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Comment on G20 leaders must hold Indian government to account for its human rights violations and political persecution in ~misc
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Comment on US knocked out of Women’s World Cup after penalty shootout loss to Sweden in ~sports.football
Quintaire Link ParentSorry if I'm being dense, but what are those obvious reasons?I didn't watch any of the games for obvious reasons
Sorry if I'm being dense, but what are those obvious reasons?
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Comment on What do Tilderinos theorize regarding the Mandela Effect? in ~talk
Quintaire Link ParentAgreed - I find it hard to take seriously anyone who claims to have a crystal-clear memory of something so inconsequential as the picture on the label in their childhood underwear. It's just not...Agreed - I find it hard to take seriously anyone who claims to have a crystal-clear memory of something so inconsequential as the picture on the label in their childhood underwear. It's just not something anyone pays that much attention to, and so of course the memory gets distorted over time.
Similarly, the "original" example of the Mandela effect is regarding Nelson Mandela supposedly dying in prison in the 80s. There are many people online claiming to share this memory, but they all seem to be Americans who were young children in the 80s - i.e., people who simply would not have paid that much attention to news from South Africa. I'd be much, much more interested if an actual South African claimed to have experienced this.
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Comment on The main problem with the Fediverse is that people mostly just use it to talk about the Fediverse in ~tech
Quintaire Link ParentThe even greater thing about that feature was that you could colour-code labels, plus add a URL to the original comment that inspired the tag.The even greater thing about that feature was that you could colour-code labels, plus add a URL to the original comment that inspired the tag.
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Comment on Books with WTF premises in ~books
Quintaire Link ParentI'd seen a few spoilers so had a vague idea of what to expect but even so, my jaw kept literally dropping while reading it. A great book and very WTF indeed.I'd seen a few spoilers so had a vague idea of what to expect but even so, my jaw kept literally dropping while reading it. A great book and very WTF indeed.
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Comment on Psychologists at the University of Cambridge developed a Misinformation Susceptibility Tests. What's your MIST score? in ~science
Quintaire Link ParentLikewise. Must be the 'tildes hug of death'...Likewise. Must be the 'tildes hug of death'...
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Comment on Reddit technical issues seem to be leading to comments still being visible on the site that users assumed were deleted in ~tech
Quintaire Link ParentI wonder if not all comments appear on the profile page, for some reason. I periodically delete all my comments anyway so my profile is empty. Yet a Google search just now for my username revealed...I wonder if not all comments appear on the profile page, for some reason. I periodically delete all my comments anyway so my profile is empty. Yet a Google search just now for my username revealed an 8-year-old comment that I would have deleted years ago from my profile, but is still there. Are these reappearing comments definitely being deleted from and then reappearing to the profile page?
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Comment on Timeline of the far future in ~science
Quintaire Link ParentIt's one of my favourites too, if only for the inclusion of the most mind-blowing footnote I think I've ever read:It's one of my favourites too, if only for the inclusion of the most mind-blowing footnote I think I've ever read:
Although listed in years for convenience, the numbers at this point are so vast that their digits would remain unchanged regardless of which conventional units they were listed in, be they nanoseconds or star lifespans.
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Comment on UK MPs are expected to vote on the Privileges committee's verdict on whether Boris Johnson lied to Parliament over partygate on June 29. Tory MPs will NOT be whipped to back Johnson. in ~news
Quintaire Link ParentThanks for the correction - you're quite right (although it's all academic now, given tonight's news!)Thanks for the correction - you're quite right (although it's all academic now, given tonight's news!)
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Comment on UK MPs are expected to vote on the Privileges committee's verdict on whether Boris Johnson lied to Parliament over partygate on June 29. Tory MPs will NOT be whipped to back Johnson. in ~news
Quintaire Link ParentIf MPs vote to sanction Johnson that would trigger a by-election in his seat. But he would be eligible to stand as a candidate in that by-election so could potentially, if successful, be...If MPs vote to sanction Johnson that would trigger a by-election in his seat. But he would be eligible to stand as a candidate in that by-election so could potentially, if successful, be re-elected right back to Parliament. There's nothing to prevent him from running again at future elections.
It wouldn't surprise me though if he declined to stand again (to avoid the risk of a humiliating defeat) and instead stood again in a safe(r) Tory seat at the next election.
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Comment on Zlatan Ibrahimovic announces his retirement: "Time has come to say goodbye to football" in ~sports.football
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FA Cup final: Manchester City look to rub Manchester United’s noses in it and emulate Alex Ferguson’s Class of '99
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Comment on GM killed the Chevy Bolt — and the dream of a small, affordable EV in ~transport
Quintaire Link ParentAnd that's the key. No alternative to the status quo is perfect, but considering the status quo is very very imperfect then even EVs are a big step forward.And that's the key. No alternative to the status quo is perfect, but considering the status quo is very very imperfect then even EVs are a big step forward.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of April 24 in ~news
Quintaire Link ParentAbsolute madness that an 80-year old is the candidate for such a demanding job.Absolute madness that an 80-year old is the candidate for such a demanding job.
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Comment on Introductions | April 2023 in ~talk
Quintaire Link ParentI think the first ones I learned were polkas such as Britches Full of Stitches, but I'm also a big fan of hornpipes such as The Boys of Bluehill or The Liverpool Hornpipe. The great thing about...I think the first ones I learned were polkas such as Britches Full of Stitches, but I'm also a big fan of hornpipes such as The Boys of Bluehill or The Liverpool Hornpipe. The great thing about Irish folk though is that there are so, so many tunes to try out!
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Comment on Introductions | April 2023 in ~talk
Quintaire Link ParentNothing so apt! I have a Hohner button accordion and mostly play Irish folk.Nothing so apt! I have a Hohner button accordion and mostly play Irish folk.
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Comment on Introductions | April 2023 in ~talk
Quintaire Link ParentFellow amateur accordion player here, so extrapolating from the number of comments currently in this thread suggests a minimum of 28% of users here are amateur accordion players.Fellow amateur accordion player here, so extrapolating from the number of comments currently in this thread suggests a minimum of 28% of users here are amateur accordion players.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Quintaire Link ParentNice. I read Moby-Dick many years ago and loved it, it's now on my reread list too. I never understood the hate it seems to get in certain corners of the internet!Nice. I read Moby-Dick many years ago and loved it, it's now on my reread list too. I never understood the hate it seems to get in certain corners of the internet!
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Quintaire LinkCurrently reading George Eliot's Middlemarch. It's a bit of a slog at 900-odd pages with quite a few characters to keep track of, but it's worth the effort. A great social commentary on 1830s...Currently reading George Eliot's Middlemarch. It's a bit of a slog at 900-odd pages with quite a few characters to keep track of, but it's worth the effort. A great social commentary on 1830s rural England.
I also recently finished The Outlaw Ocean by Ian Urbina, an investigative journalist who has spent years covering a variety of illegal or unethical activities taking place on the world's oceans. It was completely gripping and quite an eye-opener as to the brutal reality of life at sea.
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Comment on Imgur changes Terms of Service and will be removing anonymous and pornographic content in ~tech
Quintaire LinkImgur has changed so much since its inception. Is this related to Reddit's API change announcement, or just coincidence in terms of timing?Imgur has changed so much since its inception.
Is this related to Reddit's API change announcement, or just coincidence in terms of timing?
No political or political-adjacent organisation is going to be perfectly in line with your beliefs. I also think Amnesty got the tone of that report on Ukraine wrong (even if there is a valid point buried in it - but that's a separate discussion), but it seems a bit naive to discount every statement made by an organisation because they got one wrong. Do you disagree with the issues raised in this report on India?