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  1. Comment on Captain Beefheart’s ten commandments of guitar playing in ~music

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    This is weird and I love it.

    This is weird and I love it.

  2. Comment on Monday breaks the record for the hottest day ever on Earth in ~enviro

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    Also Chicago, just adding that winters have become milder and drier in my experience as well. Last year we had basically no snowfall and only a week of a really hard freeze. Ticks are out of...

    Also Chicago, just adding that winters have become milder and drier in my experience as well. Last year we had basically no snowfall and only a week of a really hard freeze. Ticks are out of control this year thanks to that.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on US President Joe Biden announces that he will not run for re-election in ~news

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    If it's an error either way... Then it's a forced error? Right?

    If it's an error either way... Then it's a forced error? Right?

    4 votes

  4. Comment on Is ‘birdnesting’ the answer for divorcing parents? The arrangement in which children of separated couples stay in the family home with one parent, before the other swaps in, is taking off. in ~life

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    See, this is my experience as well, down to the friendships issue - I only ever really had friends at my mom's house. My parents would have never, ever been able to manage the article's proposed...

    See, this is my experience as well, down to the friendships issue - I only ever really had friends at my mom's house.

    My parents would have never, ever been able to manage the article's proposed arrangement. Way, WAY too many hard feelings, to the point that we would get dropped off at the end of the street from where one parent lives by the other. Later, when my siblings and I were teens, we moved across the country to live with my dad. My dad and stepmom worked hard to alienate us from my mom, and though I was able to eventually snap out of it in my 20's, my sisters still refuse to speak to my mom (who is a wonderful person, mind you) nearly 20 years later. It's caused a lot of trauma.

    Contrast that with my wife's situation: divorced, but in an amicable way. The kids are able to set their own schedule, mostly, with who they would like to stay with. We're close enough together that they could even bike over on their own if they chose to. It isn't perfect (I'd really like it if the kid's dad would step up and offer to spend more time with them) but it works well and there's relatively little stress or drama around any of it. In fact, the most difficult aspect of this is that my son misses his sisters terribly when they leave to be with their dad!

    In our case, I could see this arrangement working out, but I also feel it could lead to some awkwardness and tension between the adults if goals and ideas about the house don't align.

    10 votes

  5. Comment on No Man's Sky: Worlds Part I | Update trailer in ~games

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    Pick it up and play? Honestly though I would just jump in. I played at launch on console, a few years later on pc, and plan to play through a pc on my TV with the next update. I'd love to try it...

    Pick it up and play?

    Honestly though I would just jump in. I played at launch on console, a few years later on pc, and plan to play through a pc on my TV with the next update.

    I'd love to try it in VR though.

    6 votes

  6. Comment on No Man's Sky: Worlds Part I | Update trailer in ~games

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    I think it's time to pick it up again. Last time I played was 2019. I played on release too so I was already astounded with how much changed on my second go. The third time should be just as exciting!

    I think it's time to pick it up again.

    Last time I played was 2019. I played on release too so I was already astounded with how much changed on my second go.

    The third time should be just as exciting!

    8 votes

  7. Comment on We need to rethink exercise – The workout paradox in ~health

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    I just want to know how they had the time for this, it's likely faster if you're used to it but it still took me two hours to run the same length.

    I just want to know how they had the time for this, it's likely faster if you're used to it but it still took me two hours to run the same length.

    7 votes

  8. Comment on Donald Trump does not get post-shooting poll boost in ~misc

  9. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of July 15 in ~news

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    Frankly this was my reading of it too, especially to counter accusations of Trump and Biden being too old. "Look, we've got a young guy!"

    Frankly this was my reading of it too, especially to counter accusations of Trump and Biden being too old. "Look, we've got a young guy!"

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Is cycling in the suburbs a lost cause? in ~transport

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    I don't disagree with any of this really, but I want to add that in my own suburb I see a focus on planning for slower traffic (including cyclists) while in my county, there's been an increasingly...

    I don't disagree with any of this really, but I want to add that in my own suburb I see a focus on planning for slower traffic (including cyclists) while in my county, there's been an increasingly useful network of trails and paths to be able to navigate the area by foot or bike very easily. I myself use my bike more than my car, and live in a townhome in a moderately small suburb.

    Do I need a car? Yes. I prefer my bike. It's hard to move a lot of people as a family on two wheels though!

