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Comment on What are some good YouTube channels/shows/series related to travel? in ~travel
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Comment on When did you realize you were different? in ~talk
asstronaut Link ParentThank you for that context. I didn’t know.Thank you for that context.
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Comment on Vegans of Tildes, what are your favourite sources of protein? in ~food
asstronaut Link ParentI can only wish that my weekly, just me, grocery bill would be $60 a week. My local farmers market has a French guy providing bread. It’s hands down the best bread ever. But it’s half you weekly...I can only wish that my weekly, just me, grocery bill would be $60 a week.
My local farmers market has a French guy providing bread. It’s hands down the best bread ever. But it’s half you weekly budget. But I live in the highest income county in the US, so I guess that comes with the territory.
Those (good) basics being so expensive has me reevaluating, without the additional cost of vitamins, if going a different route would not just be good for the planet and me, but also for my budget.
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Comment on When did you realize you were different? in ~talk
asstronaut Link ParentMe being abused as a youngster by a person in a position of power, as a very young male has lead me through many varying thoughts and challenges. This happened in a conservative thinking family,...Me being abused as a youngster by a person in a position of power, as a very young male has lead me through many varying thoughts and challenges. This happened in a conservative thinking family, driven by (supposed) values, and have not been discussed since I brought it to light.
I struggle with it still today, even after therapy and hypnosis.
We all have our issues
I don’t feel special or different for it.I know I’m not the only one, and am not different to many who have been down this path.
We carry on, and do the best with what life can throw back at us. -
Comment on Vegans of Tildes, what are your favourite sources of protein? in ~food
asstronaut Link ParentThank you for your perspective. I will keep stretching my mind on this thought.Thank you for your perspective.
I will keep stretching my mind on this thought.
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Comment on When did you realize you were different? in ~talk
asstronaut Link ParentYou have every to right to think that what you’re going through makes you special and unique, and all the power to you for believing that. But. You are not the only one. And therefore not unique...You have every to right to think that what you’re going through makes you special and unique, and all the power to you for believing that.
But.
You are not the only one. And therefore not unique or different.
The German’s use a word: “sonder” - it’s the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own.
We all have our issues that we’re dealing with.
Therefore none of us are that special or unique. We’re all fighting battles, living our lives and doing the best we can, to live a life that many around us are fighting to do too.We all want to see individual snowflakes but also struggle to discern them from the blur.
A tragedy it is indeed.
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Comment on Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - August 31 in ~news
asstronaut LinkFinding cause for war Under Putin is easy Coz it’s the way Kindness is not the answer People don’t always agree Unless they get locked up Till the end of their day In jail they die Never to see...Finding cause for war
Under Putin is easy
Coz it’s the way
Kindness is not the answerPeople don’t always agree
Unless they get locked up
Till the end of their day
In jail they die
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Comment on Vegans of Tildes, what are your favourite sources of protein? in ~food
asstronaut Link ParentAm just curious: how much more expensive do you think your diet might be compared to not going the route you’re on? Whilst I’m not vegan, I’m trying to be more planet friendly (and also help my...Am just curious: how much more expensive do you think your diet might be compared to not going the route you’re on?
Whilst I’m not vegan, I’m trying to be more planet friendly (and also help my body) by going plant based and organic wherever I can. But these things cost more.
So, with supplements added in, this has to cost significantly more than a “normal” person’s grocery bill.Is the extra cost worth it from an energy/awareness/health/self worth perspective?
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Comment on Anti-abortion activists, including one who kept fetuses, convicted of illegally blocking a reproductive clinic in Washington, DC in ~health
asstronaut LinkI don’t get how these individuals are so fixated on other people’s lives. The proverb goes: “ Whose house is of glass, must not throw stones at another” Mind your own business. Someone else living...I don’t get how these individuals are so fixated on other people’s lives.
The proverb goes: “ Whose house is of glass, must not throw stones at another”
Mind your own business.
