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Comment on What things do you have are surprisingly good / handy? in ~life
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Comment on What things do you have are surprisingly good / handy? in ~life
Parliament Link ParentI also keep photos of all important docs like this on my server.I have a folder of "the numbers" in my password manager. Driver license number, passport numbers, bank account numbers, insurance policies, car registration, VIN, anything that would speed up a form that requires my identity or anything relevant to these.
I also keep photos of all important docs like this on my server.
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Comment on YouTube without a working ad blocker in ~tech
Parliament LinkI do most of my YouTube streaming through my Nvidia shield with an app called Smarttube that blocks ads, sponsored segments, etc. On desktop, uBlock Origin still works fine for me on Firefox, and...I do most of my YouTube streaming through my Nvidia shield with an app called Smarttube that blocks ads, sponsored segments, etc. On desktop, uBlock Origin still works fine for me on Firefox, and I use AdGuard Pro with Safari iOS to block YouTube ads in-browser. I never use the official YouTube mobile app anymore.
I was a YouTube premium subscriber for years and have subscribed to many streaming audio or video services at different times. They’ve all raised prices, and I decided I’m tired of giving them more of my money for effectively the same (and often worse) offerings. I try to be more intentional with giving money directly to YouTube creators in ways already mentioned here instead.
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Comment on Has sexual content invaded too much of the internet? in ~tech
Parliament Link ParentHa, right? If anything though, the situation has just made me use FB less, which is a good thing. It's limited to chatting with a few people internationally over Messenger and keeping up with my...Maybe tailored content isn't so bad.
Ha, right? If anything though, the situation has just made me use FB less, which is a good thing. It's limited to chatting with a few people internationally over Messenger and keeping up with my neighborhood group at this point. Most people on my friend list are dormant nowadays.
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Comment on Has sexual content invaded too much of the internet? in ~tech
Parliament Link ParentI don't engage with it either. This is just what Facebook shows when they don't know what else to show you based on tracking your activity. Very telling IMO.I don't engage with it either. This is just what Facebook shows when they don't know what else to show you based on tracking your activity. Very telling IMO.
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Comment on Has sexual content invaded too much of the internet? in ~tech
Parliament Link ParentI don't use Tiktok, but I see a ton of sexualized content in the Reels section of my Facebook feed. I use a browser extension to prevent FB from tracking my activity and serving tailored content,...My Tiktok and Facebook and YouTube feeds don't have any OF hawkers.
I don't use Tiktok, but I see a ton of sexualized content in the Reels section of my Facebook feed. I use a browser extension to prevent FB from tracking my activity and serving tailored content, so instead they just serve me the lowest common denominator Reels, which are always sexualized. Here are the first examples I see in my feed today. It's so blatant.
Unfortunately, there's no way to block the Reels section in my feed. I click Hide every time, but it doesn't seem to be having an impact.
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Comment on Jack Black ends Tenacious D tour after bandmate’s Donald Trump shooting comment in ~misc
Parliament Link ParentIt's self-preservation on Jack Black's part. If you're older, you probably know and love him from the edgy Tenacious D days with lyrics that seem much worse than this joke (City Hall, anyone?),...It's self-preservation on Jack Black's part. If you're older, you probably know and love him from the edgy Tenacious D days with lyrics that seem much worse than this joke (City Hall, anyone?), but modern Jack Black has Nintendo and big box office studio money. He's in content marketed directly to kids. It's not just that he has sponsors to please, it's that those sponsors are more sensitive than if he was doing ads for DraftKings and White Claw. A lot of his charity work is kid/family-oriented as well.
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Comment on A wife’s revenge from beyond the grave in ~life
Parliament Link ParentIf the dad ever hopes to find a new job, he's pretty much stuck working US-based jobs because the entire legal profession is tied to state-issued licenses. Being a litigator (as opposed to a...I sincerely wonder if they can move to another country and get a new name.
If the dad ever hopes to find a new job, he's pretty much stuck working US-based jobs because the entire legal profession is tied to state-issued licenses. Being a litigator (as opposed to a transactional lawyer) would make it even harder because litigation isn't conducted the same way in the US vs foreign countries. Of course there are exceptions, but generally, it's not a profession that translates well abroad.
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Comment on What are the most effective ways to help get Joe Biden re-elected in the US? in ~misc
Parliament Link ParentWe received a list from Postcards to Swing States with 1k known Democratic voters in the highest-need swing state (North Carolina). They provide the postcards and script, we hand write them all,...We received a list from Postcards to Swing States with 1k known Democratic voters in the highest-need swing state (North Carolina). They provide the postcards and script, we hand write them all, then we pay out of pocket for the postage to mail them.
