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Comment on Massive winter storm expected to dump snow and ice across United States in ~enviro
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
boxer_dogs_dance LinkIm on the fourth book of the dungeon crawler Carl series. Im reading There are Rivers in the Sky by Shafak. Im reading the Book Of Hope with Jane Goodall. (It's written as a series of interviews).Im on the fourth book of the dungeon crawler Carl series.
Im reading There are Rivers in the Sky by Shafak.
Im reading the Book Of Hope with Jane Goodall. (It's written as a series of interviews).
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Comment on Massive winter storm expected to dump snow and ice across United States in ~enviro
boxer_dogs_dance Link ParentCalifornia doesn't have many thunderstorms in my experience and the ones we get are significantly less intense than the ones I experienced in the midwest.California doesn't have many thunderstorms in my experience and the ones we get are significantly less intense than the ones I experienced in the midwest.
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Comment on Inside the conservative campus revolution in ~society
boxer_dogs_dance Link ParentThe Cultural Revolution in China is one good example from history of how youth movements can do a lot of harm. I don't think you're wrong to be nervous/worried/concerned, but I don't think the...The Cultural Revolution in China is one good example from history of how youth movements can do a lot of harm.
I don't think you're wrong to be nervous/worried/concerned, but I don't think the situation is hopeless either.
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Comment on Cory Doctorow | AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage. in ~tech
boxer_dogs_dance Link ParentI have found Claude to be useful in generating cover letters that I then thoroughly rewrite, but I have something of a mental block regarding language for praising myself.I have found Claude to be useful in generating cover letters that I then thoroughly rewrite, but I have something of a mental block regarding language for praising myself.
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Comment on Cory Doctorow | AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage. in ~tech
boxer_dogs_dance Link ParentHad a lot of fun with magic 8-balls when I was in grade school.Had a lot of fun with magic 8-balls when I was in grade school.
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Comment on Recommendations needed: Favorite “comfort” movies in ~movies
boxer_dogs_dance LinkAside from films already mentioned, the Hunt for the Wilder People and the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.Aside from films already mentioned, the Hunt for the Wilder People and the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
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Comment on Struggling in my relationship in ~life
boxer_dogs_dance Link ParentI haven't been part of this conversation until now, but I wish you the best with the situation. It isn't quite clear, this friend getting the kitten lives with your partner? Or it's really your...I haven't been part of this conversation until now, but I wish you the best with the situation.
It isn't quite clear, this friend getting the kitten lives with your partner? Or it's really your partner getting the kitten?
I would also be very angry in your shoes. That anger is a signal that your ideas, wants, needs, input are not wanted or valued by your partner. Do you really want to explore continuing to live with that situation?
Based on this series of posts, you want your partner to be considerate of your needs and to act in loving ways. It doesn't look like they want to give you that.
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Comment on Remembering Erich von Däniken, 1935 – 2026 in ~books
boxer_dogs_dance Link ParentIm sure there are many of us who could say something similar. Thank you for speaking up.Im sure there are many of us who could say something similar. Thank you for speaking up.
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Comment on Remembering Erich von Däniken, 1935 – 2026 in ~books
boxer_dogs_dance LinkI read Chariots of the Gods when I was about 10, because either my mom or my dad had bought a copy. I was that kind of curious, bookish kid. I learned about some cool archeological sites. I later...I read Chariots of the Gods when I was about 10, because either my mom or my dad had bought a copy. I was that kind of curious, bookish kid. I learned about some cool archeological sites. I later learned to apply critical thinking skills to those kinds of conspiracy theories.
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Comment on Wyoming high court rejects state abortion ban with thoughtful opinion in ~society
boxer_dogs_dance Link ParentI don't think we are nearly there, but I'm happy for the local win. I'm likewise happy for the legal reasoning that acknowledges the health risks related to pregnancy and giving birth.I don't think we are nearly there, but I'm happy for the local win. I'm likewise happy for the legal reasoning that acknowledges the health risks related to pregnancy and giving birth.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 5 in ~society
boxer_dogs_dance Link ParentAnd that was before he suffered any age related mental decline and before he started taking dementia detection tests on a regular basis.And that was before he suffered any age related mental decline and before he started taking dementia detection tests on a regular basis.
