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Comment on What’s a point that you think many people missed? in ~talk
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Comment on What’s a point that you think many people missed? in ~talk
LewsTherinTelescope Link ParentI agree with this. What I'm trying to say is that I don't believe the ability to be dishonest (or simply private) is valuable because it makes the chance for honesty, I believe that ability is...I think the natural thing is honesty but sometimes you need to be able to be dishonest until you have calculated that it's safe to do or say something in a specific context, or at least safe enough to try it.
I agree with this. What I'm trying to say is that I don't believe the ability to be dishonest (or simply private) is valuable because it makes the chance for honesty, I believe that ability is valuable because there are circumstances where it's important on its own merits. Honesty then contextually gains value, but granting that value is not the goal and does not itself justify anything, it's just a natural consequence of the situation being what it is, imo.
Maybe you refer to judges and not juries?
Replacing juries with judges also works, the specific details of the situation aren't the important part. I was just trying to use it as an analogy about what I see as the order of cause and effect. "Yes, [X good thing] is valuable because of [Y situation], but that doesn't mean [Y situation] is valuable because it produces the circumstances to allow [X good thing]; [Y situation] is valuable in its own right, and [X good thing] is a new opportunity which happens to come from that."
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Comment on What’s a point that you think many people missed? in ~talk
LewsTherinTelescope Link ParentThis isn't necessarily inaccurate, it's true that honesty is only a virtue because you have the chance to be dishonest, but in general I don't find "we should embrace a bad thing because it gives...This isn't necessarily inaccurate, it's true that honesty is only a virtue because you have the chance to be dishonest, but in general I don't find "we should embrace a bad thing because it gives people a chance to overcome it" a compelling argument, personally. We don't tolerate trials because they're necessary evils to give people a chance to be jurors, we have trials because they themselves are useful, and the ability to be a juror is a new service that happens to arise from this. Similarly, I don't tolerate privacy because it's a necessary evil to give people a chance to be honest, I value privacy because imo it itself is good, and the ability to be honest is a new virtue that happens to arise from it.
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Comment on Mac advice for a long time Windows user in ~tech
LewsTherinTelescope Link ParentYou don't need to use the command line for that fyi, there's an Options button in the snipping tool.You don't need to use the command line for that fyi, there's an Options button in the snipping tool.
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Comment on Mac advice for a long time Windows user in ~tech
LewsTherinTelescope LinkWhen I first got a Mac I tried rebinding Ctrl and Cmd to match my muscle memory, but things don't always map one-to-one and it ultimately didn't work as well as I'd hoped. You can try it in case...- When I first got a Mac I tried rebinding
CtrlandCmdto match my muscle memory, but things don't always map one-to-one and it ultimately didn't work as well as I'd hoped. You can try it in case you find it helpful, but personally I recommend just biting the bullet and retraining your hands. Cmd+,is pretty much always the shortcut to open the settings for whatever app you're using. If you want to get really power user-y, you can set custom shortcuts for any app to open any item from the top menu bar (though I haven't used this a ton).- Spotlight (
Cmd+Space) is basically the equivalent to the Start menu's search bar, except less bad. I've found some of the extra features in Raycast (third-party replacement/upgrade for it) pretty handy as well, but the vanilla version is still useful if you can't/don't want to install it. - There are a few fancy screenshot options that might be useful, though you can always fall back on just capturing the full screen and editing manually afterward if you don't want to keep track, or you can use the visual tool (
Cmd+Shift+5by default). - Edit: Oh yeah, remember that unlike Windows, closing all... well, windows... of an app does not usually automatically close the app itself, you need to do that separately from the menu (or with
Cmd+Q). I still can't decide if I prefer this behavior or not, but it isn't usually changeable, so you'll have to get used to it regardless.
- When I first got a Mac I tried rebinding
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Comment on Amazon to allow EPUB and PDF downloads of DRM-free Kindle titles in ~books
LewsTherinTelescope Link ParentCertain publishers like Tor release their books without DRM, so this could be relevant there too. It's weird that if you've already chosen to have the book DRM-free it doesn't automatically apply,...Certain publishers like Tor release their books without DRM, so this could be relevant there too.
