DeepThought's recent activity
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Comment on Target suffers eighth week of foot-traffic losses since caving on its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy in ~society
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Comment on What is the truth about risks and benefits of seed oils? in ~food
DeepThought (edited )Linkhttps://youtu.be/efTBLsv4yYs?si=DwLH_N9GhM5q5aoM I found this podcast by Adam Ragusea to be a very good run down of what the science says ( or at least what it said 2 years ago). While there are a...https://youtu.be/efTBLsv4yYs?si=DwLH_N9GhM5q5aoM
I found this podcast by Adam Ragusea to be a very good run down of what the science says ( or at least what it said 2 years ago). While there are a few serious scientists arguing that seed oils can be harmful, the vast majority of scientists studying this kind of thing believe that there is insufficient evidence that seed oils are harmful and significant evidence that they are much less harmful than animal fats.
But his point at the end is what i find the most compelling. These scientists are the only ones who can really have any sort of valid opinion. The rest of us, and that especially includes every tiktok health influencer, lack the decades of experience required to truly understand the enormously complex systems in human nutrition and should really just stick to admitting that we don't know and to trusting the current consensus. And at the moment the overwhelming consensus is that seed oils are not harmful and overall much healthier to consume than animal fats. But if you can afford to stick to olive and avocado oils, that's probably the best choice.
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Comment on If you had to buy a car today, what would you buy? in ~transport
DeepThought Link ParentI've had a CX-5 for 11 years now. I haven't regretted it for a second.I've had a CX-5 for 11 years now. I haven't regretted it for a second.
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Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? (trial giveaway: round #2) in ~tech
DeepThought Link ParentThanks!Thanks!
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Comment on US Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to vote yes on GOP spending bill in ~society
DeepThought (edited )LinkWith friends like these...With friends like these...
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Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? (trial giveaway: round #2) in ~tech
DeepThought LinkI hope I'm not too late. I'd really love to give it a go.I hope I'm not too late. I'd really love to give it a go.
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Comment on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and US influencers bash seed oils, baffling nutrition scientists in ~food
DeepThought Link ParentI don't either, but I am fortunate to be able to afford olive and avocado oil. A large chunk of the population cannot.I don't either, but I am fortunate to be able to afford olive and avocado oil. A large chunk of the population cannot.
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Comment on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and US influencers bash seed oils, baffling nutrition scientists in ~food
DeepThought LinkI found this Adam Ragusea video on seed oils to be very informative and thorough. https://youtu.be/efTBLsv4yYs?si=F4p4UbzOImBuy_KH The overwhelming scientific consensus is that seed oils have no...I found this Adam Ragusea video on seed oils to be very informative and thorough. https://youtu.be/efTBLsv4yYs?si=F4p4UbzOImBuy_KH
The overwhelming scientific consensus is that seed oils have no detectable damaging heath effects.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
DeepThought LinkI'm working through Foucault's Pendulum. I am loving the story and the characters so far, but there are so many things to look up leading down so many rabbit holes that it's really hard to get...I'm working through Foucault's Pendulum. I am loving the story and the characters so far, but there are so many things to look up leading down so many rabbit holes that it's really hard to get into a flow.
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Comment on How often do you replace your phone? in ~tech
DeepThought LinkUsed to be every 3 years or so. But they will have to pry my Pixel 4a from my cold dead hands. (Or a major android manufacturer could produce a compact phone with a decent processor, a headphone...Used to be every 3 years or so. But they will have to pry my Pixel 4a from my cold dead hands. (Or a major android manufacturer could produce a compact phone with a decent processor, a headphone jack and at least 4 years support)
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Comment on Donald Trump directs US Treasury to stop making pennies in ~society
DeepThought Link ParentExcept for the fact that even when he's right he's still wrong. This is something that congress must do. Doing it this way is unlawful.Except for the fact that even when he's right he's still wrong. This is something that congress must do. Doing it this way is unlawful.
