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Comment on 송소희 Song Sohee - A Blind Runner (2025) in ~music
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Comment on What lesser-known sci-fi reads do you recommend? in ~books
ahatlikethat (edited )LinkWhere Were You Last Pluterday by Paul van Herck (open library link) I read this in high school in the 80s. It's a satirical comedy time travel science fiction that prompted me to think about class...Where Were You Last Pluterday by Paul van Herck (open library link)
I read this in high school in the 80s. It's a satirical comedy time travel science fiction that prompted me to think about class privilege probably for the first time. It was written in 1968. As I recall, it has the kind of casual male-gaze/female objectification view that was pretty standard at the time of writing but was already feeling old in the 80's, but was the kind thing you'd expect from the genre. I remember it as a breezy read. I've never read it since, I can't tell you how "good" it is, but the idea of and extra day for the wealthy stuck with me all this time, and sadly seems even more relevant.
Also the Wikipedia page notes it was first published in Dutch.
(Edited for minor spelling/ missing words)Addendum--I just remembered the circumstances of its purchase-- it was with a collection of various paperbacks in a display buy the checkout line in the local grocery store. There's something you don't see any more!
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Comment on Consequences of advertising and enshittification on the Internet in ~tech
ahatlikethat (edited )Link ParentThe problem is they are set as an equivalence, as if they are equal choices, when in fact we are looking at a choice based on significantly different percentages of disposable income and in a case...The problem is they are set as an equivalence, as if they are equal choices, when in fact we are looking at a choice based on significantly different percentages of disposable income and in a case where one may not have disposable income at all.
Stating that low income people are less advertisement avoidant than high income people because they are less likely to pay for ads is missing that low income people are not making the same choice. The comparison is not accurate or useful, Class bias is not about morality, it's about applying an inaccurate set of presumptions to a group, resulting in inaccurate findings--sloppy research. The alternative in this case would be avoid presenting these as equal choices, or do a little more work to determine the actual attitudes of low income people toward advertising rather that making unsupported assumptions. -
Comment on Thoughts on graphene OS? in ~tech
ahatlikethat LinkI've had it on an 8pro for a couple months now, no issue. I'm setting up a 10a on it and did have a weird issue where I could not get the phone to connect to wireless on the stock software before...I've had it on an 8pro for a couple months now, no issue. I'm setting up a 10a on it and did have a weird issue where I could not get the phone to connect to wireless on the stock software before loading Graphene (you need to connect wireless on stock first once to allow OEM unlocking). Turns out there's a weird problem with the Pixel10 using WPA3 and I had to change my router to broadcast WPA2. No idea if that's a Pixel9 issue, just mentioning it in case, because it took forever to figure it out.
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Comment on Consequences of advertising and enshittification on the Internet in ~tech
ahatlikethat Link ParentIt's setting up a comparison where "Given my options" means $10 dollars I won't notice for one group vs. 2 gallons of milk for my children for the other, and calling the choice they make proof of...It's setting up a comparison where "Given my options" means $10 dollars I won't notice for one group vs. 2 gallons of milk for my children for the other, and calling the choice they make proof of how they feel about advertising.
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Comment on Consequences of advertising and enshittification on the Internet in ~tech
ahatlikethat LinkThis is an assumption without any supporting data. Low income customers may very well be just or more advertising-averse but lack the means to act on that adversity. This sort of class bias really...Low-income consumers—who consume the ad-supported version because they are
more price sensitive and less advertising-averseThis is an assumption without any supporting data. Low income customers may very well be just or more advertising-averse but lack the means to act on that adversity. This sort of class bias really annoys me.
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Comment on Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets in ~life.pets
ahatlikethat Link ParentThose pictures are fantastic! I especially love the one of the little tiger sneak attacking their littermate. Thanks for sharing them, I can never get enough kitten pics.Those pictures are fantastic! I especially love the one of the little tiger sneak attacking their littermate. Thanks for sharing them, I can never get enough kitten pics.
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Comment on Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets in ~life.pets
ahatlikethat Link ParentYou can tell he feels the same about you.You can tell he feels the same about you.
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Comment on Klara and the Sun | Official trailer in ~movies
ahatlikethat LinkKazuo Ishiguro, Taika Waititi and Jenna Ortega all together do not sound like a recipe for mass market appeal but it's right up my alley. I'm psyched.Kazuo Ishiguro, Taika Waititi and Jenna Ortega all together do not sound like a recipe for mass market appeal but it's right up my alley. I'm psyched.
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Comment on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past announced in ~games
ahatlikethat Link ParentWere there? I finished the main game on Windows because it was unsupported on Linux for quite a while, until Proton was able to get a good interface on it. My understanding is that Steam uses...Were there? I finished the main game on Windows because it was unsupported on Linux for quite a while, until Proton was able to get a good interface on it. My understanding is that Steam uses Proton for compatibility, and it's thanks to that effort we have Witcher3 and the DLCs for linux.
