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Comment on Online shopping - how convenient is it actually? in ~life.style
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Comment on Deadly morel mushroom outbreak highlights big gaps in fungi knowledge in ~food
Thallassa Link ParentI mean I can’t speak to Wikipedia but I bought some dried morels online two months ago and the fact that they were toxic raw was absolutely something that turned up when I was shopping/looking at...I mean I can’t speak to Wikipedia but I bought some dried morels online two months ago and the fact that they were toxic raw was absolutely something that turned up when I was shopping/looking at recipes. It’s not new information.
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Comment on Reddit has a new AI training deal to sell user content in ~tech
Thallassa Link ParentDiscord is using their user data as training data too.Discord is using their user data as training data too.
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Comment on The poverty of anti-wokeness in ~life
Thallassa Link ParentI agree Hamas tankies appear to be a thing, but Hamas tankies and “people who care about identity” aren’t the same thing (and don’t have much overlap on my experience). The author conflates them...I agree Hamas tankies appear to be a thing, but Hamas tankies and “people who care about identity” aren’t the same thing (and don’t have much overlap on my experience). The author conflates them all (because they are both leftist positions and therefore…. Every liberal holds both positions? I guess?) for reasons that don’t seem relevant.
ETA: essays typically have a thesis. What’s the thesis? Rambling on, even with loads of citations, isn’t an essay (or at least not one worth reading as an essay).
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Comment on The poverty of anti-wokeness in ~life
Thallassa LinkDid anyone actually manage to get at a point or a thesis of this article? Was it basically “wokeness bad because it’s elitist and policing, do better anti-woke you got this?” I mean he even...Did anyone actually manage to get at a point or a thesis of this article? Was it basically “wokeness bad because it’s elitist and policing, do better anti-woke you got this?”
I mean he even managed to recognize that for his favorite anti-woke crowd it was never about free speech at all, but failed to acknowledge the implications of that. He also doesn’t recognize that “wokeness” doesn’t mean restricting speech! Then there’s the entire segue about Israel that is both wildly generalized as to be inaccurate with regards to stated political positions and also totally irrelevant to his actual point other than to clearly demonstrate the lack of compassion in his own worldview.
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Comment on How bad are search results? Let's compare Google, Bing, Marginalia, Kagi, Mwmbl, and ChatGPT. in ~tech
Thallassa Link ParentI got the mineral, followed by programming language, followed by Ruby Tuesday. I think my favorite example of personalization is when I typed “Gold Ore”, immediately facepalmed as of course that...I got the mineral, followed by programming language, followed by Ruby Tuesday.
I think my favorite example of personalization is when I typed “Gold Ore”, immediately facepalmed as of course that wouldn’t give what I was looking for without “WoW” attached, and then watched in awe as google populated wowhead as the top result anyways. These days it’s back to results on the real world metal, so the bubble adapts pretty quickly too.
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Comment on I got my IELTS scores back and I need help in ~life
Thallassa Link ParentIf we’re talking US grad school, most application deadlines for FALL 2024 have already passed. Spring isn’t just last minute, it’s impossible to apply at this point.If we’re talking US grad school, most application deadlines for FALL 2024 have already passed. Spring isn’t just last minute, it’s impossible to apply at this point.
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Comment on The work of online volunteers - Moderators’ work on Reddit and Facebook is crucial but not paid. We should be creative in how we compensate them. in ~tech
Thallassa LinkThat’s not a very well researched article. The real reason moderators can’t be paid is because then Reddit would be totally liable for the content it hosts. As long as it’s user generated and user...That’s not a very well researched article. The real reason moderators can’t be paid is because then Reddit would be totally liable for the content it hosts. As long as it’s user generated and user moderated, they aren’t liable for illegal content that ends up there. If they hire the moderators they become liable; that would be ultimately far more expensive.
It also doesn’t touch on at all why moderators do what they do for free. It’s rewarding to build a community, and it’s much better to be in a nice community than one that isn’t well moderated. I’m sure that’s obvious for everyone here on Tildes, but it isn’t to many online users and would have been useful to include in the article.
