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Comment on Copyright abuse is getting Luigi Mangione merch removed from the internet – artists, merch sellers, and journalists making and posting Luigi media have become the targets of bogus DMCA claims in ~tech
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Comment on Copyright abuse is getting Luigi Mangione merch removed from the internet – artists, merch sellers, and journalists making and posting Luigi media have become the targets of bogus DMCA claims in ~tech
Habituallytired LinkWho would have thought that the CEO of United Health being murdered would spark a new, larger discussion of DMCA/Copyright? Honestly, there are so many issues with copyright, and I'm sure it ties...Who would have thought that the CEO of United Health being murdered would spark a new, larger discussion of DMCA/Copyright?
Honestly, there are so many issues with copyright, and I'm sure it ties in, somehow with the issues Mangione made a statement on, but it's just wild to me that we can have so many different discussions spring from one event that have tendrils in so many aspects of society, namely those that benefit the rich, and punish everyone else.
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Comment on How do you know where to start with prolific authors? in ~books
Habituallytired LinkA good way to start with certain authors is to see what the local schools are assigning as required reading or curriculum reading. Like Hemingway will usually be The Old Man and the Sea, or...A good way to start with certain authors is to see what the local schools are assigning as required reading or curriculum reading. Like Hemingway will usually be The Old Man and the Sea, or Steinbeck will be Grapes of Wrath, or you can see what each grade is reading: 1984, Catch 22, Fahrenheit 451, The Giver, Beloved, Lord of the Flies, Animal Farm, Catcher in the Rye. Most of these authors wrote a ton, you just need to pick a book that's recommended and start.
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Comment on Tildes End-of-Year 'Awards' 2024 in ~talk
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Comment on Bold solutions to end the homelessness crisis in ~life
Habituallytired Link ParentJosh Becker is my state senator and I've gone to many meetings he's held, especially about this issue. He's been instrumental in helping California start to get out of this insane housing crisis...Josh Becker is my state senator and I've gone to many meetings he's held, especially about this issue. He's been instrumental in helping California start to get out of this insane housing crisis we've been dealing with.
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Comment on Do any of you use Hulu? Looking for shows that entertain adults but a 7 year old can be in the room. in ~tv
Habituallytired LinkBob's Burgers is my main and only recommendation. It's animated, the later seasons are also incredibly wholesome while also being funny and for adults.Bob's Burgers is my main and only recommendation. It's animated, the later seasons are also incredibly wholesome while also being funny and for adults.
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Comment on What are your favorite special kitchen ingredients? in ~food
Habituallytired LinkMinced Toasted Onion and Roasted Garlic powder are my secret ingredients in most savory dishes. I use them liberally, and they always add amazing, deep flavors to whatever I'm making.Minced Toasted Onion and Roasted Garlic powder are my secret ingredients in most savory dishes. I use them liberally, and they always add amazing, deep flavors to whatever I'm making.
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Comment on Disney pulls transgender storyline from Pixar’s ‘Win or Lose’ streaming series in ~tv
Habituallytired Link ParentI've been going to Disneyland and Universal since I was a kid. I used to talk about how Disney just did things better than Universal in all the little touches and how Universal felt very...I've been going to Disneyland and Universal since I was a kid. I used to talk about how Disney just did things better than Universal in all the little touches and how Universal felt very rides-focused, and that wasn't my thing. In the last 5–10 years, Universal has been matching and surpassing Disney in theming, little touches, characters, food, parking, and most of all, value. Sure, it doesn't have hotels on property like Disney does, but it has other perks.
I'm really hoping that Disney wakes up and realized that it's the touches that make the magic and they start bringing the perks back and add that value back in that they have been systematically stripping from their brand for that same last 5-10 years.
It's nice to hear that there are so many others who agree with me and hopefully disney will start listening again, because the price just isn't worth it anymore. We're not going to renew our passes because it would cost the same for single/multi-day passes for the number of trips we're planning on taking, plus, we really want to do Tokyo or Paris in the next year if we can swing it.
