The real reason US President Donald Trump submits to Vladimir Putin
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Comment on A French senator’s speech on Ukraine, Donald Trump, and the future of Europe in ~society
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Comment on Can writing about summer help with winter depression? in ~health.mental
honzabe (edited )Link ParentYes, absolutely. To make it perfectly clear, I would suggest adding writing about summer experiences to the usual methods of coping with SAD (vitamin D, light therapy, SSRIs...), not using it...Yes, absolutely. To make it perfectly clear, I would suggest adding writing about summer experiences to the usual methods of coping with SAD (vitamin D, light therapy, SSRIs...), not using it instead of them
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Comment on I don't take the threat of US annexing Canada seriously in ~society
honzabe LinkYes, I am telling you exactly that. I am from Eastern Europe and I still vividly remember how little time it took for Russians to get from "Ukrainians are our brothers" to a full-scale war. I...- Exemplary
You are telling me that if push comes to shove, that the men and women in the armed forces would actually be willing to invade a sovereign nation that they might even have ties to (given Canada and American culture+society are so connected)? and you are telling me that the generals and people in power in the American military industrial complex would be willing to follow an order to invade Canada?
Yes, I am telling you exactly that.
I am from Eastern Europe and I still vividly remember how little time it took for Russians to get from "Ukrainians are our brothers" to a full-scale war.
I think you severely underestimate...
- how obedient most people are
- how easy it is to brainwash large swaths of the population
- how many people there are who are simply opportunists with no moral compass - they will happily do anything that will be rewarded by the leader
- how many people there are who are actually cruel and just wait for the opportunity to act on it
Well, maybe it's just me being stereotypically East-Europeany gloomy. We will see.
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Comment on Movie recommendations? in ~movies
honzabe LinkI just finished watching the first season of Russian Doll, which I liked a lot, and it reminded me of Everything Everywhere... also sci-fi on the surface, relationship drama under the surface.I just finished watching the first season of Russian Doll, which I liked a lot, and it reminded me of Everything Everywhere... also sci-fi on the surface, relationship drama under the surface.
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Comment on America is being sold out by its leaders in ~society
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America is being sold out by its leaders
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Comment on Severe case of midlife crisis in ~health.mental
honzabe Link ParentThank you so much for sharing that. I can't even imagine that level of stress. I am glad to hear it looks OK.Thank you so much for sharing that. I can't even imagine that level of stress. I am glad to hear it looks OK.
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Timothy Snyder: Appeasement at Munich
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Severe case of midlife crisis
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Comment on Have you altered the way you write to avoid being perceived as AI? in ~tech
honzabe LinkNo, and I am not going to. Based on the fact that you wanted to write in "cold and precise" mode, I assume you were not writing a poem but some argument or something. In that context, accusing you...No, and I am not going to.
Based on the fact that you wanted to write in "cold and precise" mode, I assume you were not writing a poem but some argument or something. In that context, accusing you of being AI is a form of ad hominem argument. People should argue against what was written, not against whoever (or whatever) wrote it.
Sure, "ad hominem" means "to the person" - I guess whoever named that fallacy did not see the age of AI coming.
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Can writing about summer help with winter depression?
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Comment on Russia loses almost 46,000 troops, over $3 billion worth of military equipment in November, Defense Ministry says in ~news
honzabe Link ParentRussia already has NATO forces in a few hours drive from Moscow. Latvia was a few hours drive from Moscow before the war even started. And now also Finland. St. Petersburg is now, as my grandma...than Russia agreeing to have NATO forces in a few hours drive from Moscow
Russia already has NATO forces in a few hours drive from Moscow. Latvia was a few hours drive from Moscow before the war even started. And now also Finland. St. Petersburg is now, as my grandma would say, just a stone's throw away from NATO.
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Comment on Favorite "A Christmas Carol" adaptation? in ~movies
honzabe (edited )LinkI really like the adaptation from 1984. Whenever I feel down, I re-watch it, or at least the end - the dark scene at the graveyard and the even darker scene before that... and then the joyous...I really like the adaptation from 1984. Whenever I feel down, I re-watch it, or at least the end - the dark scene at the graveyard and the even darker scene before that... and then the joyous closing part; that is like an anti-depressant to me.