The proposed ways of compensating moderators are fair, though. I will say since July Reddit has implemented many new moderation features which work well, including finally making it possible to moderate on the app (which admittedly I don’t use). I’m still primarily moderating with third party tools on old reddit, but if I do need to check in on my phone or tablet, I can accomplish simple tasks which is nice.
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Comment on Sarah Silverman hits stumbling block in AI copyright infringement lawsuit against Meta in ~tech
Thallassa Link ParentWhy? Isn’t “use in an ai training data set” a separate right than “use for people to read/consume”? That seems pretty different to me.Why? Isn’t “use in an ai training data set” a separate right than “use for people to read/consume”? That seems pretty different to me.
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Comment on Monsanto hit with $175m verdict against Roundup – a string of nine- and ten-figure losses for the popular herbicide in ~health
Thallassa LinkIs it actually the glyphosate causing the cancer, or other “inactive” ingredients that round up is formulated with? They don’t actually tell you whats in it other than the glyphosate, but reading...Is it actually the glyphosate causing the cancer, or other “inactive” ingredients that round up is formulated with? They don’t actually tell you whats in it other than the glyphosate, but reading the SDS indicates that it probably is a lot more than just that. Glyphosate has no known mechanism of action in humans.
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Comment on Seeking advice: How have you navigated misogyny in the workplace? in ~life.women
Thallassa LinkIt seems to me that your coworker is trying to protect his position because he didn’t do his job! I would not tolerate working for a boss that didn’t have my back or wouldn’t listen to my side of...It seems to me that your coworker is trying to protect his position because he didn’t do his job!
I would not tolerate working for a boss that didn’t have my back or wouldn’t listen to my side of things. It sounds like you have great skills, and potentially a lot of leverage when looking for a new position internally or externally. The writing capability and way you framed the problem in your post makes me wish you were a project manager for one of my programs…
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Comment on What QOL MODs do you recommend to make Skyrim more modern and appealing? in ~games
Thallassa LinkDefinitely would second “The Phoenix Flavor” or any of the lists based on it. One note though: for wabbajack and collections if you want “one click install”, you have to buy nexus premium (one...- Exemplary
Definitely would second “The Phoenix Flavor” or any of the lists based on it. One note though: for wabbajack and collections if you want “one click install”, you have to buy nexus premium (one month is about $5). If you don’t have premium you can manually download all the mods and the wabbajack/collection will still install them, pick the best options, put them in order and patch them for you.
If you want to install manually/build your own list I just updated the essential mods list on r/skyrimmods, which is a good place to start and has many of the the qol/basic mods listed in this thread along with more.
There’s also a few mod authors you should check out, can definitely recommend any mods by these authors and it will get you well on your way to a great “next gen” Skyrim.
Ershin - True Directional Movement was already suggested in this thread, but also check out Precision and his other mods
Powerofthree
Everglaid (particularly EVG animated traversal and its plugin SkyClimb)
Doodlez - you mentioned your specs are lower so check out all the community shader plugins, you don’t need enb
Wskeever - for quality of life mods
JaySerpa - for immersion mods
DrJacopo - weather and cathedral landscapesOne last thing: if you have skyrim fully updated on steam, you have version 1.6.640, usually called anniversary edition update (by bethesda and modders). If you see a mod that requires “AE”, then this is what it’s referring to. It is not referring to the anniversary edition bundle of creation club content, if a mod needs any cc it will just specifically list what cc it needs. Likewise if a mod specifically says it needs 1.5 game version you won’t be able to use it (but nearly every mod has been updated to 1.6, you just may have to do a little searching to find the updated version). Tldr get AE mods, not SE mods.
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Comment on Starfield and the problem of scale in ~games
Thallassa Link Parent“Fake background asset” just isn’t the type of game Bethesda makes, and people would be very disappointed if there were spaces in a bethesda game you couldn’t actually visit. If you think of every...“Fake background asset” just isn’t the type of game Bethesda makes, and people would be very disappointed if there were spaces in a bethesda game you couldn’t actually visit. If you think of every game they make as a 1:1000 scale model of the actual canon world it’s meant to represent, then it starts to make sense.
