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  1. Comment on Your phone already has social credit. We just lie about it. in ~finance

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    We've had taxi services function fine without ratings. Uber only needs ratings because of a disconnect between the driver and the operator, and the passenger and the operator.

    We've had taxi services function fine without ratings. Uber only needs ratings because of a disconnect between the driver and the operator, and the passenger and the operator.

    3 votes

  2. Comment on Don’t like joining in? Why it could be your superpower. in ~life

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    The point of the article is to sell the book.

    The point of the article is to sell the book.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Don’t like joining in? Why it could be your superpower. in ~life

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    From memory it comes down to adrenaline sensitivity. I.e. If you are insensitive, you need a higher level of stimulation to get the same "hit" of adrenaline and so tend to be more extraverted.

    From memory it comes down to adrenaline sensitivity. I.e. If you are insensitive, you need a higher level of stimulation to get the same "hit" of adrenaline and so tend to be more extraverted.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Enter a Spotify song URL and get it "translated" to other music services in ~music

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    What I like about TIDAL, is that it does this automatically when you share. The share link takes you to a little link tree thing. Ie https://tidal.com/browse/track/423761216?u

    What I like about TIDAL, is that it does this automatically when you share. The share link takes you to a little link tree thing.

    Ie https://tidal.com/browse/track/423761216?u

    2 votes

  5. Comment on MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing in ~tech

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    People joke how we made AI to write and draw and do fun creative human stuff instead of fixing toilets. Turns out the areas where ai is actually valuable is fixing those toilets, not replacing...

    People joke how we made AI to write and draw and do fun creative human stuff instead of fixing toilets.

    Turns out the areas where ai is actually valuable is fixing those toilets, not replacing human interaction.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on How do you celebrate your birthday? in ~talk

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    Yeah but what about your birthday?

    Yeah but what about your birthday?

    4 votes

  7. Comment on What is a non-problematic word that you avoid using? in ~talk

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    Yeah, I hear you. I've had someone from the USA go off at me for being posh cos I used the word corridor. They'd never heard of it before.

    Yeah, I hear you. I've had someone from the USA go off at me for being posh cos I used the word corridor. They'd never heard of it before.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on What is a non-problematic word that you avoid using? in ~talk

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    Yeah, I hear you. I've had someone from the USA go off at me for being posh cos I used the word corridor. They'd never heard of it before.

    Yeah, I hear you. I've had someone from the USA go off at me for being posh cos I used the word corridor. They'd never heard of it before.

    5 votes

  9. Comment on Proposal: ADHD support thread (reoccurring) in ~health.mental

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    We should support each other in our successes as well as failures. And when I am going through a hard time, seeing others doing well makes me feel so much better, so it supports me as well.

    We should support each other in our successes as well as failures. And when I am going through a hard time, seeing others doing well makes me feel so much better, so it supports me as well.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on What is a non-problematic word that you avoid using? in ~talk

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    I find it wild that someone would have a negative reaction to the word fortnight. I've used it all my life in multiple countries and never had some even comment on it.

    I find it wild that someone would have a negative reaction to the word fortnight. I've used it all my life in multiple countries and never had some even comment on it.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health

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    The park must be so lovely after being bed bound for so long.

    The park must be so lovely after being bed bound for so long.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on US$ 30 million to reinvent the wheel (Bluesky vs. Mastodon) in ~tech

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    Much like the app, it takes effort to appreciate. Most don't want to have to learn Latin or paleontology to get a joke. Most don't want to have to take time and effort to figure out how mastodon...

    Much like the app, it takes effort to appreciate.

    Most don't want to have to learn Latin or paleontology to get a joke. Most don't want to have to take time and effort to figure out how mastodon works.

    Fine for me, I don't need a ton of people on my social media ( hence why I'm here) but I'm wonder if it'll ever reach critical mass with its barriers to entry.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Buying a game from a director that you really have problems with (Kingdom Come) in ~games

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    To me, there's a wealth of content out there, games especially. I could probably never buy a new game and die before I work through my steam backlist. So while there may be some FOMO, I don't mind...

    To me, there's a wealth of content out there, games especially. I could probably never buy a new game and die before I work through my steam backlist.

    So while there may be some FOMO, I don't mind avoiding a game, or at least grab it for a fiver a few years from now.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on There is no safe word: How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades in ~books

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    I think the issue is that it is noise, not signal, which this place is adverse to. (It's why we have the noise labels). If you had added the link and some commentary relevant to the discussion...

    I think the issue is that it is noise, not signal, which this place is adverse to. (It's why we have the noise labels).

    If you had added the link and some commentary relevant to the discussion then it would have been ok.

    7 votes

  15. Comment on You make friends *HERE*?! in ~tildes

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    I'd recommend session based multiplayer games instead as it's easier to control how long you play for. Like ATM I am playing phasmaphobia - decent people mostly, quick games. I've met some fun...

    I'd recommend session based multiplayer games instead as it's easier to control how long you play for. Like ATM I am playing phasmaphobia - decent people mostly, quick games. I've met some fun people there.

    4 votes

  16. Comment on ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ AKA ‘Glicked’ fuel $205m combined weekend, best pre-Thanksgiving frame in eleven years in ~movies

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    I have bad news about home video, mate. You might want to sit down for this one...

    I have bad news about home video, mate. You might want to sit down for this one...

    8 votes

  17. Comment on ADHD and TODO lists in ~health.mental

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    I typically just make a to-do list with the Internet of finishing stuff on it within the week. Generally just pick a couple of things a day, honestly what I know I can manage. Anything more after...

    I typically just make a to-do list with the Internet of finishing stuff on it within the week. Generally just pick a couple of things a day, honestly what I know I can manage. Anything more after that is a nice bonus. Doesn't always happen ofc.

    I find using this https://goblin.tools/ can help break down some barriers.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on What moderate countries are left to emigrate to? in ~travel

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    As an immigrant to Scotland I find that the weather is not as bad as the Scottish like to make out. What was a bigger impact was the lack of daylight in the winter months.

    As an immigrant to Scotland I find that the weather is not as bad as the Scottish like to make out. What was a bigger impact was the lack of daylight in the winter months.

    13 votes

  19. Comment on Redding property manager fired after posting on Reddit that he used ex-tenant mail-in ballots to vote for Donald Trump in ~society

  20. Comment on ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ to lose $150 million to $200 million in theatrical run after bombing at box office in ~movies

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    The musical scenes aren't like those in a typical musical where they sing the plot, so yeah you could skip them.

    The musical scenes aren't like those in a typical musical where they sing the plot, so yeah you could skip them.

    9 votes