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Comment on Wyoming high court rejects state abortion ban with thoughtful opinion in ~society
boxer_dogs_dance LinkWyoming’s amendment begins by granting every adult this sweeping right to make their own health care decisions, and it shields that right from “undue government infringement.” Everybody ignored that this was part of the state constitution until the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Then the Wyoming Legislature passed a ban on virtually all abortions at every stage of pregnancy. A group of doctors sued and said: These abortion bans violate the right to medical decisionmaking secured in our state constitution. And on Tuesday, the Wyoming Supreme Court said they were correct....
the key move here is the court’s holding that terminating a pregnancy is a health care decision. The state of Wyoming argued that it wasn’t. It said: Abortion isn’t health care, so it doesn’t fall under this provision whatsoever. And the majority said that that was wrong; given the often detrimental impact of pregnancy on an individual’s health, the choice to terminate is clearly a health care decision. That means all restrictions on it must be narrowly tailored to serve a compelling interest....
The court held that Wyoming’s ban was not narrowly tailored to protect “fetal life.” And it did so by pointing to its lack of meaningful, coherent exceptions. So, for instance, state law allows termination for lethal fetal defects only if the baby would die within hours or days of birth. But the plaintiffs had doctors testify that they could not know for certain whether an infant with these defects would live for days, weeks, or maybe even a few months before suffering a painful death. So the majority said: Look, it’s illogical for the state to make patients carry a doomed high-risk pregnancy just because that infant might live a few more days or a few more weeks before inevitably dying. In legal terms, the law was tailored in a very arbitrary way, seemingly to prolong the suffering of women, as well as fetuses who were not going to survive if they were born.
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Wyoming high court rejects state abortion ban with thoughtful opinion
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Comment on What’s a point that you think many people missed? in ~talk
boxer_dogs_dance Link ParentGot it. I think we agree re Canon for Canon sake. The outsiders is old by now but I found it to be a hell of a good read.Got it. I think we agree re Canon for Canon sake.
The outsiders is old by now but I found it to be a hell of a good read.
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Comment on What’s a point that you think many people missed? in ~talk
boxer_dogs_dance Link ParentFor what it's worth, my niece was assigned to read the Outsiders by Hinton a couple of years ago and went and found the sequel on her own because she loved the characters and story. Classic books...For what it's worth, my niece was assigned to read the Outsiders by Hinton a couple of years ago and went and found the sequel on her own because she loved the characters and story.
Classic books can work if they are relatable.
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Comment on What are some stories of progressivism gone wrong in implementation? in ~society
boxer_dogs_dance Link ParentI have waited to reply because I didn't want to be part of a pile on and I thought the entire topic might be locked or deleted. The fact that it hasn't devolved is a credit to tildes and tildes...I have waited to reply because I didn't want to be part of a pile on and I thought the entire topic might be locked or deleted.
The fact that it hasn't devolved is a credit to tildes and tildes users.
Im reacting specifically to your word mean.
I first learned to look for and value substantive critique as an aspiring writer. It can hurt but it leads to improvement.
Later in life I learned about doctors holding morbidity and mortality review sessions when a procedure results in death or harm. I learned about the thorough review the faa oversees when a plane crashes.
Knowing when and how well intended measures alienate people and increase opposition can be extremely useful feedback.
There are definitely people who criticize progressive programs in bad faith based on reactionary agendas. I didn't assume this thread came from that perspective although it might have.
Just my two cents from the peanut gallery.
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Comment on What’s a point that you think many people missed? in ~talk
boxer_dogs_dance Link ParentThe boots theory is a quote from the character Sam Vimes in a discworld book by Terry Pratchett. It's about how poor people can't afford to buy boots that will last. Rich people pay a lot more per...The boots theory is a quote from the character Sam Vimes in a discworld book by Terry Pratchett.
It's about how poor people can't afford to buy boots that will last. Rich people pay a lot more per pair of boots but over a lifetime poor people spend more on boots for a worse experience.
Im on mobile or I would include the exact quote.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
boxer_dogs_dance (edited )Link ParentThere were a few years where I read everything C S Lewis. Screwtape is well written and interesting, but it is much more overtly religious (specifically Christian) than Til We Have Faces.There were a few years where I read everything C S Lewis. Screwtape is well written and interesting, but it is much more overtly religious (specifically Christian) than Til We Have Faces.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
boxer_dogs_dance Link ParentMy favorite C S Lewis novel is Til We Have Faces his retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche.My favorite C S Lewis novel is Til We Have Faces his retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche.
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