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  1. Comment on The US Pentagon says it’s ‘lethalitymaxxing’. Why has ‘incel’ slang crossed into the mainstream? in ~society

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    It's definitely not quite the same as Lebensraum. Since the implication of Lebensraum (in the context of the Nazi usage), was more so about invading other countries for living space. E.g., the...

    It's definitely not quite the same as Lebensraum.

    Since the implication of Lebensraum (in the context of the Nazi usage), was more so about invading other countries for living space. E.g., the Sudetenland etc.

    While homelandmaxxing is just group speak for right-wing adjacent "insiders". (Similar to other things like gigachad having their origins in 4chan).

    5 votes
  2. Comment on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in Israeli and American joint strikes in ~society

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    Here we go again....

    Here we go again....

    14 votes
  3. Comment on US Pentagon declares Anthropic a threat to national security in ~society

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    Now I like them even more. Maybe I'll cancel my Gemini subscription and use them instead.

    Now I like them even more. Maybe I'll cancel my Gemini subscription and use them instead.

    3 votes
  4. Comment on 'Exceptionally rare' Roman lead blocks found on farmland in Wales in ~humanities.history

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    I agree. I was mostly providing some interesting background context.

    I agree. I was mostly providing some interesting background context.

    3 votes
  5. Comment on 'Exceptionally rare' Roman lead blocks found on farmland in Wales in ~humanities.history

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    Just a broad comment I'd like to add for folks here. Ancient Roman lead is extremely valuable because it is needed for extremely sensitive scientific experiments. I don't know the specifics here,...

    Just a broad comment I'd like to add for folks here.

    Ancient Roman lead is extremely valuable because it is needed for extremely sensitive scientific experiments. I don't know the specifics here, but it boils down to normal sources of lead being contaminated by post-nuclear radiation.

    This is refered to as "low-background X" where X is the metal or material you need.

    Low background lead, I believe, is used for detectors for things like particle accelerators and cosmic ray detectors (for things like neutrino detection arrays).

    Oftentimes scientific communities will reach out to the finders of these sorts of artifacts and offer large sums of money to access even a fraction of the finding.

    10 votes
  6. Comment on Attention economics, software engineering, and AI in ~tech

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    This entire article kinda gave me weird vibes honestly and feels a bit... Chaotic? Rambling? I don't know what you mean by a few lines. As a fellow software engineer I found it strange when you...

    This entire article kinda gave me weird vibes honestly and feels a bit... Chaotic? Rambling?

    I don't know what you mean by a few lines. As a fellow software engineer I found it strange when you dropped this line.

    "And I’ve just figured out the recent trend is not incidental after all. Considering the global trend for islamisation and regional isolation, the economies no longer need people who invent and create — it is not “cool” anymore (at least you should thank it’s not nazis again, despite the fact they were a viable alternative actually).".

    Can you elaborate on what you are trying to imply here?

    I stopped shortly after that because it feels like I was just reading someone who anger-dumped a rant on the Internet with no real purpose or even personal sense of quality.

    I say this as genuinely kindly as I can, I think it is rather bizarre to go on a tirade about the "idiotic masses" and how simple they all are, while simultaneously having the post be full of typographic errata.

    I want to give the benefit of the doubt here, but it's hard.

    13 votes
  7. Comment on Giving away three copies of my friend's recently-released game in ~games

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    Sounds fun. I'd love to give it a try.

    Sounds fun. I'd love to give it a try.

    1 vote
  8. Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (February 2026) in ~health.mental

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    I do too, friend. I know there are a few of us here on tildes. Maybe we could do a meetup and have a small semblance of joy and camraderie sometime.

    I do too, friend. I know there are a few of us here on tildes. Maybe we could do a meetup and have a small semblance of joy and camraderie sometime.

    6 votes
  9. Comment on Actual underrated films of the 2020s so far in ~movies

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    The Remarkable life of Ibelin was surprisingly touching. Plebs: Soldiers of Rome (especially if you've seen the television series).

    The Remarkable life of Ibelin was surprisingly touching.
    Plebs: Soldiers of Rome (especially if you've seen the television series).

  10. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    I don't know why but I needed to read this. This is so incredibly funny to me, it reads like an onion article.

    I don't know why but I needed to read this. This is so incredibly funny to me, it reads like an onion article.

    4 votes
  11. Comment on Scott Adams dead: Dilbert creator was 68 in ~comics

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    That one caught my eye and gave me a good chuckle too. Envisioning a grown ass man with this level of cognitive dissonance is jarring.

    That one caught my eye and gave me a good chuckle too.

    Envisioning a grown ass man with this level of cognitive dissonance is jarring.

