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Comment on Why do so many people think US President Donald Trump is good? in ~society
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Comment on Refusing LinkedIn's ID verification is costing me my job in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentThis is just a recommendation not to do a felony for Facebook or whatever site it is.This is just a recommendation not to do a felony for Facebook or whatever site it is.
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Comment on US Food and Drug Administration limits approval for new coronavirus vaccines to high-risk people in ~health
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentNo worries and my apologies for not being clearer. I'm not sure if it was GPT that misread it too, but that's why I hate that sucker. Please always feel free to ask or challenge me like you did if...No worries and my apologies for not being clearer. I'm not sure if it was GPT that misread it too, but that's why I hate that sucker.
Please always feel free to ask or challenge me like you did if you think I'm out of line. We might not agree but I'll (almost) always provide clarification.
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Comment on Dehumidifiers are confusing. Here's why. in ~engineering
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentAs I said above, this makes sense, because it's still dehumidifying, but you're not, seemingly at least, confused about them all the headline nor using them to cool off your house.As I said above, this makes sense, because it's still dehumidifying, but you're not, seemingly at least, confused about them all the headline nor using them to cool off your house.
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Comment on Dehumidifiers are confusing. Here's why. in ~engineering
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI'm not a regular watcher, but honestly I dislike the title and his framing of it then. Meh, just not for me.I'm not a regular watcher, but honestly I dislike the title and his framing of it then. Meh, just not for me.
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Comment on Dehumidifiers are confusing. Here's why. in ~engineering
DefinitelyNotAFae Link Parent¯\(°_o)/¯ It just seems like apparently enough people are confused about a product I thought was really straightforward to make an incredibly long video with the presumption that it's in fact...¯\(°_o)/¯
It just seems like apparently enough people are confused about a product I thought was really straightforward to make an incredibly long video with the presumption that it's in fact confusing.
Frankly I'm more confused now.
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Comment on Dehumidifiers are confusing. Here's why. in ~engineering
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentOk that clarified that they were part of the "confused", thanks for that. This may just be one of those things where since I'm in the humid Midwest where basements are fairly common, I've just...Ok that clarified that they were part of the "confused", thanks for that.
This may just be one of those things where since I'm in the humid Midwest where basements are fairly common, I've just seen enough (correct) use of dehumidifiers to have absorbed this info.
It was just a very odd experience for me to be confused more at it being called confusing than about the tech itself. Thanks for clarifying
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Comment on Dehumidifiers are confusing. Here's why. in ~engineering
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentAgain, I've just seen the beginning of the video, since he said that's where the point was - but it sounded like he was saying it doesn't actually really help? I'm uncertain if you're saying that...Again, I've just seen the beginning of the video, since he said that's where the point was - but it sounded like he was saying it doesn't actually really help? I'm uncertain if you're saying that it does, or that they're some of the "confused" people.
I understand the physics of what you're describing, this isn't a case of not getting that. I've just never met or heard of anyone finding dehumidifiers confusing.
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Comment on Dehumidifiers are confusing. Here's why. in ~engineering
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI can see that use, but you're still specifically just removing moisture, not trying to cool your home. I just didn't think they're that confusing. Like he said we're going to have to go into...I can see that use, but you're still specifically just removing moisture, not trying to cool your home. I just didn't think they're that confusing. Like he said we're going to have to go into detail to make it not confusing and I just didn't think this was the case ....
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Comment on Dehumidifiers are confusing. Here's why. in ~engineering
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkOk so I'm just through the very beginning part - are people buying dehumidifiers for purposes besides persistent moisture issues? I'm definitely more confused that other people apparently find...Ok so I'm just through the very beginning part - are people buying dehumidifiers for purposes besides persistent moisture issues?
I'm definitely more confused that other people apparently find this confusing. Or that a machine makes heat when it runs. Like. Like ... ACs get hot on the exhaust parts.
I'm by no means saying that no one could be confused or not understand but I'm not an expert... And I've never seen this confusion.
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Comment on Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets in ~life.pets
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkNova is doing so much better than last week (new diagnosis of diabetes plus acute pancreatitis). She's home, getting insulin - yet one more skill I have - refusing to take her oral meds (fine,...Nova is doing so much better than last week (new diagnosis of diabetes plus acute pancreatitis). She's home, getting insulin - yet one more skill I have - refusing to take her oral meds (fine, it's your lack of pain pill I guess.) and otherwise doing so much better.
We're very glad to have her around, and not suffering, for a while longer. I'll add a pic once she poses.
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Comment on US Food and Drug Administration limits approval for new coronavirus vaccines to high-risk people in ~health
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI appreciate the context, obviously real life comes first and there's not obligation. I highly recommend this post or my previous post on the topic for helpful information on a definition of...I appreciate the context, obviously real life comes first and there's not obligation. I highly recommend this post or my previous post on the topic for helpful information on a definition of eugenics and its associated beliefs (such as race science). If you get a better sense of what you're looking for, let me know.
