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Comment on Where does your username come from? (Following up on last year's thread) in ~tildes
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Comment on Where does your username come from? (Following up on last year's thread) in ~tildes
TaylorSwiftsPickles LinkWell, I'm a huge Swiftie, and my partner was eating pickles at the time I was creating this account, so...Well, I'm a huge Swiftie, and my partner was eating pickles at the time I was creating this account, so...
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentI don't think that's a gameruleI don't think that's a gamerule
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentThey grow so fast...They grow so fast...
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Comment on Why do you live? in ~humanities
TaylorSwiftsPickles LinkBecause after a couple of decades of self-hate, trauma, closeting, helplessness, and psychiatric treatments, I've finally got a few good things happening in my personal life in recent years, and...Because after a couple of decades of self-hate, trauma, closeting, helplessness, and psychiatric treatments, I've finally got a few good things happening in my personal life in recent years, and so I finally want to actually live for the first time in my life.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentThe statue is GLORIOUS!The statue is GLORIOUS!
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentI definitely accept your challengeI definitely accept your challenge
to see how I can bend around those three ground rules while staying 100% compliant. -
Comment on Hello to Reddit folks from /r/selfhosted in ~talk
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentIf you need more invites contact me as wellIf you need more invites contact me as well
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Comment on What moderate countries are left to emigrate to? in ~travel
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentAs an EU citizen, you probably won't find an idyllic EU/EEA country that fits all of your standards. To be fair, you won't find the perfect country anywhere, but you can, in principle, freely...As an EU citizen, you probably won't find an idyllic EU/EEA country that fits all of your standards. To be fair, you won't find the perfect country anywhere, but you can, in principle, freely migrate to any of those countries.
I'd actually not start by eliminating countries based on the criteria you mentioned previously, but rather, based on your ability to (1) move there and (2) actually be able survive there (language barrier, work, etc) first.
Then I'd proceed with the questions you asked above, keeping in mind that the perfect candidate country does not really exist. Almost any country I can think of in the EU will fail at least 1 or 2 of your criteria.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentOfficial launcher gangOfficial launcher gang
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Comment on US election results (other than presidential) thread in ~society
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentOh, interesting, that's not what I was expecting, Of course, If that's the case, it's fair to consider my "concerns" far less applicable to such scenarios.Oh, interesting, that's not what I was expecting, Of course, If that's the case, it's fair to consider my "concerns" far less applicable to such scenarios.
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Comment on US election results (other than presidential) thread in ~society
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentEh... There is, of course, validity in your statement i.e. it's first and foremost an illegal action, and furthermore, if you're stealing from a local/small shop, it's completely unethical) On the...As for shop-lifting, IMO if you shop-lift 3 times you've been given more than enough warning that you need to stop.
Eh... There is, of course, validity in your statement i.e. it's first and foremost an illegal action, and furthermore, if you're stealing from a local/small shop, it's completely unethical)
On the other hand, both I and my partner have had the "pleasure" of being born into countries in the eastern parts of the European Union. Both of us have seen how bad poverty can get, and although both of us were fortunate enough to have just enough to survive during the worst parts without having to resort to illegal acts, I know that not everyone else around here is/was so lucky.
Personally, I've never not empathised with someone who was stealing food so they and/or their family wouldn't starve, or clothes for their kids. Hell, I even get pissed off at major supermarket chains putting shoplifting alarms on the fucking BABY MILK POWDERS of all fucking products. Like, you have a net profit of millions (or billions) of euros per year, just let them steal that specific product, for fuck's sake.
Now, I understand that not all cases are like this, but this what I've mostly been indirectly exposed to.
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Comment on US election results (other than presidential) thread in ~society
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentCalifornia Proposition 6. Prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude. This proposed amendment to California's constitution would bar slavery in any form and repeal a current provision allowing...California Proposition 6. Prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude.
This proposed amendment to California's constitution would bar slavery in any form and repeal a current provision allowing involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime.
No 54,9% 5 009 420
Yes 45,1% 4 112 224
California Proposition 36. Increases penalties for certain theft and drug crimes.
This ballot measure would increase penalties for repeated theft offenses and certain drug crimes, including some involving fentanyl. It also would create a drug court treatment program for people with multiple drug possession convictions.
Yes 70,4% 6 552 792
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentNo worries, it's now painfully obvious (/j)New players who do not know Tildes Town, do not know about the Transit Hub, and are unsure where to find it.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentIf we indeed do this, shaders should be "banned" from the screenshots of these builds, because they give an unfair advantage to people with beefy-enough computers to run them, by making their...If we indeed do this, shaders should be "banned" from the screenshots of these builds, because they give an unfair advantage to people with beefy-enough computers to run them, by making their builds more photogenic. We probably should also require that the texture pack used is the vanilla one, for standardisation reasons.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
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Comment on What to snack on (other than slices of parmesan) in ~food
TaylorSwiftsPickles (edited )Link ParentCan't blame you, on average canned olives in general are subpar compared to the more "fresh" olives you can get by weight from some supermarkets in some olive-loving countries, but of course not...I don't love the taste of olives that aren't the canned black olives
Can't blame you, on average canned olives in general are subpar compared to the more "fresh" olives you can get by weight from some supermarkets in some olive-loving countries, but of course not everyone has that luxury. And of course it's even worse if the brine covers up the actual taste of the olives.
Olive paste tastes significantly taste noticeably different compared to normal olives, but your mileage might vary depending on the brand/kind of olive/other factors
Edit: I misread, part of the response is inaccurate
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Comment on What to snack on (other than slices of parmesan) in ~food
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentDepending on what you dislike about the texture of olives, you may or may not like "wrinkled olives" (throumba), which have a very different texture and flavour compared to normal olives. But I...Depending on what you dislike about the texture of olives, you may or may not like "wrinkled olives" (throumba), which have a very different texture and flavour compared to normal olives. But I get it if you don't/won't like these either. There are also spreads made of olives, which effectivelu have no texture at all, if that's something you might be into due to the lack of a texture.
Also, maybe pickles, but the sour rather than the salty kind?
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles LinkSomething fishy is going on in Tildetown...
Mostly for reference, "Ben-Adar" stands for "without father" (pen > ben (without, lacking, -less) and adar ("father")
Also, Elf naming conventions work quite differently to modern western naming conventions, but my copy of the book mentioning a lot of details on this is currently sitting in a cardboard box, so I can't share the details reliably. But IIRC from my last read several years ago, you do not have traditional surnames, but you do have elves taking a lot of names throughout their life (from their parents, from their spouse, from choosing one for themselves, names indicating who their parents are, etc).