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  1. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 4 in ~society

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    There is a significant percentage of visitors from abroad in the national parks. This could create terrible incidents with people who have no expectations of encountering firearms.

    There is a significant percentage of visitors from abroad in the national parks. This could create terrible incidents with people who have no expectations of encountering firearms.

    10 votes

  2. Comment on What's something that you missed out on? in ~talk

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    There are some fantastic writers who didn't start writing until later in life including Raymond Chandler and Richard Adams. (Watership Down is in my top 5 books). Don't give up.

    There are some fantastic writers who didn't start writing until later in life including Raymond Chandler and Richard Adams. (Watership Down is in my top 5 books). Don't give up.

    4 votes

  3. Comment on Tildes Book Club - Have you started Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov? in ~books

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    I'd love to see what you have to say about Tea Girl.

    I'd love to see what you have to say about Tea Girl.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Why I find woke criticism of veganism and effective altruism so outrageous in ~society

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    Rebecca Solnit also did good work demonstrating patterns of generosity in her book A paradise built in hell.

    Rebecca Solnit also did good work demonstrating patterns of generosity in her book A paradise built in hell.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Tildes Book Club - Have you started Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov? in ~books

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    I hope you like Tea Girl. I know it's long although it came in under our length limit. That may be something to address with the group.

    I hope you like Tea Girl. I know it's long although it came in under our length limit. That may be something to address with the group.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Tildes Book Club - Have you started Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov? in ~books

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  9. Comment on What does Tucker Carlson really believe? I went to Maine to find out. (gifted link) in ~society

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    I can believe that Carlson personally opposes war with Iran. However, even in this interview where he is soft pedaling things he mentions 'real differences between men and women' which is only a...

    I can believe that Carlson personally opposes war with Iran.

    However, even in this interview where he is soft pedaling things he mentions 'real differences between men and women' which is only a short step to women are inferior or should be subordinate etc.

    He also mentions that he believes we should have zero immigration right now. I am confident that he believes in the great replacement theory.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Platform Decay - Martha Wells (Murderbot Diaries #8) discussion thread in ~books

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  12. Comment on What's something that you missed out on? in ~talk

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    We moved a lot growing up so I missed having consistent stable childhood friends.

    We moved a lot growing up so I missed having consistent stable childhood friends.

    11 votes

  13. Comment on "The reason I'm not an atheist is that I think the philosophical arguments against it are unanswerable" (gifted link) in ~humanities

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    I agree that people have been awful under every belief system. Thanks for saying it. Specifically, the explicitly atheist regimes of the USSR and the PRC could be very cruel and arbitrary, even...

    I agree that people have been awful under every belief system. Thanks for saying it.

    Specifically, the explicitly atheist regimes of the USSR and the PRC could be very cruel and arbitrary, even while sharing the necessities of life more effectively than their preceding economic/political systems.

    The Aztecs were apparently noteworthy for ritual torture.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on Is British English actually better than American English? in ~humanities.languages

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    Many of them speak American English at home thanks to the residential schools program. (also true in Canada - for Canadian English)

    Many of them speak American English at home thanks to the residential schools program. (also true in Canada - for Canadian English)

  15. Comment on Research paper suggests that sitting by a window gives a cognitive benefit in ~science

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    There is a fascinating book "Palaces for the People" by Klinenberg that discusses how architecture and urban design significantly impact human wellbeing. It's an introduction but I found it...

    There is a fascinating book "Palaces for the People" by Klinenberg that discusses how architecture and urban design significantly impact human wellbeing. It's an introduction but I found it fascinating.

    5 votes

  16. Comment on Research paper suggests that sitting by a window gives a cognitive benefit in ~science

  17. Comment on Research paper suggests that sitting by a window gives a cognitive benefit in ~science

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    Unlike most research studies, this one involves something that some people could consider trying to implement in their lives and building designers could be aware of for design. It's not rocket...

    Unlike most research studies, this one involves something that some people could consider trying to implement in their lives and building designers could be aware of for design. It's not rocket science but I thought it was interesting enough to post.

    9 votes

  18. Comment on Is British English actually better than American English? in ~humanities.languages

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    English in England was the original english, but current English accents have also shifted significantly with time. Your contacts might be conflating original with real, but they are ignoring how...

    English in England was the original english, but current English accents have also shifted significantly with time. Your contacts might be conflating original with real, but they are ignoring how languages change.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on Tildes Book Club discussion - April 2026 - The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See in ~books

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    Serendipity is a concept that I still use and believe in, that I picked up when I was reading jung in my twenties. It's a neat word and a cool concept.

    Serendipity is a concept that I still use and believe in, that I picked up when I was reading jung in my twenties.

    It's a neat word and a cool concept.

    3 votes