TallUntidyGothGF's recent activity
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Comment on Looking back at the Future of Humanity Institute in ~humanities
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Comment on Follow up on the username thread: What Tildes users do you recognize when browsing and, without being rude or inflammatory, what is your impression of them? in ~tildes
TallUntidyGothGF LinkI look for and recognise the usernames and stories of my fellow queers. You know who you are!I look for and recognise the usernames and stories of my fellow queers. You know who you are!
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Comment on How do I trick my brain into accepting eating less? in ~health
TallUntidyGothGF LinkLots of good comments but I just wanted to mention that in my experience, doing lots of exercise in the evening is generally a recipe for not being able to sleep, and this is especially true if...Lots of good comments but I just wanted to mention that in my experience, doing lots of exercise in the evening is generally a recipe for not being able to sleep, and this is especially true if there is a calorie deficit going on. I don’t know if it’s something to do with excess cortisol taking more time to settle down, but it feels like that kind of feeling. Maybe you could consider leaving a bit more time between exercise and sleep, if your schedule permits it?
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Comment on LGBTQ folks check-in thread - how're you all doing? in ~lgbt
TallUntidyGothGF LinkMy partner and I celebrated our anniversary today, and we spent much of the evening at the queer pub in our city. It was comforting to see queer folks out, about, and being themselves. Otherwise...My partner and I celebrated our anniversary today, and we spent much of the evening at the queer pub in our city. It was comforting to see queer folks out, about, and being themselves. Otherwise it's been a bit grim, I'm in the UK and so the Trump fears are less direct, but I'm sure everyone is aware that it's, erm, not great here either, and of course it's all part of a very worrying global trend. I've had some long conversations with US friends in the last week. I have really just been trying to think about it all less. My life got a lot better when I stopped seeking out trans politics news, reading the relevant subreddits, etc. But like @smoontjes said, on bad days it all gets to me! Sometimes it feels like I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop, you know?
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Comment on How Donald Trump won, and how Kamala Harris lost in ~society
TallUntidyGothGF Link Parentit doesn't feel good to be part of the group it's increasingly politically toxic to show any kind of support for, that's for sure. i wonder where that could be goingit doesn't feel good to be part of the group it's increasingly politically toxic to show any kind of support for, that's for sure. i wonder where that could be going
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Comment on Kagi Translate in ~tech
TallUntidyGothGF (edited )Link ParentMy t-shirt looks so unflattering on me. Unisex cut, and I forgot that American small is massive :(((My t-shirt looks so unflattering on me. Unisex cut, and I forgot that American small is massive :(((
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Comment on American election mental health thread in ~health.mental
TallUntidyGothGF Link ParentI'll spoiler the following since it's all basically politics talk rather than mental health talk Click to expand spoiler. I think at worst, Labour being elected is a four year stay from our going...I'll spoiler the following since it's all basically politics talk rather than mental health talk
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I think at worst, Labour being elected is a four year stay from our going the way of many other countries. Hopefully by that point support for this kind of thing starts to fall apart. However, I fear that it's not going to happen until something bad enough occurs that the post ww2 feeling of 'never again' pervades society. Hopefully it doesn't have to get that bad, but my experience so far doesn't give me a lot of hope.
With respect to the Tory leader, yes. She's actually the one who masterminded the whole puberty blocker debacle in the last government, as women & equalities minister (lol, ???). She is a bit fearsome, because unlike most of her colleagues, she's relatively competent and seems to hold trans genocide as a passion project rather than just a populist play.
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Comment on American election mental health thread in ~health.mental
TallUntidyGothGF (edited )LinkMost immediately, deep fears for my trans friends in the US. Fears for how it will all filter through here in the UK, where we were spared a right wing government in our recent election due only...Most immediately, deep fears for my trans friends in the US. Fears for how it will all filter through here in the UK, where we were spared a right wing government in our recent election due only to right wing vote splitting, and where the relevant narratives are ever more normalised.
But also a dwindling faith in humanity, a feeling of revulsion towards my fellow human. Anger at the blind stupidity. Bordering on the irrational feeling that on some level we collectively deserve what comes, sick and wrong though that is, because it always falls on those least deserving. However, media lies and misinformation and whatever, 51%+ of people who voted, actively voted for an agenda that has been pretty well exposed for very many years, and I don't know how I can forgive them for that, how we can recover from that. If all together we're that stupid and corruptible, what chance to we have?
