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  1. Comment on Good News Everyone! in ~news

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    Thank you! I ended up with 2 As, an A-, and a B+. Not as high as I would’ve liked, but I’ve got two more quarters to improve.

    Thank you! I ended up with 2 As, an A-, and a B+. Not as high as I would’ve liked, but I’ve got two more quarters to improve.

  3. Comment on Good News Everyone! in ~news

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    The majority of the grade was wrapped up in a test and a presentation that happened on back-to-back classes, and I was convinced I bombed the test and was uncertain about my presenting skills. The...

    The majority of the grade was wrapped up in a test and a presentation that happened on back-to-back classes, and I was convinced I bombed the test and was uncertain about my presenting skills. The class is on a bell curve, so I guess I did just enough better than the rest of the class to squeak out an A :)

    6 votes

  4. Comment on Good News Everyone! in ~news

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    I GOT AN A IN A CLASS I THOUGHT I FAILED RAAAAAAH still waiting on my other grades to come out, but now I finally have time to write the long winded responses to Tildes comments I’ve been putting...

    I GOT AN A IN A CLASS I THOUGHT I FAILED RAAAAAAH

    still waiting on my other grades to come out, but now I finally have time to write the long winded responses to Tildes comments I’ve been putting off hurrah

    25 votes

  5. Comment on Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy party votes to disband after more than thirty years of activism in ~society

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    Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy party voted Sunday to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism, marking the end of an era of the Chinese semiautonomous city ‘s once-diverse political landscape.

    Democratic Party chairperson Lo Kin-hei said the political environment was “one important point” among the factors they considered, and about 97% of members’ ballots were in support of its liquidation. He said it is the best way forward for its members.

    Party veterans had earlier told The Associated Press that some members were warned of consequences if the party didn’t shut down.

    15 votes

  7. Comment on Jeffrey Epstein emails show close connection with MIT's Noam Chomsky in ~society

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    The article does state that The article also notes that Chomsky wrote a letter of support for Epstein in 2017, so it seems unlikely that he was totally unaware of Epstein’s activities given that...

    The article does state that

    A WBUR review of the emails shows despite Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring a child for prostitution and of soliciting a prostitute, Chomsky stayed in close contact with Epstein into at least 2017.

    The article also notes that Chomsky wrote a letter of support for Epstein in 2017, so it seems unlikely that he was totally unaware of Epstein’s activities given that the first conviction occurred almost a decade earlier.

    13 votes

  10. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    CNN: Man charged with theft after allegedly swallowing Fabergé egg

    CNN: Man charged with theft after allegedly swallowing Fabergé egg

    Police in New Zealand have charged a man with theft after he allegedly stole a jewel-encrusted gold Fabergé egg locket from a jewelers by picking it up and swallowing it.

    The unusual incident occurred on Friday afternoon at a store in central Auckland, according to a statement from Inspector Grae Anderson, Auckland Central Area Commander at New Zealand Police, sent to CNN on Tuesday.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on The turf war for Seattle in ~transport

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    A well-done debut video by AV8 about the turf war between Alaskan Airlines and Delta Airlines occurring in Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, almost a decade after the two companies ended one...

    A well-done debut video by AV8 about the turf war between Alaskan Airlines and Delta Airlines occurring in Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, almost a decade after the two companies ended one of the closest partnerships in the airline industry.

    7 votes

  14. Comment on Which grand strategy are you? in ~misc

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    What would a progressive grand strategy look like to you? IR is generally kind of a conservative (not in the US politics way, mostly) field, so I’m curious to hear about other alternatives

    What would a progressive grand strategy look like to you? IR is generally kind of a conservative (not in the US politics way, mostly) field, so I’m curious to hear about other alternatives

    3 votes

  15. Comment on Which grand strategy are you? in ~misc

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    Definitely not the only strats, and you're right that it would be better if it wasn't so black and white (though to be fair, this quiz was designed as a fun introduction to a lecture)....

    I think this would be a more interesting quiz if it wasn't so black or white. If you could rank the answers and then get scored that way, with some other categories of strategies. That said, I don't know much about IR grand strategies, so maybe these are the only strats.

    Definitely not the only strats, and you're right that it would be better if it wasn't so black and white (though to be fair, this quiz was designed as a fun introduction to a lecture). Practically, the only people who strictly adhere to just one of the categories are likely going to be academics or single-issue debaters, not many policymakers are that ideologically principled. For instance, I got 5 selective engagement 4 liberal hegemony; much less adherent to selective engagement principles than my test result suggests.

    7 votes

  16. Comment on Which grand strategy are you? in ~misc

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    A personality quiz made by my international security TA for fun. Placed this in ~misc since the grand strategy branch of IR is pretty academic and theoretical, but maybe belongs in ~society. I got...

    A personality quiz made by my international security TA for fun. Placed this in ~misc since the grand strategy branch of IR is pretty academic and theoretical, but maybe belongs in ~society.

    I got selective/deep engagement

    10 votes

  18. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

  19. Comment on The Game Awards 2025 nominations in ~games

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    By my count, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is nominated for an incredible 10 categories (although I am counting all 3 Clair Obscur nominations for Best Performance as 1). I'm guesing GOTY will be a...

    By my count, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is nominated for an incredible 10 categories (although I am counting all 3 Clair Obscur nominations for Best Performance as 1). I'm guesing GOTY will be a competition between Clair Obscur and Silksong.

    6 votes