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Comment on Shenzhen Tech Girl Naomi Wu: My experience with Sarah Jeong, Jason Koebler, and Vice Magazine in ~tech
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~books
TheSameAsDying Link ParentI think I'm going to pass since I'm moving to a new apartment next week before classes start and I don't have a delivery address yet. I appreciate the generosity though 😘I think I'm going to pass since I'm moving to a new apartment next week before classes start and I don't have a delivery address yet. I appreciate the generosity though 😘
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Comment on Does anybody else find themselves lurking a lot more on Tildes? in ~tildes
TheSameAsDying Link ParentSomething that you can do if you want to move the discussion along, but don't want to leave a long reply, is ask lots of questions. Especially if someone appears to know a lot about a subject.Something that you can do if you want to move the discussion along, but don't want to leave a long reply, is ask lots of questions. Especially if someone appears to know a lot about a subject.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~sports
TheSameAsDying LinkFor context, in case anyone here doesn't know, LeBron was being interviewed by Lemon because he had just announced that he would be opening a new school in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, focused not...For context, in case anyone here doesn't know, LeBron was being interviewed by Lemon because he had just announced that he would be opening a new school in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, focused not only on helping the students but also the parents of those students to provide a healthy foundation.
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Comment on I think we need more conservative voices to balance out the intense liberalism of tildes in ~tildes
TheSameAsDying LinkI don't think it serves anyone's purposes to try and fill quotas, especially partisan quotas. Right now it's a small enough community where I'm not concerned about voices in the minority being...I don't think it serves anyone's purposes to try and fill quotas, especially partisan quotas. Right now it's a small enough community where I'm not concerned about voices in the minority being drowned out. Most discussions I've read through, so far, take place on an individual level; in that case partisanship hardly matters. What I don't want to see happen is the emergence of a kind of factionalism that drowns out those real interpersonal debates.
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Comment on Stars of the Lid - Austin Texas Mental Hospital, Part 2 (2001) in ~music
TheSameAsDying LinkThe one moment on this album which always gets me is the whining dog at the end of Requiem for Dying Mothers. It's honestly one of the few things, musically, I've ever found difficult to get...The one moment on this album which always gets me is the whining dog at the end of Requiem for Dying Mothers. It's honestly one of the few things, musically, I've ever found difficult to get through.
@Cleb, have you heard of Rachel's, by any chance? I only discovered Stars of the Lid because someone told me they had a similar sound.
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Comment on More tech jobs in Toronto than in the Bay Area in ~tech
TheSameAsDying LinkThere was an article in the Economist back in 2017 called "The Founding of Maple Valley" which described how Canada's tech economy has evolved itself to "make a virtue of limited resources." The...There was an article in the Economist back in 2017 called "The Founding of Maple Valley" which described how Canada's tech economy has evolved itself to "make a virtue of limited resources." The understanding is that Canada doesn't have the same potential for pure capital investment as the United States, but this also means there's much less pressure to turn a profit. And in the end, companies end up moving to where the intellectual capital resides.
"Canada’s open-information strategy makes it hard for the government to measure the return on its investment. Nonetheless, the soft benefits are clear. In June a new research lab called Element AI raised $102m. In recent months Google has set up an office in Toronto, and Facebook and Samsung have opened AI labs in Montreal."
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Comment on What are your favorite movies of 2018 so far? in ~movies
TheSameAsDying LinkThe only 2018 movie I've seen in theatres so far was The Death of Stalin, which might not even count since it was released in 2017 (in the UK). It was alright, I suppose. My girlfriend hated it....The only 2018 movie I've seen in theatres so far was The Death of Stalin, which might not even count since it was released in 2017 (in the UK). It was alright, I suppose. My girlfriend hated it. But if you have any interest in Cold War or communist history, it's an absolutely pitch-perfect satire.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~books
TheSameAsDying Link ParentUnfortunately I'm Canadian, so the prices there are a lot lower than what I'd have to pay for the .ca offerings. I was able to find Shenxing Wang's blogspot page though; maybe if I can find some...Unfortunately I'm Canadian, so the prices there are a lot lower than what I'd have to pay for the .ca offerings. I was able to find Shenxing Wang's blogspot page though; maybe if I can find some way to contact him directly, I'll be able to get my hands on a copy.
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Comment on Introductions | August 2018 in ~talk
TheSameAsDying Link ParentWhat sort of writing do you do?What sort of writing do you do?
