Fiachra's recent activity
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Comment on Hungary’s new leader reveals Viktor Orbán diverted Hungarian taxpayer funds toward bankrolling CPAC in ~society
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Comment on Indie Pass, a PC subscription service for indie games to launch on April 13, 2026 in ~games
Fiachra Link ParentWe're about to see a boom in the game counterpart of those ten minute skits on Facebook that constantly hint that something salacious is about to happen.We're about to see a boom in the game counterpart of those ten minute skits on Facebook that constantly hint that something salacious is about to happen.
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Comment on World of Warcraft rogue server TurtleWoW agrees to end operations in court settlement in ~games
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Comment on Students develop faux but sexy robotic sage grouse to strut their stuff in an effort to move a Grand Teton National Park breeding-ground lek away from jets in ~science
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Comment on Humans are losing the fight against flying fish in ~enviro
Fiachra LinkImagine surviving the great emu war just to see your home overrun by flying fish. Only the dead have seen the end of war.Imagine surviving the great emu war just to see your home overrun by flying fish. Only the dead have seen the end of war.
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Comment on China says it will resume some ties with Taiwan after visit by opposition leader in ~society
Fiachra Link ParentIf there ever was a time to invade while Taiwan's biggest ally is otherwise occupied...If there ever was a time to invade while Taiwan's biggest ally is otherwise occupied...
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Comment on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home targeted with molotov cocktail in ~tech
Fiachra Link ParentIMO that's the opposite of advocating for violence. If people aren't given a legitimate political avenue to meet their needs, they will just act outside the political system. A socialist revival...IMO that's the opposite of advocating for violence. If people aren't given a legitimate political avenue to meet their needs, they will just act outside the political system. A socialist revival would prevent the kind of desperation that leads to crazy acts like this.
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Comment on Half-baked idea for metered inline image allowances in ~tildes
Fiachra LinkI would struggle to think of anything more detrimental to the way I enjoy tildes and its general vibe. Consider me an extremist anti-inline-imageist.I would struggle to think of anything more detrimental to the way I enjoy tildes and its general vibe. Consider me an extremist anti-inline-imageist.
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Comment on Falling demand for cardboard boxes — long a proxy for consumer spending — is raising concerns about the US economy in ~finance
Fiachra Link ParentSo many memories! Many of them kind of bad, if these examples are any indication.So many memories! Many of them kind of bad, if these examples are any indication.
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Comment on Falling demand for cardboard boxes — long a proxy for consumer spending — is raising concerns about the US economy in ~finance
Fiachra Link ParentThat's the classic, with the no 2 spot going to waffle house closures being used to track hurricanes. There was a Dublin newspaper that would send someone up to the roof once a week after Brexit...That's the classic, with the no 2 spot going to waffle house closures being used to track hurricanes. There was a Dublin newspaper that would send someone up to the roof once a week after Brexit happened, to count the number of cranes visible as an indicator of how much business we were poaching from the UK.
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Comment on Donald Trump posted on Truth Social this morning that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" as his threatened attacks on Iranian infrastructure loom ahead of deadline in ~society
Fiachra Link ParentIs that second paragraph supposed to be a list of reasons they can't do it again? Because they definitely could do it again, and now would be a great time for it.Is that second paragraph supposed to be a list of reasons they can't do it again? Because they definitely could do it again, and now would be a great time for it.
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Comment on Falling demand for cardboard boxes — long a proxy for consumer spending — is raising concerns about the US economy in ~finance
Fiachra LinkI love these goofy little indicators people come up with.I love these goofy little indicators people come up with.
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Comment on Donald Trump posted on Truth Social this morning that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" as his threatened attacks on Iranian infrastructure loom ahead of deadline in ~society
Fiachra LinkCan't help but imagine an actual effective opposition party would be blasting a message on all channels imaginable, urging members of the military to refuse orders.Can't help but imagine an actual effective opposition party would be blasting a message on all channels imaginable, urging members of the military to refuse orders.
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Comment on Competence is lonely. Nobody talks about why. in ~health.mental
Fiachra (edited )LinkI'm not convinced by this. First of all, it seems to presuppose that people do all or most of their socialising at work, which is not the case in my personal experience. Even if all my...I'm not convinced by this. First of all, it seems to presuppose that people do all or most of their socialising at work, which is not the case in my personal experience. Even if all my conversation at work was people just looking for something from me, the second I log off I can be on WhatsApp with my actual friends who have no idea I'm good for anything.
You’re included in meetings because you’re needed, not because anyone thought about whether you’d enjoy being there.
This is an insane sentence to me. Enjoy being in a meeting?
More importantly, for all we know it's getting cause and effect backwards. What if people throw themselves into their work because they don't have social outlets or the skills to initiate contact?
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Comment on An ED resident and developer built a free, medically accurate clinical casebook for every patient of The Pitt in ~tv
Fiachra Link ParentI would recommend it, it's damn good televisionI would recommend it, it's damn good television
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Comment on Suggest media in which the antagonist is an idea or an abstract concept rather than a person or intelligent entity in ~talk
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Comment on Pam Bondi ousted as US attorney general in ~society
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Comment on Pam Bondi ousted as US attorney general in ~society
Fiachra LinkThere are many valid reasons to think this is a drop in an evil bucket and it changes nothing, but dear reader, it's ok to enjoy the misfortune of bad people for a little while. Give yourself that.There are many valid reasons to think this is a drop in an evil bucket and it changes nothing, but dear reader, it's ok to enjoy the misfortune of bad people for a little while. Give yourself that.
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Comment on Getting permission from your significant other in ~life
Fiachra LinkIt's almost definitely 3. There are many real people who fit category 2 but they wouldn't be talking about it that way because it would hit too close to home and feel humiliating (IMO). In a...It's almost definitely 3. There are many real people who fit category 2 but they wouldn't be talking about it that way because it would hit too close to home and feel humiliating (IMO).
In a couple with kid(s) it's just a reality that you need to coordinate your plans. It can grate on you and it can feel like you have to "ask permission" to make even simple plans, even though your partner often comes to you with the exact same kind of requests. So it's understandable that people will joke about it.
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Comment on How to turn anything into a router in ~comp
Fiachra LinkMan, I love hacky stuff like this and I know how to code, but I have no idea where I would get the foundational knowledge to start messing with networking devices like this.Man, I love hacky stuff like this and I know how to code, but I have no idea where I would get the foundational knowledge to start messing with networking devices like this.
These crypto-fash who present themselves as against globalism are the most internationalised political conspiracy in the fucking world.