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Comment on Why US health insurance reform is difficult in ~society
Habituallytired Link ParentAs someone who has gotten more and more sick over the last decade, I have definitely become more and more upset with the health insurance industry as a whole. Even today, I was expecting a phone...It's very telling that satisfaction with health insurance has an inverse relationship with how much you need to use it.
As someone who has gotten more and more sick over the last decade, I have definitely become more and more upset with the health insurance industry as a whole. Even today, I was expecting a phone call from my insurer, and they assured me I would receive one, and no one has called. They keep lying to keep me from complaining. I also have become so disillusioned with the entire industry. Literally everyone who touches the health insurance companies is in my burn book.
And yes, vision and dental absolutely need to be rolled into health insurance. It's insane to me that in 2024, they still aren't.
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Comment on Disney pulls transgender storyline from Pixar’s ‘Win or Lose’ streaming series in ~tv
Habituallytired Link ParentDisney has really fallen the last 10 years as an entertainment company in all of its outlets. As a massive Disney fan, I'm unsurprised, and also extremely unhappy with the decision, but the...Disney has really fallen the last 10 years as an entertainment company in all of its outlets. As a massive Disney fan, I'm unsurprised, and also extremely unhappy with the decision, but the company seems to no longer listen to their fans, who have made them this successful, only the shareholders.
They're in for a massive reckoning in the next few years as Epic Universe gains steam, and it's going to be very interesting to follow along as a fan.
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Comment on A manifesto against for-profit US health insurance companies — by Michael Moore in ~society
Habituallytired Link ParentThe way our current "healthcare" system is set up isn't even healthcare, it's sickcare. We aren't encouraged by society's standards to go to the doctor before we get sick or injured to prevent...The way our current "healthcare" system is set up isn't even healthcare, it's sickcare. We aren't encouraged by society's standards to go to the doctor before we get sick or injured to prevent illnesses from happening, even if we know we're susceptible to illnesses or injuries. We're treated as crazy or hypochondriacs if we think something is wrong with us, especially if we're AFAB. We're told if we have pain that it's all in our heads, and we need to just lose some weight and then the issues will go away, or we need to try yoga or drink more water, or or or....
Then, when we actually are sick enough to go to the doctor, the doctors treat us as if we're pill seekers, and that we just want them to give us the good drugs when something is wrong, often to the point that many become disabled and lose at least some mobility, their cancer gets worse before it's found, people become desperate and destitute searching for medical help and answers.
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Comment on A manifesto against for-profit US health insurance companies — by Michael Moore in ~society
Habituallytired Link ParentThanks for sharing this magazine. It's one that I will actually be interested in spending my money on for their journalism.Thanks for sharing this magazine. It's one that I will actually be interested in spending my money on for their journalism.
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Comment on Chrysler only sells a minivan. The iconic brand’s days could be numbered. in ~transport
Habituallytired Link ParentOh wow. It's been so long since I thought about that fact. I remember my family got a dodge minifan instead of the chrysler as a kid because it was cheaper.Oh wow. It's been so long since I thought about that fact. I remember my family got a dodge minifan instead of the chrysler as a kid because it was cheaper.
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Comment on Kagi Small Web in ~tech
Habituallytired Link ParentThanks, this is good insight, along with everything else that's been posted since my comment. I appreciate the information and I'm enjoying learning a lot about what's going on with these...Thanks, this is good insight, along with everything else that's been posted since my comment. I appreciate the information and I'm enjoying learning a lot about what's going on with these different search engines.
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Comment on What possession(s) do you have that continue to delight you every time? in ~talk
Habituallytired LinkI was trying to think of something to add to this list, but the things that give me the most joy when I look at them are really having to do with our little bean. The dog gives me so much joy, but...I was trying to think of something to add to this list, but the things that give me the most joy when I look at them are really having to do with our little bean. The dog gives me so much joy, but she isn't a thing. She's my pet. So I wanted to think on other things, and honestly, my tea kettle and mug collection give me so much joy when I look at them. It's the best thing to open my cabinet, and select the mug that fits my mood, whether it's the design or the size or both. And my now-discontinued kettle that doubles as a carafe and keeps the water hot for hours after it's boiled so I don't have to wait for the kettle to boil over and over if I want multiple mugs of hot tea.
