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Comment on Brazilians don't get dry, minimalist literature. A bit of a rant. in ~creative
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Comment on Brazilians don't get dry, minimalist literature. A bit of a rant. in ~creative
blivet Link ParentBy chance I happen to know that a viralata is a stray dog, but can you explain what viralatismo is in academia?By chance I happen to know that a viralata is a stray dog, but can you explain what viralatismo is in academia?
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Comment on Brazilians don't get dry, minimalist literature. A bit of a rant. in ~creative
blivet (edited )Link ParentI wondered the same thing, but it became clearer once I discovered that he had learned English and French as a child. Not to disparage his obvious talent, but he didn’t move to the US and pick up...I wondered the same thing, but it became clearer once I discovered that he had learned English and French as a child. Not to disparage his obvious talent, but he didn’t move to the US and pick up English as a middle aged man.
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Comment on Elon Musk plans to take on Wikipedia with 'Grokipedia' in ~tech
blivet LinkI was just thinking that he has been uncharacteristically quiet lately.I was just thinking that he has been uncharacteristically quiet lately.
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Comment on White House in a bind as soybean sales to China plummet to zero in ~society
blivet Link ParentYeah, we've already gone from Trump to Biden right back to Trump. Even if in 2028 a normal human being is somehow elected president the rest of the world would see no reason to suppose that four...Yeah, we've already gone from Trump to Biden right back to Trump. Even if in 2028 a normal human being is somehow elected president the rest of the world would see no reason to suppose that four years later we won't decide to vote in Pete Hegseth or Kanye West.
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Comment on White House in a bind as soybean sales to China plummet to zero in ~society
blivet Link ParentIt's impressive how these self-reliant individualists don't see anything strange about counting on getting a check from the government.It's impressive how these self-reliant individualists don't see anything strange about counting on getting a check from the government.
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Comment on What’s a notable misunderstanding from your life? in ~life
blivet Link ParentThis is really well put.disorders that are more complicated and hard to distinguish from personality traits
This is really well put.
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Comment on Baking edgeless brownies from the inside out in ~food
blivet LinkBut the edges are the best part! Why would anyone want to get rid of them?- Exemplary
But the edges are the best part! Why would anyone want to get rid of them?
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
blivet Link ParentThe worst manager I ever had knew nothing about programming, was incompetent as a manager, and played politics viciously. He ended up at Amazon, which tells me all I need to know about what it...The worst manager I ever had knew nothing about programming, was incompetent as a manager, and played politics viciously. He ended up at Amazon, which tells me all I need to know about what it must be like to work there.
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Comment on The hardest working font in Manhattan in ~design
blivet LinkI was so happy to read this article. I’ve been in love with this typeface for a long time without knowing anything about it. Another place it (or something very similar) turns up is Japanese...I was so happy to read this article. I’ve been in love with this typeface for a long time without knowing anything about it.
Another place it (or something very similar) turns up is Japanese websites when they need to render the Latin alphabet. That’s where I first became consciously aware of it. It seemed so wonderfully functional and no-nonsense.
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Comment on Predictions of AI doom are too much like Hollywood movie plots in ~tech
blivet Link ParentI think it does expose something real, though. I’ve had a couple of disagreements where I genuinely couldn’t believe that anyone addressing the topic in good faith could disagree with me. I...I think it does expose something real, though. I’ve had a couple of disagreements where I genuinely couldn’t believe that anyone addressing the topic in good faith could disagree with me. I assumed it was a misunderstanding of the issue, but when I tried to explain I was accused of being condescending. Fortunately these haven’t been terribly important disputes, but something like the “scissor statements” the story posits do seem to exist.
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Comment on What is the most profound impact a dream has had on you? in ~talk
blivet (edited )LinkI had a precognitive dream once. The situation was unique enough that I’m certain that I dreamed of that specific event. For a few moments I could even predict what the person in front of me was...I had a precognitive dream once. The situation was unique enough that I’m certain that I dreamed of that specific event. For a few moments I could even predict what the person in front of me was going to do. It’s never happened again, and I’ve never figured out what to make of it, other than that clearly such things are possible.
