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  1. Comment on Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ travel patterns in ~society

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    I mean it did happen under Biden. The article specifically says Stonegarden funds are $450 million for trumps 4 years, and the previous approved budget was 342 million. That's local authorities...

    I mean it did happen under Biden. The article specifically says Stonegarden funds are $450 million for trumps 4 years, and the previous approved budget was 342 million. That's local authorities giving dragnet license plate surveillance to the CBP under Biden

    5 votes

  2. Comment on Google search flaw allows articles to vanish through "clever" third party censorship tactics in ~tech

  3. Comment on What is a non-problematic word that you avoid using? in ~talk

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    It's odd, but I've been avoiding saying the b-word (spoilered if that's too ambiguous) bitch for a hot minute. No logical reason - I got tired of the background volume of misogyny I was surrounded...

    It's odd, but I've been avoiding saying the b-word (spoilered if that's too ambiguous)


    bitch

    for a hot minute. No logical reason - I got tired of the background volume of misogyny I was surrounded by, and I wanted to not keep inadvertently contributing to it. I'll freely admit the avoidance is applied contextually - I'll skip over the word in songs, if I'm in a convo and quoting/ referring to something someone said I'll say "the b word", and so on, but I'll say it if needed or asked what word it is etc.
    7 votes

  4. Comment on Thomas Keller asked me to leave the French Laundry. It turned into my most extraordinary night as a critic. in ~food

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    Perhaps this is nitpicky of me, but while I agree with your expressed sentiments (about critics, Keller deserving some sympathy but not more than some, and being the best at a thing for a long...

    But at the same time, the man has been near or at the top of his field for decades. The man can afford to be put down a peg or two or twenty.

    Perhaps this is nitpicky of me, but while I agree with your expressed sentiments (about critics, Keller deserving some sympathy but not more than some, and being the best at a thing for a long time does not mean that they get to stay there forever), I strongly disagree with the reasoning presented at the end.

    Someone being at the top of their field or otherwise being able to afford a loss does not mean that they therefore deserve the loss, and not to be myopic about how people get to the top of a craft (ie - the often heard claim that people at the top get there by being the best at the thing, as opposed to relationships, or privileges that set them up to be able to obsess over that craft, etc) but it's intensely difficult and demanding to become counted among the best of people who do anything, let alone the very top. If you're curating a list of best restaurants and Keller's food/presentation/etc are no longer the best, then absolutely drop their rating, but don't drop the rating just because they're at the top and can "afford to be put down a peg or two", that's not a good reason; it (subjectively - not saying this is your reason, but how the reasoning in general feels to me) feels more like a bully's reason (because I can/because they aren't significantly hurt by it) than anything related to the person or their craft.

    8 votes

  5. Comment on Sitting US judge Hannah Dugan arrested, accused of shielding immigrant from federal agents in ~society

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    As per AP News, Judge Dugan has been released. The post was put back up; I don't think they're back pedaling, just trying to make sure they've got the show of force right.

    As per AP News, Judge Dugan has been released. The post was put back up; I don't think they're back pedaling, just trying to make sure they've got the show of force right.

    13 votes

  6. Comment on Sitting US judge Hannah Dugan arrested, accused of shielding immigrant from federal agents in ~society

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    Thanks to whomever helped me add the tags, and moved the post to the correct group - I did tag us.politics to make sure cfabbro had the option to opt out, as I've seen them request that on other...

    Thanks to whomever helped me add the tags, and moved the post to the correct group - I did tag us.politics to make sure cfabbro had the option to opt out, as I've seen them request that on other threads.

    15 votes

  8. Comment on Skrillex - FUCK U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3 (2025) in ~music

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    As someone who enjoyed this era of "blender noise as music", if you liked old Skrillex I suggest also trying Krewella's Troll Mixes. Vols 1, 4, and 7 are my personal faves cus of how much of a...

    As someone who enjoyed this era of "blender noise as music", if you liked old Skrillex I suggest also trying Krewella's Troll Mixes. Vols 1, 4, and 7 are my personal faves cus of how much of a neat little time capsule they are. They're on youtube for sure, no clue about other platforms

    3 votes

  9. Comment on Net neutrality rules struck down by US appeals court in ~tech

  10. Comment on I think I have a broken AT&T route? in ~tech

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    Fun fact, Tracert isn't actually real, or at least it isn't what people think it is. In this case, at least for showing a local double NAT, it can reasonably be trusted, but idk about more than that.

