FaceLoran's recent activity
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Comment on Download and transfer for Kindle books discontinued on Feb 26 in ~books
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Comment on Forza Horizon 5 comes to PlayStation 5 in Spring 2025 in ~games
FaceLoran LinkOh, I would like to play this game in the PSVR2.Oh, I would like to play this game in the PSVR2.
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Comment on What fictional world would you live in, if you could pick any one? in ~talk
FaceLoran Link ParentSure. If I knew I was just going to be randomly assigned a life I wouldn't pick it - no one wants to wind up a slave or whatever! But the galaxy is large and even at its peak the Empire isn't...Sure. If I knew I was just going to be randomly assigned a life I wouldn't pick it - no one wants to wind up a slave or whatever! But the galaxy is large and even at its peak the Empire isn't everywhere. And the Empire doesn't even always exist! I think I'm drawn to it because it's familiar enough to the life we have now, but with fun scifi/fantasy elements.
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Comment on What fictional world would you live in, if you could pick any one? in ~talk
FaceLoran LinkI'm surprised nobody has said Star Wars yet. Assuming I get a little leeway with who I get to live as, it's got such a wide variety of types of life a person might live all with the fun of space...I'm surprised nobody has said Star Wars yet. Assuming I get a little leeway with who I get to live as, it's got such a wide variety of types of life a person might live all with the fun of space fantasy/western!
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Comment on US President Joe Biden won't enforce TikTok ban in ~tech
FaceLoran Link ParentI am, once again, not arguing whether or not a bad would be a positive or negative thing. I'm just saying that American lawmaker's motivating force is and was that they were trying to do a favor...I am, once again, not arguing whether or not a bad would be a positive or negative thing. I'm just saying that American lawmaker's motivating force is and was that they were trying to do a favor to American monopolies.
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Comment on US President Joe Biden won't enforce TikTok ban in ~tech
FaceLoran Link ParentIs there any world that you can truly imagine where the company actually purchasing it wouldn't have been a giant American tech company?Is there any world that you can truly imagine where the company actually purchasing it wouldn't have been a giant American tech company?
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Comment on US President Joe Biden won't enforce TikTok ban in ~tech
FaceLoran Link ParentI did. I am, once again, not arguing that there are not serious issues with TikTok. I'm arguing that none of those things would have motivated congress to action, and that they are instead...I did. I am, once again, not arguing that there are not serious issues with TikTok. I'm arguing that none of those things would have motivated congress to action, and that they are instead motivated to help American monopolies.
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Comment on US President Joe Biden won't enforce TikTok ban in ~tech
FaceLoran Link ParentSure, all of those might be true, though I'd be curious who or what you think that Tiktok is currently a danger to. I would argue, though, that the primary and motivating factor that moved the...Sure, all of those might be true, though I'd be curious who or what you think that Tiktok is currently a danger to. I would argue, though, that the primary and motivating factor that moved the government to ban Tiktok is that it is doing American companies a solid to the detriment of citizens and consumers in the US. That other stuff is important, but I wanted to address the fact that none of it would have moved lawmakers to ban it.
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Comment on US President Joe Biden won't enforce TikTok ban in ~tech
FaceLoran Link ParentAnyone who doesn't understand this to be the US government working at the behest of American corporations to eliminate a competitor for them is missing the point.Anyone who doesn't understand this to be the US government working at the behest of American corporations to eliminate a competitor for them is missing the point.
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Comment on What hard scifi books could you recommend? in ~books
FaceLoran LinkI really loved The Engines of God by Jack McDevitt! It's future alien archeology stuff!I really loved The Engines of God by Jack McDevitt! It's future alien archeology stuff!
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Comment on Why aren't we talking about the real reason male college enrollment is dropping? in ~life.men
FaceLoran Link ParentI think if you ask any K-12 teacher that's managed to stick around long enough you'll find that teaching social value has fallen.I think if you ask any K-12 teacher that's managed to stick around long enough you'll find that teaching social value has fallen.
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Comment on Non-college educated White men used to be ahead in the American economy. Now they’ve fallen behind. in ~finance
FaceLoran Link ParentThe hysteria that white guys have when they have to start living in the same world as everyone else blows my mind. I completely agree that a lack of a left-wing party is leaving these people, who...- Exemplary
The hysteria that white guys have when they have to start living in the same world as everyone else blows my mind. I completely agree that a lack of a left-wing party is leaving these people, who have extremely real problems that they're legitimately mad about, few places that they feel addresses they're problem, but I'm a white guy that's lived in Texas my whole life and have never once been called racist, sexist, or a rapist.
