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Comment on America's dumbest crop: grass in ~enviro
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Comment on Timasomo 2025: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo
Tmbreen LinkI've got to finish a decorative Nintendo Switch dock for a friend. Well, to be specific, a dock for the switch dock, with a backlight piece of acrylic branded for Nintendo I got at an arcade I...I've got to finish a decorative Nintendo Switch dock for a friend. Well, to be specific, a dock for the switch dock, with a backlight piece of acrylic branded for Nintendo I got at an arcade I used to work at.
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Comment on It's impossible to evaluate your sleep with only one number in ~health
Tmbreen Link ParentYeah, as a lifelong insomniac, I was hopeful when my family got me a Fitbit to track my sleep. However, after many miserable nights and Fitbit congratulating me on said night of sleep, I lost...Yeah, as a lifelong insomniac, I was hopeful when my family got me a Fitbit to track my sleep. However, after many miserable nights and Fitbit congratulating me on said night of sleep, I lost trust in a lot of the easy tests.
I still do need to at least try the official test. Maybe it will help, only time will tell. But I haven't had the money or time recently to look into it.
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Comment on Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate plans in ~games
Tmbreen Link ParentYeah I guess it makes sense if you are saving over half the price of a full price AAA game, but I simply don't play one of those every month. I've been a long time Xbox Live subscriber, ever since...Yeah I guess it makes sense if you are saving over half the price of a full price AAA game, but I simply don't play one of those every month.
I've been a long time Xbox Live subscriber, ever since I first got it to play Halo 3 almost two decades ago. But, this push to more subscription based stuff is losing me. I want to own my games, not rent them.
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Comment on McDonald’s redraws battle lines on subminimum wage in ~food
Tmbreen Link ParentI don't know why I assumed McDonalds would be the bad guy in this. Maybe clawing people back to work post covid has finally helped them see the light on higher minimum wages. Will this titan of...I don't know why I assumed McDonalds would be the bad guy in this. Maybe clawing people back to work post covid has finally helped them see the light on higher minimum wages.
Will this titan of the food industry be what finally kills tipping in the US? I can only hope.
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Comment on Tildes, I need your advice. Looking for Nintendo Switch 1 and NS2 games. in ~games
Tmbreen Link ParentWhile I love Hades 1 (am almost finished with it and I get to play 2 soon!) it might have a few more adult themes than I'd like to explain to someone else's kids. If they were teens I think it...While I love Hades 1 (am almost finished with it and I get to play 2 soon!) it might have a few more adult themes than I'd like to explain to someone else's kids. If they were teens I think it would be fine but maybe not for those less than 10
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Comment on Deimos Loading Screens mod for Fallout: New Vegas in ~games
Tmbreen Link ParentWhile Tale of Two Wastelands can be buggy, it's my preferred way to play either of the games now. The ability to hop back and forth (once you are able to get to the train) makes it perfect for me.While Tale of Two Wastelands can be buggy, it's my preferred way to play either of the games now. The ability to hop back and forth (once you are able to get to the train) makes it perfect for me.
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Comment on ChatGPT is blowing up marriages as spouses use AI to attack their partners in ~tech
Tmbreen Link ParentI could understand it if the third party was a trained marriage counselor, but Chatgpt? I'm sure they fed some online copies of relationship advice into it but that's crazy trusting it to...I could understand it if the third party was a trained marriage counselor, but Chatgpt? I'm sure they fed some online copies of relationship advice into it but that's crazy trusting it to negotiate marriage hardships.
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Comment on What "one-hit wonder" do you think has a discography worth exploring? in ~music
Tmbreen Link ParentI've been trying to get into Dream Theatre. Added one of their albums to a playlist, but now whenever those songs come up I'm often skipping them. Any particular recs?I've been trying to get into Dream Theatre. Added one of their albums to a playlist, but now whenever those songs come up I'm often skipping them. Any particular recs?
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Comment on A primer for what is happening in Nepal in ~society
Tmbreen Link ParentThank you for the summary/ writeup. I have seen some reporting on this but really want more. This is the first younger revolution we have seen in a few years. Hope it goes well for the people of NepalThank you for the summary/ writeup. I have seen some reporting on this but really want more. This is the first younger revolution we have seen in a few years. Hope it goes well for the people of Nepal
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Comment on Photos taken inside musical instruments in ~arts
Tmbreen LinkLoved this post, shared it with my friends. Especially like seeing the textures inside some of the violins. That has to change how it sounds, but that seems like the study of a lifetime, not a few...Loved this post, shared it with my friends.