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Comment on Black Twitter abandons Musk's X. The influential online community that gave rise to social movements like #BlackLivesMatter is now a ‘digital diaspora’ in search of a new home. in ~tech
asstronaut Link ParentAnother quote by Desmond Tutu that hit home for me: “Freedom is indivisible. Whites can't enjoy their separate freedoms. They spend too much time and resources defending those freedoms instead of...Another quote by Desmond Tutu that hit home for me:
“Freedom is indivisible. Whites can't enjoy their separate freedoms. They spend too much time and resources defending those freedoms instead of enjoying them.”
Seeing that I’m a more liberal minded (and lighter skinned) individual from South Africa and currently based in the US, I have seen this to be a universal truth. The term “Apartheid” caught everyone’s attention in the 80/90’s, but this is still an issue in modern day US too.
Darker skinned people in the US are forced, by no choice of their own (due to various factors), to live different lives (mostly in criminal ridden and poorer environments and without the same resources), compared to their supposed “equal rights” white citizens.
I truly wish that the folks of @blacktwitter will find a better home. Elon Musk’s platform is certainly not it. They’re making the right decision.
If anyone wants to set it up, I’d happily fight Elon in a cage and kick his puny ass.
Can ~tildes be a home for these folks?
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Comment on Ten churches around the world that have been repurposed in interesting and creative ways in ~design
asstronaut LinkI love when “religion” is replaced by community unity. That is true religion.I love when “religion” is replaced by community unity. That is true religion.
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Comment on Retired US country singer tries clearing ‘vagrancy problem’ with his low-flying helicopter in ~life
asstronaut LinkImagine an alternative use of the expensive helicopter fuel dollars combined with personal time dollars, into something that could be worthwhile. Maybe like helping homeless people in real terms?Imagine an alternative use of the expensive helicopter fuel dollars combined with personal time dollars, into something that could be worthwhile.
Maybe like helping homeless people in real terms?
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Comment on Coming to Kansas City: The first stadium built solely for pro women’s sports in ~sports.football
asstronaut Link ParentI wholly support your last sentence. I sacrificed sleep to watch the WWC as much as I could, and ended up rather watching the Spanish feed on Telemundo (to get the vibe) than listen to US...I wholly support your last sentence. I sacrificed sleep to watch the WWC as much as I could, and ended up rather watching the Spanish feed on Telemundo (to get the vibe) than listen to US commentators if my VPN to AU or the UK was being glitchy.
That being said…
Free OTA Premier League games are a “gateway drug” just to get you hooked.
Say you develop an interest in the League and the level of competition, so you figure signing up for YouTube TV ($75)will get you what you want to see. Nope. Most games are only shown on Peacock ($10), but not the important ones, so you still need the YTTV.
After a season’s watching you realize there’s more going on… there’s also the FA Cup (ESPN+) and something even more enticing: the Champions League (featured on Paramount+). If, unfortunately, you develop a expanded interest in the German, French, Dutch, Spanish or Italian leagues, you will face a different animal altogether.In the end it’s just easier, cheaper and more convenient to go after that elusive X on the crudely drawn map.
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Comment on Hurricane Hilary could dump over a year’s worth of rain on parts of the Southwest US in ~enviro
asstronaut (edited )Link ParentWhilst I agree that climate change is showing us a glimpse of what’s to come, it is not expected that a hurricane will reach southern CA. At worst it’ll be a tropical storm - meaning rain, and...Whilst I agree that climate change is showing us a glimpse of what’s to come, it is not expected that a hurricane will reach southern CA. At worst it’ll be a tropical storm - meaning rain, and maybe quite a bit of it (maybe causing landslides and localized flooding), but not the power of a hurricane.
https://apnews.com/article/7fddeb8c6eaf2e6cb8893dfe4db838fe
Edit: Or if you need an additional credible source:
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/hurricane-hilary-trigger-floods-baja-california-peninsula-southwestern-us-nhc-2023-08-19/Chill your bones after buying a parka (edit: poncho, not parka - not sure how I confused one for the other lol)
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Comment on What silly thing do you argue about with your significant other? in ~talk
asstronaut LinkFor us it’s not a singular fake argument. She’s British and therefore really loves to banter. She gives me shit all time over nothing, and if I play the game by being equally ridiculous in my...For us it’s not a singular fake argument. She’s British and therefore really loves to banter.
