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  1. Comment on Observation: Video links go unwatched in ~tech

  2. Comment on Observation: Video links go unwatched in ~tech

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    I’m not saying all video posters post videos they haven’t watched, but there may be instances when videos were posted without the poster having watched any or all of it. Tags are not summaries. I...

    I’m not saying all video posters post videos they haven’t watched, but there may be instances when videos were posted without the poster having watched any or all of it.

    Tags are not summaries. I don’t find tags helpful in deciding if I want to invest time to watch. Usually I’m scrolling Tildes when just have a few minutes to spare. If I see a link (to video or text) that’s interesting to me , I’ll often open it and come back to it later when I have more time.

    If someone posts a link (to video or text) and also posts a very short summary, or explains why they found the item interesting, I am much more likely to watch/read. Some topics may seem uninteresting to me, but a well-done video could bring it to life in a different way so that the video itself is what is interesting.

    17 votes

  3. Comment on Observation: Video links go unwatched in ~tech

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    I wil almost never watch a video that has been linked with no additional comment from the poster. Did they even watch it? If so, why did they post it? Why do they think others will want to watch?

    I wil almost never watch a video that has been linked with no additional comment from the poster. Did they even watch it? If so, why did they post it? Why do they think others will want to watch?

    64 votes

  4. Comment on How do you decide what to cook on a normal day? in ~food

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    I list out the days of the next week, and decide what to have each night in advance. I’m a big fan of cook once, eat twice.

    I list out the days of the next week, and decide what to have each night in advance. I’m a big fan of cook once, eat twice.

  5. Comment on Tildes Book Club - How's it going with A People's Future of the United States? in ~books

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    I read the first three or four stories and quit. Overall they were depressing and unsatisfying.

    I read the first three or four stories and quit. Overall they were depressing and unsatisfying.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on Post something from your notes app in ~talk

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    A note from 2017 with my favorite Kerouac passage: Then suddenly everything was just like jazz: it happened in one insane second or so: I looked up and saw Japhy running down the mountain in huge...

    A note from 2017 with my favorite Kerouac passage:

    Then suddenly everything was just like jazz: it happened in one insane second or so: I looked up and saw Japhy running down the mountain in huge twenty-foot leaps, running, leaping, landing with a great drive of his booted heels, bouncing five feet or so, running, then taking another long crazy yelling yodelaying sail down the sides of the world and in that flash I realized it's impossible to fall off mountains you fool and with a yodel of my own I suddenly got up and began running down the mountain after him doing exactly the same huge leaps, the same fantastic runs and jumps, and in the space of about five minutes I'd guess Japhy Ryder and I (in my sneakers, driving the heels of my sneakers right into sand, rock, boulders, I didn't care any more I was so anxious to get down out of there) came leaping and yelling like mountain goats or I'd say like Chinese lunatics of a thousand years ago, enough to raise the hair on the head of the meditating Morley by the lake, who said he looked up and saw us flying down and couldn't believe it. In fact with one of my greatest leaps and loudest screams of joy I came flying right down to the edge of the lake and dug my sneakered heels into the mud and just fell sitting there, glad. Japhy was already taking his shoes off and pouring sand and pebbles out. It was great. I took off my sneakers and poured out a couple of buckets of lava dust and said "Ah Japhy you taught me the final lesson of them all, you can't fall off a mountain."

    3 votes

  7. Comment on Owning a dog is a complete misery sometimes, but it's a joy too in ~life.pets

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    I remember reading your original post I’m so happy things your dog has improved so much over the last few months! It’s great you found just the right person to work with him. Beautiful dog too!

    I remember reading your original post I’m so happy things your dog has improved so much over the last few months! It’s great you found just the right person to work with him. Beautiful dog too!

    9 votes

  8. Comment on Tildes Book Club - The Ministry for the Future - How is it going? in ~books

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    Wow that first chapter! More frightening than any horror fiction I ever read. I didn’t love the book, its topic is too serious for my current mood. I marvel at the depth of thought that went into it.

    Wow that first chapter! More frightening than any horror fiction I ever read. I didn’t love the book, its topic is too serious for my current mood. I marvel at the depth of thought that went into it.

    3 votes

  9. Comment on Eli Lilly demonstrating saliva based hormone checking technology at CES in ~health

    OceanBreezy
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    That was my first concern too when I read the article. Thanks for linking Rabbit Test, I’d not read that before.

    That was my first concern too when I read the article. Thanks for linking Rabbit Test, I’d not read that before.

    11 votes

  10. Comment on Merry Christmas, people of Tildes in ~talk

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    Happy holidays and thank you all for the interesting discussions I’ve read here over the past year.

    Happy holidays and thank you all for the interesting discussions I’ve read here over the past year.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Great shows with a truly satisfying ending? in ~tv

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    I really enjoyed Reign, and I was impressed that the writers planned the ending they wanted from the start, no matter how many seasons the show would run. When the series was cancelled, they were...

    I really enjoyed Reign, and I was impressed that the writers planned the ending they wanted from the start, no matter how many seasons the show would run. When the series was cancelled, they were still able to film the ending they wanted.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I just finished Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker, just 159 pages. It’s about someone who works on a reality show where they renovate houses that might be haunted. Not scary but very heartwarming....

    I just finished Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker, just 159 pages. It’s about someone who works on a reality show where they renovate houses that might be haunted. Not scary but very heartwarming. You might enjoy it!

  13. Comment on I've been to all fifty states, and I've unexpectedly fallen in love with these seven cities in ~travel

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    The key word in the title is “unexpectedly.” I was born in and grew up in one of the cities on the list, have lived most of my adult life in another, and have visited all but Ft. Worth. Each of...

    The key word in the title is “unexpectedly.” I was born in and grew up in one of the cities on the list, have lived most of my adult life in another, and have visited all but Ft. Worth. Each of these cities have their own charms that are often overlooked by those who have not spent much time there.

    5 votes

  14. Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv

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    New season of Only Murders in the Building is starting! I love this cute show. The three actors are so great together, and the plots are so fun.

    New season of Only Murders in the Building is starting! I love this cute show. The three actors are so great together, and the plots are so fun.

    3 votes

  15. Comment on Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets in ~life.pets

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    I’m happy to hear the good news about Marlow. Poor Sophie! She looks like such a lovely cat, what rotten luck.

    I’m happy to hear the good news about Marlow. Poor Sophie! She looks like such a lovely cat, what rotten luck.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets in ~life.pets

  17. Comment on Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets in ~life.pets

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    Here’s hoping for a speedy recovery for Marlow, sounds like you are taking great care of that cutie!

    Here’s hoping for a speedy recovery for Marlow, sounds like you are taking great care of that cutie!

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Tildes Book Club - Should we add Kindred and the City We Became to our schedule before nominating new titles? in ~books

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    Yes, let’s add those books.

    Yes, let’s add those books.

  19. Comment on Tildes Book Club discussion - July 2024 - Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman in ~books

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    Very appropriate for older kids! It reminded me greatly of Coraline.

    Very appropriate for older kids! It reminded me greatly of Coraline.

    4 votes

  20. Comment on Tildes Book Club discussion - July 2024 - Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman in ~books

    OceanBreezy
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    I didn't love this book. I never really became invested in the characters, but appreciated the descriptive writing that brought the story to life. Ex. "The coal shed smelled of damp and blackness,...

    I didn't love this book. I never really became invested in the characters, but appreciated the descriptive writing that brought the story to life. Ex. "The coal shed smelled of damp and blackness, and of old crushed forests." What a lovely sentence!

    4 votes