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Comment on Bernie Sanders: Joe Biden for US President in ~society
blivet Link ParentThere’s someone on a Mastodon instance who has been insisting for the past six or eight months that Biden can’t win and that the Democrats have to nominate someone more progressive. I’ll give him...There’s someone on a Mastodon instance who has been insisting for the past six or eight months that Biden can’t win and that the Democrats have to nominate someone more progressive.
I’ll give him credit for being ahead of the curve, but when I finally got fed up and asked who, specifically, he had in mind, he didn’t respond. I have yet to see any of these people actually propose a candidate. It’s genuinely bizarre.
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Comment on Easy access to stimulants aided scientific progress in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in ~talk
blivet Link ParentYeah, that quote from Erdős is classic. "I'm not an addict, but I can't function normally without it."Yeah, that quote from Erdős is classic. "I'm not an addict, but I can't function normally without it."
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Comment on Introducing Surfboard for Tildes in ~tildes
blivet Link ParentYeah, the same thing happened with an app devoted to an ActivityPub site I used to visit. The developer just vanished one day. I get that the developers of these sorts of apps don’t owe the users...Yeah, the same thing happened with an app devoted to an ActivityPub site I used to visit. The developer just vanished one day. I get that the developers of these sorts of apps don’t owe the users anything, but a quick post stating that the project is no longer active would have been nice.
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Comment on After a shaky debate performance top US Democrats talk about replacing Joe Biden on the ticket in ~society
blivet Link ParentIt's really sad to see what has happened to what was once one of the most prestigious newspapers in the world. It used to be considered the closest thing you could get to absolutely reliable.It's really sad to see what has happened to what was once one of the most prestigious newspapers in the world. It used to be considered the closest thing you could get to absolutely reliable.
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Comment on Studio musicians are still waiting for credit in the streaming era in ~music
blivet (edited )Link ParentMy point was that producing a list in a standardized format of who did what on a piece of recorded music is hardly an insurmountable problem. Much greater challenges have already been addressed at...My point was that producing a list in a standardized format of who did what on a piece of recorded music is hardly an insurmountable problem. Much greater challenges have already been addressed at least as far back as the 1970s.
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Comment on Studio musicians are still waiting for credit in the streaming era in ~music
blivet LinkI don’t use streaming music services very often, and I’ll admit to being dumbfounded when I couldn’t find the information about who played on a track that I was used to finding printed on album...I don’t use streaming music services very often, and I’ll admit to being dumbfounded when I couldn’t find the information about who played on a track that I was used to finding printed on album sleeves or CD booklets as a matter of course.
If I were a musician I would be furious, and I find the industry excuse that “metadata is hard” ridiculous. Librarians know that it is possible to catalog literally anything, even a piece of fruit, in a standard format.
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Comment on The Controversialist: Marty Peretz and the travails of American liberalism in ~books
blivet LinkMy parents were FDR Democrats who were long time readers of The New Republic. I remember quite well when they decided not to renew their subscription. I was around 18 then and would flip through...My parents were FDR Democrats who were long time readers of The New Republic. I remember quite well when they decided not to renew their subscription. I was around 18 then and would flip through it when I saw it, and I recall being somewhat baffled as to why a supposedly liberal publication seemed to spend all of its time promoting conservative to reactionary causes and insulting Jimmy Carter.
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Comment on What is a value or belief you have that is extremely outside the norm? in ~talk
blivet (edited )Link ParentI feel the same way. To me, art is fundamentally a special form of communication. If there's just some algorithm on the other end it's not art. It might be beautiful or even moving, the way a...Personally, I naturally assume that there are someone in the other end, communicating with me.
I feel the same way. To me, art is fundamentally a special form of communication. If there's just some algorithm on the other end it's not art. It might be beautiful or even moving, the way a natural phenomenon like a forest or a sunset can be, but it's not art to my mind, because there's no communication involved.
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