She gives me shit all time over nothing, and if I play the game by being equally ridiculous in my counter arguments, she’s happy like a pig in shit.
Any topic will do, as long as it can be turned into something silly.
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Comment on I’m really trying to appreciate the World Cup from the US in ~sports.football
asstronaut LinkI see my ‘world cup’ tag has been removed to be replaced by “football.womens”. I have a significant issue with that. They play the same game, on the same size pitch, with the same sized goal and...I see my ‘world cup’ tag has been removed to be replaced by “football.womens”.
I have a significant issue with that. They play the same game, on the same size pitch, with the same sized goal and the same sized ball. Hell, some of them are even playing in men’s shoes, causing debilitating injuries.
This is NOT a sport that needs to be designated as being “football.women”.
The quality, the competition and the drive is there.
“World Cup” deserves to be enough of a tag, and should be.
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Comment on I’m really trying to appreciate the World Cup from the US in ~sports.football
asstronaut Link ParentAgreed. A blow by blow commentary is not needed. Make it be casual (and borderline boring), so the game can be appreciated.Agreed.
A blow by blow commentary is not needed.Make it be casual (and borderline boring), so the game can be appreciated.
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Comment on I’m really trying to appreciate the World Cup from the US in ~sports.football
asstronaut Link ParentDon’t get me starred on Twellman… He simply just ruins it all.Don’t get me starred on Twellman…
He simply just ruins it all.
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Comment on I’m really trying to appreciate the World Cup from the US in ~sports.football
asstronaut Link ParentThat’s my point exactly - there’s no need to create false excitement. The game is what is, and will be judged by viewers accordingly. Fake, excitable commentary is unnecessary and and a complete...That’s my point exactly - there’s no need to create false excitement.
The game is what is, and will be judged by viewers accordingly.
Fake, excitable commentary is unnecessary and and a complete turnoff.That’s why I go treasure hunting for games when Premier League games feature American commentators
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I’m really trying to appreciate the World Cup from the US
Time zone challenges aside, I’m really appreciating the growth in the competition and the extent that the tournament has grown in popularity, viewership and more importantly recognition. When I...
Time zone challenges aside, I’m really appreciating the growth in the competition and the extent that the tournament has grown in popularity, viewership and more importantly recognition.
When I (for the first time) watched the Euro’s last year there was a perceived slower pace of Football and it took some getting used to compared to the pace of, for instance, the Premier League. But after watching a few games I’ve come to realize their game is developing at a high rate - and this World Cup’s excitement, quality of play, and upsets are evident that these players are catching up fast. They really are really putting on a show to be appreciated.
But, like I said in the title, I’m watching Footie from the US.
And, I wish I could say different, but the Fox commentary, in the simplest terms, sucks big time. Their breathless uneducated excitable play by play commentary (especially John Strong’s) detracts to the point that this is not an enjoyable experience at all.My resolution is to watch the game on Telemundo (in Spanish) so I can appreciate the talent on display, and not suffer the distraction of terrible commentary, but still pick up on the vibe.
If American Soccer wants to evolve, then the TV commentary needs to toned down from overly excitable (and partial) to more informative and educational.
I’m so grateful that the Wall wasn’t built tall enough to not now allow Spanish commentary.
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Straybob
This guy is a poet in his narration and he’s very good with his filming. His music choices are epic too.
He doesn’t post often, or even remotely frequently, but it’s worth investing in his previous trips - hitchhiking from Vietnam to England, a trek through Jordan (and losing a pup :-(), walking across India, or paddling down a river in Australia.
He’s about to undertake a cycling journey around the world, and is due to post that soon (I hope!)
Part of the charm is waiting for him to pop up.