It's weird that if you've already chosen to have the book DRM-free it doesn't automatically apply, though. Attempting to give the benefit of the doubt (which is sketchy because this is Amazon, but for the sake of trying), maybe there's a contractual issue with making the books available in a new format without opt-in? Still, in that case surely they could send out a notification asking if you want to enable downloads for your existing catalog or something.
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Comment on You’re probably using the wrong dictionary in ~books
LewsTherinTelescope LinkExplaining the difference between synonyms seems neat, but if I'm being honest all of the quotes they pull feel strictly worse to me. Finding "a soft and fitful luster" wouldn't clarify anything...Explaining the difference between synonyms seems neat, but if I'm being honest all of the quotes they pull feel strictly worse to me. Finding "a soft and fitful luster" wouldn't clarify anything about the distinction between "glisten" and "flash" if I wasn't already well-familiar with them, I would have absolutely no idea how to understand "a diversion of the field" or "to flash conviction on the mind" if I read them in a book even though I do know the words well, and ironically the definition they give for "fustian" itself feels the way it describes (though that might just be because it's old). I'm glad they find enjoyment in reading it, but I vastly prefer the modern style myself.
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Comment on Apple is no longer allowed to collect fees on purchases made outside apps in ~tech
LewsTherinTelescope Link ParentTo be clear, using the App Store already requires developers to pay an annual membership fee of $99 (Google Play has a one-time $25 registration fee).If the App Store is a service Apple provides to developers that gives them benefits, then they should find a reasonable, fair way to charge app developers a minor recurring fee for using the App Store
To be clear, using the App Store already requires developers to pay an annual membership fee of $99 (Google Play has a one-time $25 registration fee).
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Comment on Pay what you want for every Wheel of Time book (supporting the ACLU) in ~books
LewsTherinTelescope Link ParentI'm a sucker for the original Tor ebook covers.I'm a sucker for the original Tor ebook covers.
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Comment on Firefox now supports native vertical tabs in 136.0 release in ~tech
LewsTherinTelescope Link ParentI did as well, I kinda just had to use them until I was used to it.I did as well, I kinda just had to use them until I was used to it.
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Comment on Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 | Official teaser in ~movies
LewsTherinTelescope LinkI'm not super in love tonally yet, but a) it's just the teaser rather than full trailer, and b) the first movie's trailers had me a bit worried for the same reasons only for the actual film to be...- I'm not super in love tonally yet, but a) it's just the teaser rather than full trailer, and b) the first movie's trailers had me a bit worried for the same reasons only for the actual film to be very different in a way I was pleased by, so I'm not too fussed.
- Animatronics continue to look pretty much exactly like the game come to life, stellar work there.
- Is that Lillard over the speakers? I can't quite tell and other reactions seem to go back and forth too.
- Unsurprisingly a sequel following Mike, Abby, and Vanessa instead of a prequel like the game, but I can't fault them for that. Wonder if we'll get nods to the game's story having happened in the past at least.
Overall decently interested in more, so I'd say it did its job as a teaser.
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Comment on What if we made advertising illegal? in ~tech
LewsTherinTelescope LinkOn top of the "how do you define that?" and "how do you get information out about products?" questions other comments bring up, you're gonna need to either find an alternative way to sustain the...On top of the "how do you define that?" and "how do you get information out about products?" questions other comments bring up, you're gonna need to either find an alternative way to sustain the vast majority of the Web or lock it off from anyone who can't pay directly for every page they read/video they watch/game they play.
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Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
LewsTherinTelescope Link ParentThat was helpful, thanks! Still confusing, but, well, sounds like there's a reason for that lol. The "internal sense of self" interpretation sounds like the root of what I've been having a hard...That was helpful, thanks! Still confusing, but, well, sounds like there's a reason for that lol. The "internal sense of self" interpretation sounds like the root of what I've been having a hard time grasping, I think, but I suppose that's probably hard to describe in the same way describing "happiness" or "sadness" is.
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Comment on Bash-it: a collection of community Bash commands and scripts (and a shameless ripoff of oh-my-zsh) in ~comp
LewsTherinTelescope LinkI've been using oh-my-bash, I'll need to look into the differences at some point.I've been using oh-my-bash, I'll need to look into the differences at some point.
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Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
LewsTherinTelescope Link ParentHeh, that does make things tricky! I'm pretty fine with the ambiguity for myself, but gender's a topic I've been trying to understand for a while because of its importance to trans friends and...Heh, that does make things tricky!
