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Comment on US military launches strikes on southern Iran amid talks in Qatar in ~society
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Comment on US military launches strikes on southern Iran amid talks in Qatar in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentAmerica isn't paying at the pump when I go to work tomorrow. I postponed a vet appointment for my diabetic cat and buying my own glasses until my next payday. I am hopeful high prices will push...America isn't paying at the pump when I go to work tomorrow. I postponed a vet appointment for my diabetic cat and buying my own glasses until my next payday.
I am hopeful high prices will push midterm results left, but I doubt it changes anyone.
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Comment on US military launches strikes on southern Iran amid talks in Qatar in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentSure maybe, though at this point I don't trust anyone in this conflict, but also no shit they're doing that and then we bomb them and then we learn that bombing people doesn't make them like us,...Sure maybe, though at this point I don't trust anyone in this conflict, but also no shit they're doing that and then we bomb them and then we learn that bombing people doesn't make them like us, especially when we do collateral damage.... Rinse repeat.
This may be a nihilistic swing for me though so idk.
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Comment on US military launches strikes on southern Iran amid talks in Qatar in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae Linksigh Gas had just started to head downwards. I mean this is awful all around but I feel like if I'm being dragged behind the truck of this administration that I can't stop... It would be nice not...sigh
Gas had just started to head downwards.
I mean this is awful all around but I feel like if I'm being dragged behind the truck of this administration that I can't stop... It would be nice not to have to pay so much to get dragged down the road.
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Comment on Babylon 5 S01E11: "Survivors" - Episode Discussion in ~tv
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkRealized I missed replying to this one! I think I struggle with Garibaldi falling into the bottle as an episode. I think that the addiction is dealt better with in the future and the MC as...Realized I missed replying to this one!
I think I struggle with Garibaldi falling into the bottle as an episode. I think that the addiction is dealt better with in the future and the MC as "fugitive" is done better without that piece involved. I really forgot how much of the first season was "bad guys target/kidnap/frame/torture main character" typically Sinclair but also Delenn, Londo and Garibaldi. Ivanova gets let off the hook and Londo and G'Kar mostly torment each other (they're very much the clowns of the first season and the actors are up to the task).
I do think this is where Sinclair starts getting really cavalier with his "technically correct" loopholes. This is the President's advance security team.... Sure she's on a vengeance mission... But yeah. It works out I guess.
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Comment on Babylon 5 S01E10: "Believers" - Episode Discussion in ~tv
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI love the series unapologetically ( ╹▽╹ ) This has actually inspired me to watch a few reactors covering it too. It's been fun revisiting it. Hope to see you in future threads if you're able!I love the series unapologetically ( ╹▽╹ )
This has actually inspired me to watch a few reactors covering it too. It's been fun revisiting it. Hope to see you in future threads if you're able!
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Comment on Almost a third of Gen Z men agree a wife should obey her husband in ~life.men
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI think they were saying that whether they were an English speaker was nuanced by repeating the question? Maybe not. But without anything else it certainly wasn't productive.I think they were saying that whether they were an English speaker was nuanced by repeating the question? Maybe not.
But without anything else it certainly wasn't productive.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #6: Vote for the next four surveys we do! in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentIndeed! Holes (in turtles) all the way down.Indeed! Holes (in turtles) all the way down.
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Comment on Babylon 5 S01E10: "Believers" - Episode Discussion in ~tv
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentHe does seem the type, he'd at least have asked for more than he'd have needed to bribe someone in his own government. Because it all seems to be politics.but I have a suspicion Londo would have just pocketed that money himself.
He does seem the type, he'd at least have asked for more than he'd have needed to bribe someone in his own government. Because it all seems to be politics.
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Comment on Babylon 5 S01E10: "Believers" - Episode Discussion in ~tv
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentThey do update the intro occasionally, it's not all the time but you did catch that! The CGI overall continues to improve (and I'm not sure if any work was done on this particular version, I'm not...They do update the intro occasionally, it's not all the time but you did catch that!
The CGI overall continues to improve (and I'm not sure if any work was done on this particular version, I'm not sure which one it is and haven't done the research) and there are a number of times where JMS says they rendered effects right up until the absolute last minute before it needed to be sent to the networks. Or they'd cut a shot rather to give the computers more time on the others.
I forgot we haven't really seen these raiders, just their ships, leaving their origin very open! I won't spoil, it's a good plotline.
Please join whenever you catch up. It's fun to talk to people about it
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Comment on Tildes Survey #6: Vote for the next four surveys we do! in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentBut reality matters, I'm not interested in spherical cows! Assumptions matter since, for example, fabric is woven and has holes throughout. Many many many holes.But reality matters, I'm not interested in spherical cows!