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Comment on Kobo for a casual reader in ~books
FaceLoran Link ParentOh, I forgot about that. I love that I can finally transfer things to my e-reader via Google Drive. Some books from indie publishers are just pdfs, and I'm thrilled that I can stop using a cord to...Oh, I forgot about that. I love that I can finally transfer things to my e-reader via Google Drive. Some books from indie publishers are just pdfs, and I'm thrilled that I can stop using a cord to transfer stuff.
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Comment on Kobo for a casual reader in ~books
FaceLoran LinkI moved from Kindle to Kobo and am glad I did. It is exactly the same experience, except more open. The things you mentioned are boons to me - I love to be able to borrow from the library straight...I moved from Kindle to Kobo and am glad I did. It is exactly the same experience, except more open. The things you mentioned are boons to me - I love to be able to borrow from the library straight from the device. But you'd be basically paying a little more to move away from Amazon. That was my primary motivation for the move over to Kobo, and I've been glad to have an equally pleasant experience outside of the Amazon ecosystem. But Kobo doesn't subsidize their hardware with their giant online retail monopoly, so the Kobo itself does cost more.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~sports
FaceLoran Link ParentMe and you aren't paying for a person who has a gambling problem, all of us are paying for social welfare. By all means take the people causing the issue to task and have them contribute to that...Me and you aren't paying for a person who has a gambling problem, all of us are paying for social welfare. By all means take the people causing the issue to task and have them contribute to that welfare, but it's not accurate or helpful to try and turn the situation into a competition between "recipients" and "contributors" to welfare, when the truth is that we're all contributing and receiving in a variety of ways. If you want to find a villain, look at the people profiting off of all this.
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Comment on USA: "The undecided voters are not who you think they are" in ~society
FaceLoran Link ParentHe might also be saying that neither candidate were acceptable for whatever reasons. It is clear to me, for instance, that Trump is worse in literally every respect than Harris. And yet one of the...He might also be saying that neither candidate were acceptable for whatever reasons. It is clear to me, for instance, that Trump is worse in literally every respect than Harris. And yet one of the qualifications I have for vote for someone is that they are not actively doing a genocide. With that in mind, I might say that both options are equally unpalatable in the sense that I can't vote for either of them. There are clearer ways to say it, but maybe that's what they meant.
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Comment on USA: "The undecided voters are not who you think they are" in ~society
FaceLoran Link ParentYou should by all means do whatever you like, but the idea that what our society is amounts to "silly games" is a dangerous misunderstanding of the things that determine how most of your life is...You should by all means do whatever you like, but the idea that what our society is amounts to "silly games" is a dangerous misunderstanding of the things that determine how most of your life is set up.
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Comment on The white collar apocalypse is nigh in ~life
FaceLoran Link ParentAn apt description of K-12. The only people who are given any sort of consequences or responsibility for how the students do are the teachers. We go out of our way to makes sure that the students...An apt description of K-12. The only people who are given any sort of consequences or responsibility for how the students do are the teachers. We go out of our way to makes sure that the students and parents don't have any responsibility for the success or behavior of the student, and admin are beholden to the numbers.
Public education is one of the last surviving public institutions, and as such it has become the lever that gets pulled in every single situation. But schools cannot fix societal/structural problems, and pretending that they can is, generously, burying your head in the sand.
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Comment on What small questions do you have that aren’t worth a full topic on their own? in ~talk
FaceLoran Link ParentI had some pretty big depression as a first time dad. The combination of such a huge lifestyle change and the lack of sleep really did a number on me. Caring for an infant is not something that...I had some pretty big depression as a first time dad. The combination of such a huge lifestyle change and the lack of sleep really did a number on me. Caring for an infant is not something that comes naturally to me. Making it to the toddler phase was a struggle! Every stage that she's grown into has been easier than the last for me, personally. We had our second accidentally (and put a permanent stop to that risk soon after lol), but the second time around I knew what to expect and was pretty good at parenting, so the second has been much more manageable for us than the first time. I love my kids more than anything in the world and wouldn't change anything, but having kids was much harder than I thought it would be before I had them.
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Comment on What small questions do you have that aren’t worth a full topic on their own? in ~talk
FaceLoran Link ParentEvery day I'm so thankful that we were the reverse. We didn't realize it at the time, but our first was a terrible sleeper. Our second obviously comes up with challenges of her own (the tantrums...Every day I'm so thankful that we were the reverse. We didn't realize it at the time, but our first was a terrible sleeper. Our second obviously comes up with challenges of her own (the tantrums are going to be something else, I can already tell), but as someone who doesn't operate well when missing sleep, my mental health has been much better the second time around.
I've been super pleased with my Kobo. It's exactly the same but not Amazon.