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  1. Comment on How to pass the time when you have nothing to do at work and just your phone? in ~talk

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    Honestly, this sounds like company over-reach where their employees have to look busy no matter what. At one of my old workplaces we couldn't have books, music, head/earphones, and phones were...

    Honestly, this sounds like company over-reach where their employees have to look busy no matter what. At one of my old workplaces we couldn't have books, music, head/earphones, and phones were almost banned.

    4 votes

  2. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes

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    When it's so easy to read your own tone into text, emoticons and emojis help get the writer's intended tone across. As to why Reddit/some parts of the web had a frothing hate for emoticons?...

    When it's so easy to read your own tone into text, emoticons and emojis help get the writer's intended tone across. As to why Reddit/some parts of the web had a frothing hate for emoticons? Because people also used them to be frivolous and silly when communicating, and we can only be serious on the Internet at all times. :eyeroll:

    In short, I dig 'em for both reasons. You'll pry the "XD" emote out of my cold, dead hands.

    EDIT to actually answer the question put forth:

    Is Tildes anti-smileys / emotions?

    I don't think so; we just use them sparingly, possibly due to leaning toward more serious tones.

    4 votes

  3. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes

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    Now if that ain't a blast from the past! :)

    Now if that ain't a blast from the past! :)

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Your creative ways to say "none of your business"? in ~talk

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    I also like bringing in pets for my answers. "I'm taking Weirdo to the club tonight, and we gotta pregame." "Isn't Weirdo your cat?" "Yeah. And?"

    I also like bringing in pets for my answers.

    "I'm taking Weirdo to the club tonight, and we gotta pregame."

    "Isn't Weirdo your cat?"

    "Yeah. And?"

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Your creative ways to say "none of your business"? in ~talk

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    Hey, no worries. I can be creative for 4 people. And by creative I mean really, really weird.

    Hey, no worries. I can be creative for 4 people.

    And by creative I mean really, really weird.

  6. Comment on Your creative ways to say "none of your business"? in ~talk

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    That one's a goodie; I don't use that one enough. There was a tumblr post going around years ago that was worded similar to "You must be a Level 5 Friend to access that information."

    That one's a goodie; I don't use that one enough.

    There was a tumblr post going around years ago that was worded similar to "You must be a Level 5 Friend to access that information."

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Your creative ways to say "none of your business"? in ~talk

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    That one I'm going to be borrowing!

    That one I'm going to be borrowing!

  8. Comment on Google killing basic HTML version of Gmail in January 2024 in ~tech

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    Rough translation: "We can't track you as well," perhaps?

    "The Gmail Basic HTML views are previous versions of Gmail that were replaced by their modern successors 10+ years ago and do not include full Gmail feature functionality." (emphasis added by me)

    Rough translation: "We can't track you as well," perhaps?

    25 votes

  9. Your creative ways to say "none of your business"?

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    I'm curious of what other people say when someone (say, a coworker or a complete stranger) asks prying questions-- or even questions you just don't feel like answering! Personally, I enjoy giving...

    I'm curious of what other people say when someone (say, a coworker or a complete stranger) asks prying questions-- or even questions you just don't feel like answering!

    Personally, I enjoy giving irrelevant answers to the busybody I run into at least once a week, from the classic "I'm going to iron my dog" (more of an excuse, but still great for befuddling), to the recent favorite: "This human suit is chafing and I need to remove it to apply baby powder."

    32 votes

  10. Comment on Elon Musk thinking of charging money for Twitter in ~tech

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    I've finally had enough of hearing about Elon Musk and X/Twitter, and just utilized that link for the first time.

    I've finally had enough of hearing about Elon Musk and X/Twitter, and just utilized that link for the first time.

    4 votes

  11. Comment on Blank Banshee - Pegasus (2023) in ~music

  13. Comment on Failures in accuracy, ethics and responsibility with Linus Tech Tips and LMG as a whole in ~tech

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    I agree with your read; the look and tone of Steve in this video just screamed "I've had ENOUGH" to me. This video may have very well been a long time coming.

    I agree with your read; the look and tone of Steve in this video just screamed "I've had ENOUGH" to me. This video may have very well been a long time coming.

    8 votes

  14. Comment on Madison Reeve explains why she quit Linus Tech Tips (CW: self harm, slurs, sexual harassment) in ~tech

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    I've reached that point as well. I first came across LTT/LMG and stuck around because when they talked about Tech Stuff, their fun (read: entertaining) energy kept me interested. I came for that...

    I've reached that point as well.