    Fun fact, Tracert isn't actually real, or at least it isn't what people think it is. In this case, at least for showing a local double NAT, it can reasonably be trusted, but idk about more than that.

    4 votes

  11. Comment on Slay the Spire 2 | Official gameplay trailer in ~games

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    Could you trim the shareid tracking info out of the link please? Should be just https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttVtllHkb4E

    Could you trim the shareid tracking info out of the link please?

    Should be just https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttVtllHkb4E

    6 votes

  12. Comment on Recommendations about which Android texting app to use? in ~tech

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    I think for SMS only, the Google Messages app is the only one I know of. It supports RCS which is good for interacting with iOS, and if you're on Android and not jailbroken, I got bad news for you...

    I think for SMS only, the Google Messages app is the only one I know of. It supports RCS which is good for interacting with iOS, and if you're on Android and not jailbroken, I got bad news for you about Google and your data.

    I personally also keep Signal, but then that's more because SMS is inherently not a secure messaging system anymore. So I keep it so I can send/receive messages with a few friends (mostly complaining about work), something sensitive in nature with my partner (such as a shared PW for ordering pizza, which we delete after) or as my default for a couple (literally two) friends. The adoption is unfortunately really hard to drive, regardless of how easy it felt to me to get started.

    12 votes

  13. Comment on Social media algorithms can change your views in just a single day in ~tech

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    The free preview doesn't show anything more than the claim from the title - could you share the underlying study, or maybe a snippet that shows some form of a citation? Edit: found it -...

    The free preview doesn't show anything more than the claim from the title - could you share the underlying study, or maybe a snippet that shows some form of a citation?

    Edit: found it - https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.14652

    19 votes

  14. Comment on Giant rats in tiny vests trained to sniff out illegally trafficked wildlife in ~science

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    Could someone with edit permissions fix the title? Tiny vests (currently says riny vests)

    Could someone with edit permissions fix the title? Tiny vests (currently says riny vests)

    8 votes

  15. Comment on Billions in election bets are raising the stakes in the US presidential race in ~society

  16. Comment on Reddit moderators will now have to submit a request to switch their subreddit from public to private in ~tech

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    I use RES to tag people on there, and the number of bots and 3-6 year old posts with timestamps still visible, horrendously degraded jpegs, and ragebait trimmed of context was by the end of a week...

    I use RES to tag people on there, and the number of bots and 3-6 year old posts with timestamps still visible, horrendously degraded jpegs, and ragebait trimmed of context was by the end of a week nearly 40% of /r/all. I still want to get off reddit, but there really isn't a better source for memes for me, so I've gone back to insta-blocking every repost/bot, and subbing to small communities only.

    8 votes

  17. Comment on Magic: The Gathering ban and restricted announcement in ~games.tabletop

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    Pedantically, there actually was a very silly deck LSV played in Vintage where the mana doubled by Doubling Cube isn't in fact restricted. Loop a lotus or two, double, and go off for more...

    Pedantically, there actually was a very silly deck LSV played in Vintage where the mana doubled by Doubling Cube isn't in fact restricted. Loop a lotus or two, double, and go off for more traditional lines with higher than average mana. It was absolutely a gimmick, but he did pull off some wacky wins!

    7 votes

  18. Comment on The most misunderstood philosopher in the world | Philosophy Tube in ~humanities

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    Fascinating timing, given that Alexander Avila, who I found out about thanks to Hbomberguy citing him as a cool person to follow during the James Sommerton initial meltdown, also put out a...

    Fascinating timing, given that Alexander Avila, who I found out about thanks to Hbomberguy citing him as a cool person to follow during the James Sommerton initial meltdown, also put out a parallely topic'd video: https://youtu.be/QLWKYTxLYT4

    7 votes

  19. Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food

  20. Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food

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    Extra salty indeed - I had done a previous batch that developed some harmless yeast on top at 4% that gave it some off notes even after scooping the top bits off, so this round I wanted to try a...

    Extra salty indeed - I had done a previous batch that developed some harmless yeast on top at 4% that gave it some off notes even after scooping the top bits off, so this round I wanted to try a higher salinty to keep a slight twang but not a full ferment.

    Nothing added after bottling (except a negligible salt to taste of like 1-1.5 tbsp for 1.25lbs of peppers+garlic pre-ferment), but they're always refrigerated and eaten in ~1-2 months.

    2 votes