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Comment on As Internet enshittification marches on, here are some of the worst offenders in ~tech
DeepThought Link ParentSome great mentions here so I'll add one I havent seen. VideoLAN makers of VLC have refused to enshittify. They have refused countless offers to buy them from VCs because they know it would...Some great mentions here so I'll add one I havent seen. VideoLAN makers of VLC have refused to enshittify. They have refused countless offers to buy them from VCs because they know it would eventually destroy the product.
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Comment on Did Donald Trump's executive order just make everyone in the US female? in ~society
DeepThought LinkMy only hope for us making it through the next four years is that they really are all incompetent idiots.My only hope for us making it through the next four years is that they really are all incompetent idiots.
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Comment on What is your weirdest kitchen appliance and what do you think of it? in ~food
DeepThought Link ParentThat sounds like a complete waste of money. Care to share the brand/model so I can waste my own money too?That sounds like a complete waste of money. Care to share the brand/model so I can waste my own money too?
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Comment on What is a rotationplasty? in ~health
DeepThought LinkIt's been an hour since I watched it and I can't stop thinking about this video. Thanks for the nightmares!It's been an hour since I watched it and I can't stop thinking about this video. Thanks for the nightmares!
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Comment on Thoughts on a Democratic postmortem in ~society
DeepThought LinkJust one small correction. We did not see significant shifts among black voters towards trump.Just one small correction. We did not see significant shifts among black voters towards trump.
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Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society
DeepThought (edited )Link ParentThis one feels so much worse. In 2016 it felt like we elected a clown, but there's was a hope that he could be restrained by our institutions, and by and large he was. This one feels hopeless. He...- Exemplary
This one feels so much worse. In 2016 it felt like we elected a clown, but there's was a hope that he could be restrained by our institutions, and by and large he was. This one feels hopeless. He ran without any sort of mask, just pure fascist and our shithole country voted for him. Any institutions that held him back last time will be gutted and filled with loyalists. There are no rationalizations I can come up with to convince myself it won't be a catastrophe. Come January we will live under permanent one party rule. The supreme court is guaranteed to have at least a 6-3 majority for the next three decades. We're guaranteed to hit 3 degrees warming if not more. There will be a crackdown on all independent media and mutual aide organizations like other autocrats have done. There won't be any reporting on the atrocities committed against migrants, trans people, and other vulnerable populations. The Democratic party is dead. According to the exit polls it's coalition has collapsed and demographic changes it relied on to be competitive in the future will not favor them at all. It will take multiple decades to come out of this and there will be so much suffering.
That being said, now is the time to build local organizations to help as many people as we can. Yeah it's going to suck, but we can try to make it suck less for the most vulnerable of us and be prepared to pounce on our chance to take our country back whenever that may come.
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Comment on AI is killing remote work in ~tech
DeepThought Link ParentCare to expand on the user ase quality of bsky? I've found the vast majority of my interactions there to be quite friendly and interesting.Care to expand on the user ase quality of bsky? I've found the vast majority of my interactions there to be quite friendly and interesting.
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Comment on AI is killing remote work in ~tech
DeepThought Link ParentI wish others in our profession would have listened to those of us wanting to unionize while we held all the powerI wish others in our profession would have listened to those of us wanting to unionize while we held all the power
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Comment on AI is killing remote work in ~tech
DeepThought Link ParentAnd often this makes debugging take even longer. It's like we've been trained for years to look for the kinds of mistakes a human would have made when debugging and the sorts of mistakes and LLM...Every line must be double-checked.
And often this makes debugging take even longer. It's like we've been trained for years to look for the kinds of mistakes a human would have made when debugging and the sorts of mistakes and LLM makes don't quite line up with that mental model.
This was one of the most idiotic decisions I've ever seen a corporation make. Their whole brand was being a slightly more expensive Walmart but without all the cultural baggage associated with Walmart. They spent 20 years cultivating a progressive image and their customer base became progressive suburban people. What did they think would happen? It's not like because Trump won an election by 1% everyone's opinions shifted. Their progressive customers didn't just disappear or stop caring about progressive issues.