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Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance
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Comment on The malignant degradation of trust in scientific work in ~science
WeAreWaves Link ParentTotally agree, but it’s damn near impossible to get funding to repeat work, whether it’s yours or someone else’s.Arguably the most critical phase of the scientific method is the final stage of repetition. “Can an independent researcher follow the same methodology and get the same results?”
Totally agree, but it’s damn near impossible to get funding to repeat work, whether it’s yours or someone else’s.
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Comment on AI doesn’t reduce work—it intensifies it in ~tech
WeAreWaves LinkI thought this was going in a totally different direction when I read the title. I was expecting an article about how people can so quickly and easily generate pages of slop text that it makes...I thought this was going in a totally different direction when I read the title. I was expecting an article about how people can so quickly and easily generate pages of slop text that it makes more to wade through.
But that’s probably because I had to do just that today when a senior colleague “helpfully” provided 13 pages of word documents with clearly AI generated ideas and posted them in the shared project folder for someone else to integrate into the other document we were using to develop a set of clear, concise guiding aims.
I’m clearly still salty about it.
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Comment on I tried making homemade Whoppers | Claire Recreates in ~food
WeAreWaves Link ParentThis is about the candy, not the burgers.This is about the candy, not the burgers.
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Comment on Maddie Ashman - Behind Closed Eyes (2026) in ~music
WeAreWaves LinkThought some of the folks here might be into this. She reminds me a bit of Björk in her approach to song writing in that there is a lot of exploration of the medium, so to speak - aggressive...Thought some of the folks here might be into this. She reminds me a bit of Björk in her approach to song writing in that there is a lot of exploration of the medium, so to speak - aggressive layers with contrasting melodies, blending driving rhythms with acoustic instruments and vocals, and a lot of playing with microtonality.
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Maddie Ashman - Behind Closed Eyes (2026)
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Comment on US Border agents shoot, wound two people in Portland in ~society
WeAreWaves Link ParentDon’t believe your lying eyes! On another note, I saw so many articles and headlines use the phrase “ICE-involved shooting”. Is there any phrase more infuriating? I know it’s been around for years...Don’t believe your lying eyes!
On another note, I saw so many articles and headlines use the phrase “ICE-involved shooting”. Is there any phrase more infuriating? I know it’s been around for years for when the police shoot someone but it just makes me want to scream.
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Comment on The gift card accountability sink in ~finance
WeAreWaves Link ParentI used to live down the street from an amazing ice cream shop. We reloaded a gift card each month to keep from going too often.I used to live down the street from an amazing ice cream shop. We reloaded a gift card each month to keep from going too often.
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Comment on American grocery stores are a bewildering sea of overly processed food. Here’s why and what to do. in ~health
WeAreWaves Link ParentWe’re in a pattern of cooking 3-4 times a week and eating leftovers the other meals. I generally enjoy cooking and have managed to make it a bit of a hobby - first with just me and my wife (her...We’re in a pattern of cooking 3-4 times a week and eating leftovers the other meals. I generally enjoy cooking and have managed to make it a bit of a hobby - first with just me and my wife (her more discerning palette), and now with a young child who is (usually) excited to help out. But it is endless. Every single week forever - think of meals to make that are nutritious/varied/workable with the week, do the shopping, make the food, clean the goddamn dishes…
Last summer we had a big family get together and my mother in law hired a private chef. It was amaaaaaazing. She planed the meals, came in the afternoon to cook dinner (enough for lunch leftovers the next day), prep breakfast (oven bakes), and clean all the dishes.
I would 100% hire a chef if I had enough money. Not for every meal, but like at least half the week or half the weeks.
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Comment on 2025 Spotify Wrapped is now out in ~music
WeAreWaves Link ParentWe have a family plan but switching accounts is always a pain in the ass. Every single time it puts me through like 3 captchas.We have a family plan but switching accounts is always a pain in the ass. Every single time it puts me through like 3 captchas.
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Comment on US Supreme Court appears dubious of Donald Trump’s tariffs in ~society
WeAreWaves LinkWouldn’t it be nice if they included cases like this on the shadow docket then instead of letting him wreak havoc on the global economy for a year?Wouldn’t it be nice if they included cases like this on the shadow docket then instead of letting him wreak havoc on the global economy for a year?
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Comment on Starter comments on Tildes? in ~tildes
WeAreWaves Link ParentI feel like the most important one is politics. There are a lot of people who filter out political posts (or US politics) so I see it as common courtesy to try to enable that filtering.I know tags aren't required
I feel like the most important one is politics. There are a lot of people who filter out political posts (or US politics) so I see it as common courtesy to try to enable that filtering.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 27 in ~society
WeAreWaves LinkBBC: Trump directs nuclear weapons testing to resume for first time in over 30 years -
Comment on What the hell are we doing with hierarchical tags? in ~tildes
WeAreWaves Link ParentThose tags are a work of artThose tags are a work of art
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Comment on What the hell are we doing with hierarchical tags? in ~tildes
WeAreWaves Link ParentIsn’t this pretty close to the current system but you just disagree with the choices?But honestly I think one person (myself or a volunteer) making consistent changes is more important than democratic procedures.
Isn’t this pretty close to the current system but you just disagree with the choices?
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Comment on Honk your horn in ~health.mental
WeAreWaves LinkI read a book a while ago (The End of the World Running Club - it was fine) that had a character who yelled at the sun every day, saying something like For whatever reason, that stuck with me and...I read a book a while ago (The End of the World Running Club - it was fine) that had a character who yelled at the sun every day, saying something like
The sun is up there screaming at us nonstop in all its fury, so I figure at least one of us should scream back sometimes.
For whatever reason, that stuck with me and I sometimes yell at the sun if I’m on the bike path by myself on my commute.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 20 in ~society
WeAreWaves Link ParentI’d guess there are some Bayes’ Theorem counter intuitive dynamics at play. The classic example is calculating the probability of actually having a rare disease when a test for it came up...I was wondering how accurate these things are
I’d guess there are some Bayes’ Theorem counter intuitive dynamics at play. The classic example is calculating the probability of actually having a rare disease when a test for it came up positive. Depending on how rare it is, most positive tests would actually be false positives, so the probability of having the disease would still be low despite a positive test.
An overwhelming majority of what the AI looks at will be students without guns. Even a fantastic model with high accuracy will make some mistakes in either direction. That could very easily lead to a situation where the majority of positives are false positives.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
WeAreWaves LinkIn the song Under the Sea in the Little Mermaid, the opening line is: They live in the ocean! They should have absolutely no concept of a lake, much less the familiarity with lakes to use them in...In the song Under the Sea in the Little Mermaid, the opening line is:
The seaweed is always greener
In somebody else’s lakeThey live in the ocean! They should have absolutely no concept of a lake, much less the familiarity with lakes to use them in an effective metaphor.
I know it’s ridiculous but this actually annoys me.
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Comment on A quarter of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is gone in ~society
WeAreWaves Link ParentYeah, the difference now too is that the worry isn’t surveillance or stolen IP, but being held for an indeterminate amount of time in a detention center because of your political beliefs.Yeah, the difference now too is that the worry isn’t surveillance or stolen IP, but being held for an indeterminate amount of time in a detention center because of your political beliefs.
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Comment on Asteroid discovered only two days ago will fly by Earth closer than the moon today in ~space
WeAreWaves Link ParentNo, it’s meters. So this newly discovered one is about 10x the diameter.No, it’s meters. So this newly discovered one is about 10x the diameter.
I mean, it seems absurd to me to own a small private party venue where “private party” means literally just mine.