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  1. Comment on Roblox’s pedophile problem in ~games

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    How do you reason out that Companies exist to serve people rather than to make money? Also who gets to define "abuse them"?

    How do you reason out that Companies exist to serve people rather than to make money? Also who gets to define "abuse them"?

  2. Comment on Joe Biden decision surprised most US TV news networks: How CBS, MSNBC and more scrambled to cover bombshell in ~tv

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    If you had no knowledge of either man and couldn't speak or understand English and watched the Biden / Trump debate I think you would quite clearly mark one person as noticeably less suitable for...

    If you had no knowledge of either man and couldn't speak or understand English and watched the Biden / Trump debate I think you would quite clearly mark one person as noticeably less suitable for any sort of high pressure job. Biden gets talked about more because quite simply the perception he projects is one that anyone who has dealt with elderly people will instantly recognize, Trump doesn't.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Reddit won't allow me to delete my comments in ~tech

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    I use the following tool: https://users.rust-lang.org/t/announcing-shreddit-overwrite-and-delete-your-reddit-history/88412 I had to grab my full history via GDPR request (which can take a bit of...

    I use the following tool: https://users.rust-lang.org/t/announcing-shreddit-overwrite-and-delete-your-reddit-history/88412

    I had to grab my full history via GDPR request (which can take a bit of time to get returned to you) and then had the tool delete all my history. If you don't do this it will only delete roughly the last 1000 comments you made.

    Due to rate limiting I think I had to run the tool 2x to get everything fully removed.

    After that I have it setup on my linux machine with a cronjob to delete any comments on reddit after 45 days, I figure 45 days is long enough to have a useful conversation but doesn't have the long term impact of being training or revenue generation tools for reddit.

    That said my reddit usage has gone WAY down in recent months.

  4. Comment on Fedi Garden to instance admins: “Block Threads to remain listed” in ~tech

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    Self hosting is the key here but the biggest problem in the fediverse is people reaching to defederation as the first solution. It's the nuclear option, it should be held only if the instance as a...

    Self hosting is the key here but the biggest problem in the fediverse is people reaching to defederation as the first solution. It's the nuclear option, it should be held only if the instance as a whole is some sort of massive problem. People need to take agency for their own safety and use tools like blocking and muting to moderate their own experience.

    The entire fabric of this comes apart and becomes entirely useless if this path of federation discrimination is done.

    4 votes

  5. Comment on Hasan Minhaj offers detailed response to New Yorker story: “It was so needlessly misleading” in ~tv

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    Mate I gotta say if you think comedians like Russel Peters, Dave Chapelle, Kumail Nanjiani, Aziz Ansari, or Jo Koy are being 100% accurate in their stories/jokes of racial incidents then I've got...

    Mate I gotta say if you think comedians like Russel Peters, Dave Chapelle, Kumail Nanjiani, Aziz Ansari, or Jo Koy are being 100% accurate in their stories/jokes of racial incidents then I've got a bridge to sell you to. Minhaj has done absolutely nothing different than any of the others I just mentioned.

    8 votes

  6. Comment on Headphone recommends that actually block out voices in ~tech

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    The XM4s were already mentioned and I do love them however I'd offer a different suggestion that I use on my motorcycle, it's a combo thing: A really good set of foam or wax earplugs Shockz bone...

    The XM4s were already mentioned and I do love them however I'd offer a different suggestion that I use on my motorcycle, it's a combo thing:

    1. A really good set of foam or wax earplugs
    2. Shockz bone conducting headphones.
    2 votes

  7. Comment on Headphone recommends that actually block out voices in ~tech

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    I love the over-ear XM4 - they are like magic. The in-ear version also has very good noise cancellation but I've found them difficult to wear comfortably due to their size.

    I love the over-ear XM4 - they are like magic. The in-ear version also has very good noise cancellation but I've found them difficult to wear comfortably due to their size.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Mr Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe | Official trailer in ~movies

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    In the movie they flash back to the episode of Fred Penner that Mr Dressup appeared on (and there is some sad context around that episode that I'll leave for viewers to discover) and I turned to...

    In the movie they flash back to the episode of Fred Penner that Mr Dressup appeared on (and there is some sad context around that episode that I'll leave for viewers to discover) and I turned to my wife and said I remember this episode and watching it with my kid sister. By that point I had aged out of both shows but I still remember how much of a cool feeling it was having them both on the show at the same time.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Mr Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe | Official trailer in ~movies

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    Just finished watching this excellent documentary about the life of Mr Dressup. You would be hard-pressed to find a Canadian born before the late 1990s who wouldn't rave about how amazing his show...

    Just finished watching this excellent documentary about the life of Mr Dressup. You would be hard-pressed to find a Canadian born before the late 1990s who wouldn't rave about how amazing his show was as a kid.

