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Comment on Trump is attempting a coup in plain sight in ~society
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~misc
GandalfTheGrey Link ParentReminds me a little of the alliance between Germany and Japan in WW2. Like didn't Germany and Japan both ultimately have the vision to conquer one another?Reminds me a little of the alliance between Germany and Japan in WW2. Like didn't Germany and Japan both ultimately have the vision to conquer one another?
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
GandalfTheGrey Link ParentI'll have to report back as I'm only about a chapter in. As I'm interested in both science and "woo-woo" stuff, I'm always trying to separate the possible (yet unexplained) from the total snake...I'll have to report back as I'm only about a chapter in. As I'm interested in both science and "woo-woo" stuff, I'm always trying to separate the possible (yet unexplained) from the total snake oil. Or to understand how the phantoms of consciousness can produce religious experiences or faulty perceptions of "woo-woo" happenings.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
GandalfTheGrey Link ParentI borrowed the audiobook version from my library on overdriveI borrowed the audiobook version from my library on overdrive
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~misc
GandalfTheGrey LinkI would toss in another common white supremacist concept that doesn't preclude cooperation with jihadists: segregation. Many neo-nazis will tell you they don't want to kill all brown people, they...I would toss in another common white supremacist concept that doesn't preclude cooperation with jihadists: segregation. Many neo-nazis will tell you they don't want to kill all brown people, they just want them to live somewhere else.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk
GandalfTheGrey LinkI am A) sad, as a vegan, that these farms exist at all and B) impressed Denmark is willing to take another hit to their GDP (I read mink makes 1% of their GDP?). Compared to the US where we've...I am A) sad, as a vegan, that these farms exist at all and
B) impressed Denmark is willing to take another hit to their GDP (I read mink makes 1% of their GDP?). Compared to the US where we've been willing to sacrifice nothing for nobody nohow. -
Comment on Amazon releases "Halo" wearable which analyzes emotions in the user's voice in ~tech
GandalfTheGrey Link ParentI interpret that to mean the sample recordings themselves are only saved locally, but the metadata on tone, content, transcription (?) are fair game for transmission.I interpret that to mean the sample recordings themselves are only saved locally, but the metadata on tone, content, transcription (?) are fair game for transmission.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
GandalfTheGrey LinkI just started Rupert Sheldrake's Science Set Free, which is an analysis of dogma in science and how science is conducted in reality (under constraints by grants, peer pressure, limited thinking...I just started Rupert Sheldrake's Science Set Free, which is an analysis of dogma in science and how science is conducted in reality (under constraints by grants, peer pressure, limited thinking etc). It's nice, it's clear, and it's not anti-science. Mostly encouraging further investigating scientific taboos and assumptions.
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Comment on Hercule Poirot turns 100: The strange case of the Belgian detective in ~books
GandalfTheGrey LinkInteresting, not a familiar character to me, but I think I may be interested in this series. Anyone have a good suggestion for an entry point? Looks like there's quite a few books.Interesting, not a familiar character to me, but I think I may be interested in this series. Anyone have a good suggestion for an entry point? Looks like there's quite a few books.
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Comment on Blue Öyster Cult - That Was Me (2020) in ~music
GandalfTheGrey LinkUrg, sounds kind of unimaginative to me...Urg, sounds kind of unimaginative to me...
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Comment on Privacy browser Brave under fire for violating users’ trust in ~tech
GandalfTheGrey Link ParentYeah, this is just a bizarrely bad choice. Like what's the ideal outcome? If it was opt-in and reframed, some users would have chosen to allow the affiliate reference links for Brave, but now...Yeah, this is just a bizarrely bad choice. Like what's the ideal outcome? If it was opt-in and reframed, some users would have chosen to allow the affiliate reference links for Brave, but now everyone is going to be forever suspicious that Brave is coding in some get rich quick scheme that's less obvious than URL manipulation.
