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Comment on Could we get a page dedicated to spirituality? in ~tildes
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 26 in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentYou're not going to convince me that "guess the AIPAC check cleared" is not a low effort , noiseworthy throwaway of an attack and is actually thoughtful criticism. Again, it is 100% reasonable to...You're not going to convince me that "guess the AIPAC check cleared" is not a low effort , noiseworthy throwaway of an attack and is actually thoughtful criticism.
Again, it is 100% reasonable to criticize her on this. So do so, better. With context and information. I'm not complaining about criticism of her, but of posts that sound like dog whistles and are throwaway pointless attacks.
You're not telling me anything new, just repeating facts to me as if you didn't read my comments. So frankly I'm chalking this up, like our other disagreements, to a fundamental value difference. I'm uninterested in continuing to discuss without actual engagement with what I said.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 2 in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentShe is apparently a "listens to the person she talks to last and loudest" sort and her fiancé may be that person per insider chat online. Always convenient the insiders don't chat until stuff goes...She is apparently a "listens to the person she talks to last and loudest" sort and her fiancé may be that person per insider chat online. Always convenient the insiders don't chat until stuff goes this wrong but, it does seem to track with her.
There's a decent amount of discussion in the previous weekly politics thread.
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Comment on The American suburbs are better than you think in ~life
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI think it was an error in the article to omit discussion of race and white flight and how that dynamic plays out today in urban vs suburban decisions.I think it was an error in the article to omit discussion of race and white flight and how that dynamic plays out today in urban vs suburban decisions.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 26 in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentWhich would be a valid critical take in contrast with a "AIPAC check has cleared" throwaway comment. There is plenty to criticize, so do that.Which would be a valid critical take in contrast with a "AIPAC check has cleared" throwaway comment.
There is plenty to criticize, so do that.
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Comment on AGiftFromTodd - Hostile Government Takeover (EDM remix) (2025) in ~music
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkThis remains a bop despite how much I wish it was irrelevant. I voted and got my partner out to vote before the weather got bad this weekend. I refuse to get punished for another group project...This remains a bop despite how much I wish it was irrelevant.
I voted and got my partner out to vote before the weather got bad this weekend.
I refuse to get punished for another group project where I did the work and other people let me down and make me fail the class.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 26 in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentThank you. I don't really use threads but I had seen it cross posted and didn't go poking Bluesky. We definitely seem to have dodged a FettermanThank you. I don't really use threads but I had seen it cross posted and didn't go poking Bluesky.
We definitely seem to have dodged a Fetterman
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Comment on Second attempt: Is there a decent brand of USB-c earphones that wont break after 2-3 years but also doesnt cost hundreds of dollars? in ~music
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentFlip to Shhh mode on Android turns on Do not Disturb and will shut audio off depending on your settings. It's a Gesture and/or mode setting. (At least it is on my Pixel)Flip to Shhh mode on Android turns on Do not Disturb and will shut audio off depending on your settings.
It's a Gesture and/or mode setting. (At least it is on my Pixel)
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 26 in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentThere's more coming out alleging she's always been a "listen to the last person she talks to" sort and that her partner "Dem mega donor who suddenly also went right, weirdly enough" is more and...There's more coming out alleging she's always been a "listen to the last person she talks to" sort and that her partner "Dem mega donor who suddenly also went right, weirdly enough" is more and more that person.
Add in the bigotry and trying to use Black Michiganders to leverage this pivot, and yeah. No. Nope.
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Comment on Growing number of families in Denmark are taking children with special needs out of regular schools, saying the system fails to accommodate neurodivergent students in ~life
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentIt works in regards to allegedly intentionally saying a "normal" thing and getting in trouble for it. The issue isn't that it's a normal thing to say, the issue is the allegation of intentionally...It works in regards to allegedly intentionally saying a "normal" thing and getting in trouble for it. The issue isn't that it's a normal thing to say, the issue is the allegation of intentionally saying something to mess with someone. (Because the teacher thinks the kid said 6-7 knowing it would set the other kid off. It's not incidental conversation and it's not something needing discussed in class because it's just a meme.)
I wasn't crafting a detailed 1 to 1 analogy for the entire concept. It's intentionally different. Because we think of bullying Mark differently than intentionally trying to trigger a reaction in a kid with a disability. It's surprising they took the latter seriously at this random school, IMO. It's hard to get any bullying handled.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 26 in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentLook, I get it, I understand how this may be intentional use in her case. But the use of AIPAC and Zionism as coded Anti-Jewishness is rampant enough that I'm not willing to let it go unsaid. The...Look, I get it, I understand how this may be intentional use in her case. But the use of AIPAC and Zionism as coded Anti-Jewishness is rampant enough that I'm not willing to let it go unsaid. The "check from AIPAC" comments are incredibly frequent across the board when a politician does something people don't like. And practically it makes no sense to think the amount of money people get from one PAC is somehow all-corrupting. Instead PACs support people that agree with them; the checks come after (as do the attack ads). It's fair game to criticize but like, we should do good criticism.
