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Comment on Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than five billion sea stars in ~enviro
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Comment on New California law overrules local zoning to boost housing in ~society
eggpl4nt Link ParentOh, cool, thanks for the extra info! When I looked through the article it only seemed to mention "apartment builders" so I was worried. To be honest, I bet if apartment owners could organize under...Oh, cool, thanks for the extra info! When I looked through the article it only seemed to mention "apartment builders" so I was worried.
Also, condo associations in the USA are extremely litigious. If you're a developer, there's a good chance you'll get sued by the condo HOA for the building you constructed! The statute of limitations is like a decade.
To be honest, I bet if apartment owners could organize under something like an apartment owners association they would probably be just as litigious. The condition of my mom's new apartment building she stayed in for two years was absolutely abhorrent. The walls were so thin that in her bedroom, I could hear the person in the unit next to her's snoring. She was having poor sleep because of how thin the walls were because she had to put up with her neighbor's snoring. The front door was poorly insulated, you could see the light through the hallway, and it made it so that during the cold mountain winters she would quickly lose all her heat that she is paying for. And speaking of the heating, the building developers did the absolute worst thing one could do, and installed the thermostat for the living room directly above the electric heater... So it would constantly turn on and off for short bursts of time, being extremely inefficient, wasting extra electricity money. But because she is a renter, and because everyone there is a renter, they can all suck it up or move. No one should have to live in such a poorly designed building.
I don't want to fault homeowners for using one of the few meaningful recourses they have, like litigation, to attempt to improve the living standards of their houses. In fact, I think that maybe apartment owners and apartment buildings should also have such a statute of limitations, so that purchasable units and rentable units are on the same level of ability to seek damages for poor construction. There needs to be someone held responsible for poorly built housing.
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Comment on Denmark plans social media ban for under-15s – PM Mette Frederiksen links social media use to anxiety, depression and lack of concentration in ~tech
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Comment on New California law overrules local zoning to boost housing in ~society
eggpl4nt LinkYay, but also please build more purchasable housing like condos and townhomes. I'm so sick of "you will own nothing and be 'happy'" mentality making it so people are perpetually stressed by...Yay, but also please build more purchasable housing like condos and townhomes. I'm so sick of "you will own nothing and be 'happy'" mentality making it so people are perpetually stressed by ever-increasing rent costs and being beholden to corpo landlord companies.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (October 2025) in ~health.mental
eggpl4nt LinkNot great. Wtf USA. I hate it here. I feel very depressed and hopeless. I didn't realize how bad the anti-intellectualism was in this country. I feel stuck and trapped.Not great. Wtf USA. I hate it here. I feel very depressed and hopeless. I didn't realize how bad the anti-intellectualism was in this country. I feel stuck and trapped.
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Comment on Cathedral-like health centre in Copenhagen aims to boost wellbeing – designed by architecture studio Dorte Mandrup for the historic Nørrebro district in ~design
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Comment on Is Tildes protected from malicious actors, aka paid trolls, aka bots? in ~tildes
eggpl4nt Link ParentI truly am heartbroken that my efforts to access to beautiful em dash through the extra symbols page of my Android phone's keyboard and long-pressing the "-", or googling "em dash" and copying the...I truly am heartbroken that my efforts to access to beautiful em dash through the extra symbols page of my Android phone's keyboard and long-pressing the "-", or googling "em dash" and copying the first instance of it I see in the search results on my desktop, now can possibly make some people think I am a bot. 😭 I have thought of doing a -- instead, but it just doesn't feel the same! I've decided I will just let some people think I am a bot. Glory to the em dash. ✨🙏—🙏✨
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Comment on Millions of Californians will need to change how they landscape their homes in ~enviro
eggpl4nt LinkI don't understand why wooden decks are allowed in Zone Zero when wooden fences aren't. How does that make sense?I don't understand why wooden decks are allowed in Zone Zero when wooden fences aren't. How does that make sense?
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Comment on What fashion trend will you refuse to let die? in ~life.style
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Comment on For the atheists of Tildes, do you feel the need to show gratitude for comforts of your life and how do you do it? in ~talk
eggpl4nt Link ParentSame. I did a practice for a while where I wrote down three things I was grateful for every day. Whoever I learned that from explained, it didn't need to be anything "big" or something, just try...Same. I did a practice for a while where I wrote down three things I was grateful for every day. Whoever I learned that from explained, it didn't need to be anything "big" or something, just try to not be repetitive and think of something new every day. Some days I could be grateful for my coworkers, or my snuggly dog, or for spring rain, or for a friend who visited, or for a delicious meal, or for my mother, or for my regular morning cup of coffee. It just helped me consider how many things I can appreciate in my day to day life. I don't need to thank a god or any person in particular, I can just take a moment to be grateful for what I have, no matter how small.
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Comment on Passing the torch - Discord is getting a new CEO in ~tech
eggpl4nt Link ParentFlarum is another option, similar to Discourse.Flarum is another option, similar to Discourse.