Assumptions matter since, for example, fabric is woven and has holes throughout. Many many many holes.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #6: Vote for the next four surveys we do! in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI mean then they also just won't answer which I think decreases the fun. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯I mean then they also just won't answer which I think decreases the fun. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Comment on Japan is gripped by mass allergies. A 1950s project is to blame. in ~enviro
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentSure but it's allergy shots for X% of the population over the lifetime of the trees (and their offspring if it's a sustainable forest situation) vs fixing what sounds like an ecological misstep...Sure but it's allergy shots for X% of the population over the lifetime of the trees (and their offspring if it's a sustainable forest situation) vs fixing what sounds like an ecological misstep and no longer best practices when it comes to reforestation.
Even if allergy shots work the environmental change is worth doing.
But it's also possible, given the alternative treatments mentioned being in development that shots aren't developed or effective for this type of allergen. I have personally mostly seen them used for pet allergies in the US with daily pills being more common for tree/grass/mold allergies from the outdoors. But also our healthcare system is trash so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It seems like they're looking at immunotherapy though just not focused on in this article.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #6: Vote for the next four surveys we do! in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentBut some folks really don't care which way the toilet paper hangs. (Or never replace the roll and it just sits upright on the counter) I think accounting for that, not in a Likert scale but in...But some folks really don't care which way the toilet paper hangs. (Or never replace the roll and it just sits upright on the counter)
I think accounting for that, not in a Likert scale but in answer options will be more entertaining IMO. Just like how "pineapple is not for me but idc what you eat" vs "you belong in hell for such an abomination" are very different answers
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Comment on Tildes Survey #6: Vote for the next four surveys we do! in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentSomeone's not accounting for buttonholes or the fly, which is probably only sometimes a hole. "Hole" is reaching semantic satiationSomeone's not accounting for buttonholes or the fly, which is probably only sometimes a hole.
"Hole" is reaching semantic satiation
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Comment on Hoopla Bonus Borrows for May 2026 in ~books
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentAnd they're now live!And they're now live!
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Comment on The Enhanced Games are Sunday. Here's what to know about the controversial event. in ~sports
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkAnd so far two "non-enhanced" athletes have won, a swimmer and a sprinter. Apparently the money is good, and I don't blame them even though I dislike the whole thing for reasons others have mentioned.And so far two "non-enhanced" athletes have won, a swimmer and a sprinter.
Apparently the money is good, and I don't blame them even though I dislike the whole thing for reasons others have mentioned.
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Comment on Hoopla Bonus Borrows for May 2026 in ~books
DefinitelyNotAFae (edited )LinkThings I like and recommend All-of-a-Kind Family (juvenile) by Sydney Taylor I was just talking about this book! I must have found it in the library as a kid. It's about five Jewish American girls...Things I like and recommend
All-of-a-Kind Family (juvenile) by Sydney Taylor
I was just talking about this book! I must have found it in the library as a kid. It's about five Jewish American girls growing up in NYC in the early 1910s ish.
I specifically remember a whole thing about how they had to take turns dusting the parlor and their mom would hide buttons, but not always the same amount of buttons and so she'd know if they skipped anything (like dusting the piano legs), and buying penny/half penny candy. And maybe building a Sukkot? It's been a while so I'm definitely listening to this if it has decent quality audio. Should be a nice nostalgia read. And I'm not sure if I read all of them or not.
Highlander: Season 1
It makes no sense in the greater cosmology, but, the Highlander greater cosmology makes no sense anyway. This show is very fun and of its time, and reuses the soundtrack of the movies (thanks Queen) to good effect. Adrian Paul was quite the attractive man at the time too!
And for something heavier
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
The graphic novel of George's experience in American internment camps targeting Japanese immigrants and Japanese-American citizens.
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Comment on Bank boss sorry after describing workers as 'lower value human capital' in ~finance
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentFrom Carpe Jugulum“There’s no grays, only white that’s got grubby. I’m surprised you don’t know that. And sin, young man, is when you treat people as things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is.”
“It’s a lot more complicated than that—”
“No. It ain’t. When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they’re getting worried that they won’t like the truth. People as things, that’s where it starts.”
“Oh, I’m sure there are worse crimes—”
“But they starts with thinking about people as things…
From Carpe Jugulum
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Comment on I'm going on vacation in ~tildes
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkI thought this said Jan 11 and had a whole double take about your six month cruise. Have fun!I thought this said Jan 11 and had a whole double take about your six month cruise.
Have fun!
Sure, but the speculative price will go back up due to bombing increasing my price at the pump, meanjng idk if I make it to work through payday.
I'm not actually personally interested in the global economics at the moment. I understand it. I just don't care because a) people are dying and b) I still have to finish a stupid annual report requiring me to c) go into work.
I have solar panels, I cannot afford an electric car right now, it's on my list for the future (even though my house's electric is fucky, there's finally one set of chargers in town that cost 15 bucks a session. Idk if that's good.) I can't afford a car loan right now because I'm paying off a wheelchair van. I am delaying appointments right now while I try to add an HSA to my benefits for next year because I have to start paying my student loans again on top of everything else.
The silver linings are systemic and that isn't what I'm worried about at all. The only silver lining is if it gets this administration out of office and the Iranian lives lost are not worth that.