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Comment on Zettelkasten — How one German scholar was so freakishly productive in ~humanities.history
GandalfTheGrey LinkI really like this idea! (Never thought I'd be excited about a system for note taking) Stumbling across connections between seemingly disparate things is very exciting, but I've found that even if...I really like this idea! (Never thought I'd be excited about a system for note taking) Stumbling across connections between seemingly disparate things is very exciting, but I've found that even if I do remember a study or article or something from several years ago, it's basically impossible to find the source material again. Either it's been purged from a website, the search engine is flooded with asinine results, or who knows what. I'll probably end up saving a copy of the original material in my system as a permanent storehouse I can reference back to on my note card.
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Comment on Warhammer 40,000 The New Edition | Cinematic trailer in ~games.tabletop
GandalfTheGrey LinkI've tried a couple times to get into table top war games like 40k and Warmachine because I think the worlds and factions (and minis!) are very cool. This trailer makes me want to try again - but...I've tried a couple times to get into table top war games like 40k and Warmachine because I think the worlds and factions (and minis!) are very cool. This trailer makes me want to try again - but I know that feeling of "action" portrayed in the trailer has been largely absent in reality when I play. Most of the game is spent flipping through books looking for some particular sub-rule and sucks out all the momentum.
So more experienced players, does the game get more fun and exciting when you've memorized more of the rules and can stop reading so much?
I've played DnD for many years at this point, and my least favorite campaigns were the ones where the GM or players insist on pausing everything until they scrounge up exactly how much damage a thrown beer bottle will do. It's much more interesting when someone just suggests a number and the game keeps its fluidity.
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Comment on The teacher shortage is real, large and growing, and worse than we thought (part 1) in ~life
GandalfTheGrey LinkAnother factor to throw into the mix is that US public perceptions of teachers are low. I think some people are willing to take a low-paid, respected position, but you have to be a real martyr to...Another factor to throw into the mix is that US public perceptions of teachers are low. I think some people are willing to take a low-paid, respected position, but you have to be a real martyr to take a low-paid, ill treated position.
I haven't yet seen a study on the quality of a teachers from online schools vs. physical ones, but you can bet there's been a huge jump in the percentage of new teachers coming from online prep.
It was a little unclear if there was an implicit suggestion in the report that alternative certification is sub-par compared to traditional certification programs. I don't necessarily agree with that statement without some further evidence.
From my own perspective (graduating college smack dab in the middle of the recession), people getting even a 40k/year job right after graduation was pretty uncommon. Looking around, most of my peers have taken about 10 years to get to that pay-grade. So, yes, teaching positions are low-paid, but relative to the menial jobs millennials have been trudging through, is it any worse? I'm not so sure.
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Comment on Relaxing Twitch Streams? in ~games
GandalfTheGrey Link ParentAhhh, I spent all of yesterday listening to KRX and quill18 cause of this thread. This is great! I was interested in game streaming early on, then the influx of pewdiepie-esque morning DJ fart...Ahhh, I spent all of yesterday listening to KRX and quill18 cause of this thread. This is great! I was interested in game streaming early on, then the influx of pewdiepie-esque morning DJ fart noise soundboard streamers took over, and I gave it a miss.
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Comment on Guild Wars 2 developer ArenaNet plans for mass layoffs in ~games
GandalfTheGrey LinkThere was a time I more seriously considered going into game development and working on art assets, but this is a headline I've seen over and over again. Long, stressful hours, meagre pay, and the...There was a time I more seriously considered going into game development and working on art assets, but this is a headline I've seen over and over again. Long, stressful hours, meagre pay, and the sword of Damocles always over your head are insane working conditions. I love that people are in the industry for the love of making the games, but I hate seeing them suffer so. I had some cool email conversations with artists from ArenaNet, sad to think they might be caught up in the layoffs after some really fine work.
On a side note: I've found that game artists love getting emails from fans and students who are interested in the industry. I suspect they don't get a lot of individualized attention after working on a game for years(?!?)
Yes, finally someone is calling it. Main stream media has been so meager and measly in failing to call this a coup attempt. Failure to do so is dangerous. They're exactly right that someone just slightly more competent could have easily completed this coup.