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Comment on Does the "inflation due to wage growth" narrative hold water? in ~finance
Thallassa Link ParentActually my experience was that fancy stuff didn’t go up that much but cheap stuff did. In my area, the $8 per lb grass fed grpund beef is still $8-9 lb. The $20 per lb steaks are now maybe $25....Actually my experience was that fancy stuff didn’t go up that much but cheap stuff did. In my area, the $8 per lb grass fed grpund beef is still $8-9 lb. The $20 per lb steaks are now maybe $25. The $8 per pound free range chicken is the same price. But the cheap $4 per lb ground beef is now $6-8 per pound, basic $2 per lb chicken is now $5, and basic foods like flour and eggs went up. I’m still paying the same for luxury foods like chocolate, high end coffee etc.
That’s what’s so harmful about this inflation, luxury goods are similar prices while basic goods doubled in price.
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Comment on Aspartame may be declared a possible carcinogen by IARC in ~food
Thallassa Link ParentSame. I drink maybe 2-3 L of water and another 1-1.5L of tea in a typical day.Same. I drink maybe 2-3 L of water and another 1-1.5L of tea in a typical day.
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Comment on Aspartame may be declared a possible carcinogen by IARC in ~food
Thallassa Link ParentI have something against IARC lists. “We failed to prove a negative, so we’re going to say it’s a positive” is extremely unscientific. And there is no reasonable way to interpret “possibly” than...I have something against IARC lists. “We failed to prove a negative, so we’re going to say it’s a positive” is extremely unscientific. And there is no reasonable way to interpret “possibly” than “we have some reason to think it might be”. So putting compounds we have minimal reason to think might be carcinogenic but just haven’t proven for sure in a category labeled “possibly” is disingenuous. Furthermore their examples of compounds that are “possibly” carcinogenic are styrene and gasoline, which are indeed not carcinogenic but ARE very toxic. Since the public understandably doesn’t have a great handle on the difference, I feel these examples are intentionally misleading. I feel they should use “common essential oils and inhalation of metal oxides” as a better example.
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Comment on The misunderstood Roman empress who willed her way to the top in ~humanities.history
Thallassa LinkI really like this article. That said, I wish there was more details of HOW she held the empire together. The article is trying to re-interpret her as a competent and powerful ruler without...I really like this article. That said, I wish there was more details of HOW she held the empire together. The article is trying to re-interpret her as a competent and powerful ruler without actually showing us examples of great ruling decisions. In this case the proof is in the pudding - the empire clung to life while she did, and fell shortly after - but I feel there’s more we could learn and it didn’t suggest any additional places we can read about her.
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Comment on What belongs in your "base" hard-copy library? in ~books
Thallassa Link ParentI mean, I read one of our dictionaries as a kid, so idk, maybe you had. There’s a ton of books on my shelves I haven’t read simply because they’re my husband’s books and I’m not at all interested...I mean, I read one of our dictionaries as a kid, so idk, maybe you had.
There’s a ton of books on my shelves I haven’t read simply because they’re my husband’s books and I’m not at all interested in them. I agree with you it makes no sense to have the classics on your shelf if you haven’t actually read them and it’s pretentious. But most answers in this thread about some book that’s always on your shelf are some form of reference book, and very few people read those.
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Comment on What belongs in your "base" hard-copy library? in ~books
Thallassa LinkCRC handbook of chemistry and physics, Celtic Myths and Legends by Peter Berresford Ellis, and now Tress of the Emerald Sea just because it’s the prettiest book in our Sanderson collection so far.CRC handbook of chemistry and physics, Celtic Myths and Legends by Peter Berresford Ellis, and now Tress of the Emerald Sea just because it’s the prettiest book in our Sanderson collection so far.
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Comment on What belongs in your "base" hard-copy library? in ~books
Amazon is paying local workers (drivers, warehouse workers) just as much, or usually more, than BigBoxStore is paying their stockers and cashiers. Unless the auto parts store you were looking at is locally owned (they usually aren’t), the money isn’t staying local anyways.