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Comment on Reddit has quarantined /r/The_Donald in ~tech
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Comment on What are you typing on? in ~tech
Ghost1y LinkI use a Leopold FC660C keyboard. It's a Topre 65% keyboard (has arrow keys and a few system keys above 60%). It's solid, basic, charcoal gray with black lettering in a nice font so it looks very...I use a Leopold FC660C keyboard. It's a Topre 65% keyboard (has arrow keys and a few system keys above 60%). It's solid, basic, charcoal gray with black lettering in a nice font so it looks very sleek, but no-frills too. It's great.
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Comment on What are you typing on? in ~tech
Ghost1y Link ParentIf you're willing to spend a little more, a Ducky Shine series keyboard might be up your alley. They make nice, solid mechanical keyboards with backlighting. You can select your switches from a...If you're willing to spend a little more, a Ducky Shine series keyboard might be up your alley. They make nice, solid mechanical keyboards with backlighting. You can select your switches from a few choices as well.
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Comment on The end of scientific, rational thinking: Donald Trump, Doug Ford and Jordan Peterson in ~humanities
Ghost1y LinkI think the author is missing the fact that Peterson uses "postmodernism" as shorthand for what he calls "post-modern neo-Marxism" which is a meaningless phrase (I hope this is the right time—I'm...I think the author is missing the fact that Peterson uses "postmodernism" as shorthand for what he calls "post-modern neo-Marxism" which is a meaningless phrase (I hope this is the right time—I'm in class so I was going off of memory/what's on screen, but really the whole video is worth a watch) meant to evoke "Cultural Marxism"—a Nazi term.
Jordan Peterson is pretty much a cut and dry conservative with strong anti-communist, anti-feminist, anti-science sentiment who attributes all of society's good to "Judeo-Christian values" and all of society's ills to communism and atheism, while mixing this all up with pseudoscience and psychology (much of which is bunk) and not telling his viewers which is which.
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Comment on Trump admin moves $260M from cancer research, HIV/AIDS and other programs to cover custody of immigrant children costs in ~news
Ghost1y Link ParentThe common argument is "they should go through the ports of entry" which 1. isn't in international law, as long as they immediately surrender after they cross and 2. they can't if they're being...The common argument is "they should go through the ports of entry" which 1. isn't in international law, as long as they immediately surrender after they cross and 2. they can't if they're being turned away from the ports of entry the way they were
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Comment on Reddit continues its banning spree, r/GreatAwakening has been banned in ~tech
Ghost1y Link ParentThat was a bad one that flew under a lot of people's radar I think. For fuck's sake, the "report" message was "report White Knights and general f****try" (uncensored in the original message of...That was a bad one that flew under a lot of people's radar I think. For fuck's sake, the "report" message was "report White Knights and general f****try" (uncensored in the original message of course).
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk
Ghost1y Link ParentI think some books are certainly more relaxing than others. Like, I know a lot of people like them, but if you can't get into them, the Lord of the Rings trilogy is dense. It may sound kinda...I think some books are certainly more relaxing than others. Like, I know a lot of people like them, but if you can't get into them, the Lord of the Rings trilogy is dense. It may sound kinda silly, but one book I've liked recently is "The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up." Honestly, you don't even have to follow the advice in the book for it to relax you, because I find her prose charming, and the way she appreciates things makes for a nice read. I also like "Daily Rituals," which is a book that basically explains the daily habits of many famous authors, artists, scientists, etc. which is both interesting and relaxing, as I think seeing people's habits like that both gives you some insight into their personality, and also humanizes them (we tend not to focus on how repetitive work is when other people do it!). "Letters of Note" also fits into this "relaxing book" category, with a collection of interesting letters and a backstory to the letter. Many are letters to friends or relatives with advice from famous authors, some are carefully responded-to fan mail, and some are well-written or noteworthy letters about important events.
Another option I like is a "microhistory" book—a book on a very small (so likely something you don't know a lot about, making learning about them more enjoyable) aspect of history. One I'm reading right now is a gorgeous book called "Bitten by the Witch Fever" which is about the history of the use of arsenic in wallpapers in Victorian homes, even though they knew the dangers of arsenic! Chapters discussing the knowledge of use of arsenic as a murder tool, as a dye material, and it falling out of favor, are interspersed with gorgeous full color prints of samples of wallpaper. Another one I like is called "The Cheater's Guide to Baseball," which discusses the history of baseball and cheating, from relatively innocuous and legal things that might be seen as unsportsmanlike to those unfamiliar with baseball (players faking the tag, the hidden ball trick, tricky groundskeeping) through the illegal but not banworthy (throwing spitballs, corking bats) to the things that resulted in bans (the Black Sox scandal).
