Sodliddesu's recent activity
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Comment on An honest assessment of American rural white resentment is long overdue in ~misc
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Comment on Chinese woman in Beijing goes on one hundred blind dates per year in ~life
Sodliddesu Link ParentYou ever had a friend who does something interesting? You ever had a friend who knows anyone who works in any kind of media? Usually, you'll tell a friend a weird story and they'll tell someone...You ever had a friend who does something interesting? You ever had a friend who knows anyone who works in any kind of media? Usually, you'll tell a friend a weird story and they'll tell someone else who'll say "Oh, So and so works for [Radio, TV, Print outlet] you've got to tell them!" and once it's carried on one outlet it'll get found by other people who run the story as well.
I suppose the more attention hungry people might call the news on themselves but that's not the usual way.
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Comment on Chinese woman in Beijing goes on one hundred blind dates per year in ~life
Sodliddesu Link ParentWikipedia has the average height of a male in China at 5'8"ish, so setting her criteria at 5'4" isn't so bad I suppose... But it's honestly just another of her many red flags and I'm not saying...Wikipedia has the average height of a male in China at 5'8"ish, so setting her criteria at 5'4" isn't so bad I suppose...
But it's honestly just another of her many red flags and I'm not saying she's patriotic...
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Comment on In-flight canoodling: is it ever acceptable to spoon at 40,000ft? in ~travel
Sodliddesu Link ParentAnd hotels for multi day tripsAnd hotels for multi day trips
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Comment on In-flight canoodling: is it ever acceptable to spoon at 40,000ft? in ~travel
Sodliddesu LinkSo, I think my big problem is one of vocabulary. The article's main point, "Spooning makes people uncomfortable," and then they link to a picture of two people entwined... Not spooning! Spooning...So, I think my big problem is one of vocabulary.
The article's main point, "Spooning makes people uncomfortable," and then they link to a picture of two people entwined... Not spooning! Spooning is two people facing the same direction, like two spoons in a drawer, not legs interwoven facing each other.
The only picture not hyperlinked in the article is two people sitting up kissing, by the by, you have to click through their link to see what the actual incident was.
Then the article goes on to say
That was the consensus on travel website The Points Guy where an etiquette expert advised that: “Once you get to the point where you’re tonguing your partner down, you’ve crossed the line of good manners.”
So I've got this rollercoaster going on. The imagery presents a mouth closed lip kiss and the verbage presents two people snuggling, what the hell are these puritans worked up about!
Then I clicked the link and see two people, barefoot, wound up in each other with legs in the aisle... Yeah, no, that's awful.
Oh, The Guardian, even with my low expectations you still fail to meet them in terms of journalistic output.
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Comment on How Russian-language poets and their translators have responded to the war in Ukraine in ~humanities.languages
Sodliddesu Link ParentAre you referring to Fridman's poem above when you talk of liberation? I think it's pretty clear that it's sarcastic at best, since the poem talks of them bombing the Earth flat while high and...Are you referring to Fridman's poem above when you talk of liberation? I think it's pretty clear that it's sarcastic at best, since the poem talks of them bombing the Earth flat while high and paranoid but the line immediately following it in the article is
The Kopilka poetry not only mocks this bacchanal of lies but also sets it side by side with the real tragedy of the war.
And I couldn't find another poem that I felt could be misinterpreted this way.
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Comment on Kansas bank collapse due to executive caught in pig butchering investment scam from Asia in ~finance
Sodliddesu LinkI'm going to take a second to draw parallels between SBF and Hanes because the end of the article had this chestnut Now, SBF got 25 for $8 billion. This guy stole $47 million. The classic joke...I'm going to take a second to draw parallels between SBF and Hanes because the end of the article had this chestnut
When Thompson asked what the group of about 30 or so thought an appropriate sentence for Hanes would be, Mitchell said, one response was: “If he was released one day before he died, that would be too short of a sentence.”
