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  1. Comment on Death, lonely death in ~space

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    Nice article. I've used that pale blue dot picture as a desktop background for a long time to remind us how small our problems actually are in perspective.

    Nice article. I've used that pale blue dot picture as a desktop background for a long time to remind us how small our problems actually are in perspective.

    5 votes

  2. Comment on If you came into a lot of money, what would be the indulgent thing you would buy? in ~talk

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    There may already be one suitable to you -- https://landtrustalliance.org/

    Establish a land trust, and buy as much undeveloped forest land as possible.

    There may already be one suitable to you -- https://landtrustalliance.org/

    4 votes

  3. Comment on Seeing very smooth movement on classic shows on a big screen TV in ~tech

  4. Comment on Seeing very smooth movement on classic shows on a big screen TV in ~tech

  5. Seeing very smooth movement on classic shows on a big screen TV

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    I recently visited my sister who has a big screen TV that shows very smooth movement including on Star Trek, the original series. Not that I don't have smooth movement on my home TV set, but hers...

    I recently visited my sister who has a big screen TV that shows very smooth movement including on Star Trek, the original series. Not that I don't have smooth movement on my home TV set, but hers was ridiculous. It almost looks like raw footage before it was refined down. It was like there were frames between the frames, if that makes any sense.

    What am I seeing here?

    22 votes

  6. Comment on Reddit faces content quality concerns after its Great Mod Purge in ~tech

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    Tildes now gets 2+ hours a day that I used to spend on Reddit. I'm still active on a weight-loss subreddit and two other niche communities that aren't elsewhere. I'm spending more time reading books.

    Tildes now gets 2+ hours a day that I used to spend on Reddit.

    I'm still active on a weight-loss subreddit and two other niche communities that aren't elsewhere. I'm spending more time reading books.

    45 votes

  7. Comment on Any tips for evening out 'uneven pecs'? in ~health

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    (10 minutes later and I'm still watching...)

    (10 minutes later and I'm still watching...)

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Any tips for evening out 'uneven pecs'? in ~health

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    Slightly tangential, but do you know why this unevenness happened?

    Slightly tangential, but do you know why this unevenness happened?

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Conservative groups draw up plan to dismantle the US government and replace it with Donald Trump’s vision in ~misc

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    What I notice is the author of this article -- the Associated Press. This is not MSNBC or some left-leaning organization. This is the center-of-the-road Associated Press. Reuters has also written...

    What I notice is the author of this article -- the Associated Press. This is not MSNBC or some left-leaning organization. This is the center-of-the-road Associated Press. Reuters has also written about it a little.

    44 votes

  10. Comment on Centene to sell GP clinics and hospitals in exit from UK market in ~health

  11. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 28 in ~news

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    It's pretty crazy that they didn't have negotiating power in the first place. This limited ability took a long time to get, and they're fighting it.

    It's pretty crazy that they didn't have negotiating power in the first place. This limited ability took a long time to get, and they're fighting it.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 28 in ~news

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    https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-conservatives-trump-heritage-857eb794e505f1c6710eb03fd5b58981 Keywords: "Project 2025", "Heritage Foundation", "Administrative State", "Associated Press"

    https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-conservatives-trump-heritage-857eb794e505f1c6710eb03fd5b58981

    With more than a year to go before the 2024 election, a constellation of conservative organizations is preparing for a possible second White House term for Donald Trump, recruiting thousands of Americans to come to Washington on a mission to dismantle the federal government and replace it with a vision closer to his own.

    Keywords: "Project 2025", "Heritage Foundation", "Administrative State", "Associated Press"

    6 votes

  13. Comment on Widening US highways doesn't fix traffic. So why do we keep doing it? in ~transport

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    Why improve public transport, instead? It already exists, like the road. People have chosen the road, and it is fully utilized, and the trend is toward more utilization, not less, so don't neglect...

    Why improve public transport, instead? It already exists, like the road. People have chosen the road, and it is fully utilized, and the trend is toward more utilization, not less, so don't neglect it. Neglecting it will make it worse, not better.