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Comment on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past announced in ~games
ahatlikethat Link ParentYeah I'm not worried about breaking what I've got but rather not being able to play new stuff.Yeah I'm not worried about breaking what I've got but rather not being able to play new stuff.
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Comment on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past announced in ~games
ahatlikethat LinkAs a linux gamer this part has me feeling apprehensive: I really hope the Proton folks are on top of it.As a linux gamer this part has me feeling apprehensive:
Only processors supported on Windows 11 will be supported by us.
Only graphics cards with ongoing active driver support for gaming on Windows 11 will be supported.I really hope the Proton folks are on top of it.
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Comment on Grief and guilt in ~life.pets
ahatlikethat Link ParentThank you for your comment!Thank you for your comment!
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Comment on Grief and guilt in ~life.pets
ahatlikethat LinkI am so sorry you are suffering with this. (and carrow, too.) I am old enough to have dealt with this a lot. Pets are family to me, and like you, the responsibility and the grief are deep. Last...I am so sorry you are suffering with this. (and carrow, too.)
I am old enough to have dealt with this a lot. Pets are family to me, and like you, the responsibility and the grief are deep. Last year we lost our 3 senior cats in a 3 month period-- cancer, multiple organ failure and kidney disease. They were 18, 20 and 21, but that really didn't matter. If anything we were more attached and their loss was tangible. I lost two dogs to the same very rare blood cancer 7 years apart.Here's the thing. Euthanizing them is killing them, but they were going to die, no matter how well you cared for them or how much you loved them. Maybe they would have had a few more days or more, but they would have been days of suffering. you took that suffering from them, and in a way took it on yourself. That is love. The pain you feel is love. The guilt, well that is the byproduct of forgetting for a moment that you could not have stopped the process, all you could do is make is as gentle for them as possible. You bore your responsibilities to them all the way to the end.
When I was young, my first cat had kidney failure and I kept her going for years. I could not bear to put her to sleep. She died having seizures on the way to the vet. That first dog with the rare cancer? She died from seizures the next day while we were waiting for the lab results. We tried rushing her back to the vet but didn't make it. The look in her eyes between seizures--confusion, terror...I would not wish such a thing on any creature. I was my mother's caretaker when she died of cancer, during Covid. It was not painless or gentle. What we do for our pets, when we can do it, is in my opinion, the best gift we can possibly give them.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #5: Pineapple on pizza? (Results) in ~talk
ahatlikethat LinkPineapple and New Mexico roasted green chile. That is all.Pineapple and New Mexico roasted green chile. That is all.
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Comment on What was the best job you ever had? in ~life
ahatlikethat LinkWhen I was in high school back in the 80s (yes I'm old) I worked a couple years at a renaissance festival hawking flower garlands. I made a few hundred dollars, cash, each day (weekends only) for...When I was in high school back in the 80s (yes I'm old) I worked a couple years at a renaissance festival hawking flower garlands. I made a few hundred dollars, cash, each day (weekends only) for about a month. That was a lot of money at the time, which was great, but even more fun was that a lot of us camped on site over each weekend. It was like summer camp except you were paid to be there. Back then, the whole Renn fair thing was way more chill and not corporate. Penn and Teller did their thing there but no one knew who they were. There was a open air concert stage on the property, so we could also see various musical acts for free. Such a great memory!
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Comment on Dirty Frag, an exploit which can obtain root privileges on major Linux distributions in ~tech
ahatlikethat Link ParentAh, thanks for the explanation!Ah, thanks for the explanation!
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Comment on Dirty Frag, an exploit which can obtain root privileges on major Linux distributions in ~tech
ahatlikethat LinkI saw this a couple places, but I have questions--I thought copyfail requied local access. I read that this is basically like copyfail, so as a home user with nearly zero chance of a local machine...I saw this a couple places, but I have questions--I thought copyfail requied local access. I read that this is basically like copyfail, so as a home user with nearly zero chance of a local machine takeover, can I just wait for an offical patch? I also read that the posted mitigation breaks IPSec, which seems problematic.
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Comment on Which Linux distro do you use, and why? in ~tech
ahatlikethat Link ParentI finally switched from Manjaro to EndeavorOS a month ago. I thought it would be a back up just in case Manjaro didn't straighten out, but as soon as I got it installed, I couldn't leave. (Manjaro...I finally switched from Manjaro to EndeavorOS a month ago. I thought it would be a back up just in case Manjaro didn't straighten out, but as soon as I got it installed, I couldn't leave. (Manjaro is still sitting on another hard drive, but I expect to wipe it.) When I was looking for another arch-based OS, it seemed like (other than building Arch myself) the only choices were Cachy and Endeavor. I settled on Endeavor because I find their support system (wiki, support apps and community forum) to be exemplary and the overall vibe to be fantastic. Couldn't be happier.
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Comment on Nathan Fillion says 'Firefly' animated series in development in ~tv
ahatlikethat Link ParentExcept, not racist.Except, not racist.
I love Song Sohee so much! I was trained in opera (obviously a different genre) and I am just in awe of her technical and artistic abilities. I just spent a few hours listening to her yesterday.