    13 votes
  12. Comment on Postal arbitrage in ~finance

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    While I understand the point of this post for the Everyman, I immediately think of two things: I want to support the USPS if I can. As it is a service I believe in (even though I know the...

    While I understand the point of this post for the Everyman, I immediately think of two things:

    1. I want to support the USPS if I can. As it is a service I believe in (even though I know the postmaster general has been messing with things lately). Even if it means costing me a little bit more.

    2. I would prefer to limit my usage of Amazon/other mega corps as much as is reasonably possible.

    I understand the humor of the post, but I feel like I couldn't get into doing this myself.

    13 votes
  13. Comment on What private companies are you happy doing business with? in ~talk

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    Oh woohps, I somehow glanced over the privately held part. My bad.

    Oh woohps, I somehow glanced over the privately held part. My bad.

    3 votes
  14. Comment on What private companies are you happy doing business with? in ~talk

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    I know it's not perfect, but I've been very pleased with Costco and their stance on a lot of things. All of the employees I see hired seem to be very happy with their jobs. The company seems to...

    I know it's not perfect, but I've been very pleased with Costco and their stance on a lot of things.

    All of the employees I see hired seem to be very happy with their jobs. The company seems to care a lot about pushing affordability and good will over pure profits.

    I'm sure they have some skeletons, as all major corporations due, but I see them keeping food prices low and putting apartments above their mega stores. It's nice to see them push the envelope.

    5 votes
  15. Comment on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown in ~society

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    I get that. Frey also called me a loser for working remotely These people do not usually do more than words when it comes to this sort of stuff. Look, I'm not trying to say Frey or the likes...

    I get that. Frey also called me a loser for working remotely

    These people do not usually do more than words when it comes to this sort of stuff.

    Look, I'm not trying to say Frey or the likes aren't trying sometimes. What I am saying is our system is so incredibly broken, we cannot get out of this mess through what we've been trying regularly.

    10 votes
  16. Comment on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown in ~society

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    I live near where she was murdered, 6-7 minutes away. I have no words and am deeply saddened and heartbroken. Our nation is broken, there is no opposition party. I have called my senators, door...

    I live near where she was murdered, 6-7 minutes away. I have no words and am deeply saddened and heartbroken.

    Our nation is broken, there is no opposition party. I have called my senators, door knocked and canvassed, I've done more than I think is expected of the average citizen to help build a better community. Only to have a tyrant and his fascist thugs come into my home town and murder my neighbors in cold blood.

    First right-wing lunatics murdered our senator; Hortman, and then Trump spread lies to imply Tim Walz had something to do with it.

    Now, he (Trump) is sending his lowest degenerate thugs that are trigger happy to my town to murder an innocent mother.

    My heart weeps for my community. I have a small son, I read she had a 6 year old boy and that the boy's father had passed away. Now he's an orphan. And for what?

    What is the point?

    45 votes
  17. Comment on Does anyone use Ground News? in ~talk

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    I struggle with this. I have used it but I'm a relatively left-leaning guy. On the one had, it platforms and normalizes what I view to be some pretty abhorrant views. Particularly in the United...

    I struggle with this. I have used it but I'm a relatively left-leaning guy.

    On the one had, it platforms and normalizes what I view to be some pretty abhorrant views. Particularly in the United States. As others have pointed out (e.g., "enlightened centrism").

    On the other hand, I do not have any faith in people I know and love from being pulled out of their cult of MAGA or the likewise unless systems like these are in place to hopefully expose them to more positive stories. It feels like it's not meant for someone like me, but the rather the people I think it would benefit are chugging Newsmax every night.

    I know that may sound egotistical, but I don't and never will agree with things like what I.C.E. is doing in the United States. There just is not a way to "sanely" portray that, nor should it be.

    7 votes
  18. Comment on Without looking, do you have a vague idea of your coordinates? in ~talk

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    I do, but I am a software engineer and have had to use geospatial coordinates before in my work. Also I live near the 45° parallel.

    I do, but I am a software engineer and have had to use geospatial coordinates before in my work.

    Also I live near the 45° parallel.

    3 votes
  19. Comment on Winter boot recommendations for women in ~life.style

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    Love the look of these, will be checking them out. Thank you!

    Love the look of these, will be checking them out. Thank you!

    3 votes
  20. Comment on Winter boot recommendations for women in ~life.style

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    It can get pretty deep, a few feet in January/February. I live in the Twin Cities. These are all great recommendations, thank you!

    It can get pretty deep, a few feet in January/February. I live in the Twin Cities.

    These are all great recommendations, thank you!

    1 vote