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Comment on US Democrats win enough seats nationwide to (potentially) end Electoral College via the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in ~society
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Comment on Proton’s CEO cancels AI ‘re-interviews’ in ~tech
WeAreWaves Link ParentI have such a disconnect with this way of thinking. Why is doing everything as fast as possible a reasonable goal? As a user / consumer, I find constant updates and UI changes obnoxious. Not...Stop thinking always of how to be slower, and focus more on how to be faster
I have such a disconnect with this way of thinking. Why is doing everything as fast as possible a reasonable goal? As a user / consumer, I find constant updates and UI changes obnoxious. Not saying I want no change ever, but I already find the pace frustrating and it often feels like changes for the sake of changes rather than changes to improve the product or experience.
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Comment on Anyone here listen to NPR Tiny Desk concerts? in ~music
WeAreWaves LinkSome of my favorites: Maria Taylor Lucius The Wild Reeds My BubbaSome of my favorites:
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Comment on Realizing I could run as far as my mental state carried me made me become addicted to distance running. Anyone else been enjoying running/long runs? in ~hobbies
WeAreWaves LinkI’ve tried to start running three times over the last two years. It’s always good at first, but then I end up straining my Achilles and have to stop. I try to go slow and build distance/hills...I’ve tried to start running three times over the last two years. It’s always good at first, but then I end up straining my Achilles and have to stop. I try to go slow and build distance/hills gradually, but there we are.
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Comment on Does the dryer shrink your clothes? in ~life
WeAreWaves Link ParentI live in a humid, rainy area - I can sometime hang dry outside, but to hang dry inside the clothes need to be in a smallish room with a dehumidifier. Otherwise some things start smelling a little...I live in a humid, rainy area - I can sometime hang dry outside, but to hang dry inside the clothes need to be in a smallish room with a dehumidifier. Otherwise some things start smelling a little moldy.
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Comment on KOReader: custom reader software for eink devices in ~books
WeAreWaves LinkCan I ask - what do you like about KOReader? What makes it worth going through all the work to get it installed and set up instead of just using the default kobo? I have a kobo and have never had...Can I ask - what do you like about KOReader? What makes it worth going through all the work to get it installed and set up instead of just using the default kobo?
I have a kobo and have never had any real complaints with the interface but now I’m wondering if it’s just all I’ve ever known…?
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Comment on What made that wedding that you attended particularly memorable? in ~life
WeAreWaves Link ParentOne of my friends crocheted tons and tons of pine cones for the centerpieces and encouraged everyone to take them. We turned a couple into Christmas ornaments and every year they’re some of my...One of my friends crocheted tons and tons of pine cones for the centerpieces and encouraged everyone to take them. We turned a couple into Christmas ornaments and every year they’re some of my favorites to hang.
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Comment on What do you call a bun, bacon, some amount of cheese, and two burger patties? (Not a setup to a joke) in ~food
WeAreWaves Link ParentYeah I’m with you on this one. Totally get the reasoning everyone else is giving but double bacon cheeseburger just feels right. I think it’s because of the order of adjectives in English. Size...Yeah I’m with you on this one. Totally get the reasoning everyone else is giving but double bacon cheeseburger just feels right.
I think it’s because of the order of adjectives in English. Size qualifiers feel like they should come first.
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Comment on Share your favourite dal recipe! in ~food
WeAreWaves Link ParentThat’s great to hear :)That’s great to hear :)
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Comment on What is your Mandela effect moment? in ~movies
WeAreWaves Link ParentI have a memory of a Saturday night live spoof of the song about that… maybe with Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell?I have a memory of a Saturday night live spoof of the song about that… maybe with Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell?
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Comment on New passenger train linking Finland and Sweden has begun running – creates the first rail connection between northern Finland and southern Europe in nearly forty years in ~transport
WeAreWaves Link ParentI second CptBluebear - the Swiss rail app (SBB mobile) is amazing including outside Switzerland. The interface just clicks with my brain.I second CptBluebear - the Swiss rail app (SBB mobile) is amazing including outside Switzerland. The interface just clicks with my brain.
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Comment on How often are you eating plant based meals? in ~food
WeAreWaves Link ParentI genuinely love your enthusiasmat most you'd spend the day on the toilet expelling from both sides. :)
I genuinely love your enthusiasm
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 10 in ~society
WeAreWaves Link ParentJfc seeing twitter posts where people say “I asked ChatGPT…” is bad enough!Jfc seeing twitter posts where people say “I asked ChatGPT…” is bad enough!