It is freely available on YouTube: link
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Comment on Great shows with interesting premises? in ~tv
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Comment on Great shows with interesting premises? in ~tv
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Comment on World’s oldest known man dies aged 112 in Merseyside in ~life
honzabe (edited )Link ParentMy grandmother is 98. On the one hand, she outlived her husband and all her friends, some of them by decades. She clearly misses them, especially grandpa. On the other, she lived to see her eighth...Too old and you grow so very lonely...
My grandmother is 98. On the one hand, she outlived her husband and all her friends, some of them by decades. She clearly misses them, especially grandpa. On the other, she lived to see her eighth great-grandchild (so far).
She's clearly ready to go - she even jokes about it sometimes; last time she gave me instructions to cremate her and use the ashes to fertilize the giant thicket of blackberries in the garden - they'll benefit from this kind of "nutrition," she said, laughing.
But when you see her with her 97 years younger great-granddaughter... I think she's glad she's still here. The clan she started with grandpa is quite a lot of people now. And she's still witnessing it branch out further and further.
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Comment on Great shows with interesting premises? in ~tv
honzabe LinkThanks for the excellent question, I found a lot of things here that look extremely interesting and I had never heard of them. Can I mention a few that are not originally in English? El Ministerio...Thanks for the excellent question, I found a lot of things here that look extremely interesting and I had never heard of them.
Can I mention a few that are not originally in English?
El Ministerio del Tiempo (The Ministry of Time) - a Spanish series about a secret government agency tasked with protecting Spain’s history by traveling through time to prevent changes to key historical events. The agency’s team, comprising characters from different eras, works together to solve cases while navigating cultural and personal conflicts. Funny, sometimes a bit sad, and you learn a thing or two about Spanish history. The first season is great, but then it goes slightly downhill, probably because one of the actors left and they had to rewrite the plot.
Vida perfecta (Perfect Life) - another Spanish series. A neurotic and controlling woman gets high after her boyfriend breaks up with her (mainly to prove she can be "wild") and has unprotected sex with a mentally disabled man. The ensuing pregnancy turns her life upside down. A comedy, but a realistic one, not a sitcom - sometimes I get a bit tired of unrealistic plots about secret agents having to save humanity before midnight - this series is real, about people like me.
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Comment on Vladimir Putin approves changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine in ~society
honzabe (edited )Link ParentHeretofore? Dear @deimos, does Tildes have any way to detect Russian bots? Would that be possible/feasible? I am from the Czech Republic, which is often used as a testing ground by the Russian lie...A change in doctrine seems like a much bigger deal than the sabre-rattling that Russia has heretofore engaged in. Scary stuff.
Heretofore?
Dear @deimos, does Tildes have any way to detect Russian bots? Would that be possible/feasible? I am from the Czech Republic, which is often used as a testing ground by the Russian lie machine - too bad the book "Průmysl lži" (The Industry of Lies) by Alvarová is only available in the Czech language. I can smell (some of) that shit from miles away. When Russians do certain actions and suddenly there is a flood of comments on all kinds of forums with the same sentiment and the same weird language quirks and ruscisms spreading fear, muddying the waters, and wasting our time, I get annoyed and often leave the discussion - which I should not, because that is exactly what they want. Any other solution would be preferable.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
honzabe LinkIt doesn't strike me as an overreaction. It feels like a principled response. If everyone did this, the world would be a better place.Am I over reacting here? What do others think?
It doesn't strike me as an overreaction. It feels like a principled response. If everyone did this, the world would be a better place.
This is one of the best speeches I’ve ever heard. It's calming and uplifting to hear a politician speak like a true statesman. Trump, Vance, or Musk make me feel like I am living in some nightmarish version of Idiocracy; they act like psychopathic children. I needed to know that there are still some nuclear-armed adults in this crazy world.