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Comment on What lesser-known alternative would you recommend as a substitute for something more popular? in ~talk
eggpl4nt Link ParentI think this is way more fair than expecting people to pay a constant subscription to use a software. Not to mention I'm a grouch who hates software updates anyway. (I got that "if it ain't broke,...While the license doesn't run out, you only get updates until the next major version
I think this is way more fair than expecting people to pay a constant subscription to use a software. Not to mention I'm a grouch who hates software updates anyway. (I got that "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mentality bad.)
I also hate features like "the cloud" and tech companies shoving AI into everything. (It's just more justification for them to charge subscriptions for their software.)
Affinity sounds perfect for me.
Guess I should go buy their software before the Canva enshittification begins.
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Comment on “I don’t see how we can save it.” in ~life
eggpl4nt Link ParentAs a massive tree lover, this is so heartbreaking to read. That is so utterly unfair.As a massive tree lover, this is so heartbreaking to read. That is so utterly unfair.
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Comment on Do you deliberately overbuy things with the intention to return some of them? in ~life
eggpl4nt LinkThis is how I shop at Home Depot lol. It's gotten to the point where I'd rather buy more things that might fit what I need for home repairs/improvement than have to go back to the hardware store...This is how I shop at Home Depot lol. It's gotten to the point where I'd rather buy more things that might fit what I need for home repairs/improvement than have to go back to the hardware store multiple times in the same day for anything I forgot.
I don't do this for online purchases though, I would feel bad about the waste in shipping. I still prefer to go buy things, especially clothing, at brick & mortar shops. Online is my last resort.
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Comment on Apple is killing Swift in ~comp
eggpl4nt LinkGreat article, really informative about the history/trajectory of Swift and also just fun various bits and bobs of tech (like I didn't know Python was named after Monty Python, hah), and I enjoyed...Great article, really informative about the history/trajectory of Swift and also just fun various bits and bobs of tech (like I didn't know Python was named after Monty Python, hah), and I enjoyed the humorous undertones the whole way through. Thanks for sharing!
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Comment on Do our dogs have something to tell the world? in ~life.pets
eggpl4nt Link ParentAw, that's a sweet and funny interpretation.Aw, that's a sweet and funny interpretation.
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Comment on Do our dogs have something to tell the world? in ~life.pets
eggpl4nt Link ParentSavage. 😭 (I assume/wonder if the dog tries to communicate to the owner that it feels the owner is not loving the dog rather than the more funny interpretation that the dog doesn't love the owner...One day, the end of daylight saving time delayed Stella’s mealtime. She asked for food, and Hunger told her to wait. In protest, she stomped over to her buttons and pressed LOVE YOU NO.
Savage. 😭 (I assume/wonder if the dog tries to communicate to the owner that it feels the owner is not loving the dog rather than the more funny interpretation that the dog doesn't love the owner anymore because of a late dinner.)
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Comment on Why US health insurance reform is difficult in ~society
eggpl4nt LinkOkay, so don't do that. Start "small." Instead, propose what Obamacare (ACA) originally wanted to do, which was include a public option. Then there's much less avenue for them to fearmonger with...[A]nyone proposing a radical reform like Medicare for all is in effect saying to large numbers of voters, “We’re going to take away insurance that you like, that you believe works for you, and replace it with something different. It will be better! Trust us!”
Okay, so don't do that. Start "small." Instead, propose what Obamacare (ACA) originally wanted to do, which was include a public option.
Then there's much less avenue for them to fearmonger with claims of "they're going to take away the private plans you like!" because the response can be "no, we're providing another choice Americans can make, we are increasing choices and competition in the healthcare 'market.'"
Don't get me wrong, I'll promote any instances of "healthcare for all" I come across, but I know big sweeping change is "scary" to many people. I want to see proposals for incremental changes, that are easier to explain and justify, that large majorities of the population can get behind. Besides, big changes are composed of many small changes. Rome was not built in a day.
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Comment on Op Ed from UnitedHealth Group CEO: The US health care system is flawed. Let’s fix it. in ~society
eggpl4nt LinkWow, what a puff piece. Nothing of substance. Why did he even bother? (If he even did, could just be a ghost writer.) Thank you for sharing, though. He claims the healthcare system is flawed, yes,...Wow, what a puff piece. Nothing of substance. Why did he even bother? (If he even did, could just be a ghost writer.) Thank you for sharing, though.
He claims the healthcare system is flawed, yes, but doesn't elaborate why. Probably because for-profit healthcare is the flaw and it is his company's entire business model.
He exclaims "let's fix it" and then doesn't elaborate how. How about he fixes it by dissolving his company and using his millions to invest in legislative efforts to create a single-payer system?
My offered non-clickbait title: "After over a decade, scientists discover Vibrio pectenicida bacteria was the cause of a mass sea star die-off spanning from Alaska to Mexico"
I wish news would stop with clickbait titles. I know they think "oh well if we tell you what it is then you won't click on the article," but why do they want a bunch of people clicking on an article just to find out something and then leave? Yeah, I get it, so that they can shove a bunch of ads in your face before you find the answer, but they do realize that if the title wasn't clickbait, the people reading it would actually be the ones interested in the subject, and more likely to stay on the article reading in depth about it?