The entire goal is to drive turnout with people who already vote Democrat. There’s no persuasive aspect.
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Comment on What are the most effective ways to help get Joe Biden re-elected in the US? in ~misc
Parliament LinkMy wife and I committed to write 1k postcards. We knocked out about 100 last night with a couple friends. We’ll do more if we can, but we’re in the middle of a move and have two little kids so...My wife and I committed to write 1k postcards. We knocked out about 100 last night with a couple friends. We’ll do more if we can, but we’re in the middle of a move and have two little kids so we’ve set the 1k goal for now.
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Comment on US Soccer fails to deliver in ~sports.football
Parliament Link ParentChristian Pulisic is a super star by American standards (6th on the all time goalscorer list at age 25), and he’s been great for team cohesion in the captain role. Team cohesion isn’t the problem...Christian Pulisic is a super star by American standards (6th on the all time goalscorer list at age 25), and he’s been great for team cohesion in the captain role. Team cohesion isn’t the problem with the current squad unless we’re talking about a cohesive tactical plan for each game rather than the relationships/chemistry between players.
A better manager could get more out of this squad. The talent isn’t world class or necessarily some “golden generation”, but they’re absolutely underperforming. I watch these players do great things week in and week out for their clubs then fail miserably under a mediocre national team manager.
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Comment on Denmark finished second in UEFA Euro 2024 Group C by virtue of having a better disciplinary record than Slovenia after a dull draw with Serbia in ~sports.football
Parliament Link ParentThey weren't eliminated, they just dropped from 2nd to 3rd place in their group, and they still qualify for the knockouts by way of being one of the top four 3rd place teams across the six groups....They weren't eliminated, they just dropped from 2nd to 3rd place in their group, and they still qualify for the knockouts by way of being one of the top four 3rd place teams across the six groups. So this means they face a team that won their group instead of another team that finished 2nd in their group (24 total teams, 6 groups, and 16 qualify for the knockouts: 6x 1st place, 6x 2nd place, and 4x 3rd place).
Theoretically, a group winner is a tougher opponent, but Austria surprised everyone and topped their group with France and the Netherlands in it. Obviously, Austria is still a good team in good form, but they're historically a bad team with minimal success in Euros/WC and most teams would prefer not to face France or the Netherlands. So, not the worst outcome for a 3rd place team decided on the fair play tiebreaker.
The real heart-breaker is for Ukraine. Their entire group finished level on 4 points, but they're eliminated in 4th place based on the goal differential tiebreaker when there are teams qualifying in 3rd place that finished with fewer than 4 points in their own group (like Slovenia).
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Comment on Fifth American tourist arrested at Turks and Caicos airport after ammo allegedly found in luggage in ~travel
Parliament Link ParentI'm right there with ya. I've shot a gun one time in my whole life and would never own one considering the significantly increased risk of being a victim of violent gun-related crime or of...That said, I find the obsession with guns rather off-putting and honestly more than a little scary, and I'm born and bred American.
I'm right there with ya. I've shot a gun one time in my whole life and would never own one considering the significantly increased risk of being a victim of violent gun-related crime or of committing suicide. There was an article posted to Tildes recently about a teenage boy who shot himself after he was scammed into sending nude photos and blackmailed with them. He was in crisis and made a decision he couldn't take back, enabled by the accessibility of his father's hand gun.
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Comment on Fifth American tourist arrested at Turks and Caicos airport after ammo allegedly found in luggage in ~travel
Parliament Link ParentThat's how ingrained gun culture is in the US. Ammo is so commonplace for a large percentage of the population that there's bound to be people who inadvertently travel to foreign countries with...That's how ingrained gun culture is in the US. Ammo is so commonplace for a large percentage of the population that there's bound to be people who inadvertently travel to foreign countries with it. Still stupid and reckless, I'm just not surprised in the slightest at these headlines. We're talking about a country where a large number of state governments are trying to arm teachers in classrooms after all.
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Comment on Chevrolet Malibu heads for the junkyard as GM shifts focus to electric vehicles in ~transport
Parliament Link ParentThis way of thinking has been around for a long time too. I remember my mom opting for a suburban in the early 90s over a minivan, then my dad would only consider an SUV when getting a car for my...I feel that people don't want to buy midsized sedans (let alone compact cars) precisely because there are so many oversized cars on the road and they wouldn't feel safe in anything else.