    Taking the idea of not improving the road to the extreme, let's delete a lane. Let's make it even worse. We'll fix the road by deleting the road entirely or restricting it to buses and emergency vehicles. Force everyone onto transit. Now everyone is -- happy? No, I don't think so. Instead, I think the next election will force these people out of power.

    At the same time, make public transport a more attractive option -- not by making the roads worse, but by making transit better. Police the passenger cars, have more trips per hour, make it easy to park and buy a fare, make it an easy choice for the occasional commuter with assistance available. That can only help the road, too, but if the road is congested, something must be done involving the road.

    I'm actually living this in two dimensions. Our bridges are old and 50 years out of date and spec and there is no mass transit that crosses them. But if I can make it to the other side, I can get on mass transit and ride into the major city nearby but parking is hard because it needs and app that I don't have, buying tickets is a mystery because I only do it once or twice a year, I need transfers and only this kind but not that kind of transfer is acceptable, and the ride is miserable because the behavior is poor and the litter is everywhere. But I often will suffer this because suffering the traffic into town is just as bad.

    2 votes

  14. Comment on Widening US highways doesn't fix traffic. So why do we keep doing it? in ~transport

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    I read it yesterday. I understand it completely. It misses the point that the road was congested for a reason, and that reason was that there was then increasing demand to be at the other end of...

    I read it yesterday. I understand it completely.

    It misses the point that the road was congested for a reason, and that reason was that there was then increasing demand to be at the other end of that road. So, they expanded the road, meanwhile the increasing demand to be on the other side of that road also continued to increase.

    When the Interstates became a thing, we were 150 Million people and growing. We're 330+ Million people now, and still growing.

    This is not to say that other things shouldn't ALSO be done, but that not expanding overwhelmed roads as a means to frustrate motorists is not fixing a thing but neglecting a thing.

    6 votes

  15. Comment on Widening US highways doesn't fix traffic. So why do we keep doing it? in ~transport

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    Not really. Driving a 6-lane highway is not fun. People need to get to where they are going. We shouldn't be in the encouraging/discouraging business anyway. If the demand is there, and we're...

    The real problem is that wider highway encourage people to drive. Growing upwards would make people more inclined to drive as well.

    Not really. Driving a 6-lane highway is not fun. People need to get to where they are going.

    We shouldn't be in the encouraging/discouraging business anyway. If the demand is there, and we're failing to fill it, that's it. Fill it. If you want more people on the trains and buses, then make them better -- I'd love a clean ride to where I am going, next to well-behaved passengers respecting one another. But buses and trains are neglected and allowed to become the ghetto option requiring acceptance of loud music, vape smoke, trash on the floor and seats -- or I get to sit in a traffic jam in my car.

    I choose my car.

    6 votes

  16. Comment on Palm Beach County lawyer files legal challenge in Southern District of Florida to disqualify Donald Trump from 2024 presidential race in ~news

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    He even typoed his address on the bottom, "Boynto Beach , FL 33426"

    He even typoed his address on the bottom, "Boynto Beach , FL 33426"

    2 votes

  17. Comment on David Brooks: Nikki Haley is the best Donald Trump alternative in ~misc

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    Excellent contributions. Thanks for doing them.

    Excellent contributions. Thanks for doing them.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on David Brooks: Nikki Haley is the best Donald Trump alternative in ~misc

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    None of us are spotless in our views, particularly in our histories. Who among us would really shine if that standard would apply to us?

    he isn't spotless in his views if you look at his history

    None of us are spotless in our views, particularly in our histories. Who among us would really shine if that standard would apply to us?

    7 votes

  19. Comment on David Brooks: Nikki Haley is the best Donald Trump alternative in ~misc

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    David Brooks is a favorite columnist of mine, frequently appearing on the PBS Newshour. I would consider him a moderate American voice, the welcome and well-reasoned conservative neighbor everyone...

    David Brooks is a favorite columnist of mine, frequently appearing on the PBS Newshour. I would consider him a moderate American voice, the welcome and well-reasoned conservative neighbor everyone would want to have living next door.

    6 votes