Finally, I do find that even some books not seen as relaxing can be still good for avoiding other stresses, as you become engrossed in the book and forget about whatever the problem was. I don't think Dan Brown is a good writer, and I don't think his books are very good. However, they are page-turners, and "Angels and Demons" and "The Da Vinci Code" can certainly keep you hooked if you don't get turned off by his writing (some people do). Harder to get into, but certainly fascinating is "House of Leaves" by Mark Z. Danielewski. It's very experimental in parts (you'll see what I mean), but it involves a documentary that may or may not exist about a house that is larger on the inside than it is on the outside, and the house becomes more labyrinthine as time goes on.
I don't particularly recommend "heavy" books for relaxing, nor much horror (House of Leaves is horror, but not in the same way that "It" is horror) because these tend to cause stress in my experience.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk
Ghost1y LinkI have some unhealthy habits that I do when I'm stressed, but the effective ones I've found are: Reading. I find reading a paper book can be the most effective, because you can turn off your phone...I have some unhealthy habits that I do when I'm stressed, but the effective ones I've found are:
- Reading. I find reading a paper book can be the most effective, because you can turn off your phone and computer, and a lot of the noise starts to fade away. Dedicated ebook readers with no browser/tablet functionality are probably great too!
- Play some sort of relaxing game. One thing I sometimes do is grind for gear in a game, and the repetitive nature is pretty relaxing! Can be a great time to listen to a podcast or audiobook if you want, since you don't have to pay attention anyway. But better I think is games that are peaceful. I've been playing Breath of the Wild again, and sure, there's some combat, but the exploration certainly lends itself to a relaxing atmosphere. Puzzle games are also good for this—a personal favorite is The Talos Principle! I've found that I relax more on my Switch than on my PC, because on my PC I'm often tempted to go online (which is often stressful) or play some sort of competitive game. The Switch lends itself better to single-player and coop games which are more relaxing.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes
Ghost1y Link ParentI don't think so. First, part of the reason I came to tildes was for the strong moderation. More importantly, he continuously was "JAQing off" about race. And then he continued to do so by airing...I don't think so. First, part of the reason I came to tildes was for the strong moderation. More importantly, he continuously was "JAQing off" about race. And then he continued to do so by airing his grievances and doubling down, and then complaining about "censorship" when he really means "moderation."
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Comment on Jordan Peterson in ~lgbt
Ghost1y LinkThis has been posted before (though I believe in a different community), but I do really appreciate her pointing out many of the problems that Peterson has with his rhetoric: 1. He never really...This has been posted before (though I believe in a different community), but I do really appreciate her pointing out many of the problems that Peterson has with his rhetoric: 1. He never really says anything, only alludes to it. 2. He uses facts to assert his position without outright saying it (e.g. the "there are biological differences between men and women" response to a question about "why is there a disparity between men and women at the highest levels of leadership in politics and business" example). These two problems make it impossible to ever refute the things he clearly is implying, since he simply can claim "I never said that" in response to the things he clearly implies.
He additionally has problems others pointed out, where he will assert two different things that say a third thing, but they are separated by such distance that it's hard to realize he's saying this until later. For example, he might say something like "women are represented as agents of chaos and dishonest in ancient myths" then later, he might say something like "myths were not themselves true, but they conveyed truths about the human condition in them." So, putting 2+2 together, he asserts that "it is a fundamental truth of the human condition that women are agents of chaos and dishonest," but he has never explicitly said this, so you must do significantly more work to debunk his claim than for him to make it. He also will rely on things that are technically correct, to make a sort-of ship of Theseus argument that says something different (e.g. "if I don't pay the fine, I can be put in jail, so I can be put in jail for misgendering someone").
Finally, and most notably, he has the problem where he will say things, and then argue he did not say them minutes later (most notably seen in the Vice interview).
All in all, he's a snake oil salesman disguised as an "intellectual" and I'm glad Natalie called him on his bullshit. This is one of her best videos imo, and I don't say that lightly. All her videos are fabulous, though the production value has notably increased as time went on.
They also buy a lot of gold. Also, reddit has had no ads on T_D for a while now after people started sending advertisers screenshots of their ads next to the hateful shit they say in that subreddit, so reddit has literally been subsidizing T_D for years.