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  1. Comment on Timasomo 2026: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo

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    Sorry I didn’t know where else to post. Would it be okay for it to be finishing a paper to publish or making significant work on my dissertation? Those would both have been started though. Other...

    Sorry I didn’t know where else to post. Would it be okay for it to be finishing a paper to publish or making significant work on my dissertation? Those would both have been started though.

    Other options I’ve considered are working on my blogs, making myself healthier, writing a new paper completely and submitting it, etc

    1 vote

  2. How to get better at academic writing quickly?

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    Working on my graduate degree and desperately need to get better at writing. I want to write and publish a lot but my grammar and general style is quite bad. The allure of AI is forever present...

    Working on my graduate degree and desperately need to get better at writing. I want to write and publish a lot but my grammar and general style is quite bad. The allure of AI is forever present but I resist it to maintain my own skill.

    13 votes

  3. Comment on Diddy’s pampered life in US prison: Massages, nude photos, Hennessy in ~music

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    Most shocking this from this article is he only got 50 months..??

    Most shocking this from this article is he only got 50 months..??

    6 votes

  4. Comment on The literary world’s DEI checklist in ~books

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    It's just Hatchet. I would add Spud to this list as well. It is a good read for a middle school boy. While I enjoyed listening to my mother read Eargon, she said it desperately needed another...

    The Hatchet

    It's just Hatchet.

    I would add Spud to this list as well. It is a good read for a middle school boy.

    Eargon (series)

    While I enjoyed listening to my mother read Eargon, she said it desperately needed another round of editing and she skipped over every other paragraph to make up for this.

  5. Comment on Announcing the eighth annual Tildes' Make Something Month (Timasomo)! in ~tildes

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    Please add me to the list. Fun idea!

    Please add me to the list. Fun idea!

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Realizing I could run as far as my mental state carried me made me become addicted to distance running. Anyone else been enjoying running/long runs? in ~hobbies

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    Dang that’s pricy! I have wanted one but cannot justify the price of a second one.

    Thule Urban Glide 3

    Dang that’s pricy! I have wanted one but cannot justify the price of a second one.

  7. Comment on Cornell won't, we will in ~news

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    I don’t get this. What are you risking if anything about sharing this?

    I don’t get this. What are you risking if anything about sharing this?

    4 votes

  8. Comment on Cornell won't, we will in ~news

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    Huh? There are tens of thousands of people on this site, how would you know everyone..?

    Huh?

    There are tens of thousands of people on this site, how would you know everyone..?

    3 votes

  9. Comment on Jon Watts is our ‘Star Wars: Episode X’ director in ~movies

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    This is just toxic. Not liking the sequels doesn’t make all Star Wars bad. There’s also been some good stuff out too. What a bad take.

    This is just toxic. Not liking the sequels doesn’t make all Star Wars bad. There’s also been some good stuff out too. What a bad take.

    16 votes

  10. Comment on Realizing I could run as far as my mental state carried me made me become addicted to distance running. Anyone else been enjoying running/long runs? in ~hobbies

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    Any running stroller recommendations?

    Any running stroller recommendations?

  11. Comment on Everyday/week seems to fly by as I get older, how to change one's perception? in ~life

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    Subtle brag that you can easily achieve flow!

    Subtle brag that you can easily achieve flow!

  12. Comment on Realizing I could run as far as my mental state carried me made me become addicted to distance running. Anyone else been enjoying running/long runs? in ~hobbies

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    Honestly try a different shoe and see a doctor, maybe a PT? I have one pair of Hokas and Two Brookes, one of the Brookes that is meant to be more stable really hurts my feet whereas the other two...

    Honestly try a different shoe and see a doctor, maybe a PT? I have one pair of Hokas and Two Brookes, one of the Brookes that is meant to be more stable really hurts my feet whereas the other two are fine.

