iquanyin's recent activity
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Comment on UK calls bluff of ultra-rich foreigners threatening to leave in ~finance
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Comment on US Election Distractions Thread in ~talk
iquanyin Link Parenti use them because it’s faster and i have digital typing. “ie” and “eg” are two letters, and because i’m on informal social spaces, i don’t use the periods. it’s clear without them from the context.i use them because it’s faster and i have digital typing. “ie” and “eg” are two letters, and because i’m on informal social spaces, i don’t use the periods. it’s clear without them from the context.
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Comment on Character amnesia in China in ~humanities.languages
iquanyin Link Parentsounds like alphabet languages will gradually take over from character-based written languages.sounds like alphabet languages will gradually take over from character-based written languages.
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Comment on Steve Ballmer was an underrated CEO in ~tech
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Comment on Sweden abolishes tax on plastic bags despite warnings usage could rise – centre-right coalition government says consumption already below EU target in ~enviro
iquanyin Linki’m so sick of right wing anything. it’s evil. it’s killing us all, and most of the animals and many plants with us.i’m so sick of right wing anything. it’s evil. it’s killing us all, and most of the animals and many plants with us.
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Comment on Washington Post cancellations hit 250,000 – 10% of subscribers in ~news
iquanyin Link Parentit’s more the timing. a week before the election. also he blindsided his staff, and then wrote a clearly mealy mouthed, squirmy worm type “it’s fine! what i did was ok!” bullshit letter when there...it’s more the timing. a week before the election. also he blindsided his staff, and then wrote a clearly mealy mouthed, squirmy worm type “it’s fine! what i did was ok!” bullshit letter when there was blowback.
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Comment on Mudita Kompakt e-ink phone in ~tech
iquanyin Linki wonder how much this phone costs? i could see that anywhere.i wonder how much this phone costs? i could see that anywhere.
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Comment on Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid in ~health
iquanyin Link Parenthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDN_O0ad69Q this show how it’s donehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDN_O0ad69Q this show how it’s done
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Comment on Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid in ~health
iquanyin Link Parentupside down? never heard that before. why?upside down? never heard that before. why?
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Comment on Jeff Bezos vetoed Washington Post plan to endorse Kamala Harris, paper reports in ~misc
iquanyin Link Parentthe reading i’ve done over the past few years supports your view, tho it goes back decades.the reading i’ve done over the past few years supports your view, tho it goes back decades.
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Comment on Jeff Bezos vetoed Washington Post plan to endorse Kamala Harris, paper reports in ~misc
iquanyin Link Parentah yes. as we all know, appeasement works so well with unstable bullies.ah yes. as we all know, appeasement works so well with unstable bullies.
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Comment on As the Taliban starts restricting men, too, some regret not speaking up sooner in ~humanities
iquanyin Link Parentif you’re american, i’m begging you to do the same. please vote smart in november, all across the board, to kick the “american taliban” out of office everywhere.if you’re american, i’m begging you to do the same. please vote smart in november, all across the board, to kick the “american taliban” out of office everywhere.
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Comment on As the Taliban starts restricting men, too, some regret not speaking up sooner in ~humanities
iquanyin Link Parentdescribing something and supporting it or even taking steps to make it happen are two different things.describing something and supporting it or even taking steps to make it happen are two different things.
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Comment on Things learned serving on the board of the Python Software Foundation in ~comp
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (September 2024) in ~health.mental
iquanyin Link Parenta study was done sometime back. this was learned: the only thing that matters in therapy is a good rapport and that the patient trust the therapist and that the therapist has empathy. without...a study was done sometime back. this was learned: the only thing that matters in therapy is a good rapport and that the patient trust the therapist and that the therapist has empathy. without those, no type of therapy works. it sounds like you and your former therapist don’t have that and she made the right call, and i think you are free to find one you do have a good rapport with, hopefully you will be able to do that soon. 💓
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Comment on Brazilians flock to Bluesky after court bans Elon Musk’s X in ~tech
iquanyin Link Parentyes, that’s the one. good to hear. i definitely get to see users from bluesky that i follow thru bridgy. i’m just not sure if they see my responses, since i haven’t made many and haven’t gotten...yes, that’s the one. good to hear. i definitely get to see users from bluesky that i follow thru bridgy. i’m just not sure if they see my responses, since i haven’t made many and haven’t gotten replies. i do get replies sometimes from the same folks when im on bluesky itself, but then, ive commented more too, since i only recently ran across bridgy.
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Comment on Brazilians flock to Bluesky after court bans Elon Musk’s X in ~tech
iquanyin Link Parentthere’s the bridge thingy, where you can follow bluesky users and (somehow but i haven’t taken the time to figure out how) if you do (some things) you can reply to posts and converse and all. i’m...there’s the bridge thingy, where you can follow bluesky users and (somehow but i haven’t taken the time to figure out how) if you do (some things) you can reply to posts and converse and all. i’m following a few folks on bluesky from mastodon as of a few days ago.
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Comment on The big question touching a nerve this election: "Can my husband find out who I am voting for?" in ~life.women
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Comment on Meditation and mindfulness have a dark side that we don't talk about in ~health.mental
iquanyin Link Parentthanks for doing a comprehensive and accurate expansion on what i said. 🙏thanks for doing a comprehensive and accurate expansion on what i said. 🙏
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Comment on Meditation and mindfulness have a dark side that we don't talk about in ~health.mental
iquanyin Linkit’s known and discussed that for one, meditation isn’t the best thing, at least, the rinpoche i know best and the many vajrayana buddhist books i read discussed it. same with teachers in general,...it’s known and discussed that for one, meditation isn’t the best thing, at least, the rinpoche i know best and the many vajrayana buddhist books i read discussed it. same with teachers in general, students and would-be students are cautioned to not just blindly take someone as a guru or to just blindly do whatever they say.
with meditation, it’s like a pond. if you stir it with a stick, the water becomes muddy because you’re also stirring up all the mud at the bottom. some folks aren’t ready for that, some people can’t even do sittin*meditation at all.
there’s not a thing i’ve ever seen in life that is good for everyone at any time (of things people can undertake to do or not do, i’m saying). even eating say, raw veggies isn’t for everyone. some people have conditions that would worsen if they did that.
in all things, using your brain and paying attention to results is how to approach any situation. meditation is just a tool, and for any job, getting the right tool is how it’s done. what the right tool is—in the case of human development—can change over time.
to sum up: always use your head and pay attention to how what you do (and what you eat! and any meds you!re taking! etc) is affecting you. stop if it’s not going well and try to see why and what to do next. if anything.
i wish we would do that on this side of the pond.