But it also sounds like a dog whistle. There's more than enough to criticize about AIPAC and about Israel, but it's not a coincidence that the criticism comes back to money and "who really controls the politicians". It's just frustrating to see it uncritically adopted by the left.
Tl;dr: The check cleared is a low effort throwaway comment and I think we should do better here. Especially when it carries a lot of past and present implications of hate along with it.
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Comment on Federal agency emails praising US President Donald Trump may violate ethics laws, experts say in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkMay? Sure. We all know it does, so someone do something about it.May?
Sure. We all know it does, so someone do something about it.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 26 in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentAs someone else somewhere said, AIPAC (and lobbying in general) doesn't turn folks into terrible people, they're just absolutely willing to give terrible people money. Plus this shit always reads...As someone else somewhere said, AIPAC (and lobbying in general) doesn't turn folks into terrible people, they're just absolutely willing to give terrible people money.
Plus this shit always reads too much like antisemitism without some evidence of a recent donation and direct ties to a stance.
Someone did something awful? Ah the Jews are behind it - it's a weird reflex.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 26 in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentShe's murdered her political career for an endorsement that is too late to do anything. I'm sure she's got money enough and can pivot to whatever grift she's lining up. But the absolute fuckShe's murdered her political career for an endorsement that is too late to do anything. I'm sure she's got money enough and can pivot to whatever grift she's lining up. But the absolute fuck
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Comment on Halloween night! in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae (edited )Link ParentI keep a list of costumes I see from the college students Top costumes this year (in terms of amusing me) Chipotle burrito Alvin, Simon, Theodore Full set of "sexy" chipettes Biblically accurate...I keep a list of costumes I see from the college students
Top costumes this year (in terms of amusing me)
- Chipotle burrito
- Alvin, Simon, Theodore
- Full set of "sexy" chipettes
- Biblically accurate angel (his wings broke alas)
- Shrimp 🦐
- Crossplay/genderbent Halle Berry style Catwoman (this was amazingly well done)
- Couples costume: Slinky Dog
- Cosmo and Wanda from Fairly Odd Parents
- The employees at the food place are wearing Krusty Krab hats
This is setting aside the clear themes of "inmate/sexy cop", sexy Race car driver, and sexy superhero parties
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Comment on Halloween night! in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkWe're handing out candy, but our block doesn't get as much traffic as some of the subdivisions so it's been slow. I also have some 3D printed skeletons for the non-candy folks I also have to work...We're handing out candy, but our block doesn't get as much traffic as some of the subdivisions so it's been slow. I also have some 3D printed skeletons for the non-candy folks
I also have to work as I oversee our night security and we're doing extended hours of making the students check in with a person at their hall so we hopefully avoid anything super ridiculous happening. So we're ending candy hand outs early.
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Comment on Growing number of families in Denmark are taking children with special needs out of regular schools, saying the system fails to accommodate neurodivergent students in ~life
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentIf someone's name was Mark and kids were calling him Bark to make fun of him, and a teacher believed a kid intentionally did that, would you equally be upset because they "said a normal thing?"...If someone's name was Mark and kids were calling him Bark to make fun of him, and a teacher believed a kid intentionally did that, would you equally be upset because they "said a normal thing?"
Kindness is really not unreasonable. Plus students who need therapy should get it, plus of you remove the anxiety over, say, a test then over time the response to the word can reduce.
I'm general the posts here demonstrate why isolating kids and indeed people with disabilities is such a bad idea. We are so quick to find them inconvenient. Paying teachers more and creating smaller classroom sizes would actually make classrooms more accessible, not less. And the money exists, if schools weren't paid for by local property taxes, if we don't have school vouchers, if we don't dismantle the Dept of Ed and its federal access grants, etc. Separate school facilities and teachers are more expensive not less.
And everyone who grew up in the era of the "short bus" being a synonym for "special needs" and being used derogatorily knows what exclusion of disabled kids does.
We can do so much better than we do now, without returning to that being the norm.
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Comment on Growing number of families in Denmark are taking children with special needs out of regular schools, saying the system fails to accommodate neurodivergent students in ~life
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentIt's called Universal Design and it's as relevant to classroom management as construction of school buildings. Things can be built to serve everyone (or at the least, all but a very very few outliers)It's called Universal Design and it's as relevant to classroom management as construction of school buildings. Things can be built to serve everyone (or at the least, all but a very very few outliers)
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Comment on Anthropic's financials are surprisingly strong in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentThat's a great point. From now on I'll appreciate AI, not just for its intelligence but for its artificiality.That's a great point. From now on I'll appreciate AI, not just for its intelligence but for its artificiality.
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Comment on Patrick Stewart dead: 'Star Trek' captain, 'X-Men' superhero was 86 in ~movies
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentGNU Sir Patrick Stewart!GNU Sir Patrick Stewart!
It's not likely we'll see new groups created, but feel free to share things in the most appropriate one, perhaps ~life ?
I will let you know this post reads a bit inauthentic, like maybe you used something to help you write it. Maybe you're just eager and thus trying to impress. But I encourage you to be genuine here regardless. Welcome!