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Comment on Help me choose a small electric car in ~transport
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Comment on Help me choose a small electric car in ~transport
DefinitelyNotAFae (edited )Link ParentI didn't see a wheelchair accessible vehicle but the formatting was awful on the phone. I just was thinking the PR of Rivian being local to me would help me get a free one. But good to know they...I didn't see a wheelchair accessible vehicle but the formatting was awful on the phone. I just was thinking the PR of Rivian being local to me would help me get a free one.
But good to know they have a spinoff
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Comment on Help me choose a small electric car in ~transport
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI'm in Rivian country (central IL) and I do love the look of them. Wish they were cheaper but also I'm not going to need something that big (unless I convince them of my "all electric wheelchair...I'm in Rivian country (central IL) and I do love the look of them. Wish they were cheaper but also I'm not going to need something that big (unless I convince them of my "all electric wheelchair vehicle" PR idea)
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Comment on Ed Sheeran’s tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore in ~music
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentIt's not like Ed Sheeran cut Macklemore because he said the thing, he cut Macklemore because the (billionaire owners of the) venues were upset that he said the thing. So it doesn't really seem...It's not like Ed Sheeran cut Macklemore because he said the thing, he cut Macklemore because the (billionaire owners of the) venues were upset that he said the thing. So it doesn't really seem like it's about Ed's principled stance either. That was always more about why he won't say something himself.
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Comment on McDonald’s built a 515-page dossier on me in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI am exasperated in general, with all those other bigger things, but all I was intending to say was: sometimes I just need a $2 sandwich for breakfast, and in the scheme of things right now it's...I am exasperated in general, with all those other bigger things, but all I was intending to say was: sometimes I just need a $2 sandwich for breakfast, and in the scheme of things right now it's hard to be fussed about McDonald's app terms.
Not dismissing your rights. Not yelling. Just... What I typed. 乁( •_• )ㄏ
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Comment on McDonald’s built a 515-page dossier on me in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentAs I said "sometimes I just need a $2 sandwich, I have other stuff going on" not "fuck you and your rights" I don't really think I was yelling anything. I care a lot about my rights too, it just...As I said "sometimes I just need a $2 sandwich, I have other stuff going on" not "fuck you and your rights" I don't really think I was yelling anything. I care a lot about my rights too, it just looks different.
And the comment was new to me in the bumped thread; I didn't even see the date. But I thought huh, something I have a reply to as a frequent app user. And then I did. That's all.
I genuinely thought I was engaging in a rather mild statement in a fairly non-confrontational way and when it felt patronizing I tried to say so directly and then explain my point enough detail to make "bigger issue" clearer. I don't really know why we're here.
I appreciate the kind words? I guess? I am just confused.
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Comment on Ed Sheeran’s tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore in ~music
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentYou're arguing with the ADL, not @AnthonyB. Just for clarity, so you don't think you need to fight that point here! (Also my understanding is the term is "antisemitic" not "anti-Semitic" to avoid...You're arguing with the ADL, not @AnthonyB. Just for clarity, so you don't think you need to fight that point here!
(Also my understanding is the term is "antisemitic" not "anti-Semitic" to avoid the unconscious support of the racial concept of a "Semite or that "Semitism" is something that exists in counter to "Anti-Semitism". Ymmv but the Holocaust museums, dictionaries and press style guides have adopted that and it's a thing I learned so I'm passing it on.)
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Comment on McDonald’s built a 515-page dossier on me in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentIt's the deals/rewards. You can still order at the speaker but need to attach to the deal/reward first. In theory they can start making your order sooner, especially if you do curbside or in-store...It's the deals/rewards. You can still order at the speaker but need to attach to the deal/reward first. In theory they can start making your order sooner, especially if you do curbside or in-store pickup instead of drive thru, but ymmv on that actually being faster.
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Comment on McDonald’s built a 515-page dossier on me in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentThis is kind of feeling patronizing, you're explaining things I understand. I am simply being honest that I don't know how many I've signed. I'd doubt anyone does. But I'm not going to pretend...This is kind of feeling patronizing, you're explaining things I understand. I am simply being honest that I don't know how many I've signed. I'd doubt anyone does. But I'm not going to pretend that much would change by avoiding this one app.
I also, again, am dealing with much larger issues. Like, suicide prevention for teens, particularly trans teens. And pushing back institutions trying to comply in advance, sacrificing trans and gender non-conforming students' safety on the grounds of avoiding federal attention and "the greater good." While literally trying to catch the autistic student who just withdrew impulsively last night. While trying to keep my partner's wound from turning into something life threatening. While trying to get my useless Rep to give a fuck about his constituents so maybe we won't lose home and community based services because we've already lost SNAP because of a form not getting filed properly.
The practicality of things is that my ability to not sue McDonalds is not that big of an issue in the scheme of things. And even if the larger picture of how many arbitration agreements I've signed is indicative of the systemic problems with our society, I'm not fixing it, congress won't fix it before the midterms, if ever, and probably not during this administration. I am not lacking realization, I'm lacking capacity. I'm out of fucks to give.
This is absolutely someone's cause, but it's far too big for me as an individual to solve and personally, individually, it's not that big of a deal.