    Also, one's mind truly is stronger than their body.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on What is your pet peeve with language acquisition? in ~humanities.languages

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    This is kind of what I was going to comment, I am glad someone else feels this way. I find there is a line between learning and caring what each word and grammatical structure means then letting...

    My top gripe is that -- for me, at least -- it never "sticks". There is some magical rubicon you need to cross before you truly internalize a language, and I've never been able to get there with any language

    This is kind of what I was going to comment, I am glad someone else feels this way. I find there is a line between learning and caring what each word and grammatical structure means then letting go and focusing on the context, vibe, and general conversation. Once you are able to enter this stage you can quickly actually learn the language. I've had that happen to me for two languages and it is quite satisfying. I think the trick is being comfortable in uncomfortable situations where you do not understand fully but you get the idea. You probably cannot translate their sentence exactly but you get it enough to respond.

    German, Spanish, Russian, ASL, Dutch, Hungarian, prolly others I'm forgetting.

    Okay mr. big shot.

    2 votes

  14. Comment on What is your pet peeve with language acquisition? in ~humanities.languages

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    That's called not speaking the language, frankly. Wrong tone is the wrong word...

    Sometimes I’m too tired to sound the tones correctly

    That's called not speaking the language, frankly. Wrong tone is the wrong word...

  15. Comment on Do you think you're special? in ~talk

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    I feel that being able to trace a series of events from elementary school to now that allows me to be where I am and who I am grants me to the ability to think I am special, or at least lucky....

    I feel that being able to trace a series of events from elementary school to now that allows me to be where I am and who I am grants me to the ability to think I am special, or at least lucky.

    Here's the brief story of why I feel special or at least lucky:

    • Parents divorced when I was elementary school
    • In middle school my whole family got into Christianity in a serious, meaningful manner
    • My mother got remarried to a rich nice man
    • Moved to a better town with much better schools
    • Became interested in a language there
    • Travel to that language's country to do missions
    • Went to college for that language
    • Studied abroad in a few countries because of that interest which led to an interest in another religion, totally reshaping my life and making me much more open
    • Turns out that language is a essential for the religion of all of that region/religion
    • Realize I could combine my interests and pursue grad school
    • Get into a PhD straight out of undergrad
    • Get a ton of funding
    • Get married to a babe
    • Have a great child
    • Save a ton of money before child is born
    • Go to research in said countries and meet many people with helpful info

    Essentially I feel since divorce until today my life had a series of radical shifts that allowed me to be where I am today. Which I am very thankful for.

    I also feel that I am smart in being able to get things done when the pressure is on but somewhat dumb otherwise. I feel quite special in getting most of what I want to achieve.

    4 votes

  16. Comment on For centuries, the tiny Norwegian island of Støtt sheltered fishermen from violent seas – now one woman is using tourism to revive it and offer travellers refuge from modern life in ~travel

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    I can’t open the link. What sort of ad/tracking garbage does the BBC have that my router blocks it?

    I can’t open the link. What sort of ad/tracking garbage does the BBC have that my router blocks it?

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Comerica Park will be renamed to Fifth Third Park starting in 2027 in ~sports.baseball

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    Having banked with them since they threw some cash my way and have no fees, they love to emphasis they give you not 100% service but 5/3% service, lmao

    Having banked with them since they threw some cash my way and have no fees, they love to emphasis they give you not 100% service but 5/3% service, lmao

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Everyday/week seems to fly by as I get older, how to change one's perception? in ~life

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    Good point! Running has helped too. I’ll work harder at meditation.

    Good point! Running has helped too. I’ll work harder at meditation.

  19. Comment on Everyday/week seems to fly by as I get older, how to change one's perception? in ~life

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    My work is also my hobby so retirement would be the same situation with the only change being the deadline becoming my own mortality

    My work is also my hobby so retirement would be the same situation with the only change being the deadline becoming my own mortality

  20. Comment on Everyday/week seems to fly by as I get older, how to change one's perception? in ~life

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    Would you share a source for this?

    Would you share a source for this?

    3 votes