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Comment on Cyberpunk 2077 release date delayed to November 19, 2020 (from Sept. 17) in ~games
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Comment on Has your local climate gotten noticeably warmer in your lifetime? in ~enviro
bear-punch LinkI revisited the city I grew up in around December / January. Before I moved, the winters had definitely been softening over time, but always getting below freezing. This last year was incredibly...I revisited the city I grew up in around December / January. Before I moved, the winters had definitely been softening over time, but always getting below freezing. This last year was incredibly warm, with the temperature only dipping below freezing overnight. I was really looking forward to snow, but it just wasn't in the cards this year.
Apparently this year was exceptionally warm, but it does seem to be only an outlier by magnitude rather than trajectory. Its kinda strange to see these changes in actual comprehensible time scales. Maybe I would've noticed it sooner if I hadn't been experiencing this incredible amount of time dilation (for lack of a better term) over the last few years from stress and other social factors.
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Comment on Is sex work bad? in ~life
bear-punch Link ParentForced labor (even in prisons) is also immoral though. It is different from rape in that the traumas are different, but neither are moral acts. Perhaps it is lingering Christian prudishness that...Forced labor (even in prisons) is also immoral though. It is different from rape in that the traumas are different, but neither are moral acts. Perhaps it is lingering Christian prudishness that makes them feel different culturally, but I don't think that either are morally acceptable
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Comment on It's getting colder, so give me your best hot cocoa recipe! in ~food
bear-punch LinkI never found hot cocoa to be chocolatey enough so I end up making a thicker drinking chocolate. You can change up the spices as you feel necessary, e.g. add nutmeg or chili powder. I really like...I never found hot cocoa to be chocolatey enough so I end up making a thicker drinking chocolate. You can change up the spices as you feel necessary, e.g. add nutmeg or chili powder. I really like to serve it with a shot of espresso on top.
Ingredients:
- 4 fl oz Heavy whipping cream
- 4 fl oz Half & half
- 4 oz 70-80% Dark Chocolate
- A vanilla bean
- A cinnamon stick or two
Instructions:
- Place cream, half & half, vanilla bean, and cinnamon stick into a sauce pan and heat until warm
- Break chocolate apart to speed up melting process while milk warms
- Remove vanilla bean and cinnamon sticks from milk
- Melt the chocolate into the milk and serve
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Comment on If you could start a conversation about anything you'd like, what would it be? in ~talk
bear-punch Link ParentLots to unpack here, but whether consciousness is an emergent property of a sufficiently complex system of interactions or not seems to be the crux of the issues with consciousness. My guess is...Lots to unpack here, but whether consciousness is an emergent property of a sufficiently complex system of interactions or not seems to be the crux of the issues with consciousness. My guess is that resistance this idea comes from how we as individuals would be merely elements in the greater system of planetary consciousness you're laying out. These 'thoughts' on this planetary level would be so alien to our own, how can we even begin to understand what they are and what they mean?
This is a really intriguing line of thought, I'll have to really give these ideas some consideration.
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Comment on 'Toxic Christianity': The US evangelicals creating champions for Donald Trump in ~humanities
bear-punch Link ParentI am truly and deeply sorry that your evangelistic faith is getting dragged through the mud in this way. In my experience the label you were struggling to name is generally evangelical for...I am truly and deeply sorry that your evangelistic faith is getting dragged through the mud in this way. In my experience the label you were struggling to name is generally evangelical for mainstream US discourse even if it's not the most theologically sound differentiator to pick.
In seeing these 'churches' operating and the resistance to them growing, I wouldn't be surprised to see a massive theological shift in the church at large in response.