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Comment on We can have a different web in ~tech
TallUntidyGothGF Link ParentYou're very welcome! I share a bit of your frustration about knowing where to start on marginalia. For me, I think the trick is to think of it in a slightly different way to the very specific way...You're very welcome! I share a bit of your frustration about knowing where to start on marginalia. For me, I think the trick is to think of it in a slightly different way to the very specific way we usually search, using highly tuned and focused search engines and a web that probably contains a page with the exact answer we're looking for. Instead, I try to search for more general interests, and try to hold more of an open mind on what I consider a correct result, i.e. something interesting rather than something that fits the query exactly. For example, searching things like "hiking oxfordshire" or something I've come across on Wikipedia recently, transcendental meditation, etc.
All of this fits in my mind in the same space to trying to unlearn constantly being in productivity-brain, where everything I do has to be in the service of a project, or a piece of work, and trying to use some time to just play and be creative and 'let things in'. I think that's what we're seeking when we scroll on social media, a lot of the time - that escape, fun, and freedom of play, alongside input of novelty. I suppose we've kind of forgotten how to do it ourselves because the need is poorly met, fed to us in the passive scroll, with all of its attendant doom.
Maybe it's a little bit like if you don't read a book for a long time, it's really hard to focus for more than a minute. It's much easier to watch TV. Maybe that has something to do with how you describe being able to more intuitively browse the web this way before, it's certainly the case when me and the web were younger, too. I can only see it as positive that there are such impressive movements surrounding even making it possible to use the web in this way, but it will take some time and effort on our part to reconfigure ourselves into doing so :-) It helps that the rewards are great.
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Comment on We can have a different web in ~tech
TallUntidyGothGF Link ParentI'm sure I cultivated them from people posting here, but I've had good success with the following: https://search.marginalia.nu/ https://theforest.link/ I've just saved both of those as favourite...I'm sure I cultivated them from people posting here, but I've had good success with the following:
I've just saved both of those as favourite links on my phone browser and use them, the former to idly search things I'm vaguely interested in, the latter to follow the random link trail, when I'd otherwise be doom scrolling. I save bookmarks for sites I like, and send them to my friends/groupchats. I think it has really improved my quality of life, sad as that is. There's also the Kagi Smallweb, which I've had some success with, but it tends a bit more towards silicon valley tech blogger content
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Comment on Seeking an Android podcast app without subscription. Impossible? in ~tech
TallUntidyGothGF Link Parentand also that the app stores could easily have a filter for premium being 'one time payment' vs 'subscription model' to help you find those good apps (which would in turn incentivise people to...and also that the app stores could easily have a filter for premium being 'one time payment' vs 'subscription model' to help you find those good apps (which would in turn incentivise people to make them), but they don't. it's an area where they're very clearly working against our interests...
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Comment on Richard’s Cambridge & Oxford cycle route in ~travel
TallUntidyGothGF (edited )LinkI have some time between jobs soon, and I am planning some long cycle journeys and hikes to take, December though it will be. One of those plans is to cycle between Oxford and Cambridge. Searching...I have some time between jobs soon, and I am planning some long cycle journeys and hikes to take, December though it will be. One of those plans is to cycle between Oxford and Cambridge. Searching for a route (noting the existing SusTrans (heh) route which seems mostly safe but quite long), I came across this page, and well, it's delightful. Very old Internet feel, but I just really enjoyed reading it, and thought others here might, too (even if the route itself isn't necessarily something they would use). I think it's something about the combination of:
- A genuinely high quality contribution in the form of the route
- Interwoven with charming personal narrative and background
- The kitschy webpage design
- That the route has a little community: correspondents that ride it and update the site owner on its continuing viability/any issues that occur
As an additional discussion topic, I very much invite and welcome any suggestions for (h|b)iking journeys in this area of England that can be done over kind of 1-3 days each, ideally avoiding traffic as much as possible, while also remaining close enough to settlements so that I can stay in hotels (I don't really fancy camping in December right now!!)