    I first came across LTT/LMG and stuck around because when they talked about Tech Stuff, their fun (read: entertaining) energy kept me interested. I came for that PC Built with Wish Parts video someone mentioned downstream (and later, when Linus was Smarthousing his home), and ended up staying for the tech reviews-- even though I was unfamiliar with a lot of the aspects.

    I began side-eyeing them when the warranty fiasco went down, then Linus' stance on unions. Additionally, I became interested in other tech news outlets. At first it was for variety's sake, but then I've been wanting benchmarks and jargon just given to me straight-- that's how I came across Gamers Nexus. I also began following The Linux Experiment because Linus' foray into Linux left me wanting to learn more about it. I rolled my eyes at The Hard R Incident-- yeah, that tracks; Linus would be that out of touch. Eventually, I just stopped following LTT because it wasn't Doing It for me anymore.

    Then this shit hit the fan.

    I am frankly appalled at how Billet Labs and Madison was treated, and I now have an even deeper appreciation for outlets like Gamers Nexus-- I wouldn't have caught any of LTT's blunders at all! Luckily, I wasn't depending on them to influence my buying of tech. And I am disappointed in Linus' response to the valid criticism, but I can't say I'm surprised.

    19 votes

  15. Comment on Looking for suggestions that make fun of holier than thou/ sanctimonious people in ~movies

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    I'm glad someone else remembers Saved!; I was expecting a movie that just dunked on Christians but I came away with so much more. There is a lot of heart and thoughtfulness in this movie.

    I'm glad someone else remembers Saved!; I was expecting a movie that just dunked on Christians but I came away with so much more. There is a lot of heart and thoughtfulness in this movie.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on The Reddit protest is finally over. Reddit won. in ~tech

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    I'm not the one you asked, but you got me thinkin'. Like @llehsadam, I spend a lot more time here than Reddit. It boiled down to two things, for me: I only keep tabs on the subs I really care...

    I'm not the one you asked, but you got me thinkin'.

    Like @llehsadam, I spend a lot more time here than Reddit. It boiled down to two things, for me:

    1. I only keep tabs on the subs I really care about. My community support network needs are also met elsewhere, further reducing that to the single digits... on one hand. I pop in for recent news/happenings/events and call it a day. I've also grown accustomed to getting my meme supply elsewhere.
    2. When I'm not just reading the comments (and the majority of them are long and thoughtful!), I'm actually engaging a lot more, too. Who knew making yourself think/write more than a smartass quip took up more time than shitposting? ;)
    10 votes

  17. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    My last attempt at a Giant Fantasylike Book Series was that Wheel of Time series, but at the last quarter of the first book I got hit hard with the Eight Deadly Words and had to put it down. I was...

    My last attempt at a Giant Fantasylike Book Series was that Wheel of Time series, but at the last quarter of the first book I got hit hard with the Eight Deadly Words and had to put it down. I was reluctant to try again with another similar series.

    But then I got the first 3 books of a series for Christmas: Brandon Sanderson's The Stormlight Archive. And, the gifter knew I greatly enjoyed the Mistborn series, so it was likely it would have gone over better.

    And it did. I'm just amazed at how this author writes their characters, and his worldbuilding.

    While it took me a good year and change to get through the first 2 books due to scheduling and accessibility (still on the third as of this comment!) I'm glad I read when I could and stuck with it. I'm in awe and thoroughly enjoying it.

    6 votes

  18. Comment on The Reddit protest is finally over. Reddit won. in ~tech

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    To run with the topical theme for this month (last month...), it's like an evil Skrull killed and replaced Reddit, but only the people closest to it would know or care-- the long-term powerusers....

    To run with the topical theme for this month (last month...), it's like an evil Skrull killed and replaced Reddit, but only the people closest to it would know or care-- the long-term powerusers.

    I had no delusions of ever "winning" this protest against Reddit. Having gone through similar upheavals with Digg and Livejournal, I just packed up my stuff and left. Once they start chasing the money hard there is really no convincing them, and it was only a matter of my preferences and ideals at that point.

    Reddit is... Not Quite Dead, but certainly a shadow of its former self. I daresay it's even Too Big to Fail. But let's see how things fare in a few months. It may be too big to fail on the business metric they care about, but their cultural fall from grace may be spectacular.

    21 votes

  19. Comment on The historic Gullah-Geechee community is fighting to retain its land and culture in South Carolina in ~life

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    The distinct Gullah-Geechee people, located near the coast of South Carolina, have survived slavery, the Civil War and Jim Crow. But in recent decades, the historic Black community has been threatened by gentrifiers and commercial developers who have taken their land. In a struggle that most Americans have not noticed, the Gullah-Geechee continue to fight the political and legal battles needed to preserve as many of their homes and as much of their culture as they can.

    4 votes