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  1. Comment on Every time you click this link, it will send you to a random Web 1.0 website in ~tech

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    I got a German fanpage for Magnum, P.I. I guess this was before Hasselhoff overthrew him as their pop culture Kaiser And if any of you have a Land Rover, I can't reccommend this enough.

    I got a German fanpage for Magnum, P.I. I guess this was before Hasselhoff overthrew him as their pop culture Kaiser

    And if any of you have a Land Rover, I can't reccommend this enough.

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  2. Comment on What is your favorite internet radio station? in ~music

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    I've always enjoyed the Vox Satanae programming on Radio Free Satan. Great classical selections from the middle ages to present day. I'm not a Satanist and don't recall hearing any hail-satan type...

    I've always enjoyed the Vox Satanae programming on Radio Free Satan. Great classical selections from the middle ages to present day. I'm not a Satanist and don't recall hearing any hail-satan type messaging, they just focus on works that aren't overtly upbeat or centered on judeo-christian rites and feasts.

    They also have other programming (various musical genres, talk) that looks interesting but I haven't personally checked out.

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  3. Comment on Courgette/zucchini recipes in ~food

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    Don't forget about the zucchini flowers (also called squash blossoms)! They're amazingly rich and tasty for a plant. I've fried them in the past, but it was a while ago and I don't remember the...

    Don't forget about the zucchini flowers (also called squash blossoms)! They're amazingly rich and tasty for a plant. I've fried them in the past, but it was a while ago and I don't remember the recipe. It would have been just a basic tempura-ish batter. There are tons of recipes online that are probably better than what I put together. In Italy I've had squash blossoms on pizza, risotto...they pair well with milder, delicate foods like goat cheese or ricotta, parsley and basil.

    You'll want to pick male flowers, so it's not cutting into your squash production.

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  4. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    La Femme's Paris-Hawaii album. It's a dreamy synth-tropical sound that I'm really digging right now.

    La Femme's Paris-Hawaii album. It's a dreamy synth-tropical sound that I'm really digging right now.

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  5. Comment on Runners: What keeps you going? What's your motivation for running? in ~health

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    I mostly run on a treadmill (hold your boos). Would that feature (and a Garmin running watch as a whole) be useful to me, or do you really need to be street/trail running to make it worthwhile?...

    I mostly run on a treadmill (hold your boos). Would that feature (and a Garmin running watch as a whole) be useful to me, or do you really need to be street/trail running to make it worthwhile? I'm a pretty casual runner right now, trying to build my endurance and speed back up. No specific races or distance goals in my future.

  6. Comment on Settling in to new social media patterns after the "Rexxit" in ~tech

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    Very similar here. I quit reddit because of the API decisions, but I had been meaning to do a reddit detox for quite some time. It became my go-to time filler, something I'd pull up anytime I had...

    Very similar here. I quit reddit because of the API decisions, but I had been meaning to do a reddit detox for quite some time. It became my go-to time filler, something I'd pull up anytime I had a few moments to kill, or nothing directly in front of me to do. Mindless browsing, and esp reddit, really eroded my attention span over the last decade. I used to plow through books, but it seemed like I barely had the attention span to finish a long form article without clicking to something else.

    I also was starting to be less comfortable with how I engaged with reddit. I spent a lot of time on subs like the best of redditor updates--basically rubbernecking people's drama and tragedies rather than being inquisitive or connecting through meaningful discussions. And when I was using reddit to be informed, like on the news or politics subs, I found myself giving more weight to the comments rather than the post itself. I do think the discussions are one of the strengths of reddit--particularly useful when offering context or greater background to the lay reader, like in the case of science, economics or world affairs posts. But I noticed I was leaning too hard on the comments section, and letting it guide how I should think about the topic at hand.

    So now I'm consuming news at the source--really using that NYT subscription I basically got for the crossword. And I've read more books in the last 2 weeks than I did in the last 4 months. Even if reddit totally walked back their API rules tomorrow, I'd still be avoiding it--my attention span and critical thinking needs further repair.

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  7. Comment on Tildes Book Club: Roadside Picnic, by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky in ~books

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    Please ping me as well for the discussion thread. I love the film Stalker and I'm excited to check out the book.

    Please ping me as well for the discussion thread. I love the film Stalker and I'm excited to check out the book.

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