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  1. Comment on Compact phone in the works for the fans of small phones in ~tech

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    I'll be interested to see how the camera quality is. Megapixels aren't everything. All the software and hardware tricks that the pixel uses make the camera pretty amazing. (I assume the other...

    I'll be interested to see how the camera quality is. Megapixels aren't everything.

    All the software and hardware tricks that the pixel uses make the camera pretty amazing. (I assume the other flagship devices are similar, the pixel is just what I have). I think I've forgotten the bad old days when you had to think about the lighting in the room when you took a picture. Although I appreciate what they are trying to achieve, I think I'd be hard-pressed to give that up.

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  2. Comment on Good Good Golf pulls video after criticism that it depicts violence against women in ~sports

  3. Comment on How to find a new calling in life? in ~life

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    Re: details I'm sorry to hear it may be imploding. I hope you can find something new that is even better before it gets too bad. Nothing gold can stay. It's so sad to watch though. I was employee...
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    I'm sorry to hear it may be imploding. I hope you can find something new that is even better before it gets too bad.

    Nothing gold can stay. It's so sad to watch though. I was employee one at startup and got to help build it from scratch. It was very rewarding to watch it grow and flourish. It was truly and amazing place. And then it started to wither until by the time I left, it was nearly unrecognizable. Now that I know the signs better, I don't think I will ever be tempted to stay so long.

    I had to really struggle to let go of it because I felt do much ownership. Of was honestly more like a relationship breakup than leaving a job, and I hope I don't ever let myself get that invested in a job again.

  4. Comment on Router recommendations? in ~comp

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    +1 for glinet. I had an asus router that died a few years ago, and it seemed like asus quality / reviews had declined, so I tried tp-link. Maybe I just got a bad one, but I couldn't get it to stay...

    +1 for glinet. I had an asus router that died a few years ago, and it seemed like asus quality / reviews had declined, so I tried tp-link. Maybe I just got a bad one, but I couldn't get it to stay connected. Returned it and got a glinet router. It's been fine. I like that the firmware is open, and I didn't find it any harder to set up than other routers I have had.

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  5. Comment on How to find a new calling in life? in ~life

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    To quote modern philosopher Faith Hill: "The secret of life is there ain't no secret, and you don't get your money back." Which is to say, don't over-index on the feeling that other people have it...

    but I feel as though I'm missing the tools to make that decision for myself.

    To quote modern philosopher Faith Hill: "The secret of life is there ain't no secret, and you don't get your money back."

    Which is to say, don't over-index on the feeling that other people have it figured out, and somehow you're missing something they have. I think most people are either also floundering around or just maintaining the status quo.

    If someone has a very good status quo, maintaining it is no bad thing. But when you see people doing that, it can seem like they "figured it out" when it's really just where they happened to land.

    The best experiences, relationships, and jobs I've had were mostly luck -- being in the right place at the right time, choosing one class over another, happening to make a connection. And knowing how good they were is really only evident in hindsight. Going in I had no idea how things were going to turn out.

    I hope this framing will help you reduce your feelings of choice paralysis, or that somehow you're supposes to know with certainty what the right choice is.

    In terms of practical advice, some books I think people appreciate are Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans and What Color is your Parachute by Richard Bolles. If it's available to you, can you just enroll to take one class? Maybe even online classes. Those might let you try some things out without fully committing to a degree program. If something you try seems interesting, maybe look at the intersection between that thing and your translation skills, like translating software.

    Regarding your feeling of isolation and anxiety, I would say start with small things. Go to library or a coffee shop. You don't have to interact with anybody. Just try being in places where people are interacting and soak up the vibe. If you do find a class to take, that could be a good space to meet people.

    I hope you find something that resonates and that pursuing it is fulfilling! Good luck!

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  6. Comment on What are we in a golden age of? in ~talk

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    At least in the US, we seem to be in the golden age of tattoos. Never been more widely accepted or more options for getting one. I have my first scheduled for less than a month out.

    At least in the US, we seem to be in the golden age of tattoos. Never been more widely accepted or more options for getting one. I have my first scheduled for less than a month out.

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  7. Comment on Hunting for a movie in ~movies

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    Very interesting to see Rutger Hauer in there. According to IMDB, he had five movie credits in 1989, including this one.

    Very interesting to see Rutger Hauer in there. According to IMDB, he had five movie credits in 1989, including this one.

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  8. Comment on Hunting for a movie in ~movies

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    I really hope it's this because I want to live in a world where someone can put a question like this on Tildes and get an answer from another human in ten minutes.

    I really hope it's this because I want to live in a world where someone can put a question like this on Tildes and get an answer from another human in ten minutes.

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  9. Comment on What is your Mandela effect moment? in ~movies

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    You have many such caches? Many times many. And only a few of us know them all.

    You have many such caches?

    Many times many. And only a few of us know them all.

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  10. Comment on What's something that's more challenging for you than it is for others? in ~talk

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    Same! I feel like my life is so chaotic and marianne day to day. I can imagine what having a regular schedule would be like, but I can't imagine my life ever actually fitting in with it.