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Richard’s Cambridge & Oxford cycle route
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Comment on Why I don't play online anymore in ~games
TallUntidyGothGF LinkIt’s funny to see this now. I started playing WoW again recently after the recent Tildes thread mentioning it has added a lot more support for solo play. I had a great time in delves etc until I...It’s funny to see this now. I started playing WoW again recently after the recent Tildes thread mentioning it has added a lot more support for solo play. I had a great time in delves etc until I decided to join some matchmade battlegrounds (pvp - which I used to be quite good at). Then some person on our team whispered me ‘what are you doing here dude’ and called me a moron in the general chat - this happened because we were supposed to have two healers, but only had one (me). And admittedly I’m not super used to all the changes in the class yet and not up to the skill level I was. But I mean, who acts like that? The first actually multiplayer encounter I had and someone literally called me a moron! Like I totally get it’s frustrating if you join a planned raid group or something rated and someone doesn’t know the tactics, it’s like an etiquette thing - but this is an unrated randomly match made battleground that takes like, 20 minutes, no great time investment if you lose. Also everyone assuming you’re a guy is gross. Just venting I guess.
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Comment on Trans activists release 6,000 crickets on transphobic LGB Alliance conference in ~lgbt
TallUntidyGothGF Link ParentIt’s a heroic feat because those who have been voiceless in all this discussion and questioning of trans kids gave themselves a voice: the trans kids themselves. This is the best of protest.It’s a heroic feat because those who have been voiceless in all this discussion and questioning of trans kids gave themselves a voice: the trans kids themselves. This is the best of protest.
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Comment on Why do people treat friendships and relationships as two different things? in ~life
TallUntidyGothGF LinkI feel like it might be a slightly unfair reading of @BeanBurrito's comment, I think they're just talking about the case in which someone sought a relationship but it didn't work out, not...I feel like it might be a slightly unfair reading of @BeanBurrito's comment, I think they're just talking about the case in which someone sought a relationship but it didn't work out, not necessarily assuming this is all cases.
In any case, as a woman, this a mind virus: just knowing that this is the motivating factor for befriending women for some men makes you question the intent of all men. And this is also unfair for men for whom it's not the case...
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Comment on You're running for office on a somewhat petty, yet univerally-understood single issue. What is it? in ~talk
TallUntidyGothGF Link ParentSure, I agree, but no one’s going to vote for that. Most folks are addicted to their cars and real angry about it too. (in the UK anyway)Sure, I agree, but no one’s going to vote for that. Most folks are addicted to their cars and real angry about it too. (in the UK anyway)
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Comment on You're running for office on a somewhat petty, yet univerally-understood single issue. What is it? in ~talk
TallUntidyGothGF LinkIn the UK I would be swept to victory by simply promising to repair all the road surfaces, and keep them repaired. I don’t even drive, but I can think of nothing more unifying. It’s something even...In the UK I would be swept to victory by simply promising to repair all the road surfaces, and keep them repaired. I don’t even drive, but I can think of nothing more unifying. It’s something even cyclists and drivers can agree on.
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Comment on Remembering DanBC in ~talk
TallUntidyGothGF LinkI already miss reading his posts. Rest well.I already miss reading his posts. Rest well.
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Comment on The mask of humanity fall from capital in ~creative
TallUntidyGothGF Linki thought they could be nice lyrics so i messed around for a few minutes. sorry for the bin level quality, it's just a voice note on iphone internal mic because i couldn't find the connector...i thought they could be nice lyrics so i messed around for a few minutes. sorry for the bin level quality, it's just a voice note on iphone internal mic because i couldn't find the connector dongle thing to plug my microphone in lol http://anglesmorts.org/Audio_09_13_2024_10_59_48.mp3
A glowing and extremely uncritical article on FHI by someone who would seem to be a longtermist themselves (or at least their byline mentions writing a book about it). Only mentions The Email to gloss over it, a few paragraphs on how what they wrote isn't what they meant, somehow. Which, sure, maybe, but it comes with an implication that it's the only real criticism of the whole endeavour, aside from existing philosophy departments that didn't "get it." Though it mentions Émile Torres only as a critic characterised as doing nothing but turning up emails that make FHI look bad, it may be worth reading some of his material on the FHI and associated ideologies. The following covers the FHI specifically, though other articles discuss longtermist ideas in more detail (and in a more serious way): https://xriskology.substack.com/p/the-future-of-the-future-of-humanity
Also as an academic I find the narrative around that aspect of the story relatively cringey - like, you want to use the facilities, funding, and prestige of a university but also not work within the organisational structure of it at all? Do they really think that they are the only people in academia considering big questions, doing big things? Come on.