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Comment on US Food and Drug Administration limits approval for new coronavirus vaccines to high-risk people in ~health
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentUpdate! Northeastern states consider regional approach to vaccine guidance after CDC changes -
Comment on US Food and Drug Administration limits approval for new coronavirus vaccines to high-risk people in ~health
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI suspect we feel similarly disrespected then. My goal is genuinely to actually discuss the topic, not to debate the definition of a word as used by the people in the field. It's not to disrespect...I suspect we feel similarly disrespected then. My goal is genuinely to actually discuss the topic, not to debate the definition of a word as used by the people in the field.
It's not to disrespect you either, but fixation on the definition feels very dismissive of the actual actions happening. Words do mean things, but I've linked a number of expert opinions on the matter, and you're saying you don't think it's right.
Perhaps this would help, what would satisfy you? What are you looking for? And do you have any contradictory sources that you'd like to share or is this driven by gut feeling - note this is not derogatory, this is genuine.
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Comment on US Food and Drug Administration limits approval for new coronavirus vaccines to high-risk people in ~health
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI don't know why you're fixated on finding the smallest possible definition for "eugenics" when that isn't how it's used. It's like insisting that October is indeed the 8th month. What's the...I don't know why you're fixated on finding the smallest possible definition for "eugenics" when that isn't how it's used. It's like insisting that October is indeed the 8th month. What's the purpose here other than dismissing what experts are calling eugenicist policies and practices - which are indeed also racist, ableist, queerphobic, classist and bad science to boot - as somehow not as bad as they are.
Please show half the passion for the suffering of people experiencing these things as you do for seeking "beyond a reasonable doubt" level evidence as to whether the CDC is using eugenicist logic.
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Comment on US Food and Drug Administration limits approval for new coronavirus vaccines to high-risk people in ~health
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentYou don't need to be using the science of genetics, you need to be considering heritability, reproductive rights and being killed and this removed from the population. In the past people have been...You don't need to be using the science of genetics, you need to be considering heritability, reproductive rights and being killed and this removed from the population.
In the past people have been forcibly sterilized to be prevented from passing on their "bad blood" for example. It didn't matter if that bad blood was being queer, being disabled or being poor or a criminal or brown. That's still eugenics. Race Science and its kin are debunked garbage only supported by racists and eugenicists because it's not good science. It's the concept of heritability that matters not how heritable a trait actually is.
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Comment on US Food and Drug Administration limits approval for new coronavirus vaccines to high-risk people in ~health
DefinitelyNotAFae (edited )Link ParentI think you misunderstood my use of this piece. This piece absolutely is offensive. It is using eugenics to dismiss the seriousness of the famine. I do not agree with the framing of the piece and...I think you misunderstood my use of this piece. This piece absolutely is offensive. It is using eugenics to dismiss the seriousness of the famine. I do not agree with the framing of the piece and used it to demonstrate how this rhetoric can sometimes sound reasonable until you pay more attention to it.
Absolutely. This article is in bad faith. That is my point. They're using eugenics in the process of that bad faith.
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Comment on In light of today's tragedy, trans folks will need support more than ever, please take care of yourselves, sibs in ~lgbt
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentHonestly it's probably better for news orgs to wait for more and accurate information to come out. This one is... Complicated. But we never succeed at not focusing on the killer in these...Honestly it's probably better for news orgs to wait for more and accurate information to come out. This one is... Complicated. But we never succeed at not focusing on the killer in these situations here.
It's why I'm trying to redirect the attention to communities that need support
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 25 in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkGOP Rep. calls for LGBTQ+ activists to be classified as terrorists Sigh I know this is the extreme end but the president labels people threats for being in opposition to him already, so fuck....GOP Rep. calls for LGBTQ+ activists to be classified as terrorists
Schubert made his comment on an X post from Libs of TikTok, an anti-LGBTQ+ account run by Chaya Raichik. Raichik’s post noted that the person who killed two people in a Catholic school shooting on Tuesday was reportedly trans. Additional reporting on the shooter’s diary suggests that they may have de-transitioned, making their exact gender identity unclear.
But while right-wingers have rushed to blame the shooter’s gender identity for the shooting — even though the vast majority of mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men — Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said on Thursday that investigators have not identified a specific explanation for why the shooter targeted the church.
Sigh I know this is the extreme end but the president labels people threats for being in opposition to him already, so fuck. Just. FUCK.
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Comment on America tips into fascism in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentALSO THAT. WE ALL KNOW ITS AN ANTI-LITTERING CAMPAIGN, TEXAS. WE ALL KNOW. /half joking
There are multiple stories of people whose family members and loved ones have been detained and/or deported and they still explicitly say they support the president.
The comment sections of Tiktok lives of protests, news articles about "good people" getting detained, etc, are full of people cheering ICE on, and hoping for more. They're seeing the news from the "other" side because they're in the comments complaining about it.
Hell, I just saw a comment section of an article about an 11 year old fatally shot for playing ding dong ditch and while some commenters bothered to create an elaborate story of how the child might have mule kicked the door frame until the door was hanging off the hinges and if so, that meant he deserved to be shot in the back and killed while running away. Others didn't even bother and just said things like " bet his friends won't make the same mistake." Zero empathy. Zero care. And sometimes a disturbing desire to use their own guns in the same way. It's the same demographic.
I can understand how "they" may have gotten to this point, but the fact remains they're at this point.