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Comment on US Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination in ~news
bear-punch LinkThe 2016 election was the first federal election I voted in, and I gotta say it hasn't been terribly encouraging for participation in further politics. I know that voting is important, but when...The 2016 election was the first federal election I voted in, and I gotta say it hasn't been terribly encouraging for participation in further politics. I know that voting is important, but when the government is this much of a shitshow its hard to maintain the stance that I can do anything to stop/fix these problems
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Comment on Travellers to New Zealand refusing digital search now face NZ$5000 Customs fine at border in ~travel
bear-punch Link ParentThat's an interesting idea! It might be easier to try and boot from a live disk sd card or something. The card itself would be easily missed in a search, or the disk image could be stored in the...That's an interesting idea! It might be easier to try and boot from a live disk sd card or something. The card itself would be easily missed in a search, or the disk image could be stored in the cloud and reinstalled after the border.
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Comment on Anyone want to talk philosophy? in ~talk
bear-punch Link ParentNot sqew, but if people are ultimately a product of the situation at hand, then on what moral grounds do you enact a punishment for crime? Is it reasonable to imprison those that "only" did wrong...Not sqew, but if people are ultimately a product of the situation at hand, then on what moral grounds do you enact a punishment for crime? Is it reasonable to imprison those that "only" did wrong not because of innately evil choices, but because that's the way the universe is? While these questions may be easily explained by some mode of ethics, they are of legitimate concern to the layman, who is less knowledgeable and would serve in juries and participate in the politics responsible for laws.
In the end I think that the existence of punishment for crime tilts society in large away from the criminal acts and is therefore a reasonable course of action even in a deterministic case. Convincing the general public of this would be much more difficult, and in the interim it is likely that people will use this idea of determinism to justify violent criminal acts.
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Comment on Anyone want to talk philosophy? in ~talk
bear-punch Link ParentBefore I started getting interested in philosophy I simply assumed that everyone had incompatibilist libertarian free will. After doing a little bit of reading about it I've found some convincing...Before I started getting interested in philosophy I simply assumed that everyone had incompatibilist libertarian free will. After doing a little bit of reading about it I've found some convincing arguments that this may not be the case, but barring any experimental evidence confirming these arguments I am not comfortable with leaving the incompatibilist libertarian stance at this point.
I'm a bit afraid that if I delve too deeply into this I'll fall into an existential spiral, which I really can't afford to do right now, so I'm kinda passing the buck off for future me to deal with.
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Comment on What do we think of an app? (iOS and Android) in ~tildes
bear-punch Link ParentI mean for the browser itself. The dark mode for ~ is great and works just fine, I just can't seem to make the menus and UI for the firefox app darker.I mean for the browser itself. The dark mode for ~ is great and works just fine, I just can't seem to make the menus and UI for the firefox app darker.
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Comment on What do we think of an app? (iOS and Android) in ~tildes
bear-punch LinkI'm currently loving the mobile site, but I definitely could see a place for an app as I can't seem to get Firefox to do a dark theme and it hopefully would enable me to browse without inevitably...I'm currently loving the mobile site, but I definitely could see a place for an app as I can't seem to get Firefox to do a dark theme and it hopefully would enable me to browse without inevitably opening a thousand tabs
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tv
bear-punch LinkMy favorite youtube channel right now: Auralnauts They recently finished a redub/recut of Episodes 1-6 of Star Wars and have a bunch of other hilarious and creative videos. Other great channels...My favorite youtube channel right now: Auralnauts They recently finished a redub/recut of Episodes 1-6 of Star Wars and have a bunch of other hilarious and creative videos.
Other great channels include CGP Grey, 3blue1brown, and TierZoo for more educational channels.
I also watch a bit of film discussion and I really like RedLetterMedia and Jenny Nicholson.
bill wurtz is a bit of an acquired taste, but really can't be beat.
If you're looking for good cooking videos I really like Binging with Babish, Bon Appétit's It's Alive with Brad series, and You Suck at Cooking.
Yeah, totally agree that they should chill to prevent burning out their devs. I'd imagine this letter is coming out to preempt the hype from getting out of hand in the next couple months where they'd have a better sense of when it'll be done.
An extra month seems pretty reasonable for an extension, though I'll admit I'm not a developer so I have no idea how long QA takes. It'll still make it in time for christmas sales so that should keep shareholders happy too.