    Same! I feel like my life is so chaotic and marianne day to day. I can imagine what having a regular schedule would be like, but I can't imagine my life ever actually fitting in with it.

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  11. Comment on Texas has one of the highest LGBTQ+ populations in the nation in ~lgbt

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    I mean, this is true at the national level too. The self-perpetuating power structures are real and pervasive without trying to minimize the importance of lgbtqia+ rights, them are used as a...

    It's hard to understand how this state could simultaneously be so loving and accepting on an individual basis but so hateful and cruel at a statewide political level.

    I mean, this is true at the national level too. The self-perpetuating power structures are real and pervasive without trying to minimize the importance of lgbtqia+ rights, them are used as a distraction to keep us focused on left vs right and not on the class power struggle.

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  12. Comment on What is your Mandela effect moment? in ~movies

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    I know the scene you are talking about. I can hear the echoey drop sound right now. There have been so many cuts of that movie, I believe that is real and floating around out there.

    I know the scene you are talking about. I can hear the echoey drop sound right now.

    There have been so many cuts of that movie, I believe that is real and floating around out there.

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  13. Comment on What is your Mandela effect moment? in ~movies

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    How interesting. I am fully in the bad-dum-bum-tsss universe.

    How interesting. I am fully in the bad-dum-bum-tsss universe.

  14. Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv

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    She is a first class asshole, for sure. Without meaning to try to sway you, I will say that her journey / oscillation between falling back into her anger and trying to be a better person is one of...

    She is a first class asshole, for sure. Without meaning to try to sway you, I will say that her journey / oscillation between falling back into her anger and trying to be a better person is one of the most interesting things about the show. I think a lot of shows would show a character as "reformed" in a way that doesn't reflect real life. In real life, if you have that anger issue, you're always going to have it, and your growth would be how you grow and channel it.

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  15. Book banning: Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl

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    I heard from a credible source that Karen England of book-banning site Take Back the Classroom (link to a critical assessment here, I'm not linking to the real site) has made it her mission to get...

    I heard from a credible source that Karen England of book-banning site Take Back the Classroom (link to a critical assessment here, I'm not linking to the real site) has made it her mission to get Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl banned in every school in America.

    I have my copy on order, But haven't read it yet. I have been told there are scenes where teenagers discuss sex and drugs, but no depictions of either. It seems like the point is to use a less-well-known book with no LGBTQIA+ angle as a bellwether to make it easier to ban other books in the future.

    There are resources here that you can use to fight book bans in your local community.

    Posted under society since this is definitely political.

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  16. Comment on Moderna, Merck say mRNA vaccine prevents melanoma from returning in ~health

  17. Comment on South of Spain / Northern Africa travel recs in ~travel

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    I think seeing architecture / ancient places, and anything that puts us in contact with nature. I'd probably be shooting for the $200-$400 "happy medium", though I'd pay more for a unique...

    I think seeing architecture / ancient places, and anything that puts us in contact with nature. I'd probably be shooting for the $200-$400 "happy medium", though I'd pay more for a unique experience, like the bubble tents in the desert.

  18. South of Spain / Northern Africa travel recs

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    This thread got me thinking and reading about the solar eclipse next year. Here is the path. It seems like Luxor would be an ideal location, except for the likely huge crowds and the heat. Tarif,...

    This thread got me thinking and reading about the solar eclipse next year. Here is the path. It seems like Luxor would be an ideal location, except for the likely huge crowds and the heat. Tarif, Spain or Tangiers, Morocco seems like the next most likely destination. The length of the totality is shorter, but both cities are fully in the totality, so we could likely see it from where we are staying. Another random thought would be taking a boat into the mediterranean north of Tunisia, but I don't know how practical that would be.

    What recommendations, if any, do you have for this kind of travel? I am a complete travel noob, so open to all suggestions. This will be my and my wife's 20th anniversary, so it might be okay to splurge a little.

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  19. Comment on Ordinary Abundance in ~humanities

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    It is amazing to think of how things were before some world-changing invention. However: I think if we've proved anything in modern society, it's that our capacity to become accustomed to change...

    It is amazing to think of how things were before some world-changing invention. However:

    Of all the marvellous achievements of modern science, the Electric Telegraph is transcendently the greatest and most serviceable to mankind. It is a perpetual miracle, which no familiarity can render commonplace.
    Briggs & Maverick, 1858
    (Emphasis added)

    I think if we've proved anything in modern society, it's that our capacity to become accustomed to change is at most a generation or two. These days, we are so awash in novelty and innovation, I think we've become numb to wonder.

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  20. Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv

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    I binged Pluribus and I have not enjoyed something so much in a long while. It's a weird premise, but it's brilliantly executed, and there wasn't one moment where I had "TV cringe".

    I binged Pluribus and I have not enjoyed something so much in a long while. It's a weird premise, but it's brilliantly executed, and there wasn't one moment where I had "TV cringe".

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