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Comment on McDonald’s built a 515-page dossier on me in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentArbitration doesn't always work out in their favor and those clauses have been successfully challenged before. Eh. I literally have such bigger issues. Who knows how many TOS I've accepted giving...Arbitration doesn't always work out in their favor and those clauses have been successfully challenged before.
Eh. I literally have such bigger issues. Who knows how many TOS I've accepted giving that right away.
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Comment on Ed Sheeran’s tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore in ~music
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkSomeone pointed out at least one of the stadiums that put pressure on Sheeran are still hosting Kanye, so it seems unlikely that antisemitism is the concern. (Plus the comments made by Macklemore...Someone pointed out at least one of the stadiums that put pressure on Sheeran are still hosting Kanye, so it seems unlikely that antisemitism is the concern. (Plus the comments made by Macklemore weren't antisemitic but you know, even then. )
I really appreciated reading Macklemore's response to the situation and calling out the "this is my friend but he can't see beyond not taking sides, and while I don't hate him, we can't vibe on this and I won't back down"
ETA: not sure if it's an update, but Beoga plays alongside Sheeran during his show, and the other group opens i believe.
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Comment on McDonald’s built a 515-page dossier on me in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentYeah and sometimes I need a two dollar sandwich to get through my morning. McDonald's having my info is so much lower on my scary list these days, idk, it's just hard to be fussed about it.Yeah and sometimes I need a two dollar sandwich to get through my morning.
McDonald's having my info is so much lower on my scary list these days, idk, it's just hard to be fussed about it.
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Comment on A three-year-old's metastatic cancer disappeared after two doses of CAR T-Cell therapy, genetically engineered immune cells that target cancerous cells in ~health
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI agree that mRNA is probably the gold standard of future options, but I think that this has some real possibilities if we can keep improving upon it in situations like this - really sick folks...I agree that mRNA is probably the gold standard of future options, but I think that this has some real possibilities if we can keep improving upon it in situations like this - really sick folks who might have a shot with a new therapy.
I still would really like to have the Cells at Work writer/artist explain this to me though!
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Comment on Where do we go from here? (Regarding AI) in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentThe sarcasm is why this feels like an attack tbh.The sarcasm is why this feels like an attack tbh.
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Comment on Benjamin Netanyahu received an explicit warning days before October 7. He didn't brief Israel's security chiefs. in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae Link Parent"Look what they did to us, they must be stopped... They must be destroyed" is incredibly effective emotional propaganda. Combine it with seeing the entire population as "part of it" and not..."Look what they did to us, they must be stopped... They must be destroyed" is incredibly effective emotional propaganda. Combine it with seeing the entire population as "part of it" and not excluding anyone as innocents (future enemies) and I think, and history has shown, nearly any country/group can find the justification, especially in the name of "self-preservation".
I'm definitely not saying I agree; I'm indicting the rest of us and not excusing our societies from horrifying actions.
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Comment on Software for humans in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI think a "thought terminating cliche" while not the term I would use, is very different from "an attack on my person" and anyone who agrees with you. I think accusing someone of attacking you is...I think a "thought terminating cliche" while not the term I would use, is very different from "an attack on my person" and anyone who agrees with you.
I think accusing someone of attacking you is serious enough to make this point despite it being tangential to the actual conversation. It certainly doesn't bring the temperature of any discussion down. And if your cynicism is impacting your experience so much as to accuse a link to be a personal attack, then I would suggest disengaging, even if only temporarily.
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Comment on Software for humans in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI understand disagreeing with this, I don't understand considering it an attack on your person in any sense.I understand disagreeing with this, I don't understand considering it an attack on your person in any sense.
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Comment on Taskmaster Season 22, Episode 1 - 'In my mind there’s a river.' | Full episode in ~tv
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentNo, I didn't think you were defending him particularly. No judgement to you from me at least. I was just working through my consideration of the situation "aloud"No, I didn't think you were defending him particularly. No judgement to you from me at least. I was just working through my consideration of the situation "aloud"
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Comment on What is your "when I found out about 9/11" story? in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI was too young/inexperienced to have a bigger geopolitical perspective on it and especially at the time, it felt like everyone went equally mad "we'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American...I was too young/inexperienced to have a bigger geopolitical perspective on it and especially at the time, it felt like everyone went equally mad "we'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American way" style.
But I knew that attacking Muslims (and perceived Muslims) was wrong, and I knew that the Sikh community preaching peace not "you have the wrong guy to attack" was right. And I think I was naive enough to think that we were "saving" Afghanistan at first and we were noble in our efforts.
And then I learned history, and the war went on, and I learned more and we lied to get into another war and the wars went on and on and on. And we had Gitmo. And the Patriot Act.
Idk when I learned we weren't the "good guys" but I know it was later than it should have been.
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Comment on Update: Matt Mullenweg tells Automattic staff in Slack he’s back in control after CEO ouster in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI mostly posted this with a dash of irony since it's the second post in like a day or so and it's still true.I mostly posted this with a dash of irony since it's the second post in like a day or so and it's still true.
No, I need a wheelchair vehicle, power wheelchairs are already battery powered.