Now, SBF got 25 for $8 billion. This guy stole $47 million. The classic joke about the difference between a million and a billion being about a billion dollars is a bit of an understatement here.
The problem is $1 million is life changing money for most people. Even if you're earning $100k a year, a million is 10 years salary. So, to lose that is obviously going to rile people up. But, white collar crime, he 'thought' he was making a good investment, I'm willing to bet he'd of paid everything back once he got his money out, we'd better go easy on him.
I dunno, it's just funny to me.
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Comment on I bought a house, now what? in ~life.home_improvement
Sodliddesu Link ParentSorry, the drop is the box where cables come out. For instance, those fancy ones where the plug is half height on the wall for you to mount the TV there. The drop could be anything, Ethernet,...Sorry, the drop is the box where cables come out. For instance, those fancy ones where the plug is half height on the wall for you to mount the TV there. The drop could be anything, Ethernet, cable, electrical plug, or just an empty hole as a TBD.
Especially depending on the type of mobility limited, if your partner has trouble reaching the plugs, installing a few outlets or drops around the house at a few feet off the ground might create convenient phone charger or desk spots that would allow them to be more independent.
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Comment on I bought a house, now what? in ~life.home_improvement
Sodliddesu LinkTake pictures of everything. Check when the last time the water heater was flushed. Decide where your stuff is going and route/install new drops accordingly.Take pictures of everything. Check when the last time the water heater was flushed. Decide where your stuff is going and route/install new drops accordingly.
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Comment on Insurers use aerial photos to check out roofs or to spot yard debris and undeclared trampolines in ~finance
Sodliddesu Link ParentAs long as their cheap drone is under FAA Part 107 weight limits and they keep it in VFR, they can go crazy. The second they bring a camera over my house for commercial purposes, we're gonna have...As long as their cheap drone is under FAA Part 107 weight limits and they keep it in VFR, they can go crazy. The second they bring a camera over my house for commercial purposes, we're gonna have problems. If I want to make a YouTube video with aerial footage, I usually have permission from the owner of any space I'm over - because I've flown commercially before and just like waivers for release, I get a waiver for anyone's property I'm flying over.
Your neighbor having fun with a personal drone is perfectly fine. Setting up a business flying your cameras over houses to sell that information isn't cool with me.
At the end of the day, I'm sure all the insurance companies have some fine print that allows them to surgically insert you with a chip tracking your every move if they so choose but I disagree with them being allowed to make policy decisions from a satellite shot of property.
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Comment on Insurers use aerial photos to check out roofs or to spot yard debris and undeclared trampolines in ~finance
Sodliddesu Link ParentCall it tribalism but I'm always going to side with my neighbors right to privacy over Allstate CEO Tom Wilson's profit margins. A physical home inspection requires them to dispatch a person to...Call it tribalism but I'm always going to side with my neighbors right to privacy over Allstate CEO Tom Wilson's profit margins. A physical home inspection requires them to dispatch a person to your house, someone you can communicate with and, if need be, explain or disagree with. It creates a record of a direct person responsible for action taken by the company.
Even a "Hey, Jeff, our aerial photographer, is going to be in your neighborhood this week" email gives you some chain of custody. Avoiding my proclivity towards slippery slopes, I just want to know who is responsible for this reports, these actions, that influence the company to decide to drop you.
It's just another step they can sub contact to further avoid any responsibility towards their policy holders, in my opinion.
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Comment on Insurers use aerial photos to check out roofs or to spot yard debris and undeclared trampolines in ~finance
Sodliddesu Link ParentI mean, technically, yes. It increases the risk of an accident happening on your property. If I was insuring your TV and then come to find out you regularly play Wii Bowling with no strap, I'd...I mean, technically, yes. It increases the risk of an accident happening on your property.
If I was insuring your TV and then come to find out you regularly play Wii Bowling with no strap, I'd probably charge you more since it's more likely something will happen.
