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  1. Comment on What happens when the internet goes out at your work? in ~tech

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    same although usually I'm just on my phone and don't bother hotspotting if it's late (I work flexible hours) sometimes I cut my losses and go to bed early

    same although usually I'm just on my phone and don't bother hotspotting

    if it's late (I work flexible hours) sometimes I cut my losses and go to bed early

    1 vote

  2. Comment on What does ChatGPT know about you? in ~tech

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    You like your recommendations to be double-checked for accuracy. When you create or customize tools or scripts, you use the author name “RheingoldRiver.” You’re working on several...
    • You like your recommendations to be double-checked for accuracy.
    • When you create or customize tools or scripts, you use the author name “RheingoldRiver.”
    • You’re working on several acronym/backronym projects — for example, tools or bots like [redacted] and others. You also often request 20–30 backronym options when brainstorming.
    • You’re developing or maintaining software rollout and automation projects, including tools related to GitHub logs, Discord bots, CSS/theme managers, and wikis.
    • You’ve specified that “EL” in acronyms refers to “wiki” or “knowledge sharing.” [note: this is not true? I guess I wanted it in one instance?]
    • You’re working with Lua 5.1 and Python, and you sometimes debug HTML or JavaScript. [ah yes, debugging html...]
    • You like equal-length word pairs in acronym suggestions.
    • When you write in Spanish, I should first correct any grammar or spelling mistakes (but ignore missing accents). [this is in my custom instructions]
    4 votes

  3. Comment on Elon Musk plans to take on Wikipedia with 'Grokipedia' in ~tech

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    Good luck running it on software that isn't developed by the Wikimedia Foundation (which operates Wikipedia) lol

    Good luck running it on software that isn't developed by the Wikimedia Foundation (which operates Wikipedia) lol

    5 votes

  4. Comment on Timasomo 2025: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo

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    I'm going to finish & post my "how to get a 9000-piece jigsaw puzzle framed" blog post!

    I'm going to finish & post my "how to get a 9000-piece jigsaw puzzle framed" blog post!

    3 votes

  5. Comment on What are your favorite casual puzzle games? in ~games

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    omg I'm so glad to hear this, that's the nicest review I could possibly get!!! if you have any feature requests ever let me know!! (no guarantees cos I haven't touched it in a couple years now but...

    omg I'm so glad to hear this, that's the nicest review I could possibly get!!! if you have any feature requests ever let me know!! (no guarantees cos I haven't touched it in a couple years now but I'd definitely at least take a look!)

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Tildes Book Club Discussion - September 2025 - Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang in ~books

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    I absolutely adored Story of Your Life and I found Liking What You See to be pretty interesting (though maybe I would've preferred a slightly different execution in the latter, I didn't really...

    I absolutely adored Story of Your Life and I found Liking What You See to be pretty interesting (though maybe I would've preferred a slightly different execution in the latter, I didn't really care about the ex-gf's pov and that made up a lot of it)

    The others weren't great. I thought Understand was particularly insipid, and as a math major I thought Division by Zero was incredibly dumb, particularly with the conceit that mathematicians really give a fuck if math reflects reality. There's plenty of fundamental paradoxes already existing e.g. probably most famously Axiom of Choice and Banach-Tarski but most mathematicians (for whom it's relevant) do accept the axiom of choice.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Tildes Book Club Discussion - September 2025 - Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang in ~books

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    I had already seen Arrival when it was in theaters but this was my first time reading the story. I cried all the way through. It was amazing.

    I had already seen Arrival when it was in theaters but this was my first time reading the story. I cried all the way through. It was amazing.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Tildes Book Club Discussion - September 2025 - Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang in ~books

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    I thought this was the only other interesting story after Story of Your Life, and also probably the only other story that I won't forget in 2 days. Specifically I was impressed by how it handles...

    I thought this was the only other interesting story after Story of Your Life, and also probably the only other story that I won't forget in 2 days. Specifically I was impressed by how it handles the generational shift between supporting one cultural norm and decrying the next, despite obvious fundamental similarities between the two. A real-life example is my high school graduation speaker in 2009 saying calling people is a great way to maintain friendships but texting is a lazy interaction that kids need to stop doing. The insanity of that sentence has stuck with me probably more than anything else from my entire time in high school (perhaps grade school altogether) and it was cool to see this story reflect that generational bias so well...especially from a story that was originally published seven years earlier.

    2 votes

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

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    In late 2023/early 2024 I completed a 9000 piece jigsaw puzzle and got it framed (with helpful advice from Tildes about what I should do to glue it together etc). I have about 50% of a blog post...

    In late 2023/early 2024 I completed a 9000 piece jigsaw puzzle and got it framed (with helpful advice from Tildes about what I should do to glue it together etc). I have about 50% of a blog post written about the process of framing it. I'm going to use TiMaSoMo this year as an excuse to finish and post the blog post, something I've been procrastinating on for about 10 months now.

    8 votes

  10. Comment on What are your favorite casual puzzle games? in ~games

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    I coded two that I enjoy playing myself: Pentominoes Set I designed both of them to be as low-stress as possible to the player and as similar to playing with physical game sets where you can...

    I coded two that I enjoy playing myself:

    I designed both of them to be as low-stress as possible to the player and as similar to playing with physical game sets where you can "cheat" as much as you want, as possible - single-player games should impose as few actual constraints as possible imo

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Jon Stewart's post-Jimmy Kimmel primer on free speech in the glorious Donald Trump era in ~tv

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  13. Comment on I'm Not a Robot in ~games

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    I saw the picture and I was like "haha yep you got me" and closed the tab before I wasted as much time as I had on password game. It was a welcome exit

    I saw the picture and I was like "haha yep you got me" and closed the tab before I wasted as much time as I had on password game. It was a welcome exit

    4 votes

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  15. Comment on Canadian crops beat global emissions—even after seventeen trips across the Atlantic in ~enviro

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    Suggested title: Canadian crops' emissions beat those of locally-grown crops in Europe even accounting for transportation

    Suggested title: Canadian crops' emissions beat those of locally-grown crops in Europe even accounting for transportation

    6 votes

  16. Comment on Gavin Newsom, California lawmakers strike deal that would allow Uber, Lyft drivers to unionize in ~transport

  17. Comment on Should C be mandatory learning for career developers? in ~comp

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    reading SICP is one of the best experiences I've had in my entire life. I can't recommend giving it a chance highly enough - maybe it'll be for you, maybe it won't, worst that happens is it isn't,...

    reading SICP is one of the best experiences I've had in my entire life. I can't recommend giving it a chance highly enough - maybe it'll be for you, maybe it won't, worst that happens is it isn't, and the possible upside is incredible

    2 votes

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

  19. Comment on Does anyone have a digg invite code I can get ? in ~tech

  20. Comment on Researchers discover stunning ecological changes after reintroducing wolves to national park: young Aspens are growing again in ~enviro

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    Due to the drop in wolf populations within the habitat, predation pressure drove elk populations to grow in the years since 1930. The wealth of elk meant excessive grazing of young aspen trees.

    8 votes