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Comment on How are you dealing with inflation regarding everyday enjoyment? in ~life
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - Next up The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin in ~books
DeepThought Link ParentTakver, Sheveks partner, makes mobiles. Maybe that's why?Takver, Sheveks partner, makes mobiles. Maybe that's why?
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Comment on [help] Tips on resolving git conflicts, for the faint hearted in ~comp
DeepThought LinkBe really consistent about rebasing. I do it as my first task of the week every Monday on all my work in progress branches.Be really consistent about rebasing. I do it as my first task of the week every Monday on all my work in progress branches.
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Comment on Eclipse plans in ~talk
DeepThought (edited )LinkI hope I get over it eventually but I am currently feeling so much resentment towards my cousin for picking yesterday for her wedding. I had to travel to South America with no way to get back to...I hope I get over it eventually but I am currently feeling so much resentment towards my cousin
for picking yesterday for her wedding. I had to travel to South America with no way to get back to the US in time for the eclipse. -
Comment on What makes you chew fire? in ~talk
DeepThought LinkHis unreleased chapter he used as bait to get people to donate to his chosen charity pisses me off even more.His unreleased chapter he used as bait to get people to donate to his chosen charity pisses me off even more.
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Comment on Harbor Freight cannot easily develop their own flesh detection table saw in ~life.home_improvement
DeepThought LinkI'm willing to admit I am not knowledgeable enough about IP protections, but shouldn't the government be encouraged to buy out these sort of patents at fair market prices? Same with life saving...I'm willing to admit I am not knowledgeable enough about IP protections, but shouldn't the government be encouraged to buy out these sort of patents at fair market prices? Same with life saving medications and other safety patients.
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Comment on Israel to launch Rafah offensive unless hostages home by Ramadan in ~news
DeepThought Link ParentThe problem with defense with proportional force is that the force is almost always perceived as stronger than intended. So escalation is bound to happen. I say the best would be proportional...The problem with defense with proportional force is that the force is almost always perceived as stronger than intended. So escalation is bound to happen. I say the best would be proportional response with a drag coefficient.
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Comment on Side projects that were actually good? in ~music
DeepThought LinkI thought the album by EL VY, a collaboration by Matt Berninger from The National and Brent Knopf from Menomena was excellent.I thought the album by EL VY, a collaboration by Matt Berninger from The National and Brent Knopf from Menomena was excellent.
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Comment on How Cory Doctorow got scammed (and why AI will make it worse) in ~finance
DeepThought Link ParentYeahYeah
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Comment on How Cory Doctorow got scammed (and why AI will make it worse) in ~finance
DeepThought (edited )LinkThere can be so much shame in getting scammed. Especially if you consider yourself well educated. It really makes you feel like a n idiot for not seeing the obvious signs, but we need to remember...There can be so much shame in getting scammed. Especially if you consider yourself well educated. It really makes you feel like a n idiot for not seeing the obvious signs, but we need to remember that we are just smart primates after all and that comes with biases than can be exploited, no matter how smart or educated you might be. Good for Doctorow in sharing this and making it less of a stigma. So in the same spirit, here's mine.
I was scammed on a domain name renovation several years ago. The scammers sent a mailer that looked to be from my registrar to my home address saying that it was about to expire. It had a phone number to call to do the renewal, which I called without much hesitation and gave my card number over. It was all fake and they scammed me of about $500 before I noticed and blocked the card. We really need to treat any public information about ourselves as a potential attack vector.
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Comment on Spotify has signed a new multiyear agreement with Joe Rogan, the host of one of the most popular and polarizing podcasts in the US in ~tech
DeepThought Link ParentYouTube Premium is just $3 more per month and you get add free YouTube as well.YouTube Premium is just $3 more per month and you get add free YouTube as well.
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Comment on What’s something you wish more people understood? in ~talk
DeepThought Link ParentBut we evolved in conditions extremely different than modern society. There are plenty of these logic shortcuts that are incompatible with how the vast majority of us would like society to...But we evolved in conditions extremely different than modern society. There are plenty of these logic shortcuts that are incompatible with how the vast majority of us would like society to function and we all need to make a conscious effort to override them. Xenophobia, for example, is an emotional response that was completely justified when humans lived in small tribes and it made sense for them to be wary of any strangers.
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Comment on What are some highly praised comedians you don't find very funny? in ~talk
DeepThought Link ParentI think he is indisputably one of the most talented comedians ever. And he can be very insightful when it comes to issues he has actually lived through. Like racism. But ever since his Netflix...I think he is indisputably one of the most talented comedians ever. And he can be very insightful when it comes to issues he has actually lived through. Like racism. But ever since his Netflix deal he has developed wealth-brain, that is, thinking that his success in one area implies innate wisdom in all areas. Thus leads to him being very sensitive to any criticism or ideas outside his understanding as we have seen with his anti trans material.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
DeepThought Link ParentI've got two recommendations The City & the City - China Mieville The City We Became - NK JemisinI've got two recommendations
The City & the City - China Mieville
The City We Became - NK Jemisin
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Comment on The Xmas music playlist at my job is awful; give me your best non-traditional holiday songs! in ~music
DeepThought LinkJulian Casablancas - Christmas Treat -
Comment on Looking at getting a new phone - help with my odd requirements? in ~tech
DeepThought Link ParentNo it won't. It rarely lasts a day.battery will last a day and a half
No it won't. It rarely lasts a day.
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Comment on Europe’s coming reckoning on immigration – large-scale immigration is the only thing that can prevent Europe from becoming an empty amusement park in ~misc
DeepThought LinkSpain and Portugal could easily import millions of willing migrants from Latin America that would have no problems assimilating.Spain and Portugal could easily import millions of willing migrants from Latin America that would have no problems assimilating.
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Comment on Are you currently learning a new language? Are there any languages that are on your wishlist to learn? in ~humanities.languages
DeepThought LinkI'm learning Khmer. My in laws are survivors of the Cambodian genocide and I'm trying to get their stories written down, or at least what they are comfortable sharing. But it's difficult to...I'm learning Khmer. My in laws are survivors of the Cambodian genocide and I'm trying to get their stories written down, or at least what they are comfortable sharing. But it's difficult to understand some details in their broken English, so I'm working on bridging the language gap.
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Comment on Office chair recommendations? in ~health
DeepThought Link ParentThey aren't bad. But they are way overpriced since they are just reselling rebranded Chinese chairs.They aren't bad. But they are way overpriced since they are just reselling rebranded Chinese chairs.
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Comment on Meta (Facebook / Instagram) to move to a "Pay for your Rights" approach in ~tech
DeepThought LinkI haven't seen this described much, but I wonder how a platform taking this approach would evolve. If you can afford to pay to stop getting advertised to, the pool of users who get advertised to...I haven't seen this described much, but I wonder how a platform taking this approach would evolve. If you can afford to pay to stop getting advertised to, the pool of users who get advertised to becomes poorer and poorer. I'd imagine this would lead to fewer brands using the platform to advertise. Forcing the platform to increase the price to force some of the wealthier users to be tracked again. I wonder what the equilibrium would be.
The only part of my life it has had an impact so far is eating out. Prices are outright ridiculous nowadays. We've pretty much reduced it to special occasions only.