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Comment on How often are you eating plant based meals? in ~food
WeAreWaves Link ParentTrue, but that was more because of a lack of accommodation by the broader culture rather than them choosing to make it harder. I went through periods of my younger life as one of those people, and...True, but that was more because of a lack of accommodation by the broader culture rather than them choosing to make it harder. I went through periods of my younger life as one of those people, and I promise you it also was annoying for me.
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Comment on How often are you eating plant based meals? in ~food
WeAreWaves Link ParentIn my experience it’s always been the anti-vegans that were the obnoxious ones and the actual vegans just did their thing. It always seemed like a “your personal life choices are an attack on me”...vegans used to be the obnoxious ones
In my experience it’s always been the anti-vegans that were the obnoxious ones and the actual vegans just did their thing. It always seemed like a “your personal life choices are an attack on me” type response - since veganism is most often a moral choice, it’s almost inevitable that some other people will feel defensive just by being around someone who’s vegan.
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Comment on How often are you eating plant based meals? in ~food
WeAreWaves LinkAt home, we’re largely vegetarian and often vegan, with occasional fish or pork sausages maybe once or twice a month. But we regularly use dairy and sometimes eggs. Been that way for many, many...At home, we’re largely vegetarian and often vegan, with occasional fish or pork sausages maybe once or twice a month. But we regularly use dairy and sometimes eggs. Been that way for many, many years - basically my whole adult life since I started feeding myself.
Restaurants are more like a treat - either while travelling or about once or twice a month. So then I eat whatever looks best, which only rarely means vegetarian since A) I feel like I’m actually pretty good at cooking vegetarian meals and get my fill that way, and B) they tend to seem overpriced given the ingredients.
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Comment on Why normal people aren’t using AI agents in ~tech
WeAreWaves Link ParentThis is the issue I have. I don’t trust LLMs to be right, so unless it’s something I already know, there’s no point in asking one. It’s just an extra few steps for no benefit.then go back and verify
This is the issue I have. I don’t trust LLMs to be right, so unless it’s something I already know, there’s no point in asking one. It’s just an extra few steps for no benefit.
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Comment on Any other tenure-track faculty on Tildes? in ~talk
WeAreWaves Link ParentThat’s great - I came very close to going down the CC route. Had one or two events played out differently. Luckily my job now still includes enough teaching to satisfy that part of me.That’s great - I came very close to going down the CC route. Had one or two events played out differently. Luckily my job now still includes enough teaching to satisfy that part of me.
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Comment on Any other tenure-track faculty on Tildes? in ~talk
WeAreWaves LinkI ended up leaving the US and am much happier with the culture here. After I finished my PhD I was planning on trying to go toward teaching focused positions or else private / government sector...I ended up leaving the US and am much happier with the culture here.
After I finished my PhD I was planning on trying to go toward teaching focused positions or else private / government sector jobs.
Then I happened to get a remote post doc with the main aim of doing the aspect of my research I still enjoyed, then that got extended a year, and then I happened to see a posting for a job outside the US that was almost custom made for my background. It meant going back to the sub field I didn’t want to be in, but I decided to stick it out for a couple years for the broader life experience. I loved living there, but the research was way too cutthroat and intense for me.
After that, I almost left academia again, except another postdoc eerily fit for my background opened up in a different country we were targeting. It’s a small institution not in a big city and the research is once again the kind of thing I really enjoy. Last year I finally got promoted and am no longer a postdoc. TT isn’t really a thing here, but the positions are open ended and everyone is really inclusive with grant writing an collaboration, so it’s about as good as it gets by my standards.
So now I expect to be in academia for the rest of my career, but it came about more out of coincidence rather than a drive, and maybe because of that lack of drive, I was more open to hopping around based on opportunities.
The mental health issues were persistent until my current job. I’m not cut out for an R1 type institution. I did my PhD at one and ended up starting a weekly support group among the grad students because it was so rough on me.
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Comment on iOS 14 and earlier will seemingly stop getting App Store app updates in 2027 in ~tech
WeAreWaves Link ParentYeah it’s definitely happened either way apps that aren’t brand new though. For example the NYT games app won’t install and that’s definitely been around for years.Yeah it’s definitely happened either way apps that aren’t brand new though. For example the NYT games app won’t install and that’s definitely been around for years.
This also opens the door to gerrymandering the presidential vote - a swing state could very easily redraw their districts to guarantee a large majority of its electoral votes go toward one party.
But there’s no reason to base it on districts - just allocate proportionally across the whole state. But then you might as well just get rid of arbitrary state boundaries as well which give similar biases and allocate proportionally across the whole country since it is after all a national office.