I'm pretty fine with the ambiguity for myself, but gender's a topic I've been trying to understand for a while because of its importance to trans friends and acquaintances, yet have never quite been able to grasp despite talking with them (those conversations being where a lot of the "who knows haha" responses have come from). 'Course if someone tells me to refer to them a specific way I'll respect that regardless, but I like to try and see where people are coming from, especially if I'm close to them. And especially given the current state of things in the US.
I've heard of agender, yeah. I use it as a descriptor when relevant, though I'm always a little hesitant to "claim" it because for some others I know it's an important part of their identity that they're not gendered, while for me it's more like "I haven't heard of that song you're referencing, sorry". (For that reason I'll sometimes oversimplify and just call myself a cis guy because it paints a more accurate picture of my life experiences; depends on what the person seems to be trying to get at and how much detail they expect.)
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Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
LewsTherinTelescope (edited )Link ParentI've thought about the pronouns question and been referred to in a variety of ways before (long hair will do that to ya), but it always felt like putting the cart before the horse. That is, if for...I've thought about the pronouns question and been referred to in a variety of ways before (long hair will do that to ya), but it always felt like putting the cart before the horse. That is, if for example someone calls me "straight" or "gay" I know what those mean and thus can answer if the word is accurate or inaccurate, but if someone calls me "he" or "she" I have no basis by which to judge it (excluding the physical definitions, which evidently many whose judgments I trust find to be inadequate) and thus I feel nothing about it. I've never cared much for labels of any kind beyond their utility for communication, so questions that center around choosing them without conveying any kind of commonly-understood meaning befuddle me.
Sorry, I appreciate the advice and this isn't meant to argue, just me kind of thinking aloud about the topic.
Edit: For another example, if someone refers to "bad food" I have a general idea that they mean "food with a taste that gives a negative impression", even if their exact list of qualifying foods might be different from someone else's. But I have no grasp on what "manhood", "womanhood", etc mean—there's the traditional definitions around physical traits, or around cultural masculinity/femininity, but you can find feminine people with female bodies that might even use she/her pronouns yet who very strongly identify with the label "man", so evidently there's SOMETHING else I'm not grasping. I just have zero clue what it is, so the labels don't tell me anything and thus I feel no connection to them.
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Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
LewsTherinTelescope Link ParentI see people say this, but I never understand what that actually means, and whenever I ask I usually get a trite answer like "haha nobody knows" that doesn't seem to understand that no I'm not...I see people say this, but I never understand what that actually means, and whenever I ask I usually get a trite answer like "haha nobody knows" that doesn't seem to understand that no I'm not joking, I literally don't know what's being talked about.
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Comment on Discord in early talks about IPO in ~tech
LewsTherinTelescope Link ParentVanilla Discord recently introduced channel hiding, iirc, though the minimum window size still exists and is still annoying. Lately I've been using Vencord instead of BD though, has fewer mods but...Vanilla Discord recently introduced channel hiding, iirc, though the minimum window size still exists and is still annoying. Lately I've been using Vencord instead of BD though, has fewer mods but they cover my needs and the overall experience feels smoother.
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Comment on Do you have a game that you love from “before your time?” in ~games
LewsTherinTelescope Link ParentThe mobile ports are also free on the Epic Games Store until March 20th! Both support modding on Android, second does on iOS but requires a computer to transfer the files. (Caveat that most...The mobile ports are also free on the Epic Games Store until March 20th! Both support modding on Android, second does on iOS but requires a computer to transfer the files. (Caveat that most complex mods require running a Windows-native patcher, though, but the Restored Content Mod has a pre-packaged version.)
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Comment on Do you have a game that you love from “before your time?” in ~games
LewsTherinTelescope LinkLot more recent than what other people are listing but still several decades old: the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic games are almost the same age as I am, and I love them. Granted, I...Lot more recent than what other people are listing but still several decades old: the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic games are almost the same age as I am, and I love them. Granted, I don't know if it counts because the Android port of the first was still one of my first ""real"" video games, so I still have my own form of nostalgia there.
I'm not trying to say that they exist separately, one definitely relies on the other. All I'm saying that when I think of why I value privacy, creating room for honesty is not part of the equation—I value privacy on its own, the fact of it creating room for honesty is just a natural neutral side effect to me.