Especially like seeing the textures inside some of the violins. That has to change how it sounds, but that seems like the study of a lifetime, not a few minutes.
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Comment on The 2025 prediction map for when fall foliage will reach different areas of the US in ~enviro
Tmbreen Link ParentI hiked in Maine in October a few years ago and still remember that as the most beautiful place I've been. I want to go back, as well as do some hiking in West Virginia. Just waiting on the free...I hiked in Maine in October a few years ago and still remember that as the most beautiful place I've been. I want to go back, as well as do some hiking in West Virginia. Just waiting on the free time and budget.
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Comment on More US employers fire workers over Charlie Kirk posts as pressure from right mounts in ~society
Tmbreen Link ParentWhile it's not professional, notable figures on the right (Mace, Musk to name a couple) are calling for violence and not being punished for it.While it's not professional, notable figures on the right (Mace, Musk to name a couple) are calling for violence and not being punished for it.
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Comment on What are some “sore thumb” lyrics for you? in ~music
Tmbreen Link ParentBeen a while since I listened to this song. Is it the performance of the line? Cause that is an idiom that gets some use.Been a while since I listened to this song. Is it the performance of the line? Cause that is an idiom that gets some use.
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Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society
Tmbreen Link ParentI think a lot of the political bombings of the 70s were stopped by the ATC and FBI crackdown on the neonazi movements funding them, as well as the easy bomb making components being recognized and...I think a lot of the political bombings of the 70s were stopped by the ATC and FBI crackdown on the neonazi movements funding them, as well as the easy bomb making components being recognized and more controlled by the government.
We are in a new age of political violence, very similar to the 1930s. I don't think you can say that Kirk getting shot was garunteed, but with the rising chance of political violence I think it is safe to say some political podcaster or other would be shot.
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Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society
Tmbreen Link ParentYeah I would call myself Ace compared to the general population, but still feel too close to the average cisgender hetero male to claim a cause that doesn't need me. I'm just hoping my trans...Yeah I would call myself Ace compared to the general population, but still feel too close to the average cisgender hetero male to claim a cause that doesn't need me.
I'm just hoping my trans friends don't suffer for this act.
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Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society
Tmbreen Link ParentIt seemed like you wanted to step away from this and I don't blame you, but I do want to add on that multiple articles are already running a completely unsupported "the gun used had trans slogans...It seemed like you wanted to step away from this and I don't blame you, but I do want to add on that multiple articles are already running a completely unsupported "the gun used had trans slogans on it and the ammo". I really do fear for my trans friends because even if this is officially retracted, someone could be hurt or killed by these articles.
I saw someone doing the math on trans involved mass shootings over the last few decades. I think it was a combined 6,000 shootings? I hate to downplay the victims by using "events" or other such media word. It showed that the incident rates of trans people shooting others are way lower than cisgender, especially white males.
Stay safe out there y'all. Arm yourselves if it makes you feel safer, and stay away from them if that makes you safer. I worry more violence is doomed by how broken our nation is.
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Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society
Tmbreen Link ParentI think its less inevitable as like this certain person was always going to do this act and more like, with 300 million monkeys on typewriters, eventually one of them will do this act. In my mind,...I think its less inevitable as like this certain person was always going to do this act and more like, with 300 million monkeys on typewriters, eventually one of them will do this act.
In my mind, it's an important difference and immensely useful in looking back on our history. The first definition implies more of a "Great Man" theory, like George Washington was destined to be the leader of the armed forces of the American Revolution, and the second says well someone was going to have to fill that role eventually in that war. It helps us draw out lines of "this person believed so strongly in this thing they made it happen" and "societal forces were demanding some kind of change was made to the existing systems of power"
I do agree with you that we can't separate the actions from the person, like they didn't choose to do something. Our current system of justice requires people to be held responsible for their actions, and a lot of the media wording often separates a gunman from the act of shooting someone.
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Comment on Wikipedia is resilient because it’s boring in ~tech
Tmbreen Link ParentFascinating article. I'm spreading it myself cause I enjoyed reading it that much. State actors influencing Wikipedia is something I've heard about but never in this much detailFascinating article. I'm spreading it myself cause I enjoyed reading it that much. State actors influencing Wikipedia is something I've heard about but never in this much detail
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Comment on Free training today to help fight book banning in ~books
Tmbreen LinkIm unfortunately late to the party. Is there stuff we can do to help beyond fundraising now that the event is over?Im unfortunately late to the party. Is there stuff we can do to help beyond fundraising now that the event is over?
Hell yeah kill your lawn! I loved watching Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't talk about and kill some Bermuda grass lawns. Supporting natural insects and pollinators is crucial in this day and age.