    Many people refer to Mr Dressup as Canada's version of Mr Rogers. The two men were very close friends Mr Rogers was the best man at Mr Dressup's wedding for example, and Mr Rogers was actually developed in Canada, and Ernie (Mr Dressup) came up to Canada with Mr Rogers to create/work the show. After his contract was up Mr Rogers took the show back to the USA and Ernie created first Butternut Square and later Mr Dressup to fill the programming gap up here.

    I've often said that much of the "polite/nice" Canadian stereotype comes from a few generations growing up watching his show.

    Highly recommend giving the docu a watch and hope it tickled a bit of your childhood nostalgia as it did for me tonight.

    11 votes

  11. Comment on How often do you 100% games/in what circumstances would you try to? in ~games

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    Never - I don't have the time, sometimes I don't even finish the game I play until I've had my fill of fun then move on.

    Never - I don't have the time, sometimes I don't even finish the game I play until I've had my fill of fun then move on.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Why is Elon Musk attacking Wikipedia? Because its very existence offends him. in ~tech

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    no, it's not a valid criticism to blatantly makeup something and fear monger that he is going to do something untoward with regards to Wikipedia for making a dumb comment. I'd argue it's MORE...

    no, it's not a valid criticism to blatantly makeup something and fear monger that he is going to do something untoward with regards to Wikipedia for making a dumb comment.

    If you have a massive platform and huge resources you kind of have a responsibility which goes beyond just publishing the first thought on your mind to millions of people.

    I'd argue it's MORE irresponsible for a journalist from a newspaper to be putting this out than someone posting on a social media site their thoughts ... the journalist is at least supposed to be representing a source of truth.

  13. Comment on Why is Elon Musk attacking Wikipedia? Because its very existence offends him. in ~tech

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    Opinion articles like this are barely worth the paper they are printed on. The author doesn't like Musk and is using their platform to find a new angle to attack him (which is silly because there...

    Opinion articles like this are barely worth the paper they are printed on. The author doesn't like Musk and is using their platform to find a new angle to attack him (which is silly because there are lots of obvious things to be critical of him for).

    The title of the article (and the "quote" in the middle of it) is coming from the author's mind completely and not Musk's mouth, and you need to get halfway through the article before anything about Musk even comes up.

    What did Musk do to get this article written? He likely himself went to Wikipedia to see something and saw the giant banner that they run all the time and made an off-the-cuff comment about it (like Musk often does) and then seeing people get all serious about that off-the-cuff comment made a further joke with "dickipedia".

    Just feels like someone using a famous/controversial figure's name to get clicks on an article that does nothing to further a single person on the planet's life/understanding of anything.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on The rich and famous are dominating podcasts and I don't like it one bit! in ~life

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    Keep in mind that the article author used to work for The Onion .... take this article with a healthy dose of sarcasm baked in.

    Keep in mind that the article author used to work for The Onion .... take this article with a healthy dose of sarcasm baked in.

    4 votes

  15. Comment on Japan uses blue instead of green on traffic lights in ~engineering

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    The TL;DR for the article is that the reason Japan has blue lights is based on language: Japanese originally had names for four colours: black, white, red, and blue. Green was often considered a...

    The TL;DR for the article is that the reason Japan has blue lights is based on language:

    Japanese originally had names for four colours: black, white, red, and blue. Green was often considered a shade of blue. Original documents used the word AO (blue) for the lights instead of MIDORI (sprout / green).

    Follow up link that explains why we use Green, Yellow, Red: https://www.rd.com/article/traffic-lights/

    edit: On doing some more reading on this it seems actual green lights are becoming more popular as LEDs get used more and more. Not sure why but apparently it's not uncommon to find in the same town a selection of green, teal, and blue lights.

    8 votes

  17. Comment on What caused you to change your mind about something significant? in ~talk

  18. Comment on What caused you to change your mind about something significant? in ~talk

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    For me many times it's having a personal experience with something - having it go from something theoretical in my mind to actually experiencing it can cause drastic changes. The old adage you...

    For me many times it's having a personal experience with something - having it go from something theoretical in my mind to actually experiencing it can cause drastic changes.

    The old adage you don't know until you try in some cases really does apply.

    19 votes

  19. Comment on Web Summit chief steps down over Israel remarks in ~tech

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    people need to stop giving opinions unless required. why does anyone care what his opinion on that situation is? can he make any impact on it? does his opinion in anyway affect his ability to do...

    people need to stop giving opinions unless required. why does anyone care what his opinion on that situation is? can he make any impact on it? does his opinion in anyway affect his ability to do his day to day work? if no then don't ask... your only asking to try and trap someone. and if you're asked simply say no comment and move on

  20. Comment on What everyday things can you replace with a higher-quality alternative? in ~life

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    the question is does it turn into pressure on corp x or does it simply turn ppl against the policy makers. In my experience the latter is happening way more than the former.

    the question is does it turn into pressure on corp x or does it simply turn ppl against the policy makers. In my experience the latter is happening way more than the former.

    5 votes