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Comment on Introductions | August 2018 in ~talk
TheSameAsDying LinkI'm Canadian, about to start my fourth year of University as an English / Creative Writing major. I don't play video games or watch superhero movies, so I usually find myself a bit on the outs...I'm Canadian, about to start my fourth year of University as an English / Creative Writing major. I don't play video games or watch superhero movies, so I usually find myself a bit on the outs with internet communities. Alice Munro is my favourite author, Ezra Pound is my favourite poet. I have a huge fascination with urban planning, post-Maoist Chinese history, and technology. I love baseball because of statistics, Formula One for engineering, and chess even though I'm terrible at it.
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Comment on Introductions | August 2018 in ~talk
TheSameAsDying Link ParentHey, vxx! I'm on a different username here than I was back when we used to mod r/unexpected together, but it's nice to see you made it! How have you been?Hey, vxx! I'm on a different username here than I was back when we used to mod r/unexpected together, but it's nice to see you made it! How have you been?
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Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld — The Sun Roars Into View (2015)
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~books
TheSameAsDying LinkThere's a book of poetry I've been looking for, I haven't read it but it was one of the works being discussed in a lit theory book I was using for one of my classes, and it's called "Mad Science...There's a book of poetry I've been looking for, I haven't read it but it was one of the works being discussed in a lit theory book I was using for one of my classes, and it's called "Mad Science in Imperial City." The poet, Shanxing Wang, is a PhD in mechanical engineering who came to the US in 1991, and the poetry is a mix of his technical background with the political upheaval of the 1980s (leading up to Tienanmen Square).
It's no longer available through his publisher (who still advertise the book at $14), but there are copies on Amazon for over a hundred dollars. None of my professors could find copies in circulation when I asked.
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Comment on General music recomendations thread. in ~music
TheSameAsDying LinkHonestly, this is going to be your best resource. If you want to get into shoegaze, there's a chart for that; 90's alt-punk, there's one for that; post-9/11 and war-on-terror-core, there's a chart...Honestly, this is going to be your best resource. If you want to get into shoegaze, there's a chart for that; 90's alt-punk, there's one for that; post-9/11 and war-on-terror-core, there's a chart for that. Find a genre you're interested in, search for the chart, and listen to one or two albums on there, you'll get a good foothold in it.
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Comment on How do you listen to music? in ~music
TheSameAsDying Link ParentI have a folder on my laptop marked "temporary" for anything that hasn't been moved to the one on my hard drive yet.I have a folder on my laptop marked "temporary" for anything that hasn't been moved to the one on my hard drive yet.
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Comment on How do you listen to music? in ~music
TheSameAsDying (edited )Link ParentWhat I do is divide my music by artist (rather than by album, which can get tedious), and I have an album in my temporary folder that's also all sorted by artist. So when I drag and drop all those...What I do is divide my music by artist (rather than by album, which can get tedious), and I have an album in my temporary folder that's also all sorted by artist. So when I drag and drop all those albums to sync with my master, it adds all the artists I don't have, and merges folders for all the ones that I do.
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Comment on How do you listen to music? in ~music
TheSameAsDying Link ParentI'm not entirely sure what you're asking? Are you trying to have the music on your hard drive and in MusicBee both appear in the same playlist, or so that when you download your music, it...I'm not entirely sure what you're asking? Are you trying to have the music on your hard drive and in MusicBee both appear in the same playlist, or so that when you download your music, it automatically is put in both folders?
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Comment on Tilders who work out, what inspired you to start? in ~health
TheSameAsDying LinkI was doing wrestling in High School, and ended up with a lunch period during my first year which was out of step with most kids in my grade. The shoe tag to use the gym only cost ten dollars, so...I was doing wrestling in High School, and ended up with a lunch period during my first year which was out of step with most kids in my grade. The shoe tag to use the gym only cost ten dollars, so I figured that would be a good use of my time.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~news
TheSameAsDying Link ParentOne of my favourite moon facts is that our moon might not technically be a moon, but instead you could look at the Earth and Moon together as a bi-planetary system.One of my favourite moon facts is that our moon might not technically be a moon, but instead you could look at the Earth and Moon together as a bi-planetary system.
I find, as a white person, it's a lot easier to let these kind of statements roll off of you. My girlfriend is ethnically Cantonese, and her twitter is similarly full of posts like Jeong's, talking about how she hates / can't stand / is tired of white people. But at the end of the day I know she's not talking about all white people, instead she's using "white" as a synecdoche for "conservative" which might be unfair, but I don't necessarily consider racist. Jeong might not be going for that exactly, but reading her tweets with even the slightest bit of open-mindedness, you can see pretty quickly that they're not meant 100% seriously.