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Comment on Insurers use aerial photos to check out roofs or to spot yard debris and undeclared trampolines in ~finance
Sodliddesu Link ParentYeah but it's my private property. Give me a heads up you're going to fly over. I'm not even going to say "how dare they, they can't do that!", just give the property owner a heads up. It should...Insurers say that customers agree to home inspections when they buy a policy and that photographing properties from the sky is less intrusive than the home visits used in the past.
Yeah but it's my private property. Give me a heads up you're going to fly over. I'm not even going to say "how dare they, they can't do that!", just give the property owner a heads up. It should be illegal to fly a drone over a neighborhood and capture images of properties without active consent. Is that too hard of an ask?
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Comment on Researcher calls out misuse of research in book on American white rural rage - suggests resentment over rage in ~misc
Sodliddesu Link ParentPower, I suppose, is the real problem. Those in power seek to increase power, whether that's power over the whole country to orchestrate wars to enrich themselves and their allies or power over...Power, I suppose, is the real problem. Those in power seek to increase power, whether that's power over the whole country to orchestrate wars to enrich themselves and their allies or power over minorities who happen to be driving through town.
We can't say "it's all the right wing's fault" in America when the left still signs weapons deals with genocidal warlords. We then say "Well, left in America is right anywhere else!" which only serves to further the left vs right narrative, as if freed from the trappings of their rabid nationalist colleagues we'd be living in a utopia.
I believe that right wing people may have a good point or two buried in all the hate and misinformation. I'm not a paragon of virtue myself after all. There are no excuses for supporting the American right wing movement, don't get me wrong, they're definitely the worst of the evils. We're not immune to propaganda though.
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Comment on Concussion treatment: the insidious myth about resting protocols that even doctors still believe in ~health
Sodliddesu LinkBeginning to feel smugly superior of all the times I got right back into it after big spills Ah, oops. Never mind. Still I've never been able to rest after a concussion but I've never heard of...“No one recognized that concussions were dangerous. We just sent people back onto the field, or into a war zone,” said Mary Alexis Iaccarino
Beginning to feel smugly superior of all the times I got right back into it after big spills
“That was bad,” said Iaccarino. “That is still bad.”
Ah, oops. Never mind. Still I've never been able to rest after a concussion but I've never heard of blackout resting for multiple days.
2022 study published in the journal Pediatrics found that children who spent less than two hours a day on screens in the first week after a concussion had worse concussion symptoms after one month than did those who engaged in “moderate” screen time of two to seven hours a day.
So, I'm seeing the 'best' idea is to keep going and do everything you do normally but also do it slowly if you feel bleh. It's a long read, so maybe don't bonk your head before you read it, but I think it's a trove of information.
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Comment on Interview with the creators of the AI generated short film 'Air Head' in ~tech
Sodliddesu Link ParentThey get the ability to walk into a meeting and mirror that blind confidence and the AI doesn't say "No, we can't make that work."they seem to be very easily persuaded by the AIs false confidence. Its output sound correct in the same way highly paid consultants do
They get the ability to walk into a meeting and mirror that blind confidence and the AI doesn't say "No, we can't make that work."
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Comment on Will the Apple antitrust case affect your phone’s security? in ~tech
Sodliddesu Link ParentI'm honestly most curious about the cultural reasons but if you wouldn't mind expanding on all of these I'm a captive audience. Even on my personal mobile device (thank god I don't have to set up...There are a lot of really complex legacy, technological, and cultural reasons
I'm honestly most curious about the cultural reasons but if you wouldn't mind expanding on all of these I'm a captive audience.
Even on my personal mobile device (thank god I don't have to set up any work phones) I try to limit 'app store' apps. Usually games which I don't mind auto updating in the background. If my phone is going to be forced to use apps instead of my browser, which I can use for everything on my desktop, I want as much control as I can. Big businesses have too much power to say "You're on your phone, you have to use our app and agree to our EULA" to make me comfortable using the app store for everything.