    7 votes

  11. Comment on Does anyone have any advice for new dads? in ~life.men

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    Hello, fellow dad and teacher here. My first thought upon holding my son for the first time was "Oh fuck". If I have to be honest, I didn't have that instant loving bond; that came later and I had...

    Hello, fellow dad and teacher here.

    My first thought upon holding my son for the first time was "Oh fuck". If I have to be honest, I didn't have that instant loving bond; that came later and I had to work at it.

    In my life I began to consider decisions I made in a different way. Instead of just thinking about a nebulous "my future" it morphed into "our future."

    Re: languages, go ahead and push for all of them. I will be up front and say it may seem as if they are lagging behind but there is a lot of processing going on behind the scenes. With enough exposure to all these languages, they will be able to learn and develop normally. In fact, there's increasing evidence that there are huge cognitive and language benefits to learning more languages early.

    20 votes

  12. Comment on Moviegoing is a Latino family thing — and it's been the key to summer box office successes in ~movies

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    Additionally the sheer cost of theater attendance is overwhelming. One visit for my family of 5 would come out to nearly $100 between tickets and food/drinks. Meanwhile, I can just be patient and...

    Additionally the sheer cost of theater attendance is overwhelming. One visit for my family of 5 would come out to nearly $100 between tickets and food/drinks. Meanwhile, I can just be patient and watch the movie in the comfort of my own home, with my own snacks and drinks, and my own pillows and blankets.

    What are theaters really offering these days anyways?

    8 votes

  13. Comment on This is the first animal ever found that doesn't need oxygen to survive in ~science

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    If that isn't the damn truth, all of my best work comes from my attempts to procrastinate on something else. I will write an essay on the most mundane subject if it means I can put off working on...

    If that isn't the damn truth, all of my best work comes from my attempts to procrastinate on something else. I will write an essay on the most mundane subject if it means I can put off working on something else!

    /noise

    3 votes

  14. Comment on What's a life lesson you've applied that has changed your life? in ~life

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    Be present. For me, it means being able to live in each moment fully; to appreciate what you have in a moment of bliss and and bear what you feel in a moment of pain. This was what I lacked during...

    Be present.

    For me, it means being able to live in each moment fully; to appreciate what you have in a moment of bliss and and bear what you feel in a moment of pain. This was what I lacked during my deepest depression, and what I found through years of aimless wandering.

    11 votes

  15. Comment on Steam users have spent $19 billion on games they’ve never played in ~games

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    With 457 games, and having played 375 of them, SteamDB says I'm at $0.13/hr. Both your collections are pretty respectable! I don't often see folks that top my number of games owned.

    With 457 games, and having played 375 of them, SteamDB says I'm at $0.13/hr.

    Both your collections are pretty respectable! I don't often see folks that top my number of games owned.

    6 votes

  16. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I picked this up last night and was glued to my pc until past midnight. What a gem of a game, I think it's honestly the best/most memorable game of this year for me. Thank you so much.

    I picked this up last night and was glued to my pc until past midnight. What a gem of a game, I think it's honestly the best/most memorable game of this year for me.

    Thank you so much.

    1 vote

  17. Comment on Squabblr is now a free speech platform in ~tech

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    I left because of the API changes. I left because I could no longer use RIF. I left because reddit was forcing me on their app regardless of my wishes and I don't like that.

    I left because of the API changes. I left because I could no longer use RIF. I left because reddit was forcing me on their app regardless of my wishes and I don't like that.

    6 votes

  18. Comment on What slow-burn game is worth the time? in ~games

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    I'm guessing you're from the discord ;)

    I'm guessing you're from the discord ;)

  19. Comment on Spaced repetition for teaching two-year olds how to read (Interview) in ~life

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    Please don't misunderstand me, I'm not saying don't push kids! Clearly this individual's children were interested and engaged. What I worry over is those who push at the expense of other...

    Please don't misunderstand me, I'm not saying don't push kids! Clearly this individual's children were interested and engaged. What I worry over is those who push at the expense of other developmental areas.

    4 votes

  20. Comment on Spaced repetition for teaching two-year olds how to read (Interview) in ~life

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    You're absolutely right about that! My own son has almost no interest in books despite me reading to him from an early age. It's frustrating, but he's still learning his letters, numbers, etc just...

    You're absolutely right about that! My own son has almost no interest in books despite me reading to him from an early age. It's frustrating, but he's still learning his letters, numbers, etc just fine. I hope he'll find an interest soon, but I'm not stressing over it either.

    4 votes