This way of thinking has been around for a long time too. I remember my mom opting for a suburban in the early 90s over a minivan, then my dad would only consider an SUV when getting a car for my brother and me to share when we were teenagers. In both situations, it was an arms race mentality where they wanted us to be bigger and higher up than the car we would be hitting in a potential collision. My parents have driven SUVs ever since, and that same reasoning has still been brought up in the context of toting the grandkids around over 30 years later. It's like a massive prisoner's dilemma, but the automobile industry certainly preys on it.
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Comment on Stops along a drive from Texas to Pennsylvania in ~travel
Parliament LinkJust checked your route. I was on a road trip through southern Ohio almost 15 years ago, and my friend convinced us to take a detour to Serpent Mound. It's the largest serpent effigy in the world...Just checked your route. I was on a road trip through southern Ohio almost 15 years ago, and my friend convinced us to take a detour to Serpent Mound. It's the largest serpent effigy in the world and at least 2,000 years old. Nice combo of Native American history and getting to stretch your legs walking around the site.
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Comment on The cycling revolution in Paris continues: Bicycle use now exceeds car use in ~transport
Parliament Link ParentMy city has a long way to go, but they've at least right-sized a bunch of our 4-lane stroads without a turn lane down to 2-lane roads with a turn lane and bike lanes (gutters). The bike lanes...My city has a couple of unprotected bike lanes on 40 mph stroads that end up completely covered in a pile of snow because the plows are only concerned with clearing the road for automobiles.
My city has a long way to go, but they've at least right-sized a bunch of our 4-lane stroads without a turn lane down to 2-lane roads with a turn lane and bike lanes (gutters). The bike lanes still feel dangerous to ride on though especially the segments where you're wedged between parallel parked cars and 35 mph speed limit traffic (have to take the whole lane in self-defense), and drivers complain that no one's using them. First off, they're wrong - people are using them. Secondly, a lot more people would be using them if they were given a protected lane that's connected to an entire network of protected lanes throughout the city. The lanes arbitrarily stop in various places even when they're SO CLOSE to connecting with one another. Frustratingly slow evolution, but we're continuing to pressure the city and change is happening.
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Comment on Suggestions on how to secure reasonable US Taylor Swift - Eras Tour tickets? in ~music
Parliament LinkHave you taken her to see the Eras Tour movie? I have some friends who got their fix that way without breaking the bank. Everyone else I know paid out the ass for a ticket. Obviously, nothing can...Have you taken her to see the Eras Tour movie? I have some friends who got their fix that way without breaking the bank. Everyone else I know paid out the ass for a ticket. Obviously, nothing can truly replace going to an actual concert, but to me, Ticketmaster is so usurious that I basically never go to anything but small venue/local shows nowadays.
The only other recommendation I have is to follow your city's subreddit new queue like a hawk around show day for last minute tickets. I subscribe to various major city subreddits near my small hometown, and I remember a few instances just from this tour of people looking to sell their tickets at face value or give them away for free last minute. And I just stumbled upon those not really looking for them.
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Comment on Reddit pops as much as 70% in NYSE debut after selling shares at top of range in ~tech
Parliament (edited )Link ParentYea there's a very good chance this tanks below initial offering price within a week or a month. A year from now, I wouldn't be surprised if the Reddit IPO looks like the Grindr IPO, but the big...Yea there's a very good chance this tanks below initial offering price within a week or a month. A year from now, I wouldn't be surprised if the Reddit IPO looks like the Grindr IPO, but the big question mark for me is how much value they can ultimately derive from licensing their data.
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Comment on Elon Musk on racism, bailing out Donald Trump, hate speech, and more - The Don Lemon Show (full interview) in ~tech
Parliament LinkHere are the topics they cover in this interview: 00:00 - Intro 02:23 – News on X 10:07 – Donald Trump and Endorsing a Candidate 13:04 – The New Tesla Roadster 16:46 – Relaxation and Video Games...Here are the topics they cover in this interview:
00:00 - Intro
02:23 – News on X
10:07 – Donald Trump and Endorsing a Candidate
13:04 – The New Tesla Roadster
16:46 – Relaxation and Video Games
17:54 – Tweeting and Drug Use
23:19 – The Great Replacement Theory
30:03 – Content Moderation
39:15 – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
51:25 – Trans Rights and the Woke Mind Virus
59:45 – Advertisers on X
Yep, I used to waste a lot of time scanning.