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Comment on Kagi Small Web in ~tech
Habituallytired Link ParentI think this is for those people who want to be able to have the internet as it was, but aren't tech-savvy enough to host their own servers or instances. I had no idea that it has ties to Russia,...I think this is for those people who want to be able to have the internet as it was, but aren't tech-savvy enough to host their own servers or instances.
I had no idea that it has ties to Russia, that definitely makes me not want to touch it or give them any money. I wouldn't mind finding something like it that isn't tied to Russia or China, but easier said than done.
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Comment on Chrysler only sells a minivan. The iconic brand’s days could be numbered. in ~transport
Habituallytired Link ParentSupply and demand mixed with what price the purchasers will bear. Clearly, they've backed themselves into a corner with pricing too high, along with not understanding that their supply is not what...Supply and demand mixed with what price the purchasers will bear. Clearly, they've backed themselves into a corner with pricing too high, along with not understanding that their supply is not what the public wants.
Chrysler should definitely be taken down, or it should be revamped as the brand's less expensive model like scion for Toyota. Make the same models that you would have for dodge, but at very bare-bones and base prices. (but also slash prices entirely because 55K for a base model jeep is dumb)
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Comment on What’s something that you weren’t supposed to see/hear, but did? in ~talk
Habituallytired Link ParentI don't talk to my mother at all anymore, but she is in my brother's life, and my nephew's life. She seems to be a good grandmother, which is all I can ask for. I don't know what she says about...I don't talk to my mother at all anymore, but she is in my brother's life, and my nephew's life. She seems to be a good grandmother, which is all I can ask for. I don't know what she says about me, but she definitely tries to get information from everyone she can.
My brother and I also had drastically different childhoods, for us it's like he was the child she wanted and treated him as such, and I am the child she didn't want, and she pretended to like me until I hit puberty, and was no longer cute, then she decided that I was actually a problem. That 2nd grade outburst was like an omen for things to come.
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Comment on What’s something that you weren’t supposed to see/hear, but did? in ~talk
Habituallytired Link ParentMy mom also conveniently forgot something horrible she said about me as a child, that I likely shouldn't have overheard. I've told this story before, but I was in 2nd grade and was at the parent...My mom also conveniently forgot something horrible she said about me as a child, that I likely shouldn't have overheard. I've told this story before, but I was in 2nd grade and was at the parent teacher conference with my parents and my teacher (lol duh), but I was reading and supposedly not paying attention to what was happening, but I very clearly remember my teacher at the time telling my parents I should get tested for learning disabilities because I still confused my b's and d's in 2nd grade, even though I was reading at like a 6th grade level, and my mom very clearly stood up and shouted that I don't have a learning disability, I'm just stupid.
I've gone through a lot of therapy, and I can very calmly talk about it, but the one time I brought it up to her, when I decided to cut her off, she tried to tell me it never happened and that she never called me stupid when I was around (meaning, she definitely called me stupid, just not when I could hear....).
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Comment on What’s something that you weren’t supposed to see/hear, but did? in ~talk
Habituallytired Link ParentI've had moments like that where people speaking Russian assumed I didn't and would say horrible things around me, or about me. and I would always remind them that they should never assume those...I've had moments like that where people speaking Russian assumed I didn't and would say horrible things around me, or about me. and I would always remind them that they should never assume those around them don't speak the language.
I agree with you so much. The only place where I am slightly wavering is that the violence is completely morally justified. When all nonviolent methods have been exhausted, it is our duty to uphold justice - even if violence is the ultimate use of our duty.
It's just so crazy that this one murder, which would have just been another murder any other day if this person wasn't so rich and powerful, we didn't even know his name until he was murdered, for the most part (just a faceless CEO), we would never have heard of this gun violence in NY. and now it's rippled into copyight law, journalistic integrity, fast food, and more.