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club discussion - August 2025 - Cats Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut in ~books
blivet (edited )Link ParentI'm not sure what other reading is possible, although I don't think Vonnegut himself thought that. The story was probably just him having his usual black-humored fun depicting the worst possible...I'm not sure what other reading is possible, although I don't think Vonnegut himself thought that. The story was probably just him having his usual black-humored fun depicting the worst possible outcome for any attempt to improve things.
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Comment on Does anyone have a digg invite code I can get ? in ~tech
blivet LinkSame, would like an invite if anyone has one available.Same, would like an invite if anyone has one available.
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Comment on What are your favorite and least favorite airports? in ~transport
blivet LinkLAX is pretty terrible, but the Theme Building is unsurpassed anywhere. Schipol was a lot of fun back in the late 1980s. An incredible amount of duty-free shopping. We bought a CD player for our...LAX is pretty terrible, but the Theme Building is unsurpassed anywhere.
Schipol was a lot of fun back in the late 1980s. An incredible amount of duty-free shopping. We bought a CD player for our stereo there. A lot of that has probably gone by the wayside nowadays.
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Comment on My favorite mouse costs less than USD 10 in ~tech
blivet Link ParentI’m a big fan of that mouse as well. It’s everything I want from a mouse, and no more.I’m a big fan of that mouse as well. It’s everything I want from a mouse, and no more.
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Comment on What’s a notable misunderstanding from your life? in ~life
blivet Link ParentThis is really well put.disorders that are more complicated and hard to distinguish from personality traits
This is really well put.
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Comment on Baking edgeless brownies from the inside out in ~food
blivet LinkBut the edges are the best part! Why would anyone want to get rid of them?- Exemplary
But the edges are the best part! Why would anyone want to get rid of them?
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
blivet Link ParentThe worst manager I ever had knew nothing about programming, was incompetent as a manager, and played politics viciously. He ended up at Amazon, which tells me all I need to know about what it...The worst manager I ever had knew nothing about programming, was incompetent as a manager, and played politics viciously. He ended up at Amazon, which tells me all I need to know about what it must be like to work there.
Jesus, it’s about fucking time.