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Comment on As obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push ‘anti-diet’ advice in ~health
Sodliddesu LinkLook, bias upfront, I've always been against 'Healthy at any size' and all of that. Granted, plenty of people in my family are big. Alright, that said, how dumb does someone need to be? "I started...Look, bias upfront, I've always been against 'Healthy at any size' and all of that. Granted, plenty of people in my family are big.
Alright, that said, how dumb does someone need to be? "I started eating Nutella and cupcakes and gained 50 pounds because YouTube told me." What? You're inside your body. You started eating sugary foods and gaining weight and didn't... Stop? When I started stress eating at one point, I began to have acid reflux, I felt discomfort from that so I adjusted my diet and portions. I lost a few pounds and got back to where I was comfortable. I probably need to get a bit more restrictive with my diet as my activity levels (and types of stress) changed but I know that because I pay attention to my body. Any content I do consume (ha) regarding diets is more about how I can incorporate different foods or flavors into mine. I don't count macros or anything and, yes, I am genetically lucky to a degree. Like I said, it's a wonder that I'm not huge but also it takes effort.
I know that the powers that be in any industry don't have my best interest in mind. I wouldn't expect General Mills (or their shareholders) to be concerned about the truth when there's profits on the table. I know that (in America) health professionals are often motivated by profit as well. You're managing your body directly though. There's no 'easy' answers. Stop eating so much and when you do it make it worthwhile. You're going to feel hunger pangs but that's because you're retraining your body.
Just the phrase "anti diet" ticks me off. A diet is what you eat. The only anti diet is a hunger strike. If you make a list of all the things you eat, that's your diet. Overly restrictive diets may help you lose weight but a bad diet is still a diet. Just eat vegetables people, seriously. It's better to be fat off of pasta than Twinkies but, seriously, eat less and eat better. I know it sucks, I know why people use food to cope, I know that the deck is stacked against people... But, fuck man, don't blame YouTube for you deciding Nutella is healthy.
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Comment on Will the Apple antitrust case affect your phone’s security? in ~tech
Sodliddesu Link ParentI disagree. Most of the software I preload onto my work computers before sending them out in the field isn't on the Microsoft store and I wouldn't want anything to be beholden to that platform...I disagree. Most of the software I preload onto my work computers before sending them out in the field isn't on the Microsoft store and I wouldn't want anything to be beholden to that platform after just trying to play Forza Horizon 5 on it. I like my programs installed locally and on their own. I'm sure the MacOS store is more robust but I like less middlemen between my software and me.
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Comment on Why do some people posting ChatGPT answer to the discussion/debate/question? in ~tech
Sodliddesu LinkI'm gonna crinkle on my tinfoil hat for a moment and posit, what better way to gather training data for a post that by prompting GPT and then feeding it back all the information generated from the...I'm gonna crinkle on my tinfoil hat for a moment and posit, what better way to gather training data for a post that by prompting GPT and then feeding it back all the information generated from the discussion?
Why is the sky blue? "I asked GPT and it said x" Well, GPT is wrong, it's actually due to Y/Z with a hint of A. "Good, that will inform future prompts!"
Most likely not the case but still... Maybe?
In reality, if someone asks a question I'm vaguely familiar on I may personally do some extra research while commenting ("When did the Clooney Batman come out anyway?") and for these darn kids these days they may be doing something similar but leaning on GPT to feed them 'information' about a topic.
The usual lies, damned lies, and statistics line. "They've got a point about immigrants using welfare!" AND? Welfare is a net positive and improves earning potential which means more contributions to taxes.
But I'm guessing all the rural voters are good with corn subsidies.
It's all a justification for fear of the other. Why not, instead of justifying their hatred, we speak of the success of welfare programs in maintaining a basic quality of life while integrating into the American system? Why not be mad at Walmart for having their employees require benefits to survive instead of the people, members of their community, who work there?
There's my honest assessment.